Chapter 173

Chapter 173: Please Enjoy Your Dragon Soup, Holy Son Guiyuan!

“Escaped?”

In a small valley, Xiao Yang looked at the mask in his hand, a smirk creeping onto his face.

At this moment, the Binding Immortal Formation hadn’t completely collapsed.

Golden ropes still enveloped the entire small valley.

“What’s going on?”

From afar on a mountain peak, Chu Guiyuan and his companions exchanged puzzled glances.

Just earlier, they had witnessed a figure suddenly appear in the sky above the valley, transforming into a streak of sword light that shot straight into the heavens, disappearing beyond the horizon.

“Failed?”

Chu Guiyuan’s expression grew serious.

The person who just escaped wasn’t Xiao Yang or Lu Fusheng.

This meant that he had spent a fortune to hire the ninth-ranked assassin from the Smoke Rain Tower, only to fail.

The next moment, sword lights sliced through the golden barrier woven by the Binding Immortal Rope, bursting forth like a torrential flood.

The Binding Immortal Formation was utterly shattered.

Countless ropes lost their glow, shredded by the powerful sword qi that exploded from the valley.

One sword light shot out from the valley.

Another sword light shot skyward, chasing after the direction the first had fled.

“Damn it!”

Chu Guiyuan clenched his fists as he witnessed this scene.

What ninth-ranked assassin? What Smoke Rain Tower? What a joke!

“Brother Chu, this…”

Ye Feiyang watched Chu Guiyuan grind his teeth, hesitating to continue.

“The Smoke Rain Tower’s assassins are way too useless,” Liu Ruxian snapped.

Xiao Yang had killed her family members; she wanted nothing more than to tear him to pieces.

But she lacked the capability to do so and had to rely on Chu Guiyuan’s strength for revenge.

Though even Chu Guiyuan was too afraid to openly kill Xiao Yang.

At that moment, Xiao Yang was off chasing the mysterious assassin.

Lu Fusheng charged straight toward the mountain peak where Chu Guiyuan and the others stood.

“Hmph!”

Chu Guiyuan coldly observed as Lu Fusheng’s sword light descended in front of him.

As the light dissipated, Lu Fusheng’s figure appeared before Chu Guiyuan.

“Holy Son Guiyuan, enjoyed the show?”

Lu Fusheng held his sword, his gaze indifferent as he looked at Chu Guiyuan.

“Spectacular, truly spectacular!”

Chu Guiyuan gave Lu Fusheng a thumbs up.

However, behind him, Liu Ruxian and Ye Feiyang were visibly anxious.

“Did you do this?”

Lu Fusheng fixed a penetrating stare on Chu Guiyuan.

“Brother Lu, food can be eaten haphazardly, but words shouldn’t be reckless.”

Chu Guiyuan grinned at Lu Fusheng.

That expression was as if to say, “I totally did it, but I’m not admitting it. What are you gonna do about it?”

Lu Fusheng’s expression turned frosty, ready to unleash his anger.

But the next moment, he was shocked to glance behind Chu Guiyuan.

“Huh?”

Chu Guiyuan was taken aback and quickly spun around.

In the next instant, he found himself staring into a pair of massive eyes.

A gigantic beast had silently arrived behind them, towering over Chu Guiyuan.

The intimidating eyes of the beast flickered with fire.

“It’s… it’s the Fire Lin Beast…”

Ye Feiyang beside Chu Guiyuan was terrified.

Liu Ruxian, too, turned pale with fear.

“What…?”

A cold sweat dripped down from Chu Guiyuan’s forehead.

The beast had approached them without a sound, indicating it was far more powerful than they were!

Why would such a ferocious beast suddenly appear here, and why was it fixated on them?

“Ye… Brother Ye, what’s happening? Is this your family’s spirit beast?”

Chu Guiyuan asked cautiously.

Ye Feiyang was the scion of the Beast Control Manor.

“If only it were our family’s!”

Ye Feiyang’s voice trembled.

Even the Ye family didn’t possess many spirit beasts this strong.

Besides, this was the Fire Lin Beast.

Some said it carried the bloodline of the legendary ancient beast, the Fire Qilin.

Of course, that was just a rumor in the cultivation world.

As for whether the Fire Lin Beast truly had the bloodline of the Fire Qilin, no one could verify.

However, just as Chu Guiyuan and his group were still stunned, a massive head rose from the trees beside them.

“……”

Chu Guiyuan and his companions felt a chill run down their spines.

They never would have imagined another giant creature had been lurking nearby.

This was a silver giant snake, its icy blue eyes fixated on them.

“The Ice-Bound Profound Python…”

Ye Feiyang turned as pale as a ghost, his legs turning to jelly.

This was yet another exceedingly powerful spirit snake.

The two spirit beasts stopped concealing their auras.

In the next moment, a faint, nearly transparent flame erupted from the Fire Lin Beast.

Simultaneously, a chilling aura radiated from the Ice-Bound Profound Python.

On the ground, a dewdrop hanging from a flower instantly froze solid.

The plants and trees around the Ice-Bound Profound Python were soon covered in frost.

On one side, a heat wave surged forth; on the other, a bone-chilling cold pressed in.

Chu Guiyuan and his companions felt as though they were in a realm of ice and fire, utterly miserable.

“Aren’t you guys from the Ye family experts at dealing with spirit beasts? Hurry up and think of something!”

Chu Guiyuan urged Ye Feiyang anxiously.

“Don’t act recklessly!”

Ye Feiyang whispered, gently patting his storage beast bag.

In the next moment, a small beast burst forth from the bag, landing on the ground before Ye Feiyang, quickly growing larger.

A fierce ape over ten feet tall appeared before everyone.

The ape pounded its chest furiously, roaring angrily at the Fire Lin Beast.

“Crash!”

A giant foot descended from the sky, instantly turning the fierce ape into a mushy paste.

Blood splattered all over Chu Guiyuan and the others.

Lu Fusheng, however, had his sword qi as a shield, protecting them from the splattered blood.

Ye Feiyang, Chu Guiyuan, and Liu Ruxian stood there dumbfounded.

Especially Ye Feiyang, who had exerted so much effort to tame that fierce ape.

And it was a fierce ape with strength rivaling that of a peak Heavenly Martial Realm warrior.

Ye Feiyang had gone through significant trouble to establish its loyalty.

Yet such a powerful fierce ape had been effortlessly crushed by the Fire Lin Beast’s foot.

These two spirit beasts were indeed comparable to martial arts experts at the Divine Martial Realm!

This was bad.

They were being targeted by two such mighty spirit beasts.

Ye Feiyang, Chu Guiyuan, and the others trembled in fear.

Lu Fusheng, however, remained calm.

He noticed that the two spirit beasts hadn’t locked onto him.

They weren’t coming for him.

Chu Guiyuan and his group were the unfortunate ones.

Lu Fusheng was about to leave when, at that moment, a sword light shot in from a distance, landing on the mountain peak.

It was Xiao Yang, returning after chasing the assassin from the Smoke Rain Tower.

Upon entering the valley, he had unleashed the Fire Lin Beast and Ice-Bound Profound Python.

These were two Ninth Level Spiritual Beasts, their power comparable to peak Divine Martial Realm warriors.

It was these two spirit beasts that had silently disrupted the Binding Immortal Formation and the deadly formation, causing a massive decrease in the formations’ power, allowing Xiao Yang and his group to easily break through and scare off that beautiful assassin from the Smoke Rain Tower.

Xiao Yang hadn’t managed to catch up to the assassin, so he returned.

“Xiao Yang?”

The moment Chu Guiyuan caught sight of him, he was both shocked and furious.

“Was it you behind this?”

Chu Guiyuan immediately realized.

Xiao Yang walked right up to Chu Guiyuan.

“Smack!”

He raised his hand and delivered a resounding slap to Chu Guiyuan’s face.

“How dare you hit me?”

Chu Guiyuan stared at Xiao Yang in disbelief.

Liu Ruxian and Ye Feiyang were left speechless.

Even Lu Fusheng’s normally icy face showed a hint of disbelief.

Xiao Yang had just slapped Chu Guiyuan right in front of them!

“Outrageous!”

Chu Guiyuan fumed, his fists clenched, a powerful Qi Fluctuation erupting from his body, causing the surrounding dust to swirl.

“What, do you think your Wang Ba Fist can hit me?”

Xiao Yang sneered.

“Too much!”

Chu Guiyuan was about to unleash the Guiyuan Divine Fist of the Guiyuan Martial Sect.

However, just then, a giant claw descended from the heavens, pinning him down.

“……”

Liu Ruxian and Ye Feiyang stared in horror as Chu Guiyuan was pressed to the ground by the Fire Lin Beast’s claw.

“You wanted to kill me, so how about I take a moment to bully you?”

Xiao Yang smirked.

It was plain as day that this was all instigated by Chu Guiyuan.

Otherwise, why would he be right here enjoying the show?

Xiao Yang realized that this spot placed him perfectly to take in the entire little valley view.

“Uh, Brother Xiao, this is all a misunderstanding…”

Ye Feiyang said cautiously.

“Smack!”

Xiao Yang retaliated with a slap to Ye Feiyang’s face.

“……”

Ye Feiyang’s head twisted from the impact, leaving him dazed.

He couldn’t believe that Xiao Yang had even struck him.

Never mind the fact that he was the heir of the Beast Control Manor and the future head of the family.

And the Beast Control Manor’s strength was above the Qingyang Sword Sect.

What did the Qingyang Sword Sect even have?

Aside from the Qingyang Sword, they didn’t even have anyone at the Half Saint level.

How could Xiao Yang dare?

Ye Feiyang was furious.

However, he didn’t dare speak out.

Everyone knew these two spirit beasts wouldn’t appear for no reason.

As Chu Guiyuan was about to strike Xiao Yang, the Fire Lin Beast pressed him down and scrubbed him against the dirt.

A perfect example to learn from!

If Ye Feiyang couldn’t see that the two spirit beasts were protecting Xiao Yang, then his intelligence would be concerning.

Neither could Lu Fusheng believe that Xiao Yang had even slapped Ye Feiyang.

“Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding? I could kill you, then tell your Beast Control Manor pals it’s just a misunderstanding. How’s that sound?”

Xiao Yang showed no mercy toward Ye Feiyang.

Ye Feiyang was furious.

Liu Ruxian shivered beside him, afraid to say a word.

“Aren’t you the tough guy moments ago? Now you’re suddenly mute?”

Xiao Yang scoffed at Liu Ruxian.

Just prior, the Liu family had driven the Xiao family out of Yuanlong City, riding on the strength of the Guiyuan Martial Sect.

Liu Ruxian, counting on being Chu Guiyuan’s companion, had been doing plenty of bullying.

But now, she was trembling with fear.

“Xiao Yang, if you have the guts, meet me on the Life-and-Death Platform for a duel!”

Chu Guiyuan roared in frustration.

“Hahaha…”

Xiao Yang burst out laughing at that.

“Go take a leak and look at yourself. You, stealing your brother’s woman and position, think you’re worthy to meet me in battle on the Life-and-Death Platform?”

As he spoke, he waved his hand at the Fire Lin Beast.

The Fire Lin Beast immediately displayed a strangely human-like expression.

Then, a water column erupted, drenching Chu Guiyuan from head to toe.

“This…”

Upon witnessing this, Liu Ruxian, Ye Feiyang, and Lu Fusheng all stood there, completely stunned.

The Fire Lin Beast’s “liquid” was boiling hot, scalding Chu Guiyuan and causing him to scream.

“Today, I’ll have you, Holy Son Guiyuan, enjoy the taste of Dragon Soup!”

“Ha ha ha…”

Xiao Yang roared with laughter.