Chapter 3648: Almost Completed

Chen Haisheng watched Marquis Jingyu's humbled demeanor and laughed inwardly, but pretended to comfort him outwardly.

At this moment, Black Tiger also rushed to Jing Tao's location, immediately drawing a rune Formation to pin him in place, then hurled a punch at him.

Jing Tao was now dumbfounded, shouting "Father, save me!" His sacrificial Kuailei had been exhausted, leaving nothing to block the Formation and Black Tiger's assault.

Moreover, Black Tiger's Dòngtiān Jìngjiè pressure was overwhelming; a Ninth Realm Martial Cultivator like him could not withstand it. After a "Boom" blast, Jing Tao was blown apart into scattering blood mist.

Black Tiger then snatched up Jing Tao's Storage Ring and other items, turned around, and reported back to Ye Liuyun.

Ah!

Marquis Jingyu, seeing this, let out a wretched scream, spitting a mouthful of fresh blood, and collapsed limply on the ground. A guard behind him hurriedly steadied him, preventing him from falling.

Chen Haisheng and the other nobles pretended to counsel him, yet their faces bore varying degrees of a smile.

Marquis Jingyu took a while to recover, then snarled at Chen Haisheng, "That Ye Liuyun, I will kill him to avenge my son!"

He feared Chen Haisheng would shield Ye Liuyun, hence his words carried a threatening tone.

Unexpectedly, Chen Haisheng nodded in agreement and added, "Avenging a son is a natural duty! However, this martial matchmaking tournament is hosted by me, and all participants entered voluntarily.

I doubt I can involve myself in your private feud. If you seek revenge, Marquis Jingyu will have to act himself!"

Marquis Jingyu hadn't expected Chen Haisheng to agree so readily. After a pause, he immediately said, "No need for the Prince to intervene; just let the Prince not protect him!"

"Never. I will not partake in your private vendetta!" Chen Haisheng promptly pledged.

He said so deliberately, reducing the grievances between these people and Ye Liuyun to personal vendettas, thus pre‑emptively finding an excuse for his non‑involvement.

"Fine!" Marquis Jingyu, without further thought, immediately led his men away, evidently to prepare an attack on Ye Liuyun.

He still doubted that a single Marquis could take down a Martial Cultivator. After returning, he would mobilize a large army to besiege Ye Liuyun.

After Chen Haisheng and Marquis Jingyu left, his mood improved. At least his planned objectives were largely achieved; now it remained to see whether Ye Liuyun could claim first place.

After receiving Black Tiger's report, Ye Liuyun also realized that the individuals on Chen Haisheng's blacklist had been mostly eliminated by him.

He immediately ordered the lower‑realm Martial Cultivators to withdraw from the central area, then used a contract to contact Yu Xiaofeng and others; learning they had already reached the outskirts of the Western Region dynasty, he felt even more at ease.

"The remaining task is to seize first place!"

Ye Liuyun also knew the battle was not over; he still had to defeat the Mingshe Beast King of this Secret Realm and Li Yuan's team. If he failed to take first, his future cooperation with Chen Haisheng would be fraught with awkwardness.

It would also cause trouble for Chen Haisheng. Even if he did not wish to go to Chen Yueying, he absolutely could not sabotage Chen Haisheng in this way.

At that moment, the entire Secret Realm echoed with a thunderous roar.

Xue Wu Hen had already led his men to Mingshe's training area, angering the Mingshe. Its roar summoned all the ferocious beasts within the Secret Realm, launching a frenzied assault on humans.

Especially the beasts in the central area surged toward their three squads.

Ye Liuyun and Li Yuan could both command beasts, instantly understanding Mingshe's intent and deducing another team's presence in the central area, promptly ordering everyone to prepare for battle.

Xue Wu Hen's side was the same. Though adept at concealment, some were still detected by the spiritual sense, Blood King, and Mingshe and other beasts when they approached.

To remain hidden, Xue Wu Hen, even when his subordinates were exposed, refused rescue. Whoever was exposed had to fight the beasts desperately or flee and then hide again. Thus his squad of assassins now had only five members still able to conceal themselves.

But now the Mingshe King unleashed its power, gathering even more beasts; two of them immediately had their positions exposed and began a frantic escape.

These assassins had limited offensive capability; once exposed, they could only flee desperately. Yet the beasts surrounded them in such numbers that the two could not escape, and as they were about to be torn apart, Xue Wu Hen did not allow anyone else to intervene.

He was already determined to kill Ye Liuyun here, so even if his entire force were annihilated, he would not alter his plan.

In the end, under the beasts' relentless sweeps, only Xue Wu Hen and another assassin managed to stay hidden; the rest were exposed and slain by the beasts.

Subsequently, the beasts all charged toward Ye Liuyun and Li Yuan, giving Xue Wu Hen a slight sense of relief.

Ye Liuyun and Li Yuan suffered far fewer losses than Xue Wu Hen.

After Jing Tao's death, Ye Liuyun retrieved the Kuailei he had controlled and put them to use.

With Jing Tao dead, the Kuailei became ownerless; Ye Liuyun re‑entered his Divine Sense and easily commandeered them.

Against beasts such as the spiritual sense, Blood King, etc., these Kuailei were even more effective, unafraid of their Spiritual Soul Attack. Moreover, all these Kuailei were at the Dòngtiān Jìngjiè, making them ideal for slaying beasts.

Ye Liuyun's group repelled several waves of beast attacks, surprisingly with little casualties.

Li Yuan's few subordinates and the beasts he commanded suffered heavy losses; now only six Kuailei remain with him, the others having fallen in battle.

The beasts he controls are now halved, all scarred and lacking True Essence; another major battle would put him at a disadvantage.

Ye Liuyun immediately seized the chance, leading his men to encircle Li Yuan.

Li Yuan, helpless, gambled by pressing forward with his Kuailei and beasts, hoping to draw out the Beast King first, so the Beast King would confront Ye Liuyun.

When Li Yuan and Ye Liuyun simultaneously charged into Mingshe's training area, the Mingshe finally could no longer conceal itself.

A thunderous roar, accompanied by earth‑shaking rumblings, saw a hundred‑zhang‑long Mingshe soar into the air, its scarlet eyes fixed on the humans below, breathing in and out its serpentine core.

The beasts could no longer withstand Mingshe's pressure, collapsing to the ground trembling, and even under Ye Liuyun's control they dared not attack the Mingshe Beast King.

Ye Liuyun's numerous forces made resisting Mingshe's pressure relatively easy, whereas Xue Wu Hen and Li Yuan, each alone, found it taxing to withstand Mingshe's pressure.

"Just the Third Stage of Dong Tian!" Gu Changhong transmitted a Transmission Voice to Ye Liuyun, informing him of Mingshe's realm.

"This Mingshe is strong in Divine Soul Power; do not underestimate it!"

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil also perceived Mingshe's Soul, discovering its soul source was even larger than its own body!

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