Chapter 951: Vanished Without a Trace

The Heavenly Sovereign Pagoda, carrying the might of heaven and earth, appeared abruptly behind Han Tong.

This scene was too sudden; no one had expected that Ye Yuan still had such a trick up his sleeve.

"Boom!"

A loud crash, and people felt the ground tremble.

The Heavenly Sovereign Pagoda smashed directly into Lin Chao, crushing him into a pulp!

On this side, Han Tong used the Spirit Rhinoceros Annihilation Mirror to annihilate Ye Yuan's attack. But Lin Chao was still dead!

"Another divine artifact! My god, what is happening in this world?"

"Idiot, that pagoda is not a divine artifact, but a quasi-divine artifact! But even so, it is already infinitely close to a divine artifact!"

"This kid Ye Yuan actually has such a heaven-defying encounter, able to obtain a quasi-divine artifact! This unexpected move really let him kill Lin Chao!"

The appearance of the Heavenly Sovereign Pagoda stirred up waves among the crowd once again.

Today, these martial artists had truly broadened their horizons.

The fusion of supreme true intent, divine artifacts, and quasi-divine artifacts appeared one after another, completely overturning their worldview.

What shocked them the most was still Ye Yuan!

This young man was too terrifying; his own strength was frightening to the extreme, and he had countless backup plans!

Han Tong wielded a divine artifact and was extremely arrogant, but in the end, he still suffered a loss at Ye Yuan's hands.

Ye Yuan raised his palm, and the Heavenly Sovereign Pagoda returned to his hand.

He put away the pagoda and said calmly to Han Tong, "So what if it's a divine artifact? If I, Ye Yuan, want to kill someone, no one can stop me! Alright, now you can get lost!"

With that, Ye Yuan turned and left, flying toward Yue Mengli.

Han Tong gritted his teeth in anger, his whole body trembling, staring at Ye Yuan's back without concealing his murderous intent.

At the same time, several auras had locked onto him. If he made a move, a terrifying strike awaited him!

Although he possessed a divine artifact, he had many concerns.

Finally, he snorted coldly and said to Li Hun and the others, "Let's go!"

Yue Mengli moved lightly and met Ye Yuan, quickly supporting him.

Using the Spirit Extermination Azure Cloud Sword twice in a row had placed a huge burden on Ye Yuan's body. At this moment, Ye Yuan was nearly collapsing.

"Brother Yuan, you've worked hard!" Yue Mengli said with relief.

...

Outside Bright Moon City, Han Tong and his party walked unhurriedly.

"A bunch of clueless fools, don't they use their brains to think? How could they possibly covet a divine artifact?" said one of Han Tong's subordinates.

Han Tong revealing his divine artifact naturally attracted the covetousness of various forces.

At the moment, seven or eight forces, large and small, were watching them. These people were restrained from acting, partly due to fear of Han Tong's divine artifact and partly due to fear of other forces reaping the benefits.

"Of course they know, but the temptation of a divine artifact is too great!" Li Hun sneered.

Han Tong said in a deep voice, "Lead them to sparsely populated areas, and leave no one alive!"

Lin Chao had mastered the Blood God Transformation, and the Divine Martial Hall valued him highly. This trip to Bright Moon City was also meant for training, but unexpectedly, he was killed by Ye Yuan.

Now Han Tong was full of pent-up anger with nowhere to vent, and these guys were delivering themselves to him one by one.

If they didn't have the strength to protect the divine artifact, how would they dare to reveal it?

In truth, everyone understood this logic, but how many could resist the temptation of a divine artifact?

A day later, in a remote mountain forest, corpses lay scattered everywhere.

Among these corpses, the strongest was actually at the late Dao Profound Realm.

However, their strength was nothing in front of Han Tong and his group.

"Sir, these tails have been dealt with. What should we do now?" Li Hun clapped his hands and asked Han Tong.

Han Tong said grimly, "The purpose of this trip is the Sun and Moon Heavenly Eye. Since conventional means can no longer enter, we'll have to resort to force! There are still a few days until the Scorching Sun and Bright Moon Realm opens. We'll hide first and wait for the right moment!"

"But... about Lin Chao's death..." Li Hun hesitated.

Han Tong's face darkened even more at the mention, and he said, "That kid Ye Yuan will definitely enter the Scorching Sun and Bright Moon Realm. Then, we'll settle the score together!"

...

After resting for a day, Ye Yuan recovered to his peak state.

When he emerged from seclusion, he found many people waiting for him.

The first to see was naturally Yue Jianqiu.

He was Li'er's father, and this courtesy had to be given.

Meeting Ye Yuan again, Yue Jianqiu stared at him for a long time, as if seeing him for the first time.

"City Lord Yue, is there a flower on my face?" Ye Yuan had to speak up.

Yue Jianqiu was startled and said, "I have lived a long life and seen countless young geniuses, but this is the first time I've encountered someone as unfathomable as you! Ye Yuan, you have won the Bright Moon Grand Competition, so we are practically family. Can you give me a straight answer: what exactly is your relationship with Soul Martial Divine King?"

Ye Yuan looked at Yue Jianqiu with a faint smile and said, "Soul Martial Divine King? I don't know him!"

The more Ye Yuan pretended to be profound, the more Yue Jianqiu found him unfathomable; the more Ye Yuan denied it, the more Yue Jianqiu was certain that he had a close relationship with Zhong Zizhen.

But such a matter, Ye Yuan would never admit openly.

He and Zhong Zizhen were indeed closely connected, but certainly not in the way Yue Jianqiu and the others thought.

However, Ye Yuan didn't mind borrowing this influence.

"Then... the quasi-divine artifact pagoda in your hand..."

What Yue Jianqiu most wanted to know was naturally the information about the Heavenly Sovereign Pagoda.

A quasi-divine artifact—such a thing caused a huge stir in the Divine Realm. Although the Heavenly Sovereign Pagoda couldn't compare to a true divine artifact, the power of a quasi-divine artifact was already formidable enough.

More importantly, the possessor of the quasi-divine artifact was his future son-in-law.

Ye Yuan laughed and said, "City Lord Yue, instead of chasing after Han Tong, you come to ask about my pagoda. What's the reasoning? In any case, my pagoda can't compare to his Spirit Rhinoceros Annihilation Mirror, right? As far as I know, the Spirit Rhinoceros Annihilation Mirror is an ancient divine artifact with extremely powerful might. And... it also has a terrifying ability: it can tear through space! In my opinion, although those people have temporarily retreated, they probably won't give up easily, will they?"

What Ye Yuan thought of, Yue Jianqiu had already considered.

Hearing Ye Yuan mention it, he sighed and said, "After the Bright Moon Grand Competition, I sent a Yue family expert to follow their trail, and the result..."

Ye Yuan's expression darkened slightly, and he asked, "What was the result?"

"News just came: in a dense forest thirty thousand miles north of Bright Moon City, over a hundred corpses were found, including that Yue family disciple. Those people have completely vanished without a trace!" Yue Jianqiu said grimly.

Ye Yuan took a deep breath, not expecting this group to be so watertight in their actions.

"It seems that when the Scorching Sun and Bright Moon Realm opens this time, it won't be peaceful."