Chapter 210: Azure Firmament Drifting Sword—A Thousand Flowing Blossoms!

"Hmph! I don't care about the Su family's affairs; someone else will handle them! Brat, just wait to bear the wrath of the Ouyang family!" Yao Qian gave himself an excuse to back down.

"That's not something Elder Yao needs to worry about. Even if the sky falls, I, Ye Yuan, will hold it up!"

If it had been before today, Yao Qian would have scoffed at these words.

But today, Ye Yuan's endless tricks, despite being only at the second level of Liquid Essence, made him, a Sea Transformation realm expert, feel extremely troublesome.

Though arrogant, Ye Yuan indeed had the capital for arrogance.

However, he didn't intend to let Ye Yuan off so easily; otherwise, where would his face as an elder go?

"Since matters here are settled, we need to deal with internal sect affairs! Ye Yuan, you stole the sect's pill formulas and spread them among the mortal world—an unforgivable crime! Originally, I was to guide you into the sect, but as an elder, I must now escort you into the sect under guard, awaiting the sect's judgment! Will you surrender, or must I act?" Yao Qian had now resumed his overbearing sect elder demeanor.

The Su family's matter was already settled; even he could do nothing about it.

But if he let Ye Yuan swagger into the sect, not to mention anything else, he would have trouble explaining to Ouyang Ming.

Only by escorting Ye Yuan into the sect under guard could he save face.

As Yao Qian's words fell, the temperature in the hall suddenly dropped significantly.

Everyone understood that Yao Qian was killing the chicken to scare the monkey!

On one hand, he was warning the royal family; on the other, he was warning Ye Yuan—killing two birds with one stone!

Moreover, if Ye Yuan entered the sect under this charge, it would be difficult for him to escape unscathed.

Hearing this, Ye Yuan suddenly smiled and said, "Then let me experience Elder Yao's brilliant skills! Everyone, please leave here first. When Elder Yao makes his move, not even a chicken or dog will be left! Your Majesty, I leave Wan Donghai and his son to you—don't disappoint me!"

Everyone felt a surge of emotion upon hearing this.

Ye Yuan didn't want to harm the innocent; the power of a Sea Transformation realm expert was extraordinary. The earlier move against Ye Hang had already been restrained.

Although Ye Yuan's performance was monstrous, they knew it involved some clever tricks. Facing a true Sea Transformation realm expert like Yao Qian, Ye Yuan couldn't possibly be his match.

"Yuan... Yuan'er!" Ye Hang, who doted on Ye Yuan the most, naturally refused to leave alone.

Ye Yuan smiled at his father and said, "Don't worry, he doesn't dare kill me! If I can't win, at most I'll suffer a little. Father, leave here first; I know what I'm doing."

Seeing Ye Yuan's determined gaze, Ye Hang nodded and said, "Be careful!"

Everyone left Drunken Star Tower, and the once-crowded hall now held only Ye Yuan and Yao Qian.

Yao Qian didn't stop the others from leaving, nor did he care about Wan Donghai's fate; he only wanted Ye Yuan to crawl out!

"You've even used the Pure Sandal Sacred Flame. If I'm not mistaken, your trump cards should be exhausted. What means do you plan to use against me?" Yao Qian said calmly.

"Tch, trying to fish for information like that—don't you think it's too childish? Or is Elder Yao afraid?" Ye Yuan sneered.

"Ridiculous! Do you think a Sea Transformation realm expert would fear a Liquid Essence realm martial artist?"

Though he denied it outright, for some reason, Yao Qian felt a flash of anger at having his thoughts seen through.

With Ye Yuan's endless tricks, even Yao Qian himself wasn't entirely confident of being as steady as a mountain.

After all, a fourth-rank primal flame was already enough to threaten him!

"Heh, enough talk. Come on!"

With that, without waiting for Yao Qian to act, Ye Yuan stepped out of his own body.

One Ye Yuan had thus become two Ye Yuans!

Seeing this, Yao Qian's pupils involuntarily contracted!

He had thought Ye Yuan would use his external incarnation to play hide-and-seek with him, but instead, Ye Yuan had openly revealed his external incarnation. What was he planning?

Yao Qian dared not be careless; he clasped his hands together and began to gather his primal force!

The killer move of a Sea Transformation realm martial artist!

Just then, Ye Yuan's external incarnation moved!

He wouldn't foolishly stand by and watch Yao Qian gather his primal force—if he let a Sea Transformation realm expert build up his power, how could he still fight?

There is only one outcome: instant death!

The timing of the avatar's appearance was perfect, precisely disrupting Yao Qian's rhythm of condensing Yuanli!

When "Ye Yuan" arrived before Yao Qian, Yao Qian dared not be careless and shot out a Yuanli ball.

"Boom!"

The Yuanli ball carried "Ye Yuan" into the air and exploded, rolling up a ball of flame.

Just then, Yao Qian's expression suddenly changed drastically!

Because it was raining in the empty hall!

A rain of purple petals!

As a Huahai realm expert, his sensitivity to Yuanli far surpassed that of a Ningjing realm cultivator.

These purple petals were actually condensed from the Yuanli of heaven and earth!

This... how is this possible?

Ye Yuan is only at the second layer of Lingye, yet he can mobilize the Yuanli of heaven and earth?

After all, Yao Qian was an alchemist, completely unskilled in combat!

At this moment, he still had time to stand there in shock!

A strong sense of crisis surged in his heart, and Yao Qian shuddered in alarm!

This move of Ye Yuan's was likely extraordinary in power!

"Raging Waves!" Yao Qian quickly activated his technique and began to condense Yuanli again.

But this time, he didn't have enough time to condense it fully. However, this amount of Yuanli was more than enough to deal with a martial artist at the second layer of Lingye!

Yao Qian pushed out with both palms, and his Yuanli surged toward Ye Yuan like raging waves!

"Second form of the Azure Firmament Drifting Petal Sword—Thousand Streams of Flying Flowers!"

Ye Yuan let out a low shout, his sword tip dancing, and the countless flying flowers surged toward Yao Qian!

Great waves towered to the sky, majestic in momentum, surging and rolling!

Falling petals drifted, moistening all things silently, flowing on and on!

The countless falling petals, like moths darting into a flame, ceaselessly diminished the imposing momentum of the raging waves.

Finally, the countless falling petals opened a breach in the great waves and swept toward Yao Qian!

Though the Yuanli waves had been greatly reduced by the flying flowers, they still carried tremendous impact toward Ye Yuan.

Both of them were struck simultaneously!

"Pfft!"

"Boom!"

Ye Yuan was sent flying, crashing straight through the wall and landing outside!

But Yao Qian did not fare well either. Those flying flowers, like countless blades, enveloped his entire body, slicing and cutting!

"Ssshhh."

The clothes on Yao Qian's body were cut into countless shreds, revealing a mass of bloody flesh!

However, the Yuanli protective shield of the Sea Transformation realm was indeed much stronger. Though Yao Qian's injuries looked terrifying, they were not actually severe.

As for Ye Yuan, after being sent flying, he lost consciousness!

Even so, this was a great humiliation for Yao Qian. A Sea Transformation realm martial artist, facing off head-on against a martial artist at the second level of Liquid Essence, and yet ending up this wounded!

"Ye Yuan! I'll kill you!"

Yao Qian, blinded by rage, charged straight out of Drunken Star Tower and struck a palm toward Ye Yuan!

The crowd outside had not yet dispersed, and they were horrified at the sight!