Chapter 172: Chapter 173: Unihorned Thunder Leopard

Ye Wushuang was stunned to see Anx Shijie.

’Wasn’t Anx Shijie seriously injured by my master, the Star Elder? Didn’t he go into seclusion to heal? So how is he here now?’

’Is this old dog here for me?’

A sudden thought struck Ye Wushuang, and his heart leaped in alarm.

The thought had barely crossed his mind when Anx Shijie shot across the sky. Before he even got close, another massive palm that blotted out the sky came crashing down, as if Anx Shijie wouldn’t be satisfied until Ye Wushuang was dead!

Ye Wushuang’s expression darkened. He never imagined Anx Shijie would be so shameless as to launch a sneak attack on a junior like him. All he could do was dodge as fast as possible!

BOOM!

Although Ye Wushuang dodged quickly, Anx Shijie was a Spiritual Spring Realm expert. The power of his palm was immense, and the terrifying shockwave still sent Ye Wushuang flying.

"Damn you, you lowlife! You had it coming! Hahaha!"

Nearby, Su Yang struggled to his feet, blood pouring from his wounds.

But when he saw Ye Wushuang get struck by a Spiritual Spring Realm expert and seriously wounded, he began to laugh wildly, gloating at the sight. At the same time, a vicious light glinted in his eyes.

’Now that a Spiritual Spring Realm expert has attacked him, Ye Wushuang must be gravely injured. If I take this chance to strike, I can definitely kill him!’

’Ye Wushuang, let’s see you survive this!’

At this thought, Su Yang gave a sinister smile, wiped the blood from his mouth, and charged toward Ye Wushuang, unleashing a True Essence Palm with killing intent.

"You’re courting death!" Seeing Su Yang’s unabated killing intent, a cold glint flashed in Ye Wushuang’s eyes as he swung his Dragon Blood Battle Saber.

He had been ambushed by Anx Shijie, but his Pseudo-Treasure Body was incredibly resilient and had absorbed much of the impact, so he wasn’t seriously harmed.

But Su Yang had no way of knowing that.

BOOM!

With a tremor, the Dragon Blood Battle Saber shattered Su Yang’s attack.

"How is that possible? You weren’t even seriously injured!" Su Yang’s face was a mask of terror as he saw his attack easily broken. He immediately tried to retreat!

"Think you can get away?!" Pushing his speed to the absolute limit, Ye Wushuang moved like a bolt of lightning, appearing at Su Yang’s side in an instant and slashing down with his saber.

"No!"

Su Yang was petrified with fear!

SLASH!

A flash of saber light, a spray of blood, and Su Yang was cut down where he stood!

Anx Shijie, who was still in the sky, was taken aback. ’It’s only been a short while, but this little bastard has already broken through to the True Essence First Layer and even killed someone at the True Essence Sixth Layer!’

’His growth rate is terrifying. I have to kill him now!’

Anx Shijie’s resolve to kill was now stronger than ever. He had emerged from seclusion not long ago and learned from Lee Tongtian that Ye Wushuang had gone to the Endless Wilderness to train.

So, he had secretly left the Ancient Spirit Sect and entered the Endless Wilderness, searching for Ye Wushuang’s trail.

Initially, his urge to eliminate him wasn’t that strong, because in his opinion, it would take a very long time for Ye Wushuang to become a real threat.

’In that time, I’ll have plenty of opportunities to get rid of him.’

But now, he saw that he had to be killed. Ye Wushuang was so terrifying that even he, an Elder in the Spiritual Spring Realm, felt a sense of dread!

At this thought, he pointed a finger. A Heaven-Reaching Light Pillar erupted, tearing a hole in the very air as it shot toward Ye Wushuang. The terrifying energy made the space around it seem to boil.

Horrified, Ye Wushuang immediately grabbed Su Yang’s corpse and hurled it at the incoming pillar of light!

BANG!

The instant Su Yang’s corpse struck the pillar of light, it exploded into a bloody mist that filled the Firmament.

Seizing the opportunity, Ye Wushuang’s body flickered. He used Shadow Kill and vanished from sight!

Anx Shijie watched with a cold expression. With a wave of his hand, he swept the blood mist away!

But when he looked toward where Ye Wushuang had been, the boy was gone!

’Such a bizarre technique!’ Even he was shocked. ’He just vanished like that?’

"That little bastard’s techniques are so strange!" Shocked, Anx Shijie hurriedly scanned the area with his powerful Divine Sense, only to spot Ye Wushuang’s figure reappearing in the distance!

"Damn you, little bastard! You think you can escape?!" Anx Shijie took a single step across the sky, streaking like a meteor as he resumed his deadly pursuit of Ye Wushuang.

Feeling the presence behind him, Ye Wushuang’s heart grew heavy. He had only been able to kill a Spiritual Spring Realm expert before because he had the help of the Demon God Statue.

But now, the Demon God Statue was useless. He had to face a Spiritual Spring Realm expert all by himself!

Against the shameless pursuit of a Spiritual Spring Realm expert, Ye Wushuang had no chance of victory. Even though Anx Shijie was only at the Spiritual Spring First Layer, the gap between their Realms was nearly impossible to surmount!

’What should I do?’

As his figure flickered, a powerful sense of mortal danger washed over Ye Wushuang. If Anx Shijie caught up to him, he would surely die here.

’Calm down, I have to stay calm!’ Ye Wushuang fought to suppress his panic, forcing himself to think as his mind raced.

Behind him, Anx Shijie was getting closer and closer!

Ye Wushuang was fast, but compared to a Spiritual Spring Realm expert, he still fell short!

BOOM!

Even without catching up, Anx Shijie launched a series of attacks from a distance. They slammed into the ground behind Ye Wushuang, and the terrifying shockwaves battered his back relentlessly.

Even with his Pseudo-Treasure Body, he could not withstand the continuous bombardment, and he coughed up mouthfuls of blood!

’This is bad. If this keeps up, I’m toast!’

Wiping the blood from his lips, Ye Wushuang dashed toward a dense forest up ahead.

"Kid, don’t go that way! There’s a powerful Demon Beast lying dormant up ahead!" the Dragon Cat suddenly warned.

"A powerful Demon Beast?" Ye Wushuang’s expression changed, and he faltered for a second. But seeing Anx Shijie closing in, he gritted his teeth and plunged into the forest anyway.

"Hmph. You think a dense forest is enough to save you?" Anx Shijie seemed to have guessed Ye Wushuang’s intentions. He gave a sinister smile and accelerated.

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!

Ye Wushuang moved like an agile monkey, weaving through the trees.

CRACK!

CRACK!

As he ventured deeper, the crackle of thunderbolts splitting the air reached his ears. A heavy, oppressive aura filled the forest, weighing on his chest like a mountain.

He pressed on, and before long, he reached a ravine.

The ravine was filled with a web of lightning. Arcs of electricity snaked through the air like dragons and serpents, striking the surrounding mountainsides with a deafening CRACKLE.

Ye Wushuang focused his gaze and saw an Eighth-Level Demon Beast—a Unihorned Thunder Leopard—sprawled out asleep. A silver, ivory-like horn grew from its head, wreathed in terrifying bolts of lightning. The sight alone was enough to shake one’s soul.

’A sleeping Unihorned Thunder Leopard!’

Gazing at the massive beast, a glint flashed in Ye Wushuang’s eyes. He glanced back at the pursuing Anx Shijie and broke into a cold smile. "Anx Shijie, I’ll be waiting for you!"

As soon as he spoke, Ye Wushuang suppressed his aura and leaped into the air, positioning himself directly above the sleeping Unihorned Thunder Leopard. Arcs of lightning immediately struck his body, erupting with a loud CRACKLE.

Instantly, Ye Wushuang’s entire body went numb.

But he gritted his teeth and deliberately exposed himself in the most conspicuous and vulnerable position possible. He stared at the approaching Anx Shijie as if he had given up all resistance and was simply waiting to be killed.

"So, you’ve stopped running!" Anx Shijie smirked from the sky. He launched four Heaven-Reaching Light Pillars, which blasted down at Ye Wushuang from four different directions.