Chapter 1404: Fixed Mindset

Qiu Shuisheng opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found that he really couldn't utter a word.

Even with all the advantages, Jin Yu was still defeated by Ye Yuan.

He couldn't even break Jin Yu's stirring and soul-stirring move, let alone deal with Ye Yuan.

Qiu Shuisheng was a favored son of heaven; apart from Jin Yu, he looked down on no one in the Hundred Cities Region.

But now, he truly had no courage to fight Ye Yuan.

On a narrow path, the brave wins!

In that situation just now, anyone else would probably have thought first about how to protect themselves.

At least, there would have been a moment of hesitation.

But Ye Yuan didn't hesitate at all; he just slashed his sword over!

At this moment, Qiu Shuisheng couldn't help recalling Qin Shao's earlier words.

He was born to create miracles!

He had been quite dismissive of Qin Shao's words before, but now he found that Qin Shao had not exaggerated in the slightest.

"Strike while the iron is hot! Kill this guy, and his storage rings will all be ours!"

Someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, startling everyone awake.

After two consecutive battles, over a thousand people had gathered around!

At that shout, many immediately entertained the idea of fishing in troubled waters.

In an instant, a large number of people surged toward Ye Yuan to surround and kill him.

Not only him, but many also charged at Jin Yu.

"A bunch of shameless wretches! Do you even deserve to lay a hand on Jin Yu?"

Qiu Shuisheng snorted coldly and shot out like lightning.

Qin Shao's face also darkened as he rushed swiftly toward Ye Yuan.

Facing the tide of students charging at him, Ye Yuan only sneered, flicked his wrist, and struck out with the Zhu Xie Sword again!

His current state was not great, but only relative to experts like Jin Yu.

The physical cultivation technique Ye Yuan practiced was the Xuanwu Clan's Xuanwu Divine Body Art.

Although this technique was not considered a peerless divine skill in the Tongtian Realm, its defensive power was far beyond ordinary techniques.

The Xuanwu Clan's talent was astonishing defense, so the techniques they cultivated were naturally not inferior.

The blow just now was heavy, but it wasn't enough to make Ye Yuan lose his combat ability.

He still had strength to spare to deal with these scum.

"Swish!"

Ye Yuan swung his sword in a slash, and the powerful force terrified several people in front.

They never expected that Ye Yuan, already so injured, could still unleash such a fierce attack.

Caught off guard, the foremost person didn't even have time to crush his jade pendant before being killed by Ye Yuan.

The few behind didn't have time to escape; they only managed to crush their jade pendants and teleport back to the altar.

"Don't be afraid! He's already at the end of his rope, using this sword to scare us! Kill him!" someone in the crowd shouted again.

The tide of people, which had paused slightly because of this sword strike, surged toward Ye Yuan again.

Ye Yuan sneered, completely unconcerned.

If one came, he would kill one.

If two came, he would kill a pair!

These people all harbored the hope that Ye Yuan was at his wit's end.

How could they know the terror of Ye Yuan's technique? This bit of consumption meant nothing to him.

Even if his divine essence was nearly depleted, the duration would still exceed all their expectations.

Ye Yuan kept swinging his sword, wantonly reaping the lives of these outer academy disciples.

But in the crowd, a viper-like gaze was fixed on Ye Yuan.

His realm and strength were no different from the others, making him seem very ordinary in the crowd; no one would notice him.

And at that moment, he moved with the crowd to Ye Yuan's back!

Then, he struck fiercely!

Qin Shao suddenly sensed something and saw a familiar figure, his eyes showing horror.

"Ye Yuan, watch your back!" Qin Shao shouted.

And at that moment, a powerful aura arrived with a roar!

"Qin Yuanlong, how dare you!"

This figure was none other than Lei Ming, who had come from afar!

When he heard the news of Ye Yuan challenging the heroes, he knew Qin Yuanlong would be here.

But he hadn't expected that upon arrival, he would witness Qin Yuanlong sneaking an attack on Ye Yuan from the crowd!

Without a doubt, Ye Yuan was the most promising student of Wumeng Academy, even surpassing Qin Tian.

Before leaving, Wen Yiyang had specifically instructed him to keep an eye on Qin Yuanlong and prevent him from targeting Ye Yuan.

Unexpectedly, this guy had still slipped away!

A Guixu strongman ambushing Ye Yuan, who was at the Dongxuan realm—there was no suspense.

Qin Yuanlong was mixed in the crowd, too close to Ye Yuan; he wouldn't give Ye Yuan a chance to crush his jade pendant!

A sinister smile flashed at the corner of Qin Yuanlong's mouth—finally, he could kill Ye Yuan!

This brat who had brought shame to the Qin family could finally die.

Unfortunately, Ye Yuan had his back to him, so he couldn't see the mocking smile on Ye Yuan's face.

"Boom!"

Qin Yuanlong only felt a blur before his eyes, and Ye Yuan's figure suddenly vanished.

His palm struck empty air, landing on the students opposite Ye Yuan.

How formidable was a Guixu strongman's palm? Caught off guard, those students were directly wiped out in a large swath by Qin Yuanlong!

Everyone was stunned—where had Ye Yuan gone?

Qin Yuanlong's scalp tingled; he realized he had overlooked something extremely important!

Not only him, but everyone had overlooked it.

Ye Yuan could perform sword flight!

"Teacher Qin, disappointed? You were too careless, forgetting that I can fly on a sword!" Ye Yuan said from the air, looking at Qin Yuanlong with a half-smile.

Qin Yuanlong's face was ashen, his gaze at Ye Yuan filled with murderous intent.

Such an important piece of information—they had actually missed it!

No, or rather, Ye Yuan had deliberately led them to overlook it.

Since his battle with Qin Shao, Ye Yuan had never again displayed the ability of sword flight in public.

Six or seven years had passed in a flash, and Ye Yuan had always fought on the ground, never showing this ability.

As a result, everyone had forgotten this fact!

After all, the inability to fly below the Divine Lord realm was common knowledge in the Tongtian Realm.

This fixed mindset was deeply ingrained in people's thinking and hard to eradicate.

Seven years ago, Ye Yuan's stunning flight had indeed shocked everyone, but later, Ye Yuan's Star Severing was even more eye-catching than sword flight.

"Sword flight! Ye Yuan can actually fly on a sword! My god, just how monstrous is this guy?"

"This guy hides too deep! With this move, he's already in an invincible position!"

"Unexpected! Truly unexpected! The number one genius of the Hundred Cities Region has changed hands just like that!"

...

Ye Yuan's stunning flight once again shocked everyone.

Not to mention the Hundred Cities Region, even the Thousand Cities Region or the Ten Thousand Cities Region might not produce a genius who comprehended sword flight!

But Ye Yuan had done it!

"Qin Yuanlong, disregarding your status, you assassinated an academy student! I will definitely report this to the City Lord! You, be prepared!"

Lei Ming's roar sounded at this moment.