Chapter 536: Jealousy Breeds Hatred

Ye Liuyun, with Lei Ming, continued to sprint wildly toward Liang Xue's direction.

Along the way, whenever they encountered martial cultivators lying in ambush, Ye Liuyun disposed of them handily; for those who were particularly vicious, he showed no mercy and killed them on the spot.

"How does this kid always manage to detect the enemy's position in advance?" an observing elder asked aloud.

Some elders noticed a clue: "It's probably related to his Golden Pupil!"

"If this continues, his fortune will soon catch up to that of the other five heaven's prides!"

"Not necessarily! The other heaven's prides, upon discovering him, probably won't let him develop like this!"

Several elders discussed heatedly. Watching one genius after another fall, even be killed, they also felt pained. Having entered the Secret Realm for less than an hour, over twenty geniuses had already lost their lives.

No one knew how many would ultimately survive if this continued, but no matter what, they could not intervene now; they could only watch helplessly.

Along the way, Ye Liuyun had taken out many heaven's prides and seized their fortune. The light band above his head now emitted a golden glow. Of course, he hadn't forgotten to share some with Lei Ming. Lei Ming's light band also showed a golden hue.

The two joining forces could be called a strong-strong alliance. Consequently, many heaven's prides, upon seeing their light bands from afar, kept their distance.

Soon, they spotted Liang Xue and her companions from a distance.

Beside Liang Xue were two other men. One was a disciple of the Spirit Rhinoceros Palace, a fellow sect member named Shao Jianfeng. The other was Nie Weiheng of the Azure Dragon Hall. Since the Azure Dragon Hall and the Spirit Rhinoceros Palace have close ties, he naturally gathered with Liang Xue and the others.

He had not given up, hoping to use this opportunity to protect Liang Xue and win her heart. Unexpectedly, shortly after he found Liang Xue, Ye Liuyun arrived.

At this moment, the two men saw Ye Liuyun and Lei Ming charging over from afar, and their expressions changed.

Shao Jianfeng worried that Ye Liuyun would seize their fortune; Nie Weiheng worried that Ye Liuyun would lure Liang Xue away.

Although Liang Xue had always rejected him, and he also knew she might favor Ye Liuyun, his proud heart refused to accept this fact. He felt that only he was worthy of Liang Xue.

Thus he had always regarded Liang Xue as his own confinement; Ye Liuyun's appearance completely shattered his fantasy.

Liang Xue smiled and moved to approach Ye Liuyun and his companions proactively.

"Xue'er, could this Ye Liuyun be here to seize our fortune?" Nie Weiheng asked Liang Xue in a provocative tone. "Who knows if he'll spare even you for the sake of fortune and competition ranking?"

"Liuyun won't seize my fortune, so stop talking nonsense! Senior Brother Shao, you don't need to worry either—I won't let Liuyun take your fortune."

Liang Xue originally had no fondness for Nie Weiheng, so her tone toward him was equally unsparing.

Seeing Liang Xue speak so firmly, Shao Jianfeng breathed a slight sigh of relief. He thought from the way Liang Xue addressed Ye Liuyun that they seemed like lovers.

But Nie Weiheng was burning with jealousy.

"That slut Liang Xue actually dares to betray me, throwing herself into his arms! Just because Ye Liuyun is strong now, do you think I fear him?"

Seeing that happy expression on Liang Xue's face, jealousy instantly flared within him.

In truth, he still truly feared Ye Liuyun. Before, he was no match for Ye Liuyun; now, if they fought again, he would likely lose even more badly. Ye Liuyun's strength had noticeably increased during this martial competition.

But jealousy had already robbed him of reason. Liang Xue repeatedly ignoring him had caused him to lose all confidence in her.

"Hmph, since you don't have me in your heart, don't blame me! What I cannot obtain, neither shall anyone else!"

At this moment, he dared not confront Ye Liuyun head-on, but instead wanted to sneakily attack Liang Xue to gain some vengeful satisfaction and find inner balance…

He had even planned his retreat route.

"If I can't beat you, I can still outrun you! I don't believe you'd give up on the competition ranking and keep chasing me!"

Thinking this, he pinched a teleportation talisman in his hand, intending to use it to flee immediately after striking.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil spotted them from afar. The ferocious expression on Nie Weiheng's face and his motion of producing the teleportation talisman did not escape his notice; he even detected Nie Weiheng's True Essence circulation in advance.

"Xue'er, release the Earth Demon Dragon for defense! Quick!" Ye Liuyun instantly realized that Nie Weiheng was about to strike at Liang Xue, and immediately sent her a Divine Sense transmission.

Immediately, his Golden Pupil also launched a cross-space attack toward Nie Weiheng.

At that very moment, Nie Weiheng also thrust a palm toward the fleeing Liang Xue ahead.

Liang Xue, hearing Ye Liuyun's urgent words, had no time to think and immediately complied. Her trust in Ye Liuyun absolutely surpassed that of anyone else.

With a "Boom—", Nie Weiheng's palm struck the Earth Demon Dragon that had just been released, sending it staggering.

However, the Earth Demon Dragon's hide was thick and tough, and its cultivation had actually risen to the Ninefold Heavenly Gang. Thus, taking Nie Weiheng's blow, it suffered hardly any injury.

It merely grew enraged, letting out an "Ao—" and charging at Nie Weiheng.

At that moment, Nie Weiheng had intended to crush the teleportation talisman to flee, but Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil cross-space attack had already arrived.

Now Ye Liuyun's Spiritual Soul Attack far surpassed him. Moreover, being an all-out strike made in desperation, it left him no chance of survival.

Blood Thunder and Nether Ghost Fire, under the assault of the Mixed Yuan War God, surged straight into Nie Weiheng's Sea of Consciousness—not only his soul, but even his Sea of Consciousness was scorched clean, leaving nothing behind.

Only a corpse remained, plummeting out of thin air.

Immediately afterward, the Earth Demon Dragon rushed over, regardless of whether he was dead or alive, took a bite, and sprayed his blood plasma everywhere; after chewing a few mouthfuls, it swallowed him whole.

Yet his fortune was entirely transferred to Liang Xue.

Liang Xue's fortune light band turned silver at this moment.

Shao Jianfeng stood aside, already stunned. Nie Weiheng's sudden strike, Ye Liuyun's cross-space attack, and Liang Xue's Earth Demon Dragon defense—all exceeded his expectations, leaving him momentarily unable to react.

Just when Ye Liuyun was executing his Golden Pupil cross-space attack, he had thought Ye Liuyun would be the one to act against them; unexpectedly, it was Nie Weiheng who struck first.

Meanwhile, the Earth Demon Dragon was staring at him, sizing him up, making his flesh creep.