After Being Reborn, I Refuse To Be The Holy Son Of The Sect Anymore

Chapter 173:

“Escaped?”

Inside the small valley, Xiao Yang looked at the black veil in his hand, the corner of his mouth curling into a smirk.

The Immortal-Binding Formation had yet to fully collapse.

Golden ropes still covered the entire valley.

“What happened?”

On a distant mountain peak, Chu Guiyuan and his group were filled with uncertainty.

Moments ago, they had seen a figure suddenly appear above the valley, then transform into a streak of sword light and vanish into the horizon.

“Failed?”

Chu Guiyuan’s expression turned grim.

That person was neither Xiao Yang nor Lu Fusheng.

That meant the ninth-ranked assassin of Misty Rain Pavilion, whom he had spent a fortune to hire, had failed.

The next moment, countless sharp sword lights slashed through the golden screen formed by the interwoven Immortal-Binding Cords, breaking free from the valley.

The Immortal-Binding Formation collapsed entirely.

The golden ropes lost their luster and were shredded by the powerful sword aura erupting from the valley.

A sword light shot out from within.

Another sword light, however, soared into the sky, chasing after the assassin who had fled.

“Damn it!”

Chu Guiyuan clenched his fists in anger.

What ninth-ranked assassin? What Misty Rain Pavilion? Was this all they were capable of?

“Brother Chu, this…”

Ye Feiyang hesitated as he looked at Chu Guiyuan, who was gritting his teeth in frustration.

“Misty Rain Pavilion’s assassins are utterly useless.”

Liu Ruxian spat venomously.

Xiao Yang had killed her father and brother, and she wanted nothing more than to tear him apart.

But she lacked the strength to do so, relying on Chu Guiyuan to exact her revenge.

Even then, Chu Guiyuan couldn’t afford to kill Xiao Yang openly.

At this moment, Xiao Yang had gone after the mysterious assassin.

Lu Fusheng, on the other hand, was charging directly toward them.

“Hmph!”

Chu Guiyuan narrowed his eyes as Lu Fusheng, in the form of a sword light, descended before him.

The sword light dissipated, revealing Lu Fusheng standing in front of him, sword in hand.

“Holy Son Guiyuan, did you enjoy the show?”

Lu Fusheng held his sword close, his gaze cold as he stared at Chu Guiyuan.

“The show? Of course, it was entertaining—quite spectacular, in fact!”

Chu Guiyuan gave a thumbs-up, his tone laced with mockery.

Behind him, Liu Ruxian and Ye Feiyang were visibly uneasy.

“Was it you?”

Lu Fusheng fixed his gaze on Chu Guiyuan and asked directly.

“Brother Lu, you can eat recklessly, but you can’t speak recklessly.”

Chu Guiyuan looked at Lu Fusheng smugly.

His expression made it clear—Yes, I did it, but what can you do about it?

Lu Fusheng’s face darkened, his anger rising.

But in the next instant, his expression changed, and he looked past Chu Guiyuan with shock.

“Hmm?”

Chu Guiyuan was momentarily stunned before quickly turning around.

The next moment, he was staring into a pair of massive eyes.

A colossal beast had appeared behind them without anyone noticing, looming over Chu Guiyuan with an oppressive presence.

Its eyes were like burning embers, flickering with hidden flames.

“I-It’s a Fire Qilin Beast…”

Ye Feiyang trembled in fear.

Liu Ruxian turned pale with terror.

Cold sweat trickled down Chu Guiyuan’s forehead.

For a beast this powerful to have approached them unnoticed, it was clearly far stronger than they were!

Why had such a terrifying creature appeared here?

And why was it staring at them?

“Ye… Brother Ye, what’s going on? Is this one of your family’s spirit beasts?”

Chu Guiyuan cautiously asked.

Ye Feiyang was the heir of the Ye family from Beast Taming Manor.

“If only it were…”

Ye Feiyang’s voice quivered.

Even in the Ye family, spirit beasts of this caliber were rare.

And this was a Fire Qilin Beast.

Some rumors claimed it carried the bloodline of the legendary ancient divine beast, the Fire Qilin.

Of course, that was just a speculation within the cultivation world.

No one could confirm whether the Fire Qilin Beast truly carried the blood of an ancient divine beast.

But before Chu Guiyuan and the others could fully grasp the situation, another massive head rose from the trees beside them.

“…”

A chill ran through their bodies.

They had never imagined that yet another enormous creature had been lurking nearby.

It was a silver-scaled serpent, its eerie blue eyes locked onto them with an icy gaze.

“A Frost Ice Serpent…”

Ye Feiyang turned deathly pale, his legs going weak.

This was an extremely formidable spirit serpent.

The two great spirit beasts no longer suppressed their aura.

The next moment, a faintly translucent flame flickered to life around the Fire Qilin Beast.

At the same time, a wave of bone-chilling frost spread outward from the Frost Ice Serpent.

A single dewdrop that was about to fall from a nearby flower froze instantly.

Frost spread across the surrounding vegetation.

One side burned with intense heat, while the other radiated freezing cold.

Chu Guiyuan and his group stood at the center, caught between fire and ice, utterly miserable.

“Aren’t you guys from a beast-taming family? Do something!”

Chu Guiyuan snapped at Ye Feiyang, his patience wearing thin.

“Don’t make any sudden moves!”

Ye Feiyang whispered, his voice trembling as he cautiously tapped his beast pouch at his waist.

In the next moment, a small beast leaped out from Ye Feiyang’s beast pouch, landing on the ground before him and quickly expanding in size.

A fierce red-furred ape, standing over three meters tall, appeared in front of everyone.

The ape pounded its chest furiously and let out an enraged roar at the Fire Qilin Beast.

“Boom!”

A massive foot stomped down from above, crushing the ape into a bloody pulp in an instant.

Blood splattered all over Chu Guiyuan and the others.

Only Lu Fusheng, protected by his sword aura, remained unstained by the flying blood.

Ye Feiyang, Chu Guiyuan, and Liu Ruxian were utterly dumbfounded.

“My Crimson Ape…”

Ye Feiyang felt his heart shatter.

That beast had taken him immense effort to tame.

It was a Scarlet Flame Fierce Ape, a creature whose strength rivaled that of a peak Sky Martial Realm warrior.

Ye Feiyang had spent great effort subduing it.

Yet, this incredibly powerful beast had been killed in a single step by the Fire Qilin Beast.

These two spirit beasts… they were definitely at the level of peak Divine Martial Realm powerhouses.

This was a disaster.

They had attracted the attention of two terrifying spirit beasts.

Ye Feiyang and Chu Guiyuan trembled uncontrollably.

Only Lu Fusheng remained calm.

He noticed that these two spirit beasts were not targeting him.

They were after Chu Guiyuan and the others.

Lu Fusheng was just about to leave.

At that moment, a streak of sword light shot from the distance, landing on the mountain peak.

It was Xiao Yang, who had gone after the Misty Rain Pavilion assassin, returning.

When he had entered the valley, he had released the Fire Qilin Beast and the Frost Ice Serpent.

These were both ninth-rank spirit beasts, their strength on par with peak Divine Martial Realm experts.

It was these two spirit beasts that had secretly destroyed the cores of the Immortal-Binding Formation and the Weapon Slaughter Formation, greatly weakening their power. That was how Xiao Yang and the others had been able to break the killing formation so easily and force the Misty Rain Pavilion’s female assassin to flee.

Xiao Yang had failed to catch the assassin, so he had no choice but to return.

“Xiao Yang?!”

Chu Guiyuan was both shocked and furious when he saw who had arrived.

“It was you?!”

He instantly realized what had happened.

Xiao Yang walked up to Chu Guiyuan.

“Smack!”

Without hesitation, he raised his hand and slapped Chu Guiyuan across the face.

“You dare hit me?!”

Chu Guiyuan stared at Xiao Yang in disbelief.

Liu Ruxian and Ye Feiyang were completely stunned by what they had just witnessed.

Even Lu Fusheng, with his usual icy demeanor, showed a trace of astonishment.

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

“Outrageous!”

Chu Guiyuan roared in fury, clenching his fists as a surge of powerful energy erupted from his body, sending dust and stones flying in all directions.

“What, are you going to use your turtle punches against me?”

Xiao Yang sneered.

“You’ve gone too far!”

Chu Guiyuan was about to unleash the Guiyuan Divine Fist.

But at that moment, the Fire Qilin Beast stepped forward and slammed him to the ground with a single paw.

“…”

Liu Ruxian and Ye Feiyang watched in horror as Chu Guiyuan was pinned beneath the massive beast’s claw.

“You were planning to kill me, so what’s wrong with me bullying you a little?”

Xiao Yang smirked.

It was obvious that Chu Guiyuan was behind all of this.

Otherwise, why else would he be here watching the spectacle unfold?

Xiao Yang noticed that the spot where Chu Guiyuan and the others had been standing had a perfect view of the valley.

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

Ye Feiyang cautiously tried to explain.

“Smack!”

Xiao Yang swung his hand and slapped Ye Feiyang across the face.

“…”

Ye Feiyang’s head was knocked to the side, his mind completely blank.

Never in his wildest dreams did he expect that Xiao Yang would hit him too.

After all, he was the heir of Beast Taming Manor, the future master of the Ye family.

Not to mention, Beast Taming Manor’s strength surpassed that of Azure Sun Sword Sect.

Azure Sun Sword Sect had what?

Aside from a single Qingyang Sword, they didn’t even have a Half-Saint Realm expert.

So how dare Xiao Yang?

Ye Feiyang was livid.

But he didn’t dare retaliate.

It was clear that these two spirit beasts hadn’t appeared here by coincidence.

Chu Guiyuan had just tried to strike back at Xiao Yang, only to be instantly pinned to the ground by the Fire Qilin Beast.

A perfect example of what not to do.

If Ye Feiyang still couldn’t see that these two beasts were protecting Xiao Yang, then his intelligence was truly lacking.

Even Lu Fusheng hadn’t expected Xiao Yang to slap Ye Feiyang too.

“A misunderstanding? What misunderstanding? If I kill you and then tell your Beast Taming Manor it was a misunderstanding, would that be acceptable?”

Xiao Yang showed Ye Feiyang no mercy.

Ye Feiyang was fuming with rage.

Liu Ruxian stood trembling in the corner, too afraid to say a word.

“Weren’t you quite arrogant before? Why are you silent now?”

Xiao Yang sneered at Liu Ruxian.

Back in Yuanlong City, the Liu family had relied on Guiyuan Martial Sect to drive the Xiao family out.

Liu Ruxian, as Chu Guiyuan’s dao companion, had abused her position to act high and mighty.

But now, she was nothing more than a frightened rabbit.

“Xiao Yang! If you have the guts, then fight me on the Life-and-Death Stage!”

Chu Guiyuan roared in fury.

“Hahaha…”

Xiao Yang burst into laughter.

“Go take a piss and look at yourself. A man who steals his brother’s woman and his brother’s position—you think you’re worthy to challenge me to a life-and-death duel?”

Xiao Yang waved his hand at the Fire Qilin Beast.

“What…”

Chu Guiyuan’s face twisted in shock and rage.

How did Xiao Yang know about that?

Did that useless fool tell him everything?

The Fire Qilin Beast’s expression twisted into something eerily human-like.

Then, a jet of steaming liquid shot out, drenching Chu Guiyuan’s head.

A sizzling sound filled the air, like red-hot iron being plunged into water.

“…”

Liu Ruxian, Ye Feiyang, and Lu Fusheng were all utterly dumbfounded.

The Fire Qilin Beast’s urine was boiling hot, scalding Chu Guiyuan so badly that he let out an agonized scream like a pig being slaughtered.

“Today, I’m treating you to a bowl of Returning Dragon Soup!”

“Hahaha!”

Xiao Yang roared with laughter.

What a satisfying moment!