A space crack suddenly appeared on the originally empty mountain peak, and from it, a fierce invisible wind blew.
Mao Zhe was both happy and shocked.
He was happy because his guess was right. The Source of the Astral Wind was indeed the exit. The Shadowless Astral Wind was not something that existed in Shadowless Cave Heaven itself, but something that had been blown in from the outside world. If he followed this crack, he might be able to leave Shadowless Cave Heaven.
What was shocking was that this time, the Shadowless Astral Wind blowing towards them was incredibly fierce!
He had lived in Shadowless Cave Heaevn for nearly ten thousand years, but this was the first time he had encountered such a fierce wind.
This was not surprising. This place could already be considered the origin of the Shadowless Astral Wind, so it was reasonable for the wind to be stronger than the other places in Shadowless Cave Heaven.
He could clearly feel the astral winds blowing into his Small Universe, constantly sucking away the World Force in his Small Universe and weakening his Small Universe's foundation. Even his blood were roiling, as if even his bones had become soft.
“You’re crazy!” Mao Zhe glared at Yang Kai, his eyes seemingly wanting to eat him alive, “If you want to die, don’t drag us down with you!”
As he shouted, he searched for a place to hide from the astral winds, but when he looked around, where could he find a place to hide from the astral winds? The astral winds blew in all directions, filling the sky, making it impossible to find a safe place.
Yang Kai stood in front of the space crack, with a towering ancient tree behind him, overflowing with vitality, its branches falling down and enveloping him, the strong wind blowing, the branches dancing, yet completely unaffected. He quietly stared at Mao Zhe and the other two who were like ants in a pot of oil, not saying a word.
Mao Zhe’s eyes swept over the towering ancient tree and his pupils suddenly shrank, “You can block this Shadowless Astral Wind?”
“What’s so difficult about that?” Yang Kai smiled lightly.
“Impossible!” Mao Zhe roared.
However, no matter how much he didn’t want to believe it, what he saw in front of him couldn’t be faked. Yang Kai was standing outside the Wind Eye, so logically speaking, he should have suffered more damage than them, but in fact, within the range of the towering ancient tree’s canopy, there was no astral wind, as if an invisible force had blocked it.
So this was what he was relying on! Mao Zhe was suddenly enlightened. Before this, he had been wondering why Yang Kai had come out to search for a way out instead of staying on Gemini Island. After all, the Shadowless Astral Wind only appeared once a month, and each time, it would cause a great loss.
But now it seemed that he was not afraid of the Shadowless Astral Wind at all.
Suddenly, he remembered that Yang Kai had told him to maintain his will and never ask for any help from him. It turned out he was waiting for him here.
Mao Zhe’s heart was filled with anger as he roared, “Kill!”
Saying so, he rushed straight towards Yang Kai.
Zhou Ya and Geng Qing followed without hesitation.
The three Mountain Lords once again joined forces to attack.
The last time they were on Profound Yang Mountain, the three of them had worked together, but that time when they were beaten by Yang Kai, it wasn’t because they were weak, but rather because Mao Zhe had always considered himself the strongest cultivator in Shadowless Cave Heaven and had somewhat underestimated Yang Kai. In a moment of carelessness, he had lost everything.
Afterwards, he thought about it carefully. If he hadn’t been so careless at that time, the result wouldn’t have been so bad. No matter how powerful Yang Kai was, he was still only a Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage and had yet to reach the High Rank Open Heaven.
With the bloody lesson he had just learned, this time he naturally wouldn’t let his guard down.
As soon as he attacked, he went all out, the aura of a Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage master shaking the void.
Looking at the three Mountain Lords descending like ferocious tigers, Yang Kai, who was blocking the space crack, only slowly shook his head. Before the three of them could launch their attacks, Yang Kai’s figure flickered and disappeared.
Mao Zhe nearly spat out a mouthful of blood!
He had been accumulating his strength all this time, but now that he had suddenly lost his target, he couldn’t help feeling like he had been punched in the face. Naturally, he felt extremely uncomfortable.
Turning his head, Yang Kai’s figure suddenly appeared a dozen kilometers behind them, quietly staring at them.
“Big Brother!” Geng Qing turned to ask.
Mao Zhe hesitated for a moment before gritting his teeth and saying, “Let’s go!”
Entering the space crack, Geng Qing and Zhou Ya quickly followed.
“Quite decisive!” Looking at the disappearing figures of the three, Yang Kai nodded slightly.
Under the influence of the Shadowless Astral Wind, Mao Zhe and the other two were constantly losing their strength. As time passed, it was highly likely that the Small Universe would become unstable.
Rather than being entangled with him here, it would be better for them to quickly find a way out of the Wind Eye. As long as they could escape from the Wind Eye, they would be able to completely escape Shadowless Cave Heaven and get a new life.
However… was it really that easy to leave?
Yang Kai quietly stared at the space crack he had torn open, a meaningful smile appearing on his face.
A strong wind blew, causing the branches of the ancient tree behind him to sway.
After a dozen breaths of time, three figures suddenly emerged from the space crack, each of their aura fluctuating. They were Mao Zhe and the other two who had just rushed in.
In the short span of a dozen breaths, Mao Zhe and the other two’s auras had dropped significantly, obviously suffering a great loss. At this moment, all of them revealed looks of horror, as if there was some kind of ferocious beast behind them, quickly fleeing into the distance.
Before leaving, Mao Zhe glared fiercely at Yang Kai, “This King will remember today’s enmity and will repay it in the future!”
Yang Kai smiled lightly, his figure flickering as he chased after them.
Mao Zhe and the other two tried to flee as far away from the Wind Eye as possible, but no matter how far they ran, they couldn’t escape the assault of the Shadowless Astral Wind.
What made the three of them even more annoyed was that Yang Kai was still calmly following behind them, like a maggot clinging to their bones.
He didn’t attack, instead simply watching from afar.
Two hours later, Zhou Ya’s face paled as she said, “Big Brother, something is wrong!”
Mao Zhe’s face was so gloomy that it could drip water. Even without Zhou Ya saying anything, he could feel that the situation was not right. In the past, every time the Shadowless Astral Wind blew, it would stop after an hour or so, but this time, it had far exceeded this time limit.
Thinking about it carefully, the astral wind appearance this time was because Yang Kai had torn open the void and exposed the Wind Eye. If the space crack didn’t close, the Wind Eye wouldn’t disappear, so it was impossible to deduce anything from a normal pattern.
However, under the influence of the Shadowless Astral Wind, their Small Universe's foundation had been constantly deteriorating and their strength was constantly declining. Sooner or later, their grade would drop and they might even collapse.
After another hour, the Shadowless Astral Wind still showed no signs of stopping, and Zhou Ya’s face was filled with despair.
Geng Qing turned his head to look at Yang Kai reluctantly and said, “Big Brother, let’s fight it out with him.”
Mao Zhe slowly shook his head and smiled bitterly, “We're not his opponent!”
If they had been at their peak, the three of them together might have been able to fight against Yang Kai, but now that their strength had greatly decreased, even if it was three against one, how could they possibly win?
No longer fleeing, there was no way they could escape. If Yang Kai really wanted to, he only needed to wait for their strength to fall to a certain level before he could easily kill them. He didn’t even need to do anything. As long as he waited quietly, the three of them would be blown to death by the Shadowless Astral Wind in less than three to five days.
Suddenly stopping, he turned around and stared at Yang Kai who was slowly approaching, asking in a low voice, “What exactly do you want from us?”
Yang Kai also stopped and floated in the air, the branches of the towering ancient tree behind him falling down, his aura stable. For the past hour, he had not been affected by the Shadowless Astral Wind at all.
Looking down at Mao Zhe from above, Yang Kai said, “Great Mountain Lord is a smart man, why bother asking?”
Mao Zhe said, “You break the space, reveal the Wind Eye, and allowed the astral winds to wreak havoc in the Shadowless Cave Heaven. What benefit is that to you?”
Yang Kai shook his head, “I’m just trying to see if I can break through the void and communicate with the outside world, revealing the Wind Eye is just an accident.”
Mao Zhe said, “Even if that’s the case, why are you chasing after the three of us but not attacking us? Don’t tell me you want to collect our corpses!”
Yang Kai chuckled, “I’m not that interested in such thing.”
Mao Zhe’s face sank as he glanced towards the towering ancient tree behind him, “So you want to force us three to submit to you?”
Yang Kai smiled, “I just wanted to give the three of you a way out! In this current situation, if the three of you don’t submit to me, sooner or later you’ll die. Even ants have to live, let alone the three of you. It's always better to live.”
Mao Zhe grit his teeth and said, “This King has lived for so many years, and many people have died under this King’s hands. Do you think this King is afraid of death?”
Yang Kai clapped his hands and said, “Great Mountain Lord is unparalleled, his life and death were no longer a concern to him. This little brat admires him. If Great Mountain Lord insists on seeking death, I won’t stop you. After you pass away, I will find a good land for you and bury you properly. However… sometimes death isn’t scary, it’s just that Great Mountain Lord’s hard-earned cultivation has been slowly depleting over the years, yet he has failed to achieve his goal. What a pity!”
These words caused Mao Zhe’s expression to become even darker.
It was just as Yang Kai had said, for a character like him who had lived for so many years, the number of people he had killed was not small. Life and death were no longer a concern. If he was killed in battle, it would be his own life.
However, what he couldn’t tolerate was that he could clearly feel his Small Universe's foundation slowly slipping away, but he was powerless to stop it. This feeling was like watching a thief enter his home, steal his hard-earned property, and then burn his house down.
Cultivating the Martial Dao, one step at a time, no one could withstand the impact of having their cultivation and foundation collapse like this.
Geng Qing’s face was extremely pale and he couldn’t help shivering, as if he could imagine the scene of his death.
Zhou Ya also pursed her lips, but her eyes were filled with fear and unease.
Yang Kai stretched out his hand, “Great Mountain Lord’s attitude towards life and death is quite calm, this little brat admires it. Since Great Mountain Lord has already made up his mind to die, it’s not convenient for me to say anything, so please proceed!”
He stared at them, silently watching them die!
TO BE CONTINUED...
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