Chapter 725: Huge Compensation

Chapter 725: Chapter 726: Huge Compensation

“You feel pretty good about yourself, don’t you?” Ye Xuan looked at him coldly. “I told you to get lost. Didn’t you hear me?”

“You…” Cheng Tianqiao hadn’t expected the kid before him to be so ungrateful, even after he’d gone this far. With so many Martial Artists staring, his face, which had worn a gentle smile, suddenly darkened.

“Everyone, who is willing to join me in knocking this kid off the Restriction Array? I’m willing to give forty percent of the benefits to whoever helps.”

Cheng Tianqiao didn’t rush to attack Ye Xuan. Instead, he turned and shouted to the remaining Martial Kings.

As soon as his voice fell, many of the Martial Artists were immediately tempted.

Many people present were well aware of Cheng Tianqiao’s cultivation level. He was definitely a tough customer, no weaker than You Yuanming. With him there to restrain the kid’s frog Spirit Pet, all someone had to do was take down the kid himself to easily get forty percent of the benefits.

Where else could they find such a good deal?

For a moment, temptation showed on the faces of many Martial Kings.

“I told you to get lost, and you didn’t. In that case, you can stay here forever.”

Seeing Cheng Tianqiao still trying to rally support, Ye Xuan’s expression darkened rapidly. Before Cheng Tianqiao could speak again, Ye Xuan abruptly sent a command to Erhei.

BOOM!

Erhei shot out like a streak of light, simultaneously spitting a puff of mist.

Cheng Tianqiao never expected Ye Xuan to attack so suddenly. His face paled in alarm. In his haste, a milky-white shield materialized before him. The shield expanded rapidly, transforming into a white glow that completely enveloped him.

When Erhei’s mist sprayed onto the shield, the light barrier it projected immediately rippled. Small bubbles even began to appear on the shield’s surface, but it ultimately blocked the poisonous mist.

“Good!”

Cheng Tianqiao was overjoyed. ‘This shield of mine is a Tier Eight defensive shield. I got it from a secret realm, and its Defense Power is astonishing. Even a Tier Eight Third Layer Martial King might not be able to break it in one blow.’

He had been nervous about whether his shield could block the black frog’s poisonous mist, but he never expected it to actually work.

Although his shield was slowly being corroded, Cheng Tianqiao could tell at a glance that it would hold for the time it takes to burn an incense stick without any problem. In that time, he was confident he could kill Ye Xuan.

He refused to believe that a Tier Seven Second Layer Martial King could withstand his attacks for long.

At this thought, a black battle saber appeared in his hand, and he instantly slashed out at Ye Xuan.

A brilliant black saber energy, like a mountain peak, rumbled as it pressed down on Ye Xuan.

“Hmph.”

Ye Xuan snorted coldly. He didn’t block, simply flashing his body to the side and dodging the saber energy at the last possible second.

“I refuse to believe you can dodge forever.”

Cheng Tianqiao sneered, his eyes gleaming. The black battle saber in his hand suddenly erupted with infinite black light. The streams of black light formed a dense forest of blades, a black storm that completely enveloped Ye Xuan.

“Let’s see you dodge this.”

A ferocious look flashed in Cheng Tianqiao’s eyes. He pushed his Profound energy to its absolute limit, and the black saber storm instantly grew more violent. The terrifying killing intent sliced ripples into the very air.

He was clearly aiming to kill Ye Xuan.

Xu Guanglin’s heart leaped into his throat. His Profound energy began to circulate as his gaze sharpened. It was clear he was prepared to intervene the moment Ye Xuan was in danger.

But the instant he gathered his Profound energy, he felt a terrifying aura lock onto him from his right. It was from Diao Minghuang, who was standing not far from him.

It was obvious that if Xu Guanglin dared to make a move, Diao Minghuang would immediately step in to stop him.

‘Young Master Ye, it’s all up to you now. If you die, you can only blame your bad luck.’ Xu Guanglin sighed inwardly, shaking his head helplessly.

Beneath the dense storm of saber energy, Ye Xuan’s gaze was calm. A cold smile suddenly tugged at the corners of his lips.

“Do I need to dodge?” he sneered. Under everyone’s watchful gaze, Ye Xuan suddenly flicked his hand. A black shadow shot out, slamming directly into the dense storm of saber energy.

KABOOM!

The entire saber storm exploded on impact with the black shadow. After shattering the storm, the shadow’s momentum didn’t decrease in the slightest as it continued toward the shield in front of Cheng Tianqiao.

‘How is this possible?’

Everyone was stunned. Xuan Ye was only a Tier Seven Martial King, so how could he be this terrifying? Not only had he shattered Cheng Tianqiao’s saber storm with one blow, but he even had the power to counterattack?

With a loud BANG, countless ripples spread across the light barrier from Cheng Tianqiao’s shield. At the same time, with a KRAK KRAK KRAK sound, fine cracks rapidly crawled over the barrier’s surface.

Cheng Tianqiao was shocked.

BOOM! After the impact, the black shadow landed swiftly on the ground, then shot up again, ramming into the shield once more.

This time, Cheng Tianqiao’s shield shook even more violently. The countless cracks spread rapidly, creaking as if it would shatter at any moment.

Only then did the crowd finally see what the black shadow was.

When they saw it clearly, everyone’s eyes went wide.

‘Holy crap, it’s another Demon Beast! Just where did Xuan Ye find it?’

The black shadow was a Demon Beast that resembled a pangolin. Its entire body was covered in eerie black Scale Armor, its eyes shone with a malevolent light, and its aura was no weaker than the black frog’s.

“How is there another Demon Beast?”

Cheng Tianqiao was scared out of his wits, and cold sweat instantly beaded on his forehead.

Ye Xuan’s face was calm as he sneered, “You’re allowed to call for backup, but I’m not allowed to have other Spirit Pets?”

Before entering these ruins, Ye Xuan knew that Xiaohai couldn’t continue to follow him underground, so he had put it in his Spirit Pet Bag ahead of time. Now, seeing that Erhei couldn’t take down Cheng Tianqiao quickly, he immediately released Xiaohai as well, so as not to expose his own strength.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Xiaohai didn’t care what anyone else thought. Upon receiving Ye Xuan’s command, it launched a frenzied assault on Cheng Tianqiao. After several consecutive impacts, with a final BANG, the light barrier from Cheng Tianqiao’s shield shattered completely. A wisp of poisonous mist drifted toward him.

SPURT!

With his shield broken, Cheng Tianqiao’s face turned pale, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. The next moment, before Xiaohai and Erhei could attack again, Cheng Tianqiao transformed into a streak of light and retreated, moving far out of Ye Xuan’s attack range.

“Wait! I surrender! I surrender!”

Cheng Tianqiao frantically swallowed several Pills and shouted in alarm. His eyes were fixed on Xiaohai and Erhei; it was clear that if the two of them continued to attack, he would turn and flee.

“You think surrendering is enough?” Ye Xuan said with a cold laugh. “You think you can come and go as you please? It’s not that easy.”

Ye Xuan called off Xiaohai and Erhei but didn’t attack himself. He just stared coldly at Cheng Tianqiao.

“Then what do you want?”

Cheng Tianqiao shouted angrily. He had already surrendered; what more could the other party want?

Ye Xuan said coldly, “I can spare you. But if you want to keep your life, you’d better make an offer. Otherwise, don’t blame my two Spirit Pets for being disobedient. Erhei’s digestive ability is very strong, you know. It has probably almost finished digesting Jiu Hong by now. Without your shield, can you still block its poisonous mist? My two Spirit Pets just expended so much energy. Don’t you think you should compensate them?”

“I’m willing to offer five hundred thousand mid-grade Profound Stones as compensation.”

Cheng Tianqiao’s expression was incredibly ugly, but he was helpless and could only grit his teeth and say it.

With his shield broken, he had lost his trump card and had no confidence to continue fighting Ye Xuan.

“Too little,” Ye Xuan said, shaking his head.

“Then how much do you want?” Cheng Tianqiao’s eyes flashed with anger.

“At least one million. You’re a Peak of Second Layer Martial King. Is your life not even worth one million? To you, it should be a drop in the bucket.”

If he could, Ye Xuan would have already killed Cheng Tianqiao. But he knew very well that without revealing his own strength, it wouldn’t be easy for just Xiaohai and Erhei to kill an opponent who was determined to flee.

Right now, the most important thing was to secure a spot on a Restriction Array.

“Fine. I’ll give it to you.”

Cheng Tianqiao gritted his teeth and finally took out a Storage Ring, tossing it directly to Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan scanned it. Inside were indeed one million mid-grade Profound Stones. He immediately put it away and said coolly, “Looks like I asked for too little. One million doesn’t seem to be a problem for you at all!”

Cheng Tianqiao’s face sank. He said angrily, “That’s everything I own! Are you going back on your word?”

Ye Xuan sneered, “Relax. I said one million, and I meant one million. But if you provoke me again, it won’t be a problem that one million can solve.”

After saying all this, Ye Xuan swept his cold gaze over the others present and said in a chilling voice, “Now, does anyone else want to issue a challenge?”

The scene fell silent once more. Looking at the black frog and the pangolin next to Ye Xuan, everyone’s eyes filled with dread.

Even Cheng Tianqiao had nearly been killed. How could any of them dare to go up? They could only curse inwardly. ‘That kid’s cultivation isn’t high, but how are his Spirit Pets so terrifying? He’s a monster.’

Seeing that no one else was coming forward to challenge, Diao Minghuang, who was standing before a Restriction, gave Ye Xuan a deep look. He then announced in a booming voice, “Since the spots on the Restriction Arrays have all been allocated, everyone should start opening their respective Arrays. As for those who didn’t secure a spot, move to the side. If I see anyone breaking the rules, don’t blame me for being impolite.”

As his voice fell, Diao Minghuang immediately began to attack the Restriction Array in front of him.