Yan Dong could never have imagined that he would run into an opponent who was proficient in the Dao of Space, and with abilities quite comparable to those of Li Wu Yi.
Yang Kai had not allowed him to escape. Rather, he had confidence in being able to stop Yan Dong with his ability. No matter how Yan Dong tried to run, he could not escape from Yang Kai’s grasp.
“City Lord Yan is quite perceptive,” Yang Kai chuckled, a light grin plastered on his face.
Yan Dong’s face darkened, and he growled through gritted teeth, “I’ve not given up yet!”
He knew he could not escape, and seeing from how he had slaughtered the Profound Thunder Pavilion Elders earlier, Yang Kai was unlikely to let him go even if he begged for mercy. His only hope for survival was to go all out with Yang Kai and pray he could win.
Yan Dong was a decisive man, so at those words, he drew forth all his strength and summoned a sword into his hand. The gleam of the sword’s edge was dazzlingly bright. Man and blade moved as one, slashing towards Yang Kai.
Yang Kai snorted coldly, casually lifting his hand to deliver a palm strike.
As his Emperor Qi surged, the blade’s gleaming light was instantly extinguished, and the palm landed squarely upon Yan Dong’s chest.
*Pu…*
Blood sprayed from Yan Dong’s mouth as he flew backwards and fell onto the ground, smashing a deep pit where he landed.
Crawling out of the pit with much difficulty, Yan Dong looked at Yang Kai with a trembling gaze as the latter gradually descended from the sky, “Aren’t you only a First-Order Emperor?” Yang Dong screamed, “Just who are you?”
How could a First-Order Emperor Realm Master injure him so heavily with just a light palm? How could a First-Order Emperor Realm Master kill two Elders from Profound Thunder Pavilion and injure a third with one move?
Yan Dong was almost certain that Yang Kai had concealed his cultivation so he could toy with them.
It was laughable that they had all thought Ji Yao was the more powerful of the two, but ended up kicking an even thicker iron plate instead.
“Why don’t you guess?” Yang Kai blinked at him as another pitch-black Moon Blade appeared in his hand, though it was not as large as the previous one.
Sensing the waves of power hidden in that Moon Blade, Yan Dong’s face turned ashen. This blade was made of concentrated Space Principles, and he was powerless to defend himself against it.
“Wait…” Yan Dong hurriedly yelled. Since he could not defeat Yang Kai, the only option left was to beg for mercy.
Yang Kai had no intention of letting him speak, however, and with a flick of his wrist, the Moon Blade flew out.
With a soft sound, the Moon Blade cut through Yan Dong’s body. The City Lord’s eyes went wide as he fell to the ground, his body splitting in two as it collapsed.
Yang Kai waved his hand and took the Space Ring from Yan Dong, then turned and disappeared without a trace.
When he reappeared, he was once more standing beside Shi Tian He.
Hearing the sounds of battle still, Yang Kai looked over and saw that Ji Yao and Bai Yu were still locked in a life or death struggle. Bai Yu was in quite a bad state, his hair was dishevelled while his body was covered in bloody wounds. However, due to the effect of Ji Yao’s ice-cold domain, his blood froze the moment it spilled.
Bai Yu’s hair had also turned white with frost while his movements had become sluggish.
It was evident that his mastery of Principles was vastly inferior to Ji Yao’s, and it was only a matter of time before he was defeated and killed.
“Senior, these are the Space Rings of those three,” seeing Yang Kai return, Shi Tian He respectfully handed over the three Space Rings.
The heavily wounded Profound Thunder Pavilion Elder from earlier was already dead, as Yang Kai had quickly taken his life before pursuing Yan Dong to finish things off.
The pungent stench of blood permeated the area, and the ground was covered in a dark crimson.
“En,” Yang Kai nodded and accepted the three Space Rings, putting them with the one he had obtained from Yan Dong just now. He did a quick check and found that these fellows had been quite wealthy, especially Yan Dong, who had a sizable amount of Source Crystals in his Space Ring, as well as some precious treasures.
“Senior…” Shi Tian He called out anxiously. Ever since Yang Kai had demonstrated his terrifying power, she looked at him quite differently, with none of the ease from before but rather with respect and awe, “Just… Who are you?”
“Me? My name is Yang Kai,” he replied with a grin.