Chapter 1623: Shameless Beyond Belief

"What do you mean?" Dean asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Ah! Back then, that kid Yuan Ye disguised himself as a demon. Didn't he look a lot like that kid just now?" Tianxing said.

Dean thought for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Now that you mention it, I do remember! It's him!"

It wasn't that Dean was forgetful; rather, Ye Yuan in human form and Ye Yuan in demon form had vastly different auras and temperaments.

Plus, Ye Yuan had made some alterations to his appearance, so Dean hadn't recognized him.

Now that Tianxing had reminded him, Dean suddenly understood.

"Wait! Let's go back!" Dean announced loudly.

Dean was an important figure among this group of demons, so his words naturally carried weight.

"Dean, what's wrong? Could those humans possibly escape the Soul-Devouring Demon Cloud Formation?" another leader, Qiao An, asked.

Dean said, "If it were just those people, of course not! But among them, there's a huge variable!"

Qiao An asked in surprise, "You mean that kid you mentioned? Just a Return to Void realm cultivator, and he's that formidable?"

Tianxing sneered, "He toyed with the entire Dalan Imperial City and the Blood Yan Hall in the palm of his hand, and finally obtained a precious treasure and slipped away! What do you think? Is he formidable?"

Although he didn't know the rank of the Purple Extreme Hall, it was obviously a precious treasure.

Qiao An was greatly shocked and said, "This kid is the one who caused you heavy losses last time?"

Tianxing sneered, "I'd recognize this kid even if he turned to ashes! This time, I'll make him know what despair means!"

...

"Get the hell out of my way!"

In the red mist, Gao Yuan's eyes were bloodshot; he could barely hold on.

This formation was too powerful; even with his soul strength, he couldn't resist it.

Though he tried his utmost to stay conscious, his awareness grew increasingly blurred.

"Damn it! I've roamed the world all my life; how could I capsize in a ditch?"

Gao Yuan roared, trying to charge out of the formation, but his consciousness grew fainter.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a loud crash came, and Gao Yuan felt his soul relax, regaining clarity.

"This... what's going on? What happened to me just now?"

"Ah! Junior brother, who killed you! I... I will avenge you!"

"It... it was Elder Ye who saved us!"

...

Not far away, beside Ye Yuan, there was a destroyed formation base.

And around, quite a few formation bases had already been destroyed.

Clearly, this was all Ye Yuan's doing.

"Thank you... thank you, Elder Ye, for saving our lives!"

"Thanks to Elder Ye, otherwise we would have been completely wiped out!"

"Elder Ye is truly extraordinary; I admire you!"

...

Everyone came over to thank Ye Yuan.

If not for Ye Yuan, they would probably have been completely lost by now.

But they were astonished: why was Ye Yuan completely unaffected by the formation?

The formation directly attacked the soul, but Ye Yuan's soul was guarded by the Soul-Calming Pearl, so how could the formation erode it at all?

And Ye Yuan's Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye could pierce illusions, allowing him to quickly find these formation bases.

Once the bases were destroyed, the formation naturally broke.

Zheng Qi was still shaken; he now realized that bringing Ye Yuan along was an extremely wise decision.

Without Ye Yuan, this whole group would have been done for.

"Hmph! Even if he hadn't saved us, he would have died here too!" Gao Yuan snorted coldly.

Zheng Qi angrily retorted, "You old scoundrel are truly shameless to say such a thing."

Gao Yuan said disdainfully, "Am I wrong? With his strength, can he really deal with so many demons? Don't tell me he doesn't want that treasure!"

Sure enough, as soon as he said that, the gratitude on everyone's faces faded considerably.

Human nature is selfish; although Ye Yuan had saved them, when they realized he might take away their opportunity, they became wary.

Seeing the change in everyone's expressions, Gao Yuan felt quite pleased.

He had only been careless earlier; if he were careful, he wouldn't fear those demons either.

Thank Ye Yuan? No way!

"Shameless beyond belief!" Zheng Qi was furious.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Great Elder, no need to be angry. The gentleman is open and aboveboard; the petty man is always worried. Let him gloat."

Ye Yuan understood that people like Gao Yuan were dark-hearted.

With a dark heart himself, he naturally saw others as dark too.

No matter how good you were to him, he would find a reason to slander you.

The best approach with such people was to keep them at a distance.

Of course, if the opportunity arose, Ye Yuan wouldn't mind setting him up to avenge Zheng Qi's master.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

Suddenly, a large group of dark figures rushed over, blocking the group's path. It was the demon experts returning.

"This kid really has some tricks; even the Soul-Devouring Demon Cloud Formation couldn't trap him! Good thing we came back in time, or there would be endless trouble!" Dean said coldly.

The human experts' faces changed drastically. They had just escaped the formation and were not in good shape, and now the demon experts had returned.

Moreover, this was the first time they saw the full lineup of demon experts, and it gave them a huge shock.

On the demon side, there were experts everywhere!

Just in numbers, they outnumbered the humans by dozens!

And the high-end战力 of the demons far exceeded that of the humans.

They had over a dozen experts at the Demon Lord Triple Heaven stage alone.

This lineup made the human experts feel despair.

Tianxing looked at Ye Yuan and said with a sinister smile, "Kid, didn't expect to meet again, did you?"

In fact, Ye Yuan had already seen Tianxing through his Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye, so he wasn't too surprised.

A smile curled at the corner of Ye Yuan's mouth. "Judging by your expression, you're holding quite a grudge!"

Stimulated by Ye Yuan's smile, Tianxing raged, "What do you think? I'm going to take back that precious treasure you have today! And I'll also take your life and my Xuanhuang Cauldron!"

Dean also said coldly, "No one in this world dares to toy with the Blood Yan Hall! Kid Yuan Ye, you've got guts!"

Ye Yuan said calmly, "If you've got the skill, come and take them!"

Tianxing sneered, "Kill them all! Leave no one alive!"

Just as the experts were about to act, Gao Yuan suddenly shouted, "Hold on!"

Tianxing narrowed his eyes and said, "If you have something to say, say it; if you have something to let out, let it out!"

Gao Yuan's face stiffened, but he suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice, "You have a grudge against this kid, and I have a score to settle with him too. We've all come to Huanmo Ridge for the treasure that has emerged. The road ahead is uncertain; we should work together. We'll hand this kid over to you, and then we'll search for the treasure together. As for who gets the treasure, let each rely on their own skills! What do you say?"

Zheng Qi's face changed drastically, and he angrily shouted, "Gao Yuan! Are you going to play the jackal to the tiger and betray your friends for personal gain?"