Chapter 866: Shadow Pursuit

Ye Liuyun pretended to stay calm, observing the surroundings, and led Liang Xue slowly toward Ling Shuang and Liang Xinyu, while sending them a Transmission Voice, telling them to prepare for battle and not to relax. The Shadow was still beside them.

The two, upon receiving Ye Liuyun's Transmission Voice, felt a joy in their hearts and wanted to rush over.

After Ye Liuyun's reminder, they steadied themselves and stayed in place.

Ye Liuyun also signaled the Ice Demon Tiger to prepare for battle.

These two Shadows, it seemed, would not easily give up the prey they had caught. They even tried to surround Ye Liuyun and Liang Xue, intending to eliminate them all at once.

Ye Liuyun thought silently: "The Ghost Butterfly can take out one, the Ice Demon Tiger can handle one; as long as we act quickly, we won't be discovered."

"Go!"

With his order, the Ice Demon Tiger was hurled at a Shadow, and the Ghost Butterfly attacked another directly.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The Ice Demon Tiger's attack sound rang out, and the True Essence wave immediately dispersed.

"Quick battle, quick finish!" Ye Liuyun called out.

The Ghost Butterfly and Ice Demon Tiger were indeed fast; almost as soon as they struck, they directly annihilated the Shadow.

Ye Liuyun immediately gathered the corpses on the ground along with the Ghost Butterfly and Ice Demon Tiger, then released Golden Crow Holy Fire, burning all the surrounding aura.

"Run!" he called to Ling Shuang and the others, then fled outward to avoid the battle's wave being detected by other Shadow members.

But what he didn't know was that their battle's wave had already drawn the Shadow members' attention. Soon, Shadow members arrived and gave chase.

Even many Sect disciples also pursued.

These Shadow members, though unaware of the battle's details, knew their comrades had died at the hands of Ye Liuyun and his group, and rushed to avenge them.

Other Sect disciples, having seen the prey, wanted to see if they could pick up a bargain.

Ling Shuang's group had low realms and couldn't outrun those experts; they were quickly caught up.

Ye Liuyun had to release the Ghost Butterfly to intimidate them, providing a simple interception.

Immediately, some Shadows and Sect disciples gave up the chase.

But two Shadows remained at a distance, watching, with no intention of letting them go.

"These Shadow assassins are extremely hard to deal with; we've been marked by them!" Ye Liuyun also found it somewhat tricky.

"Your Golden Pupil can detect them?" Liang Xinyu asked.

"Exactly!" Ye Liuyun thought of this and suddenly had an idea. He no longer needed to reveal the Shadow Conceal Technique.

Ye Liuyun immediately activated his Golden Pupil, gazed toward the location of the two Shadows, and even turned on the X‑ray function, deliberately letting the two Shadows feel that Ye Liuyun could see them.

"Gentlemen, I acted just now to save my companions, not to become enemies of you Shadows. If you continue to pursue, don't blame me for being unkind!"

Ye Liuyun intended to scare those two Shadows away directly.

"X‑ray Golden Pupil? We other Shadows—were we killed by you? Can you see us?"

A black silhouette, hoarsely, asked.

"I did it only for self‑preservation. In an assassination battlefield, is it only allowed for you to kill others and not for others to resist?" Ye Liuyun retorted.

Ye Liuyun was right. There's no rule here that forbids counter‑killing Shadow members.

If Shadows are counter‑killed, it only shows they are less skilled.

Those two black silhouettes hesitated, felt the threat of the Ghost Butterfly, and slowly retreated.

"Let's go!" Ye Liuyun immediately led several people to flee outward for a while, then found an unoccupied spot to stop.

"They're not following us anymore?" Liang Xue asked anxiously.

"At least for now, none have followed!"

Ye Liuyun was somewhat worried, fearing that these Shadows would gather more people to hunt them.

The Ghost Butterfly stayed outside on guard and never withdrew.

Some passersby, sensing the Ghost Butterfly's aura, kept their distance and did not cause trouble.

He cautiously defended for a long time, and upon not detecting any Shadows nearby, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"You two, how did you get to the central area so early?" Ye Liuyun asked.

"We were chased here by Yutianxiang with his men!" Liang Xinyu said.

"He wants to kill you?" Ye Liuyun was puzzled. Shouldn't Yutianxiang be courting and protecting Liang Xinyu?

"He wants to use force..." Liang Xinyu said, blushing, "Luckily I met Ling Shuang, who gave me a hand!"

"I see!" Ye Liuyun said, understanding.

"Where is Yutianxiang? Shall we go deal with him?" Ye Liuyun asked Liang Xinyu.

"There are many of them!" Liang Xinyu stopped Ye Liuyun, not wanting him to take the risk: "One Yutianxiang is easy to deal with, but if the news leaks, the Yu King will endlessly hunt you for revenge!"

Ye Liuyun, hearing this, thought it reasonable. To kill Yutianxiang, one certainly cannot do it openly.

"Alright then, let him live a few more days!"

Having said that, Ye Liuyun didn't linger with Ling Shuang and Liang Xinyu. Before leaving, he gave them a few parting words.

"The Shadows have already set their sights on me. If I stay with you, I'll bring danger to you. So it's better we separate! If you encounter Yutianxiang, flee immediately."

"You two should stay together; the test ends in a few days. If you both rush outward together, it'll be easier."

"Alright, take care of yourself!" Liang Xinyu and Ling Shuang replied and left together.

After they left, Liang Xue asked Ye Liuyun, "Who are those two beauties? Why did they make you so nervous?"

"They're all my fellow sect members. I wasn't nervous about them; I just happened to save their lives!" Ye Liuyun thought Liang Xue might be jealous, so he explained.

"Are you sure that while I'm away you won't do anything reckless?" Liang Xue said, pinching Ye Liuyun's arm.

Ye Liuyun chuckled wryly and shook his head: "I'm sure! You didn't see anything between us, right?"

"Just because there's none now doesn't mean there won't be later!" Liang Xue pursed her lips and muttered discontentedly.

"Don't worry, it won't happen. I usually try to stay away from women!"

Ye Liuyun comforted Liang Xue briefly, then they returned to the central area, preparing to continue the hunt.

But Ye Liuyun sharply realized that the shadow members here were all watching them.

When they came back, they were immediately surrounded by many shadows.

"Since you insist on acting, don't blame me!"

Ye Liuyun gave them a warning, then instantly unleashed Ghost Butterflies and started killing outright.

At that moment, a huge shadow suddenly approached.

"So you really can see us?" From that shadow stepped out a powerhouse of the Ninth Tier of Creation.