Chapter 560: Reaping One's Own Bad Fruit

Ye Liuyun also knew in his heart that as long as Yu Haotian and Mo Tianheng remained still, no one else now had the strength to contest the three of them.

Just as they thought the inheritance would be smoothly received, Lie Hongxia made another move.

He seized the moment while Liang Xue was fully focused on watching Ye Liuyun, and unexpectedly launched a surprise attack on Liang Xue.

Ye Liuyun, who was monitoring the others' movements, was the first to notice Lie Hongxia's action.

"You're courting death!"

Ye Liuyun's heart stirred; in haste he immediately activated the Sky‑Crossing Golden Pupil and attacked Lie Hongxia.

The Nine Heavens War God Crocodile Dragon excels at close combat. At this moment it was far from Liang Xue, so it couldn't reach in time to rescue her. It could only rely on Spiritual Soul Attack to temper Lie Hongxia's assault. Then it sent a distant palm strike toward Lie Hongxia.

Over there, Liang Xue didn't react in time, but her guardian detected it promptly.

Moreover, Ye Liuyun's Spiritual Soul Attack also interfered with Lie Hongxia's guardian power. After all, those were merely bits of Divine Sense; the Spiritual Soul's strength was weak.

Thus Lie Hongxia's attack visibly faltered. Liang Xue's guardian fairy seized the chance, instantly gathered energy, turned a palm back, and blocked Lie Hongxia's strike.

Seeing the first strike miss, Lie Hongxia immediately hastened to unleash a torrent of raging flames, burning toward Liang Xue again.

At that moment, Ye Liuyun's Crocodile Dragon also landed a palm strike; with a booming roar, it sent Lie Hongxia flying backward.

Suddenly, Ye Liuyun narrowed his eyes.

"What a clever scheme!"

The direction in which Lie Hongxia was knocked by Ye Liuyun was precisely the entrance to the Heaven Fire Inheritance, the passage linking it to the Secret Realm.

Meanwhile, the Nine Dragon Inheritance had already completed its linkage.

"Go in!" Ye Liuyun shouted toward Lei Ming and Long Nv, telling the two to enter first.

At this moment, several other geniuses, seeing Ye Liuyun and Lie Hongxia fighting, and noting that Lei Ming and Long Nv had already entered the Secret Realm, rushed toward Ye Liuyun, hoping to seize the chance to ambush him and claim the last slot in the Nine Dragon Secret Realm.

It turned out all this had been planned by Lie Hongxia, who had pre‑contacted those geniuses. She told them she would control Ye Liuyun, letting them also attack him and snatch the final slot of the Nine Dragon Inheritance.

These people's hope of seizing an inheritance was extremely slim; seeing Lie Hongxia willing to help, they eagerly seized the chance as a last lifeline, and all rushed to strike Ye Liuyun.

In fact, Lie Hongxia was merely using these people to hold Ye Liuyun back, allowing herself to enter the Heaven Fire Inheritance first. She also feared Ye Liuyun would block her entry.

Therefore, to be safe, she devised a feigned attack on Liang Xue, then withdrew toward the Heaven Fire Inheritance while fighting.

"Hmph! I won't let you succeed!" With that thought, Ye Liuyun flashed, vanished into the void, and blocked the entrance to the Heaven Fire Inheritance behind him.

The presence of the guardian Crocodile Dragon does not affect its own strength.

His traversal through the void also directly brought the Crocodile Dragon along.

When the Crocodile Dragon appeared, it immediately struck with a palm, sending Lie Hongxia back.

"Want to receive the inheritance? Did I agree?" Ye Liuyun smirked, ordering the Crocodile Dragon to unleash its full power, charging at Lie Hongxia and binding her tightly.

Seeing an opening, the other geniuses immediately surged toward the Heaven Fire Inheritance.

Ye Liuyun ignored everything, acting as if he hadn't seen, focusing solely on attacking Lie Hongxia; his overwhelming force hammered her into helplessness.

"Ye Liuyun, are you mad? If you keep hitting, none of us will get the Heaven Fire Inheritance!" Lie Hongxia, seeing the others already charging ahead, shouted anxiously.

She thought Ye Liuyun also intended to snatch the Heaven Fire Inheritance like her.

Hearing her words, even Yu Haotian helplessly shook his head, thinking to himself, "Foolish woman, you think Ye Liuyun is you?"

Ye Liuyun gave no reply, instead concentrating all his strength to attack Lie Hongxia. On one hand, the Crocodile Dragon carried out the physical assault, while he focused his Spiritual Soul Attack on the Divine Sense of her guardian Demon Beast.

Lie Hongxia's guardian Demon Beast's Divine Sense, though also of Divine Rank, was merely a small fragment of Divine Sense and could not withstand Ye Liuyun's relentless Spiritual Soul Attacks and the scorching Nether Ghost Fire.

Moreover, that guardian Demon Beast was no match for the Crocodile Dragon. When the Crocodile Dragon fights, it is wildly ferocious, hardly defending and constantly attacking.

Combined with Ye Liuyun's Spiritual Soul Attack, it fought even more enthusiastically. Soon, the guardian Demon Beast showed a defensive flaw and was blasted away by the Crocodile Dragon.

Then the Crocodile Dragon did not stop, mercilessly beating the downed beast, and together with Ye Liuyun launched a continuous onslaught, ultimately shattering Lie Hongxia's guardian Demon Beast on the spot.

Deprived of her guardian, Lie Hongxia became like a rubber ball, being pummelled by the Crocodile Dragon with no ability to retaliate. At this moment, Lie Hongxia's Nascent Core had already been shattered by Ye Liuyun, rendering her a complete wreck.

Now she could only watch helplessly as others rushed into the Heaven Fire Inheritance, which then derailed and vanished.

"Ye Liuyun! If you have the ability, kill me!" Lie Hongxia, now a wreck unable to stand, watched her coveted Heaven Fire Inheritance disappear before her eyes, now lacking even the will to survive.

However, Ye Liuyun did not kill her. He was not afraid of retaliation from a wreck. Instead, he wanted her to witness, with her own eyes, the inheritance she longed for slipping away.

"Watch closely and understand what self‑inflicted retribution is!"

As they say, killing the body and crushing the heart! Ye Liuyun despised Lie Hongxia so much that he resorted to this ruthless move.

Having said that, Ye Liuyun instantly turned, used Divine Sense Transmission Voice to Liang Xue, and together they rushed toward the entrance of the Myriad Phenomena Secret Realm.

"Ah! I will kill you, I will kill you..."

Behind him, Lie Hongxia's scream echoed, eventually turning into a wail...

The Myriad Phenomena Inheritance was at this point already linked with the Secret Realm. The greatest inheritance, the Star Moon Inheritance, was also linking with the Secret Realm.

Lei Ming and Long Nv had entered the Nine Dragon Inheritance. At this moment, that Nine Dragon Inheritance, together with the Heaven Fire Inheritance, vanished into the sky.

Outside the Secret Realm, Elder Yan Jiu was already slumped in his seat, muttering, "How could this happen? Hongxia was also ruined by that kid! Ye Liuyun, I won't let you get away!"

The other Elders also shook their heads and sighed; although the sect had lost a Heavenly Champion, no one blamed Ye Liuyun.

Under these circumstances, even if Ye Liuyun killed Lie Hongxia, they would have nothing to say. After all, Lie Hongxia had schemed against Ye Liuyun first.

Unexpectedly, despite all her scheming, Lie Hongxia still couldn't defeat Ye Liuyun. Not only did she fail to obtain the inheritance, she was beaten into a wreck.