Chapter 1102: A Chain of Stratagems!

"Aotian, chase!"

Zhao Lingdong gave a cold shout, and on both sides of the divine hound Aotian, a pair of wings actually grew out!

"Swish..."

Aotian turned into a streak of light, directly shaking off Zhao Lingdong.

Ye Yuan had only left a quarter of an hour earlier, and that little time was not enough to shake off Zhao Lingdong, a Void Profound powerhouse.

Zhao Lingdong's perception locked onto Ye Yuan from afar, not giving him a chance to escape.

Aotian's speed at this moment was probably not much slower than merging with heaven and earth.

The distance between him and Ye Yuan was shrinking at an extremely fast rate.

Zhao Lingdong did not slow his pace, but he spoke through gritted teeth: "This kid, just how many trump cards does he have? That great formation just now was actually able to kill Ertong. What exactly happened inside?"

Zhao Lingdong was utterly baffled!

Clearly, Mo Ertong had the Lingxi Pojie Mirror in hand, so why didn't he break the formation?

Even if he didn't break the formation, what kind of attack could kill Mo Ertong, who possessed a divine artifact?

Zhao Lingdong found it extremely eerie.

Three figures chased each other through the space of the fourth layer, quickly covering millions of li.

Aotian and Ye Yuan's distance grew closer and closer; he could almost see Ye Yuan's back.

Aotian's eyes suddenly narrowed, and his form vanished in an instant.

At that moment, his speed surged several times, and in the blink of an eye, he was behind Ye Yuan.

"Shua!"

In midair, a cold gleam flashed.

Sharp claws pierced straight through the chest.

However, Aotian did not feel the pleasure of penetrating flesh.

With a "boom," "Ye Yuan" turned into a ball of pale yellow flames and dissipated into nothing.

The hair all over Aotian's body stood on end; a sense of danger surged into his heart.

From the void, a fiercely sharp sword light pierced out, directly slicing toward Aotian's dog head.

This sword was too close, and its speed was extremely fast!

"Aotian, be careful!"

Zhao Lingdong, who had just arrived, saw this scene and his eyes nearly split with rage.

At the critical moment, Aotian pushed his speed to the limit and vanished from the spot in an instant.

However, he was still half a beat too slow!

The green light directly sliced into Aotian's newly grown wing, severing his right wing cleanly!

"Awoo..."

Aotian let out a miserable howl and flashed to Zhao Lingdong's side.

A figure slowly emerged from the void, sighing: "What a pity... just a little more, and I could have chopped off that dog's head."

Who else could this figure be but Ye Yuan?

But now Ye Yuan had changed into a cyan robe, no longer wearing the white garment from before.

"Awoo... awoo... awoo..."

Aotian let out repeated howls, whether in agony or in denunciation of Ye Yuan's shameless act.

Probably only Zhao Lingdong could understand.

That wing of Aotian's had been completely severed by Ye Yuan, blood gushing profusely.

Although this sword did not take Aotian's life, it severely injured his vitality.

Zhao Lingdong stared fixedly at Ye Yuan. If looks could kill, Ye Yuan would have died countless times by now.

The bond between him and Aotian had long surpassed the boundary of master and servant; they were like family.

With Aotian suffering such a great loss, how could he not be furious?

Only then did he realize that this was nothing but a chain of stratagems!

Ye Yuan had his external incarnation wear that white robe and pretend to flee, while he himself concealed himself in the void, waiting to ambush!

In fact, Ye Yuan's flying speed was far faster than they had imagined!

After breaking free from the formation, Ye Yuan pushed Merging with Heaven and Earth to its limit and, midway, dropped his external incarnation to pretend to flee with depleted primal energy.

When Ye Yuan broke free from the formation, he had already calculated the time. The moment before the formation shattered, Ye Yuan directly dove into the void.

As soon as Zhao Lingdong and Aotian emerged, they immediately spotted the external incarnation and assumed it was Ye Yuan.

That first impression proved fatal.

Their perception firmly locked onto the incarnation, never imagining that Ye Yuan was hiding in the void.

Especially Aotian; he locked onto Ye Yuan not only through perception but also by scent.

The external incarnation wore Ye Yuan's clothes, so of course it smelled like Ye Yuan!

When he erupted with full force to kill Ye Yuan, his move was already fully extended, leaving no room for a second reaction.

All this, though slow in description, happened in the blink of an eye.

This scene was so unexpected that neither Zhao Lingdong nor Aotian had time to react before suffering a great loss.

However, Ye Yuan was still not entirely satisfied with this outcome.

He had been building up this sword strike for a long time, fully expecting to chop off Aotian's dog head, but he still managed to escape.

"Ji Qingyun, you are asking for death!" Zhao Lingdong ground his teeth.

It had been countless years since he had been this angry.

He would rather be injured himself than see Aotian hurt.

Facing Zhao Lingdong's fury, Ye Yuan said calmly: "As if you would let me go! Since you came to kill me, you must be prepared to be killed. If you don't even have that awareness, you... cannot kill me!"

Zhao Lingdong raged: "Is that so? Then let me see just how many tricks you have! Today, I will definitely tear you into a thousand pieces!"

"Roar!"

Zhao Lingdong let out a furious roar, and on his face and hands, ferocious fur suddenly grew out!

His teeth grew into fangs, and his fingertips grew sharp claws.

His body crouched in the air, looking just like a large dog!

"Oho, so you've turned into a dog! So this is your strongest form. Truly worthy of the title 'Divine Hound King'! Big dog plus little dog, an unbeatable combo." Ye Yuan said teasingly.

Zhao Lingdong, in the form of a dog, spoke human language: "I hope you can still laugh a moment later!"

"Swoosh!"

Zhao Lingdong's form vanished in an instant. Ye Yuan only felt a chill at his neck; a dog's claw had already reached his throat.

This technique was exactly the same as Aotian's.

However, with his Unity of Heaven and Man state fully open, Ye Yuan had long seen every move Zhao Lingdong made.

Without any panic, the Zhuxie Divine Sword instantly left its sheath and, at an extremely bizarre angle, thrust toward Zhao Lingdong's throat!

The Zhuxie Divine Sword, though launched later, arrived first, even a hair faster than Zhao Lingdong.

Zhao Lingdong's expression darkened; he hadn't expected Ye Yuan to use such a mutually destructive tactic.

If his claw struck, Ye Yuan would certainly die, but he himself would absolutely not survive.

When two enemies meet, the brave one wins!

Zhao Lingdong finally backed down!

At the last moment, his body leaned back slightly, narrowly avoiding Ye Yuan's thrust.

And because of that slight difference, his claw could no longer pierce Ye Yuan's throat.

A drop of blood trickled down from Ye Yuan's neck; his throat had still been cut with a small gash.

But Zhao Lingdong knew that he had still lost this exchange!

"You can't even part with your life, and you still claim to love your dog?" Ye Yuan, seemingly oblivious to the pain in his neck, said with a mocking smile.