You Black Fire Sect Are Soul Hall's Lackeys

Bang!

Another sound rang out, and the Black Fire Sect disciple who had tried to assassinate Ye Yan was instantly sent flying by the Third Elder.

The Black Fire Sect disciple slammed viciously into the wooden house behind him, scattering splinters everywhere.

He spat out a mouthful of blood and could no longer rise.

"A five-star Dou Emperor dared launch a sneak attack right in front of me? You truly don't know the meaning of death."

Having eliminated one danger, the Third Elder could not be bothered to wait for the other Black Fire Sect disciples to make their move.

The longer the night, the more dreams it brought. They could not be allowed to spread Ye Yan's information and appearance.

The Third Elder released his soul perception and searched the surrounding area.

After discovering two more hidden nine-star Dou Emperors, he vanished from where he stood.

The sounds of fighting immediately erupted from the shadows not far away.

Several dozen breaths later, the Third Elder reappeared, carrying two dead men in black in his hands.

Faint traces of battle could still be seen on the Third Elder's body.

"Alright! I've already dealt with and killed the troublesome ones. Don't run around from now on. The family's hidden guards will protect you."

After saying that, the Third Elder erupted with a vast aura. Blazing flames enveloped his hand as he charged toward Zhao Hei.

Ye Yan nodded and could only watch.

Three masked men also appeared beside him, guarding Ye Yan in their midst.

Yet he was in no mood for anything. This was the first time he had so desperately wished for a sect to be destroyed immediately.

The same old saying held true: as long as they lived, his heart would never be at ease!

Although he knew the Black Fire Sect had been eyeing the Ye Family like a tiger stalking its prey, this was the first time he had felt the nearness of death so directly.

If not for the Azure Ice Flame, he would likely have been a corpse still warm to the touch by now.

"I'll have to speed up my cultivation from now on."

Ye Yan had even considered making the Azure Ice Flame completely leave the Entry Space.

But once the Azure Ice Flame left, it would never be able to return to the Entry Space.

Where he would keep the Azure Ice Flame then would become a major problem.

That was why he had remained so hesitant.

Otherwise, he would not have only allowed the Azure Ice Flame's sparks to act until now.

Speaking of which, the Azure Ice Flame was this obedient now because, during this period, he had taken quite a few green-tinged flames from the cauldron in his dantian and fed them to it.

At the same time.

Ye City had long since erupted into commotion. Many powerful Dou Emperors and Dou Wangs had gathered outside the Ye Family, watching the battle in the sky.

There were even two Dou Zong experts standing in the void, observing the battlefield with great interest.

"Tell me, why did the Black Fire Sect send only one elder to attack the Ye Family?"

"And Ye Zhong still hasn't made a move. Could something have happened to him?"

A trace of meaning flashed through the eyes of the ordinary-looking Dou Zong.

"What is it, Qiu Chuan? Does your Qiu Clan want to take advantage of the situation?"

Flames faintly flickered in the other man's pupils as he turned to look at him.

"My Qiu Clan is also one of the Five Great Families. Even if we are rivals, we suppress them openly and fairly through alchemy."

Qiu Chuan spoke righteously.

"And you, Cao Yuan, Second Elder of the Cao Family, surely you didn't wander here out of boredom?"

"I merely had a whim and wanted to see who that Ye Family genius was."

Cao Yuan did not try to hide it.

"Then shall we go in and take a look?"

Qiu Chuan furrowed his brows, his tone coaxing.

"No! The Ye Family is a powder keg right now. If you dare set your sights on their treasure, you probably won't leave easily without giving up something."

Cao Yuan refused without hesitation.

Just then.

"The Black Fire Sect has colluded with Soul Hall, intending to destroy the forces of the Pill Region and seize the soul of our Ye Family's seventh-tier alchemist!"

A loud, unified shout suddenly rang out from within the Ye Family, echoing through nearly half of Ye City.

The spectators outside the Ye Family widened their eyes in shock.

Countless people exchanged looks upon hearing those words, considering how likely they were to be true.

Qiu Chuan and Cao Yuan, who had been watching the battlefield all along, no longer had any mood to joke.

They pondered whether the Ye Family was fabricating lies or had truly obtained some evidence.

Elsewhere.

"Ye Yan, will this really work?"

The Ye Family guards and disciples shouted the words again and again, their resounding voices blanketing half of Ye City.

"Of course it will. Once we make a big enough fuss, the Black Fire Sect will have to take this rumor into account."

"Besides, Zhao Hei must die here today..."

Ye Yan looked at Zhao Hei in the sky, who was already beginning to panic, his face filled with ruthlessness.

The hidden guards protecting Ye Yan exchanged glances, a sense of wariness toward the boy rising in their hearts.

This kid was truly vicious!

They absolutely could not offend him in the future, or they would likely suffer for it.

Beneath the heavens.

Upon hearing those shouts, Zhao Hei's face truly darkened as he could not help looking down at the Ye Family disciples.

"Haha, you Black Fire Sect are Soul Hall's lackeys!"

The two elders seized the moment of Zhao Hei's distraction. Their palms, containing surging force, shot toward his throat like lightning.

The Third Elder's eagle-claw-like hand was blocked by Zhao Hei's freed hand just before it could land on his throat.

Unfortunately, when Zhao Hei tried to block the Second Elder's attack as well, the cold mist suddenly surged, making his body falter. He only had time to shift his position!

Rip!

The Second Elder's palm tore four bloody holes into his shoulder.

With one strike, the Second Elder retreated swiftly, dodging Zhao Hei's furious counterattack. He grinned and said,

"Zhao Hei, aren't you and Qin Mo known as the Black Demon Duo? Why are you alone? You had me on guard for nothing."

"Could it be that Soul Hall's recent operations in the Pill Region have gone so smoothly because Qin Mo of your Black Fire Sect has been leading the way?"

For his final sentence, the Second Elder used Dou Qi to transmit his voice throughout Ye City.

"What a trumped-up charge."

Zhao Hei's expression turned ashen, and he no longer had any intention of continuing the fight.

He could no longer tell whether these people truly possessed evidence or were simply making things up to trick him.

If he remained any longer, he feared he truly would not be able to leave.

"Trying to run? Zhao Hei, you won't be leaving today."

Knowing Ye Yan's concerns, the Third Elder had been watching Zhao Hei's movements closely. Seeing that he seemed intent on leaving, he shouted sternly.

"You two pieces of trash can't stop me if I want to leave."

Zhao Hei coldly retorted several more times.

"Tell that Ye Family prodigy to wash his neck and wait for my Black Fire Sect!"

With that said.

Zhao Hei broke free from the entanglement of the azure-blue sparks and fled toward the outskirts of Ye City.

"Arrogant!"

The Second Elder made up his mind that even if it damaged his foundation and prevented him from ever advancing again, he would still leave this man behind.

"Aren't you going to stop him?" Qiu Chuan asked Cao Yuan as he watched the fleeing figure.

"Stop him? It isn't our turn."

Cao Yuan did not look at the three people in flight. His gaze rested instead on the spatial rift in midair and the spark that flickered with crystalline light.

He was more curious about the flame now, as well as that spatial rift.

The flame had emerged from the spatial rift, which meant there was a separate space inside.

But creating a space had always been the exclusive ability of Battle Saints.

Could it be that the Ye Family had gained the support of a Battle Saint?

Doubt rose in Cao Yuan's heart.

"Huh!"

Suddenly, the spatial rift in the void slowly closed, and the scattered sparks had already passed through the rift and returned to that space.

"It's over, Ye Yan. Zhao Hei looks like he's about to get away."

A Ye Family disciple cried out in alarm.

"Get away? After wasting so much time, if he can escape, I'll let the Black Fire Sect's sect master use my head as a ball."

Sensing the icy aura emanating from the depths of the Ye Family, Ye Yan sneered.

Boom!

A powerful, weighty pressure spread from the depths of the Ye Family. In the blink of an eye, it reached beyond the Ye Family, making even Zhao Hei, who had not fled far, turn his head.

Another azure-blue streak shot out explosively from the Ye Family.

"Do you think my Ye Family is a place your Black Fire Sect can come and go from as you please?"

An aged, imposing voice echoed throughout Ye City.