Chapter 1324 Ye Yuan's Provocation

"This... what's going on?"

Wang Yuqian was completely bewildered, not understanding why the perfectly fine spectrometer would do such a thing.

Wang Yutao, however, changed expression and abruptly turned to look toward the Yin Wind Cave.

"Damn it! It must be that kid from earlier; we've all been fooled by him!"

Wang Yutao reacted quickly, stamping his feet in fury.

But it was already too late!

By now, Ye Yuan was long gone.

The Yin Wind Cave was a labyrinth, making it extremely difficult to catch Ye Yuan.

"Second Brother, what exactly is going on?" Wang Yuqian asked, still not understanding.

Wang Yutao's face darkened. "If I'm not mistaken, that spectrometer must have been broken by that kid who went in earlier! That kid is definitely Ye Yuan in disguise!"

Wang Yuqian was taken aback. "That's impossible, right? When the spectrometer tested him, he clearly showed a green light."

Wang Yutao shot him a look as if he were an idiot. "Spectrometer? That spectrometer was nothing but a joke in front of that kid! Who knows what trick he used to break it; he's provoking us!"

Wang Yutao's face was livid with rage, wishing he could devour Ye Yuan alive.

Not only had this guy slipped right under their noses, but he had also broken the Wang family's divine artifact.

Although this was the Tongtian Realm, divine artifacts were not something you could find everywhere.

Most ordinary divine realm experts didn't even possess a divine artifact.

An ordinary Profound Divine Artifact was worth at least hundreds of thousands of low-grade divine spirit stones!

And this spectrometer, being an auxiliary Profound Divine Artifact, was even more exorbitantly priced—nearly a million low-grade divine spirit stones!

Only after hearing Wang Yutao's explanation did Wang Yuqian finally come to his senses.

Thinking about it, this scenario was clearly the most likely!

"Second Brother, are you saying that kid deliberately broke the spectrometer to spite us?"

"Otherwise? He could have slipped in silently, but he deliberately broke the spectrometer! He's clearly telling us, 'I'm already in; come catch me if you can!' If that's not provocation, what is?" Wang Yutao fumed.

Angry as he was, Wang Yutao was also deeply shocked.

The spectrometer wasn't something just anyone could break!

Even a Void-Gazing Divine Realm expert couldn't break the spectrometer without making a sound.

And not only was it broken, but it also flashed all sorts of colors.

If seven people hadn't come at once, they might have made a huge blunder today.

"This... Second Brother, what should we do now?" Wang Yuqian was also flustered.

He realized that Ye Yuan had an endless array of tricks, like a hedgehog, leaving them no way to bite.

The Wang family's initial assessment of Ye Yuan was that his alchemy talent was extraordinary, but they never expected him to have such terrifying talent in martial arts.

Moreover, he had deep ties with the demon race.

An opponent like this was a massive headache for them.

Wang Yutao swept his tiger-like gaze over the "Seven Yin Wind Heroes" and roared, "What are you looking at? Get lost!"

Chang Liang and the others, as if granted amnesty, scurried away.

Chang Liang was also a mid-stage Cave Abyss expert with considerable strength.

But before Wang Yutao, he was nothing and dared not provoke him.

"Big Brother, what exactly happened?" one of the brothers asked Chang Liang on the way.

Only after they had gone a good distance did Chang Liang speak softly. "The Wang family was hunting someone, but somehow that person slipped past them. Not only that, but he also broke their spectrometer! Don't you think they'd be furious?"

The group was stunned.

"Big Brother, how did you know they were from the Wang family?"

Chang Liang said, "Heh, I met Wang Yutao once before, but we're small fry; he doesn't remember me."

"Wow, the Wang family set up such a big operation, even using a spectrometer. I wonder who they're after?"

A gleam flashed in Chang Liang's eyes, and he sneered, "Heh, who else? If I'm not mistaken, it's probably the new guest alchemist of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion! Only he could make the Wang family go to such lengths. I really wonder what background this guest alchemist has—not only is his alchemy unparalleled, but he can also break a spectrometer without a trace! Truly remarkable!"

It turned out that Chang Liang had been playing dumb all along; he had known they were from the Wang family and even guessed they were after Ye Yuan.

Martial artists who scraped by at the bottom were much more worldly than ordinary people.

If he had exposed the Wang family's identity earlier, they might not have made it out alive.

But now, Chang Liang was full of admiration for Ye Yuan, whom he had never met.

To toy with the entire Wang family like that—only he could do it, right?

Yang Rui of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion had been fighting the Wang family for so long without gaining any advantage.

"But seriously, the divine spirit pills that alchemist refines are top-notch, much better than the Wang family's!" another brother remarked.

Chang Liang nodded. "I managed to buy a few last time through connections, and the quality was indeed excellent! If it weren't for that, the Wang family wouldn't have gone to such lengths. If I were Wang Lingbo, I'd want to eliminate him too!"

Watching Chang Liang and his group disappear, Wang Yutao said coldly, "Yuqian, immediately notify Yumin and have him come to the Yin Wind Cave! He'll guard the outside while we... all go in! Since he's provoking us, I'll show him the price of provoking the Wang family! Hmph!"

...

Entering the Yin Wind Cave, Ye Yuan felt gusts of eerie wind blowing from the depths, making him shiver involuntarily.

He quickly activated his bloodline power, instantly shielding himself from the eerie wind.

The dragon race's blood and qi were extremely powerful; ordinary eerie winds couldn't easily侵蚀 Ye Yuan.

In the outer areas, quite a few human martial artists were coming and going.

But the deeper one went, the fewer people there were.

Suddenly, a shrill screech rang out, and a malevolent spirit charged from around a corner, lunging at Ye Yuan to bite him.

A malevolent spirit's bite targeted the soul and was difficult to defend against.

Newcomers entering the Yin Wind Cave without an experienced guide could easily fall prey.

But when Ye Yuan saw the malevolent spirit, he was instead very excited, his eyes gleaming green like a starving wolf.

"Heh, just in time! I've been... itching for this!" Ye Yuan sneered and charged forward.

"Squeak..."

Ye Yuan's hand shot out strangely, grabbing the malevolent spirit as if seizing its vital point.

The malevolent spirit only had time to let out a miserable cry before being subdued by Ye Yuan.

"Senior, your turn!" Ye Yuan said with a smile.

"Heh, you think I need you to teach me?"

Within Ye Yuan's sea of consciousness, the Soul-Suppressing Pearl suddenly activated, and a soul vortex opened with Ye Yuan at its center.

The malevolent spirit was instantly swallowed by the vortex.