Chapter 391: Desperate Situation

On Qixia Mountain, the dojo of Star Abyss the Sovereign, Ye Yuan and Shi Haoran walked side by side.

“Master Star Abyss has taken seven disciples in total. You are the eighth. However, you are the one with the highest talent,” Shi Haoran said.

Ye Yuan smiled. “The way you speak now, Senior Brother, is completely different from before. You’ve lost that aura of looking down on the world.”

Having chatted with Shi Haoran all the way, Ye Yuan found him quite agreeable, unlike the steady, solemn senior brother he had imagined. Shi Haoran seemed more like someone who acted on impulse and valued loyalty.

Shi Haoran laughed. “Inferior is inferior; that has nothing to do with looking down on the world. The Legendary Realm—let alone me, even Master cannot reach it. Just for that, I am no match for you.”

“Just luck.”

Shi Haoran disagreed. “Luck is also part of strength. No intermediate grand alchemist could have defeated Tong Wenchang. At least, I couldn’t have at your level.”

As they spoke, the two reached the mountaintop, and a magnificent hall came into view.

“Let’s go in. Master is already waiting for us,” Shi Haoran said.

Following Shi Haoran into the hall, Star Abyss was already waiting for him.

“Haoran, you may leave first. I will speak with Ji Qing alone,” Star Abyss said.

Shi Haoran bowed and withdrew. Star Abyss slowly opened his eyes and looked Ye Yuan up and down, while Ye Yuan unabashedly studied Star Abyss in return.

“The Legendary Realm—very good! To reach such a realm at such a young age, you will surely surpass me in the Dao of alchemy in the future,” Star Abyss suddenly said.

Ye Yuan was baffled, unsure what Star Abyss meant, so he could only say, “You flatter me, Lord Star Abyss. I am unworthy of such praise.”

Star Abyss waved his hand. “No need to be modest. In fact, I know I have little to teach you. The reason I summoned you under the guise of master and disciple is for another reason.”

Ye Yuan’s heart skipped a beat. Could this old man have discovered his identity?

That seemed unlikely!

Though anxious, Ye Yuan remained composed. “This… may I ask why you summoned me, Lord Star Abyss?”

Star Abyss did not answer but instead asked, “Where do you come from?”

Ye Yuan’s heart skipped again. He secretly heightened his guard and quietly began circulating his primal power.

“I am from the wilderness; even if I told you, you wouldn’t know the place,” Ye Yuan said.

Star Abyss chuckled. “You are not from the Gale Realm, are you? It is said that a spy from the Boundless Realm may have infiltrated the royal city. If I am not mistaken, that person is you, right?”

At this, Ye Yuan no longer harbored any illusions. He prepared for a desperate fight.

However, he replied calmly, “I don’t understand what you mean, Lord Star Abyss.”

Just then, Star Abyss’s pupils contracted slightly in surprise. “Heart like still water! Good lad, you are full of surprises!”

It turned out that Ye Yuan had quietly entered the state of heart like still water, and Star Abyss had seen through it!

Ye Yuan was truly frustrated. He didn’t know where he had slipped up. Could this old man, with his strength, see through his soul secret technique?

Star Abyss was indeed very powerful, but Ye Yuan was equally confident in his soul secret technique.

A Sovereign-level expert shouldn’t be able to see through him!

Could it have been during the Alchemy Tournament?

Although he had been sharp, he hadn’t revealed any flaws!

Ye Yuan had intended to use Star Abyss as a backing, but instead, the man had directly exposed his secret!

At this point, there was no need for Ye Yuan to hide any longer. Only a desperate fight to the death remained.

Ye Yuan had already quietly accumulated primal power and secretly mobilized the world’s primal force!

Clearly, Star Abyss had long noticed Ye Yuan’s small movements, but he did not stop him; instead, he let him act.

This was absolute confidence—he believed Ye Yuan could never escape his grasp!

Ye Yuan naturally did not hold back. His primal power erupted violently.

“Thousand Streams Falling Flowers, explode!” Ye Yuan roared.

Countless petals appeared out of thin air, wrapping Star Abyss tightly.

“Puff puff…”

Explosions sounded continuously in the air, constantly trying to erode Star Abyss’s protective primal power.

But it was all in vain.

The previously invincible Thousand Streams Falling Flowers was utterly useless this time. The漫天 petals vanished completely, and Star Abyss remained perfectly intact, not even a hair harmed!

However, Star Abyss’s eyes were also filled with shock.

“What an extraordinary young man! I thought that with such exceptional talent in alchemy, your martial arts would be mediocre. But your talent in martial arts is no less than in alchemy. At the Crystal Formation stage, you can already mobilize the world’s primal force and unleash such a powerful technique!” Star Abyss exclaimed in astonishment.

Ye Yuan’s expression was grim. No one knew better than him the strength of a Divine Travel realm expert.

In the lower realms, Soul Sea realm experts were common, but Divine Travel realm experts were rare.

Every Sovereign-level expert was the pinnacle of the lower realms, a godlike existence!

It could be said that all below Divine Travel were mere ants.

And Ye Yuan was only at the Crystal Formation stage.

No matter how monstrous he was, he could not cross two major realms to defeat Star Abyss.

But since death was certain either way, Ye Yuan would not surrender without a fight.

He brandished the Canghua Sword and used Thousand Streams Falling Flowers again!

This time, Star Abyss did not passively take the hit. With a slight smile, he swept his sleeve, and all the falling petals scattered.

But at that moment, another Ye Yuan appeared behind him!

“Wind and Fire Blazing Dragon!”

Ye Yuan roared, and a massive fire dragon rolled toward Star Abyss.

“Boom!”

A violent explosion sounded, but instead of spreading as Ye Yuan had imagined, it shrank and shrank until it vanished into nothing!

Ye Yuan gasped.

This Star Abyss was too powerful!

The firelight faded, revealing Star Abyss’s aged figure.

But now he was no longer sitting; he had stood up!

His eyes showed extreme shock.

“Two techniques, yet containing three types of true intent! Good lad, you have truly opened my eyes!” Star Abyss praised.

Star Abyss was merely marveling, but Ye Yuan was already in despair.

Wind and Fire Blazing Dragon was his strongest move, and it had only forced Star Abyss to stand up. He could only wait for death.

If not for this life-or-death crisis, Ye Yuan’s achievement would have been enough to be proud of.

A Divine Travel realm expert against a Crystal Formation stage—why would he need to stand up and act?

Even if he stood there and let you attack, you would exhaust your primal power without harming a single hair!

But now, if caught by Star Abyss, he would only die.

Escape?

Even with his understanding of the true intent of wind’s flow, he could not escape Star Abyss’s grasp.

Ye Yuan smiled bitterly. With a gesture of the Canghua Sword, Thousand Streams Falling Flowers rose again!

But this time, the target of Thousand Streams Falling Flowers was himself!