Chapter 1906: Conditions

Outside the city, a vast army stretched dark and dense, with three true god experts at the forefront.

Ahead, Ye Yuan's sword pressed against Yu Jinsong as he retreated with Jiang Yutang.

"Boy, we've released the man. If you don't let him go, aren't you afraid of heavenly backlash?" the true god second heaven said in a deep voice.

Ye Yuan said indifferently, "You've been following all the way, aren't you waiting to kill me once I release him?"

"Hmph! Do you think you can escape? The monk may run away, but the temple can't. Unless you don't care about the fate of Sky Eagle Imperial City!" Yu Jinsong sneered.

Ye Yuan had already sworn a heavenly oath, so Yu Jinsong was not afraid he would refuse to release him, and thus became emboldened.

The city lord's mansion had thoroughly investigated Ye Yuan's background, and Yu Jinsong knew that using this to threaten him would certainly work.

Unexpectedly, Ye Yuan replied calmly, "You can send men to destroy Sky Eagle Imperial City, and I have no power to stop you. But from today on, you'll have to keep your nerves taut. Otherwise, one day, you might become a ghost under my sword."

Yu Jinsong's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Are you threatening me? Do you know how many true god experts the city lord's mansion has?"

Ye Yuan remained composed, saying, "I'm just stating a fact. Today, many true god experts were present, yet they couldn't protect you."

At these words, not only Yu Jinsong but also the true god experts looked embarrassed.

Yu Jinsong's face shifted unpredictably; he was truly frightened.

Ye Yuan was elusive and extremely skilled in spatial laws, truly impossible to guard against.

What was even more terrifying was that blue space!

After being taken into the divine pattern space, he had no power to resist at all.

All the laws he controlled had completely failed!

That feeling of powerlessness still made him shudder.

He never wanted to experience that feeling again!

Thinking of being watched daily by such an eerie person, Yu Jinsong couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

"You! You're ruthless!" Yu Jinsong said through gritted teeth.

Playing politics and scheming had always been Yu Jinsong's strengths; he had never been outdone by anyone.

He never expected that today, all his methods would be thwarted by this mysterious Ye Yuan, which infuriated him greatly.

Suddenly, Ye Yuan's brow twitched, and he said calmly, "Since you're here, why hide?"

No one answered him. The city guards looked around but saw no one, thinking Ye Yuan had lost his mind.

Even the true god experts were baffled.

Ye Yuan, holding Yu Jinsong, shifted slightly and appeared elsewhere.

"Still not showing yourselves?" Ye Yuan said again.

Suddenly, two figures materialized.

One was a middle-aged man in a black robe, the other an old man in a gray robe.

"C-City Lord!"

"Dean!"

The true god second heaven of the city lord's mansion and Fei Mingtian exclaimed simultaneously.

Fei Mingtian had naturally followed them here.

These two were none other than Yu Wenfeng, the city lord of Nine Xu Imperial Capital, and Li Kongming, the dean of Kongming Academy!

Li Kongming looked at Ye Yuan, a flicker of surprise in his eyes, and said, "What a fine young man. It seems your mastery of spatial laws is far greater than I imagined!"

Everyone looked at Ye Yuan in astonishment, puzzled as to how he had detected these two top figures.

After all, even the true god experts had been completely unaware of their arrival!

Especially those true god experts, who looked at Ye Yuan with even greater shock.

Ye Yuan could detect Yu Wenfeng and Li Kongming, but they could not, indicating that Ye Yuan's spatial law mastery far surpassed theirs.

Yet Ye Yuan was only at the fifth heaven of the celestial god realm!

Ye Yuan ignored Li Kongming and addressed another patch of void, "If I'm not mistaken, the one hiding there is Pavilion Master Linghua, right?"

Everyone was startled again; no one had expected Linghua Pavilion Master to have come in person!

Yu Wenfeng and Li Kongming's expressions shifted slightly; they had not detected another person hidden in the void.

Concealing oneself in the void was an extremely advanced stealth technique.

Its concealment naturally depended greatly on the martial artist's application of spatial laws.

At the true god realm, one's small world was already quite complete, and the spatial laws perceived through it naturally became more powerful.

However, the application of spatial laws varied from person to person.

Even among those of the same realm, there were significant differences.

Yu Wenfeng and Li Kongming had already detected each other, but neither had detected Linghua Pavilion Master, indicating that she had surpassed them in this regard.

Of course, for experts of their level, this was just a minor trick.

When hiding in the void, they could not leak any aura; once there was any movement, the other party would detect them, making it useless even for sneak attacks.

Even so, Linghua Pavilion Master became even more mysterious because of this.

For experts of this level, any slight difference could translate into victory.

This kind of stealth technique was the hardest to detect.

Yet none of the three had escaped Ye Yuan's discerning eye!

How could everyone not be astonished?

Linghua Pavilion Master, clad in a black robe, slowly revealed herself, but her entire figure was hidden within the robe, impossible to see clearly.

"Young man, you are very good! Are you interested in joining my Linghua Pavilion?" Linghua Pavilion Master said slowly.

Yu Wenfeng and Li Kongming's expressions changed; none had expected Linghua Pavilion Master to extend an invitation as soon as she spoke.

"Ye Yuan, no! Kongming Academy is your home!" Li Kongming quickly said.

Yu Wenfeng also spoke up, "Ye Yuan, if you join the city lord's mansion, I will let bygones be bygones and grant you a hundred cities!"

At these words, the crowd erupted in uproar!

A hundred cities—how many resources did that entail? How many martial artists could be gathered to build a formidable force?

For a martial artist, this was an irresistible temptation!

If Ye Yuan agreed, he would almost be equivalent to a minor imperial capital lord.

Everyone had thought the three top experts had come to make a big move against Ye Yuan, but they never expected this turn of events.

"Father, I—"

"Shut up! This is none of your business!"

Yu Jinsong tried to speak but was ruthlessly cut off by Yu Wenfeng.

Ye Yuan looked at Linghua Pavilion Master and said calmly, "It's not impossible for me to join Linghua Pavilion, but I have a condition!"

"What condition?"

Everyone's hearts tightened, especially Yu Wenfeng and Li Kongming.

"Hand over Rong Xiyue to me!" Ye Yuan said calmly.

Linghua Pavilion Master was silent for a moment, then said, "You can choose another condition."

Ye Yuan waved his hand and said calmly, "I only state my condition. It's up to you whether to accept."

Then he turned to Yu Wenfeng and said calmly, "I don't want a hundred cities; I want Yu Jinsong's life! Agree, and I will join the city lord's mansion!"