Chapter 119

Chapter 119: He Deserves to Die

Demonic Bloodline!

Nantian Temple naturally knew of this bloodline. It was said to be the number one bloodline in the universe — the more demonic one became, the stronger their combat power, and it was the exclusive bloodline of the Yang family.

Now Ye Tianming’s bloodline had also undergone a transformation, becoming the Evil Path bloodline. Strictly speaking, the Demonic Bloodline and this Evil Path bloodline shared a striking similarity.

Nantian Temple thought for a moment, then said, “The Demonic Bloodline is already quite mature, while Brother Ye’s Evil Path bloodline has only just begun. To contend with it, I’m afraid it will still take some time.”

Zuodao Tian laughed, “But the evil in this world is endless.”

Nantian Temple was about to speak when Ye Tianming suddenly collapsed in the distance. Nantian Temple quickly caught him. At this moment Ye Tianming was extremely weak, his face as pale as paper — suppressing that Evil Path bloodline had drained every last bit of his strength.

Nantian Temple gave Ye Tianming a medicinal pill, and very quickly, Ye Tianming recovered his vitality.

Nantian Temple smiled, “Brother Ye, congratulations.”

Ye Tianming smiled weakly, “Consider it an unexpected surprise.”

He hadn’t expected that through that evil thought he would condense a new bloodline, and that he could also condense an evil dharma form.

Five dharma forms!

As if thinking of something, he suddenly turned to look at Zhantai Zhan beside him, “Senior, thank you.”

If the other party hadn’t reminded him earlier, he might not have been able to gain the recognition of that evil thought. Without that recognition, it would have been impossible for him to merge with it, because he was well aware that with his current strength he had absolutely no chance of defeating the other party — even if it was only a residual evil thought.

Zhantai Zhan glanced at him and said nothing.

Ye Tianming was about to speak when, at that moment, a series of terrifying auras suddenly appeared on the distant horizon.

Everyone was startled and turned to look.

On that horizon, a group of people came tearing through the sky. At their head was none other than Ye Jinghong, and behind him was a group of top-tier powerhouses.

Every single one of them was a Circle-Breaking realm expert from Guanxuan Universe!

At the sight of this, Nantian Temple’s expression immediately changed.

Ye Jinghong glanced at Ye Tianming, then shifted his gaze to Zhantai Zhan, “Miss, our Academy would like to invite you as a guest.”

Zhantai Zhan stared at him, “Is that so?”

Ye Jinghong rested his left hand on his sword hilt and said, “Miss, we have already found out that your identity in the real world is far from ordinary. You have entered this universe without permission — what exactly are your intentions?”

Zhantai Zhan said calmly, “Guanxuan Academy certainly has a long reach.”

Ye Jinghong looked at Zhantai Zhan, “Miss, please.”

Zhantai Zhan said, “And if I refuse?”

Ye Jinghong narrowed his eyes slightly, “Then you die.”

As his words fell, the sword in his hand suddenly left its scabbard and slashed straight at Zhantai Zhan. At that moment, a flash of sword light swept across the scene and shattered Ye Jinghong’s sword beam directly.

The one who had acted was Ye Tianming. After shattering Ye Jinghong’s sword beam with a single strike, he grabbed Zhantai Zhan and turned to flee straight into the nearby spacetime abyss. Just as Ye Jinghong was about to give chase, a Circle-Breaking realm expert beside him stopped him. The expert said in a low voice, “The spacetime inside that rift is extremely complex — it even connects to certain places in the real world…you must not enter recklessly.”

Ye Jinghong’s expression darkened, “That woman is no simple figure. For her to come down here at a certain cost, she must have an agenda.”

The Circle-Breaking realm expert said, “This matter is indeed suspicious. Let’s report it to the Young Master first.”

The group was about to leave when Zuodao Tian suddenly called out, “Hey, I also came down from up there — how come you’re not giving me any trouble?”

Ye Jinghong glanced at Zuodao Tian, “Our Guanxuan Academy has no interest in small-time nobodies.”

With that, the group turned and left.

“Damn!”

Zuodao Tian’s face instantly erupted in fury, “Damn damn damn!!”

On the other side, the Circle-Breaking realm experts beside Ye Jinghong suddenly came to a stop. Ye Jinghong turned to look at them, puzzled.

One of the Circle-Breaking realm experts said in a low voice, “That Ye Tianming’s sword dao realm has already reached the level of Sword Emperor. This person is no ordinary talent — in the future he will surely be the Young Master’s greatest rival…….”

Ye Jinghong said in a low voice, “What are you trying to do?”

That Circle-Breaking realm expert said, “This person cannot be allowed to live.”

“Everyone!”

Ye Jinghong’s expression immediately darkened, “The Young Master has given orders that no one is to target him again. The Young Master wishes to face him once more at the Universal Grand Tournament.”

That Circle-Breaking realm expert said, “Crown Prince Jinghong, let me ask you — if the Young Master loses to him again at the Universal Grand Tournament, what then?”

Ye Jinghong froze.

That Circle-Breaking realm expert stared at Ye Jinghong, “Ever since the Young Master emerged, first there appeared this Ye Tianming of unknown origin, then the heavenly dao of our Guanxuan Universe collapsed, and now people from the real world keep appearing one after another…all these signs point to a mysterious force targeting our Guanxuan Universe and targeting the Young Master, and that Ye Tianming is the central figure.”

Ye Jinghong stared at that expert, “Who is behind you all?”

He naturally understood that without the backing of a powerful figure, the people before him would never dare to act so recklessly.

“Jinghong!”

At that moment, a voice suddenly came from nearby.

Ye Jinghong turned to look. An elderly man walked over at a leisurely pace. Upon seeing who it was, Ye Jinghong was immediately stunned, “Clan Head?”

This person was none other than Ye Lou, the clan head of the Ye Clan of Nanzhou.

Ye Lou glanced at those Circle-Breaking realm experts, “You may go.”

Those Circle-Breaking realm experts immediately turned and vanished.

Ye Jinghong, not knowing what he was thinking, had a somewhat pale expression, “Clan Head, you……”

Ye Lou looked at Ye Jinghong, “Do you think I have already joined forces with the Nalan Clan and the others?”

Ye Jinghong’s expression was somewhat strained, “Clan Head, what do you mean?”

Ye Lou let out a quiet sigh, “The reason our Ye family has achieved such glory today, aside from our ancestor Ye Qing, comes down to one most important reason — the Guanxuan Sword Master. In those days, the Guanxuan Sword Master was fostered by our Ye family, and it is precisely because of that bond that our Ye family has been able to reach such heights. How could I ever betray the Young Master?”

Ye Jinghong said in a low voice, “Then why, Clan Head, are you going against the Young Master’s wishes?”

Ye Lou said softly, “Because the Young Master truly cannot afford to lose. Right now, the sect and clan forces within Guanxuan Universe are extremely powerful, and there are also civilizations like the Great Zhou, the Tianxing Civilization, and the Past Sect that operate autonomously. If the Young Master loses once more, his prestige will instantly crumble, and at that point, our Guanxuan Universe will fall apart.”

Ye Jinghong said in a low voice, “Clan Head, I don’t think the Young Master will necessarily lose to that Ye Tianming.”

“Necessarily!”

Ye Lou smiled bitterly, “You can’t guarantee with absolute certainty that the Young Master will win either, can you?”

Ye Jinghong fell silent.

In terms of cultivation realm, Ye Tianming was indeed far behind the Young Master Yang Jia. But Ye Tianming wielded the ‘Law of All Beings’! That Law of All Beings was simply too monstrous — it guaranteed fifty percent true damage to any opponent. In other words, Ye Tianming could go fifty-fifty against anyone!

Most importantly, the Qingxuan Sword in the Yang family’s possession had actually failed to outmatch the sword in Ye Tianming’s hands.

And on top of that, Ye Tianming’s rate of growth was extremely fast. If both sides had equal resources, would Yang Jia truly have an advantage in terms of realm?

Ye Jinghong let out a quiet sigh.

Ye Lou said, “We all know the Young Master is proud and arrogant — he wants to personally defeat Ye Tianming at the Universal Grand Tournament and wipe away the humiliation. But the problem is, if he loses again……”

Ye Jinghong said, “Then he loses.”

Ye Lou’s brow furrowed.

Ye Jinghong looked at Ye Lou, “Clan Head, I understand — you’ve considered many, many things, from all sorts of angles. But what I want to say is this: the Young Master is the son of the Guanxuan Sword Master. What was the Guanxuan Sword Master’s belief? Fairness — giving all living beings fairness. And yet now, the way Guanxuan Academy is treating Ye Tianming — is that fair? It is not.”

Ye Lou said in a low voice, “Jinghong, you should look further ahead.”

Ye Jinghong shook his head, “Clan Head, setting aside the Guanxuan Sword Master, let’s talk about our ancestor Ye Qing — what kind of upright and honorable person was he back then? If he knew that the descendants of our Ye family were conducting themselves this way, he would surely be very disappointed.”

Ye Lou asked again, “And if the Young Master loses once more, what then?”

Ye Jinghong looked at Ye Lou, “Clan Head, you are not doing this for the Young Master. You and the Nalan Clan are the same — you are doing this for yourself, or rather, for our Ye Clan…because if the Young Master loses again, he may be unable to unify the entire universe, and if he cannot unify the entire universe, then we clans and sects will be unable to gain greater benefits. Am I right?”

Ye Lou looked at Ye Jinghong. After a moment, he let out a quiet sigh, “I thought you only knew how to cultivate your sword. I never expected you to understand all of this.”

Ye Jinghong said earnestly, “Clan Head, it’s time to stop.”

Ye Lou’s brow furrowed.

Ye Jinghong said, “Clan Head, have you not noticed that the major clans and sects of our Guanxuan Universe have already begun to act against the natural order? I know — every major clan believes that because they once followed the Guanxuan Sword Master, they hold a kind of immunity from punishment. Our Ye family thinks the same way. But Clan Head, have you ever considered — what was the relationship between the Tianlong Clan and the Guanxuan Sword Master back then? In the early days they had the merit of supporting him from the start, and in the later days that Lady Qianqian shared life and death with the Guanxuan Sword Master countless times. And yet, what was the outcome?”

After a moment of silence, Ye Lou said, “What you’ve said — I naturally understand it.”

Ye Jinghong said, “If you understand, then why……”

At that, he seemed to realize something, and his pupils suddenly contracted, “Clan Head, you’re after the Law of All Beings on Ye Tianming.”

Ye Lou turned to look at the spacetime rift abyss to the right, his gaze becoming somewhat fervent, “That Law of All Beings and that sword must not fall into the hands of other clans or sects. And if our Ye family were to obtain this law and that sword……”

As he spoke, the fervor in his eyes turned to fanaticism, “Our Ye family would rise completely, and in the future we would no longer need to bow beneath anyone…not just our Ye family — the Nalan Clan and the others have already been making their moves in secret. Everyone has reached a tacit understanding: whoever obtains it, it belongs to them.”

Ye Jinghong shook his head, “Clan Head, our ancestor Ye Qing and the Guanxuan Sword Master……”

Ye Lou cut him off directly, “Their era is over.”

Their era is over!

Ye Jinghong looked at Ye Lou before him and fell silent. At this moment, his heart was undoubtedly torn and conflicted.

He did not agree with what the Ye family was doing, yet he truly could not bring himself to stand against his own clan.

On one side was his own kin, on the other was his own conscience!

How was he to choose?

Ye Jinghong slowly raised his head to look up at the sky above and said softly, “Ancestor, if it were you — what would you do?”

The ancestor he referred to was naturally Ye Qing.

The one who had truly caused the Ye family to rise was in fact Ye Qing — after all, Ye Guan was not a true member of the Ye family.

Ye Lou reminded him, “You must remember — you are the crown prince of the Ye family. You must put the Ye family first.”

After a moment, Ye Jinghong suddenly began to laugh, “The Young Master may have truly made a mistake.”

Ye Lou’s brow furrowed.

Ye Jinghong shook his head, “Indulgence — he should never have indulged the Xiao family in committing such evil deeds back then. After indulging the Xiao family, the other clans became even more emboldened. I had wanted to help him before because I felt his situation was not easy, and I also wanted to forge a great undertaking alongside him — just as our ancestor Ye Qing did with the Guanxuan Sword Master. But now I’ve come to realize: if our Guanxuan Academy were to truly unify the entire universe, would that actually be good for this universe?”

Ye Lou stared hard at Ye Jinghong, “Jinghong, you must remember — you are the crown prince of our Ye family!!”

Ye Jinghong shook his head, “This title of crown prince — I’m better off without it.”

As he said this, he suddenly opened his palm, and the crown prince seal flew to Ye Lou’s face. Then he turned and walked away.

Ye Lou stood there in a daze, then demanded, “Why?”

Ye Jinghong didn’t look back, “What you are all doing is truly despicable. I, Ye Jinghong, disdain to associate with the likes of you. I am going to report this matter to the Young Master.”

Ye Lou said, “And if he agrees with it?”

Ye Jinghong roared, “Then he deserves to die, and the Academy deserves to fall!!”