Chapter 996, Lu Ye Is Taken Away

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

Perhaps the woman was there to destroy them. After she killed Xiang Dongliu, she flew past the Chen Residence. It was when Lu Ye met eyes with her momentarily.

 

While charging forward, Lu Ye was ready to summon the Dragon Throne, but a fragrant breeze came right at him. The next moment, the woman abruptly appeared before his eyes and extended her hand towards him.

 

At that instant, Lu Ye felt all his hair standing on end. He couldn’t even see what was going on clearly, but the slender hand had already pressed against his chest. He stiffened at once, feeling that his Spiritual Power was a mess. He couldn’t even use his strength.

 

There was a huge gap between their powers. The woman was no ordinary Divine Ocean Realm Master. She was more powerful than Liu Yuemei, whom Lu Ye had dealt with before.

 

After giving it some thought, Lu Ye realised it wasn’t surprising. Xiang Dongliu was also a Divine Ocean Realm Master, but he was killed by the woman in just 30 breaths of time. Naturally, she was one of the most powerful Divine Ocean Realm Masters.

 

Amber, who was crouching on Lu Ye’s shoulder, growled as it activated its Mutant Core and transformed into its original form. The tiger opened its mouth wide and pounced on the woman.

 

However, the woman only said with a smile, “Go away.” Her voice was as gentle as a spring breeze. Then, she waved her hand and sent Amber flying away.

 

At the same time, Ju Jia and Xiao Xinghe were also driven away. The two of them were responsive. They reacted swiftly as soon as Lu Ye finished speaking, but instead of running away, they charged forward alongside Lu Ye. That was why they were fended off along with Amber.

 

Whooshes were suddenly heard as countless flying swords shot towards the woman. Naturally, Li Baxian had cast the attacks. Following that, Feng Yuechan also showcased her spells.

 

They had been cultivating their powers together since a young age, so they understood each other fully well. As they joined forces, they could even defeat cultivators who were several Minor Realms above them.

 

Nevertheless, there was a huge gap in power between the two parties. Faced with the innumerable flying swords and spells, the woman was unfazed as she gently blew a breath.

 

The breath instantly turned into pink fog. The flying swords and spells crashed into the fog and became powerless. The fog then spread and covered everyone in that place. They started feeling dizzy.

 

Lin Yinxiu reached the woman, but before she could make a move, she was affected by the pink fog and staggered out of it. The attack she had cast in a hurry wasn’t threatening at all.

 

“All of you are an interesting bunch.” The woman’s soft voice was heard again as she took Lu Ye’s arm and shot into the sky. She was soon out of sight.

 

Ju Jia and Xiao Xinghe got to their feet with difficulty, but they were affected by the pink fog and felt giddy.

 

A moment later, Lin Yinxiu exclaimed, “Oh, no! Team Leader has been taken away!”

 

Since she was the strongest among them, she could recover the fastest. Although they were under the influence of the pink fog, they only lost their strength momentarily as the woman had no intention of killing them.

 

“Ask for help right now!” Xiao Xinghe said through clenched teeth.

 

Only then did Lin Yinxiu come to her senses and send someone a message.

 

The fog dissipated a moment later. All of them sat down cross-legged and adjusted their breathing. They soon recovered. As they recalled what had happened, they were still terrified.

 

“Who was that?” Li Baxian asked. “Why did she capture Little Junior Brother?”

 

Xiao Xinghe shook his head. “I have no idea.” After a pause, he continued, “It seems that Little Junior Brother’s life isn’t at risk for now.”

 

If the woman had wanted to kill them, all of them would’ve lost their lives as she was significantly more powerful. However, she only took Lu Ye away without killing anyone. This showed that she had an ulterior motive.

 

Although Lu Ye’s life wasn’t at risk for now, things weren’t so optimistic as he had been kidnapped. It was a wonder what the woman wanted to do to him.

 

Meanwhile, Qian Wudang’s expression changed when he received Lin Yinxiu’s message in the Ministry of Laws in Grand Sky City.

 

He had just sent Lu Ye a message telling him to return to Grand Sky City and provide a detailed account of what had happened. Much to his surprise, Lu Ye was soon taken away by a mysterious woman.

 

[What’s going on? So many things have happened lately.]

 

Those from the Chen Family suddenly flared up, and they were killed by Lu Ye and his team members. Then, an insectoid attack broke out from the bottom of Foggy Cliff. Following that, a mysterious woman abducted Lu Ye. The series of events was baffling.

 

Judging from the incidents in the past few days, there was no doubt that the Chen Family was the source of the problem. It also didn’t help that Foggy Cliff was their territory.

 

Qian Wudang felt as if an invisible hand was pushing things forward behind the scenes. The Chen Family was only the pawn. Many things were hidden from everyone’s sight.

 

After giving it some thought, Qian Wudang decided to contact Tang Yi Feng. Regardless, he had to inform Tang Yi Feng that Lu Ye had been abducted.

 

Tang Yi Feng was having a discussion with the other members of the Elder Council when he received the message. These old men and women were arguing fiercely. The situation was a mess as they were on the brink of getting into a fight. He immediately got to his feet upon receiving the message.

 

A moment later, a figure flew away from Grand Sky City and headed straight to the Chen Residence.

 

In the meantime, the view around Lu Ye was reversing rapidly as the wind gusted through him. He furrowed his brows, feeling that the situation had gotten more bewildering.

 

He couldn’t figure out why the woman even captured him. He initially thought the woman was there to destroy them, but that didn’t seem to be the case. If that were indeed her intention, she could’ve killed them just now.

 

As such, she wasn’t going to end his life. Upon that realisation, Lu Ye was relieved. Since she had no intention of sending him to Hell, he was safe for now. However, he still didn’t understand why the woman even abducted him.

 

He had come into contact with those from the mysterious organisation on several occasions, so he could feel that they intended to befriend him. In that case, why would they send someone to capture him?

 

He wasn’t willing to have anything to do with such an organisation, which was why he directly got into a fight with the person from the organisation the second time around. He wanted to express his refusal to have nothing to do with them. However, it now seemed that some things were unavoidable.

 

Presently, the woman was running away while grabbing him. He didn’t resist because he was powerless to do so. When the woman pressed her hand against his chest earlier, his Spiritual Power turned into a mess in an instant. He still hadn’t recovered from it.

 

“You won’t get away with this,” Lu Ye suddenly said.

 

If he had been captured under a different circumstance, he would’ve been doomed. However, there were many Divine Ocean Realm Masters in a radius of 1,000 kilometres around this area. His team members must’ve asked for help, and those from the Ministry of Laws must’ve taken action. Qian Wudang was able to mobilise the Divine Ocean Realm Masters in this area. Although the mysterious woman was powerful, she couldn’t take Lu Ye away and flee in this situation. Therefore, Lu Ye was unafraid.

 

“What if I can?” the woman refuted. Her voice was as soft as ever. It was as though she was whispering to her lover.

 

“Well, I’ll consider you powerful, then.” Lu Ye decided to keep the conversation going to distract the woman.

 

“Why don’t we make a bet? If I can get away with this, I’ll cut off your tongue. If I can’t, we’ll go to Hell together. What do you say?”

 

Lu Ye immediately kept his mouth shut. Either way, he would end up in a horrible state, so he’d rather not make the bet. He couldn’t help feeling that the woman was wicked.

 

The woman giggled. “Why are you silent now?”

 

Just then, a figure was approaching them rapidly. Before he even arrived, he demanded, “Release him!”

 

Someone was there to save Lu Ye, so he was elated. Although he had no idea who the Divine Ocean Realm Master was, the latter must be there to intercept the woman upon receiving the news. He secretly activated his Spiritual Power, ready to attack the woman when both parties got into a fight. He naturally couldn’t harm the woman, but he could cause some trouble and increase his chance of breaking free.

 

Much to his surprise, the woman had been vigilant against him. As soon as he activated his Spiritual Power, an immense force gushed from the woman’s palm and penetrated his body, turning his Spiritual Power into a mess once again when he had just activated it with difficulty.

 

He groaned in pain, no longer able to use his power.

 

The woman had no intention of avoiding the Divine Ocean Realm Master as she just dashed forward.

 

Their auras and Spiritual Powers surged as their Divine Egos clashed.

 

Lu Ye couldn’t see how they even exchanged moves clearly, but the moment they brushed past each other, a grunt was heard. The Divine Ocean Realm Master fell from the sky. On the other hand, the woman only paused temporarily before flying forward again.

 

The Divine Ocean Realm Master wasn’t a match for the woman, and there was a huge difference between their powers. Given enough time, the woman could’ve easily killed that person.

 

Lu Ye felt his heart turning cold.

 

Along the way, several Divine Ocean Realm Masters came to intercept the woman, but she easily cast them away. This made Lu Ye realise how horrifyingly powerful she was.

 

His heart grew heavy when it dawned on him how hard it was to defeat the woman.

 

When a majestic aura was rapidly approaching from the Grand Sky City’s direction, Lu Ye was instantly exultant. That was because he knew that the aura belonged to Tang Yi Feng.

 

“Well, it’ll be difficult to deal with him.” The woman realised how formidable Tang Yi Feng was, so she turned to look in that direction with a solemn expression.

 

“My Sect Master is here. Release me at once, or he’ll tear you into pieces!” Lu Ye snapped.

 

“So, he’s Tang Yi Feng…” The woman finally knew the person’s identity. “I can’t afford to offend him.”

 

As she spoke, she suddenly descended.

 

When Tang Yi Feng saw that from afar, he bellowed, “I don’t care who you are. If you dare to harm my Sect’s disciple, I’ll hunt you down and tear you into pieces!”

 

His voice travelled across a long distance with the help of his Spiritual Power. He was fuming with fury, and his magnificent aura made him look like a divine being.

 

The woman landed in front of a cave with Lu Ye. Then, she turned around and saluted Tang Yi Feng, who carried with him immense pressure. “Greetings, Old Sir Tang. I only need to borrow your Sect’s disciple for a while. I won’t harm him. Don’t worry about it.”

 

She then grabbed Lu Ye’s collars and lugged him into the cave. When Tang Yi Feng saw that from afar, he hastened his pace.

 

Inside the cave, Lu Ye looked around and suddenly had a premonition. Just as he had expected, as the woman activated her Spiritual Power, a complicated pattern in the cave lit up. In an instant, a huge Ward was activated.

 

The space which was covered in the Ward started contorting.

 

“Teleportation Ward!” Lu Ye felt his heart sinking.