Chapter 343: Just Like That

Ye Liuyun seized the demonic core of that Tiger Shark. Then, without pause, he annihilated the remaining Tiger Sharks, absorbing Divine Soul Power. With another gesture, he collected the corpses of these sea beasts, then vanished into the void, changed the sea area and fought again.

Sea beasts are extremely sensitive to the scent of blood in the water; if he does not leave, more sea beasts will soon be drawn here.

Soon, news of Ye Liuyun's appearance also attracted the Human Race around the Volcano Crater.

Just as Ye Liuyun restored his True Essence, he encountered a group of Martial Cultivators searching for him.

"Finally found you, kid! You've got some nerve, daring to swallow the fire seed! Hand over the fire seed quickly, and we might spare your life." said a Heavenly Gang Realm cultivator leading the group.

"Why should I hand over what I obtained to you?" Ye Liuyun replied disdainfully, already contemplating how to fight this battle.

The elder was a Heavenly Gang Second Layer, somewhat hard to deal with. The other twenty‑plus young disciples ranged in cultivation from Sea Transformation to Golden Core Ninth Level.

"Why? Just because we are of the Qi family! In the east, no one dares to deny the Qi family face!" a disciple said arrogantly.

"Qi family? Never heard of it. No matter which family you belong to, none work here! If you want to seize treasure, you must take it by your own skill!" Ye Liuyun said coolly.

"You really don't know death! Without any of my senior brothers intervening, I could annihilate you with a single hand!" said a Golden Core Fifth Layer as he walked toward Ye Liuyun.

They all remembered that Ye Liuyun was at Golden Core Third Layer; even if he had broken through, it would only be Fourth Layer, never surpassing Golden Core Fifth Layer. Hence that disciple stood out unafraid.

"I'm actually curious to see how you would annihilate me with a single hand!" Ye Liuyun said coldly, his gaze as if looking at a corpse.

"Hehe, the momentum is strong; I hope you won't beg for mercy later!"

The disciple also felt a chill in his heart. But he immediately steadied himself, drew his treasured sword and lunged at Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun neither dodged nor evaded; a single slash met that sword.

"Not good!"

"Move quickly!"

A few strong ones behind the disciple sensed Ye Liuyun's blade intent and shouted, but the disciple could not dodge in time, and he was immobilized.

Under Ye Liuyun's blade intent, he was shaken to the point of suffocation, daring not to move, and was split in two by Ye Liuyun's slash.

Ye Liuyun brazenly sucked his Storage Ring into his hand and kept it.

"Anyone else wanting to snatch the fire seed?" Ye Liuyun asked with a grin.

"That's absurd!" a Golden Core Seventh Layer disciple stepped forward. "You killed our fellow sect member; you won't leave alive today. Do you think your blade intent is impressive? Today I'll show you that before absolute strength, your blade intent has no effect at all!"

Saying so, he also swung his sword at Ye Liuyun. It must be said, the disciple's strength was truly formidable. At Golden Core Seventh Layer, his combat power was almost comparable to Golden Core Ninth Level.

Nevertheless, that level was still insufficient in Ye Liuyun's eyes. Ye Liuyun delivered the same slash with the same blade intent.

When the disciple truly felt that blade intent, he regretted underestimating him! He did not expect that under Ye Liuyun's blade intent, his own sword's momentum was completely shattered, his True Essence scattered. He tried to dodge but found no escape; wherever he moved, the slash would hit.

In the crisis, he tried to mobilize Protective True Origin for defense. Yet under Ye Liuyun's domineering aura, his True Essence could not circulate smoothly.

As a result, he was again split in two by Ye Liuyun's slash, his ring seized, and his corpse fell straight into the sea.

Ye Liuyun calmly continued, "Anyone else?"

This time, the Qi family disciples' expressions grew solemn.

A Golden Core Ninth Level disciple stepped forward. The Heavenly Gang Realm Elder blocked him and said, "Young Master, this kid is a bit unorthodox!"

Ye Liuyun merely curled his lip, slung the Demon Slaying Sword over his shoulder, and mockingly stared at the Qi family Young Master.

Seeing his provocative gaze, the Young Master's hesitant expression hardened. "No problem, no matter how strong the blade intent, you're just a Golden Core Fourth Layer lone cultivator! Don't worry, Qi elder, I'll be fine."

Saying that, he raised his sword toward the Elder.

When the Elder saw his sword, he immediately showed an "I see" expression and no longer blocked him.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil scanned his sword and found it was merely an ultra holy artifact. "Seems this family is no different; they treat an ultra holy artifact as a treasure!"

He tapped the Demon Slaying Sword with his finger, communicating via Divine Sense: "Someone wants to use an ultra holy artifact to kill you!"

"Buzz!"

The Demon Slaying Sword emitted a buzzing, showing its anger. Trying to kill it with an ultra holy artifact was clearly blatant contempt.

The Qi family Young Master approached slowly and said, "Let me study your sword technique! Let's see whether your blade or my sword is stronger."

Ye Liuyun laughed, "Hehe, you sound nice. No need for empty talk! You just want to defeat me with an ultra holy artifact? Looks like your Qi family isn't that great either!"

"Hmph! Weapons are also part of strength! If you have one, you can use it too!"

Stung by Ye Liuyun's remark, the Qi family Young Master felt very upset. He immediately stopped hiding, drew his long sword with a "Clang", a silver light arcing. He pointed the tip at Ye Liuyun and shouted, "Dare to kill my Qi family members, you must die!"

"Hmm, someone just now seemed to have said the same to you! I just don't know whether your result will be the same." Ye Liuyun, bearing his sword, said calmly.

"Die! Silver Light Flash!"

A dazzling silver light shot straight at Ye Liuyun.

"This kid is doomed! That's the Young Master's ultimate technique, Silver Light Flash!"

"Not bad! This kid can't even see real sword light!"

The Qi family disciples burst into flattering applause.

Yet Ye Liuyun remained calm, raised his blade, and shouted, "Cut him down for me!"

Ye Liuyun's own blade intent, combined with the blade intent erupting from the Demon Slaying Sword, overlapped, instantly elevating the dominance and momentum of his slash to its peak.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil also saw the sword's trajectory clearly, and he slashed down.

The golden‑red flame blade, infused with Blood Thunder, razed everything in its path, hacking toward the Qi family Young Master.

"Not good!" the Qi family Elder behind the formation sensed trouble and was about to act.

But before he could move, his Soul was instantly pulled into a Thunder Fire Domain.

In the Thunder Fire Domain the Qi Elder saw, golden‑red Golden Crow Holy Fire covered the ground, and Blood Thunder rained densely from above, booming continuously.

In the sky loomed a massive Hell Mingshe, its eyes blood‑red, spitting red cores, staring intently at him as prey; with a swift tail swipe it shattered his Soul, which was then absorbed by the Thunder Fire Domain.

At the same time, the Qi family Young Master was again split in two by that slash. The ultra holy artifact sword in his hand shattered into pieces, falling into the sea.