Chapter 108: A Single Sword Strike Sends Them Fleeing!

"He ran away? What a coward." Ye Yuan was taken aback.

"Sorry, Senior Brother Ye. Tang Yu is weak and couldn't stop him. I had to watch him escape." Tang Yu said shamefully.

Though he didn't show it, Tang Yu felt utterly useless.

So many things had happened to Ye Yuan recently, yet he couldn't help with any of them.

Now, Wan Yuan was like an ant Ye Yuan could crush with one hand, but to Tang Yu, he was as formidable as a mountain.

Tang Yu knew Wan Yuan was Ye Yuan's sworn enemy, yet he could only watch him flee, filling him with helplessness and guilt.

Ye Yuan waved his hand and said, "Brother Tang, don't worry about it. Wan Yuan is just a clown. Let him live a few more days. When I return from the Boundless Forest, I'll deal with his old man too!"

By the time he returned from the Boundless Forest, his father Ye Hang would almost be out of seclusion!

Then, the two of them, father and son, would give the entire Qin State a huge surprise!

Tang Yu was secretly stunned. Senior Brother Ye was as domineering as ever. No one in Qin State would dare say they could deal with Wan Donghai, yet Ye Yuan said it so matter-of-factly.

Ye Yuan was not one to suffer losses. He never believed in the maxim that a gentleman takes revenge ten years later. His creed was that a gentleman takes revenge before the night is over!

Fei Qingping nearly got him killed, so he killed him!

Lin Tiancheng and Zhang Heng caused Lü'er to end up like this, so Ye Yuan ignored the academy rules and killed them anyway!

The Nine Heavens Path, which no one in the Qi Transformation Realm had ever traversed, Ye Yuan still crossed it!

Such a life was truly exhilarating!

Tang Yu also wanted such a life, but not everyone could live it.

Only someone as heaven-defying as Ye Yuan had the ability to live such a life.

Wan Yuan was clearly terrified of Ye Yuan, which was why he fled in panic!

Under these circumstances, the only thing Wan Yuan could rely on was the academy rules. But to Ye Yuan, the academy rules were nothing but a decoration.

Ye Yuan was now a madman. Since he dared to kill Zhang Heng and Lin Tiancheng, he naturally wouldn't hesitate to kill Wan Yuan!

Speaking of which, the enmity between Wan Yuan and Ye Yuan was far greater than that with Lin Tiancheng!

So, he didn't even wait for the final result and ran away.

Wan Yuan was afraid that once the result came out, he wouldn't be able to escape.

"Senior Brother Ye, there's another matter. I'm not sure if I should bring it up." Tang Yu added.

"Brother Tang, why be so formal with me? Just say it directly."

"I've always found it strange that Lin Tiancheng targeted Miss Lü'er. Logically, Lin Tiancheng only had a minor grudge with you at the Spirit Pagoda, not enough to go to such extremes. So I wondered if there was more to it. I spent the last two days investigating, and I actually found something." Tang Yu said.

When Ye Yuan killed Zhang Heng and Lin Tiancheng, he was so furious he didn't think much of it, assuming Lin Tiancheng held a grudge over the Spirit Pagoda incident.

Now that he thought about it, although he had embarrassed Lin Tiancheng outside the Spirit Pagoda, it wasn't to the point of irreconcilable hatred.

Yet Zhang Heng's actions had clearly crossed the line, which seemed unreasonable.

Ye Yuan hadn't expected that there was another hidden reason behind this matter.

"Brother Tang, you mean... Wan Yuan?" Ye Yuan quickly suspected Wan Yuan.

Tang Yu nodded. "Exactly! Someone saw Wan Yuan and Liu Ruoshui approach Lin Tiancheng after the Spirit Pagoda assessment. Of course, what they said can no longer be traced."

"No need to investigate. They must have been behind it! Although I had a conflict with Lin Tiancheng during the Spirit Pagoda assessment, it wasn't to the death. Lin Tiancheng is narrow-minded. Provoked by them, he naturally held a grudge against me. It's no surprise he did such a thing." Ye Yuan's face gradually darkened.

"But Wan Yuan has already fled. What do we do?" Tang Yu asked.

"Let him be for now. The most important thing now is Lü'er. I'll deal with him when I return from the Boundless Forest! However, this Liu Ruoshui is truly venomous! If I'm not mistaken, the idea to harm Lü'er was probably hers!" Ye Yuan's words were murderous.

"The most venomous is a woman's heart—that's the kind of woman she is." Tang Yu said.

Ye Yuan stood up and said calmly, "I'll go pay a visit."

With that, he walked out the door.

Hu Yan looked at Ye Yuan's back and said helplessly, "This kid, he can't stay still for a moment!"

Tang Yu smiled bitterly. "Senior Brother Ye has always been clear about gratitude and grudges. He repays kindness tenfold and enmity tenfold!"

"Sigh, let him make a scene. He's crossed the Nine Heavens Path, making him equivalent to a core disciple of the Upper Sect. Su Yubai probably won't dare to act recklessly." Hu Yan sighed.

...

As soon as Ye Yuan stepped out, he was blocked at the door by none other than Wu Luochen, who had previously challenged him to a duel.

"Junior Brother Ye, you're truly remarkable! Crossing the Nine Heavens Path at the Qi Transformation Realm!" Wu Luochen praised as soon as he saw Ye Yuan.

"So it's Senior Brother Wu. The Nine Heavens Path was just luck; it's nothing." Ye Yuan said patiently.

Ye Yuan knew Wu Luochen had come to challenge him to a fight, but he was in no mood for that now.

"Hehe, I'm sure Brother Ye has guessed my purpose. Since you've crossed the Nine Heavens Path and broken through to the peak of the ninth level of Qi Transformation, you must have the strength of a Heaven-ranked student! I wonder if Brother Ye would fulfill our earlier agreement and have a match with me?" Wu Luochen didn't beat around the bush.

"Sorry, Senior Brother Wu, I have matters to attend to. If you want to spar, please choose another day." Ye Yuan refused outright.

Wu Luochen grew anxious and quickly said, "How can that be? I know you'll soon go into seclusion to consolidate your cultivation, and the Boundless Trial is in two days. Who knows how long it will be before we can fight! Better to do it today than wait!"

Wu Luochen's eyes were full of hope, clearly itching for a fight.

For someone like Wu Luochen, fighting was his whole life!

Ye Yuan had no choice but to say, "Senior Brother Wu, if I remember correctly, our agreement was to fight after I advanced to Heaven-ranked, right? But I'm still an Earth-ranked student. Forcing me like this seems a bit like bullying the weak, don't you think?"

"Well... but Junior Brother Ye's combat prowess is astonishing. Although you're still at the peak of the ninth level of Qi Transformation, your strength is surely no less than that of a Heaven-ranked student! From what I can see, you could already make it onto the Martial Ranking, and your rank might not be lower than mine!" Wu Luochen wasn't easily fooled.

Ye Yuan was in a hurry to find Liu Ruoshui but was blocked by Wu Luochen, making him irritable. He finally said, "Fine! If Senior Brother Wu can take one of my strikes head-on, I'll spar with you!"

Wu Luochen's eyes lit up. "Really?"

"Of course! Remember, you must take it head-on! If you dodge, I'm out!" Ye Yuan emphasized.

"Haha, no problem! Bring it on!" Wu Luochen laughed heartily.

Ye Yuan took out the Canghua Sword from his storage ring and unleashed a strike fused with Sword Intent!

Wu Luochen, who had been all smiles, suddenly changed expression. The terrifying Sword Intent nearly suffocated him!

How could anyone take such Sword Intent head-on?

Wu Luochen quickly activated his movement technique and dodged the strike.