Chapter 80: Chapter 80: Dominant Counter-Kill

Outside the Divine Temple, the crowd’s eyes glinted with greed and killing intent as they slowly closed in on Ye Wushuang. In the sky, a group of young members of the Feather Race also had their sights set on him, ready to strike at a moment’s notice. It was as if Ye Wushuang had become the prey they were all vying for.

As for the silver-robed elder, Moo Li, and the other experts at the True Essence Realm, they made no move. Here, they were the true apex predators, and they disdained the idea of joining the mob’s siege.

"Slay the evil demon!"

Seeing that Ye Wushuang remained motionless, the crowd’s confidence swelled. With a unified roar, they charged toward him, cloaked in self-righteousness. By standing on the moral high ground of "slaying an evil demon," they ensured that no one would dare criticize them for ganging up on a single person.

To do so would be to side with the evil demon, and they would be slain right along with him!

"You all... are utterly shameless!" Jian Bufan scoffed. With a thunderous step, he strode forward to land beside Ye Wushuang, his eyes fixed on the charging crowd.

"Jian Bufan, do you truly intend to side with an evil demon?" Seeing Jian Bufan step forward, the sinister young man, Moo Li, flashed a peculiar smile, his voice laced with a bone-chilling coldness.

"A genius from the Demon Abyss... don’t you find it laughable for *you* of all people to be talking about ’evil demons’?"

Staring at Moo Li, Jian Bufan gave a mocking smile. ’The Demon Abyss is a land of evil demons. Moo Li is a genius from the Demon Abyss, a true evil demon himself, yet here he is, posturing as if he’s performing Exorcism and Guarding the Dao. How ironic. How laughable!’

"And as for the rest of you!" Jian Bufan scoffed, his gaze sweeping mockingly over the charging crowd. "The real evil demon is standing right here among you. Tell me, all of you who claim to be righteous and want to perform ’Exorcism and Guarding the Dao,’ why don’t you slay him? Instead, you side with him to carry out this supposed exorcism."

Jian Bufan’s words were dripping with sarcasm, landing like a hard slap across the crowd’s faces and making them flush with shame. They all knew Moo Li was a genius from the Demon Abyss, a true evil demon from a demonic sect. Yet not only did they refuse to kill him, they were actively siding with him. How could they possibly claim to be slaying an evil demon?

"Such a sharp tongue. Jian Bufan has clearly been bewitched by the evil demon! Why bother with his words? Just kill them both!" Seeing the crowd hesitate, the silver-robed elder in the sky seized the opportunity and shouted down, his voice cold. With the accusation of being "bewitched," he had found the perfect retort to Jian Bufan.

"Jian Bufan, get out of the way, or we’ll kill you too!"

The crowd’s faces were cold and indifferent as they resumed their charge. They were determined to seize the opportunities on Ye Wushuang’s person, and nothing was going to stand in their way.

Ye Wushuang had been watching silently, the cold, murderous glint in his eyes growing ever more intense. ’So what if I have to be the evil demon today?’

"Help me hold off the True Essence Powerhouses, and I’ll owe you a favor," Ye Wushuang said, turning to Jian Bufan. After his Scattering and Rebuilding, his Cultivation had broken through to the Qi Vortex Third Layer, and his Combat Power had increased dramatically. However, he still couldn’t contend with a True Essence Powerhouse.

"I’ll take the ones on the ground. As for that one in the sky..." Jian Bufan glanced at Moo Li and the others before his gaze shifted to the silver-robed elder above.

"Don’t worry about him. He’s mine," Ye Wushuang replied calmly, his gaze also turning to the sky. His words, however, sent a violent tremor through Jian Bufan’s normally unflappable mind, stirring a storm of shock. The gap between the True Essence Realm and the Qi Vortex Realm was a nearly insurmountable chasm. Shaking a True Essence Powerhouse was considered almost impossible. ’How can Ye Wushuang be so confident?’

"Kill!"

Bing Yan, Murong Ye, Yuan Chong, and the others could no longer restrain themselves. Streaks of deadly light shot toward Ye Wushuang, like meteors streaking through the night sky. Whether it was for the opportunities or out of sheer hatred, they were determined to kill him.

"If you want to kill me, then come and try!"

Ye Wushuang’s expression remained unchanged as he took a powerful, resounding step forward, his stance as unmovable as a mountain. Today, he would kill!

"Die!"

Murong Ye shouted coldly, his fingers spreading wide. A giant palm made of True Qi materialized in the air. It rapidly drew in the Essence Qi from a five-hundred-meter radius, swelling to several times its initial size before slapping down at Ye Wushuang.

"I’ll kill you first, Murong Ye!" A cold light burst from Ye Wushuang’s eyes as a blood-stained Spiritual Artifact Giant Saber flew from his person, cleaving through the air with brutal simplicity.

Murong Ye was all too familiar with this Spiritual Artifact Giant Saber. Wasn’t that Yunn Dao’s weapon?!

Recalling how he had been tricked in the Flood Dragon Cave Mansion, Murong Ye’s killing intent surged. He charged forward in a frenzy, ready to personally end Ye Wushuang’s life.

Ye Wushuang was no less eager to kill him. Locking his gaze onto Murong Ye, he took several heavy strides—THUD, THUD, THUD—and used the momentum to launch himself into the air. Grasping the Spiritual Artifact Giant Saber, he brought it down in a vicious chop.

KENG!

Surges of Dragon Spirit True Qi, filled with domineering Killing Power, poured into the saber. The Inscriptions on its body flared with a brilliant light as it brutally shattered the giant True Qi Palm and continued its swift descent toward Murong Ye.

Murong Ye’s face fell, and he scrambled to retreat. The people standing in his way didn’t even have time to react before the whistling Saber Gang sent them flying. Blood arced through the air as they landed, writhing and wailing on the ground.

"Qi Vortex Sixth Layer, and you think you can kill me? Die!" Ye Wushuang roared as he dove down, his intent to kill Murong Ye absolute. The Spiritual Artifact Giant Saber in his hand manifested a seven-to-eight-meter-long, dragon-shaped blade of light, which came crashing down with immense force the moment he was upon Murong Ye.

"No!" Murong Ye shrieked in terror, but his body was instantly sliced in two by the blade of light. He died without even a moment for regret, a sight that sent a violent tremor through the hearts of the other attackers.

"All together now! Kill him!" Although the crowd was stunned by Ye Wushuang’s terrifying Combat Power, they were many. Why would they fear a single man? After a brief hesitation, a storm of flashing blades enveloped Ye Wushuang once more.

"Bring it on."

Ye Wushuang’s body trembled as the Dragon Blood within him began to boil. Streaks of Dragon-Shaped Qi swirled to life around him. This was one of the benefits of rebuilding his Chaos Heaven-Devouring Dragon Body—a protective aura of draconic qi that made his physical body tougher than an ordinary Spiritual Artifact.

Bing Yan, Yuan Chong, Luo Xuan, Anx Ping, and several others exchanged a glance and swarmed him in a coordinated attack.

At the sight of this, the corner of Ye Wushuang’s mouth curled into a smirk. The Spiritual Artifact Giant Saber slashed horizontally through the air once more. Simultaneously, his body moved like the wind, and a deadly flash of Sword Light shot forth.

"Die!"

The Life-Taking Sword shot through the crowd and, in an instant, pierced Anx Ping’s body. A blossom of blood bloomed in the air, as vivid and red as a Mandala flower!

BOOM!

At the same time, an overwhelming deluge of deadly attacks descended on him, filling the air with a frigid killing intent.

Ye Wushuang hastily executed Floating Light and Shadow to dodge backward at high speed. A few of the attacks still struck him, but they were blocked by his Dragon-Shaped Qi, leaving him almost completely unscathed.

When the attackers saw Ye Wushuang retreat, they assumed he was afraid and were overjoyed. But in the next instant, to their utter surprise, his body shot forward once again.

He caught the Spiritual Artifact Giant Saber as it fell from the sky and swung it swiftly toward Bing Yan. A tyrannical blade of light, like a golden thread of death, engulfed Bing Yan, and his body was utterly obliterated.

Witnessing this, Moo Li and the other True Essence Powerhouses who had yet to make a move were all deeply shaken. They found it hard to believe. ’How can Ye Wushuang’s Combat Power be this formidable?’

’Could it be because of the opportunities he found in the Divine Temple?’

At this thought, their gazes wavered, and a fiery heat ignited in their eyes.

Retreat!

Retreat!

The faces of Yuan Chong, Luo Xuan, and the others paled. They were utterly floored by Ye Wushuang’s strength. ’Is he really just at the Qi Vortex Third Layer?’ they thought. ’He’s cutting down masters at the Qi Vortex Sixth and Seventh Layers like they’re nothing but weeds!’

"Weren’t you all going to slay me and bring peace back to the Grand Emperor Domain? So tell me, why are you running now?" Ye Wushuang sneered, watching them flee.