Chapter 2113: Even if You Are a Heavenly Emperor, You Can't Stop Me!

A hint of disdain flickered at the corner of Ye Yuan's mouth as he thrust out his bone sword.

A deadly threat rushed toward him.

Qi Zhen's expression changed drastically; he hadn't expected Ye Yuan to actually dare kill him.

Was this guy not considering the consequences?

Just as he thought he was doomed, a few blue fine lines appeared in front of Qi Zhen, and Ye Yuan's bone sword could advance no further.

The Heavenly Venerables present all narrowed their eyes—those were Dao patterns, the hallmark of a Heavenly Emperor!

Such power was the might of heaven and earth, which mortals could not resist.

Seeing the Dao patterns appear, Qi Zhen knew that Gongyang Lie would not stand by and watch him be killed, and he was overjoyed.

With a Heavenly Emperor making a move, who here could still kill him?

Ye Yuan's expression turned cold as he looked at Gongyang Lie and said in a deep voice, "Are you going to stop me?"

Gongyang Lie bowed and said, "Sub-Saint, Qi Zhen holds a very high status in the Qilin clan; he cannot be killed! If you kill him, it will inevitably provoke fierce retaliation from the Qilin clan. By then, even the Saint Ancestor High Priest may not be able to protect you!"

Hearing this, Qi Zhen, as if grasping his last straw, roared wildly, "Ye Yuan, I am the future of the Qilin clan's alchemy, the successor of Ancestor Qichen! If you dare kill me, you will regret it!"

Ye Yuan sneered, "Truly incorrigible! At this point, you still dare to threaten me?"

His gaze turned cold, shifting to Gongyang Lie, and he said coldly, "This Saint's actions are not for you to meddle in! Are you really going to stop me?"

Gongyang Lie hesitated for a moment, then finally sighed, "Sub-Saint, I am doing this for your own good, and to prevent the demon race from falling into civil strife. Let Young Master Qi Zhen leave; I will later come to apologize to the Sub-Saint."

In Gongyang Lie's view, killing Qi Zhen was a monumental matter.

Once the Qilin clan was angered, they might emerge and plunge the entire Demon God Domain into war.

Although Ye Yuan's reputation as Sub-Saint was great, in the end, he was only at the True God Realm.

Gongyang Lie's respect was entirely for the Saint Ancestor High Priest, not for Ye Yuan.

As for Ye Yuan himself, Gongyang Lie did not hold much reverence.

No matter how stunning Ye Yuan's performance was, he was merely a genius who had yet to mature.

He was not on the same level as a Heavenly Emperor like himself.

Ye Yuan laughed loudly, his aura soaring to the heavens.

Yet, before the power of a Heavenly Emperor, Ye Yuan seemed so insignificant.

His bone sword still could not advance an inch.

Gongyang Lie shook his head and sighed, "Sub-Saint, give up. The power of a Heavenly Emperor is beyond your imagination! I cannot watch you make a mistake that cannot be undone."

But at that moment, blue fine lines spread out from Ye Yuan's body.

Ye Yuan's eyes gradually turned icy.

Under the blue fine lines, Gongyang Lie's power collapsed!

Gongyang Lie's pupils contracted sharply; he wanted to act but it was too late.

Pfft!

The bone sword directly pierced Qi Zhen's chest, and the fierce sword laws wantonly destroyed Qi Zhen's internal organs.

The Heavenly Venerate Realm was powerful, but what was it before Dao patterns?

Until death, Qi Zhen's eyes were wide open, clearly unable to believe what had happened.

How could a True God Realm break through the Dao patterns laid down by a Heavenly Emperor?

At that moment, a trace of regret arose in his heart.

If he had yielded to Ye Yuan, perhaps the outcome would have been different?

Pride, sometimes, can really kill.

"Th-this... how is this possible? The Sub-Saint... actually broke through Lord Gongyang's Dao patterns!"

"What is that on the Sub-Saint? Could it be... also Dao patterns?"

"How can a True God Realm... use Dao patterns? Am I seeing things?"

...

In the great hall, shocked voices filled the air.

What had just happened brought them too great a shock.

What spread from Ye Yuan's body was clearly Dao patterns!

But how could Dao patterns, which even a Half-Step Heavenly Emperor could not use, appear on a True God Realm?

Even more shocked was Gongyang Lie.

As a Heavenly Emperor, he naturally understood what Dao patterns meant.

That was power truly belonging to the Heavenly Dao!

Only by reaching the Heavenly Emperor Realm could one enter the Dao with one's body and mobilize the might of heaven and earth for attack.

But Ye Yuan, merely a True God Realm, had actually mastered Dao patterns?

Such a thing was simply too shocking.

At this moment, Ye Yuan withdrew his bone sword, slowly rose, and the Dao patterns on his body receded like a tide.

His gaze was icy cold; when Gongyang Lie met his eyes, he involuntarily shivered.

What kind of gaze was that!

"You... you have actually mastered Dao patterns? How is this possible?" Gongyang Lie looked at Ye Yuan and asked involuntarily.

His heart was now filled with questions.

"When I, Ye Yuan, want to kill someone, no one can stop me! Even if you are a Heavenly Emperor, you can't!" Ye Yuan's words seemed to freeze the space.

At this moment, Ye Yuan seemed like a different person.

The calm and detachment on his face had long disappeared, replaced by coldness.

But unlike last time in the Ancient God Battlefield, Ye Yuan now seemed to retain a trace of rationality.

Having learned from last time, Ye Yuan dared not overuse the power of Dao patterns.

If not for Gongyang Lie's intervention, he would not have used them.

Gongyang Lie's expression changed as he came to his senses.

A big event had occurred!

"Ye Yuan!"

Gongyang Lie shouted coldly, enraged, "Do you think that just because you are called Sub-Saint, you can act lawlessly? Do you know that you have caused a great disaster!"

Ye Yuan looked coldly at Gongyang Lie and said, "Do you think that I, Ye Yuan, stand here and let you call me Sub-Saint because of the Saint Ancestor High Priest? You are wrong! It is the Saint Ancestor High Priest who needs me, not I who need the Saint Ancestor High Priest!"

"Arrogant! Truly arrogant! Even if you are a Sub-Saint, you cannot stand shoulder to shoulder with the Saint Ancestor High Priest! Moreover, your actions now are dragging the entire demon race into trouble!" Gongyang Lie said furiously.

Ye Yuan remained icy, "If the Qilin clan comes, I will bear it alone! You need not worry!"

With that, Ye Yuan flicked his sleeves and left, leaving behind a stunned crowd.

No one had expected things to develop to this point.

The situation had now reached an irreparable state.

Watching Ye Yuan's retreating figure, Gongyang Lie couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He hadn't expected that even with his personal intervention, he couldn't stop Ye Yuan.

The Sub-Saint personally appointed by the Saint Ancestor High Priest was indeed extraordinary!

...

Soon, Qi Chen and others learned of Qi Zhen's death and were naturally shocked and furious.

"Xin Luo, I am going to kill Ye Yuan right now. Don't stop me! Even if he is a Sub-Saint, killing the alchemy genius of our Qilin clan means he must die to atone!" Facing Xin Luo, Qi Chen was burning with rage.

Unexpectedly, Xin Luo just shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I won't stop you, but I'm afraid that even if you go, you won't be able to kill the Sub-Saint."