System's Super Sect-Chapter 684 - 679. The Fate of Long Ye (First Update)

"That reason isn’t good enough. The Long Family has enemies, so why not think about making oneself stronger, rather than choosing to sacrifice my mother’s happiness?"

Wen Yan’s face was a mask of indifference.

To say it kindly, this is a kind of cowardice.

To put it bluntly, it’s downright shameless.

Then, Wen Yan stated bluntly again, "If your father required you to spend your life sharing a bed with someone you dislike, a stranger, what would you do?"

"I wouldn’t do it." Long Yue answered decisively.

Wen Yan said, "Good, since that’s the case, don’t involve yourself in this. Even if Long Ye dares to demand my father’s life, there will be a price to pay even if I don’t kill him."

...

In the ruins.

As the battle between the Devouring Beast and Long Ye continued, the surrounding area of a thousand meters had already fallen into ruins.

Already wounded by the Devouring Power, Long Ye’s forcibly healed wounds with Vein Qi began to tear open after prolonged combat, blood spilling out.

Long Ye’s condition was steadily declining.

Even with the Four-Vortex Diagram’s augmentation.

Even with the Earth Level School Vein Skill attached.

The Devouring Beast remained as ferocious as ever, and Long Ye helplessly thought within himself, "Is this guy not fearing death? I’ve already cut off two of its four arms, yet it continues to charge forward regardless."

Even though I’ve fought on the battlefield for decades.

Even though I’ve been through life-and-death battles over twenty times. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Even though I’ve survived almost certain death three times.

The current battle state still makes his scalp crawl?

This opponent feels no pain and doesn’t fear death at all!

The skeleton monster lacks the sensations of pain and the emotions that arise during combat.

"Here it comes again!"

Finally, after retreating a hundred meters and catching his breath, the Devouring Beast attacked again.

Long Ye had no choice but to grit his teeth and reluctantly continue fighting.

First dodging the Devouring Beast’s charge sideways, then swinging his Blood Axe violently downwards. As the Devouring Beast caught it with one hand, the Blood Axe lifted again, swinging down hard on its spine. A cracking sound could be heard as the spinal bone split, yet the Devouring Beast’s other hand stabbed through the bone gap, pressing against Long Ye’s abdomen.

Bang!

Long Ye was instantly propelled, sliding hundreds of meters through the ruins.

After steadying himself, he looked at his trembling hand, slapped himself sharply, then gritted his teeth and glared at the Devouring Beast.

"Bastard, deliberately exposing your weakness to me!"

Long Ye’s composure broke.

The Devouring Beast’s greatest weakness is its spine.

If the spine supporting the whole body breaks, surely the entire body will fall apart; he doesn’t believe a disassembled skeleton monster can survive.

But earlier, the Devouring Beast deliberately left its spine vulnerable, showing a willingness to go down together!

After steadying himself, just as Long Ye was about to act, a hot liquid surged from his chest and abdomen. Unable to stop himself from vomiting it out, Long Ye forcefully held it back, swallowing the blood down.

Long Ye followed with a furious roar, "Go ahead, continue showing your weakness!"

He refuses to believe that fighting like this would allow the cracked spine of the skeleton monster to endure.

If it’s a desperate fight, who couldn’t join?

Bang!

His Meridian Gate pulsed, initiating a Death Baptism. Following that, Long Ye swung his axe as he charged towards the Devouring Beast.

The two engaged once more in a seemingly endless melee.

Hit for hit.

Competing to see who remains standing in the end!

As time passed bit by bit, Long Ye was blinded with rage, entirely immersed in the will to desperately fight, no other thought crossing his mind.

Because dignity tells him not to fall.

Conviction tells him standing last assures victory.

The Devouring Beast’s spine cracks assure him it won’t last much longer.

Crack!

Suddenly, as an axe blade landed on the Devouring Beast’s spine, the cracked white bone finally snapped.

The massive body of the Devouring Beast began to collapse in the middle, splitting in two!

Upon landing, a dense cloud of dust rose.

Long Ye, covered in blood, trembled as he emerged from the dust with both hands and feet, his lips slowly curling into a proud smile after stepping out of the dust.

"Desperate fight?"

"I’ve never feared anyone!"

"I’m the one standing last—Long Ye!"

"Wen Yan, now it’s your turn!"

With a turn of his head, Long Ye’s blood-red eyes glared directly at Wen Yan, then a ferocious killing intent surged towards Wen Yan like a flood.

When Long Yue, standing nearby, was engulfed by this killing intent, goosebumps rose all over his body.

Yet different thoughts ran through his mind.

His brother actually wants to challenge Wen Yan.

Blinded by rage shouldn’t cost reason!

The skeleton monster is dead.

Now Wen Yan has to act.

Seeing Wen Yan, from his calm demeanor, Long Yue knew what he thought was correct.

If Wen Yan were not strong, the fall of the skeleton monster’s expression would certainly change, possibly even leading Wen Yan and Wen Yan to flee.

But the expression hasn’t changed, Wen Yan hadn’t even moved.

Long Yue hurriedly shouted, "Brother, can you act rationally!"

"If you don’t want to help, stay to the side!" Long Ye didn’t even glance at Long Yue before coldly reprimanding him.

After reprimanding, Long Ye began to walk toward Wen Yan step by step.

Each step leaving a bloody footprint.

Kill intent soaring!

Inside the Vast Auction House, Li Bao and others hastily gathered and fled through the back door.

Wen Yan was prepared to stand forth and face all of this alone.

At that moment, Long Ye’s voice echoed again.

"Wen Yan, kneel and die!"

Wen Yan still stood where he was, unmoving.

Then he raised one hand, pointed behind Long Ye, and said, "Look behind you."

"Behind?"

Long Ye sneered disdainfully.

Playing such a little trick?

Even kids might not fall for it these days!

Suddenly, a roar pierced the sky.

This familiar sound, flooding in, momentarily made Long Ye question his life and halted his steps toward Wen Yan.

He glanced back and saw the skeleton monster slowly emerging from Bai Chen.

The previously severed hand was now whole.

The cracks made by the Blood Axe had all vanished.

The spine once shattered was intact.

It seemed as if it had just appeared.

Wen Yan calmly spoke, "On this land, though it might not be immortal, as an undead creature, it is beyond your ability to kill."

These words reached Long Ye’s ears, and his expression changed instantly.

A thought quickly arose.

Capture the leader first!

No point fighting the skeleton; its combat style is reckless.

He wouldn’t last long in this state.

Plus, it can resurrect after death; as a human, he lacks such ability.

"Then you die first!" Long Yue immediately turned, twisting the Blood Axe’s blade and lunging at Wen Yan.

Wen Yan didn’t dodge, and he drew a Magic Wand from the Storage Ring.

"Expelliarmus!"

With these four words, an invisible force shot out directly.

In a flash, it reached Long Ye.

Long Ye was raising the Blood Axe, prepared to kill Wen Yan and leave the skeleton monster ownerless.

But suddenly felt a tug at his fingertips and the Blood Axe was pulled away. He turned, only to see the Blood Axe flying out of his grip, landing in Wen Yan’s hand.

Once the Blood Axe was lost, Long Ye was stunned, and before he could grasp what happened, a Bone Spike Cage erupted from the ground.

Boom!

Long Ye crashed into the bone spikes, trapped inside.

Captured, the Devouring Beast directly lunged, prepared to unleash its Devouring Power.

After its resurrection, the Devouring Beast had a double magnification effect from devouring the Energy Body, thus requiring ten Energy Bodies to double its power.

Injured and weak, Long Ye was naturally a prime target.

Devouring the same realm’s power, once would suffice!

Just as the Devouring Power was about to explode, Wen Yan said, "Don’t eat."

The Devouring Beast quickly halted.

Then, Wen Yan added, "As long as it’s not death, do whatever you want."

Within the cage, Long Ye heard this and felt a chill down his spine.

"Kill me if you dare!"

He’d rather die than be tortured.

Wen Yan didn’t respond.

Long Yue, observing closely, fixated on Wen Yan’s Magic Wand.

What kind of weapon is this?

With just a gesture, it snatched the Blood Axe from Long Ye’s grip?

"Just as expected!"

Long Yue nodded secretly.

Wen Yan truly is powerful!

Powerful enough not to activate the Meridian Gate and still strip her brother of his Killing Artifact.

This Blood Axe, in her recollection, he’s wielded in battle for decades, often knocked from his hands, but never taken.

Those who tried are mostly dead.

Unaware of Long Yue’s thoughts, Wen Yan turned back to look at her father, then addressed the dazed Long Yue beside her, "I want to know why mother wants to bring father back to the Long Family?"

"Ah!"

Long Yue was startled again.

We’re still fighting!

Shouldn’t we focus more on the battle?

But considering Long Ye, now a spent force without the Blood Axe, Long Yue relaxed.

She felt Wen Yan had already foreseen the battle’s end.

Long Yue glanced at the caged Long Ye, thoughtful, then retracted her worried gaze and answered Wen Yan, "Let’s talk somewhere else."

Since Wen Yan promised not to kill her brother, she had no concerns.

Getting hurt, being abused, it’s what he deserves.

A man who doesn’t strive to grow strong and instead sacrifices women’s happiness to satisfy his desires? This kind of brother deserves to suffer!

Today, let Wen Yan teach him a lesson on behalf of his sister.

Wen Yan nodded, then called out to the outside of the Vast Auction House, before the three, along with the remaining guards, stepped away.

Out of the battle zone, walking along the bustling street, Long Yue spoke, "In truth, sister doesn’t want him returned to the Long Family but to the battlefield for training. Our Long Family, despite being a family power, still belongs to a realm. So we must send people to wage wars against other realms. There, surviving can hone immense power, even gaining authority. Sister hopes he can achieve merit there, and prove himself to the Long Family with his ability. Once his military achievements reach leadership level, father won’t oppose this marriage."

"Battlefield, where life and death coexist, must we go to such extremes?"

Wen Yan once again had the idea of bringing his father back to the Immortal Sect.

In the Immortal Sect, father can still grow.

Still become a powerful figure.

Don’t those in the Long Family think father weak?

Long Yue continued, "Cultivation, hasn’t it always meant coexisting with life and death? Only those who survive hold the right to speak. And on the battlefield, my sister assists from behind. And me too. With our help for your father, he’ll surely grow quickly. Winning father’s approval for Wen Yan is difficult, but this path is viable."

Wen Yan was momentarily stunned upon hearing this.

Then a thought arose in his mind.

Seems like he must vie with his mother for a man.

Knowing the battlefield’s mortality rate without a doubt.

"Must they be recognized to be together?"

"What if my father becomes someone the Long Family must revere?"

Wen Yan expressed candidly.