“A Venerable died? Which Venerable died?” Die You was shocked. She had personally witnessed the death of a Venerable from Water Spiritual Land, but there were seven of them in the Seven Skillful Land.
Asun said, “Our Fire Spiritual Land’s Venerable.”
“Duan Hai?” Yang Kai was surprised, “You saw him die?”
Asun nodded, “I saw it with my own eyes.”
Yang Kai clenched his fists and silently said that he died well. With Duan Hai dead, no one would know about his situation. Even if Old Xu’s revenge failed and he somehow managed to survive, no one would come looking for trouble with him. However, if he could take this opportunity to leave, Yang Kai didn’t want to stay any longer.
One after another, two Venerable died, so one could only imagine how fierce the battle in the sky was. Unfortunately, his current strength wasn’t enough, otherwise he would have definitely gone to take a look.
Old Fang, Die You and Asun weren’t very familiar with each other, and although Yang Kai wasn’t too familiar with her, the little girl wasn’t a bad person. When they first arrived at the Seven Skillful Land, they had met a few times, Yang Kai had a good impression of her. Now that they were hiding together in this market place, it was quite a fate.
The aftershocks of the battle continued to spread, and for the time being, it didn’t affect the marketplace, so the four of them were able to hide here peacefully.
As time passed, more people came to this place. There were servants from various Spiritual Lands, as well as Seven Skillful Land's Disciples. It was likely that everyone had the same idea. Now that the entire Seven Skillful Land’s Spirit Array had been seized by others, other places were not safe at all. Only this marketplace was the last safe haven.
Yang Kai had already taken off his Seven Skillful Land's clothes and changed into his usual clothes, so it wasn’t too conspicuous.
The great battle had lasted for more than ten days, and more people were hiding in the city, all of them on edge, afraid of being implicated.
A dozen days later, a bright light suddenly appeared above the dark market. Everyone looked up and saw that the gloomy sky had been torn open by someone, and this light was coming from the opening.
“The Great Array is broken!” Someone shouted, and soon after, a number of figures rushed towards the hole in the sky and disappeared.
Yang Kai and the others glanced at each other, their faces filled with joy. Without any hesitation, the four of them pushed their strength and soared into the sky.
The Great Array that covered the entire Seven Skillful Land had indeed been broken. It was unknown whether it was because Old Man Xu had used too much power to activate the Great Array or because the Seven Skillful Land masters’ methods were too powerful, but without the restriction, no one could stop them from escaping.
Walking straight out of the Seven Skillful Land, Yang Kai didn’t know where to go. In any case, he decided to just fly forward. At this time, the further away he was from the Seven Skillful Land, the better.
Die You, Old Fang, and Asun also followed him without saying a word. The three of them had no place to go, so it was the same no matter where they went. After experiencing the initial pleasant surprise, Die You and Old Fang couldn’t help falling into a daze. After the two of them had jumped out of their own Universe World, they had been brought into the Seven Skillful Land. For so many years, they had never left, and now that they had managed to escape from the Seven Skillful Land, where would they go in the future? Especially after so many years, the two of them still hadn’t broken through to Open Heaven. In this vast universe, if their strength hadn’t reached Open Heaven, it would be nothing.
After flying for a few days, the four of them passed through an endless void. Without any reference, they had no idea where they were.
At this moment, Yang Kai suddenly felt something and turned his head in alarm, “Run!”
Old Fang and the others didn’t know what was going on, but when they turned around to look, their expressions changed drastically as they saw a beam of light rapidly approaching from behind. Judging from the brightness and speed of this beam of light, this person was obviously an Open Heaven Stage master, but they didn’t know what grade of Open Heaven he was, but no matter what grade of Open Heaven he was, he was not someone they could contend with.
The group turned around several times, but the streak of light behind them was like a maggot that couldn’t be shaken off. No matter how they tried to change directions, they couldn’t stop tailing them, and the distance between them was rapidly closing.
Just as everyone was panicking, they heard Yang Kai cry out in pain before suddenly stopping.
Die You was shocked, “What happened to you? Run!”
Yang Kai smiled bitterly, “I can’t run!”
Previously, when he discovered that someone was chasing him, he didn’t know who it was, but now he knew. The one chasing him was actually Old Man Xu, and he still had the Black Gong Centipede on him. Just now, his Dao Seal had been bound by the centipede mark, so it was obvious that Old Man Xu had given him a warning. If he continued running, he would probably lose his life.
Yang Kai couldn’t figure out how Old Man Xu had found him after he had run so far. Most likely, it was because of the Black Gong Centipede. This thing was an exotic insect that Old Man Xu had plant on him, so there should be some kind of spiritual connection between them. It wouldn’t be surprising if Old Man Xu was able to find him with this thing.
However, why would Old Man Xu appear here? Shouldn’t he be in the Seven Skillful Land fighting against those Venerable and Heavenly Monarch? If he came here at this time, could it be that he had failed?
Whether it was a blessing or a curse, he couldn’t avoid it. Yang Kai’s heart was filled with resentment, but he could only stand there and wait. Looking at Old Fang and the others, he said, “Hurry up and run.”
Old Fang hurriedly said, “Take care!”
As soon as he finished speaking, he continued forward, but Die You didn’t move. Yang Kai turned to look at her and Die You smiled, “If he really wants to do something to us, I’m afraid we won’t be able to escape. If we join forces, we might be able to fight him.”
Yang Kai didn’t believe these words. If they ran, there was still a glimmer of hope, but if they didn’t, they could only leave their life to Old Man Xu.
Asun didn’t know if she was stunned or confused, but she nodded and said, “Me too…”
Yang Kai was speechless.
On the other side, Old Fang, who had not gone far, flew back and stood next to Yang Kai, angrily saying, “You’ve killed me.”
Yang Kai couldn’t help laughing.
While he was speaking, Old Man Xu had already flown over. Yang Kai cupped his fists and was about to greet him when he saw Old Man Xu raise his hand and take out the Six Directions Wishful Bag. In the next moment, his vision went dark and he was quickly put into the bag.
Old Fang’s voice rang out beside his ear, “What’s going on?” He hadn’t even seen what his enemy looked like before he was taken in, he didn’t know the mysteries of the Six Directions Wishful Bag.
Asun said, “It’s so crowded, where are we?”
Die You panicked, “Who… who touched me… whose hand is this…”
Yang Kai coughed lightly, “I’m sorry, I didn’t do it on purpose. Everyone, please don’t move. This place is just like this, just bear with it.”
The bag fell silent and no one dared to move.
Suddenly, a loud sound rang out, followed by a foul smell.
Asun retched: “Who… who farts!?”
Old Fang quickly clarified, “This old master didn’t!”
Die You also said, “It’s not me…”
“Brother Yang, you…”
Yang Kai was furious, “It’s the Great General, it’s not me, this stupid chicken!” If it wasn’t for the fact that it was inconvenient, he would have definitely beaten it up. In this sealed space, the stench lingered for a long time, causing everyone to not even dare breathe.
After an unknown period of time, the skylight suddenly appeared and Yang Kai’s vision blurred as he suddenly appeared in a strange space. Inside this space, the power of Yin-Yang Five Elements reversed and collided, giving off a chaotic and even collapsing feeling.
This was actually a Small Universe, and from the looks of it, it should be the Small Universe inside Old Man Xu’s body. Small Universe was currently in a state of chaos, indicating that Old Man Xu’s condition wasn’t much better.
Turning his head, he saw Old Man Xu sitting cross-legged at the side with a weak aura, staring at him indifferently.
Yang Kai quickly cupped his hands, “Old Xu!”
From the outside, it was impossible to tell what kind of injury Old Man Xu had suffered, but after fighting for so many days, it was impossible for him to not be injured. Moreover, Yang Kai estimated that his plan to take revenge had failed, otherwise he wouldn’t have appeared here. If he had succeeded, he would have taken over the Seven Skillful Land.
Yang Kai didn’t know how Old Man Xu was feeling right now, but he was certain he wasn’t in a good mood, so he spoke carefully.
Old Man Xu stared at him, a complicated look flashing across his eyes. After a long time, he finally said, “Little brat, you ruined my plans!”
Yang Kai was dumbfounded, “Old Xu, how could you say that? In the Seven Skillful Land, I have never leaked any information about you.”
Old Xu sighed and said, “Although you didn’t leak this information, the Black Gong Centipede has already been exposed. As long as Duan Hai follows the vine to find the melon, it won’t take him more than three to five days to find this king's whereabouts, so this king can only act in advance!”
“This…” Yang Kai was also speechless, “This little brat didn’t expect such a thing to happen.”
This could be said to be a coincidence. Duan Hai and Yu Lian had tried to forcefully seize his Wood Element power and set up a great array, but in the end, they had triggered the restriction of the Black Gong Centipede. Old Xu had sensed this and had no choice but to act in advance, and from Old Xu's current state and previous words, the result of acting in advance was a failure…
“If I had half a year, how could such an unforeseen event have occurred?” Old Man Xu coldly snorted.
Yang Kai swallowed his saliva and stared ahead vigilantly, “Then what does Old Xu want? Kill me?”
“If killing you could change the facts, how could this king allow you to live until now? I would have killed you a long time ago, but unfortunately, this king's thousand-year plan failed at the last moment!”
Hearing this, Yang Kai’s heart relaxed. It seemed his life was no longer in danger, but now that he had fallen into Old Man Xu’s hands, he really had left the wolf’s den and entered the tiger’s den. He didn’t know how he would be tortured in the future.
The grievance in his heart couldn’t be any greater. If he had known this would happen, he wouldn’t have run out. Although his future in the Seven Skillful Land was bleak, he was now a manager of the Fruit Garden and had a large number of subordinates under him. Now that the Seven Skillful Land had suffered heavy losses, it was in a desperate need for manpower. If he stayed, he might be able to find a good way out.
Old Man Xu coldly snorted again, “Although this king's plan failed, they also suffered. More than half of the Venerable died and Heavenly Monarch was seriously injured. Without several dozen years of rest, they won’t be able to recover.”
“It’s not like you’ve gained nothing,” Yang Kai congratulated him without any sincerity, consoling him, “This time, Seven Skillful Land's strength has been greatly reduced. Old Xu only needs to go back and recuperate for a while, in the future when he makes a comeback, he will be able to take revenge.”
TO BE CONTINUED...
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