Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 958 - 76: Fighting Alone

"I’ll count to ten. If one of the three of you comes out, I’ll spare one life and leave the other with just a breath. If two come out, I’ll spare both lives. If all three come out, I guarantee you two will be unscathed," Yue Potian laughed skywards, his laughter so revolting it was nauseating.

"Despicable! Jinghua, don’t fall for it," the members of the July Mercenary Team vehemently resented Yue Potian’s actions.

In the air, Yue Minzhi was covered in injuries. He looked at Yue Jinghua and the others atop Four Symbols City, shaking his head to signal them not to come out.

"Minzhi," Long Rui had dreamed of him every day since Yue Minzhi was taken.

Seeing her beloved so close yet covered in wounds, utterly powerless, Long Rui couldn’t help but choke with emotion.

Lie Rou, upon seeing Yue Minzhi’s state, felt as if her soul was tearing apart. "Let me exchange myself for Minzhi. It’s all my fault; Minzhi shouldn’t have to endure this pain."

Yue Nian embraced Lie Rou, looking at Yue Minzhi firmly restrained in the air along with his friend Ye Huacheng.

Two people, one his beloved son, the other his friend; both ended up in such dire straits because of him.

Ye Huacheng must have been implicated because he spared me last time in Huasha City.

"No, I’ll go. It’s all my fault. Had I not ignored the clan’s admonitions back then and insisted on marrying and having children on Canglong Continent, this scene wouldn’t have occurred today. Don’t stop me. I’ll go plead with my uncle; perhaps he’ll consider our familial bonds and spare Minzhi," Yue Nian held onto a sliver of hope, hoping Yue Potian would relent on his behalf.

"No way, neither of you can go, Dad, Mom. It’s a trap. He just wants to lure us out of the city to wipe us out," Yue Jinghua also wanted to save her brother, but she knew if her father went out, Yue Potian might not kill him, yet she couldn’t bear seeing him live like a walking corpse again.

Besides, even if Yue Nian went, he wouldn’t be able to save anyone. Yue Potian’s ambitions are wicked; he said only three people coming out of the city together can ensure two people will escape safely.

"Ha, you’re Moon Breaking Jun’s son, aren’t you? Don’t be naive. Do you really think Yue Potian will consider familial bonds and spare your life? Do you know how your father died ten thousand years ago? Back when the Sky Witch Clan and Demon Clan were negotiating peace to halt the war, your father, as Clan Leader of the Sun Dragon Clan, supported ending the war. But Yue Potian, as Vice Clan Leader, colluded with the Demon Clan under the pretense of it disgracing the Sun Dragon Clan and led your father into a disastrous ambush," Changsun Guishou knew that with feet grown on someone else’s body, no one could stop one’s departure.

Yet he couldn’t help but find Yue Nian’s naivety amusing.

Someone who could frame his own brother and seize the clan leader position, how could he expect him to cherish family bonds?

Yue Nian had never known of this. He was taken aback.

He had never known his father had been killed by Yue Potian, and here he had been respecting him as an uncle all these years.

"I’ll count to ten. If you don’t come out, don’t blame me for being ruthless," Yue Potian continued shouting.

As "ten" fell, a malicious gleam flared in Yue Potian’s eyes. He raised his palm, pressing it against Ye Huacheng, only to hear a shrieking scream resounding across the sky.

Ye Huacheng was compelled to transform into a golden giant dragon while Yue Potian extracted a dragon vein as thick as a thumb from his body.

With the dragon vein removed, it was akin to tendon extraction and bone removal, even a tough man like Ye Huacheng was wracked with pain, tumbling from the sky and rolling on the ground, with dragon scales shattered and blood flowing everywhere.

Witnessing this tragic scene, everyone paled. They hadn’t expected Yue Potian to be so ruthlessly merciless towards his old subordinate.

"Hua Cheng!" Yue Nian cried out in agony.

With his dragon vein removed, Ye Huacheng’s cultivation was utterly destroyed.

He had doomed Ye Huacheng, his best friend.

"Next, it will be Yue Minzhi. His Dragon Blood hasn’t been awakened for long and can’t withstand the pain of dragon vein extraction, so I’ll try something different. Yue Jinghua, do you recall how you treated my daughter last time? Though I don’t care much for that daughter, she is still my flesh and blood. Whatever way you made her die, I’ll inflict it doubly upon your brother," Yue Potian grew more insane, his expression no longer any different from a madman’s.

"No, Minzhi, no, I beg you, spare him," Long Rui couldn’t bear to see Yue Minzhi burned alive. She cried, wanting to leap off the city wall.

"I’ll go." Yue Nian ordered the others to pull Long Rui back. He turned around, seeing his beloved wife Lie Rou and daughter Yue Jinghua filled with agony. With a faint smile on his face, he held Lie Rou’s face, staring at his beloved, whose eyes were filled with tears, "Rourou, I’m sorry. But I never regret meeting you."

Lie Rou choked, unable to speak through her tears.

Yue Nian released Lie Rou. He walked up to Yue Jinghua, gently brushed her hair, his eyes filled with affection, "Huahua, I never expected, after a few years, you wouldn’t be that spoiled little girl anymore. You’ve had it hard these years, I’m sorry."

He whispered into Yue Jinghua’s ear, "Huahua, I’ll tell you about a cultivation technique, remember it, Candle Dragon Heart Scripture..."

Yue Nian lowered his voice so only Yue Jinghua could hear.

After Yue Nian finished speaking, he suddenly transformed into a golden giant dragon, soared into the sky. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"Yue Potian, spare my son. You and I still have a battle to settle. You framed my father back then and caused my family to break apart over the years; all this should be reckoned," Yue Nian’s last bit of fantasy regarding Yue Potian shattered upon learning from Changsun Guishou in the air that his father was killed by Yue Potian.

"You know everything now? Hmph, those who obey thrive, those who oppose perish. I once thought you’d understand my painstaking efforts, but who knew you’ve grown accustomed to their human sentiments with the Human Race. So be it, if you’re determined to oppose me, why should I care about our years-long uncle-nephew relationship? Yue Nian, today, you’ve forced my hand," Yue Potian’s sneering face bore a cruel smile.

He raised his hand, yet didn’t attack Yue Nian, instead, his hand swiftly struck Yue Minzhi’s top of the skull.

He wanted Yue Nian to know that defying him led to no good end.

"Yue Potian, you, damn you," Yue Nian exploded in fury.