Free Web NovelChapter 2152: Chapter 2153: Falling into the Abyss!
Originally, this was supposed to be the final showdown between the Taiyi Saint Heir and Ye Qiu, but the arrival of the Hongyuan Holy Son and three other powerhouses abruptly cut the battle short.
However, one thing hadn’t changed—Ye Qiu’s situation. To be more precise, it was now ten times, a hundred times worse than before.
Because this time, the opponents he faced were no longer Supreme Saints, but two half-step All-Heavens experts and one true All-Heavens mighty one.
Facing these three predators eyeing him like tigers, the only thing Ye Qiu could do was... run!
He didn’t wait for the two half-step All-Heavens elders to act. With a thought, Ye Qiu put away the Bahuang Sword, then leaped straight into the Taihuang Bell. In an instant, the Taihuang Bell shrank to the extreme and sank into the ground.
Hm?
Seeing their target suddenly vanish, the two elders grew anxious. They were experts with one foot already stepped into the All-Heavens Realm—though they hadn’t truly crossed that threshold yet, compared to Ye Qiu, their strength wasn’t just a little bit higher.
In their eyes, Ye Qiu absolutely could not be allowed to escape.
Swoosh.
At the same time, the two of them sealed this entire stretch of heaven and earth, giving Ye Qiu no chance to flee. Even if he hid inside the Taihuang Bell, he still wouldn’t be able to leave.
"With the two of us here, how could we let you escape?" The two elders began a carpet-search. Their powerful spiritual power continuously swept back and forth; their spiritual power was terrifyingly strong, like precise instruments, able to screen any suspicious spot in the surroundings.
The place where Ye Qiu was hiding wasn’t far from the two of them. Right now, he didn’t dare to activate the Taihuang Bell, maintaining a completely motionless state. With the Taihuang Bell’s ability to evade even the Abyssal Demons of the Emperor Realm, it shouldn’t be possible for these two half-step All-Heavens elders to find him.
After probing repeatedly in a full circle, the two elders’ faces grew ugly. Neither of them had found any trace of Ye Qiu; it was as if he had truly vanished and left.
"Search again. He can’t have left; he has to be nearby." The two elders had no intention of giving up. If Ye Qiu really escaped right under their noses, they’d have nowhere to put their faces.
More than ten breaths passed, and still there was no movement.
The Hongyuan Holy Son frowned and said to Elder Huang, "Elder, could it be that Ye Fentian really ran?"
At this point, even he was a bit uncertain. Ye Qiu’s concealment was too flawless, and his speed was incredibly fast. He truly couldn’t tell whether Ye Qiu had actually left.
Elder Huang signaled to the Hongyuan Holy Son not to worry. "It’s true the Taihuang Bell’s concealment ability is extremely formidable, but that’s only relative to Ge Tian. With Ge Tian’s cultivation, once he hid in the Taihuang Bell, it would naturally be hard to detect. Ye Qiu is just a Supreme Saint; he can’t draw out the full power of the Taihuang Bell. Saint Heir, just watch slowly. With me here, I will definitely not let him escape."
"Since Elder Huang puts it that way, I’m relieved." The Hongyuan Holy Son nodded. Elder Huang was, after all, an All-Heavens mighty one. If he dared to speak so confidently, he naturally had his assurance.
"Ye Qiu, you won’t be leaving today. New grudges and old, I’ll be sure to settle them with you, one by one." The Hongyuan Holy Son said coldly.
Then he deliberately raised his voice, "Ye Qiu, weren’t you so arrogant before? Why are you hiding like a rat now?"
But even after the Hongyuan Holy Son said this, Ye Qiu still did not appear.
Zhang Yunhu of the Five Tiger Generals reminded him, "Saint Heir, if we’d known, we should’ve brought his two underlings along. If we used them to threaten him, he’d definitely show himself."
Oh?
"That’s actually a good idea. But going to grab them now is a bit late. I just wanted to provoke him. Even if he doesn’t come out, once Elder Huang makes a move, he’ll still be forced to show himself." The Hongyuan Holy Son said.
Watching the two half-step All-Heavens experts searching everywhere for Ye Qiu’s whereabouts, the Taiyi Saint Heir and the Stone Demon Lord weren’t in a hurry to leave. They wanted to see whether Ye Qiu could actually leave here alive.
Earlier, even with the two of them joining forces, they hadn’t been able to finish Ye Qiu off. Now, with an All-Heavens expert personally taking the field, the chances of Ye Qiu leaving alive were exceedingly slim.
Even if Ye Qiu did leave alive, his path in the future would be fraught with difficulties.
Being targeted by an All-Heavens mighty one was anything but easy.
The two All-Heavens Realm powerhouses continued searching for quite some time but still came up with nothing. In the end, they lowered their heads and requested Elder Huang to step in.
"It’s normal that you can’t find him. The Taihuang Bell is no ordinary supreme treasure; otherwise it wouldn’t have become Ge Tian’s most important weapon. You two step back. I’ll force him out myself." Elder Huang said blandly, and the two half-step All-Heavens elders withdrew to the side.
Elder Huang took a step forward, his eyes flashing like lightning as he swept his gaze around.
"Since you want to keep hiding, I’ll oblige you. If you have the ability, then never show yourself again." When Elder Huang finished speaking, he slammed both palms viciously onto the ground.
Instantly, countless grains of sand floated up. Elder Huang gathered them together, letting them converge continuously in his palm, forming a gigantic sphere of sand.
It grew directly from an inch, to a meter, ten meters, twenty meters—larger and larger.
Until all the sand on the surface within the sealed region had condensed into his hand.
Elder Huang stretched out his other hand and placed it on the massive sand sphere. Ripples began to flow from his palm, and the countless grains of sand started to crumble into dust.
Puff, puff, puff, puff...
They saw a large amount of dust start piling up beneath Elder Huang’s feet.
He wanted to force Ye Qiu to show himself. In Elder Huang’s view, the Taihuang Bell had definitely shrunk to the size of a grain of sand and was hidden within this gigantic sand sphere. As long as he kept grinding away the sand grains, in the end, even if Ye Qiu didn’t want to show himself, he would have to, because the one sand grain he couldn’t erase would inevitably be the Taihuang Bell.
The sand sphere kept shrinking, quickly being ground away by Elder Huang.
The truth was exactly as Elder Huang had guessed. At this moment, the Taihuang Bell Ye Qiu was hiding in was indeed gathered inside the sand sphere.
He was in an extremely passive situation, and very soon Elder Huang would discover him.
Elder Huang’s search was far too meticulous. He didn’t dare move at all. Once he moved, he would be exposed.
But if he continued hiding, it wouldn’t be long before he was found.
"No. Once I’m discovered, he’ll lock onto me." Ye Qiu knew how terrifying the Realm of All Heavens was. He couldn’t be sure that, at the moment he was found, he’d still be able to rely on the Taihuang Bell to hide himself again.
Just then, he heard the Hongyuan Holy Son reminding from the side, "Elder Huang, you must be careful not to accidentally kill him. If he’s to be killed, let me do it."
Ye Qiu, inside the Taihuang Bell, heard the Hongyuan Holy Son’s voice. His eyes shifted and he immediately formed a plan.
After roughly determining the Hongyuan Holy Son’s position in his heart, Ye Qiu suddenly moved, abruptly driving the Taihuang Bell to fly out of the sand sphere.
"You finally showed yourself." Elder Huang’s eyes flashed as he raised his hand to grab.
"Go!"
Just as Elder Huang’s palm was about to grab him, the Bahuang Sword suddenly slashed out, dropping a streak of Sword Qi that blocked this grab for Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu’s gaze flickered. That one block was enough. He twisted his head, and in a flash appeared beside the Hongyuan Holy Son.
Just as Elder Huang was about to grab the Bahuang Sword in his hand, Ye Qiu’s voice came from behind, "Stop. Move again, and I’ll kill him."
"Hm?"
"Holy Son."
The Five Tiger Generals were all shocked. Ye Qiu’s hand was gripping the Hongyuan Holy Son’s head. Facing Elder Huang, this mighty expert of the Realm of All Heavens, Ye Qiu could only resort to this, using the Hongyuan Holy Son as a bargaining chip to threaten the other side and fight for a chance to escape.
Hearing this, Elder Huang really did stop. Ye Qiu’s thought moved, and the Bahuang Sword whooshed back into his hand.
"Lift the seal on this piece of heaven and earth," Ye Qiu threatened again.
Elder Huang stared at Ye Qiu, narrowed his eyes, and said blandly, "Threatening me?"
"If you don’t care whether he lives or dies, you don’t need to do it. But then don’t blame me." As he spoke, Ye Qiu made as if to squeeze down harder. The Hongyuan Holy Son’s forehead was already bleeding from his grip.
"Fine, I agree." Elder Huang naturally couldn’t let the Hongyuan Holy Son die. He raised his hand and dispelled the seal, saying, "Now you should let him go."
This most important bargaining chip was something Ye Qiu naturally wouldn’t release so easily. He continued, "All of you, step back." freёwebnoѵel.com
As he spoke, he held the Hongyuan Holy Son hostage and retreated step by step, walking to the edge of the cliff. As for his escape route, Ye Qiu had already thought it through: once he shoved the Hongyuan Holy Son away, he would immediately hide inside the Taihuang Bell, then directly descend into the cosmic abyss.
By then, even if the other side was from the Realm of All Heavens, it wouldn’t be easy for them to find him.
Elder Huang and the others did as told, all retreating more than ten meters.
Ye Qiu walked to the edge of the cliff, took a deep breath, glanced at the Hongyuan Holy Son, and said, "Tell me, do you think I dare kill you or not?"
"Ye Qiu, you need to calm down. If you kill me, you won’t live either." The Hongyuan Holy Son was scared. He had never imagined he would end up in Ye Qiu’s hands, used as a bargaining chip.
"If I die, I’ll make sure to drag you down with me." Ye Qiu’s laughter made the Hongyuan Holy Son’s blood run cold.
"You can’t, you can’t do this..." The Hongyuan Holy Son panicked. He was truly afraid Ye Qiu would slap down and shatter his soul along with his body.
Elder Huang’s voice came, "We’ve done everything you asked. You should let him go now."
Ye Qiu smiled faintly and kicked out, sending the Hongyuan Holy Son flying directly, falling toward another section of the cosmic abyss to draw their attention. At the same time, he leaped backward, his whole body plunging into the cosmic abyss, and immediately prepared to dive into the Taihuang Bell.
Just then, an attack swept over, engulfing him.
Ye Qiu’s physical body shattered in an instant. His Soul Body was on the verge of being annihilated. At the very last moment, staking everything on the Soul Power he had left, he plunged headfirst into the Taihuang Bell, recklessly charging into the depths of the cosmic abyss.
