Chapter 449: Hold the Nethercloud Sect to the Death!

Looking at the corpses strewn across the ground, Zhang Jing was speechless for a long time.

In just three short months, Ye Yuan and his fellow disciples were no longer on the same level.

Not only had he advanced an entire major realm, but his combat strength was already enough to kill a Seventh Layer Sea Transformation cultivator in one move!

Crossing a major realm to fight was something Zhang Jing dared not even imagine, yet Ye Yuan had done it effortlessly.

Recalling the day he had led Ye Yuan into the sect, Zhang Jing felt as if it were a lifetime ago.

That youth not far away was destined to be from a different world than these 'mortals'!

"Not seen for a few months, and Junior Brother Ye has already grown to this extent!" Zhang Jing murmured.

In truth, Mo Yuntian's shock at that moment was no less than Zhang Jing's. Though he knew Ye Yuan's combat power was astonishing, this was the first time he had witnessed it firsthand!

Killing a Seventh Layer Sea Transformation cultivator with a single move—the impact was overwhelming.

Hearing Zhang Jing's sigh, Mo Yuntian said with relief, "Thank goodness for Ye Yuan; otherwise, we would have died in a foreign land, and these fellow disciples of the sect would have perished without a burial place!"

Mei Zhen and the others gathered around Ye Yuan and asked with concern, "Ye Yuan, your body hasn't fully recovered yet. Are you alright?"

Ye Yuan shook his head. "Nothing serious."

Compared to the battle with Zhao Chengqian, this was just a warm-up.

Both were Seventh Layer Sea Transformation, but the gap between them was enormous!

Mei Zhen nodded. "Good, as long as you're fine! Ye Yuan, you are now the last hope of the Nethercloud Sect. Don't push yourself too hard."

"Thank you for your concern, Elder Mei. I'll be careful."

"Mm. Now that the sect is shattered, where... should we go?"

When Mei Zhen said this, everyone pricked up their ears, wanting to hear what Ye Yuan had to say.

At this moment, Ye Yuan was the sole hope of the Nethercloud Sect.

Even Mei Zhen, a Sea Transformation elder, implicitly regarded Ye Yuan as the one in charge.

Ye Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "Since the Supreme Elder and Sect Master Luo and the others are not dead, we must find a way to rescue them! But for now, we are no match for the Purple Firmament Sect, so... we can only wait!"

"Wait? Wait for what?" Mei Zhen didn't understand Ye Yuan's meaning and asked in confusion.

"Wait for an opportunity! I believe the Purple Firmament Sect will soon discover the变故 here at the Nethercloud Sect, and they will inevitably send stronger martial artists! What we need to do is hold this last piece of territory in the Southern Domain and await the reaction from the Northern Domain!" Ye Yuan said.

When Ye Yuan said this, everyone's expression changed.

"You mean, we should hold the Nethercloud Sect to the death?" Mei Zhen asked in surprise.

"Exactly!"

"But... Ye Yuan, I know you are very strong, and few Sea Transformation martial artists can threaten you. But you must know, the Purple Firmament Sect has over a dozen Soul Sea experts!" Mei Zhen reminded him.

He didn't know where Ye Yuan's confidence came from.

That Ye Yuan could deal with Sea Transformation martial artists was hard to understand, but the facts were before his eyes, and he had to accept them.

However, if someone said Ye Yuan could handle Soul Sea experts, he would never believe it!

Even if, for argument's sake, Ye Yuan could really deal with Soul Sea martial artists, the Purple Firmament Sect had over a dozen Soul Sea experts!

Could Ye Yuan wipe them all out in one go?

Ye Yuan smiled. "Of course, I won't be foolish enough to clash head-on with Soul Sea experts. But... we still have the sect's grand protective formation, don't we?"

"The grand protective formation?" Mei Zhen was stunned and said in bewilderment, "Without a Soul Sea expert or a sect master of comparable strength to preside over it, the grand protective formation can't unleash its power! And even if they were here to control the formation, it could at most withstand early Soul Sea martial artists. The Purple Firmament Sect's sect master is a late Soul Sea expert!"

Ye Yuan didn't answer Mei Zhen. Instead, he swept his gaze over the remaining disciples of the Nethercloud Sect and said calmly, "I ask you, fellow disciples... do you trust me, Ye Yuan?"

The remaining few hundred Nethercloud Sect disciples were essentially the elite of the sect, most of them at the Crystal Condensation realm.

These people had voluntarily stayed to live and die with the sect, buying time for the group of elite disciples to escape.

In fact, earlier, they had had the chance to scatter like birds and beasts, but they had unanimously chosen to stay and face death!

This showed how strong the cohesion of the Nethercloud Sect was!

That was why Ye Yuan was furious at the invading disciples of the Purple Firmament Sect and had slaughtered them all.

Seeing Ye Yuan ask, the disciples looked at each other in bewilderment.

In truth, using one's brain, holding the Nethercloud Sect was the worst strategy. The Purple Firmament Sect had almost unified the Southern Domain of the Boundless Border, and the Nethercloud Sect was an isolated island.

Whenever the Purple Firmament Sect wanted, they could concentrate all their firepower to attack the Nethercloud Sect!

Relying on a grand protective formation to withstand a bunch of Soul Sea experts at such a time was something only a fool would do!

But the question was, was Ye Yuan a fool? Or was Ye Yuan deliberately leading them into a trap?

If Ye Yuan wanted them to die, why had he gone to the trouble of saving them just now?

"Junior Brother Ye, I trust you!"

"Junior Brother Ye, our lives were saved by you. If you tell us to die, we won't even frown!"

"Junior Brother Ye, we'll follow you!"

...

After a moment of silence, the support of the Nethercloud Sect disciples surged like a tidal wave!

Ye Yuan had completely won them over with his strength and actions!

At the moment when the Nethercloud Sect was about to be destroyed, Ye Yuan had stepped up to turn the tide. Why shouldn't they trust Ye Yuan?

Seeing this scene, everyone felt their blood boil!

At that moment, the suffocatingly powerful Purple Firmament Sect no longer seemed so terrifying.

"Good! Since all fellow disciples trust me, Ye Yuan, let us join forces and give the Purple Firmament Sect a good fight! Let them see that the Nethercloud Sect is not to be trifled with!" Ye Yuan said resolutely.

"Damn Purple Firmament Sect! We'll make them pay blood for blood!"

"Blood for blood!"

"Blood for blood!"

...

These people were no strangers to Ye Yuan. Since joining the Nethercloud Sect, he had created miracle after miracle.

And today, who knew if he would create another miracle?

Ye Yuan's strength had thoroughly stirred up the blood of these people!

These fellow disciples did not lack a spirit of defying death; what they lacked was strong confidence!

And today, Ye Yuan had brought them that confidence!

Ye Yuan raised his hand and pressed down, signaling everyone to quiet down.

He said loudly, "From today onward, our Nethercloud Sect will activate the Two Extremes Chaos Heaven Grand Formation and completely seal off the mountain! I will refine pills for everyone to quickly improve your strength! When the time comes, we will need the power of every fellow disciple to jointly guard this last isolated island in the Southern Domain!"