Chapter 681: Bad News

Two groups were locked in fierce combat, but the side with only a dozen or so people was already on its last legs, each bearing heavy injuries.

The young man at the forefront, in particular, had hardly a single spot on his body unscathed, and was nearly at the point of death.

Yet his gaze was fiercely resolute, and he refused to retreat a single step!

His aura cowed the opposition, and for a moment, no one dared to step forward.

"All together, kill him! I want to see how long you can hold out!" roared the leader.

The young man was already spent, but stubbornly threw a punch!

"Boom!"

The foremost Sea Transformation realm martial artist was directly blasted to death by his fist!

But more than one had come at him; with a few "swishes," the young man was struck by several more blades!

Seeing their success, the enemy rained countless blades down on the young man!

"Ah! No!" cried a woman.

Just then, a terrifying aura swept across the battlefield.

A gentle breeze passed by, and the Sea Transformation realm martial artists raising their blades all froze in place. Some had already brought their blades to the young man's face.

But now, their blades could advance no further.

Because they were all already dead!

"Thud, thud, thud..."

After a few breaths, they fell to the ground one by one, but had long since lost all signs of life.

At that moment, a figure slowly appeared beside the young man and placed a pill into his mouth.

"Long Tang, long time no see!"

This figure was naturally none other than Ye Yuan!

And this powerful Sea Transformation realm martial artist was Long Tang, whom Ye Yuan had not seen for a long time!

Ever since the upheaval in the Southern Domain, when the Dark Cloud Sect secretly dispatched a group of talented martial artists to the Northern Domain, Ye Yuan had never seen Long Tang or Nanfeng Ruoqing and her niece again.

He never expected to run into them here today.

The woman who had screamed earlier was Nanfeng Zhirou.

The others were mostly Ye Yuan's former fellow disciples from the Dark Cloud Sect.

Long Tang was gravely wounded and had already fallen unconscious.

Nanfeng Zhirou and her aunt stared intently at the figure, but dared not recognize him.

This person before them was too powerful!

The opponent they had exhausted all their strength to defeat had been wiped out in a single gesture by this man!

But that face, that figure—who else could it be but Ye Yuan?

Ye Yuan had not changed; it was just that after a few years, the greenness on his face had faded, replaced by maturity... and strength!

Just then, Ye Yuan suddenly looked up at them and said with a warm smile, "What? Don't recognize me?"

These words were like a crack in the ice, instantly shattering the entire frozen surface.

Nanfeng Zhirou suddenly burst into tears, threw herself into Ye Yuan's arms, and sobbed, "It really is you! I thought I would never see you again! Boohoo..."

Not far away, Nanfeng Ruoqing was also in tears. How were her feelings any different from her niece's?

Ye Yuan knew that the Nanfeng aunt and niece must have suffered a lot over the years, so he said nothing, simply letting her cry in his arms.

"Alright, it's all over now." Ye Yuan patted Nanfeng Zhirou gently, comforting her.

After a long while, Nanfeng Zhirou's sobbing finally gradually ceased, though she still couldn't help sniffling.

At this moment, Long Tang also slowly regained consciousness, and his injuries had improved considerably.

When he saw Ye Yuan, he too was filled with shock.

He had already resolved himself to die, but unexpectedly, he was saved at the last moment.

And the one who saved him was actually Ye Yuan!

After exchanging pleasantries, the group found an open space and sat down. Ye Yuan asked Long Tang and the others about their experiences over the past few years.

It turned out that after they entered the Northern Domain, things did not go smoothly; they couldn't even find a place to settle.

Later, because they offended a force in the Northern Domain, the elder at the Huahai Realm sacrificed himself to cover their retreat.

Having no other choice, Long Tang and the others had to find a remote place to hide.

Fortunately, Long Tang comprehended the True Intent and rose very quickly, soon becoming the leader of this group.

Having endured many hardships in the Northern Domain, Long Tang's growth was further accelerated.

Now, Long Tang's strength had reached the late Huahai Realm, not far from breaking through to the Hunhai Realm.

Later, Long Tang led a group of fellow disciples to rebuild the Youyun Sect in a very remote place.

The place where they were was so remote that news was scarce, and they had never heard of the Youyun Sect's entire relocation to the north.

With the massive invasion of the Kuangfeng Realm, when the nest overturns, no egg remains intact. Long Tang and his group were naturally swept up in it.

They were conscripted by the nearest force and joined the Wubian Alliance, only then learning that Ye Yuan had become a earth-shattering figure in the Northern Domain.

However, their status was too low, making it impossible to reach the upper echelons.

Of course, this was only a few months ago.

"We were originally to be sent to the front lines to block the Kuangfeng Realm army, but just halfway there, a dire report came from the north: Wufang City was actually besieged by the ten peak Shenyou Realm experts of the Kuangfeng Realm, who broke the city's protective formation. Wufang City fell, and the Wubian Alliance collapsed!"

"What! You say Wufang City was actually breached!" Ye Yuan was greatly shocked upon hearing this, grabbing Long Tang's arm and asking.

"Yes, the ten peak Shenyou Realm experts of the Kuangfeng Realm, through some unknown means, directly teleported outside Wufang City and jointly broke the city's protective formation! What's the matter, do you have old acquaintances in Wufang City?"

Ye Yuan's complexion turned extremely grim, his heart sinking to the bottom, and suddenly he was in a state of utter turmoil.

He had long anticipated that the situation in the Wubian Realm might not be good, but he never expected it to be this bad!

A surprise attack on Wufang City—these guys from the Kuangfeng Realm really had an endless array of tricks!

With Wufang City breached, the Wubian Alliance instantly collapsed, making it impossible for the entire Wubian Realm to organize effective defenses.

Thus, there was no way for any large force to resist the Kuangfeng Realm army.

Then the martial artists of the Wubian Realm became lambs waiting to be slaughtered!

The war between the two realms turned into a one-sided massacre by the Kuangfeng Realm!

If he had been delayed even a moment, Long Tang and his group would likely have met a tragic end.

Of course, these were not what Ye Yuan cared about.

What Ye Yuan truly cared about was how his parents were doing now!

They were both in Wufang City. With the city breached, they...

Ye Yuan dared not think further. If... if anything had happened to his parents, Ye Yuan would definitely extract Zhao Tianyin's bones and refine his soul, condemning him to eternal damnation!

Ye Yuan had originally thought that his parents, being in the main base of the Wubian Realm, would be safest.

Who could have imagined that in just half a year, such a major upheaval would occur.

"Good, very good! Zhao Tianyin, it seems you really won't shed tears until you see the coffin!" Ye Yuan gnashed his teeth, murderous intent boiling.