Chapter 2494: Breaking the Deadlock!

Puff puff puff!

At that very moment, Ye Yuan flicked his fingers in rapid succession.

Three sword qi streaks shot into the three people's bodies respectively.

Then, with a sweep of his divine soul, a powerful suction force swept Pang Zhen and Wan Zhen over.

All this was accomplished in the blink of an eye, clearly Ye Yuan had already planned it.

Only then did the Water Source Crystal fall silently to the ground.

The change was too fast; aside from Ye Yuan himself, no one had time to react.

Even Pang Zhen and Wan Zhen themselves were stunned at that moment.

Zhang Zhen, standing by, was completely dumbfounded.

He didn't understand why Lin Chaotian hadn't acted to stop it.

With Lin Chaotian's strength, he surely could have made it in time.

At that moment, Lin Chaotian suddenly shook his head violently, feeling a sharp pain in his divine soul.

He was startled and came to his senses.

Soul attack!

He couldn't help but look toward Ye Yuan and found that everyone had been rescued. His pupils contracted.

Die!

With a thought, he attempted to detonate the Wood Spirit Divine Essence within Pang Zhen.

But Pang Zhen remained motionless!

Lin Chaotian's heart skipped a beat. He was shocked and sensed something was wrong.

How is this possible?

Had his Wood Spirit Divine Essence been undone so quickly?

Were Ye Yuan's methods too heaven-defying?

At that moment, Ye Yuan's icy gaze turned toward him.

“Don't bother trying! Your Wood Spirit Divine Essence has been sealed by my sword qi. You can't detonate it!” Ye Yuan said coldly.

Lin Chaotian's face was full of shock. "Impossible! How could you have done it in such a short time?"

Ye Yuan said calmly, "Nothing is impossible! My comprehension of the laws is inferior to yours, but when it comes to the quality of divine essence, you are far behind! Do you think I took all those palm strikes from you for nothing?"

Lin Chaotian's expression changed drastically, and he said in a deep voice, "You... what exactly did you do?"

Ye Yuan said flatly, "That mouthful of vital blood was stained with my Chaos Primordial Spirit! I gave you a Rule Crystal just to have someone come over—anyone would do. As long as someone came, I naturally had a way to stop you from making a move. So when I threw out the second Rule Crystal, the Chaos Primordial Spirit turned into a Soul Sword and ambushed your divine soul, causing you to briefly lose focus. And that time was enough for me to drive the sword energy into their bodies."

Everyone present was dumbfounded.

This... this was too monstrous!

In such a short time, Ye Yuan had come up with such meticulous means—truly beyond belief!

Everyone had thought that Ye Yuan was holding back for fear of harming the hostages and dared not fight back.

Who could have imagined that Ye Yuan was actually retreating in order to advance, concealing his methods!

Everyone had thought that Ye Yuan had no choice but to hand over the Rule Crystals.

Who could have imagined that he was actually trying to grasp Lin Chaotian's methods!

From beginning to end, Lin Chaotian thought he had absolute control and that Ye Yuan could never turn the tables.

But without realizing it, he had been led by Ye Yuan in the direction of the entire affair!

By the time Lin Chaotian realized it, the situation had completely reversed!

Step by step, he laid his plans!

Meticulous as silk!

Uncanny methods!

Lin Chaotian felt as if he were battling a demon; his defeat was so complete.

This move was a carefully laid plan he had spent years devising.

He had considered every detail of it.

Ye Yuan, on the other hand, had been completely on the defensive.

Yet, under such passive circumstances, Ye Yuan had found a way to break it so quickly.

And moreover, he turned the tables on Lin Chaotian, successfully breaking the deadlock!

Such cunning, such methods—truly invincible!

As for the Soul Sword, it was a technique Ye Yuan had developed for using the Chaos Primordial Spirit.

Ye Yuan knew far too little about the Chaos Primordial Spirit.

But its power was beyond doubt.

Thus, over the years, Ye Yuan had been constantly trying to uncover some of the functions of the Chaos Primordial Spirit.

This technique of decomposing the primordial spirit was one of the methods he had explored!

Lin Chaotian, an old monster who had lived for who knows how many years, had long reached the pinnacle of his soul.

Although Ye Yuan's Chaos Primordial Spirit was formidable, a frontal attack against an opponent of this level was clearly somewhat inadequate.

After all, no one was a fool; Lin Chaotian knew that Ye Yuan's divine essence was powerful—how could he not take precautions?

But by decomposing the primordial spirit, hiding it within the essence blood, and lurking on Lin Chaotian's body to launch a sudden attack, he would be utterly defenseless.

Sure enough, Lin Chaotian fell for it!

He thought Ye Yuan was just angrily spitting.

Little did he know, defeat had already been sealed at that moment!

Lin Chaotian's eyes widened; even now he could hardly believe it.

He had never intended to hand over the hostages to Ye Yuan!

Just now, he had planned to directly detonate the Wood Spirit Divine Origin and kill Xuanji and Wan Zhen.

As for Pang Zhen, as long as he was around, Ye Yuan would not dare to act recklessly.

He had counted on Ye Yuan's weakness to set this trap.

But before he could make a move, the hostages were rescued.

"You... you really are a monster!" Lin Chaotian felt a chill down his spine; this guy before him was truly terrifying!

Ye Yuan's gaze grew cold, and he said, "Is that so? Including the fact that I've been chatting with you for so long, my injuries have already recovered by fifty percent! Now, you can die!"

Boom!

Before the words faded, "Qiankun" had already been unleashed!

Lin Chaotian's expression changed drastically, and with a "whoosh" he turned and fled, vanishing into that great path.

Ye Yuan did not pursue; instead, he bent down and fed a pill to each of the three.

Then, he began to heal their injuries.

Xuanji and the others were too severely wounded, and Lin Chaotian's Wood Spirit Divine Origin had only been temporarily suppressed.

If not cleansed in time, it could be fatal.

"Milord, you... don't worry about us! Go kill that bastard! He got the Fire Source Crystal, and he'll surely refine it at the first opportunity! If he refines it, he'll be even harder to deal with!" Pang Zhen said through gritted teeth.

Ye Yuan frowned and said, "Shut up!"

Pang Zhen had no choice but to shut up.

Yet in his heart, a warm current flowed.

This was brotherhood—no need for more words.

Lin Chaotian had left, but Zhang Zhen had not.

This sudden turn of events left him completely stunned.

He hadn't expected Lin Chaotian to flee without even fighting.

Left alone, what was he to do?

His gaze fell on the Water Source Crystal not far away.

Greed poured from his eyes.

But the moment he thought of moving, Ye Yuan's devilish voice reached him.

"If I were you, I'd stand right there and think of nothing. The more you think, the sooner you die!"

Zhang Zhen shuddered, his eyes full of unwillingness.

Whoosh!

He moved after all!

The temptation of the Dao Ancestor was too great!

And besides, death was certain either way—why not take a gamble?

Zhang Zhen was extremely fast; in the space of a breath, he reached the Water Source Crystal.

A look of ecstasy appeared in his eyes.

Sure enough, Ye Yuan was just bluffing.

How could the wood-type divine essence left by the Life Dao Ancestor be so easily cleansed?

Yet, just as his hand was about to touch the Water Source Crystal, a cold gleam flashed.

Pfft!

His hand was gone, just like that!