Chapter 460: I Will Not Become a Puppet of Your Yang Family
This pessimistic thought appeared for only an instant before Cheng Yuan dispelled it!
No!
He absolutely could not die!
He hadn’t had the chance to honor his parents!
He hadn’t had the chance to cherish his wife!
He still hadn’t found any clues about his grandmother!
There was too, too much in this world he wasn’t ready to leave behind!
At the precipice of life and death, Cheng Yuan’s mind became unusually clear. In this desperate situation, he found a glimmer of hope!
Cheng Yuan’s pupils contracted violently as he activated his Double Pupil with all his might!
A wave of super-strong spiritual energy erupted, instantly piercing the protective shield around Yang Haotian and surging into his Sea of Consciousness!
BOOM!!
Cheng Yuan’s Spiritual Shock was too strong!
Yang Haotian’s Sea of Consciousness couldn’t withstand it at all, and it was instantly thrown into violent turmoil!
Yang Haotian froze as if struck by lightning. He briefly lost consciousness, the strength behind his sword swing vanishing. The blade continued toward Cheng Yuan’s neck on momentum alone!
Cheng Yuan snapped his head to the side. The Soft Sword grazed his scalp, slicing off a lock of hair!
Having dodged the fatal blow, Cheng Yuan took advantage of Yang Haotian’s lingering stupor and thrust his blade toward his opponent’s chest with all his strength!
With a dull THUD!
The shield on Yang Haotian’s body was pierced, unleashing an astonishing burst of energy that instantly forced Cheng Yuan back five or six steps!
Only then did Yang Haotian gradually regain consciousness. He clutched his head, staring at Cheng Yuan in disbelief.
"What did you just do? Why aren’t you dead?"
Cheng Yuan, of course, had no intention of explaining. He stared coldly at Yang Haotian. "Let’s see what’s stronger, your Protective Jade or my attack! Celestial Witch Nine Extremes—Moving Mountains!"
Cheng Yuan let out a furious roar. As if transforming into an Ancient Great Witch, he swiftly condensed a giant mountain before him. He lifted it with both hands and viciously smashed it down toward Yang Haotian!
When had Yang Haotian ever witnessed such an astonishing Martial Art?
His blood ran cold!
Yang Haotian wasn’t sure if his Protective Jade could block this attack!
BOOM!!!
The giant mountain crashed heavily onto Yang Haotian, generating an incredibly violent shockwave!
CRACK! CRACK!
This time, more cracks spread across the Protective Jade, and it was on the verge of shattering!
The energy shield appeared again, blocking the giant mountain!
However, the mountain’s energy was so immense that the shield flickered erratically, looking as if it might collapse at any moment.
Yang Haotian was stunned!
’Cheng Yuan’s Martial Arts are too powerful, aren’t they?’
’It’s definitely on par with a Half-Step Martial Saint!’
But instead of fear, Yang Haotian felt a surge of excitement!
Yang Haotian gazed at Cheng Yuan with a fiery intensity, his voice fervent.
"Cheng Yuan! You’re only a Martial King, yet you can exert the combat power of a Half-Step Martial Saint. You’re a once-in-a-millennium genius! If you’re willing to return with me to the Yang Family, we will absolutely place you first in the line of succession! We’ll use the entire family’s resources to cultivate you, help you achieve enlightenment, and allow you to reign supreme!"
Cheng Yuan looked back at him, his expression blank. "Sorry, but I don’t need your Yang Family to achieve enlightenment and reign supreme! I won’t become your family’s puppet! Yang Haotian, you die today! Celestial Witch Nine Extremes—Duan Jiang!!"
A great river suddenly materialized in Yang Haotian’s vision, spanning the empty space!
In that instant, Cheng Yuan seemed to transform into a giant over ten meters tall, standing by the riverbank!
Cheng Yuan swung his blade fiercely!
Though the Broken Blade was less than twenty centimeters long, in Yang Haotian’s eyes, it transformed into a colossal blade over twenty meters in length!
SCHLICK!
The broad river was instantly severed by the blade’s aura!
The massive blade aura descended, aiming straight for Yang Haotian’s neck!
Of course, Yang Haotian wouldn’t just stand there and wait to be killed. He unleashed the Yang Family Spear Technique with all his might!
In this life-or-death moment, Yang Haotian unlocked his full potential and instantly grasped the essence of the Yang Family Spear Technique!
A golden spear materialized in his hand, and he whipped it around, creating nine spear flowers!
...
「A hundred meters away.」
Chang Yingjiu was driving, taking the recently divorced Yang Qiuyu straight to Yuanxi Pharmaceutical.
Chang Yingfa said in a fawning tone, "Madam, Yuanxi Pharmaceutical is just around this bend."
Yang Qiuyu nodded slightly. She could hardly wait!
After seeing what a real man was, Yang Qiuyu didn’t want to be separated from Yang Haotian for even a second.
The car smoothly rounded the corner, and the gates of Yuanxi Pharmaceutical came into view. Yang Qiuyu, with her sharp eyes, pointed at Yang Haotian’s back and shouted, "Look! Isn’t that Master Jiu?"
The two men’s spirits soared.
"It’s Master Jiu! It really is! Huh? It looks like Master Jiu is using the Yang Family Spear Technique?"
"Yes, Master Jiu is definitely using the Yang Family Spear Technique! And he created nine spear flowers with one thrust! Master Jiu is incredible!!"
Yang Qiuyu asked with a curious expression, "Are nine spear flowers that impressive?"
Chang Yingfa explained, "Of course they are! Nine spear flowers represent the highest level of the Yang Family Spear Technique, allowing one to defeat opponents of a higher rank! Right now, in our Jinling Yang Family, even the most powerful Old Matriarch can only produce eight spear flowers! Legend has it that only the Yang Family ancestor ever reached this level! Give him some time, and Master Jiu will surely achieve the rank of Martial Saint!"
A Martial Saint?
Yang Qiuyu trembled with excitement. "If Master Jiu becomes a Martial Saint, he’ll definitely become the head of the Jinling Yang Family!"
All three were caught up in the excitement. If Master Jiu became the head of the Yang Family, they would all ride his coattails to glory!
Unfortunately, their elation didn’t last long.
A twenty-meter-long blade aura suddenly appeared in the air, slashing toward Yang Haotian’s neck with Thunderous Force!
The nine spear flowers that Chang Yingfa and Chang Yingjiu had hyped up to be so miraculous were instantly obliterated by the twenty-meter blade aura!
The blade aura struck hard!
CRACK!
The Protective Jade Pendant shattered completely!
The familiar shield appeared!
Unfortunately, this time the shield failed to block the blade aura’s attack. In just an instant, it was destroyed by the twenty-meter slash!
Weakened by the shield, the blade aura shrank from twenty meters to two!
However, a two-meter blade aura was still more than enough to kill Yang Haotian!
SCHLICK!
Yang Haotian’s head separated from his body, flying into the air and spinning half a turn!
Yang Haotian felt a strange sensation, as if he were floating weightlessly.
Then the world started spinning, and in the next moment, Yang Haotian saw his own headless body.
’What’s happening?’
That was Yang Haotian’s final thought.
THUD.
Yang Haotian’s body collapsed to the ground, and his head rolled like a soccer ball for more than ten meters!
「Fifty meters away.」
The three people in the car were stunned!
They watched the scene unfold before them in utter disbelief!
’How could Master Jiu lose?’
’He had mastered the nine spear flowers!’
’That signifies the highest talent in the Yang Family!’
Chang Yingfa let out a heart-wrenching roar of grief. "You damn bastard! You killed Master Jiu! Ying Jiu, let’s get him!!"
Without a word, Chang Yingjiu slammed the accelerator to the floor!
The car sped up wildly. He was going to run down Cheng Yuan, the murderer who had killed Master Jiu!
Only Yang Qiuyu remained calm!
Her hatred for Cheng Yuan had now reached a new level! She couldn’t die now! She had to get revenge on Cheng Yuan!
"Stop the car! Turn around! Back to Jinling!!!"