Chapter 372

Chapter 372: Those Who Deserve the Treasure Stay

Barren prison, ground!

Li Hua Village.

Just a moment ago, the formations surrounding Li Hua Village suddenly shattered.

The massive shockwave generated by the formation’s destruction caused various injuries to everyone in Li Hua Village.

Some frail elderly people were seriously injured by the tremendous shock and passed away on the spot.

Stronger adults also sustained injuries of varying severities from the powerful shock.

Some young children were even more gravely hurt, and some couldn’t withstand the force of the shock and ended up bleeding from all seven orifices, dying as a result.

Only those Ye family members who had cultivated techniques and reached the Qi Refining stage were relatively unharmed.

"What happened?"

Many Ye family members were puzzled about the cause of the formation’s explosion.

However, it didn’t take long for all the Ye family members to understand the situation.

Because shortly after the Ye family’s formation shattered, two figures radiating powerful auras appeared above the Ye family.

These two people were the Mad Sword Emperor and King Black Ming.

"Is this the family member of Ye Jian who harmed you?" Mad Sword Emperor asked, looking down at the panicked Ye family members as he turned to King Black Ming.

"Yes."

King Black Ming nodded, then waved his hand downwards, causing countless Ye family members to be lifted off the ground and quickly fly towards him, defying gravity.

Soon, all the Ye family members were under his control.

If he wished, he could instantly crush all the Ye family members.

All the Ye family members felt as if they were imprisoned; many displayed expressions of terror, but when they tried to speak, no sound came out.

"Ye Jian, is it? I have captured all your family members, why don’t you appear to meet me?"

King Black Ming’s divine sense covered the entire barren prison, instantly relaying his voice to every living being within it.

Many people who heard this voice showed shock on their faces.

Some regarded him like a god and immediately knelt down.

"Ye Jian, if you come out and commit suicide as an apology, I will let go of all your Ye family members…"

"Ye Jian, if you don’t come out, I will kill one member of your family every minute. Will you still not show yourself?"

"I keep my word; since you don’t appear, don’t blame me…"

As he finished speaking, King Black Ming waved his hand, and instantly, a Ye family member in his thirties exploded into a mist of blood.

Seeing this scene, all the Ye family members were filled with terror.

At that moment, many Ye family members suddenly found they could speak.

"Esteemed senior, may I ask what offense my Ye family has committed that warrants your wrath? Please let us go…"

"Esteemed senior, if Ye Jian has offended you, you can go directly to her; there’s no need to involve the innocent…"

Upon discovering they could speak, many Ye family members started pleading for mercy from King Black Ming.

“Do you know where Ye Jian is?” King Black Ming asked all the Ye family members.

“Esteemed senior, we have no idea where Ye Jian went. Please spare us…”

“Esteemed senior, this next to me is Ye Jian’s eldest daughter; you can ask her…” A Ye family member pointed to a woman in her fifties or sixties.

Hearing this, the old woman’s expression changed immediately: “Ye Zhen, why are you betraying our kin?”

“Ye Yu, this isn’t our fault; the disaster was caused by your mother. Why should the entire Ye family bear the blame…”

“You…”

Ye Yu opened her mouth to scold him, but in the next moment, she felt herself being pulled out by a strong force.

The next instant, Ye Yu felt a hand grasp her head.

“Soul Searching!”

In that moment, Ye Yu felt a wave of dizziness, and then she lost consciousness.

King Black Ming performed Soul Searching on Ye Yu; however, after probing her memories, he could not find any clues about Ye Jian’s whereabouts.

“Ye Jian, your daughter is in my hands. Will you not come out? I only performed Soul Searching on her and didn’t harm her yet. If you do not appear, the next person I shall kill is her…”

“It seems you are unwilling to come out; since that is the case…”

In an instant, King Black Ming released his grip, and Ye Yu plummeted to the ground.

At that moment, King Black Ming was hundreds of meters above the ground; how could an ordinary person survive such a fall?

However, just when everyone thought Ye Yu would hit the ground and die, suddenly, a jade pendant around her neck activated, and a shield appeared around her.

Boom!

The shield collided with the ground, creating a loud thud, but Ye Yu, protected by the shield, was not killed.

“Eh?”

Seeing this, King Black Ming was surprised.

The next moment, he waved his hand, preparing to grab her again.

At that moment, everyone suddenly noticed that the entire sky erupted with blinding light.

Instantly, this spectacle caught the attention of Mad Sword Emperor and King Black Ming.

Both of their divine senses quickly scanned the surroundings.

In the next moment, looks of horror appeared on both their faces.

“The Barren Prison Barrier has broken!”

“Could it be that something happened to the colorful fragment?”

In the next instant, King Black Ming and Mad Sword Emperor almost simultaneously extended their divine senses downward.

In the air, their divine senses could cover the entire planet in an instant, but if there was material obstruction, they needed to penetrate slowly.

For example, the resistance from the Earth would slow their divine sensibilities down.

However, both were Tribulation stage great emperors.

Quickly, their divine senses consumed energy rapidly and soon penetrated to the planet’s core.

“The colorful fragment is gone…”

“Eh! There’s a woman at the planet’s core; could it be she took the colorful fragment?” Mad Sword Emperor exclaimed in surprise.

King Black Ming also spotted Ye Jian at the core and instantly displayed a look of joy.

However, in the next moment, he became extremely vigilant.

His caution was directed towards Mad Sword Emperor, who was not far away.

At the same time, Mad Sword Emperor also focused his gaze on King Black Ming.

“Black Ming, treasures belong to those who deserve them. I want that colorful fragment; you have no objections, do you?” Mad Sword Emperor said, looking intently at King Black Ming.

Hearing this, King Black Ming felt a bitter smile in his heart.

Had he known it would turn out like this, he would not have let Mad Sword Emperor come to the barren prison.

Now that Mad Sword Emperor had set his sights on the colorful fragment, his cultivation level in the mid-Tribulation stage was no match for him.

However, he couldn’t bring himself to give up the colorful fragment since it was a treasure he had protected his entire life.

“Mad Sword friend, the colorful fragment has always belonged to the Abandoned Prison lineage. It wouldn’t be proper for you to forcibly take it, would it?” King Black Ming said lightly. “To obtain this colorful fragment, my Abandoned Prison lineage sacrificed millions of years of ordinary people’s blood to weaken the defensive barriers that revealed the colorful fragment. It’s rather inappropriate for you to simply demand it now, wouldn’t you agree?”

“Mad Sword friend, the colorful fragment has always been ours. If you wish to forcibly seize it, then it will be a fight to the death. While I may not be your match, you also shouldn’t think you can kill me; your lifespan is limited, isn’t it? I still have many years ahead of me. I just need to wait until you die or ascend, and then I can wipe out the legacy of your Sky Sword Sect. What do you think?”