Chapter 449 447: Night Attack

Ye Sha was an assassin. In a flash, he struck like lightning, his hand shooting for Qiu Rong Wanxue's neck. He intended to subdue her in a single move.

Ye Sha's Dao Practice was far greater than Qiu Rong Wanxue's. As his hand flew toward her like lightning, it was already too late for her to counterattack.

But, in that instant, before Ye Sha's hand could reach Qiu Rong Wanxue's neck, it stopped. A hand had silently clamped down on Ye Sha's wrist.

No one knew when Li Qiye had appeared at the head of the bed. No one knew how long he had been standing there; it was as if he had been there all along.

Suddenly having his wrist grabbed, even an assassin like Ye Sha was startled. His expression changed drastically when he saw it was Li Qiye. For someone of his realm to have his wrist seized so easily... the implications were terrifying.

CRACK! Li Qiye easily crushed Ye Sha's wrist. With a sickening RIP, Li Qiye tore Ye Sha's arm clean off.

"AHH—" Ye Sha shrieked as his arm was torn off, blood spewing everywhere. As an assassin, Ye Sha was decisive. The moment his arm was gone, he flashed into a wisp of mist and fled.

"Are you alright?" Li Qiye casually tossed aside Ye Sha's arm and asked, looking at the still-shaken Qiu Rong Wanxue.

Qiu Rong Wanxue finally snapped back to her senses and shook her head. Li Qiye suddenly wrapped an arm around her slender waist and said, "We're going after him—" The words had barely left his lips before they vanished in an instant.

After escaping the room, Ye Sha immediately fled toward the eastern part of Central City. As an assassin, his speed and stealth were both top-notch. Even those in the same realm couldn't compare to him.

Although Ye Sha had only one foot in the Little Saint Venerable realm and lacked its full power, he excelled at assassination and had even killed a Little Saint Venerable before.

Tonight, however, he had picked a fight with the wrong person. He knew he had encountered a terrifying enemy, so he fled for his life with all his might.

"Do you think you can escape?" However, just as Ye Sha thought he had shaken Li Qiye, a lazy voice drifted from behind him.

Li Qiye appeared, strolling through the moonlit sky while casually holding Qiu Rong Wanxue with one arm. It was as if distance in the Void meant nothing to him; with a single step, he had easily caught up.

Ye Sha was incredibly fast, but compared to Li Qiye, he was far too slow. Not to mention Li Qiye cultivated the Flying Immortal Body, the fastest physique in the world. Even without using it, he could have easily caught up to Ye Sha.

Li Qiye's Life Technique was the Kunpeng Six Transformations. As an Emperor Technique, its speed was absolutely astonishing. Although the Kunpeng Six Transformations couldn't completely compensate for the Prison Suppressing Divine Body's lack of speed like the Flying Immortal Body could, its own velocity, which was its specialty, was still far beyond anything Ye Sha could hope to match.

Seeing Li Qiye casually trailing behind him, Ye Sha was scared out of his wits. He backhandedly shot a chilling, lightning-fast spike at Li Qiye, but Li Qiye dodged it with ease.

In that same instant, with the Kunpeng Soaring in the Void and the Void Nether Transformation, Li Qiye closed the distance at an unbelievable speed and appeared right behind Ye Sha.

Li Qiye viciously kicked Ye Sha in the back. He didn't even need his Prison Suppressing Divine Body—it was pure strength and pure speed.

BOOM! Kicked by Li Qiye, Ye Sha plummeted from the sky and slammed heavily into the street below, carving out a deep crater.

The sickening crunch of shattering bones echoed. Li Qiye's kick had broken an untold number of bones in Ye Sha's body, and his back caved in. But with his life hanging by a thread, Ye Sha didn't dare to linger. Gritting his teeth, he dissolved into mist and fled as fast as he could.

"What's going on?" Ye Sha's impact had wrecked the street, startling many young cultivators who had remained in Central City. When they came out to see what the commotion was, they were greeted by the sight of a chase—one man fleeing, one man pursuing.

"Is... isn't that Ye Sha?" Someone immediately recognized the fleeing figure as he dissolved into mist.

Many young cultivators who witnessed this found it unbelievable. Ye Sha was renowned among the younger generation for his assassination skills. To see him being hunted down with nowhere to run was simply incredible.

"And... isn't that the Human Race kid?" When they saw Li Qiye, some young cultivators who had been at the auction recognized him, shocking many of the onlookers.

Back then, many people had looked down on Li Qiye. To most young geniuses, a Human Race brat like him was too weak to even mention. In the Netherworld, the Human Race was a weak race, and the Ghost Race paid no mind to human cultivators at all.

"This... this is unbelievable." Watching Li Qiye hunt Ye Sha like a stray dog left many of the young cultivators deeply shaken.

Meanwhile, Li Qiye, still holding Qiu Rong Wanxue with one arm, casually followed behind Ye Sha, looking for all the world like a cat toying with a mouse.

"How much farther do you think you can run?" Li Qiye chuckled. He pointed a finger through the air. PFFT! Before Ye Sha even had a chance to dodge, he screamed in agony as blood splattered. Li Qiye's finger had pierced straight through his chest.

Ye Sha cried out, dripping with blood, but he still didn't dare to stop for even a moment. He dragged his grievously wounded body onward, fleeing for his life.

Even Qiu Rong Wanxue was stunned by the scene, forgetting that she was in Li Qiye's arms. Ye Sha was a renowned assassin in the Ghost Sacred Realm. For a minor Clan Leader like her, Ye Sha alone could have likely massacred her entire Snow Shadow Race with few who could stop him.

Yet now, in Li Qiye's hands, Ye Sha was nothing more than a stray dog, completely powerless to fight back.

"This... this... just what is the origin of this Human Race kid? To be so domineering!" Seeing Li Qiye force Ye Sha to flee like a beaten dog, the expressions of the young cultivators changed drastically. Many of them followed the chase to see how it would end.

In truth, this outcome was perfectly normal. Ye Sha's Dao Practice was indeed formidable, at least among the younger generation. Unfortunately for him, Li Qiye was someone who could Slaughter Saint Venerables. Besides, as strong as Ye Sha's Dao Practice was, he lacked things on the level of an Emperor Technique or an Immortal Emperor's Treasure. No matter how strong he was, it would be impossible for him to contend with Li Qiye.

Even among cultivators of the same realm, if one side had cultivated an Emperor Technique and possessed an Immortal Emperor's Treasure, they would absolutely suppress the other. The latter would likely be suppressed even if they were an entire level higher.

BANG! Finally, dragging his heavily wounded body, Ye Sha burst into a building. The moment he was inside, he cried out, "Brother Mo, save me!" and collapsed.

Someone caught the collapsing Ye Sha. It was Mo Li Dao, the successor of the Heaven-Reaching Sect. Ye Sha and Mo Li Dao were close friends, so at this life-and-death juncture, he had fled to Mo Li Dao for help.

As Mo Li Dao helped Ye Sha up, he saw Li Qiye pursuing them and his expression changed.

Mo Li Dao pushed Ye Sha inside and then blocked the doorway. Li Qiye just smiled. He hovered in the air, looked at Mo Li Dao, and said, "Hand over Ye Sha."

"Junior, there's no need to be so ruthless. If you wish to settle your grudge with Brother Ye Sha, do it another day. Today is not convenient for him!" Mo Li Dao said in a deep voice.

Ye Sha hailed from the Blood Race, while Mo Li Dao was from the Celestial Demon Race. The two races had always been on good terms. In particular, the Nightwalker Sect and the Heaven-Reaching Sect could be considered allies in Nanyao Yun. This was because the power of the Demon, Human, and Charm Spirit races was very strong there, with Emperor Immortal Gates like the Qianli River and the Yu Shan Old Immortal Kingdom belonging to their lineages.

Because of this, races like the Blood Race, the Stone People, and the Celestial Demons were bound to ally with one another in Nanyao Yun. Now that Ye Sha had fled to him for refuge, Mo Li Dao had every reason to save him.

Li Qiye chuckled and shook his head. "That's impossible. Since he dared to provoke me, there's only one path left for him: death! He does, however, have two choices: a quick death, or a slow and painful one."

"What arrogance!" Mo Li Dao's expression darkened. His eyes turned sharp as he said coldly, "Junior, take a step back, and we can all walk away from this! You need to understand something. This isn't Nanyao Yun, this is the Netherworld! This is the domain of the Ghost Race."

The threat in Mo Li Dao's words was obvious. And it was true; as a young genius, Mo Li Dao had many friends among the Ghost Race.

"So what if it's the Netherworld?" Li Qiye smiled, completely unperturbed. "The Nine Realms may be vast, but I roam as I please. I come and go as I wish. It makes no difference where I am!"

"Such boasts!" Prince Shen Ran had arrived by now and couldn't help but sneer. He had a grudge against Ye Sha, so he would never help him. But he was irritated by Li Qiye's words. Li Qiye had ruined his business deal, and he had held a grudge ever since. Now, hearing Li Qiye's wild claims made him sneer all the more.

In fact, it wasn't just Prince Shen Ran who had arrived; Qing Jinzi was here as well. Many young cultivators had been drawn by the disturbance and rushed over to watch the drama unfold.

Being held by the waist by Li Qiye under the watchful eyes of so many people made Qiu Rong Wanxue's face burn, and her whole body felt hot.

Li Qiye completely ignored Prince Shen Ran. He glanced at Mo Li Dao and said, "My patience is limited. Hand over Ye Sha at once, lest you bring disaster upon yourself."

"Bring disaster upon myself?" Mo Li Dao laughed arrogantly and stepped forward. His aura surged. OMM—two Divine Rings unfurled around his body!

"He really is a Little Saint Venerable." Seeing the two Divine Rings appear around Mo Li Dao shocked many from the younger generation. For Mo Li Dao to have stepped into the Little Saint Venerable realm and achieved such a level of Dao Practice at his young age... he was truly an incredible genius.