Chapter 548: Rescuing the Dragon Maiden

The leader, a Martial Cultivator at the Tian Gang Six Layers, brazenly sized up Liang Xue, not even glancing at Shao Jianfeng, and wanted to drive him away.

After these people gathered together, their strength increased, and they began to act brazenly. Upon seeing Liang Xue's appearance, they harbored ill intentions.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, the leader let out a miserable scream and fell headfirst from the air.

Before the crowd could understand what happened, another person similarly fell, this time without making a sound.

The scene was too strange; they looked around but could not see who had launched the attack or from where.

With the leader dead, this rabble immediately scattered and fled.

However, Ye Liuyun, hidden in the void, did not let them off, pursuing and killing them one by one. Lei Ming, accompanied by two Demon Race members, also rushed over to exterminate these geniuses.

Among them, a few realized they had walked into an ambush; seeing that escape was impossible, they turned and charged at Liang Xue, hoping to seize her as a hostage.

Before they could get close to Liang Xue, she released the Earth Demon Dragon, which slapped one to death with a paw, then flicked its tail to whip another to death.

This left the remaining people stunned. There were two Tian Gang Nine Layer Demon Beasts, two Tian Gang Seven Layer Demon Race members, and a hidden expert—these people stood no chance against them.

Immediately, some quick-reacting ones dropped to their knees begging for mercy and voluntarily handed over their tokens.

But Ye Liuyun's Spiritual Soul Attack did not stop; he killed them one after another, then completely devoured their souls.

Ye Liuyun only after killing all of them did he emerge from the void. Qian Yun Yun Yun

The tokens were all collected and distributed to everyone; the corpses were given to the Earth Demon Dragon and two other Demon Race members so they could devour them and raise their realms. Ye Liuyun gathered all the Storage Rings and handed them to Wu Qingcheng for safekeeping.

The spectators outside watched as each genius was killed, their souls, bodies, and wealth completely divided up, leaving nothing, and they sighed with regret.

"This Ye Liuyun, he's so ruthless! He took out over twenty in one go!"

"He's definitely a ruthless person; under no circumstances should you provoke him!"

Even those who thought Ye Liuyun had a soft heart now see otherwise.

Ye Liuyun is deeply loyal and righteous to his own people and to those who mean him well; but anyone who provokes him, anyone with malicious intent, he shows no mercy, even to the point of being described as cruel. Different people receive different treatment.

In this regard, Yao Xinghai, although he also felt pity for those geniuses, admired Ye Liuyun all the more.

Ye Liuyun led the people in cleaning up the battlefield; inspired by them, he also began to worry about Long Nv.

"These people have all banded together; if Long Nv runs into them, it could be troublesome, so we should first go find her and then act together."

Long Nv is of the Beast Race; if these geniuses encountered her, they would surely strike to kill and show no mercy.

So they stopped competing for tokens and headed straight for Long Nv's direction. Ye Liuyun also noticed that Long Nv's position had not moved; he didn't know whether she was cultivating or had encountered a formidable opponent. Either way, it was surely a time when she needed protection.

When Ye Liuyun and his group were about to reach Long Nv's position, they discovered that Long Nv was surrounded on a small hill, with as many as forty or fifty geniuses all around.

Some of them had light bands on their heads, others did not; it seemed they were gathering together to seize others' tokens.

"There are just too many of them!" Lei Ming couldn't help but exclaim.

Ye Liuyun also nodded. Forty or fifty geniuses really are too many!

If they launched a full counterattack, Ye Liuyun and his group would probably struggle to resist.

Long Nv now wielded the Coiling Dragon Staff, continually smashing the honor-rank treasures thrown at her by the crowd. But she was alone, and occasionally she would still be hit, relying solely on her physical body to endure. It was clear she could not hold out much longer.

"We must save her! Give me the Mourning Bell!"

Ye Liuyun took the Mourning Bell from Lei Ming's hand; only in his grasp could it unleash greater power, while Lei Ming holding it could only block attacks.

"You also prepare your treasures and charge forward! I'll coordinate with you from the void!"

Saying that, Ye Liuyun directly hid in the void and rushed toward Long Nv's position.

Lei Ming and Liang Xue rode the Earth Demon Dragon as the vanguard, followed by two Demon Race members, and finally Shao Jianfeng, together charging toward that small hill.

As the saying goes, capture the leader first to catch the bandits; Ye Liuyun's primary target was the leader of those at the foot of the hill—a Martial Cultivator at the Tian Gang Eight Layers, whose headband had already emitted golden light.

From the void, Ye Liuyun directly employed the Cross-space Golden Pupil to attack his soul—one strike, certain death!

Ye Liuyun's current Divine Soul Power, after being tempered and improved in the martial competition, and having devoured the souls of many geniuses to strengthen himself, has now far surpassed that of ordinary geniuses.

That leading genius hardly offered any resistance before his soul was directly devoured by him.

Afterward, he didn't even bother to pick up the token; he went to relieve Long Nv's siege, launching Spiritual Soul Attacks at the geniuses who were attacking her.

Attacks launched from the void are the hardest for these geniuses to defend against; they cannot hit Ye Liuyun, but Ye Liuyun can strike them.

Moreover, each time Ye Liuyun launches an attack, a genius's soul is devoured and turns into a corpse.

At this moment, Lei Ming and Liang Xue also rushed over, killed a few geniuses, and then gathered together with Long Nv.

Together, their defense suddenly became much stronger. Liang Xue's Divine Sword also shattered several more honor-rank treasures, instantly reversing the situation—Lei Ming could even find an opening to launch a proactive strike.

These Martial Cultivators were instantly suppressed and retreated to the foot of the hill, but they did not withdraw; instead, they gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

Ye Liuyun also dared not reveal himself rashly; instead, he went to the mountaintop, stored Long Nv and the others in his Storage Ring, hid in the void, and left their encirclement.

He also did not want to engage them head-on. If these people regrouped and swarmed, while he hidden in the void would be fine, Liang Xue, Lei Ming, Long Nv, and the others would be in danger.

Moreover, Long Nv's True Essence is nearly exhausted, leaving her with little strength to fight. A death-defying battle with them would also be unnecessary.

Lei Ming and the Earth Demon Dragon also exerted themselves in battle and need to recover; he himself, having endured several major battles, needs to replenish his True Essence.

Thus he stealthily traveled tens of thousands of li in the void, far away from this group, found a secluded spot, and brought everyone to recuperate their strength.