Chapter 844: Fleeing in Panic

"Brother Ye!"

"Young Master!"

"Big Brother!"

Everyone was greatly shocked at the sight.

At this moment, Ye Yuan was wrapped in a mass of black qi, his entire body frozen as if controlled by something.

"This kid is indeed somewhat peculiar. Being chosen as Lord Jia Lan's new vessel is his honor," said one Saint Disciple.

"Mm, this kid's physical realm is even higher than his Yuan power realm, and his methods are endless. He truly meets Lord Jia Lan's requirements. However, his realm is too low," said another Saint Disciple.

"Realm is nothing to Lord Jia Lan. Now that Lord Jia Lan has broken free and found a suitable vessel, he will recover his peak state within a few years."

The two seemed unsurprised that Jia Lan had chosen Ye Yuan as his new vessel. They had witnessed Ye Yuan's battle earlier and knew he was the most suitable for Jia Lan.

A group of martial artists looked on in despair.

Unbeknownst to them, Ye Yuan had become their pillar of strength.

Although Ye Yuan had the lowest cultivation among them, his endless methods had even caused Jia Lan, a being of immense power, to suffer repeated setbacks.

Without a doubt, if anyone could help them defeat the demon god, it was Ye Yuan!

But now, Ye Yuan had been possessed!

"It's over. This is completely over!"

Sheng Jun closed his eyes in pain. He no longer needed to think about what would happen next.

Just then, however, a mass of black qi suddenly flew out of Ye Yuan's body.

"Ah... Soul-Calming Pearl! It's actually the Soul-Calming Pearl! How could this kid have such a thing?"

The demon god let out a strange cry, as if he had seen something terrifying.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, Jia Lan was now even weaker than before his possession attempt, clearly having suffered another severe blow during the process!

With a whoosh, Jia Lan directly drilled into Wei Cheng's body.

After only a brief struggle, Wei Cheng stopped moving.

No one had expected that Jia Lan would ultimately choose Wei Cheng as his possession target.

The poor young master of the Cloud Abyss Holy Land was thus obliterated by the demon god Jia Lan.

He suddenly raised his head, and his gaze toward Ye Yuan was filled with fear!

A demon god, actually afraid of Ye Yuan!

At this moment, Ye Yuan had fallen into a deep slumber after Jia Lan's possession attempt.

All of this happened too suddenly; no one understood what had occurred. But one thing was certain: Jia Lan had failed to possess Ye Yuan!

Wei Cheng was no longer Wei Cheng but the demon god Jia Lan.

His face as dark as water, he looked at the sleeping Ye Yuan with a conflicted expression.

Suddenly, he released a surge of powerful demonic qi, devouring all the dozens of martial artists controlled by the two Saint Disciples!

This time, however, he did not recover as quickly as before.

"Damn it! Severely wounded by the Soul-Calming Pearl, it will take even more effort to restore my strength! Fortunately, that kid couldn't control the Soul-Calming Pearl, or I would have capsized in a ditch this time! You two, kill this kid! He has the Soul-Calming Pearl; he must not leave here alive!"

Jia Lan's words were directed at the two Saint Disciples.

The two Saint Disciples were also completely bewildered, having no idea what had happened.

Though they didn't know what the Soul-Calming Pearl was, the fact that it could severely wound the demon god Jia Lan meant it was something extraordinary.

Hearing Jia Lan's command, both of them felt a chill in their hearts.

Ye Yuan had even managed to wound Jia Lan; they were indeed a bit intimidated.

"Don't worry. That kid's soul was heavily damaged by me and has fallen into a deep coma. He has no strength left to fight. Now is the perfect time to kill him!" Jia Lan urged, seeing their hesitation.

Hearing this, the two calmed down slightly and moved to strike at Ye Yuan.

"Don't hurt my master!"

Although Blackwind was already at his last gasp, he used his remaining strength to try to stop them.

But these two were too powerful, and Blackwind, severely injured, was no match for them.

Blackwind knew they were very strong and had prepared himself to die.

Just then, however, a giant tower descended from the sky, crushing the two Saint Disciples into meat patties with lightning speed!

Seeing this, Blackwind exclaimed joyfully, "Lord Throne! Thank you, Lord Throne, for saving us!"

A black-robed figure appeared before everyone—it was none other than Long Teng.

At the sight of the giant tower, Jia Lan's eyes went wide!

"Heaven's Will Stone Tablet! It's the aura of the Heaven's Will Stone Tablet! This... this..."

Jia Lan felt his mind could barely keep up. He had never imagined that on his first day out of the Eternal Sealing Demon Array, he would be severely wounded by the legendary Soul-Calming Pearl and also encounter the Heaven's Will Stone Tablet that had once suppressed him!

Though he had never seen this Heaven's Will Tower before, he recognized the aura of the Heaven's Will Stone Tablet at a glance.

"Demon god Jia Lan, is it? You dare to covet Ye Yuan? Today, I will use this Heaven's Will Tower to suppress and kill you!" Long Teng's cold voice came from within the black robe.

Jia Lan's face changed several times, and his figure suddenly burst into motion, dashing toward the cave exit. In the blink of an eye, he vanished from everyone's sight.

After Jia Lan left, Long Teng, still in his black robe, let out a faint sigh of relief, as if he had relaxed.

This series of events happened so suddenly that Sheng Jun, Wu Siyuan, and the others were overwhelmed.

Even now, they still didn't understand what had happened.

But it was an indisputable fact that the black-robed figure had saved them.

Sheng Jun led the remaining few and quickly stepped forward to bow to Long Teng. "Thank you, senior, for saving our lives. Please accept our bow, Sheng Jun!"

"Mm, it's best if you forget everything that happened here today. Otherwise... you'll bear the consequences!" Long Teng said coldly.

Sheng Jun and the others felt a chill and quickly replied, "Rest assured, senior. Even if we die, we won't utter a single word!"

"Alright, you may leave now," Long Teng said indifferently.

Sheng Jun was taken aback and hesitated. "But Brother Ye..."

"Ye Yuan will be taken care of by me. You just leave!"

Since Long Teng had said so, Sheng Jun and the others dared not disobey. They bowed once more and left.

Though they couldn't figure out the black-robed figure's background, it was clear he had a close relationship with Ye Yuan. With such a powerful guardian, Ye Yuan should be safe.

Looking at his group, Sheng Jun wore a bitter expression.

They had entered with over a hundred people, but now only about ten remained—a loss of over ninety percent.

But he knew that without Ye Yuan, they would have been completely annihilated long ago.