Chapter 972: At Loggerheads

Inside the Haotian Tower, Ruan Shuangzhou suddenly woke with a start, his whole body drenched in cold sweat.

This dream had been too long...

When he saw Ye Yuan, his pupils abruptly contracted, and he lunged at Ye Yuan without hesitation!

Ye Yuan's expression darkened, and he snorted coldly, "Refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit!"

A terrifying aura emanated from the void, instantly annihilating Ruan Shuangzhou's attack.

A massive boulder hung in the air, like a suspended sword.

Under the pressure of the boulder, Ruan Shuangzhou felt as if all the bones in his body were about to shatter.

"Submit, or die!"

Ye Yuan's voice was calm, but Ruan Shuangzhou had no doubt that if he dared utter a single word of refusal, the boulder would fall and crush him into a meat patty.

"I... I am willing to submit!" Ruan Shuangzhou said through gritted teeth.

The boulder vanished directly, as if it had never appeared.

Ruan Shuangzhou propped himself up with his hands, kneeling on the ground, gasping for breath, his body as if pulled from water. That boulder just now had been truly terrifying.

"Reluctant? Your life was already a stroke of luck. Without me, you would have been trapped forever in the illusion of the Bright Sun and Moon Realm," Ye Yuan said calmly.

Ruan Shuangzhou was startled, his mind finally catching up. He had just awakened from the illusion, and upon seeing Ye Yuan, his instinct was to strike and subdue him.

He did not realize that he had already left the Bright Sun and Moon Realm and been taken into the Haotian Tower by Ye Yuan.

Here, Ye Yuan was the true master!

Even as a Divine King powerhouse, he had no choice but to bow his head.

Ruan Shuangzhou, extremely intelligent, quickly sorted out his thoughts, but then suddenly recalled a possibility and looked at Ye Yuan in disbelief.

"You... you obtained the Sun and Moon Heavenly Eye? No... no, that's absolutely impossible! The Sun and Moon Heavenly Eye has not appeared for a hundred thousand years!" Ruan Shuangzhou himself doubted this guess.

Ye Yuan smiled faintly. "Obtained it? I suppose so. Although this fellow isn't very cooperative, for now, it is indeed under my control."

Upon receiving the affirmative answer, Ruan Shuangzhou drew in a sharp breath.

The Sun and Moon Heavenly Eye had truly emerged!

But he suddenly noticed something: that boulder just now seemed far more terrifying than the Sun and Moon Heavenly Eye.

Its aura could almost destroy heaven and earth.

In other words, the Sun and Moon Heavenly Eye was merely icing on the cake for Ye Yuan.

How many supreme treasures did this young man before him possess?

"Your life was saved by me. I am a fair man. You will serve me for a thousand years, and after a thousand years, I will grant you freedom!" Ye Yuan said indifferently.

Ruan Shuangzhou was stunned, never expecting Ye Yuan to demand only a thousand years of service.

"Don't look at me like that. In a thousand years, whether you are even qualified to serve me is still uncertain."

Ruan Shuangzhou fell silent. These words, spoken by a martial artist at the Formless Realm, were too arrogant. Yet he knew that Ye Yuan was absolutely qualified to say such things.

A millennium later, what realm Ye Yuan would reach was beyond even his imagination.

After a long while, Ruan Shuangzhou took a deep breath and said, "Alright, I accept!"

...

In the Yue family training hall, several Divine King elders were conspicuously present.

Within the protective formation, two figures were locked in fierce combat, emitting bursts of terrifying energy that battered the array.

The several Divine King elders gazed at the graceful figure within the formation, their eyes revealing expressions of disbelief.

Opposing Yue Mengli was a martial artist of the Yue family at the third level of the Dao Profound realm.

Yet at this moment, this expert of the third level of Dao Profound, under Yue Mengli's battle soul attack, had no power to fight back and was being suppressed!

Is this the Innate Battle Soul Physique? Isn't this... too strong?

Li'er is only at the ninth level of the Formless realm; if she reaches the Divine King realm, wouldn't she sweep through all opponents of the same level?

A loss may turn out to be a gain. Even if the Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye is obtained by that kid, with Li'er here, our Yue family will have no worries for ten thousand years!

After witnessing the terror of the Innate Battle Soul Physique, these Divine King elders finally changed their views.

In the Dao Profound realm, each level is a world apart.

The gap between each minor realm is even greater than the gap between entire major realms in the Formless realm!

Without heaven-defying means, it is almost impossible to fight across levels.

But Yue Mengli directly suppressed her opponent across three minor realms. This kind of spiritual physique is simply too terrifying.

Yue Jianqiu suddenly said, "Elders, have you considered that Ye Yuan, without any external help, has already killed that Lin Chao? If we're talking about terror, that kid's potential is the most terrifying!"

At these words, everyone was startled.

That sword strike of Ye Yuan's, if not for Han Tong's interference, would surely have killed Lin Chao.

But what Ye Yuan relied on was purely the comprehension of artistic conception!

The fusion of supreme true intent was something only those at the Divine King realm would ponder. Ye Yuan was only at the Formless realm's first level, yet he had already comprehended it!

With the cultivation of the Formless realm's first level, he had slain an opponent a full major realm above him.

Such strength was terrifying to even think about!

This was no mere Spirit Wandering or Heavenly Enlightenment realm; it was a Formless realm cultivator killing a Dao Profound realm cultivator!

"This kid made a ten-year pact with Li'er. He started as a nobody from the lower realm and has come this far, still fulfilling the agreement. I think his feelings for Li'er are genuine! Once Ye Yuan steps into the Divine King realm, his strength will likely be unimaginable! Li'er's union with him, I think..."

Yue Jianqiu did not continue, but he believed the Divine King elders already understood his meaning.

They all remained silent, clearly weighing the gains and losses for the Yue family.

"But how do we explain this to the Zhou family? Although it's just speculation, the Zhou family probably won't let this go easily," said a Divine King elder.

Before his words faded, several terrifying auras enveloped the sky above Bright Moon City.

"Brother Yue, Zhou Jia has come to call. Please come out and meet!" Zhou Jia's voice rang out over Bright Moon City.

Yue Jianqiu's expression darkened. Annoyed, he said, "This Zhou Jia, not even greeting me, just shouting in Bright Moon City!"

Yue Jianqiu rose into the air with the elders, while Zhou Jia appeared above Bright Moon City with several Divine King experts.

"Zhou Jia, what is the meaning of this?" Yue Jianqiu said in a deep voice.

Zhou Jia said, "Brother Yue, please don't take offense. We came only to ask Young Friend Ye Yuan a few questions. The matter is of great importance, so we were somewhat hasty."

Yue Jianqiu's face darkened. "Hasty? This formation of yours is clearly a show of force. Do you truly believe the Yue family has no one? Ye Yuan is the son-in-law of the Yue family. Are you coming in such force to interrogate our son-in-law?"

Zhou Jia only said calmly, "It concerns the Sun Moon Heavenly Eye. Brother Yue must understand."

Yue Jianqiu snorted coldly. "Ye Yuan did not obtain the Sun Moon Heavenly Eye. Believe it or not! As for meeting Ye Yuan, I think we'll skip that. Please return!"