Chapter 1099: Mirror Flowers, Water Moon!

"Hahaha, go to hell!"

Mo Santong, wielding a short blade radiating terrifying energy fluctuations, slashed at Ye Yuan.

Having suffered two massive impacts in a row, Ye Yuan, a mere Dao Xuan fourth layer, was already severely wounded.

This strike was a killing blow!

And to be safe, Zhao Lingdong also struck instantly!

Joining him was the incredibly fast Ao Tian Divine Hound!

The full-force strike of three powerhouses gave Ye Yuan no chance to catch his breath.

Such a combined attack would surely kill even a Void Xuan expert, let alone a mere Dao Xuan fourth layer.

But at that moment, a faint smile curled at the corner of Ye Yuan's mouth.

To the shock of Mo Santong and Zhao Lingdong, blood was actually flowing from Ye Yuan's eyes!

Two streaks of bloody tears streamed down from the corners of his eyes, as if he were weeping.

Yet the corners of his mouth were clearly smiling.

A mocking smile!

Zhao Lingdong's heart skipped a beat, sensing something amiss.

But his movements were not slow; he struck Ye Yuan's chest hard with his palm.

At the same time, Mo Santong's divine short blade also slashed into Ye Yuan's body.

"Ugh..."

Blood gushed from Ye Yuan's mouth like a fountain, a shocking sight.

"Bang!"

Ye Yuan crashed heavily to the ground and lay still.

Seeing Ye Yuan seemingly dead, the four finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Heh heh, the Son of Heaven's Mandate died just like that. This time, the human race has no one to rely on!" said Mo Datong.

"I thought the Son of Heaven's Mandate was something special. Turns out he's nothing much! Without shielding the Heavenly Secrets, he still ended up dead!" Mo Er'tong said disdainfully.

"Just before he died, he smiled at me. I thought he had some trick up his sleeve—scared me. Good thing he's dead for good!" said Mo Santong.

"Hahaha, Third Brother, you're too timid! With our three divine artifacts in play, how could he have a chance? Not to mention a mere Dao Xuan fourth layer—even a Void Xuan martial artist would be dead for sure!" Mo Er'tong laughed loudly.

Mo Santong nodded in agreement. "But this kid is indeed extraordinary. At Dao Xuan fourth layer, he could comprehend the Divine King Domain. If allowed to develop, he would be a great enemy to our demon race. No wonder the Divine Lord spared no expense to deploy three divine artifacts to eliminate him."

While the Three Freaks of Moling were talking, Zhao Lingdong stood by, frowning in silence.

He stared at Ye Yuan's corpse, lost in thought.

Mo Datong noticed his odd behavior and asked, "Zhao Lingdong, what's wrong?"

Zhao Lingdong didn't answer him but said to Ao Tian, "Ao Tian, go check if he's really dead."

Ao Tian shot over to Ye Yuan's corpse in a flash, stretched out a dog paw, and prodded the body.

The Three Freaks watched curiously, wondering what Zhao Lingdong was up to.

After a bit of prodding, Ao Tian flashed back to Zhao Lingdong's side and barked a few times.

Then Zhao Lingdong's frown deepened.

"Zhao Lingdong, what did you find? Spit it out!" Mo Er'tong couldn't help asking.

Zhao Lingdong shook his head. "I feel something's off! But Ao Tian found nothing—Ji Qingyun is indeed dead."

The three had been on edge from Zhao Lingdong's earlier behavior, but now they finally relaxed.

"Pfft! I thought you'd discovered something! Zhao Lingdong, are you messing with us?" Mo Datong said irritably.

Although Zhao Lingdong was slightly stronger than each of them individually, the three together could easily overpower him.

If not for the Divine Lord's orders to follow Zhao Lingdong's lead, they would have turned on him already.

Zhao Lingdong had been dithering for ages, and nothing came of it—wasn't that just messing with them?

Zhao Lingdong glanced at Mo Datong but asked Mo Santong, "Santong, did you see blood flowing from Ye Yuan's eyes just now?"

Mo Santong was taken aback, then nodded. "Yes! I did see blood in his eyes! And he smiled at me eerily—it gave me the creeps."

Zhao Lingdong frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "I feel we killed Ye Yuan too easily! How could the Son of Heaven's Mandate be so easily slain?"

Mo Datong frowned. "Easily? Not really. He saw through our Mountains and Rivers Map. And we went all out to kill him, barely succeeding."

Zhao Lingdong shook his head. "On the surface, our strength far exceeds his. But I feel Ji Qingyun's trump cards shouldn't be limited to two divine artifacts. Moreover, the blood from his eyes at the last moment, combined with his expression—that's too suspicious."

Zhao Lingdong shuddered, suddenly feeling he had grasped something. But he couldn't quite recall it.

"Eyes! Eyes! What technique could he have related to his eyes?" The usually composed Zhao Lingdong grew agitated.

...

On the fourth floor, a white figure emerged from the teleportation array.

His white robe was soaked through with blood, a miserable sight.

"Ye Yuan, you damned bastard! Mirror Flowers, Water Moon is a divine-level illusion. Even with divine essence, I won't recover for at least a year or two!" A voice suddenly screeched in his sea of consciousness.

This white-robed figure was none other than Ye Yuan, who had fled from the third floor to the fourth!

From the moment he sensed danger, Ye Yuan had been planning his escape.

In his sea of consciousness, Ye Yuan had threatened the Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye severely before forcing it to cast the divine-level illusion, Mirror Flowers, Water Moon!

The Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye, using Ye Yuan's divine essence, unleashed a terrifying divine-level illusion.

Though it didn't reach the full power of a true divine-level illusion, it still plunged Zhao Lingdong and the others into an illusionary state.

But casting this illusion was immensely costly for the Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye in its current state, nearly draining its primordial spirit.

Its primordial spirit had weakened significantly.

That was why, at the last moment, blood tears flowed from Ye Yuan's eyes.

This situation was similar to when Ye Yuan used the Sacred Dragon Token.

Now, Ye Yuan's eyes were tightly shut, throbbing with excruciating pain; he could no longer see.

Casting Mirror Flowers, Water Moon required the Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye to prepare for a while, so Ye Yuan had been trying to stall Zhao Lingdong.

But Ye Yuan hadn't expected Zhao Lingdong to be so alert, refusing to give him enough time.

With two Void Xuan experts wielding divine artifacts, Ye Yuan had clashed with them twice and was severely injured.

Fortunately, at the last moment, the Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye finally completed the spell, allowing Ye Yuan to escape.

"Less nonsense! If I die, you won't survive either! If you fall into the hands of the demon race, heh..." Ye Yuan said coldly.