In an instant, Fang Tai’s eyes turned red with jealousy. He had also spent a few months in the Seven Skillful Land, so he naturally knew how difficult it was for a servant to become an ordinary disciple. However, Yang Kai was now wearing a Seven Colored Garment and had obviously broken away from his identity as a servant and become a disciple of the Seven Skillful Land.
How could this be?
The last time he had seen Yang Kai was only a few days ago. At that time, he had Zhou Zheng’s protection, but Yang Kai was hated by Zhou Zheng. Originally, he thought he could rely on Zhou Zheng to relax, but in the end, he was implicated and was forced to flee for his life.
“Brother Fang, we all know each other after all. This Yang has been ordered to come here to take your life, so I don’t want to make things too complicated. Why don’t you stretch out your neck and stab it to avoid suffering!”
“Take my life?” Fang Tai’s expression changed drastically, “You mean to take this Fang life?”
Yang Kai said lightly, “The meaning of the higher ups, I am also helpless.”
Fang Tai looked around and saw Ma Liu and Jiang Sheng glaring at him covetously. He knew that no matter what, he would not be able to escape from these two Open Heaven Stage masters. For a moment, all his hopes were dashed and his face went pale as he sent a voice transmission, “Brother Yang, you and I entered the Seven Skillful Land together, and we had an alliance agreement before. Now that this Fang is in dire straits, I hope Brother Yang can be magnanimous and let me off. This Fang is grateful and will definitely repay you in the future.”
Yang Kai stared at him and asked, “Does Brother Fang really care about that alliance?”
Fang Tai’s expression was bitter as he knew he had done something wrong before. Seeing Yang Kai being hated by Zhou Zheng, he had intentionally rejected him, but now, after just two months, the tables had turned and now he had to rely on the other party’s eyes to survive. Immediately, he begged, “Brother Yang, I was wrong before. Brother Yang, please be magnanimous and don’t lower yourself to my level. It’s this Fang who is slow witted and ignorant…”
Yang Kai raised his hand and stopped him, “There’s no point in saying all this now. Senior Brother Du ordered those two Senior Brothers to come with me, so they definitely didn’t just lead me here. Even if I was willing to let you go, they wouldn’t let you go, not to mention… why should I let you go?”
If it was just a few things from before, Yang Kai wouldn’t have bothered arguing with him. After all, everyone had the instinct to seek good fortune and avoid disaster. Since he had offended Zhou Zheng, if he wanted to rely on Zhou Zheng, he naturally had to draw a clear line between himself and Zhou Zheng. In order to survive, this was a very correct choice. It was just that people who walked different paths couldn’t make plans together.
However, cooperating with Zhou Zheng and Xiang Yong to frame him was unforgivable. Even if he didn’t know about this, if this matter was successful, how could he still be alive?
An unintentional loss was also a life and death grudge.
What’s more, just as he said, since Du Rufeng had sent Ma Liu and Jiang Sheng to accompany him here, it was impossible for him to let it go. Even if he didn’t act, Ma Liu and Jiang Sheng would not let Fang Tai off.
Reaching out his hand, Yang Kai grasped the air, and with a dragon roar, the Azure Dragon Spear appeared in his hand as he shouted, “Fang Tai, hand over your life!”
As he spoke, his aura rapidly rose to its peak, and as soon as he uttered the last word, he rushed towards Fang Tai and thrust his spear forward.
Fang Tai turned pale with fright, never having expected Yang Kai to act so decisively without giving him any time to react. Although he had been on guard all this time, it was only when the Spear Intent approached him that he managed to summon a round shield like artifact to protect himself.
With a crisp crack, the round shield was torn apart and the light that was swirling around it quickly dimmed.
In just a breath’s time, the round shield shattered, revealing Fang Tai’s terrified face.
Not far away, Ma Liu and Jiang Sheng couldn’t help glancing at each other and seeing the shock in each other’s eyes. Although they could use such an attack at will with their current strength, it was impossible for Yang Kai to do so with his current cultivation. In other words, when it came to the Emperor Realm stage, Yang Kai’s foundation was far stronger than theirs. In the future, when he broke through to Open Heaven, even if they were both First Order, they might not be his opponent.
The round shield shattered and the Azure Dragon Spear pierced through Fang Tai’s shoulder like a hot knife through butter, causing blood to spurt out as Fang Tai’s face paled.
Yang Kai’s expression remained indifferent as he withdrew his spear and kicked Fang Tai’s waist with all his might. Fang Tai was sent flying like a ragdoll, smashing into the barrier of Jiang Sheng’s artifact and spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Fang Tai’s expression was extremely horrified while Yang Kai’s expression was slightly stunned.
Speaking of which, this was the first time he had fought with someone after escaping from the Universe World's shackles. Although his opponent was not an Open Heaven Stage master, he felt that this Fang Tai was not as strong as he had imagined…
However, this might also have something to do with his injuries and how he had escaped for so many days. Yang Kai didn’t know how Fang Tai’s injuries came about, but he guessed that he must have fought someone while escaping from the Seven Skillful Land.
Since that was the case, there was nothing more to say. With a flicker of his body, Yang Kai rushed forward, his Azure Dragon Spear transforming into countless spear shadows that enveloped Fang Tai.
Fang Tai’s strength was not bad, and he had many artifacts on him, especially those defensive artifacts. It was unknown where he got them from, but they gave him a sense of security.
However, in the face of Yang Kai’s storm-like attacks, he was only able to parry, unable to fight back at all. His expression slowly became one of shock, as if he hadn’t expected that at the same cultivation level, he would be no match for Yang Kai.
When the last defensive artifact was destroyed, Fang Tai clutched his chest in grief and indignation.
“Yang Kai, do you really want to kill me?”
Yang Kai didn’t say anything and simply pointed his spear forward, his expression filled with murderous intent.
Fang Tai gritted his teeth and said, “You forced me to do this. If this Fang doesn’t have a good time, you won’t be able to live in peace either!” Saying so, he made a hand seal and his originally weak aura suddenly expanded. At the same time, a profound aura began to spread from his body.
Yang Kai’s expression became serious, and just as he felt that this aura was somewhat familiar, Fang Tai opened his mouth and spat out an ancient seal. This seal looked ordinary, but it contained a terrifying power.
“Dao Seal!” Yang Kai’s expression changed drastically, thinking to himself that it was no wonder he found it so familiar just now. It turned out that he had also done this before. When he was in the Star Boundary, he had been forced to release his Dao Seal and fight to the death with the Great Demon God (It was actually Can Ye), but he had never expected that his first enemy, in the Outer Universe, would come to deal with him like this.
Yang Kai was well aware of how much power the Dao Seal could release, so when he saw the ancient seal transform into a stream of light and rush towards him, Yang Kai immediately retreated. At the same time, he raised his arm slightly and swung it forward, sending the Azure Dragon Spear flying.
The two streaks of light collided in mid-air, causing a loud bang that shook the heavens and earth. Terrifying shockwaves spread out in all directions, causing even Jiang Sheng’s barrier to ripple.
At this moment, Ma Liu had already rushed over and stood in front of Yang Kai, his fat body like a wall, blocking the storm in front of him, his palms constantly striking forward to counteract the terrifying shockwaves.
After several breaths of time, everything gradually stabilized.
Yang Kai, who was hiding behind Ma Liu, looked over and saw that Fang Tai’s burly figure had completely shriveled up, his aura so weak that it seemed he was about to die.
He wasn’t as lucky as Yang Kai, nor did he have such a strong foundation. After releasing his Dao Seal and colliding with the Azure Dragon Spear, it was completely destroyed, and the Dao Seal was the condensation of his cultivation. With the Dao Seal destroyed, his strength also disappeared.
Although he wasn’t dead yet, he wouldn’t live for long.
Yang Kai was secretly shocked and swore that if he didn’t have any other choice, he would never release his Dao Seal. This was simply too dangerous.
“Junior Brother Yang, are you alright?” Ma Liu turned around and asked with concern.
Yang Kai cupped his hands and said, “Many thanks for Senior Brother’s protection, Junior Brother is fine.”
“It’s good that you’re fine, Junior Brother must remember that fighting with others in the Outer Universe is different from what you’ve experienced before. The most important thing is to be on guard against this kind of desperate situation. If you’re not careful, you may end up suffering,” Ma Liu said patiently.
Yang Kai nodded seriously, “I’ll remember.”
Ma Liu replied, “It’s fine as long as you remember. Go, take that guy’s head and we can return to report. This trip was too long, if we don’t hurry back, Senior Brother won’t have any confidence.”
Yang Kai nodded and slowly walked towards Fang Tai. In mid air, he waved his hand and the Azure Dragon Spear flew back.
On the other side, Fang Tai was already panting heavily. Yang Kai walked up to him and looked down, only to see his eyes were cloudy, as if he had aged a few thousand years in an instant, with not much vitality remaining.
He didn’t know if he could see clearly, but Fang Tai’s mouth twitched as he whispered, “If you kill me, you won’t have an easy time either!”
With a ‘chi’ sound, the spear struck out and the head flew off, but not much blood flowed from the neck.
Jiang Sheng flew over at the right time and wrapped the head in a black cloth he had prepared beforehand, directly putting it into his Space Ring and chuckling, “Success!”
The order they received was to assist Yang Kai in retrieving the head of the traitor Fang Tai. Now that everything had been settled, they could naturally return to their homes. Moreover, this time, not only had they made friends with Yang Kai in advance, Du Rufeng would also reward them handsomely.
Turning his head to look at Yang Kai, he saw that Yang Kai was slightly absent minded and couldn’t help patting him on the shoulder, “Does Junior Brother rarely kill people? You’ll get used to it. If you want to survive, you’ll either have to kill or be killed. We still have the Seven Skillful Land to protect us, so if we wander outside, we’ll always have to tie our heads to our belts. Perhaps one day we’ll be killed.”
How could Yang Kai not kill a lot of people? Throughout his entire journey of cultivation, the number of people who had died at his hands could not be counted. The reason why he was so distracted was because after killing Fang Tai, he felt that something was wrong, but he couldn’t pinpoint what exactly was wrong.
Not bothering to explain any further, Yang Kai simply nodded, “Senior Brother is right.”
Looking at the headless corpse in front of him, he thought back to a few months ago when they had been brought into the Seven Skillful Land together by Duan Hai, but now they had been forced to fight to the death. Life was truly unpredictable.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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