sinovels Chapter 18 Loyalty? How much is it worth?
Chapter 18 Loyalty? How much is it worth?
"Huh? It's you!"
When Li Hongnian saw the appearance of the attacker, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Chen Ye? He's still alive?
According to the plan previously agreed upon with Zhou Heng, Chen Ye had received a favor from Gong Chengyuan and was one of those who were destined to die. How could he possibly be alive and here?
Could something have happened?
No, impossible! Li Hongnian immediately rejected the idea.
With Zhou Heng's strength and the presence of the rogue cultivators, no one on the Cangyun could be their match, unless he secretly ran off to rescue Gong Chengyuan!
"Tsk tsk, you're quite loyal to the Gong family."
Perhaps Chen Ye's actions revealed his ugliest side, and Li Hongnian looked at him with a sneer, preparing to get rid of this eyesore first.
Loyalty? What's it worth?
Chen Ye scoffed at these words. He would not have bothered getting involved if he hadn't been unable to stay out of it.
But what's done is done, there's no point in saying more!
Chen Ye launched the first attack, using his divine sense to manipulate the Water-Splitting Spear straight towards Li Hongnian.
This time, however, the Water-Splitting Spear seemed to be severely damaged, causing it to fly unsteadily and at a much slower speed than before.
"Hmph, overestimating yourself!"
Li Hongnian sneered. If he remembered correctly, this kid only had this one magic weapon. Once he cut off the Water-Splitting Thorn, let's see what he has left to be arrogant about.
"Cut it off!"
Li Hongnian roared, his magic sword spitting out a sharp blade of energy, which he fiercely slashed at the approaching Dividing Water Thorn.
Click!
As the sword energy swept past, this magical artifact, which had served Chen Ye well in just over a month, was finally destroyed after being damaged repeatedly. It broke into two pieces and fell to the ground.
"what!"
At the same time, Chen Ye clutched his head and screamed in agony. The sound was so pitiful that even Li Hongnian was taken aback.
He paused for a moment, then said with a hint of amusement.
"Don't you know that if you use your divine sense to control a magical artifact, the user will also suffer a backlash from their own divine sense once the artifact is destroyed? Haha, how ignorant!"
He walked towards Chen Ye while mocking him, showing no concern that Chen Ye was acting or about to suddenly attack.
The pain of the divine sense is something that ordinary cultivators cannot bear. This is why many cultivators, despite being able to control artifacts with their divine sense, never do so.
And the water-splitting dagger was indeed destroyed by him. At this moment, in Li Hongnian's eyes, Chen Ye was no longer a threat.
"Fine, since you are in so much pain, I will see you off. This will also fulfill our friendship as outsiders to the Gong family."
A fierce glint flashed in Li Hongnian's eyes. Just as he was about to unleash another sword strike to separate Chen Ye's head from his body, he...
Chen Ye, who was still groaning in pain, suddenly opened his eyes, and then a beam of azure light shot out from under him!
"Azure-patterned spear? Damn it!"
Li Hongnian's expression changed drastically. He was all too familiar with the aura emanating from that azure light; it was none other than the Azure Pattern Spear, the magical artifact used by Zhou Heng!
The problem is, how did Zhou Heng's magical artifact end up in his hands?
Without time to think, Li Hongnian retreated hastily, but due to his carelessness, he had already come within a zhang of Chen Ye, and the speed of the Jade Pattern Spear was far superior to that of the Water Splitting Thrust.
Almost as soon as he made a move, the azure light transformed from the Azure Spear had already pierced right in front of him. In shock, Li Hongnian quickly took out a talisman from his waist, but before he could activate it...
hum~~
Another ear-piercing roar erupted, and Li Hongnian felt a tremor in his sea of consciousness, freezing him in place.
At the same time, the mist emanating from the Jade Pattern Spear transformed into the phantom of a Jade Armored Rhinoceros Demon, roaring and howling, using the spear tip as its horn, and charged headlong at Li Hongnian!
"boom!!"
In an instant, it seemed as if the entire cabin shook violently, and Li Hongnian was as if he had been struck by the tail of a giant whale in the sea, and was instantly blasted away.
The Azure Pattern Spear, after piercing Li Hongnian's chest, returned to Chen Ye's hand.
"Phew... Dead?"
Chen Ye slowly got up from the ground, looked at Li Hongnian's mangled body with a hideous bloody hole pierced through his chest, and breathed a sigh of relief.
But Chen Ye didn't forget to finish him off, controlling the Jade Pattern Spear to pierce Li Hongnian's head and twist it several times before confirming that the man was completely dead.
Don't blame him for being so cautious.
It should be noted that Chen Ye has only just broken through to the third level of the Spirit Gathering Realm, while Li Hongnian was already a sixth-level Spirit Gathering Realm cultivator several years ago. The gap of three minor realms is definitely not something that can be bridged by simply having a strong soul!
In order to kill Li Hongnian, Chen Ye first used the Water-Dividing Thorn to lower his guard, then endured the destruction of the magic weapon and damage to his spiritual consciousness, and finally took advantage of his unpreparedness to suddenly unleash the Azure Pattern Spear. He used three consecutive tricks, which can be described as painstaking.
"Huh? What's this?"
Chen Ye suddenly noticed that Li Hongnian was holding something in his hand. He stepped forward, pried open Li Hongnian's fingers, and took out the object. He discovered that it was actually a high-grade golden body talisman!
The superior-grade Golden Body Talisman, once activated, can withstand several attacks from a late-stage Spirit Condensation cultivator for a certain period of time. Even within the Gong family, it is an extremely precious and rare item.
Unexpectedly, Li Hongnian actually carried one with him!
Chen Ye felt a wave of fear wash over him. It was fortunate that he had planned carefully from the beginning; otherwise, if Li Hongnian had activated the Golden Body Talisman, there would have been no way to turn the tide.
"cough……"
At this moment, a coughing sound rang out. Chen Ye turned his head and saw Gong Chengyuan, covered in wounds, coughing up blood as he got up from the ground.
He didn't die; he just happened to faint at just the right moment. Chen Ye didn't even know when he fainted.
When Gong Chengyuan saw the surrounding scene clearly, especially Li Hongnian's mangled corpse, his pupils suddenly contracted.
"What, what's going on? Chen Ye, you..."
"That's right, Captain, I killed that scoundrel." Chen Ye strode over and admitted frankly.
"But your cultivation level..."
Gong Chengyuan still couldn't believe it. A third-level Spirit Gathering cultivator had killed a sixth-level Spirit Gathering cultivator? And Chen Ye hadn't even been injured!
"This is all thanks to the water-splitting spikes the captain gave me. I managed to launch a surprise attack on Li Hongnian when he was off guard and kill him by sheer luck. It's just a pity..."
Chen Ye pointed to the water-dividing thorn that had fallen to the ground, shook his head, and then sighed.
"It's a pity that the Water-Splitting Dagger has been destroyed by Li Hongnian. Alas, this was my first magical artifact..."
Gong Chengyuan fell silent upon hearing this. He hadn't witnessed how Chen Ye killed Li Hongnian, but the facts were undeniable, and pressing for an answer further would be rather aggressive.
Moreover, Chen Ye risked his life to kill Li Hongnian, all for the benefit of the Gong family!
How could such a person from a different family not be moved?
"Don't worry, no matter how much you damage, my Gong family... cough cough, the entire family will repay you double!"
Gong Chengyuan patted Chen Ye's shoulder forcefully, his gratitude evident in his words.