Chapter 2705: Besieged on All Sides!

"Brother Ye Yuan, I've come to say goodbye!" Shuo Yan said, his face full of eagerness.

In just one year, with Ye Yuan's help, Shuo Yan had already broken through to the mid-stage Boundless Heaven realm.

The hunt was about to begin, so Shuo Yan came to bid Ye Yuan farewell.

The so-called hunt was essentially about expanding territory and seizing more land.

And this required brutal slaughter to achieve.

Ye Yuan was somewhat surprised and asked curiously, "Where are you going?"

After Shuo Yan explained, Ye Yuan frowned and said, "You mean, without a Jade Emperor Heaven escort?"

Shuo Yan smiled and said, "Father only wants to temper us. If we brought a Jade Emperor Heaven, what would be the point of tempering?"

Ye Yuan frowned and said, "In this past year, have you seen your brothers? How did they react to your rapid improvement in strength?"

Speaking of this, Shuo Yan laughed and said, "Of course I've seen them! Coincidentally, they were all on their own territories. In the past, I could hardly meet two or three brothers in a year, but this year I met all of them. And they were all very happy about my rapid progress, encouraging me to work hard and not embarrass Father!"

Seeing Shuo Yan's expression, Ye Yuan knew he hadn't taken his words to heart.

Although his strength had reached the mid-stage Boundless Heaven, his mental maturity was not high.

Shuo Yan was about the same age as Jing Fei, and his mind was still immature.

He still thought that his brothers all loved each other!

The more his brothers pretended not to care, the more they actually cared.

Moreover, Shuo Yan meeting all nine brothers at once was itself a very strange thing.

Ye Yuan thought for a moment and said, "As it happens, I need to go out and find some celestial herbs, so I'll go with you."

Upon hearing this, Shuo Yan hesitated and said, "Brother Ye Yuan, you're too powerful! This expedition of mine is only to deal with a territory of a late-stage Boundless Heaven. You can come, but you must not intervene!"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't hinder your training. I'm just looking for celestial herbs; I won't meddle in anything else."

Shuo Yan was overjoyed and said, "Great! With Brother Ye Yuan accompanying me, I won't be too bored."

...

Tiger Ben the Great did not stop Ye Yuan's request.

The place Shuo Yan was going to attack was merely a territory of a late-stage Boundless Heaven, not too dangerous.

Ye Yuan was bound by an oath and couldn't run off, so he felt reassured.

Tiger Ben the Great also knew that Ye Yuan had a good impression of Shuo Yan.

In fact, among his ten sons, he favored Shuo Yan the most.

In terms of talent and bloodline, the other nine sons were no match for Shuo Yan.

Not to mention that, with Ye Yuan's divine assistance, he had already left them far behind.

Letting Ye Yuan and Shuo Yan get closer was also a good thing.

Without further ado, Shuo Yan led a group of true spirit troops and marched mightily to Three Sage Ridge.

The so-called Three Sage Ridge was actually three black-spined wild boars trying to flatter themselves.

In the Myriad Demon Mountains, battles didn't involve much strategy.

If I want to take your land, I do it openly.

The leader, Hei Fang, looked at the childish Shuo Yan and laughed, "You little kitten, your fur hasn't even grown fully, and you dare to come to our Three Sage Ridge?"

At this, the Three Sage Ridge side burst into laughter.

Although Shuo Yan had grown a lot, he still looked childish, indeed like a slightly larger cat.

Shuo Yan was furious and said, "Three black pigs, how dare you be insolent! Little ones, kill them!"

Hei Fang laughed loudly, "Little kitten, I know you're formidable. But your opponent today is not me, Hei Fang!"

With that, he whistled.

Rumble...

From the mountains, hordes of true spirits surged out. In an instant, the army Shuo Yan had brought was surrounded!

From all directions, they were tightly encircled!

Seeing this, Shuo Yan's face changed dramatically.

"The black scorpions of Chunhe Mountain, the purple mist beasts of Ziyun Mountain, the golden-furred hounds of Shangfang Ridge... how did they all come?" Shuo Yan exclaimed in shock.

These true spirits were each overlords of their domains, some even reaching the Great Perfection of the Boundless Heaven realm!

The army Shuo Yan had brought was instantly trapped in a death zone!

"Heh, little brat, and there are the two of us!" Two figures flew down from the hilltop.

Seeing them, Shuo Yan showed even more fear.

"The Golden Eagle Twin Killers! You... how can you be here too?" Shuo Yan exclaimed in terror.

The Golden Eagle Twin Killers were twin brothers, both at the Jade Emperor Heaven realm!

Their appearance almost sealed Shuo Yan's death sentence.

Beside him, Ye Yuan was very calm and said, "Don't you understand yet? Your whereabouts have been leaked."

Shuo Yan looked at Ye Yuan in surprise and shook his head, "Impossible! Those who know the hunting route are all Father's trusted aides; they would never leak my whereabouts!"

Ye Yuan patted his head and smiled, "Little one, this world is not as simple as you think. They might not betray your father, but selling you out doesn't weigh on their conscience."

Shuo Yan was stunned, "Why?"

Ye Yuan smiled, "Because you're in someone's way! Remember what I said? One mountain cannot tolerate two tigers! Not to mention that your father has ten sons?"

Shuo Yan felt as if struck by lightning, his face full of disbelief.

But he wasn't stupid; everything before him could only mean that Three Sage Ridge had been prepared long ago!

This was the territory of another Half-Step Saint Emperor Heaven; as long as they prepared in advance, they could naturally summon strong warriors.

Especially since this time, the one coming was Tiger Ben the Great's youngest son.

"Hmm? There's a human too? You're right, someone did tip us off! Killing Tiger Ben the Great's youngest son this time, we brothers have made a great contribution!" The Golden Eagle Twin Killers laughed loudly.

Shuo Yan had been somewhat skeptical before, but now he had no choice but to believe.

At this moment, he finally understood how naive he had been!

He suddenly looked at Ye Yuan, moved, and said, "So, Brother Ye Yuan, you didn't come with me to find celestial herbs at all? You came to protect me?"

At this moment, Shuo Yan's gratitude was beyond words.

Clearly, Ye Yuan had long anticipated the danger of this trip, yet he was willing to take the risk and accompany him.

This kindness, he truly had no way to repay.

Ye Yuan chuckled, "If I didn't let you see it with your own eyes, you probably wouldn't believe it."

"Haha, a mere lower-stage Boundless Heaven, even weaker than you, and he can protect you? A lowly human, truly ignorant of life and death!" The Golden Eagle Twin Killers laughed loudly.

Shuo Yan prostrated himself before Ye Yuan, tears falling, "Brother Ye Yuan, from now on, I, Shuo Yan, have only one true elder brother, and that is you!"

Ye Yuan smiled, "Alright, leave those two golden eagles to me. You handle the rest, no problem?"

Shuo Yan nodded firmly, "No problem!"