Chapter 3699: Battle for the Reward

At that moment on the viewing platform, the Ninth Divine Son said to the other Divine Sons: "Ye Liuyun is bloodthirsty to a fault, a complete demon; sooner or later he will become an enemy of our dynasty! Even if he makes the top thirty, his reward should be revoked!"

Some Divine Sons who were unaware of the truth were incited by him and echoed his words.

But the Third Divine Son and the Fifth Divine Son only smiled and gave no comment. The Ninth Divine Son did not understand their meaning.

The God King had already granted the authority to award rewards to the Third Divine Son; he remained silent, and the Ninth Divine Son was at a loss.

Ye Liuyun sparked controversy throughout the arena, but he was completely indifferent; after stepping down he calmly sat there and continued watching the subsequent matches.

"Ye brother, what realm is your Clone Puppet in?" Li Yuan again used Transmission Voice to inquire about the Clone Puppet's realm.

"Third Stage of Dong Tian. However, my blade has two rubies that can boost attacks." Ye Liuyun of course did not tell him the truth.

"Admire, admire!" Li Yuan praised, and immediately transmitted this information to the God King.

Not long after, Li Yuan took the stage. His opponent's overall strength was originally not inferior to his, but during the fight the opponent suddenly surrendered. Though it was not very obvious, Ye Liuyun still saw through it.

"I guess the God King thinks Li Yuan is still useful by staying by my side, so he deliberately prevented his elimination," Ye Liuyun thought to himself.

Li Yuan, after stepping down, pretended to complain to Ye Liuyun: "Fortunately he didn't want to fight me head‑on, otherwise I would have wanted to surrender. But in the next round I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on. The power in my hand has already been more than half damaged!"

"So what of it? Others have hardly any power left in their hands either!"

Ye Liuyun instead encouraged him, because if Li Yuan occupied a slot, it meant one fewer formidable opponent for him.

Hearing that, Li Yuan also pretended to be hopeful, adding that after clearing this stage today, he would bring more combat power tomorrow.

Ye Liuyun then witnessed Du Shou's battle. Du Shou himself was not strong, but the Kuailei he forged were very powerful; the team has not suffered major losses yet, only two Kuailei have been destroyed.

By the end of the second round, it was already near midnight, and the arena happened to have an extra team. So Ye Liuyun had to fight again.

However this time his opponent was an assassin. So at the start of the match, Ye Liuyun had Gu Changhong set up a Formation, then quietly released two Xuanwu Monster Beasts and the ten assassins that Ye Ying sent.

Thus the whole battle became very bizarre. Ye Liuyun's people stayed quietly within the Formation, and every so often an assassin's corpse would fall to the ground.

Those assassins included both Ye Liuyun's men and assassins from the opposite side.

In the end that assassin was eliminated by the Xuanwu with Black Light, ending the match definitively, and Ye Liuyun secured the final victory. Moreover, Ye Liuyun suffered no consumption at all; only six of his accompanying assassins were killed. The opponent had twelve assassins, none left.

The audience found the battle dull, but the assassins lived through a thrilling ordeal. Any slight flaw would be spotted by the opponent's assassins and lead to death.

Nevertheless, the top thirty had already been selected. Although, under the host's "care", Ye Liuyun fought an extra match, it did not affect him much.

Others could not discern anything from Ye Liuyun's battle, only that he had assassins guarding him. Many high‑ranking figures guessed those assassins came from Ye Ying, so they were not surprised.

Next, the host announced the list of winners, and the Third Divine Son distributed the rewards to them. By then the rewards were the coveted cultivation resources many dreamed of, yet for those recipients, they meant little.

So it was merely a formality, just for the audience to see...

The Ninth Divine Son seized the chance to again demand that Ye Liuyun not receive a reward, but was immediately rebuked into silence by the Third Divine Son.

"You yourself have done

what, you know it in your heart. In this setting, you have no right to speak!"

Though the Ninth Divine Son felt his anger flare, he dared not disrupt the competition's progress. He simply turned and left the arena, attributing all his hatred to Ye Liuyun.

"That damned Ye Liuyun, he made me lose face in public. Tonight I'll take men and slay him myself. In Royal City I have auspicious fate on my side; let's see what he can do to me!"

Anger caused the Ninth Divine Son to lose his reason. After returning, he began gathering forces to assassinate Ye Liuyun.

Upon hearing the news that the Ninth Divine Son had been publicly embarrassed, the God King shook his head in disappointment.

"Let him go then; he doesn't even have the bearing of a Divine Son, it's obvious he craves power!"

It seemed he intended to completely abandon this Divine Son.

After the rewards were distributed, Ye Liuyun and the others returned with the Li Family's guards.

And just as he entered the Li Family, the Ninth Divine Son arrived with men to kill.

"Young Master Ye, our Li Family has a Formation guard; you need not worry, and the God King will not let him run amok in Royal City." Li Chengfeng suggested that Ye Liuyun hide within the Formation.

However, Ye Liuyun shook his head: "It's still better not to involve the Li Family! You don't need to worry, I'll deal with him."

Saying that, he used Space Translocation to leave the Li Family, surged toward Xingkong, looking as if he were fleeing.

When the Ninth Divine Son saw Ye Liuyun flee, he immediately ordered over fifty Martial Cultivators under him to pursue, and he even paused to warn Li Chengfeng: "The person this Divine Son intends to kill, your Li Family would be wise not to interfere, or you cannot bear the consequences."

After threatening the Li Family, he then led a hundred guards behind him to chase after Ye Liuyun.

Li Chengfeng said nothing, merely glanced at the number of men the Ninth Divine Son brought, realized they could not kill Ye Liuyun, and disdainfully shook his head, letting the Li household act as they wished, without intervening.

After Ye Liuyun's Spatial Power increased, the Clone Puppet's Spatial Power also rose, and combined with his own realm, his speed became even greater. Those over fifty Martial Cultivators never caught up with him.

The Ninth Divine Son trailing behind could not catch up either. He hesitated briefly before leaving Xingqiu, but seeing Ye Liuyun solely focused on fleeing, he clenched his teeth and led his men to pursue directly.

The Clone Puppet's Divine Sense, upon detecting that he had left the planet, merely twitched the corner of its mouth and continued to guide them forward in the chase.

Not long after, Ye Liuyun suddenly stopped, feeling the distance was sufficient.

"Huh, why isn't he running?" the Ninth Divine Son, trailing far behind, wondered, and suddenly a sense of danger arose.

But the next moment, two Black Lights shot straight at his Sea of Consciousness. The recent re‑encoding is severe, giving us more motivation and faster updates; please take a moment to exit reading mode. Thank you.