111 Creation Sealing Array. (2/2)
”Well, I warned you.”
He truly couldn't understand how people like this could be chosen by the Tian clan to enter this competition. Even if they were angry at him calling Tian Zheng a wastrel, they should at least swallow their anger until they were strong enough to exact proper revenge, charging in now was simply suicidal. Some people might pity their stupidity and go easy on them, but since they were showing killing intent towards him, Li Yang would show no mercy.
The youth with the axe was the first to reach him, sending a heavy sideways slash towards Li Yang's neck, all the air in the area gathering around the blade of the axe. The axe came from the left, so Li Yang dodged it by ducking down and giving his entire body a spin to the right, raising his right leg in the process. He stood up the moment the axe passed over his head, using the momentum of his still ongoing spin to deliver a sideways kick to the youth's head using his raised right leg, the sole of his foot crashing into the youth's temple and ruining his balance. Li Yang finished the spin while lowering his right leg, forcing the youth down onto the ground, Li Yang's right foot pressing down on his head.
The two women that also charged over stopped slightly when they saw the scene, it had happened so fast that they were nearly unable to see it. In one swift motion, Li Yang had not only dodged the attack but also launched his counterattack, forcing the youth onto the ground and allowing him to stand on his head. Li Yang looked down at the youth, who was struggling beneath his foot, and then moved his gaze onto the two girls.
”Did you think my words were a joke? Did you think that just because Ying'er saved those four people earlier that I would be as kind and merciful? Too bad, I am not Ying'er.”
Li Yang put more force into his right foot, a crunching sound echoing throughout the area as the youth's head was crushed beneath Li Yang's foot. The youth likely thought that things would go better now that he wasn't alone and was also prepared for battle, but it was completely useless. These five people here were clearly the weakest of the Tian clan group that still remained in this city, the strongest among these five was the other man, he had just recently entered the early stage of the Soaring Immortal realm. The others had likely already entered the palace to search for the best resources.
The two women had not expected Li Yang to act as quick and forceful as he had, they were from the esteemed Tian clan, after all, there were very few people who dared attack them in a manner like this. But it was already too late for the two of them to realize that charging forward had been a blunder.
Li Yang dashed forward at full speed, golden arcs of lightning and fire trailing in his wake. The women were so close that he could cross the distance in less than a second, a normal sword appearing in his grasp, fire and lightning flooding into it. He slashed out with the sword, the blade digging into the neck of the first woman and exploding, unable to contain the power Li Yang had channeled into it.
The woman's head was eviscerated by the shards of the sword, scorched by the fire and lightning they contained. The other woman wanted to use this chance to escape but found herself unable to move her legs, a strange icy energy flooding into her body and completely freezing the bones in her legs.
Li Yang flicked his fingers, controlling the shards of the exploded sword by manipulating the fire and lightning within them. The shards rained down on the other woman, piercing through her flesh and embedding themselves in her body. Li Yang unleashed the remaining fire and lightning, the rancid smell of scorched flesh and blood quickly spreading in the area as the woman fell over. Li Yang looked at the three corpses with an indifferent gaze, murmuring lightly.
”Can't let them go to waste.”
Li Yang quickly snatched their interspatial rings and then froze all the blood that remained in their bodies, extracting it after it was all frozen. Their blood contained quite a bit of Qi and could be used to draw arrays, wasting it was no good. While draining their blood, he cast a sideways glance at the two remaining people, who had started slowly backing off.
”Do you want to follow in their footsteps?”
The corners of man and the woman's mouth twitched, a bitter expression spreading on their faces. They both raised their arms high to show their intent to surrender, the man shrugging his shoulders in a casual manner.
”Forget it, we have no interest in committing suicide like them. But could you tell me, how do you have such great strength? You shouldn't have any high position in the Yuan clan so it can't be something they have given you.”
Li Yang had been easily able to kill three people at the late stage of the Ascending Heaven realm, and while that wasn't exactly uncommon amongst the people in the clans, it was rather rare to see it done by someone who didn't have a high position within their clan. Li Yang stored away the frozen blood and then turned around, leaving the area without bothering to give the two people any response.
He spent a bit more time scouring the forest for resources before returning to Fang Ying. who was still focusing on mapping the Devil's Grasp Vine. Li Yang sat down at the side of the crater, quietly waiting for her to finish. Half an hour after he arrived, four hours after the gates to the garden were opened, Fang Ying finished her task, opening her eyes and turning to Li Yang.
”It really does cover the entire island, it even encroaches into the ocean around the island, absorbing the lifeforce of any fish that gets too close. The spot with the most concentrated energy that should be the primary heart is located at the opposite end of the city from where we arrived, but just as we guessed, there are countless roots covering the entire area. The moment anyone gets within 50 kilometers of the primary heart, the beast will be notified and awaken. Luckily, this palace has attracted all the attention so there is no one close to the primary heart. How did your search go?”
Considering how large this island, and the Devil's Grasp Vine was, it was actually somewhat surprising that it would keep such a small defensive perimeter around it, it seemed like it had been hibernating for quite a few years already. Fang Ying undid her fusion with Langshen, rubbing his head while feeding him strips of meat she always kept within her interspatial ring. Li Yang shrugged his shoulders in response to her question, pointing at the palace with his thumb.
”Uneventful and boring. I found a few good resources, I'll show them to you later. But now we should enter the palace, wouldn't want everyone else to snatch everything away from us.”
Fang Ying nodded her head, jumping out from the crater and landing next to Li Yang. He handed her some of the resources he had picked up and then the two of them started heading for the palace, Langshen sauntering behind them while chewing on some dried meat.