Chapter 324

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Fortunately, Ye Wushuang had been mentally prepared for an ambush. With a swift slap of his palm, he activated the Azure Thunder Palm, unleashing a powerful palm strike that narrowly evaded the incoming sword.

In an instant, within the cave, four figures stood with swords drawn, eyeing Ye Wushuang menacingly.

“He actually came back. Brother Yuntian was indeed clever!” one of the young men chuckled.

Ye Wushuang’s eyes narrowed, a glint of killing intent gathering within them. However, when he saw the two battered and bloodied figures lying on the ground behind the four men, a crimson hue of murderous rage surged in his eyes.

“Shi Yan!” he called out.

“Cheng Tian!”

“How are you both?” Ye Wushuang’s voice was urgent.

“How are we?” the leader of the four men sneered. “Just like you, about to die!”

“Scoundrels!”

With a roar of fury, Ye Wushuang lunged forward. A terrifying aura of malevolence coalesced within him, and his entire body erupted with power, as if an endless torrent of spiritual energy was pouring out.

The four men were taken aback by the sight.

“Fourth level of the Meridian Condensation Realm!” Their faces paled.

The information they had received indicated that Ye Wushuang had only been at the first level of the Meridian Condensation Realm half a month ago. Even with some improvement in that time, he should have only reached the second or third level. How could he have ascended to the fourth level?

The leader of the four men tried to reassure his companions: “Don’t be afraid. We’re all at the fourth level. Why should we fear him…?”

*Pfft, pfft…*

Before he could finish, Ye Wushuang’s sword had already struck. In the blink of an eye, the heads of the other three men flew off, and their bodies collapsed to the ground.

Ye Wushuang appeared before the leader in an instant, his expression indifferent. “Bastard!”

With a powerful kick, he sent the young man flying into the stone wall. The impact was so forceful that the man felt as if his internal organs were shattered. He fell to the ground, coughing up blood uncontrollably.

Ye Wushuang quickly moved to Shi Yan and Qing Chengtian’s side.

“Ye… Wushuang…” A faint voice barely escaped Qing Chengtian’s lips.

“Qing Chengtian.”

Ye Wushuang knelt beside him, examining his injuries. Qing Chengtian’s limbs were pierced by swords, and his abdomen bore several sword wounds.

“Don’t worry, it’s going to be okay, it’s going to be okay…” Ye Wushuang took a deep breath and forced a smile. “I’m here. You won’t die.”

Qing Chengtian gasped for breath. “Shi Yan… Shi Yan, he…”

Ye Wushuang turned to Shi Yan, whose body was similarly impaled and wounded. However, upon closer inspection, Ye Wushuang’s face darkened. Shi Yan’s chest bore a bloodied hole, and his blood had already flowed out completely.

After a moment of checking Shi Yan’s vital signs, Ye Wushuang’s expression fell.

Shi Yan was dead.

“How is he?” Qing Chengtian couldn’t help but ask.

Over the past half-month, Ye Wushuang, Qing Chengtian, Shi Yan, Wang Xueqi, and Xiao Yuan had been together, getting along very well and treating each other as friends.

Ye Wushuang, with a somber expression, continued to tend to Qing Chengtian’s wounds. “He… he’s already dead…”

At that moment, tears streamed down Qing Chengtian’s face.

During these past days, the five of them had grown close. Qing Chengtian knew that Ye Wushuang had the best talent among them, while Wang Xueqi and Xiao Yuan were also quite capable. He and Shi Yan, however, had the weakest talents and often practiced together, becoming the closest of friends.

But now, Shi Yan was gone.

“He died for me, he died for me…” Qing Chengtian wept.

Ye Wushuang silently bandaged Qing Chengtian’s wounds.

“After Shi Yan and I came back, we stayed here to take care of Xueqi and Xiao Yuan. But then, a spirit beast suddenly burst in and destroyed most of the formation you left behind,” Qing Chengtian sobbed.

“Then, the Chu clan’s people appeared.”

“Led by Chu Yuntian, they broke through the spirit formation and stormed in.”

“Shi Yan and I stayed behind to hold them off while Xiao Yuan took Xueqi and fled…”

At this point, Qing Chengtian struggled to grab Ye Wushuang’s shoulders, his voice trembling with urgency. “Wushuang, you have to go save them!”

“It’s too late. I’m afraid it’s already too late,” Ye Wushuang replied with a heavy heart.