969: Chapter 962: Escape from Death 969: Chapter 962: Escape from Death Outside the Land of Trial.
The ground was still trembling, the air filled with dust that wouldn’t disperse.
Those from various sects who had narrowly escaped from the valley bore expressions of relief from cheating death on their faces.
They looked at the completely collapsed Land of Trial before them, recalling every single moment before the valley’s collapse, fear evident in their eyes.
Nobody had expected today’s outcome!
These people from different sects had originally come with a curious mindset to observe the trial of the Ancient Martial Punisher.
In their eyes, Ye Chenfeng was decent in strength but paled in comparison to the Middle Stage Transcendent Realm Ouyang Bai.
However, reality exceeded their expectations time and again.
At critical moments, Ye Chenfeng’s strength would surge, initially matching that of a Peak Primordial Heaven expert, and later equivalent to an Initial Stage Transcendent Realm expert.
Just when everyone thought Ye Chenfeng could not enhance his strength any further and was doomed to die by Ouyang Bai’s hand today, he defied all expectations once more.
His strength surged in the nick of time to match a Mid Stage Transcendent Realm expert, ultimately perishing together with the Ancient Martial Punisher Ouyang Bai.
A Transcendent Mid Stage expert in his twenties?
Recalling the scenes of Ye Chenfeng fighting valiantly in the valley, those from various sects couldn’t help but swallow hard, relieved that they believed Ye Chenfeng to be dead.
Otherwise, those who had ridiculed him just now would probably not even be able to stand steadily.
Among them were the Sect Leaders Li Dongtian of Cloud Soaring Palace, and Mo Wusha of Earth Demon Hall, along with the Second Elder Chen Xingfa and Great Elder Gui Tianlin.
Mo Wusha and Chen Xingfa had suffered severe injuries.
They were collateral damage from the fight between Ye Chenfeng and Ouyang Bai in the valley and had almost lost their ability to fight, barely managing to stand on the ground.
Li Dongtian and others like Mo Wusha had ashen faces and pale complexions as they looked at the ruined valley, then turned their gazes towards Lie Yan, Wang Wuji, and Sun Hengfei, among others.
Valley Master Lie Yan of Red Flame Valley faced Li Dongtian and others unwaveringly.
At this point, Cloud Soaring Palace and Earth Demon Hall had only Initial Stage Li Dongtian and Peak Gui Tianlin left capable of fighting, whereas Lie Yan and Wang Wuji were also Initial and Peak Primordial Heaven experts.
As for Sun Hengfei and other Sky-Breaking Realm experts, they were nearly useless, which meant that the strength of both parties was nearly equal.
Li Dongtian and Mo Wusha also believed that Ye Chenfeng was dead.
They saw no need to rush into a fight to the death with Lie Yan and others now.
After exchanging glances, both sects’ members left the Land of Trial, intending to recuperate properly first.
After Cloud Soaring Palace and Earth Demon Hall’s people left, the rest from the various sects looked at the once top-tier forbidden Land of Trial, now completely razed, and after shaking their heads and sighing, also departed.
In a mere moment, only Lie Yan and others were left outside the valley of the Land of Trial.
Sun Boyi, supported by Lie Yan, and Sun Yang’an, supported by Wang Wuji, both weak in body, looked at the collapsed valley with faces full of sorrow.
Sun Xiaoli, supporting the unconscious Xia Zining, moved her lips slightly and said, “Valley Master Lie Yan, Chenfeng will be fine, he absolutely won’t be in any trouble.
We have seen him create miracles time and again, so this time will surely be no exception.”
Right as Sun Xiaoli’s words fell, Sun Hengfei bit his lips tightly, his eyes brimming with tears, and said, “Xiaoli is right.
That kid Chenfeng is blessed with great fortune, the person I, Sun Hengfei, admire most in my life; how could he possibly die before me?
He absolutely cannot have died before me.”
Sun Xiaoli and Sun Hengfei couldn’t help but reminisce about their first meeting with Ye Chenfeng at the Shaking Mountain Sect when he first arrived in the Ancient Martial World.
At that time, Sun Xiaoli and Sun Hengfei did not approve of their younger brother Ye Chenfeng.
But as they spent more time together, they genuinely developed a deep affection for him.
Moreover, their strength today was all thanks to Ye Chenfeng.
Sun Boyi, supported by Lie Yan, took a deep breath, saying weakly, “Xiaoli, Heng Fei, the valley has completely collapsed, and before sinking into the ground, Chenfeng took the brunt of Ouyang Bai’s ultimate attack.
I understand your feelings, and I’m even more distraught than you.
Chenfeng is my grandson, but we must accept this reality.”
Valley Master Lie Yan of Red Flame Valley also spoke up, “Little Brother Ye has perished together with Ouyang Bai; he saved our entire Red Flame Valley.
As long as I, Lie Yan, live another day, I will ensure your safety.
Let’s leave this place quickly!
I believe it won’t be long before Cloud Soaring Palace and Earth Demon Hall take action again.”
Sun Hengfei and Sun Xiaoli looked back every ten steps, reluctantly gazing at the collapsed valley, not wanting to leave.
However, under the persuasion of Lie Yan and others, they had no choice but to leave helplessly.
As everyone left the area outside the Land of Trial,
deep beneath the valley of the Land of Trial,
there lay a spacious chamber braced by thick stone pillars, preventing the collapsed valley above from crushing this space.
Embedded within the walls surrounding this chamber were fist-sized glowing crystals, illuminating the area so brightly.
Off to the left side, a bloodied figure lay motionless, and that person was Ye Chenfeng.
Directly below him, Ouyang Bai lay equally still, his neck bones completely crushed by Ye Chenfeng, dead beyond any doubt.
The dark red aura that had been swirling around Ye Chenfeng also vanished, and the Soul Force that had surged to the Venerable Level Middle Stage had faded back down to the Sect Level Initial Stage.
Ye Chenfeng’s breathing through his nose was faint, as if his breath could cease at any moment.
After approximately ten minutes,
Ye Chenfeng’s eyelids twitched twice.
He slowly opened his eyes, and sensation returned to his body.
But the return of sensation was almost unbearable as it brought a pain so intense that Ye Chenfeng nearly passed out again.
He felt as if his body had been run over by a train, acutely aware of the numerous breaks in his meridians and the multiple fractures and pulverized bones caused by Ouyang Bai’s attack.
“Spurt!
Spurt!
Spurt!”
Biting down on his teeth to endure the agony, Ye Chenfeng suddenly felt a surge of blood rushing up inside him.
His mouth opened widely, and three mouthfuls of fresh blood spurted out.
His mind hazily recalled the events following the control exerted by the dark red aura on his body.
A cold sweat broke out on his back, feeling fortunate that he had managed to cling to life in the end.
But how was Ye Chenfeng to leave this place now?
He was entirely incapacitated, with his meridians severed, hardly different from a cripple.
If he were to remain here, even if he had luckily survived, he would likely end up starving to death.
“Clang!
Clang!
Clang!”
Ye Chenfeng glanced at the corpse of Ouyang Bai below him.
Just then, off to his right, he heard the sound of metal scraping.
He turned his head slightly, and his pupils dilated in shock, for there sat an old man, with disheveled hair and limbs bound by thick chains, staring intently at him.
The old man asked in a hoarse voice, “Have you come to?”
What shocked Ye Chenfeng was not only the presence of an old man imprisoned here but that the old man bore an identical likeness to Ouyang Bai.
Having narrowly escaped death, Ye Chenfeng couldn’t move a muscle; even the weakest woman could easily kill him now.
Thus, upon seeing this doppelgänger of Ouyang Bai, Ye Chenfeng instinctively became more vigilant.
The old man, tied up by chains, seemed to perceive Ye Chenfeng’s inner worries, and his hoarse voice came again: “Young man, rest easy, I will not harm you.”
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(To be continued.
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