Chapter 2161: Too Many Unexpected Things!

Late at night, in the dungeon.

A faint fragrance drifted into the nostrils of the guards.

Thud!

Thud!

Soon, they fell one after another.

A black-clad figure, like a ghost, entered the dungeon.

"My lord!" Long Xiao, seeing the newcomer, knelt down in ecstasy.

The black-clad figure nodded slowly and said calmly, "Mm, you performed well today. You did not disappoint me."

Long Xiao said smugly, "Of course! That brat tried to use me against you. How could I let him succeed? He thought himself clever, but wasn't he just a pawn in our hands?"

This black-clad figure was none other than Ao Xu.

Ao Xu frowned slightly and said, "What happened to you? With your strength, how could you be captured by that brat?"

At this, Long Xiao's eyes reddened, and he gritted his teeth, "My lord, you must avenge us! That brat... he's too formidable. He killed all my brothers!"

Ao Xu's expression changed drastically, shocked and angry. "How is that possible?"

Long Xiao, eyes red, briefly recounted what had happened.

As Ao Xu listened, his heart shook violently.

He thought he had already thought highly of Ye Yuan, but he never expected Ye Yuan to be even more monstrous than he imagined!

Such terrifying mastery of spatial laws had utterly toyed with Long Xiao and his men.

Even Long Xi, a True God at the third level, had died in the spatial collapse.

At this moment, Ao Xu felt no regret; instead, he believed his actions were entirely correct.

If this brat grew up, what room would there be for Ao Yu?

"This brat is a troublesome one! Alright, I've knocked out the guards. You can leave now! Once out, disappear for ten years and don't show your face!" Ao Xu commanded.

Long Xiao nodded. "Thank you, my lord! That brat..."

Ao Xu frowned. "Do I need your meddling in my affairs?"

Long Xiao was startled and quickly said he dared not.

But he sensed a strong murderous intent from Ao Xu.

Clearly, Ao Xu's desire to kill Ye Yuan had only grown.

Ao Xu pointed in the air, and the cell door opened with a click.

Long Xiao and the others were overjoyed and thanked Ao Xu profusely.

"Alright, don't waste time. If you're discovered, you won't be able to escape!" Ao Xu said impatiently.

Long Xiao and his men dared not linger and quickly left the dungeon.

Behind them, a cold smirk flickered at the corner of Ao Xu's mouth. He waved his hand and changed into his usual elder's robe.

Just as Long Xiao and his men exited the Purple Dragon Fort, flames suddenly erupted behind them, and someone screamed.

The men were terrified and fled as fast as they could.

But at that moment, a terrifying aura came from behind.

"How dare you, bandits, attempt a jailbreak! You deserve death!" The voice rang out through the night, clear throughout the entire Purple Dragon Fort.

Long Xiao and his men's faces changed drastically. The voice belonged to none other than Ao Xu!

At this point, how could they not understand what was happening?

Ao Xu was going to silence them!

Ao Xu had never intended to let them go; he was just creating an excuse to kill them openly!

The might of a Heavenly Emperor—how formidable was it?

As Ao Xu struck with his palm, Long Xiao and his men felt as if the heavens and earth were collapsing.

But just as they despaired, a gentle force suddenly appeared, miraculously blocking the attack.

Ao Xu's expression changed drastically, shocked and angry. "Who is it?"

Several figures appeared, led by none other than the Dragon Lord.

Beside the Dragon Lord, Ye Yuan watched him with a playful expression.

Ao Xu's heart skipped a beat. How could he not realize he had been set up?

The Dragon Lord stared intently at Ao Xu and said coldly, "Ao Xu, you have disappointed me greatly!"

Ye Yuan turned to Long Xiao and smiled, "See? I didn't lie to you, did I? You were just pawns of Ao Xu. Now that you're useless, naturally you don't need to live anymore."

Long Xiao was a formidable figure in his own right, but now his eyes blazed with fury.

They had slaved for Ao Xu, risking their lives for so many years, only to end up like this.

"Ao Xu, after all these years, even if we have no merit, we have hard work! And yet you would be so ruthless! Brother Ye told us you would kill us, and I didn't believe it. I never thought you would actually do it!" Long Xiao ground his teeth.

At this point, Ao Xu had recovered from his initial shock. His face regained its composure, and he smiled faintly. "You were just a few dogs in my hand. Life and death, reward and punishment—all were mine to control. Now that you're useless, of course you must die!"

"You!" Long Xiao hadn't expected Ao Xu to be so straightforward and admit it.

Ao Xu ignored him and turned to Ye Yuan, smiling. "I never thought that after dominating the Eastern Zhen Void for millions of years, I would fall into the hands of a wet-behind-the-ears brat like you!"

Ye Yuan smiled. "There are too many things you never expected, aren't there?"

Ao Xu's eyes turned cold, as if he wanted to kill Ye Yuan.

He had schemed meticulously, believing he had set a deadly trap from which Ye Yuan could never escape.

But he never expected that Ye Yuan would not only escape but also capture Long Xiao.

Long Xiao knew too many secrets. Once he fell into the Dragon Lord's hands, Ao Xu would surely come to a bad end.

So he took a great risk: freeing Long Xiao and then killing them.

Little did he know that all of this was within Ye Yuan's calculations.

He had calculated all his life, even including the Dragon Lord in his schemes, yet he was defeated by Ye Yuan, a novice!

That was the thing he least expected.

Ao Xu laughed heartily and nodded. "Indeed! I underestimated you!"

Ye Yuan smiled. "I couldn't understand why you, with no grudge against me, would want to kill me. It wasn't until I came to the Purple Dragon Fort that I learned your nephew is also a Son of the Heavenly Dragon. So you acted for his sake."

Ao Xu's expression changed, and he laughed loudly. "Brat, what deep schemes and ruthless methods you have! I act for myself, not for Ao Yu! Ao Zhen, I am not convinced—why could you become the Dragon Lord and not me!"

With that, Ao Xu's aura exploded violently, surging toward the Dragon Lord.

The terrifying aura of a Heavenly Emperor oppressed everyone, making it hard to breathe.

A Heavenly Emperor's wrathful strike was too terrifying!

If the energy burst forth, the entire Purple Dragon Fort would be leveled!

Ao Zhen sighed softly and suddenly reached out to grab the void.

A gentle force instantly compressed the entire space.

Ao Xu's power could not even be transmitted outward.

Under this force, Ao Xu couldn't even resist; he was directly annihilated.

Such was the might of the Dragon Lord—terrifying to this extent!

Seeing this, Ye Yuan was secretly shocked.

This was a mid-stage Heavenly Emperor!

Early-stage Heavenly Emperors were like ants before them, unable even to cause destruction!

And so, the Heavenly Emperor Ao Xu fell!

In the darkness, Ao Yu watched this scene calmly and said softly, "Uncle, you won't die in vain. I will avenge you!"