Chapter 1289: My Rules

The one-armed man saw Ye Liuyun completely unharmed, as if that slash had never been unleashed, and couldn't help feeling astonished.

But he was now not far from Ye Liuyun, and in his hesitation he was still moving forward by inertia.

"Try taking one of my slashes!"

Ye Liuyun smiled, raised his hand, and the Demon Slaying Sword was already in his grasp as he unleashed a slash.

This slash of his lacked sufficient buildup, and the sword intent was not especially strong.

But to the one-armed man, this sword intent was already terrifying enough.

Sweat immediately seeped out from his forehead.

Fortunately his realm was far higher than Ye Liuyun's; he used hands and feet together, dodging and blocking with True Essence, and managed to avoid injury.

"Puff!"

But just as he dodged Ye Liuyun's slash, a golden light pierced a huge hole through his chest.

At the same moment Ye Liuyun attacked, his clone also shot an arrow at him.

Ye Liuyun and his clone were of one mind, knowing this slash must not take his life, so the clone immediately followed up with an arrow.

When that arrow struck the one-armed man, it happened just as he had exhausted all his True Essence blocking Ye Liuyun's attack, leaving his True Essence Body Shield unable to stop the arrow.

"Careless..." the one-armed man muttered, then collapsed.

As the one-armed man fell, the bandits' attacks ceased immediately.

Without their leader, they also hesitated.

Finally someone shouted, "These people are all treasures; let's all rush them together—they'll eventually tire out!"

Ye Liuyun remained silent, waiting for them to reach that conclusion.

This was a rare chance to hone his skills, and he didn't want to miss it.

Next, the clone also put away the Vajra Divine Bow, switched to the God-Suppressing Seal, and wanted to practice using it.

At the same time it was also luring those bandits and their greedy desires.

Although the bandits were leaderless, their greedy nature remained unchanged.

"Rush them together, wear them down!" a few bandits shouted, and immediately someone else charged forward again.

But no matter how they attacked, they couldn't break through the defense of Ye Liuyun and his two companions.

Liang Xue and Long Nv also occasionally teamed up to challenge Martial Cultivators of the Di Zun First Rank, never idle.

"These people are practically unkillable! Let's withdraw!" a bandit told his companions.

"Hold on a bit longer, they should be low on True Essence!" another bandit cheered everyone on.

However, after another round of fighting, they found Ye Liuyun and his companions still full of vigor.

Even Liang Xue and Long Nv showed no sign of depleted True Essence.

Ye Liuyun and his group had all cultivated with Dual Essence Pills; so far they had only expended half of their True Essence.

Moreover, Ye Liuyun and his clone still had Storage Yuan Stones available; even if they slaughtered all the bandits, his Mysterious Origin would not be exhausted.

Seeing that prolonged attacks were futile, some bandits grew reluctant to continue.

And once someone tried to flee, this scattered band of bandits would quickly all run away.

Ye Liuyun and his clone both took out bows and arrows, aiming specifically at the bandits preparing to flee.

But some bandits saw through Ye Liuyun's intention.

"The more they fight, the stronger they get—they're using us to practice!" a bandit shouted, then turned to flee.

"Puff!"

An arrow pierced his chest, and the bandit collapsed at once.

But his shout was heard by the other bandits, who immediately began to retreat backward.

"Ah, what a hassle!"

Ye Liuyun sighed helplessly and released ten late-stage Earth Sovereign ferocious beasts.

"Surround them, don't let them escape!" Ye Liuyun ordered.

The ten late-stage Earth Sovereign ferocious beasts immediately surrounded the remaining three or four hundred bandits.

Upon their appearance, that awe-inspiring pressure already overawed most of the bandits into immobility; now they dare not even try to flee.

One bandit, smirking, flattered Ye Liuyun: "I told you, this young master looks anything but ordinary—how could he be coveted by you lot of scoundrels! This young master, I haven't lifted a hand yet; I'm just waiting for you to unleash your big move, as if you'd surrender!"

Such opportunists immediately drew scorn from many.

But with survival at stake, even more bandits followed his example. Though their words weren't as nauseating, they indicated they wanted to surrender to Ye Liuyun.

"According to the rules, anyone of your same cultivation who can defeat any one of us may leave." Ye Liuyun dismissed their excuses and said:

"What rules?" some bandits wondered.

"My rules!" Ye Liuyun said coldly.

"How could we fight you? You're our boss!" the bandit who had first stepped forward to fawn continued.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, a ferocious beast lunged and bit off his upper torso in one gulp.

His miserable cries came from within the beast's mouth.

"Any more objections?" Ye Liuyun swept a cold gaze over the crowd.

The bandits immediately dared not speak. Obviously Ye Liuyun was impervious to persuasion; kind words had no effect.

They all turned their gazes toward the several mid-late stage Earth Sovereign experts.

Anyway, being the highest in cultivation, it was their turn to go first.

Ye Liuyun also looked at them and asked, "Who among you will go first?"

Among the bandits, Earth Sovereign late-stage Martial Cultivators were already few, and after the fighting only five Earth Sovereign mid-stage Martial Cultivators remained.

They glanced at each other, none wanting to be the first to rush to their deaths.

They already understood the strength of Ye Liuyun and the others; relying on any one of them alone, none could be a match for them.

"Huh?" Ye Liuyun saw they didn't move, and showed a displeased expression.

"Roar!"

The ferocious beast guarding behind those few Martial Cultivators let out a low growl, releasing pressure upon them.

"I'll go first!"

Immediately, a bandit jumped out in fright, terrified of being swallowed whole by that ferocious beast.

"Not bad, the one who comes out first gets a reward. If I can't kill you within three moves, you can live!" Ye Liuyun said satisfiedly.

"Then I'll go first?" Immediately, a Sixth Layer Earth Sovereign Martial Cultivator jumped out, grabbing the Martial Cultivator who had come out first.

"Too late!" Ye Liuyun glared at him. "If you don't follow the rules, you'll be the last to strike!"

He pulled that Martial Cultivator's hand, but involuntarily let go, regretting that he hadn't stepped forward first, and even more regretting having rushed to grab that first place.

The Martial Cultivator who had come out first originally felt somewhat helpless, after all he wasn't a match for that person. But seeing that Ye Liuyun didn't indulge that Martial Cultivator's bad habit, he instantly beamed with joy.

Three moves, after all, offer more hope of survival than endless fighting!