Chapter 299

Chapter 299: Can’t Even Beat Someone in the Circle-Drawing Realm?

Let Ye Guan come!

Let Ye Xuan come!

Let Yang Ye come!

The young man’s words landed like slaps across the faces of the Guanxuan Universe powerhouses,leaving everyone’s cheeks burning.

This was outright contempt for the entire Yang family of Guanxuan Universe!

Of course,none of them had expected that their own young master would be completely unable to fight back against this young man.

How was that possible?

Everyone was looking at Yang Jia.

In that moment,the faith of countless people began to waver. In their eyes,their young master should have reached the Circle-Drawing Realm by now — after all,he was a member of the Yang family.

But from what they could see,this young master had not reached the Circle-Drawing Realm.

At the thought of this,the expressions of many Guanxuan Universe powerhouses on the field grew darker and darker.

Before the battle had even begun,morale had already crumbled!

In their view,it was impossible for someone in the Ancestor-Calling Realm to defeat someone in the Circle-Drawing Realm.

At this moment,Yang Jia’s expression was equally terrible,for he had realized that he was now completely dependent on Sword Ancestor.

Without Sword Ancestor,what was he,Yang Jia?

Faced with a truly peerless genius of this world,he couldn’t even fight back.

In this moment,he had already noticed the crack in his Dao heart.

He also knew how to save his Dao heart — it was simple: abandon the sword.

As long as he set down the Sword Ancestor in his hand and truly came to know himself,his Dao heart would not collapse.

But if he set down Sword Ancestor,he,Yang Jia,would lose.

After just one exchange,he knew he couldn’t beat the young man before him.

And once he lost,it would mean the Yang family would be overshadowed by Shenlin Territory.

Not only that,the reputation the Yang family had built over three generations would be destroyed at his,Yang Jia’s,hands.

The Yang family!

From his great-grandfather’s time until now,they had never been overshadowed by anyone.

He,Yang Jia,could not lose!

The Yang family could never lose!

He,Yang Jia,could not become the sinner of the entire Yang family!

Yang Jia took a deep breath,then snapped his eyes open. The Sword Ancestor in his hand trembled and rang without cease,as wave after wave of terrifying sword intent suddenly surged out from within him. Bolstered by Sword Ancestor,his own sword intent underwent a world-shaking transformation in that instant.

The overwhelming sword intent converged together,forming a terrifying torrent of sword dao.

The fearsome pressure of the sword dao directly crushed everyone on the field,leaving them gasping for breath!

Sword Ancestor!

Before Yang Jia,the young man’s gaze fell upon Sword Ancestor,and he smiled. “What a peerless divine sword.”

Then he looked at Yang Jia,shaking his head slightly,his eyes making no effort to conceal his pity. “What a shame that it’s being wielded by someone like you. It really cheapens the sword.”

Yang Jia stared at the young man expressionlessly,without a single wasted word. He suddenly stepped forward and slashed out fiercely with his sword.

The instant that slash came down,the entire Divine Path battlefield could not withstand the might of his strike and began to crumble inch by inch.

But suddenly —

Hum!

As a sword cry rang out through everything,the Sword Ancestor in Yang Jia’s hand suddenly shuddered violently,then transformed into a streak of sword light and vanished.

The overwhelming sword intent disappeared without a trace.

Everyone froze.

Yang Jia was stunned too. What was going on?

Not far away,Miss Ding witnessed this scene,and her delicate brows furrowed.

“Heh heh!”

At that moment,the young man from Shenlin Territory suddenly laughed. “It seems this sword doesn’t want to be used by you.”

Yang Jia stared blankly into the void.

What was going on?

No matter how hard he thought,he couldn’t understand why Sword Ancestor had suddenly left!

In a certain stretch of void,a golden phantom reached out its right hand,and Sword Ancestor settled steadily into its grasp.

The golden phantom looked at Sword Ancestor and began to laugh.

And in the distance,a little girl wearing jeans suddenly turned to look at the golden phantom. “Tower Grandpa,let’s go,let’s go — there’s an Emperor’s Tomb up ahead,hurry,hurry,if we’re late there won’t be any treasures left…….”

Tower Grandpa put away Sword Ancestor,turned to glance in a certain direction,and smiled. “Little one,this is as far as Tower Ancestor can help you.”

With that,it turned and disappeared into the depths of the starry river.

The Divine Path battlefield.

After Yang Jia lost Sword Ancestor,his own sword intent instantly began to scatter wildly.

Compared to before,the difference between his sword intent now and then was like heaven and earth.

Yang Jia’s face was pale as paper as he stood there in a daze. In this moment,deep within his heart,he was truly beginning to panic.

With Sword Ancestor,he could contend with the Circle-Drawing Realm,but without Sword Ancestor —

In the distance,the young man from Shenlin Territory watched him with a mocking grin. “Is that all? Laughable……. It’s time to end this farce.”

With that,he slowly walked toward Yang Jia,and in an instant,a terrifying pressure enveloped Yang Jia completely.

“Wait!”

Just then,Miss Ding,who was not far away,suddenly spoke up.

The young man from Shenlin Territory stopped. He turned to look at Miss Ding and smiled. “What,is an elder of the Yang family going to step in personally? If so,I’d welcome that very much,haha!”

Miss Ding looked at the young man from Shenlin Territory. “My Yang family waited three months for your Shenlin Territory — can’t you wait a moment now?”

“What do you mean by that?”

The young man from Shenlin Territory smiled. “How long does the lady wish to wait? Surely not three months as well?”

Miss Ding said,”Just one hour.”

One hour!

The young man from Shenlin Territory fixed his gaze on Miss Ding,and after a moment,he smiled. “Fine! Shenlin Territory will give the lady one hour.”

Miss Ding said nothing more,and turned to leave with Yang Jia.

Everyone present was somewhat puzzled.

What was this about?

Meanwhile,on the Guanxuan Universe side,more and more powerhouses were still arriving as reinforcements.

There was no helping it — the influence of Xianbaoge was simply too vast.

Countless civilizations dared not offend Xianbaoge,and at a time like this,if they didn’t stand firmly on the right side,they would surely be purged afterward.

By contrast,on the Shenlin Territory side,there was only that one young man.

The young man stood before that blood-red road,smiling as he looked at the dense mass of terrifying powerhouses before him,with an air of casual indifference.

The crowd looked with some curiosity toward the depths of that blood-red road,but could see nothing and sense nothing.

What on earth was Shenlin Territory up to?

Miss Ding brought Yang Jia to a stretch of void. She turned to face him. “Can you beat that young man?”

Yang Jia shook his head.

With Sword Ancestor,he had a ninety percent chance of winning. Without Sword Ancestor,he had no chance at all.

Just like when he had faced Ye Tianming back then —

Ye Tianming!

At the thought of that name,Yang Jia’s expression instantly became complicated.

Miss Ding said nothing more and turned to leave.

Yang Jia suddenly said,”Have I disappointed you all?”

Miss Ding paused. “Do you know in what way you fall short of Ye Tianming?”

Yang Jia’s hands slowly clenched into fists.

Miss Ding said,”State of mind. If it were Ye Tianming,and he couldn’t win,he would absolutely admit it honestly……. You can’t beat that young man,and there’s no shame in that,because that young man’s true identity is very special — though that’s not the point. The point is,not only can you not beat him,you don’t dare admit it. You’re afraid of losing. Not just afraid of losing — you can’t afford to lose!”

With that,she shook her head. “It seems that being reincarnated for tempering has not truly helped you see yourself clearly.”

She walked away.

Behind her,Yang Jia’s face was pale as paper.

Miss Ding came to the edge of a lake.

Not far from the lake,a young man sat there,dressed in a cultivator’s robe,reclining in a chair reading a book. Nearby,a young woman was riding an ox and herding a flock of sheep.

Blue sky,white clouds,a young man,a young woman.

Very warm and peaceful.

The young man was none other than Ye Tianming.

There was a table in front of Ye Tianming,with two teacups on it,as though he had been waiting for someone.

Miss Ding walked up to Ye Tianming,sat down directly,then picked up the teacup in front of her and took a gentle sip.

The tea was hot.

It had clearly just been poured.

After drinking,Miss Ding looked up at Ye Tianming. She studied him carefully and seriously. Ye Tianming smiled back at her. “Miss Ding,we meet again.”

Miss Ding stared at Ye Tianming. “You were waiting for me.”

Ye Tianming nodded. “Yes.”

Miss Ding smiled. “You knew I would come looking for you.”

Ye Tianming looked at her. “You knew that I knew you would come looking for me.”

With that,both of them laughed.

Two of the sharpest minds in the world!

Miss Ding said,”The Yang family cannot lose.”

Ye Tianming said,”I actually think it wouldn’t be a bad thing for the Yang family to lose once.”

Miss Ding shook her head. “The Yang family’s fortune cannot be severed at this stage.”

Someone had once said that the Yang family would never again produce a person of heavenly destiny.

Yet she was determined to forcibly extend the Yang family’s life and fortune!

If there was no person of heavenly destiny,then she would forge one.

Ye Tianming looked at Miss Ding and said nothing.

Miss Ding said,”This battle — you fight it.”

Ye Tianming smiled faintly and still said nothing.

Miss Ding fixed her gaze on Ye Tianming. “I know — the Savage Demon Clan are your people,the Great Qian Empire are your people,the Sacrifice Clan are your people too……. You’ve been waiting all along,waiting for me to come find you,because you knew Yang Jia couldn’t beat Shenlin Territory. Also,Sword Ancestor’s departure — that was because of you as well,wasn’t it?”

Ye Tianming nodded,openly admitting it. “I asked Tower Ancestor to do me a favor.”

Miss Ding stared intently at Ye Tianming. “What exactly are you trying to do?”

Ye Tianming smiled. “Miss Ding,since you already know everything,why did you still come to find me?”

Miss Ding said,”You know the reason.”

Ye Tianming said,”You had no other choice?”

Miss Ding said nothing.

“Wrong!”

Ye Tianming suddenly laughed. “It’s not that you had no other choice — it’s that you have the confidence. You know that even if I have ulterior motives,I can’t stir up much trouble,because the Yang family has the power to keep me in check. Am I right?”

Miss Ding smiled. “So do you still dare to keep playing?”

Ye Tianming stood up directly. “Of course.”

Miss Ding looked Ye Tianming straight in the eye.

Ye Tianming looked back at her. “Miss Ding,do you dare to play?”

Miss Ding smiled. “Sure!”

Ye Tianming laughed as well. “Then let’s go to the Divine Path battlefield.”

With that,he turned to look at Zhantai Zhan not far away. “Little Zhan,let’s go.”

Zhantai Zhan turned back with a sweet smile,leaped off the ox,and came running toward Ye Tianming.

Ye Tianming took Zhantai Zhan’s hand and walked off into the distance.

Miss Ding suddenly said,”That young man is in the Circle-Drawing Realm — are you sure you can beat him?”

“Can’t even beat the Circle-Drawing Realm?”

Ye Tianming didn’t look back. “Do you think I’m Yang Jia?”

Miss Ding:”…….”