This Dog Bastard—If He Doesn't Die, I Won't Rest Easy!

Ye Yan could no longer feel the pain in his body. The fierce wind above stung his face, whipping his hair into a frenzy.

Yet at this critical moment, Ye Yan finally used the system to open the Entry Space directly in front of him.

A pitch-black spatial rift split open, blocking the path of Zhao Hei's incoming palm strike.

Frost mist erupted from the one-meter-long rift, startling Zhao Hei into immediately halting his attack.

"What is this?!"

Though Zhao Hei had stopped moving, the frost mist continued to pour forth, freezing a thick layer of ice over his right hand.

"Damn it!"

Zhao Hei cursed under his breath. Grabbing Ye Yan's left hand, he found himself unable to exert any strength under the relentless erosion of the frost mist.

But before letting go, he still threw Ye Yan viciously to the ground.

"May I ask which senior is present? I am Zhao Hei, an elder of the Black Fire Sect. I had no intention of offending you!"

Only then did he look around with a terrified expression.

Only a Battle Sovereign-level expert could tear open a spatial rift like this.

He remembered that the Ye Family had never won over a Battle Sovereign expert.

"Bang!"

Ye Yan crashed hard onto the ground from midair, unable to get up for a long while.

The intense pain made him spit out a mouthful of blood.

Damn it, if I make it out alive, then sparing this dog bastard from being skinned and having his tendons ripped out would be me showing mercy.

Ye Yan could only make muffled noises.

He was not crying. He simply could not speak, and the pain was so unbearable that he could only curse that idiot in his heart!

At Gravel Square.

Ye Zhong, who had been refining the Azure Ice Flame's Child Fire at a crucial stage, suddenly felt the Child Fire tremble wildly, almost breaking free of his control.

"What is wrong with this Heavenly Flame?!"

Ye Zhong, who was already more than halfway through the refinement, was still puzzled when he suddenly sensed the Child Fire seemingly trying to fly toward the center of the Ye Family.

And the only person there who could be connected to the Child Fire was Ye Yan.

If Ye Yan had been forced to release the Azure Ice Flame, then a powerful enemy must have appeared.

The thought so shocked Ye Zhong that he almost wanted to interrupt the refinement of the Child Fire.

This was the hope of the Ye Family's rise. Nothing could be allowed to happen to it.

"Cough!"

The moment he tried to stop, the Child Fire rioted within his body. Ye Zhong coughed violently and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The blood hit the ground with a sizzling sound, instantly freezing into a Blood-colored Ice Block.

"Great Elder, what happened?"

Seeing this, the Second Elder's expression turned grave as he hurried forward.

"Quick, Yan'er is in danger."

Pain showed on Ye Zhong's face. He could only suppress the Child Fire now and could not move carelessly.

Otherwise, all his efforts would be wasted.

"What?!"

The Second Elder and the other two froze, then cried out at once, not even having time to ask for details.

"Fourth Brother, stay here. Third Brother and I will go."

The Second Elder made the decision without hesitation. Taking the Third Elder with him, he ignored the drain on their battle qi and instantly teleported toward the center of the Ye Family.

"Nothing can happen to that kid."

As the Second Elder muttered, he prayed that the enemy had not acted too quickly.

Meanwhile.

The frost mist erupting from the Entry Space had already swept across a three-meter radius in an instant.

The surrounding roads and houses were covered in a layer of solid ice.

"What's going on? Has a powerful enemy invaded?"

Guards who noticed the disturbance nearby hurried over.

But when they arrived, they found a scene like the depths of winter, with biting, howling winds.

In midair was a one-meter-long spatial rift endlessly releasing frost mist. Opposite it stood a burly, tall man with a panicked expression.

And on the ground lay Ye Yan, limp as a puddle of mud.

"Save him!"

The guards did not have time to think and rushed forward, intending to take Ye Yan away.

They did not know what that spatial rift was, nor did they know who the tall man was.

But he clearly looked like trouble. Getting Ye Yan away quickly was the proper course of action.

With their low-star Dou Wang cultivation, interfering would only mean seeking death.

In the void, with no control from Ye Yan, the Azure Ice Flame within the Entry Space had revealed a small portion of its flames.

Perhaps it knew who its enemy was.

The flames scattered through the air, wildly coiling around Zhao Hei.

This was also why he had been unable to free up his hands and attack Ye Yan again.

Zhao Hei felt that the flames were simply impossible to guard against. A moment of carelessness was enough for the cold air they carried to disrupt the circulation of battle qi within his body.

After the effects accumulated, his strength had already been reduced by at least twenty percent.

"Damn it! How does this kid have a Heavenly Flame? And the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, ranked eleventh on the Heavenly Flame Ranking at that!"

Zhao Hei cursed furiously, his face full of disbelief.

He had already realized that this spatial rift was merely a method used by that Ye Family genius.

That Heavenly Flame existed within the space.

Moreover, the Heavenly Flame's power was already comparable to the peak of a nine-star Dou Zong. Even these few flames alone were proving extremely troublesome for him.

He wanted to flee, yet felt that he could not escape.

Zhao Hei was helpless.

He could only hope that Ye Zhong was still at a crucial stage and unable to come out.

As for the Ye Family's Second Elder and the others, he did not take them seriously at all. They were merely a bunch of trash.

If not for the Ye Family producing a genius, the Black Fire Sect would have planned to toy with them slowly.

"Who goes there? How dare you attack a member of my Ye Family!"

A furious shout came from afar.

It was the Second Elder and Third Elder, who had arrived.

The two lowered their heads and saw Ye Yan, protected in the middle by several guards. Seeing that he was still breathing, they both finally let out a sigh of relief.

Damn it, they had made it in time after all.

Nothing had happened to Ye Yan.

Thinking of the worry in his heart while teleporting here, and the bleak future of the Ye Family he had imagined after sensing a Dou Zong aura and thinking Ye Yan might be dead, fury surged within the Second Elder.

Even though he was only a one-star Dou Zong, he wanted to risk his life to kill the person trying to destroy the Ye Family's hope.

"You dared to lay hands on the future of my Ye Family. No matter who you are, you will be buried here."

After delivering that harsh declaration, the Second Elder vanished. When he reappeared, he was already behind Zhao Hei.

A sonic boom echoed through the night sky as a crimson flame blasted toward Zhao Hei like a streak of light.

"Hmph! A mere one-star Dou Zong, the Second Elder of the Ye Family, dares to boast so brazenly?"

Zhao Hei dodged the incoming dark-blue flames again, then turned and unleashed black flames from within his body, blocking the crimson streak.

"Have your Ye Family's Great Elder come speak to me."

Looking at those familiar black flames, the rage in the Second Elder's eyes became impossible to hide.

"The Black Fire Sect! So it really is you."

"But you dared to break into my Ye Family alone. You truly have outrageous nerve."

Even as they spoke, the two continued exchanging blows.

The aura of Dou Zong experts alarmed the entire Ye Family.

The black and crimson flames erupted continuously, illuminating the Ye Family grounds as bright as day.

Everyone in the Ye Family could only watch anxiously.

Damn it, if this dog bastard doesn't die, I won't rest easy.

Ye Yan, who had just been examined by the Third Elder and found to have only seven or eight broken bones and internal injuries, stared at Zhao Hei as he battled the Second Elder. Hatred gnawed at him until his teeth itched.

"Third Elder, where is Old Master? Why hasn't he finished refining it yet?"

Ye Yan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes locked firmly on Zhao Hei.

"There was a problem with the Heavenly Flame he was refining just now. Then he sensed something was wrong on your end and sent us over."

The Third Elder was also eager to join the battle, but he still needed to guard against the Black Fire Sect's remaining people.

If he went up, Ye Yan would truly be left without anyone to protect him.

He always remembered that the Black Fire Sect's target was Ye Yan.

"Is there any way to keep everyone from the Black Fire Sect here?"

Ye Yan's expression was grave. "They have already seen my face. If we don't wipe them out completely, there may be endless trouble later."

The Third Elder pondered for a moment. "That man seems to be a two-star Dou Zong. With the Second Elder's one-star Dou Zong strength and that dark-blue Heavenly Flame, it isn't impossible—as long as we can stop the other members of the Black Fire Sect."

After speaking, flames burst from the Third Elder's hand. Then he threw a fierce punch behind Ye Yan.

There was nothing fancy about this punch. It only carried a low, heavy sonic boom.

"Bang!"

The Third Elder's flaming fist knocked away the long needle sent to assassinate Ye Yan, then continued surging forward with unstoppable force.