Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable-Chapter 173: Ye Cangqian, Do You Dare to Fight Me?
"Master, call me a burden if you must, but Xuegui and I will buy you time. Master, you must escape! You are a Divine Child of the Dragon Race with an astonishing future ahead of you. Don’t let it all end here!"
As Que Xinyan spoke, he took the initiative and flew toward the two streaks of flowing light.
Wan Xuegui showed a hint of hesitation, but then, as if remembering an oath he had once sworn, he gritted his teeth and flew up as well.
The two approaching streaks of light surged with killing intent, their baleful might blotting out the sky as Evil Qi billowed from them.
Ye Tianling used his Soul Talent on them from a distance and obtained information on their true identities.
Ye Cangqian.
The Thousand Tribulations Wanderer, Duan Qianji.
Ye Cangqian was currently at the Sword Spirit First Heaven Realm, with a Battle Power close to five. Twenty percent of his Ancient Bloodline had already awakened.
Even so, Ye Tianling could kill ten opponents of that caliber with a single sword strike, with his eyes closed.
But Duan Qianji was at the Sword Tribulation Sixth Refining Realm, and his Battle Power had already broken seven.
This was a terrifying existence whose strength was nearly on par with Long Tianyu’s!
Normally, though he was extremely arrogant and domineering, he was also exceptionally good at hiding his true strength. Under normal circumstances, no one would have believed he was at the Sword Tribulation Sixth Refining Realm, let alone that his Battle Power could have broken seven.
But Ye Tianling’s judgment came from his Soul Talent, which was never wrong.
’What trump cards do I have left? The path of cultivation truly is fraught with hardship.’
’Ye Cangqian must have excellent Talent or Qi Fortune. He grew uneasy after my massive transformation, so he went straight to his master, the Thousand Tribulations Wanderer, to have him act personally. Or perhaps he sensed how powerful my father Ye Fengyang’s bloodline is. Since awakening his own Ancient Bloodline is so important to him, he’s become impatient to kill me and take my bloodline...’
As Ye Tianling mulled it over, he had already figured out the cause and effect in the span of a few breaths.
Ye Tianling directed his senses toward the Dragon Blood in the eleventh region of the Space-Time Soul-locking Tower within his brow, while simultaneously beginning to visualize the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword.
He could sense some of the Dragon Blood in the eleventh region, but its shackles hadn’t been broken—they only showed a few cracks.
Without opening the eleventh region, he couldn’t use the Dragon Blood inside, even if he could sense it.
And even if he could, so what?
In his current condition, it was impossible to unleash another attack as powerful as the one that had killed Long Tianxiao.
If he couldn’t release that strike, fighting Duan Qianji would be a joke.
Ye Tianling looked at Wan Xuegui and Que Xinyan. The two had positioned themselves in front of him, standing in the void, waiting silently.
At this distance, facing an expert of the Sword Tribulation Realm who could traverse the void, escape was nothing but a joke.
’Little Dragon Girl, are you there?’
Though Ye Tianling was immensely proud and unafraid of death, Long Tianyu was still waiting for him to come to the rescue.
He didn’t want to lose his life here.
So, he had begun to seek the Little Dragon Girl’s help.
’I’m here. I woke up when your bloodline was targeted by the Soul-locking and Soul-chasing Technique.’
The Little Dragon Girl’s voice was very weak. The moment Ye Tianling heard it, he knew she was in a very fragile and terrible state.
She had barely recovered from the severe drain on her Primordial Qi, her voice only a fraction stronger than it was the last time he’d heard her.
A bitter feeling welled up in Ye Tianling’s heart. He felt that he still wasn’t strong enough.
’What should I do? Can I survive this tribulation?’
The Little Dragon Girl was silent for a moment before saying, ’There is hope, but it might expose your identity... Are you afraid of being hunted by the Dragon Race?’
Ye Tianling replied, ’I’m not. It’s much better than being killed right now.’
The Little Dragon Girl said, ’I sense the aura of a member of the Dragon Race nearby, who should also be looking for you. I can help you summon them. Their aura is very similar to Long Tianyu’s, but... whether they’re like Long Tianxiao and want to kill you, I cannot say.
Also, if you deal with Ye Cangqian alone, you can kill him as easily as cutting grass. See if you can capture him to threaten the Thousand Tribulations Wanderer.
The Thousand Tribulations Wanderer’s techniques are mostly Celestial Tribulation methods. You can use the Celestial Tribulations to absorb and gather energy, then unleash the killing trump card of your Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword. That’s a technique powerful enough to slay gods. It all depends on how you use it.’
The Little Dragon Girl’s plan seemed to offer a way to survive this ordeal.
But that was just her suggestion.
In reality, it was far from that simple.
Kidnapping Ye Cangqian in front of an expert at the Sword Tribulation Sixth Refining Realm?
The probability of that... was infinitely close to zero.
And fighting an expert at the Sword Tribulation Sixth Refining Realm and absorbing the energy from their Celestial Tribulation attacks... that was just too wishful.
Of course, since the Little Dragon Girl said there was a chance, Ye Tianling wouldn’t assume she was just talking nonsense.
’What are the odds?’
Ye Tianling couldn’t help but ask.
The Little Dragon Girl was silent for a moment, then replied, ’There is a one in thirty-seven million, three hundred ninety thousand chance of surviving this tribulation.’
’Just as I thought.’
Ye Tianling smiled. His own belief in himself was actually higher than that—somewhere between one in ten thousand and one in a thousand.
The probability the Little Dragon Girl gave was practically no different from zero.
’Should I summon them?’
the Little Dragon Girl asked.
’Go ahead and summon them. But... can you handle it?’
Ye Tianling asked with concern.
He felt deeply ashamed for having dragged the Little Dragon Girl, this Mechanical Heart, into such a state.
’As long as you don’t die, I won’t be extinguished. It just means I’ll have to sleep for a while longer, that’s all.’
The Little Dragon Girl’s voice was still childlike and weak, but it was remarkably calm, as if she had long since become indifferent to life and death.
’Okay.’
Ye Tianling agreed in his heart but didn’t say anything more.
By now, Ye Cangqian and Duan Qianji had arrived.
"You little bastard, quite impressive. Already at the Half-step Sword Spirit Realm! It seems I arrived just in time."
Ye Cangqian stood in the void with his hands clasped behind his back, his eyes sinister and cold.
"Yes, just in time. Just in time to die," 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦
Ye Tianling replied coolly.
"Heh heh, this time, let’s see how you’ll escape!"
As Ye Cangqian spoke, his eyes suddenly turned cold. He viciously unleashed the killing trump card Duan Qianji had given him—a blast of slaughtering Celestial Tribulation Power.
The Celestial Tribulation Power transformed into a ray of blood-red light and shot directly toward the spot between Ye Tianling’s eyebrows.
It was incredibly fast.
So fast that Wan Xuegui and Que Xinyan had no time to react, let alone block it.
However, when that bolt of Celestial Tribulation Power struck the spot between Ye Tianling’s eyebrows, a flame flickered there, and the power dissipated completely.
There was nothing abnormal.
Nor was there any damage.
In fact, Ye Tianling hadn’t even put up a defense.
It wasn’t that he couldn’t defend, but that there was no need to.
"Is that all you’ve got? Ye Cangqian, do you dare fight me? This time, I, Ye Tianling, don’t need three years. I don’t need to wait at all. I’ll even give you a one-hand handicap, and I can still crush you within a minute!"
Ye Tianling declared proudly.
Ye Cangqian’s pupils contracted. He was aghast, and a look of utter horror appeared in his eyes.
Beside him, Duan Qianji felt a chill in his heart, his own eyes showing extreme shock.
’Unafraid of Thunder Tribulation—the Ancient Thunder Flame Sword Body? The Unparalleled Thunder God Dominating Body?’
Duan Qianji was incredibly shaken, unable to hide the astonishment in his eyes.
"Heh heh, the old bastard has some insight after all."
A contemptuous look appeared in Ye Tianling’s eyes. Since a fight was inevitable, he wasn’t afraid to offend them to the death.
Duan Qianji said nothing. With a wave of his hand, he released numerous Forbidden Arrays, sealing off the area to prevent any outside interference when he moved to kill Ye Tianling.
"Heh heh, little bastard. You, a mere native, a half-breed—you think you’re worthy of crushing me, Ye Cangqian? Today, you will die filled with regret! I will drain your Essence Blood and use it as a Blood Sacrifice for my ancient, unparalleled inheritance!"
Ye Cangqian was exceedingly arrogant, his words dripping with extreme sarcasm.
As he spoke, he prepared to face Ye Tianling in a direct confrontation.
"Cangqian, be careful! This person’s Battle Power is astonishing. I’m afraid it has already broken six!"
A flicker of unease rose in Duan Qianji’s heart, and he immediately gave Ye Cangqian a cautious reminder.
Hearing this, Ye Cangqian was instantly overcome with a maddening jealousy. ’This half-breed is worthy of a Battle Power that has broken six?! Damn him! Damn him to hell!’
