Myriad Dragon Divine Sovereign

”I bet you don’t dare!”

At that moment, Ruan Ying’s voice rang out. She was no longer in her original spot, but standing right beside Liu Jingwen.

”Jingwen, get out of there!” Yanr Yuhuan screamed, but it was too late. Ruan Ying’s claw-like hand was already reaching for Liu Jingwen.

The Ring Spirit saw Ruan Ying charge forward and immediately understood her intentions, taking a small step back.

Liu Jingwen knew how dangerous Ruan Ying was and tried to dart toward Yanr Yuhuan, but she was too slow.

”Seven-Star Bead, bind her!”

With a sharp cry, Ruan Ying produced seven golden Star Pearls in her hand. They flew out, circling around Liu Jingwen and emitting a strange light. Then, threads of light appeared, connecting each pearl.

”Solidify!”

As Ruan Ying channeled her Primordial Spirit, the golden threads instantly solidified, binding Liu Jingwen completely.

The entire spell was cast with incredible speed. Many in the crowd didn’t even have time to react, let alone Liu Jingwen.

Instantly, Liu Jingwen began to struggle, her body twisting as she unleashed all her Primordial Qi. But no matter how hard she fought, she couldn’t break free from the golden threads.

Ruan Ying chuckled. ”Don’t bother struggling. My Seven-Star Bead is a replica of Taiyi Pavilion’s High-Level Spirit Grade Magical Artifact, the Celestial Saint Seven-Star Bead. With your half-baked Ninth Heaven of the Yin-Yang Realm cultivation, you can forget about breaking free.”

When Wen Qingye saw this, his pupils constricted violently. A piercing killing intent erupted from him, like two tangible, sharp swords aimed straight at Ruan Ying.

As Ruan Ying spoke, she glanced toward Wen Qingye. She immediately wished she hadn’t. The moment their eyes met, the smile on her face vanished, replaced by a deathly pallor. Cold sweat drenched her body, and she didn’t dare to look into his eyes again.

A moment later, she forced down the terror in her Heart Spirit and pointed at Jiang Wu, who was lying on the ground. ”Wen Qingye, let Jiang Wu go, and I’ll release this woman. What do you say?”

”You’re despicable!” Fang Yu couldn’t stop himself from jumping out and pointing at Ruan Ying. He yelled, ”Everyone from the Sun and Moon Sect is a villain! Threatening someone with a woman’s life... Is all you know how to do is wag your tail and beg before Taiyi Pavilion? What a joke!”

Hearing Fang Yu denounce her in front of such a large crowd, Ruan Ying’s expression faltered.

When Jiang Wu heard this, a look of delight appeared on his face.

”And if I refuse?” Wen Qingye said, his face devoid of expression.

Ruan Ying gritted her teeth. ”If you dare to kill Jiang Wu, I’ll dare to kill her. Do you believe me or not?”

”You’ve successfully threatened me,” Wen Qingye said with a nod and a smile. ”You release her first, and then I’ll release Jiang Wu.”

In Wen Qingye’s mind, killing Jiang Wu was a trivial matter. There would be plenty of other opportunities. Jiang Wu’s life was worthless compared to Liu Jingwen’s, so Wen Qingye didn’t really care about the exchange.

However, he had now added Ruan Ying to his kill list. The one thing Wen Qingye hated most was being threatened.

”No deal. I don’t trust you,” Ruan Ying said, shaking her head.

Wen Qingye looked at her and asked, ”Then what do you propose?”

”You hand him over first, then I’ll release her. How about that?” Ruan Ying said after a moment of thought.

Wen Qingye sneered. ”And what if you don’t release her?”

At this moment, Liang Qing stepped forward. ”We are willing to act as witnesses and vouch for Ruan Ying of the Sun and Moon Sect.”

”Yes, we are willing as well,” Li Da added, his Heart Spirit tensing as he also stepped forward. After all, Jiang Wu was the only one who knew about the hide of the Five Pattern Qiu. If he died, that information would be lost forever.

In an instant, several other experts stepped out to offer their guarantee. It was obvious they didn’t want Jiang Wu to die so easily and lose the information about the Five Pattern Qiu hide.

Seeing Wen Qingye remain silent, Liang Qing continued, ”Is it that you don’t trust us?”

After speaking, Liang Qing took a small step forward. The others exchanged glances and fixed their eyes on Wen Qingye, their collective presence creating an intimidating pressure.

It was as if they were all ganging up on him.

Suddenly, the atmosphere grew tense again. A silent, murderous aura began to spread.

”Fine. But if Ruan Ying doesn’t release her,” Wen Qingye began, his gaze sweeping over the crowd as his voice turned sharp, ”then don’t blame my sword for being merciless. Because you will all be accomplices.”

The crowd of guarantors all stiffened, a cold sweat breaking out on their backs.

Hearing Wen Qingye’s words, Liu Jingwen was taken aback. Her eyes filled with immense gratitude, but also a hint of worry as she looked at him.

”Don’t worry. I, Ruan Ying, am a woman of my word,” she said with a smile.

”Good.” Wen Qingye nodded without hesitation. With a kick, he sent Jiang Wu’s body flying toward Ruan Ying.

Seeing this, Ruan Ying summoned her Primordial Qi and caught Jiang Wu, propping his body up.

”Kill that woman! Kill her for me!” Jiang Wu roared the moment he was on the ground, pointing at Liu Jingwen.

Yanr Yuhuan’s eyes turned crimson. ”You dare!” she bellowed.

Ruan Ying’s gaze shifted, her eyes filled with hesitation.

Suddenly, a black shadow shot toward Liu Jingwen at lightning speed.

”Damn it, it’s Wen Qingye!” Ruan Ying instantly knew this was bad. With a jolt of her Heart Spirit, she made the Seven-Star Bead begin to constrict violently.

”AHHH!”

The threads connecting the Seven-Star Bead began to twist and tighten frantically. Liu Jingwen felt waves of agony, collapsed, and let out a series of wretched screams.

By then, Wen Qingye had already reached Liu Jingwen’s side. He brandished his sword, and with a single slash, it was as if a thousand sword shadows flew out at once.

SNAP! SNAP!

Wen Qingye’s sword shattered the Seven-Star Bead in a single strike. The golden threads scattered everywhere. The pain suddenly vanished for Liu Jingwen, who lay on the ground, twitching and whimpering softly.

”Fang Yu, watch over her for me,” Wen Qingye said coldly, his eyes fixed on Ruan Ying and the crowd beside her.

Fang Yu quickly ran over, warily eyeing the group. ”Don’t worry, Brother Wen!” he shouted. ”As long as I’m here, no one will lay a finger on her!”

Wen Qingye nodded, took a deep breath, and glanced at the sword in his hand with a faint smile. ”Today, I’ll give you all a quick death.”

”Wen Qingye, what do you think you’re doing?” Liang Qing demanded, his brow deeply furrowed.

”I said that if Ruan Ying didn’t keep her promise, you would all be accomplices. Therefore, you all deserve to die,” Wen Qingye said softly, his eyes on the One Thought Sword in his hand as he began to walk toward them, one step at a time.

As the crowd watched Wen Qingye slowly approach, an inexplicable tightness gripped their hearts.

A mocking expression on her face, Ruan Ying said, ”Wen Qingye, do you really think we’re afraid of you? There are more than enough of us here to kill you.”

Hearing this, both Liang Qing and Li Da frowned but said nothing to refute her.

”How about we stop here?” Having witnessed Wen Qingye’s terrifying power just moments ago, Liang Qing was already having second thoughts.

”I said you are all going to die. No one is getting away today.” True anger was now blazing within Wen Qingye. His eyes were calm, but it was the tranquility of a volcano that hadn’t erupted in ten thousand years.

He was already displeased about Gan Ziyuan’s death in the Desert North Ancient Land. Then came the crowd’s aggressive posturing, Ruan Ying’s treacherous scheme, and everyone vouching for her. All of it combined had finally awakened his killing intent.

His eyes were like a deep mountain range, like a vast ocean. He looked at the crowd and barked, ”Whether it’s about gratitude or grudges, whether you’re coveting the Taiyi Order or settling a sect dispute, we’ll settle it all today. You can all come at me together... or I’ll come for you!”