Chapter 300

Chapter 300: You guys really know how to have fun!

Shendao Battlefield.

　　As Yang Jia and Miss Ding departed, everyone in the arena was left completely baffled. Things had been going fine — why did they suddenly leave?

　　Could they be retreating from the battle?

　　The moment that thought crossed their minds, the faces of the powerful cultivators from Guanxuan Universe grew even more unsightly.

　　It had to be said, Yang Jia’s performance just now had been truly terrible.

　　If the young lord was going to flee mid-battle, then what was the point of fighting at all?

　　Not far away, the young man from Shenlin Territory smiled. He was confident — extremely, extraordinarily confident. He didn’t believe that among the younger generation in this world, aside from his elder brother and those two individuals, anyone could defeat him.

　　Just then, Miss Ding suddenly appeared in the arena. Everyone immediately looked toward her side, and under the gaze of thousands, “Yang Jia” appeared in the arena once more.

　　But at this moment, the people of Guanxuan Universe had already lost faith in him, because during the standoff just now, Yang Jia had been completely crushed after losing Sword Ancestor.

　　Seeing Yang Jia again, many people’s eyes already held disappointment.

　　Unmistakable disappointment.

　　In the shadows, when Jidian caught sight of “Yang Jia” again, he first froze, then broke into a smile.

　　Because “Yang Jia” had smiled at him.

　　He knew — this wasn’t “Yang Jia,” but his own little brother.

　　The “Yang Jia” standing there was none other than Ye Tianming.

　　Ye Tianming walked out slowly. He raised his head and looked toward the young man from Shenlin Territory not far away, and at that moment, the young man was also sizing him up.

　　Suddenly, the young man’s eyes narrowed slightly. “You’re Yang Jia?”

　　Ye Tianming nodded. “Of course.”

　　The young man laughed. “Well, well — you people really know how to play.”

　　As he spoke, a playful smile spread across his face. He extended his right hand toward Ye Tianming and pressed down gently.

　　Just a single press.

　　Boom!

　　The space-time where the two stood erupted instantly. An overwhelming pressure surged forward like wave upon wave, rolling and crashing toward Ye Tianming.

　　Huaquan Realm!

　　Beyond the Dao!

　　In that moment, every single person in the arena felt crushed, unable to breathe.

　　This power had already surpassed the comprehension of most people present.

　　Terrifying!

　　Miss Ding’s gaze remained fixed on Ye Tianming. She was genuinely curious — how would Ye Tianming handle someone at the Huaquan Realm?

　　After all, Ye Tianming had once scattered his own cultivation.

　　Even if he hadn’t scattered it, there was no way he could be a match for a Huaquan Realm cultivator.

　　And right now, Ye Tianming didn’t have Sword Ancestor either.

　　Ye Tianming slowly closed his eyes. Feeling that overwhelming, terrifying pressure bearing down on him, he suddenly smiled.

　　He made no move to defend himself, letting that crushing pressure slam into him without resistance.

　　Everyone froze.

　　What was he doing?

　　Boom!

　　In an instant, Ye Tianming was swallowed whole.

　　Every powerful cultivator from Guanxuan Universe stood there dumbstruck.

　　The powerful cultivators from other universe civilizations were equally stunned.

　　Only the young man from Shenlin Territory — his smile was slowly fading.

　　Soon, the pressure and aura dissipated, and “Yang Jia” reappeared in everyone’s line of sight.

　　He was fine?

　　Everyone was stunned once again.

　　Because Ye Tianming was completely unharmed — not a scratch on him.

　　What was going on?

　　Miss Ding was also taken aback, but soon her gaze shifted back to the young man from Shenlin Territory. A moment later, as if something had occurred to her, her expression darkened.

　　Ye Tianming looked at the young man from Shenlin Territory and smiled. “What a powerful illusion technique.”

　　Illusion technique!

　　The young man from Shenlin Territory before them was not truly at the Huaquan Realm — it was all an illusion technique. But without question, this illusion technique was extraordinarily formidable. Every single person in the arena had been deceived by it.

　　Even the Huaquan Realm cultivators lurking in the shadows hadn’t seen through it.

　　When they heard Ye Tianming’s words, all the powerful cultivators in the arena were somewhat dazed.

　　This was an illusion technique?

　　How was that possible?

　　Everyone turned to look at the young man from Shenlin Territory. What kind of illusion technique could fool even Huaquan Realm cultivators?

　　The young man from Shenlin Territory studied Ye Tianming for a moment, then smiled. “How did you figure it out?”

　　Ye Tianming said, “A twenty-year-old at the Huaquan Realm — that’s always been a little off.”

　　The young man smiled. “Just because of that?”

　　Ye Tianming fixed his gaze on the young man. “I once saw a Great Dao on a divine artifact. That Dao is called: the Great Illusion Dao — ranked nineteenth among the Three Thousand Great Daos. With a wave of the hand, one can create an illusory realm, indistinguishable from reality…… The one who established this Dao should be you.”

　　The young man smiled. “I imagine you must have seen it in the Dao River of the Divine Academy.”

　　Ye Tianming nodded.

　　The young man stared at Ye Tianming. “Then do you know — I actually have another Dao?”

　　Ye Tianming said, “I’ve guessed at some of it.”

　　”Oh?”

　　The young man burst out laughing. “You’ve guessed at some of it?”

　　Ye Tianming said, “Want to try?”

　　”Gladly!”

　　The young man laughed loudly and suddenly stepped forward. With that single step, the entire space-time fell into a dead silence. Within that silent void, terrifying chanting sounds suddenly emerged — as if they came from a hundred million years ago.

　　Crack!

　　Suddenly, streaks of ten-thousand-zhang lightning tore into that silent space-time, then slammed ferociously toward Ye Tianming not far away.

　　Each bolt of lightning was a deep crimson, carrying within it a terrifying might of the Great Dao.

　　And every single one carried the pressure of the Huaquan Realm!

　　Everyone outside watched the scene before them in shock. Though they all felt this must be an illusion, the Great Dao might and lightning before their eyes felt utterly, undeniably real.

　　Was it real or fake?

　　Even some Huaquan Realm cultivators at this moment couldn’t tell the difference.

　　Jidian turned to look at his father Jiyuan. Jiyuan stared at that silent space-time, his brow tightly furrowed.

　　Jidian said, “Father can’t tell either?”

　　Jiyuan’s eyes narrowed slightly. “I see…… your little brother is in trouble.”

　　Hearing that, Jidian immediately grew worried. He turned to look at Ye Tianming, ready to act at any moment.

　　Inside that illusory realm, however, Ye Tianming’s gaze was perfectly calm. He looked at the lightning surrounding him — each crimson bolt ten thousand zhang long, carrying a terrifying might of the Great Dao. It felt utterly real. Even he couldn’t tell whether it was real or fake.

　　Even Sword Heart Clarity was of no use!

　　Of course, that didn’t matter to him.

　　Ye Tianming slowly closed his eyes, extended one hand, and pressed down gently.

　　Boom!

　　In an instant, the face of the young man from Shenlin Territory in the distance changed drastically, because his cultivation realm was plummeting wildly. The next moment, he thrust both hands upward, and wave after wave of terrifying Great Dao might surged out from within him, resisting some mysterious force.

　　But it was completely useless.

　　Under the stunned gazes of everyone present, in less than a few breaths, the young man’s cultivation realm was wiped clean to zero. And not just him — every single person in the arena below the Huaquan Realm had their cultivation simultaneously reduced to zero in that instant.

　　Everyone was dumbfounded.

　　The arena fell into dead silence.

　　All cultivation realms reset to zero!

　　What the hell.

　　At that moment, Ye Tianming suddenly turned and looked around at everyone. He gave an awkward laugh. “Everyone, I’m sorry — I accidentally used a bit too much force. My sincerest apologies…….”

　　As he spoke, he flicked his sleeve.

　　Boom!

　　Everyone’s cultivation realm in the arena was fully restored.

　　Everyone: “…….”

　　But then, Ye Tianming suddenly looked back at the young man from Shenlin Territory. “You don’t get to recover.”

　　With that, he pressed down gently with his right hand.

　　Boom!

　　The young man from Shenlin Territory’s cultivation realm was instantly and forcibly reset to zero.

　　Everyone: “…….”

　　It had to be said — at this moment, everyone was shaken.

　　In that instant just now, all of their cultivation realms had been wiped to zero.

　　A true zero — not a trace of cultivation remaining.

　　How had he done that?

　　Everyone stared at Ye Tianming in astonishment.

　　Jiyuan looked at Ye Tianming and smiled. “Your little brother here…… is truly extraordinary.”

　　The powerful cultivators of the Ji Clan behind him all nodded in agreement. In that instant just now, every member of the Ji Clan except Jiyuan had their cultivation reset to zero.

　　But there was one exception — Jidian.

　　Jidian broke into a grin. “And who do you think his brother is? Could a brother of mine, Jidian, be anything less?”

　　He turned and glanced at the Ji Clan members. “Back when I wanted to come and provide support, some people in the clan weren’t even willing.”

　　A Ji Clan elder gave an awkward smile. “Young Clan Lord, our vision was too narrow back then. We’ve made you laugh.”

　　Jidian waved his hand magnanimously. “It’s nothing — water under the bridge. Oh, right — my little brother sent me a message yesterday saying he wants to compete for a spot on the Great Dao Rankings and asked me to guard the Dao for him……”

　　”What the hell?”

　　A Ji Clan elder immediately looked at Jidian in shock. “Young Clan Lord…… you actually agreed?”

　　Jiyuan also turned to look at Jidian. This time, he wasn’t smiling. His expression was grave. “You agreed?”

　　Jidian smiled. “My brother needed help, so of course I had to step up. So yes, I agreed. It’s just guarding the Dao — it’s not a big deal.”

　　It’s over!

　　Hearing Jidian’s words, the faces of the Ji Clan cultivators in the arena instantly went pale.

　　Damn it, this young lord had absolutely no idea what guarding the Dao actually meant!

　　They should have made this young lord read more books back then!

　　Not just the Ji Clan cultivators — even Jiyuan’s expression wasn’t looking great right now. He knew all too well what guarding the Dao meant.

　　It meant staking the entire clan’s lives!

　　One wrong move, and the Ji Clan could be utterly and irreparably destroyed!

　　After all, back in the day, countless top-tier factions had suffered devastating losses in their battles against the Dao-Beyond Heavenly Demons — and some had even been wiped out entirely.

　　Sensing his father’s expression, Jidian’s smile faded as well. He asked seriously, “Dad, is it really that difficult?”

　　Jiyuan suddenly smiled. “It’s fine. Since you’ve already agreed, then the Ji Clan has agreed. Dad supports you.”

　　Ji Clan cultivators: “…….”

　　Not far away, the young man from Shenlin Territory was staring hard at Ye Tianming. “How did you do that just now.”

　　Ye Tianming smiled. “The Law of All Beings.”

　　The young man’s eyes narrowed. “The Law of All Beings?”

　　Ye Tianming nodded. “Want to learn it?”

　　The young man froze for a moment, then his gaze turned cold. “Are you insulting me?”

　　Ye Tianming smiled. “No, I’m serious.”

　　After staring at Ye Tianming for a moment, the young man said, “I, Cao Nian, am not convinced.”

　　Ye Tianming smiled. “Then please, make your move.”

　　With that, he flicked his sleeve, and the young man’s cultivation realm was immediately restored.