Chapter 2539: Another Bet!

Ye Yuan looked coldly at the two and said indifferently, "This 'big brother' of yours hasn't disappointed you, has he?"

Zhao Yu and the other were terrified and dared not retort.

The Second Prince's face was ashen; he never imagined Ye Yuan would be so strong!

Zhao Yu and Jiang Zhu were both elites of the royal family, their strength such that even ordinary Upper Minor Extreme Heaven cultivators were no match.

Yet Ye Yuan had taken them down with a single move!

Ye Yuan ignored the Second Prince and looked at Gu Mao, saying indifferently, "Do I have to cripple you and take it myself, or will you hand it over?"

Gu Mao's mouth twitched, fear evident on his face.

He was also an Upper Minor Extreme Heaven, but his combat power was inferior even to Zhao Yu and the other. How could he be a match for Ye Yuan?

"I... I'll hand it over!"

Gu Mao reluctantly pulled out several jade slips, the very essence of his alchemy knowledge!

Handing them to Ye Yuan pained him deeply.

Ye Yuan examined the jade slips and sneered, "Just these? If I'm not mistaken, these are all common pill formulas, right? As a highly renowned celestial pharmacist in the capital, is this all you have? Seems you're not being honest!"

Who was Ye Yuan?

He had single-handedly created the alchemy path of the Tongtian Realm!

Though he knew little about celestial pills, he had the eye for it.

Gu Mao was clever; he took out some obscure pill formulas.

But these were all trivial formulas.

How could he fool Ye Yuan with these?

Gu Mao's mouth twitched again, and he reluctantly pulled out a few more jade slips.

After checking them, Ye Yuan nodded slightly.

"You can't even refine these formulas. What's the use of hoarding them?" Ye Yuan glanced at Gu Mao and said indifferently.

Gu Mao's face darkened, and he nearly spat blood.

One of the formulas was called Jasper Regeneration Pill, a celestial pill for regenerating severed limbs!

If Gu Mao could refine it, Tang Yu would have come begging him long ago.

Clearly, this guy couldn't refine it at all.

"I can't refine it, but can you? These formulas are extremely difficult; even Master Lin might not be able to refine them. And you?" Gu Mao sneered.

Ye Yuan ignored him and turned to the Second Prince, smiling, "Your Highness, I know you won't let this go, but I advise you to drop that thought."

The Second Prince showed fear but sneered, "Are you threatening me? Go ahead, kill me! As long as you don't dare, once I return to the palace, it will be the end of you and the Tang family!"

Tang Jinhua and his son both changed expression upon hearing this.

Ye Yuan, however, was unconcerned and smiled, "Your Highness, how about we make a bet?"

The Second Prince sneered disdainfully, "Why should I bet with you?"

Ye Yuan said indifferently, "If you don't bet, then die now."

The Second Prince laughed heartily, "Hahaha... Come on! Kill me!"

Boom!

Before his words faded, Ye Yuan's terrifying aura erupted again.

The Two Extremes transformed into a ring of light and slashed directly at the Second Prince.

At first, the Second Prince didn't believe Ye Yuan dared to kill him.

But the ring of light didn't slow down at all, heading straight for his face.

A breath of death rushed toward him!

He finally realized Ye Yuan wasn't joking!

"I'll bet!" the Second Prince almost shouted the words.

The ring of light dissipated as if nothing had happened.

Ye Yuan looked at him and said indifferently, "The Tang family is your dog, but aren't you also a dog of the Yuzhen Heavenly Sect? So don't think you're so precious. In this world, there are always people who don't have to put you in their eyes."

The Second Prince's back was drenched in sweat.

Having taken a trip to the gates of hell, he had lost his earlier composure.

"You... what bet do you want to make?" the Second Prince asked.

Ye Yuan said, "I'll let you go back. Don't be in a hurry to deal with the Tang family. Tonight, I'll visit the palace and meet you. You can use any means to stop me from seeing you! If I can't see you, the Tang family is yours to deal with. But if I do see you, you don't have to do anything—just send me the celestial ingredients for the Jasper Regeneration Pill tomorrow. That's all."

The Second Prince's pupils contracted, and he said solemnly, "Are you trying to tell me that if you want to kill me, even hiding in the palace won't help?"

Ye Yuan smiled slightly, "Smart. That's exactly it."

Everyone exchanged glances, shocked.

Wasn't this Ye Yuan too arrogant?

He completely disregarded the royal family!

What was the palace?

It was the most heavily guarded place in the entire Donglin Kingdom, with the most experts.

People like Zhao Yu and Jiang Zhu weren't everywhere, but there were plenty.

As for Minor Extreme Heaven Great Perfection experts, there were many as well.

And in the palace, there were even Major Extreme Heaven experts!

Ye Yuan daring to challenge the royal family—this was simply laughable!

Gu Mao, in particular, felt schadenfreude.

This kid was asking for death; no one else was to blame!

...

That night, in the Second Prince's bedchamber.

Before the Second Prince sat an old man with white hair and beard.

"Master Yun, you must help me this time! That brat doesn't put me in his eyes, nor the royal family! He even said he could come and go freely in the palace!" the Second Prince said through gritted teeth.

This Master Yun was a royal retainer named Lu Yun, a Lower Major Extreme Heaven super-expert!

He was the Second Prince's mentor, extremely powerful.

After returning to the palace, the Second Prince immediately sought out Lu Yun without a second word.

He had thought of directly asking Lu Yun to kill Ye Yuan.

But he didn't dare!

The feeling Ye Yuan gave him was too strange.

He didn't dare gamble with his own life!

What if Ye Yuan really had the ability to enter and leave the palace at will? Wouldn't he be in constant danger afterward?

He was absolutely certain that Ye Yuan really dared to kill him!

And Ye Yuan really dared to let him return!

After much deliberation, the Second Prince decided to give it a try.

As long as Ye Yuan was discovered, he surely couldn't escape Master Yun's grasp!

Lu Yun smiled and said, "Yutang, you're getting more and more hesitant! With such a timid nature, how can you compete with your elder brother?"

The Second Prince didn't dare talk back and said, "Master Yun, this kid is indeed strange! I suspect he might even be connected to that Jun Tian's death!"

Lu Yun chuckled, "Alright, no need to play that game with me! No matter how weak Jun Tian was, he was still an outer sect steward of the Yuzhen Heavenly Sect! Though I'm a realm above him, I'm not confident I could defeat him for sure. How could he die at the hands of a Transcender? Tonight, I'll be in the side chamber next door. If he dares to come, I'll make sure he never leaves!"

The Second Prince was overjoyed upon hearing this.

"Thank you, Master Yun! You truly care for Yutang!" the Second Prince said excitedly.