Chapter 2236: Too Late

The ghost venerables were utterly stunned!

Ye Yuan's cultivation was only at the fifth level of the Heavenly Venerate realm, yet his combat prowess was in no way inferior to that of a seventh-level Heavenly Venerate.

Moreover, his sword was extremely peculiar, actually ignoring the spatial laws of the Soul-Eating Beasts!

No matter how fast these Soul-Eating Beasts were, he could kill them with a single strike.

Ghost Shang Heavenly Emperor's gaze darkened slightly as he said, "This kid is strange!"

Nine Lives Heavenly Emperor, with his sharp eyes, remarked in surprise, "This kid also knows some spatial laws, and... he has fused the laws of the sword with spatial laws, making his attacks extremely sharp. I didn't expect him to be such a good counter to the Soul-Eating Beasts."

Ghost Shang Heavenly Emperor sneered, "A human genius martial artist? Hehe, dying here wouldn't be bad either!"

The other Heavenly Emperors also wore expressions of schadenfreude.

The assembled Heavenly Venerates, however, were astonished.

This kid's soul power was so strong, and unexpectedly, he was also such a terrifying genius in martial arts.

No wonder he had been able to block a blow from Ghost Shang Heavenly Emperor earlier.

"Squeak squeak squeak..."

Suddenly, from a nearby cave, piercing shrieks rang out.

Three enormous Soul-Eating Beasts burst out, charging straight at Ye Yuan!

"Hiss... There are even a few eighth-level Heavenly Venerate Soul-Eating Beasts hiding!"

"Good thing this kid lured them out, or we'd be dead!"

"But this kid's strength is truly formidable; even among human martial artists, he would be a top-tier genius! What a pity, though—he's going to die here."

...

The ghost venerables were all horrified at the sight of these three eighth-level Heavenly Venerate Soul-Eating Beasts.

Soul-Eating Beasts of this level could devour them in one bite!

After Ye Yuan killed over a dozen Soul-Eating Beasts in succession, these three eighth-level Heavenly Venerate Soul-Eating Beasts could no longer hold back and made their move.

With the addition of the three eighth-level Heavenly Venerate Soul-Eating Beasts, Ye Yuan's pressure immediately increased sharply.

However, relying on his movement technique, he barely managed to hold his own in the fight against the beasts.

The crowd of Heavenly Venerates watched this scene, each one utterly astonished.

Ye Yuan's combat prowess was too ferocious; he was practically a humanoid monster.

Each of these three eighth-level Heavenly Venerate Soul-Eating Beasts could defeat an eighth-level Heavenly Venerate human in a one-on-one fight.

Yet, under the combined assault of so many Soul-Eating Beasts, Ye Yuan was still holding on.

Although Ye Yuan had sustained many injuries, the number of Soul-Eating Beasts was still slowly decreasing.

The faces of the Heavenly Emperors finally turned serious.

"This kid was actually hiding his strength earlier! If not for these three Soul-Eating Beasts making a move, we would have been fooled by him!" Ghost Shang Heavenly Emperor said through gritted teeth.

Nine Lives Heavenly Emperor's gaze also darkened as he said, "Hiding his strength is nothing, but these Soul-Eating Beasts are a huge threat! I suspect there might be a peak Heavenly Venerate Soul-Eating Beast hiding nearby!"

At these words, the Heavenly Emperors were startled!

A peak Heavenly Venerate Soul-Eating Beast was an absolutely terrifying existence for ghost path experts.

With peak and eighth-level Heavenly Venerate Soul-Eating Beasts hiding, who were they targeting?

Did they even need to ask?

At that moment, they were immensely grateful for Ye Yuan's presence.

If not for Ye Yuan, they might have been ambushed by these Soul-Eating Beasts.

Heavenly Emperors were undoubtedly invincible, but Soul-Eating Beasts were different from ghost path Heavenly Emperors.

A peak Heavenly Venerate Soul-Eating Beast posed a great threat even to a ghost path Heavenly Emperor!

When facing a natural enemy, the gap in realm sometimes ceased to be a gap.

If these Soul-Eating Beasts had launched a sneak attack amidst the chaos, the final outcome would have been uncertain.

A peak Heavenly Venerate Soul-Eating Beast, if it could devour a ghost path Heavenly Emperor, would have almost no doubt about breaking through to the Heavenly Emperor realm.

Such temptation was worth the risk for the Soul-Eating Beasts.

However, all their plans were disrupted by Ye Yuan.

His strength was too great; he single-handedly fought the entire horde of Soul-Eating Beasts!

Now, even the eighth-level Heavenly Venerate Soul-Eating Beasts had been forced out, yet they still couldn't do anything to Ye Yuan.

Sure enough, not long after, a green streak cut through the blood light, heading straight for Ye Yuan.

Boom!

Ye Yuan reacted extremely quickly, swinging his sword backhand.

But this ninth-level Heavenly Venerate Soul-Eating Beast was too strong; Ye Yuan spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying.

Ye Yuan dared not linger; with a flicker, he darted into a nearby passage.

"Squeak squeak squeak..."

The ninth-level Heavenly Venerate Soul-Eating Beast screeched strangely and turned into a green light, chasing after him.

The Soul-Eating Beasts were now enraged; how could they let Ye Yuan go?

Dozens of Soul-Eating Beasts gave relentless pursuit, chasing Ye Yuan into that passage.

A hint of amusement flickered in Nine Lives Heavenly Emperor's eyes as he said calmly, "Alright, let's go!"

Ghost Shang Heavenly Emperor laughed heartily, "This kid has finally met his match. This time, let's see if he doesn't die!"

With Ye Yuan luring away the Soul-Eating Beasts, the Heavenly Venerates finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But from now on, no one would take the bullets for them; they could only rely on themselves.

In the crowd, Wu Jiang's expression flickered uncertainly, but in the end, he followed the others.

...

Swoosh swoosh swoosh!

Ye Yuan turned into a streak of light, moving at extreme speed.

Behind him, dozens of Soul-Eating Beasts were as fast as lightning, giving hot pursuit.

This passage had dimmer blood light, clearly not the main passage.

In the blink of an eye, they arrived at an open space.

Ye Yuan's figure suddenly stopped!

The horde of Soul-Eating Beasts also stopped abruptly, surrounding Ye Yuan in the middle.

The leader of the Soul-Eating Beasts stared at Ye Yuan with a venomous gaze.

These Soul-Eating Beasts were highly intelligent and extremely bold, daring to ambush Heavenly Emperors!

But all their plans had been ruined by Ye Yuan—how could they not be furious?

Ye Yuan looked at the Soul-Eating Beast leader and chuckled, "Alright, no one's here now. I can send you all on your way!"

At this moment, Ye Yuan's entire aura was incredibly sharp, like an unsheathed sword—how could he look like he was seriously injured?

Nine Lives Heavenly Emperor and the others thought they had pushed Ye Yuan to his limits, but in fact, everything was within Ye Yuan's calculations!

The Soul-Eating Beasts were very clever; seeing Ye Yuan's demeanor, they immediately became alert, their eyes showing wariness.

"Squeak squeak squeak..."

With a strange cry, the Soul-Eating Beasts turned into lightning and tried to flee.

"Too late... Freeze!" Ye Yuan curled his lips slightly and said calmly.

Time-Space Freeze!

Dozens of sword flashes flickered and vanished, their power far surpassing before!

Chi chi chi...

Dozens of Soul-Eating Beasts were directly slain by Ye Yuan!

The eighth-level Heavenly Venerate Soul-Eating Beasts were severely wounded and dying, completely powerless to resist.

But the ninth-level Heavenly Venerate Soul-Eating Beast was still powerful and not yet dead.

"Seal!"

Ye Yuan moved like lightning, instantly setting up a formation to imprison these few Soul-Eating Beasts.

Ye Yuan took out a small bottle and chuckled lightly, "I never thought there would be such ferocious beasts in this world—it really caught me off guard. Heh, Nine Lives Heavenly Emperor, since you think so highly of me, I naturally won't be stingy. I'll send you a big gift later!"