Chapter 2324: No Way Out

Ye Liuyun discovered that the weapons, treasures, pills and other resources here were indeed of far higher quality than those in the Divine Realm, but the prices were also considerably higher.

Ye Liuyun saw many fine items at the merchants' guild but did not rush to buy them; instead he went with Yu Yao to a restaurant to check the local food and prices, then had Yu Yao take him to Black Kill.

Yu Yao led Ye Liuyun away from the spacious continent, wandering around the ordinary residential districts on the city's outskirts, and after a long search finally found a small tavern and entered it.

Ye Liuyun followed Yu Yao into the tavern and found only one table of patrons, three fierce‑looking Martial Cultivators drinking and chatting.

Inside the shop there was only a clerk slumped over the counter, half‑asleep.

When they saw someone enter, the three drinking Martial Cultivators were startled as well.

The clerk stared at Yu Yao with bleary eyes, as if he hadn't fully woken up yet.

Yu Yao said no more and pulled out a dagger, stabbing it into the counter.

"Ask for directions!"

Yu Yao said three words.

The clerk glanced at the dagger's hilt, then used Transmission Voice to give Yu Yao the address; Yu Yao withdrew the dagger and left with Ye Liuyun.

The three Martial Cultivators exchanged looks and immediately called the clerk to settle the bill.

Then they tossed a Divine Crystal onto the table and, from a distance, followed Yu Yao and Ye Liuyun.

The clerk didn't even glance at them, gestured, sucked the Divine Crystal toward himself, then slumped back on the counter to continue dozing, too lazy to clear the table.

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense immediately detected that the three had followed them.

"The three Martial Cultivators who were drinking in the tavern just now have followed us."

Ye Liuyun sent a Transmission Voice to Yu Yao.

"Hmm."

Black Kill eats Black Kill! After we leave the city, we'll act.

Get ready to release them for battle!

Yu Yao reminded Ye Liuyun.

"Still need to leave the city?"

Ye Liuyun was a bit puzzled.

"Black Kill's bases differ from place to place.

Some don't require leaving the city.

This one's entrance and exit are right outside the city."

Yu Yao explained.

"Then how do you know this is a Black Kill contact point?"

Ye Liuyun asked.

"There's a Black Kill mark.

Same as the one on my dagger.

We use this symbol to verify each other's identity."

Yu Yao replied.

"So those three Martial Cultivators must also be Black Kill's people?"

Ye Liuyun asked again.

Yu Yao told Ye Liuyun, "Definitely; otherwise they wouldn't have gone there to drink. These assassins operate like that, often Black Kill eats Black Kill. It all comes down to who is stronger."

These killers are like that, constantly Black Kill eats Black Kill.

It all depends on whose strength is greater!

Ye Liuyun gave a slight smile, "Seems everywhere is the same!"

The three men followed boldly just a short distance behind them, showing no hesitation despite being noticed.

Ye Liuyun and his companions didn't mind, letting them follow as they headed straight out of the city.

"Three thousand li west of the city lies a stretch of Mi Lin, facing a cliff; there stands a black withered tree, and the sheer wall opposite the tree is the entrance to Black Kill."

Yu Yao gave Ye Liuyun the direction.

The two of them flew west, with the three Martial Cultivators still tightly in pursuit behind them.

"I reckon they'll make their move in the Mi Lin!"

Yu Yao analyzed.

Ye Liuyun merely smiled, released his Divine Sense, simultaneously monitoring the three Martial Cultivators behind him and searching for his target.

Soon, Ye Liuyun located the Mi Lin and the cliff.

He also found the black withered tree, but the opposite cliff revealed no visible entrance, likely concealed by a mechanism.

Yu Yao and Ye Liuyun moved swiftly and arrived at the Mi Lin in no time.

As soon as they entered the Mi Lin, the three Martial Cultivators behind them accelerated their chase.

Moreover, they each unleashed the pressure of a Super‑God Realm strongman, looming over Ye Liuyun and his party.

From their perspective, three Super‑God Realm strongmen taking on one would be a piece of cake.

It was like a lamb handed to the mouth.

"You'd better not resist.

Hand over the Storage Ring, and I'll give you a clean kill, leaving a whole corpse!"

A bearded Martial Cultivator with a tangled beard threatened outright.

Ye Liuyun was at a loss for words.

"Shouldn't we be saying 'leave a way out'?

How did it turn into 'give a clean kill, leave a whole corpse'?"

Ye Liuyun asked them puzzledly.

The three Martial Cultivators, seeing that Ye Liuyun was actually unafraid of their pressure, also found it a bit strange.

However, the bearded man still said: "When I, Tu Shi, strike, I never leave anyone alive."

"Meeting me, you can only consider yourselves unlucky."

"I'll give you a whole corpse, which is already lenient; otherwise I'll cut your bodies apart and sell them to Demon Cultivators as cultivation resources!"

"Are you bullying us because we're few in number?"

Ye Liuyun retorted.

"En! You're right, it's just bullying you because you're few!"

The bearded man nodded and said seriously.

After speaking, the three of them burst out laughing.

"Alright!"

Ye Liuyun spread his hands helplessly, releasing his clone, Xue Rongtian, Xue Rongwu, Qian Mian, and the Black-White Dual Demons.

"Kill them!"

Ye Liuyun curled his lips and gave them the order.

The three Martial Cultivators suddenly saw so many Martial Cultivators, and their smiles instantly froze on their faces.

Ye Liuyun didn't release more people also to test these few's strength and let them train.

Therefore, even when Yu Yao wanted to act, Ye Liuyun didn't let him move.

The clone then monitored them to prevent them from escaping.

"If I get the chance, I'll also refine that three-eyed Foreign Tribe member!"

Ye Liuyun was still secretly thinking that.

As soon as they clashed, Ye Liuyun discovered that the bearded man really had some skill.

Xue Rongtian and Xue Rongwu joined forces, yet they still couldn't defeat Tu Shi.

Qian Mian alone against one could barely manage a draw, while the Black-White Dual Demons side held a large advantage, pressing their opponent.

Tu Shi and the others were also very tense at this moment, because Yu Yao still hadn't acted.

As for Ye Liuyun and his clone, they weren't too concerned.

"Boss, I can't hold on much longer!"

The opponent of the Black-White Dual Demons immediately cried for help.

"Trash!"

Tu Shi cursed, then still released a Brown Lion of Supergod Realm to reinforce that Martial Cultivator.

At the same time, Tu Shi intensified his assault, hoping to take down one first to cope with Yu Yao's participation.

Seeing him use reinforcements, Ye Liuyun immediately employed his Red Eye to cast an illusion technique on that Golden Lion.

The Martial Cultivator that the Black-White Dual Demons were facing instantly became an enemy in its eyes.

So after it lunged over, it slapped that Martial Cultivator with a paw.

That Martial Cultivator originally thought the Brown Lion was coming to help, had no guard, and was struck by the Golden Lion's claw, smashing his head.

Afterwards, the Brown Lion then rushed toward the Martial Cultivator that Qian Mian was facing.

That Martial Cultivator immediately panicked.

"Boss, what's going on?"

Tu Shi also quickly came to, realizing the Brown Lion had been caught in the illusion.

He let out an angry roar, "Damn it," trying to wake the Brown Lion up.

However, the Golden Lion showed no reaction, still charging straight at that Martial Cultivator.

That Martial Cultivator immediately went to defend against the Brown Lion, but Qian Mian sliced his neck with a fan, cutting open his throat.

The Brown Lion then happened to lunge over, biting down and directly biting off that Martial Cultivator's head.

"Crack crack" as it crushed the skull and swallowed it whole.