Chapter 157: Newly Appointed Steering Master

The Blood Demon Sect disciples scattered and fled.

One disciple, in the border area of the branch, encountered an old man accompanied by a youth.

The youth stopped him and arrogantly asked, "Are you a disciple of the Blood Demon Sect?"

The disciple glanced at the old man, who seemed to have no realm, then looked at the youth, who was only at the Sixth Layer of True Essence, and immediately scolded, "You brat, looking for death? Even though our branch has been wiped out, it's not your place to question me."

Speaking so, he lunged a claw at the youth. The youth's expression unchanged, threw a straight punch at it.

That Blood Demon Sect disciple, however, was at the Ninth Layer of True Essence. Unexpectedly, the youth caught his claw, merely stepped back a few paces, and was unharmed.

Startled, he immediately redoubled his effort to seize the youth again. Yet before his hand could grasp, a terrifying pressure crushed him, leaving him immobilized, trembling on the ground.

That vast, powerful pressure emanated from the old man.

"Saint, spare me, Saint! Senior, ask what you wish, I will tell everything!" The disciple instantly realized that such terrifying awe could not be emitted by a Sea Transformation realm strongman!

The old man must be a Saint, a Martial Cultivator of the Yuan Dan Realm.

He now ran straight into the muzzle!

The old man said with slight disdain, "Although your Great Zhou branch was struck by the Saint Martial Branch, you disciples should not be so spineless!"

The disciple, trembling, whispered while lying on the ground, "In answer to senior, the branch has already been seized by a youth; it is likely completely annihilated now!"

"What?" The old man roared, a wave of bloody killing aura erupting from his body; the disciple instantly vomited blood, collapsing on the ground.

The old man immediately restrained his aura and shouted, "I am the chief dispatched by the Main Hall to assume the steering master of the Great Zhou branch. What exactly happened? Speak truthfully."

"Huh? A new steering master sent by the Main Hall?" the disciple exclaimed, unable to wipe the blood from his mouth, and immediately reported to the old man:

"A while ago, a youth came near the branch; because he killed several of our disciples, we pursued him. Unexpectedly, he not only killed all his pursuers but also brought several ferocious beasts and directly attacked the branch. The disciples escaped from them three days ago. By now, the people of the branch are probably all dead!"

"How outrageous! I have not even taken office, and you have already lost the Blood Demon Sect branch; how can I take over?" In his fury, killing aura burst forth, instantly blasting the disciple, causing his seven orifices to bleed to death.

He then seized the nearby youth and leapt into the air, flying straight toward the Blood Demon Sect branch.

Ye Liuyun had just restored his True Essence and was about to fight Chen Yu again. Just as he pulled Chen Yu out, everyone sensed an unparalleled pressure arriving from the distant sky.

"Saint's pressure?" Ye Liuyun was startled, silently cursing. He hurriedly cast the Grand Hall.

He had felt a Saint's pressure before; this sensation could not possibly come from a Martial Cultivator of the Sea Transformation realm.

"Could someone be coming to reinforce the Blood Demon Sect?"

Ye Liuyun was now full of regret. "I was just too greedy; had I left earlier, nothing would have happened!"

"Quick, into the Grand Hall!" Ye Liuyun shouted urgently. His thoughts materialized instantly, enlarging the Grand Hall so that everyone could enter.

Opposite, Chen Yu reacted swiftly. Seizing the moment when Bai Hu was dazed, he struck a palm toward the nearest Lei Ming.

Lei Ming had just withdrawn his gaze from the sky when Ye Liuyun's shout startled him; he was about to ask what was happening when a palm force surged toward him.

Ye Liuyun had no time to think, a flash of movement blocked before Lei Ming.

"Boom"—the palm struck Ye Liuyun's back. Ye Liuyun grabbed Lei Ming and flew out, spitting a mouthful of fresh blood onto Lei Ming's face.

Chen Yu, having landed a hit, immediately fled toward the direction from which the pressure came.

Bai Hu and Shi Yuan only just reacted. That kid had ambushed them under their very noses; they were far from pleased and chased after him at once.

Ye Liuyun, seeing this, grew even more anxious, tried to shout at them, but another mouthful of clotted blood erupted.

He struggled to rise from Lei Ming's embrace, pointed at the Grand Hall, indicating that Lei Ming should enter immediately. Then, within the Sea of Consciousness, he summoned Bai Hu and Shi Yuan, urging them to return swiftly.

Lei Ming, frightened by the sudden turn, was at a loss, and upon catching a glimpse of a huge gash on Ye Liuyun's back, couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Little brother, you're hurt?" She, at this moment, had eyes on no one else but Ye Liuyun.

The pressure drew nearer, as heavy as a heavenly decree. Ye Liuyun felt his breathing become difficult.

Seeing she had not moved, Ye Liuyun urgently shouted, "Get in!"

Lei Ming, startled by his shout, froze. Ye Liuyun, helpless, lifted a foot and kicked her inside, then drew the stone shield obtained from the Secret Realm and charged toward Bai Hu and Shi Yuan.

Bai Hu and Shi Yuan were racing back. Having signed Master-Servant Contracts with Ye Liuyun, they must obey his orders completely, yet even in those few breaths, they had already fled a great distance.

Now, returning would be arduous; the Saint's pressure is not something they can resist. Neither can they even fly now, so they ran back across the ground frantically.

Chen Yu could no longer soar at this moment. He shouted into the sky, "Senior, these ferocious beasts and that kid have exterminated our Blood Demon Sect."

Ye Liuyun's Illusion Pupil now saw an old man at the edge of the sky, carrying a youth, rushing over.

The old man, evidently having heard Chen Yu's words, glared ferociously at Ye Liuyun, Bai Hu and the others, and from afar a palm slammed down.

A gigantic palm in the sky, like a massive millstone, aimed to crush Ye Liuyun and his companions into powder.

"Transform into human form, enter the Grand Hall!" Ye Liuyun shouted at Bai Hu and Shi Yuan.

After revealing their true bodies, the two were too large and their target too obvious. They immediately also transformed into human form and ran to Ye Liuyun's side.

It was their first encounter with a Saint. Previously they believed they were close to the Saint realm, with little difference in strength, but now they realized the gap was immense. A single realm's difference is like a heavenly chasm, uncrossable.

Facing the massive palm, both body and mind trembled. Yet they did not abandon Ye Liuyun, instead acting together, meeting the palm with all their might.

"Roll inside!" Ye Liuyun was utterly enraged.

Even giving their all, they could not block the palm; leaving it would only give him more worries.

Bai Hu and Shi Yuan hurriedly suffered a throbbing headache. Ye Liuyun was invoking the power of the Master-Servant Contract. If the two did not enter soon, they would face the contract's punishment.

Thus the two lifted their legs and ran toward the Grand Hall. Just before they entered, the palm descended.

"Bang!" The entire ground was punched into a palm-shaped deep crater.

Bai Hu and Shi Yuan were relatively lucky; the Grand Hall shielded them from the palm. They were only struck by the aftershock, tossed into the Grand Hall, and suffered no serious injury.

At this moment, Lei Ming, Bai Hu and Shi Yuan anxiously looked toward the outside of the Grand Hall.

Ye Liuyun reacted the fastest; had it not been to save them, he would have entered the Grand Hall long ago.

It was their fault that caused the trouble, yet now they could not help; thus they felt immense guilt.

When the dust cleared, Ye Liuyun finally struggled out of the deep pit. His clothes were torn all over, his Physical Body riddled with countless gashes, and he staggered, spitting a mouthful of blood.