Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

"Damn it! That wretched old bastard is going after Brother Yang!"

Lu Fangliang, who had been reveling in the fight, saw this, and his expression changed instantly.

But by the time he reacted, it was already too late.

He wouldn't reach them in time.

Still, moving as fast as he could, he commanded the Golden Crow Divine Aspect to lunge at that old bastard Lu Dingyuan.

"Just realized what's happening? Isn't it a little late? Hmph. I'll remember you lot. Once I devour these two, my power will soar. I might even break through to become a True God. When that time comes, I'll be back to settle the score with all of you."

Lu Dingyuan roared with laughter.

The claw he'd conjured snatched up Yang Xiao and Ye Wanqing with ease.

Ye Wanqing had already reacted by this point, but with her strength merely at the Small Divine Power Realm Third Level, she was utterly powerless to resist.

She struggled for only a moment before she was completely immobilized.

Meanwhile, Lu Fangliang and the others trembled with rage.

But in the end, they were a step too late.

They could only watch as Lu Dingyuan seized Yang Xiao and Ye Wanqing and soared into the sky, making his escape.

"Damn it! Uncle, what do we do now?"

As he watched Lu Dingyuan get away, Lu Fangliang nearly exploded with rage. He was about to give chase when he felt a tug from his three uncles' power, and it hit him—his current strength was being channeled to him via a Secret Technique.

If he gave chase,

they probably wouldn't be able to maintain the Secret Technique.

Therefore, he immediately dispersed the Golden Crow Divine Aspect and asked Lu Yixuan.

Lu Yixuan and his two brothers looked equally grim.

While they weren't sworn brothers with Yang Xiao like Lu Fangliang was, they had their reasons. First, Elder Long had sent them to assist Yang Xiao, which was clearly an early bet on his performance on the Path of the Human Emperor. Second, there was Yang Xiao's relationship with Lu Fangliang. And finally, there was the fact that Lu Dingyuan was, in fact, a traitor.

Any one of these three reasons was enough to compel the three Lu Family men to give their all.

Thus, without a shred of hesitation, Lu Yixuan said to his fourth brother, Lu Yijie, "You, send a message to Yijun. Tell him to drop the investigation into the Lu Family traitors. He is to return to the Secret Realm at once and inform Elder Long. Tell him to dispatch a Law Enforcer from our grand-uncles' generation. Fang Liang, we're going after them now. We cannot allow anything to happen to Young Master Yang."

With that, Lu Yixuan, Lu Yitian, and Lu Fangliang shot into the air, following the lingering aura in hot pursuit.

Lu Yijie, on the other hand, began using a Secret Technique to transmit a message to Lu Yijun.

He informed him of the situation.

Once he was done, he also gave chase.

Although Lu Yijie knew full well that the Law Enforcers of their grand-uncles' generation were all at the True God Level, and that the Lu Family traitor who'd abducted Young Master Yang would be as good as dead once they took action,

he also knew that it would take time for Lu Yijun to reach the ancestral land in the Secret Realm and for Elder Long to dispatch a Law Enforcer.

Right now, they had to buy that time for Young Master Yang, whatever it took.

Otherwise, even if the Law Enforcer arrived, it would be too late.

If something happened to Young Master Yang, what good would it do to execute the traitor?

Lu Yijun understood this point deeply.

Lu Yixuan and the others felt the same way, which was why they were giving it their all this time.

However…

As Lu Yixuan and the others gave chase, they soon discovered a problem.

The auras of Yang Xiao, Ye Wanqing, and Lu Dingyuan were all dissipating with incredible speed.

After a short while,

even though they exhausted every option—using numerous Secret Techniques and even burning their own Origin—they completely lost the trail.

They could no longer find any trace of Yang Xiao and the others.

"What do we do?"

"This is a disaster!"

The faces of Lu Fangliang and his two uncles paled.

After a moment of silence, by which time Lu Yijie had caught up, Lu Yixuan finally spoke. "We'll split up and search. Whatever happens, we can't just stand by and do nothing."

"That's right, we can't do nothing! Uncle, I'll continue in this direction. You guys search the other directions."

Having said his piece, Lu Fangliang shot off in pursuit.

Lu Yixuan and the others set off to search in the other directions.

The four of them split up, each taking a different direction.

And thanks to a Lu Family Secret Technique, if any one of them found a trace of Yang Xiao, they could notify the others in an instant and regroup.

However, what the four Lu Family members never imagined was that,

as they scattered to search,

their every move fell right into Lu Dingyuan's sight.

"Haha, what a bunch of dumbasses. They're nothing but muscle. Thinking they can catch me? They must be dreaming."

In a cavern directly beneath the very spot where the four Lu Family members had scattered, Lu Dingyuan, Yang Xiao, and Ye Wanqing were hidden.

However, a mysterious power filled the cavern, emanating from Lu Dingyuan himself.

Though Yang Xiao didn't touch it, he could sense that the power was very familiar.

It was as if he had encountered it before.

Yet at the same time, it wasn't quite like any power he recognized. It was utterly bizarre.

But he knew one thing for certain.

The four Lu Family members hadn't found them precisely because this mysterious power was acting as a screen.

Lu Yixuan's Demigod Sense had clearly swept over this very spot, yet it had detected nothing amiss.

It had swept right past,

without finding a thing.

"So? Feeling hopeless yet? If you're hoping they'll find you, heheh, you can forget it. That's absolutely impossible."

Seeing Yang Xiao glancing around with a flicker in his eyes, Lu Dingyuan's gaze snapped over to him, and he broke into a cackle.

Yang Xiao didn't respond, continuing to survey his surroundings.

But Lu Dingyuan didn't mind. He'd already seen that the boy had not a shred of power. If he hadn't noticed Ye Wanqing standing by his side and suspected that he was the one Ye Wanyu and the others had mentioned—the one who took the Ye Family's Emperor's Weapon—he wouldn't have bothered with Yang Xiao at all.

'Now that I have him, and he's completely powerless, I can do whatever I please, can't I?'

And so, after saying this, his gaze fell upon Ye Wanqing, his eyes filling with undisguised lust.

"And you must be the young lady from the Ye Family Main Lineage, yes?"

Lu Dingyuan said with a faint smile.

"You're Lu Dingyuan?"

Ye Wanqing asked.

Unlike Yang Xiao, she couldn't keep her composure at a time like this.

"That's right. I am indeed Lu Dingyuan. The orphan your Ye Family Main Lineage once took in. The one everyone saw as your Ye Family's servant. But if you think you can use your status as a young lady of the Main Lineage to order me around, I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment. Unless..."

At this, Lu Dingyuan's smile grew even more perverse.

And although Ye Wanqing knew full well the man was treacherous and wouldn't let her and Yang Xiao go so easily, she glanced at Yang Xiao, then couldn't help but ask, "Unless what? As long as you let him go, I will do anything you ask."

"Really?"

Lu Dingyuan smiled.