As soon as Yang Kai settled down, the Small Universe felt an inexplicable surge of energy in his body. As expected, the World Spring once again began to stir as the World Energy poured into it.
This made it difficult for him to speak. He really didn’t know when these days would end, so he could only hold his breath and focus on swallowing the Open Heaven Pill to replenish his energy.
A moment later, the Small Universe calmed down and rested for a while before Yang Kai stood up.
Although this place seemed safe for the time being, he definitely couldn’t stay here for long. One of the Universe Four Pillars, World Spring, was too attractive to the few High Rank Open Heaven masters. They wouldn’t give up so easily and would find this place sooner or later.
On this trip to Shattered Heaven, he had inadvertently obtained this World Spring, which was a great harvest, and he now had the intention to return home.
Walking out from his hiding place, Yang Kai determined his direction and was just about to leave when his figure suddenly froze. Turning his head, he saw that not far away, a slender figure was standing there like a ghost, staring at him with her pair of watery eyes. When their eyes met, the young girl who seemed to be about twenty or eighteen years old giggled innocently.
Yang Kai felt a chill run down his spine!
Although he had been caught off guard by the Small Universe’s strange movements just now, the truth was that he had not weakened his surveillance of his surroundings, but he had not noticed when this girl had arrived.
Where was the white-haired old man and middle-aged man?
Yang Kai looked around as if he was facing a great enemy, silently circulating his World Force.
If three High Rank masters were to ambush him here, no matter how proficient he was in the Space Laws, he would not be able to escape today.
He couldn’t understand how after he had managed to escape from the three of them, he was still being chased here!
The young girl’s clear voice rang out, “Don’t be so nervous, I parted ways with them, but it seems my luck was quite good, allowing me to find you first.”
Yang Kai immediately smiled, “You’re the only one. You should have said so earlier, you scared me.”
The young girl tilted her head and looked at him, “You’re quite an interesting person. Am I not enough?”
Yang Kai didn’t say anything and simply put on a sincere look, “Young Lady, we have no grievances, nor do we know each other, how about letting me leave?”
The young girl nodded happily, “Sure, I don’t intend to take your life. Give me back what you stole before and I’ll leave immediately.”
“Young Lady is truly a straightforward person!” Yang Kai gave her a big thumbs up, and just as he finished his sentence, Yang Kai suddenly rushed in front of her, his Azure Dragon Spear surging with World Force as he stabbed towards her.
If he had met this young girl before the life and death battle with Zuo Quan Hui, Yang Kai might have been somewhat wary of her, but after several battles with Zuo Quan Hui and undergoing many rounds of tempering, Yang Kai already had experience fighting a Seventh Order Open Heaven Stage.
Since his strength was inferior, he could only seize the initiative.
A look of shock appeared on the young girl’s beautiful face. She hadn’t expected Yang Kai to be so bold, daring to take the initiative to attack even though he knew she was a High Rank Open Heaven master.
Her figure didn’t move at all as the Azure Dragon Spear that was thrust straight towards her strangely brushed past her body as she struck out towards Yang Kai.
The moment Yang Kai thrust out his spear, a look of shock appeared on his face, similar to the look on the young girl’s face. It was only because he suddenly discovered that the World Force in his Small Universe was much more obscure than usual that the power of this spear was only sixty percent of its usual power.
This discovery gave him a great fright, even more so than when he first saw this young girl chasing after him.
Obscure World Force meant that he couldn’t use his full strength, and he didn’t even understand why.
There was no time to think about it, so the jade palm struck his chest.
The young girl’s attack was filled with anger, so even if she didn’t use her full strength, it still had eighty percent of her strength.
If an ordinary Sixth Order cultivator were to be hit by such a blow, it would definitely cause the Small Universe to tremble and his body to explode.
On the other hand, Yang Kai’s life wasn’t in danger. The moment he noticed that something was wrong with his body, he immediately spat out a mouthful of golden blood, which transformed into a bloody mist that flew towards the young girl’s face. At the same time, his figure rapidly retreated as his Space Laws surged out.
It was as if there was an invisible wall in front of the young girl, blocking the blood mist. Her beautiful eyes stared at Yang Kai, who was still alive and kicking, as if she was amazed at how strong Yang Kai’s physique was. After taking a blow from her, Yang Kai seemed to be completely fine as she formed a series of hand seals and shouted, “Rise!”
Golden rays of light suddenly appeared from all directions, instantly enveloping the entire Shattered Spirit Province and isolating it from the outside world. Yang Kai’s figure, which was about to escape, suddenly stopped as if it was being dragged back by an invisible hand.
Holding the Azure Dragon Spear in his hand, blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. Yang Kai stared at the young girl who was walking towards him step by step, with a bitter taste filling his mouth.
This time, he really had failed miserably! His strength had been inexplicably suppressed, and now he couldn’t even use teleportation. In such a cage-like place, facing a High Rank Open Heaven was simply impossible.
“Since I know you’re proficient in the Space Laws, how could I not be on guard?” The young girl smiled sweetly, two dimples appearing on her cheeks, one of which was a faint smile while the other was filled with murderous intent.
Yang Kai pushed the Azure Dragon Spear to the ground and put on a show of strength, “Winner takes all, what do you want? Young Lady, if I can accept it, I won’t refuse. I only hope that Young Lady can leave some leeway so we can meet again in the future.”
His attitude of accepting his fate caused the young girl to suddenly stop in her tracks, her willow leaf-like eyebrows furrowing slightly as she inexplicably smelled an extremely dangerous aura.
Softly sneering, she said, “When you stabbed me with that spear, why didn’t you say to leave some leeway for the future?”
Yang Kai turned his head, seemingly embarrassed, “Young Lady suddenly appearing, I was a bit frightened. Young Lady is such a beautiful woman, I can’t bear to kill her.”
The young girl’s voice suddenly became filled with anger, “You refined that thing?”
Yang Kai feigned ignorance, “What thing?”
The young girl grit her teeth, “If you hadn’t refined that thing, why would it suddenly become so obscure when you used the World Force just now? The World Spring suppresses the Small Unvierse. Although it can stabilize the Small Universe and prevent it from being corroded by external forces, before it is completely refined, the Small Universe's World Force's circulation will not be as smooth as it usually is!”
Yang Kai was stunned, almost cursing!
When he had first noticed that something was wrong, he had vaguely guessed that it was because of the World Spring, but after listening to the young girl’s explanation, he now realized that it was true.
The World Spring suppressed the Small Universe, and after completely refining it, it would indeed be greatly beneficial to the Small Universe, but before refining it, it would affect a cultivator’s strength.
Along the way, he had been using the Space Laws to escape and occasionally using the World Force, so he hadn’t noticed anything. If it weren’t for his sneak attack on the woman, he probably wouldn’t have noticed anything.
This time, he had really dug his own grave! Yang Kai couldn’t help feeling bitter.
It was just that he didn’t know much about the World Spring, when he had taken it into his Small Universe, he had done so casually. Who would have thought that the World Spring would take the initiative to settle in his Small Universe.
This escape had left him in a miserable state, and now he had been caught by this young girl.
After silently circulating his strength, Yang Kai found that just as the young girl had said, the World Spring was suppressing the Small Universe and the World Force was still unable to circulate smoothly.
Putting away the Azure Dragon Spear, Yang Kai’s face flashed an awkward but polite smile, “Young Lady, this situation is not what I want. If you want that thing, I can give it to you, but I hope Young Lady will give me some time. That thing is now rooted in my Small Universe, so it won’t be easy to get it out.”
The young girl stared at him coldly, not concealing her killing intent at all, her eyes flickering as if she was weighing something before suddenly asking, “When you broke through to Open Heaven, what grade were you?”
Yang Kai didn’t know why she suddenly asked this question, but he was happy to delay and honestly replied, “Fifth Order!”
The young girl seemed to have received some kind of good news and let out a sigh of relief, “Fifth Order means there is a chance to advance to the Seventh Order.”
Yang Kai nodded and bowed, “Yes, yes, yes, Young Lady’s eyes are as bright as torches.”
Such a clumsy flattery obviously didn't enter her eyes, only faintly staring at Yang Kai, “You’re lucky, I’m still young and can wait. If it were those two, you might already be dead!”
Yang Kai quickly cupped his fists, “Many thanks for Young Lady’s mercy. If there is a chance, I will definitely repay you!”
The young girl sneered, “Don’t be so glib, or I’ll cut off your tongue.”
Yang Kai stretched out his hand and covered his mouth, not saying anything.
The young girl coldly snorted, “If you want to live, be obedient and don’t move, otherwise I don’t mind taking a gamble!” The hand seal in her hand changed and she shouted, “Bind!”
The silver threads that covered the entire Shattered Spirit Province and Heaven Earth Sealing suddenly converged towards Yang Kai.
Yang Kai instinctively wanted to resist, but when he felt the young girl’s murderous intent, he didn’t dare take the risk and allowed the silver thread to enter his body. In the next moment, Yang Kai let out a muffled groan as he felt something fuse into his body. Although he didn’t feel any discomfort, he knew that before he could resolve this silver thread, he could forget about using his Space Laws to escape. As long as he had this thought, the young girl could easily control this strange silver thread and easily capture him.
This feeling of having one’s life and death under someone’s control was truly terrible, but Yang Kai was certain that if he had really resisted just now, the young girl would not have shown any mercy. In his current state, he really didn’t have the qualifications to challenge a genuine Seventh Order Open Heaven Stage.
Now that he had compromised, perhaps there was still a chance.
Ever since he started cultivating the Space Laws, it had been many years since he had been in such a sorry state. Although he had been hunted down by many masters and had been forced to flee in panic, he had rarely encountered such an extreme situation.
But as the saying goes, if you stand by the river often, how could you not wet your shoes? Now, not only were the shoes wet, but the entire body had fallen into the river and become a drowning chicken.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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