Chapter 529: Gui Clan

Ye Guan looked at Elder Feng. "Them?"

Elder Feng nodded, his expression grave. "Today, the Clan Leader of the Past Clan has opened the Illusion Domain."

Ye Guan sheathed his sword and asked, "Tell me more about the Illusion Domain."

Elder Feng nodded slightly and explained, "As far as we know, the Illusion Domain was the territory of a super race who call themselves members of the Gui Clan seven billion years ago. Back then, they swept through the Time River, killing many powerful beings and plundering many strands of Ancestral Origin. Moreover, they even fought the Great Dao."

Ye Guan narrowed his eyes. "They fought the Great Dao?"

"Yes."

Ye Guan's voice deepened as he said, "Tell me more."

Elder Feng continued, "The Gui Clan was a radical bunch, and they believed that only their kind should exist throughout the vast expanse. They killed everyone except for their kind, wiping out countless civilizations in the Time River. In a nutshell, they were the enemies of all races."

“Did they confront the Great Dao in the end?"

"Yes, they disappeared after getting suppressed by the Great Dao and a group of Time Reversers at the time,” replied Elder Feng.

"They disappeared after getting suppressed? Not killed?"

Elder Feng replied gravely, "Yes."

Ye Guan narrowed his eyes. "So the Great Dao could only suppress them?"

"Yes."

"And now, that woman wants to let the members of the Gui Clan out?" Ye Guan asked.

"Yes, and you're the condition for their release, Young Master."

Ye Guan went silent. Moments later, he asked, "How soon will they arrive here?"

Elder Feng stared intently at Ye Guan and said, "Very soon!"

Very soon...

Ye Guan went silent and turned to look at Ye Qingqing. "Aunt, let's go."

Ye Qingqing nodded slightly, and the three of them left the world inside the tiny pagoda to reappear on Guanxuan City's city wall.

A crimson vortex had appeared in the distance, and an ominous aura could be felt from the vortex. The nearby space was annihilated by the mere shockwaves coming from the vortex as soon as it was repaired, creating a terrifying sight.

A mysterious cultivator was standing next to the crimson vortex. Ye Guan identified him as the saber wielder, the leader of the mysterious army of supreme elites. As expected, the saber wielder's troops were standing just behind him.

Ye Guan stared at the crimson vortex. The ominous aura was very powerful, but the owners of those auras were still far away.

After a moment of silence, Ye Guan turned to Elder Feng. "Can you hold them back?"

Ye Guan needed more time. If he was given a few more days, he reckoned he'd be able to perform six Space Overlaps at the same time once he emerged from the world inside the tiny pagoda.

"I don't know," Elder Feng said solemnly. "We don't know the strength of the Gui Clan."

Ye Guan nodded slightly. "Let's wait for them to come out, then."

With that, Ye Guan turned and stared at the mysterious saber wielder in the distance.

The next moment, he turned into a ray of sword light and appeared a hundred meters away from the mysterious saber wielder.

Ye Guan stared at the mysterious saber wielder and said, "C'mere, let's spar."

The saber wielder stared at Ye Guan without saying a word.

Swoosh!

The saber wielder disappeared, transforming into a ray of saber light that made a beeline for Ye Guan.

Boom!

The nearby space shattered inch by inch as the saber wielder rushed at Ye Guan!

Meanwhile, Ye Guan's figure abruptly became illusory. Moments later, a kaleidoscope of sword lights erupted from Ye Guan as he slashed out—starting off with his ultimate move!

The mysterious saber wielder’s face changed drastically at the sight. He didn't expect Ye Guan to start off the fight with his ultimate move.

Are we not even going to warm up?

Rumble!

A low rumbling echoed, and the collision generated a terrifying shockwave that spread out for millions of meters in the proverbial blink of an eye. Fortunately, Guanxuan City was equipped to the teeth with protective arrays. Otherwise, the shockwaves alone would have annihilated the city.

Meanwhile, the mysterious saber wielder flew tens of thousands of meters away. As soon as he stopped, Ye Guan was already in front of him and had taken on a stance.

Rumble!

𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Both heaven and earth seemed to quiver as Ye Guan slashed out with five Heavenrends containing three thousand stacks each, further compressed into five Space Overlaps, which converged at one point, transforming into a lone, forceful, and tyrannical sword move!

The pupils of the mysterious saber wielder constricted in horror.

Had Ye Guan used some kind of cheat code? How come he had become so terrifying when it hadn't even been two days since they last fought each other? Wait, no! Twenty years had passed in the world inside the tiny pagoda!

The mysterious saber wielder finally recalled Ye Guan's overpowered divine treasure, which contained a world where one day in the outside world was equivalent to ten years inside of that world.

Two days had passed outside, but in reality, Ye Guan had been working hard for twenty years!

Damn it! He's cheating!

the mysterious saber wielder roared inwardly, but he dared not underestimate the oncoming attack. He mustered all of his strength, and his saber intent erupted, transforming into a colossal saber that the saber wielder immediately swung.

The mysterious saber wielder had decided to fight head-on!

Boom!

The colossal saber shattered with a thunderous boom.

Bang!

The mysterious saber wielder flew like a kite that had lost its strings, and he cut a sorry figure in mid-air as every inch of spacetime on his way shattered inch by inch—a testament to the ferocity of the collision just now.

Ye Guan charged at the mysterious saber wielder, performing the same attack. Ye Guan had gotten strong enough to perform Space Overlap up to a maximum of three times in a row.

Swoosh!

The air let out a shrill cry as Ye Guan's sword made a beeline for the mysterious saber wielder. The latter's pupils shrank to needle points.

This was no longer a sparring in Ye Guan's eyes—no, it had never been a sparring at all. Since the battle started, Ye Guan's goal had always been to take the mysterious saber wielder's life!

The mysterious saber realized just then that he got a bit too careless!

The mysterious saber wielder roared and wielded his saber with both hands. Then, he raised it up high and slashed forward, unleashing a torrent of saber energy that blotted out the sky.

Another head-on clash!

There was no escaping Ye Guan's sword, and the mysterious saber wielder could only face Ye Guan's attack head-on now. If he was to retreat, he'd simply receive severe injuries. Once severely injured, he would have no chance of turning the tide!

The twenty years of training had clearly changed Ye Guan.

Swoosh!

Ye Guan's sword descended.

Bang!

Under everyone's gaze, the sword energy exploded into a cataclysmic explosion that shattered the mysterious saber wielder's saber light. The mysterious saber wielder's saber shattered with a crisp noise, and he flew away, crossing thousands of meters in the blink of an eye. To make matters worse, his fleshly body disintegrated in mid-air.

Ye Guan had destroyed his fleshy body!

Of course, Ye Guan immediately took advantage of that opportunity. He ignored the pain all over him and charged at the mysterious saber wielder.

The troops of the mysterious army glared at Ye Guan with ugly looks. They were about to make a move and intervene when Ye Qingqing suddenly appeared in front of them.

Ye Qingqing swept a cold gaze across them and said, "I'll kill whoever dares to move!"

Boom!

A deafening explosion echoed in the distance. Everyone turned and saw a dimming sword light disappearing slowly into nothingness. When the dazzling sword light vanished, the scene shrouded by the light was revealed.

The mysterious saber wielder stood with a sword buried in his glabella.

Ye Guan was standing in front of the mysterious saber wielder, who seemed to be in a daze.

"You've become much stronger," remarked the mysterious saber wielder.

Ye Guan chuckled. "I have to thank my aunt for that!"

Far away, Ye Qingqing gave Ye Guan a sidelong glance. "Stop flattering me. I'm not buying it."

Ye Guan laughed heartily.

The mysterious saber wielder wanted to say something when Ye Guan suddenly asked, "Are you serving the Clan Leader of the Past Clan because you have the same ideology as her?"

The mysterious saber wielder shook his head and replied, "It's out of obligation."

Ye Guan asked, "Do you want to live?"

The mysterious saber wielder looked at Ye Guan and said, "No need."

Shwaaa!

The mysterious saber wielder's soul form abruptly went up in flames before disappearing into nothingness.

Ye Guan was silent, but he was surprised by the mysterious saber wielder's choice. He truly didn't expect that the latter saber cultivator would choose to die. It seemed that he had underestimated the determination of his enemies.

After a moment of silence, Ye Guan turned around and stared at the mysterious army in the distance.

"Want to kill me? Come on then!" Ye Guan exclaimed.

Swoosh!

A mysterious figure in black charged at Ye Guan, and the rest of the troops followed closely behind him.

Before Ye Guan could make a move, Ye Qingqing's figure turned blurry as she disappeared into a ray of sword light that cleaved the lives of the mysterious figures in black.

Ye Guan grinned and jumped into the fray with his sword in hand.

A large-scale battle started, and Ye Guan's goal was simple—annihilate the mysterious troops before the Gui Clan found its way here. The mysterious army was formidable, and Ye Guan knew that he had to annihilate them as soon as possible.

Ye Guan and Ye Qingqing worked together, reaping the lives of the mysterious figures in black. Over the past twenty years, not only had Ye Guan's strength greatly improved, but Ye Qingqing had gotten even stronger as well.

The two were unstoppable as they worked together. Ye Guan noticed something amiss while he was fighting, and it was the fact that his blood seemed to be boiling.

The Mad Demon Bloodline and Mortal Bloodline had activated by themselves!

Fused with Ao Qianqian, Ye Guan's fleshly body could withstand all three bloodlines.

However, Ye Guan was going to keep that as a trump card; he wasn't going to activate all three bloodlines so easily.

More than a dozen mysterious figures in black were cut down in less than fifteen minutes. The swordsmanship of both Ye Guan and Ye Qingqing was just too formidable for the saber wielders to resist.

"Retreat!" a mysterious voice exclaimed.

The mysterious figures in black retreated like a tide. Naturally, Ye Guan wouldn't miss this opportunity, so he charged at them, but Ye Qingqing stopped him.

Ye Qingqing looked up at the strange crimson vortex in the distant sky.

"Let's retreat for now!" she said before grabbing Ye Guan with her to the city wall.

The two stared at the distant crimson vortex and saw that it was churning; it was also emitting a terrifying aura that made the surroundings become illusory.

Elder Feng's face changed drastically, and he roared, "Activate the arrays!"

Boom!

A column of light erupted and transformed into a dome that protected the entire Guanxuan City.

Elder Feng's expression was extremely solemn as he stared at the crimson vortex.

Ye Qingqing's eyes also showed a rare hint of seriousness.

The ominous aura within the vortex was extraordinary even in her eyes.

Ye Guan was quiet as he stared at the crimson vortex.

Boom!

A crimson aura reminiscent of blood rushed out of the crimson red vortex just then, flying straight toward Guanxuan City like a lightning bolt and colliding against the light dome.

Boom!

The dome shattered in the blink of an eye.

The Gui Clan was here!