Chapter 208: Chapter 209: Strength Restored

Watching Ye Wushuang walk toward them, the pupils of the Celestial Sword Sect disciples shrank. Their earlier killing intent was replaced by a grave seriousness.

Ye Wushuang had even punched a Flaming Fire Lion to death; his strength was truly terrifying!

The disciple at the True Essence Sixth Layer, his face grim, paused for a moment before shouting coldly, "He can’t fight all of us at once! Let’s kill him together."

With that, the Ancient Sword in his hand rose into the air, unleashing waves of brilliant sword light.

Although the others were terrified, they all rallied around the True Essence Sixth Layer disciple. At his command, they too activated their Ancient Swords, sending immense waves of brilliant sword light cascading down.

Ye Wushuang moved with incredible speed, his Treasure Body activating. Golden light radiated from him, making him resemble a golden War God. He charged forward without hesitation, right into the brilliant sword light raining down from the sky.

’I can’t rely on my Cultivation right now. I’ll have to use the power of my Treasure Body!’

His golden fists shot out, shattering the waves of brilliant sword light one by one.

Of course, the sword light in the sky was incredibly dense. Many strikes landed on Ye Wushuang’s body with a series of CLANGS. The Sword Dao Slaughter, carrying Geng Metal Sharp Power, pierced Ye Wushuang’s skin.

Threatened, his Treasure Body’s power didn’t diminish but instead surged, allowing him to tank the attacks.

Ye Wushuang spat out a mouthful of blood, but he had already closed the distance. He threw a devastating punch.

"Madman!"

Seeing Ye Wushuang withstand all of their attacks with nothing but his physical body, the Celestial Sword Sect disciples were utterly horrified.

BANG!

With a single punch, a disciple was instantly obliterated.

"Fall back!"

The True Essence Sixth Layer disciple reacted quickly, bellowing the order.

The others moved at his word, pulling back.

Ye Wushuang surged forward again, unleashing his Barbaric Tyrant Dragon Fist on another disciple. His speed was so great that they couldn’t react in time.

This disciple was at the True Essence Fifth Layer. Seeing Ye Wushuang’s devastating attack coming for him, he knew an offensive counter would be useless and could only resort to passive defense. As he retreated, his airborne Ancient Sword, as if it had a will of its own, shot in front of him to form a block.

This was an Eighth-Grade Spiritual Artifact that he had nurtured with his own Sword Intent, as if it had achieved Spirit Communication. The Inscriptions on the Sword Body floated up, glowing dazzlingly, and the Sword Light it emitted was terrifying!

BOOM!

As the punch connected, his golden fist slammed into the Ancient Sword.

CLANG!

It was as if Ye Wushuang’s fist was a chunk of Divine Iron. It violently smashed into the Sword Body, the Inscriptions shattered, and the Ancient Sword snapped in half, flying backward.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

The two broken halves were blasted back like streaks of light. With two sickening thuds, they pierced through the disciple’s body!

This terrified the others even more, and the thought of retreat filled their minds.

Ye Wushuang killed one person with each blow. In an instant, he had killed seven or eight more in the same fashion.

Seeing this, how could the remaining disciples dare to stay any longer? They fled for their lives, not daring to fight Ye Wushuang to the death!

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

In the blink of an eye, the remaining group vanished into the dense forest.

Ye Wushuang did not give chase.

PFFT!

He immediately spat out another mouthful of blood. He had been injured from forcibly blocking the attacks of the Celestial Sword Sect disciples.

"Ye Wushuang is over there!"

The Celestial Sword Sect group had just left when the voices of a group from the Fiery Sun Sect rang out from the distance, rapidly chasing after Ye Wushuang.

Ye Wushuang’s gaze darkened. ’First, I’ll find a place to begin the Refinement of the Purple Blood Fire Orchid and recover from my injuries. Then I’ll deal with these people at my leisure.’

Withdrawing his gaze, Ye Wushuang’s body vanished from the spot. He searched the mountain range and found an unmarked cave to recover his Blood Qi.

It had been no easy feat for him to last this long with only forty percent of his Blood Qi.

Sitting cross-legged in the cave, he calmed his mind and began the Refinement of the Purple Blood Fire Orchid within his body.

The Purple Blood Fire Orchid was formed from the Lifebound Essence Blood of a Demon Beast and nurtured by the heavens and earth. It would be of immense help in nourishing and restoring Ye Wushuang’s Blood Qi.

Ye Wushuang did not circulate the Heaven-Devouring Dragon Technique, instead using the Ultimate Yang Technique for the Refinement of the Purple Blood Fire Orchid. Streams of medicinal power surged through his entire body and vanished.

A halo of purplish Blood Qi shone, covering Ye Wushuang’s body like a membrane of light!

However, an unimaginable change was taking place inside his body. Within his meridians, his bloodline was gradually strengthening.

This new bloodline was extremely special, mixed with a faint golden luster. Miniature Five-Clawed Golden Dragons swam through it continuously, and his Blood Qi grew even more vigorous.

Ye Wushuang sensed this and extended his Divine Sense to observe all these changes.

This transformation continued for four to five hours.

HUMMM!

Ye Wushuang’s body trembled, and a surging tide of golden Blood Qi erupted from him, filling the cave like a golden ocean.

’There is no creation without destruction. From ruin comes rebirth. I may have lost seventy percent of my bloodline before, but now that it’s restored, it has undergone a massive transformation.’

Ye Wushuang felt an indescribable joy. Not only had his strength recovered, but his body had also received immense benefits.

Now, his blood shimmered with a golden luster. It was all Treasure Blood. As his Blood Qi surged, phantoms of Five-Clawed Golden Dragons could be seen swimming within.

’Looks like I have the Chaos Dragon Tomb to thank for this!’

Ye Wushuang reined in his joy, and a heavy feeling took its place. He had escaped death this time, but there was no guarantee he would be so lucky the next.

’Once I’m strong enough, I must resolve this great hidden danger.’

Ye Wushuang’s resolve hardened. The Dragon Cat had once told him that everyone who obtained the Chaos Dragon Tomb had died under mysterious circumstances.

They were the ones with the strongest Destiny in the Nine Heavens Domain, yet they all died inexplicably. This just went to show how terrifying the Chaos Dragon Tomb truly was.

However, for some unknown reason, a strange thought suddenly occurred to Ye Wushuang: the Chaos Dragon Tomb would not harm him.

This strange idea wasn’t his own. It was as if it had appeared from the void, forcibly stuffed into his mind by someone else.

It was bizarre, and terrifyingly so!

’Right, and that hunched figure on Flame Mountain Peak... could he be the Supreme Monarch?’

Ye Wushuang thought to himself. The appearance of that hunched figure had made his blood boil, as if with excitement.

Moreover, it was precisely there that the Chaos Dragon Tomb had undergone its great change.

Dao!

Destroy!

The hunched figure had uttered two words. Was he trying to convey a message? ’Surely an apparition wouldn’t speak two words just for the fun of it?’

The more Ye Wushuang thought about it, the more he realized there seemed to be too many secrets.

’I’m overthinking this!’

’When I’m stronger, all will be revealed!’

Ye Wushuang sighed. When one’s strength was insufficient and their exposure limited, even a small matter could become a confusing mystery.

Haaah!

Temporarily suppressing these thoughts, Ye Wushuang walked out of the cave.

...

「On a mountain ridge.」

A group of sword-bearing youths gazed into the distance. Within their line of sight was a stretch of blighted forest. The trees were dead and withered, the swamp was filled with Poisonous Miasma, and a sinister wind howled, chilling one to the bone. Plumes of yin energy shot toward the sky, making it look like a realm of ghosts on earth. Even watching from afar was enough to send a shiver down one’s spine!

Standing at the front of the group was a youth with wild hair and an extraordinary aura. This was none other than Liuu Yifei.

The people behind him were a portion of the Celestial Sword Sect’s disciples.

"Senior Brother Liuu, that’s the Land of Yin Spirit up ahead. We should probably leave," a disciple behind him said with a trembling voice, clearly terrified.

Liuu Yifei didn’t scold the disciple for his fear. He knew the terror of the land before them: the living enter, and they become ghosts!

"Let’s wait for Huang Tao and the others to arrive, then we’ll go," Liuu Yifei said, withdrawing his gaze and turning toward the other side of the ridge.

Just then, several young men could be seen weaving through the trees, rushing toward the group on the ridge. Their expressions were panicked.

This made Liuu Yifei’s brow furrow.

"What happened?" Liuu Yifei asked as the men approached.

"Senior Brother Liuu, we ran into Ye Wushuang," the True Essence Sixth Layer disciple said, his voice laced with lingering fear. His reaction puzzled the others. So what if they’d run into Ye Wushuang? They could just kill him. Was there a need to panic?

"Ye Wushuang!" Hearing the name again, a cold light flashed in Liuu Yifei’s eyes. "Tell me, where is he?"

"I’ll take you to him," Huang Tao said hurriedly. With Liuu Yifei making a move, Ye Wushuang was as good as dead. And so, without a moment’s delay, he led the group charging down the mountain ridge.