Ye Yu, I Want You Dead!

As someone let out a startled cry, all eyes turned to Ye Fan.

The Great Yan Emperor, who had been full of pride moments ago, now wore an extremely displeased expression.

Many in Qingzhou felt a surge of satisfaction. Great Yan had been rising rapidly in recent years, and their actions had become increasingly arrogant.

Numerous powers were already dissatisfied with them, but due to Great Yan's formidable national strength, they could only endure and seek peace.

Now, seeing this prince, whom Great Yan had expelled, display such extraordinary talent, they were more than happy to kick him while he was down.

"Alas, this child Xiao Yu just likes to hide. I've told him so many times, but he just won't listen," Qin Wushuang's smug voice rang out.

Only then did everyone snap back to reality. Ye Yu was now someone from Great Qin!

Immediately, many cast envious glances at Qin Wushuang, but they couldn't help but marvel at his keen judgment.

If it were them, they wouldn't have traded five spots in the War of a Hundred Dynasties for a prince expelled by Great Yan.

"He's just an abandoned son that Great Yan didn't want. He's only a bit faster, you don't really think he can surpass Xiao Xuan, do you?" Ye Fan glanced at Qin Wushuang and sneered.

Qin Wushuang shrugged indifferently, his gaze fixed on the light screen, but inside he was roaring.

Ye Yu, surpass him for me! Slap Ye Fan's face hard!

As Ye Xuan stepped onto the eight-hundredth step, he felt as if his entire body had been hollowed out, drenched in sweat. He swayed precariously, nearly falling to the ground.

But a smile curved Ye Xuan's lips. Eight hundred steps were enough to prove his unparalleled talent.

He also knew that he couldn't ascend any further. He immediately prepared to sit cross-legged and accept the rewards from the Ascending Heaven Staircase.

And just as Ye Xuan turned, a familiar face appeared before him.

"Ye... Ye Yu?!" Seeing the familiar face, Ye Xuan cried out in shock.

Ye Yu glanced at Ye Xuan and chuckled, "What? Not calling me Imperial Brother anymore? Well, no one's around now, so you don't have to pretend."

"Your Spiritual Root isn't... How can you still reach eight hundred steps?" Ye Xuan's face was filled with disbelief.

The Spiritual Root could be considered one of the most important indicators of a cultivator's talent. Ye Yu no longer had a Spiritual Root, so how could he reach this point?

Ye Yu sized up Ye Xuan and noticed the Blood Demon Race power still lingering on him. He couldn't help but sigh.

He had originally wanted to see if the Blood Demon Race power protecting Ye Xuan would be suppressed by the Ascending Heaven Staircase.

"Ye Yu, don't get cocky. So what if your talent is good?! You can't play me. If I want to, I can toy with you until you die whenever I please!" Ye Xuan said with venomous malice, his voice cold.

Hearing this, Ye Yu nodded and said, "I believe you. But don't you think it's a bit foolish to provoke me right now?"

Ye Xuan froze. Seeing Ye Yu's gradually rising smile, he panicked. "What do you want to do!"

"Nothing much. Don't you like Liu Ruyan very much? I'll let you go down to keep her company." With that, Ye Yu directly grabbed Ye Xuan by the collar, let out a laugh, and tossed him down.

"Ye Yu, I'll kill you!" Thrown off the Ascending Heaven Staircase by Ye Yu, Ye Xuan roared with venomous hatred, his face contorted.

Outside the secret realm, witnessing this scene, even Qin Wushuang inwardly clicked his tongue and gave Ye Yu a thumbs-up.

He had expected Ye Yu to surpass Ye Xuan, but he never imagined Ye Yu would directly throw Ye Xuan off the Ascending Heaven Staircase.

Then, Qin Wushuang secretly glanced at Ye Fan.

Ye Fan's face was now extremely grim, his spiritual energy surging wildly, his entire body trembling. Clearly, he was enraged to the extreme.

"This unfilial son!!!!"

But as angry as he was, Ye Yu was currently inside the secret realm, and Ye Fan could do nothing about it.

Seeing Ye Fan like this, a stark contrast to his earlier arrogance, many inwardly felt a sense of schadenfreude.

Qin Wushuang nodded to Situ Guang, who, understanding immediately, quickly sent a message back.

While it was satisfying, Qin Wushuang knew that Ye Yu had pushed Ye Fan to the absolute limit. When they left the secret realm, Ye Yu would face Ye Fan's boundless wrath.

"Xiao Yu! Why did you do that!" Inside the secret realm, Ye Qingshuang's questioning voice rang out. She looked directly at Ye Yu, her face filled with anger.

Ye Yu frowned upon hearing this. He turned to look at Ye Qingshuang, pondered for a moment, and then walked straight towards her.

Sensing something was wrong as Ye Yu approached, Ye Qingshuang was about to speak, but Ye Yu was already in front of her.

Then, to Ye Qingshuang's shocked gaze, she too was thrown down by Ye Yu.

Having finished, Ye Yu clapped his hands. "So noisy."

With that, Ye Yu turned and continued upwards.

On the Ascending Heaven Staircase, everyone watching this scene marveled at Ye Yu's ruthless decisiveness, but no one dared to speak, fearing that Ye Yu might get annoyed and throw them down as well.

Having dealt with the bothersome flies, Ye Yu soon reached the nine-hundredth step of the Ascending Heaven Staircase.

Everyone watching this scene gasped in disbelief.

Nine hundred steps on the Ascending Heaven Staircase! This was the potential to reach the Void Refinement Stage!

Back when the Sacred Pill Sect was at its peak, reaching nine hundred steps on the Ascending Heaven Staircase was enough to become a direct disciple of the Sect Master.

Just as everyone was in awe, Ye Fan was unusually calm. The rage in his eyes had now completely transformed into chilling killing intent.

Ye Yu absolutely could not be allowed to live!

Ye Yu, currently on the Ascending Heaven Staircase, was naturally unaware of the situation outside, nor did he expect someone to be spying on everything within the secret realm. At this moment, all he wanted was to keep climbing.

By the time he reached the nine-hundredth step, Ye Yu was already starting to feel some pressure.

When he reached the nine-hundred and ninety-sixth step, this oppressive force reached its peak. At this point, every step forward consumed a tremendous amount of strength.

Moreover, according to ancient records, the rewards for the last ten steps of the Ascending Heaven Staircase were all the same.

Seeing the Sacred Pill Sect's palace so close, Ye Yu frowned and immediately stopped. Setting aside any potential dangers within the Sacred Pill Sect's palace, the Nine Nether Blood Spring alone was troublesome enough.

To be too depleted at this stage of the Ascending Heaven Staircase would absolutely not be a wise move.

With this thought, Ye Yu sat down cross-legged, quietly waiting for the rewards of the Ascending Heaven Staircase to arrive.

The next moment, a hum erupted throughout the entire secret realm. A dazzling pillar of light shot down from the sky above the mountain peak where the Sacred Pill Sect was located, enveloping Ye Yu's figure.

Immediately after, Ye Yu felt a vast and pure stream of spiritual energy continuously pouring into his body.

However, Ye Yu did not rush to refine this pure spiritual energy.

Under the surge of such immense spiritual energy, Ye Yu quickly reached his limit, even developing bloodstains on his body, yet he continued to wait.

Just as Ye Yu was about to explode, a pure white aura appeared.

Sensing the aura, Ye Yu grinned. He immediately formed hand seals and began to refine this powerful spiritual energy.

With a cracking sound, a fissure appeared on Ye Yu's Golden Core. Then, a miniature Ye Yu began to gradually condense, and the spiritual energy around him started to transform.

Outside the light screen, a group of Nascent Soul stage cultivators watched this scene and immediately understood.

Ye Yu was attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul stage!