Invincible Soul Emperor

Chapter 278: Chapter 278: Fool

When Venerable Heize saw the Black Dragon charging toward him with all its might, he realized it was set on a suicidal attack, even disregarding Ye Qingchen’s own assault. Witnessing the Black Dragon’s actions, Ye Qingchen became frantic and urgently urged the mysterious woman to save the Venerable.

However, the mysterious woman did not respond. She was already exerting her full strength. The only thing she could do now was to take advantage of the Black Dragon’s momentary vulnerability and slay it. Whether Venerable Heize could be saved was left to fate.

Ye Qingchen thought of how Venerable Heize had stayed by his side ever since Xiao Xiao had left. His affection for the Venerable had grown even stronger than his feelings for his master, Li Qingfeng. Naturally, he would not let Venerable Heize come to harm. Although he had just used his binding technique, which would result in immense Soul Power consumption and possibly even side effects, the situation was too urgent to worry about that. With a decisive thought, Ye Qingchen immediately employed the Willow Wood Martial Soul’s Innate Martial Skill to bind the Black Dragon.

Even though the binding was not as strong as when he used it at full power, it was enough to stop the Black Dragon for a single breath—and for the mysterious woman, a single breath was all she needed!

SHINK!

Controlling Ye Qingchen’s body, the mysterious woman finally pierced the Black Dragon’s body with the sword before it could launch its attack on Venerable Heize!

SQUELCH!

The Qingfeng Sword plunged through the Black Dragon’s heart, and blood streamed down the blade. At that moment, the Black Dragon’s attack was a mere foot away from Venerable Heize, but it was a gap it could now never cross.

Looking down at its pierced chest in bewilderment, the Black Dragon wore an expression of disbelief. ”I can’t accept this, I can’t...”

Before it could finish, its body collapsed, and it breathed its last.

Afterward, the mysterious woman withdrew her power, and control of the body returned to Ye Qingchen. Venerable Heize looked at Ye Qingchen in surprise, swallowing hard. He had prepared himself for mutual destruction under the Black Dragon’s attack, only to be rescued by Ye Qingchen in the end. Moreover, for a mighty Martial King Realm expert to have died at the hands of Ye Qingchen, a mere Martial Spirit Realm cultivator, must have been an utterly humiliating fate for the dragon.

After the Black Dragon’s death, Qin Zhantian and the Retired Emperor worked together to kill the Royal Uncle of the Yanyang Kingdom, bringing the battle nearly to a close.

Furious Tiger, seeing his older brother killed by Ye Qingchen, understood that the time for Dragon Tiger Mountain was over. But he refused to accept it! My older and third brothers can’t have died in vain!

With this in mind, Furious Tiger turned his gaze toward Qin Yue and Ye Changqing. They were still bound within the cage and had thus been spared from the chaos of the battle. Furious Tiger used a Secret Technique to open the cage. He appeared before them in a flash, grabbed one in each hand, and sprinted toward the exit of the hall.

Seeing Furious Tiger abducting Qin Yue and his father, Ye Qingchen panicked and abandoned the rest of the battle to pursue him. Qin Zhantian and the others also noticed this. With the experts from Dragon Tiger Mountain and the Yanyang Kingdom’s royal family mostly eliminated, they disengaged from the fight and followed Ye Qingchen.

Furious Tiger had been injured by Elder Wang in the previous fight, so he was not fast. Seeing Ye Qingchen closing the distance, he realized he could not escape and veered into the Spirit Vein Mine. Ye Qingchen did not hesitate, dashing into the mine right behind him.

Years of mining had turned the Spirit Vein Mine into a complex network of narrow, twisting paths. To avoid losing his target, Ye Qingchen immediately activated his Dual Pupil Martial Soul to lock onto Furious Tiger’s location.

After about five minutes of pursuit, Ye Qingchen noticed Furious Tiger had stopped. Seizing the opportunity, he rushed toward his position. Furious Tiger was holding Qin Yue and Ye Changqing hostage. He had stopped fleeing and instead stood his ground, even turning to give Ye Qingchen a defiant smile. Next to him was a hole about ten feet in diameter, from which a whirlpool-like aura slowly swirled. This was a Spirit Vein Whirlpool, naturally formed in the Spirit Stone Mine, and it was incredibly dangerous.

Furious Tiger felt a sense of despair. He had hoped to use the mine’s unique environment to shake off Ye Qingchen and the others, but Ye Qingchen clung to him like glue, impossible to evade no matter how many detours he took. So Furious Tiger made a grim decision. Since you care so much about your father and this little girl, Ye Qingchen, I’ll kill them right in front of you. I’ll let you taste the pain of losing your family.

Upon seeing Ye Qingchen appear, Furious Tiger flashed a savage grin. ”Ye Qingchen, you killed my eldest and third brothers. Although I can’t kill you, I will make your loved ones die before your very eyes!”

After speaking, he threw Qin Yue and Ye Changqing directly into the Spirit Vein Whirlpool. Although Furious Tiger was powerful enough to kill them directly, he was determined that they die without a complete corpse. I’ll leave Ye Qingchen with nothing! I even hope he’s foolish enough to jump into the Spirit Vein Whirlpool after them. That would be true revenge for my brothers!

When Ye Qingchen saw Furious Tiger throw his father and Qin Yue into the Spirit Vein Whirlpool, he was consumed by fury and unleashed the Leaf Blade Storm directly at him. Furious Tiger was already severely injured. Facing Ye Qingchen’s nearly full-power attack, he struggled to defend himself. He could only watch as countless Leaf Blades engulfed him, turning him into a bloody mess, clinging to his last breath.

At that moment, Qin Zhantian and Li Qingfeng arrived, frowning at the sight of the Spirit Vein Whirlpool.

”A Spirit Vein Whirlpool is formed within a Spirit Stone Vein when an overwhelming amount of Spiritual Power gathers and, unable to dissipate, condenses into a vortex,” Qin Zhantian said, his voice heavy with concern.

Li Qingfeng nodded grimly. ”I have heard that a powerful tearing force exists within the Spirit Vein Whirlpool, making it extremely dangerous. If one falls in by mistake, escape is nearly impossible. It is a place of almost certain death!”

Hearing their words, Ye Qingchen grew even more anxious. Qin Yue was injured, and his father’s cultivation was low. Since they had been thrown into the whirlpool by Furious Tiger, they were undoubtedly in even greater danger. Without a second thought, Ye Qingchen charged toward the Spirit Vein Whirlpool. Qin Zhantian and Li Qingfeng, who wanted to stop him, were too late.

Seeing all three consumed by the Spirit Vein Whirlpool, Qin Zhantian and Li Qingfeng were stunned.

As he lay dying, Furious Tiger saw Ye Qingchen willingly rush into the vortex and laughed with the last of his strength. ”Reckless fool... hahaha, we all die together...”

Qin Zhantian started to rush in after them but was stopped by Li Qingfeng. ”Elder Qin, you should know that the stronger a person who enters the Spirit Vein Whirlpool is, the more terrifying the tearing force becomes,” Li Qingfeng said urgently. ”Now that Qingchen has gone in, our only choice is to believe that he can rescue them!”

Hearing Li Qingfeng’s words, Qin Zhantian could only stop, his brow furrowed as he stared intently at the swirling vortex.

Meanwhile, inside the Spirit Vein Whirlpool, Qin Yue and Ye Changqing immediately felt an immense tearing force as countless Spiritual Power Wind Blades ferociously assailed their bodies. Ye Changqing’s strength was insufficient; he was covered in wounds the moment he entered. Qin Yue, though injured herself, could only shield him from the wind blades. However, the terrifying force of the blades far exceeded her expectations. She too was slashed in multiple places, and if this continued, she wouldn’t last much longer.

This place is too terrifying! I just hope Chen’er doesn’t act rashly and follow us in... Ye Changqing worried.

Qin Yue’s delicate brows furrowed. Knowing Ye Qingchen’s character, he’s probably already rushed in...

”Father! Qin Yue!”

Sure enough, just as she was lost in thought, a figure appeared before them, shielding them from the terrifying wind blades. It was none other than Ye Qingchen. Seeing the wound-covered Qin Yue and Ye Changqing, Ye Qingchen’s eyes instantly reddened, and his heart filled with self-blame.

”Chen’er, why did you follow us in!” Ye Changqing exclaimed anxiously.

”Father, Qin Yue, I will not let you leave me!” Ye Qingchen declared, looking at them and clenching his fists, his voice resolute. ”If we live, we live together! If we die, we die together!”

If we die, we die together... A fine mist veiled Qin Yue’s beautiful eyes as glistening tears welled up.

”You fool...”