Chapter 255
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Chapter 255: Hostage
If Ji Yang succeeds, what face would he have left?
In the next moment, Elder Guan extended his hand, and the surrounding spiritual energy gathered. A massive hand materialized from thin air and reached out toward Ji Yang.
This phantom hand moved with incredible speed; before it could grasp Ji Yang, he already felt the air around him constricting.
This was similar to the earlier situation with the fixed-point object.
However, while Ji Yang relied on a magical artifact before, Elder Guan was using his own strength!
Ji Yang’s speed slowed as he felt the binding force, and the enormous hand was mere inches away!
At that moment, Ji Yang whispered,
“Transformation.”
With his body becoming semi-transparent, the pressure around him vanished in an instant!
In the blink of an eye, Ji Yang stood before Ren Yuning.
Seeing Ji Yang in front of her, Ren Yuning was momentarily stunned but quickly grasped his intentions.
He aimed to capture her!
Ren Yuning’s expression turned furious!
It was not just because of Ji Yang’s actions but also due to his audacity!
She had been in the sect for so long, and no one had ever dared to treat her this way!
Although Ji Yang had taken her storage ring, Ren Yuning did not intend to retreat!
During the previous battle in the mine, Ji Yang had merely relied on the special magical artifact he held and the powerful sword energy!
Now that Ji Yang was not using a magical artifact, how could Ren Yuning be weaker than him?
Instead of retreating, Ren Yuning pressed forward!
Ordinary cultivators knew she possessed countless magical treasures and had an extraordinary background, but few knew that, aside from her treasures, she also practiced a rare body-refining technique! Moreover, with her resources, her body-refining was already perfected!
Only a handful of cultivators knew this.
If Ji Yang thought that without magical treasures she was easy to handle, he was gravely mistaken!
Seeing Ren Yuning step forward willingly, Ji Yang was momentarily taken aback.
However, as he noticed the faint glow flickering on her arm, he quickly realized.
She had sufficient confidence.
But Ji Yang merely smiled.
Among cultivators of the same rank, he did not believe anyone could compete with him!
Hadn’t he been toiling in the fields for many years?
Farmers!
Who doesn’t rely on strength to earn a living?
“Shi-niang Yuning, please step back! Let me handle him!”
At this moment, Elder Guan, with his palm already near Ji Yang’s back, called out.
If Ren Yuning had just stepped back, he could have quickly suppressed Ji Yang!
But now that Ren Yuning had moved forward, the two were too close together, making it difficult for him to act!
If he accidentally harmed his junior niece, he worried that the sect leader would come after him!
In this brief moment of hesitation, the two had already engaged in battle!
Neither side used magical artifacts, and there were no signs of spells; they simply exchanged punches and kicks.
But every punch carried the sound of air breaking, far from being as simple as it appeared.
Just as the onlookers stood there, dumbfounded by the scene before them, after one exchange, Ren Yuning made a critical mistake and was swiftly captured by Ji Yang!
Feeling the struggles on her arm, Ji Yang let out a cold hum and quickly strapped the restraint shackles onto her wrists!
These restraint shackles were ones he had purposely left behind, intending to study their structure once he returned to the sect, and now they were perfectly useful.
Without the support of her inner spiritual power, Ren Yuning’s strength diminished significantly.
Her proud body-refining technique felt like that of a small chick under Ji Yang’s grasp, easily suppressed!
All the other cultivators witnessing this were stunned.
In just one exchange, this genius senior sister had already been captured?
The crowd’s expressions turned odd, but they quickly reacted, yelling at Ji Yang:
“Thief! Let go of Senior Sister Ning! Come at me instead!”
“How dare you disrespect the Heaven Demon Sect!”
“Senior Sister Ning holds a high status; take your filthy hands off her!”
…
Many demonic path cultivators glared, for she was the favored daughter of the sect, known to all!
Many cultivators had once aspired to become Dao partners with her, hoping to reach great heights!
Yet until now, not a single one had succeeded!
Even so, they found it hard to accept that Ren Yuning had been captured by a righteous sect disciple!
This wasn’t just shame for the sect, but for every disciple of the Heaven Demon Sect!
Listening to the angry shouts from the demonic path disciples, Ji Yang remained unfazed!
At that moment, a few of Ren Yuning’s maidservants rushed toward Ji Yang as soon as she was captured!
Their lady was caught; failing to protect her meant certain death for them!
Even more anxious was Elder Guan not far away, who had lost his previous calm demeanor!
He had expected that Ren Yuning would put up a good fight, but to his surprise, she was captured in barely a single exchange!
This left him with no opportunity to act!
With rising anger, Elder Guan stopped suppressing his strength, and a powerful aura surged forward, causing Ji Yang to feel a binding sensation. This was due to a significant difference in their realms.
In the next moment, Ji Yang sensed an omnipresent danger; even with Ren Yuning in his grasp, it could not be prevented.
Facing the impending thunderous strike, Ji Yang summoned a Superior flying sword into his hand!
He quickly raised it against Ren Yuning’s graceful neck!
Ji Yang didn’t speak; he only pressed the sword slightly, displaying a lethal intent that immediately eased the overwhelming tension around them!
The maidservants who had rushed forward also had to halt in their tracks!
Ren Yuning wasn’t in grave danger yet, but if anything happened to her because of them, not even ten lives would be enough to make amends!
“Let go of my lady!”
“Kid, release Junior Sister Yuning, and I’ll let you leave with dignity!”
…
Seeing that his captive was having the desired effect, even Ji Yang, bold as he was, felt a bit more at ease.
If Elder Guan acted unreasonably and attacked, he would truly have no way to respond.
Fortunately, Ren Yuning held enough status, preventing anyone from acting rashly!
“Elder Guan is joking! How about we have a discussion?”
“Hmph, there’s nothing to discuss! Release Junior Sister Yuning immediately, or I will not let you off lightly!”
“It seems Elder Guan doesn’t wish to negotiate!”
Ji Yang sighed, and as he did, the flying sword in his hand became sharper. He aimed to strike a deadly blow!
Seeing Ji Yang being serious, Elder Guan immediately shifted his expression and hurriedly spoke:
“Little brother, please stop! Let’s talk nicely; why act so impulsively?”
“You’re still young, with a bright future ahead! Don’t ruin your path here!”
