Chapter 225 – None of You Interfere! The ③⓪-Meter Demon Crane!

Lu Yuan quietly slipped out of the Yellow Bear Branch Base without disturbing anyone.

He boarded a pre-prepared shuttle at an open space near the base entrance.

Inside the shuttle, he was alone, and the autopilot mode was activated, lifting him into the air.

Lu Yuan sat quietly in the shuttle cabin with his eyes closed, constantly issuing route correction commands to the shuttle through his consciousness.

At this moment, a gray mist swirled in his mind, with the vague outline of a figure appearing intermittently.

Between Lu Yuan and this figure, there was a faint red mist that connected them across numerous spatial distances…

Only Lu Yuan could see it.

This was the effect of the skill [Hunting Perception] at lv1 on the [professional panel (extraordinary)] of the [Spear Bearer] —

The guidance of the great Deity of Combat and Hunting, a true hunter never loses the prey he has chosen.

Under the faint red mist, the silver-gray shuttle quickly flew out of the Pan City area.

The outline of the figure in Lu Yuan’s mind became clearer and clearer, until it finally fully revealed the other party’s appearance and looks:

A handsome young man wearing a black trench coat, sitting on a sofa with his fingers interlocked, expressionlessly talking to someone next to him.

“Shhh—”

Lu Yuan sharply opened his eyes.

Looking down through the shuttle window, he discovered that he had arrived in a suburban area of a neighboring city to Pan City, with a few buildings casting clear shadows below.

He breathed in lightly and stood up calmly.

…

A villa in the wilderness.

In the living room, Pei Ye sat expressionlessly on the sofa, with three figures standing in front of him.

“He killed a Red Bear and a dozen White Bears… provoked the Yellow Bear, yet had no gains. Good, good, good…”

An elder with a slightly aquiline nose and silver hair stared frostily at Pei Ye, sneering, “As expected of our Night Emperor, really impressive, very impressive indeed…”

The hawk-nosed old man frowned beside a middle-aged man with triangular eyes and a horse face, who couldn’t help but speak, “You handled this matter poorly this time.

Thunder Protector’s influence is already significant, and it’s extremely challenging for the three of us to push you forward as the new Evil Emperor.

Now that you’ve offended the Yellow Bear, if the Yellow Bear seizes this opportunity to exert pressure within the alliance… the other Protectors will have even more reason to block your ascension!

Why didn’t Elephant Protector stop him when he was acting foolishly?”

The horse-faced middle-aged man cast a questioning gaze at the massive figure cloaked in a black robe to the side.

Before the latter could respond, Pei Ye, sitting on the sofa, erupted impatiently.

“Enough!”

Pei Ye stood up coldly, with black moths continuously emerging around him, stirring his trench coat like black paper ashes dispersed by the wind after being burned.

“I am the Evil Emperor! You are merely the Protectors assisting the Evil Emperor. When did I ever need you to teach me how to do things?!”

With an oppressive aura, Pei Ye glared at the hawk-nosed old man and the horse-faced middle-aged man before him, speaking in a cold voice, “It’s because of cowardly people like you, always hesitant and fearful, that the Deity Martial Alliance has fallen to this state.

If I break through my inner demon, achieving the Grandmaster Realm of martial arts combined with divine power, attaining the ultimate Deity Martial Grandmaster. Even Yellow Bear and Penglai will kneel at my feet and bow their heads in submission!”

Pei Ye slammed his foot onto the marble coffee table in front of him, cracking it extensively, while the hem of his trench coat flapped wildly. With an arrogant and defiant expression, he said, word by word, “At that time, will the issues you worry about still be issues?”

The hawk-nosed old man and the horse-faced middle-aged man were momentarily overpowered by Pei Ye’s presence. Their faces shifted as they searched for words to rebut but found none.

They could only snort coldly and fall silent.

Pei Ye looked at them and sneered, retracting his foot from the coffee table, about to speak again.

At that moment.

“Boom!”

A sudden loud noise erupted.

All four people in the living room turned their heads in unison.

They saw a huge hole suddenly appear in the roof of the villa they were in.

A black figure descended from the sky, landing forcefully in the middle of the living room. The impact was so intense that it sent tiles flying off the floor, and a visible wave of dust and smoke spread out, making the clothes of the four people flutter in the gust.

Their expressions shifted slightly as they instantly prepared for combat. The Horse-faced Middle-aged Man and the burly Elephant Protector quickly vanished, rushing outside the villa.

Soon, the dust settled, and the figure that had landed revealed itself fully in front of Pei Ye and the hawk-nosed old man.

In the middle of the villa’s hall, a several-meters-deep pit had formed.

Standing quietly in the pit was a young man, about six feet tall, with a well-proportioned physique and a handsome face framed by short hair.

He wore a pure black battle protective suit and stood calmly in the pit, looking at the two of them with an expression of tranquility.

“Uh…”

Upon clearly seeing the figure in the pit, Pei Ye was momentarily stunned. His eyes quickly turned icy.

“No one else is here,” said the Elephant Protector and the Horse-faced Middle-aged Man, who quickly returned.

“There are no other enemies within a few kilometers, except for him.”

“He seems to have come alone,” the Elephant Protector said hesitantly, looking at the handsome young man in the pit.

“Are you sure about this?” Pei Ye’s cold demeanor began to thaw, and his expression turned increasingly peculiar.

“Who is he?” the hawk-nosed old man demanded coldly.

“He’s one of Yellow Bear’s people… the one who’s been causing us trouble,” the Elephant Protector answered after a pause.

The hawk-nosed old man’s expression shifted slightly, but his gaze quickly turned sinister. “Kill him! Since we’ve already taken action, we might as well see it through to the end… thoroughly!”

In an instant, several waves of killing intent surged in the hall, locking onto the handsome young man in the pit.

The air silently swirled, and the atmosphere grew rapidly oppressive.

“Wait!”

At that moment, Pei Ye suddenly spoke.

“You all stay out of this; this matter…”

His expression was strange, his eyes cold. Word by word, Pei Ye slowly said, “I’ll handle this myself.”

As Pei Ye spoke, he gracefully took one step at a time towards Lu Yuan in the pit.

While walking, he gently loosened his shoulders and limbs.

His body emitted a crisp and clear “crack” sound as his bones moved, with cold killing intent surging up wave after wave.

“You ruined my meticulously planned scheme. I didn’t come after you, yet you voluntarily delivered yourself to me. Very well…”

A sinister smile appeared on Pei Ye’s face, and he continued to speak softly, “Today, I will… hmm?!”

Before Pei Ye could finish his sentence, his pupils suddenly contracted sharply.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a black shadow tearing through the air at high speed. Immediately following, he heard a “bang” as an immense force slammed into his chest like a heavy hammer. His eyes bulged as his entire body was sent flying, akin to being struck by a bulldozer.

“Boom!”

“Boom, boom!”

Pei Ye crashed through several walls in succession, flying tens of meters away.

In the hall, the Elephant Protector and the other two momentarily twitched at the corners of their eyes as they glanced at the spot where Pei Ye had just stood. The handsome young man, with a calm expression, slowly retracted his fist…

After a slight hesitation, they ultimately chose to step back a few paces, opting to watch the battle unfold.

“Good, good!”

Not long after Lu Yuan had thrown his punch, an enraged howl echoed through the air.

Following that, a figure darted back into the hall with ghostly speed.

Lu Yuan took a light breath.

In the next instant, a flash of light burst in his eyes.

lv3 [Absolute Concentration]!

lv1 [Undefeated Instinct]!

Both skills activated simultaneously.

In an instant, he entered a state where his actions were driven by instinct, yet his mind remained as calm and clear as an ice-cold lake.

His martial intuition was maxed out.

Time seemed to stretch, and all the scenes before his eyes slowed down.

The ghostly figure quickly became clear, and Pei Ye’s face, twisted slightly in shame and anger, each expression change, every movement…

All were perfectly captured by Lu Yuan.

lv2 [Killer Move—Spirit Crane Technique. Mistaken Plucking of Immortal Orchid]!

Lu Yuan raised his right hand, fingers bending and lifting upwards.

In a sublime moment, just as Pei Ye closed the one-meter distance and raised his hand to strike, Lu Yuan gently yet deftly grasped his arm.

Five fingers tightened, digging deep into his flesh.

Then…

He swung it backhanded!

“Boom! Bang!”

The villa’s living room floor suddenly erupted into a large crater.

Pei Ye, in an upside-down posture, was driven straight into the concrete floor.

After completing this seamless action, Lu Yuan stepped back a couple of paces, calmly waiting for Pei Ye to get up.

“…”

The three spectators, including the Elephant Protector, watched from the sidelines, their mouths slightly twitching and fingers subtly moving… but they forcibly restrained themselves.

“Ah! Boom!-“

The ground exploded as Pei Ye sprang up from the concrete pit with an angry roar, reappearing in the hall.

At this moment, his trench coat and the inner lining were tattered and covered in dust. Though there were no visible injuries, he appeared quite disheveled.

“Good, very good.”

Pei Ye’s handsome face twisted slightly as he fixed his eyes on Lu Yuan, his tone icy as he spoke, “As expected of the old bastard’s only true disciple. Despite your young age, your Crane Style martial arts are quite impressive. You want to compete with me? Fine…”

“Boom!”

A thick, white inner strength burst from Pei Ye’s body, flowing around him like liquid silver.

His trench coat billowed as the surrounding dust was forcefully pushed outward, forming swirling waves of air.

Above Pei Ye’s head, a Spirit Crane with wings as white as snow, spanning ten meters, flapped its wings.

At that moment, Pei Ye’s aura reached an unprecedented peak.

“…I’m just a step away from the Grandmaster Realm, the extreme of the True Intent Realm. Have you ever seen a ten-meter-tall White Crane True Intent?”

Pei Ye’s face contorted with a sinister and wild grin, his arms spread like a crane’s wings, exuding an overwhelming presence. Staring at Lu Yuan, he laughed maniacally, “My dear junior brother in the Crane Style. Today, let your Senior Brother teach you what true Crane Style is! What real martial arts are!”

Pei Ye’s aura resembled a tornado, stirring the air and sand within the villa’s hall into a chaotic whirl.

At this moment, the pure martial prowess displayed by Pei Ye elicited a faint trace of admiration in the eyes of the Elephant Protector and the others watching from the side.

They chose Pei Ye and intended to put him forward as the next Evil Emperor, not just because of his innate evil martial constitution or his luck in obtaining the Buddhist relics from the Former Evil Emperor.

The primary reason was that Pei Ye’s talent and aptitude were outstanding, truly one in ten thousand!

At such a young age, he was already on the brink of stepping into the pure martial Grandmaster realm.

Looking at the entire world of ancient martial arts… how many could achieve such a feat?!

However, Lu Yuan’s expression remained calm.

The raging airflow ruffled the strands of hair at his temples, but his eyes, deep as a bottomless pool, showed not the slightest ripple.

lv1 [Spirit Crane True Intent], activate!

“Boom!”

Lu Yuan’s True Intent also erupted.

A white crane over six meters tall appeared above his head, facing the ten-meter-tall white crane of Pei Ye from a distance.

In terms of both momentum and size, his crane was distinctly inferior.

Pei Ye sneered disdainfully.

But in the next moment…

lv1 [Unyielding Will], activate!

A resonant sound, akin to the ancient tribal horn, echoed in Lu Yuan’s mind, further igniting his spirit and will with surging battle intent…

“Boom!”

The six-meter-tall white crane True Intent surged, instantly growing taller, surpassing seven meters.

“Hmm?”

Pei Ye’s expression changed, revealing a hint of surprise.

However, his face still carried an air of contempt and disdain as he sneered and said, “Interesting, but not enough…”

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly felt a mysterious suppression.

His facial features seemed to twist momentarily.

Immediately following this, he noticed that the air within the entire living room seemed to distort.

These distorted whisps of air, akin to semi-transparent fish, surged madly toward Lu Yuan’s white crane True Intent.

In an instant, the seven-meter-tall white crane continued to swell.

“Boom!”

Ten meters!

It reached the same towering height as Pei Ye’s peak True Intent white crane.

But it didn’t stop there.

“Boom!”

The ten-meter-tall white crane continued to grow!

Its height surged directly to fifteen meters!

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

As the 15-meter-tall white crane True Intent continued to absorb the transparent wisps of air, it grew larger with each surge.

It soon broke through the confines of the villa, expanding outward.

Moreover, the white crane, initially graceful and agile, underwent a drastic transformation during this process.

Its ethereal elegance rapidly faded, replaced by a chilling and eerie aura that stained its feathers black.

Moments later…

The atmosphere inside the villa reached an oppressive peak.

Pei Ye and the three onlookers, including the Elephant Protector, all wore expressions of utter shock.

They gazed up, stupefied, at the scene before them—

A colossal black bird True Intent, standing a towering 30 meters tall, with scarlet eyes, black wings, and an aura seeping with black mist. It was an amalgamation—part crane, part raven—exuding a terrifying presence.

This monstrous bird enveloped the entire villa within its wings.

With a mere twitch of its wings, the villa began to quake.

The air inside the villa seemed to churn like a tempest, imposing an indescribable, suffocating pressure on Pei Ye and the other three.

In comparison to this gigantic, terrifying black bird True Intent, Pei Ye’s 10-meter white crane True Intent… seemed like an underdeveloped chick?!

“What… what is this?”

Pei Ye murmured, his head tilted back, his expression vacant with disbelief.

No one answered him.

Lu Yuan, with his black hair and black eyes, dressed in black, now stood beneath the 30-meter-tall terrifying black bird True Intent.

The air around him slightly distorted, and with every move, it seemed as though he could summon a hurricane, a tsunami out of thin air.

His calm eyes fixed on Pei Ye, he slowly raised his hand.

Behind him, the terrifying black bird True Intent with skyward black aura and scarlet eyes mirrored his motion.

In the next second…

“Boom!”

The 10-meter-tall white crane True Intent was obliterated under the crushing grip of the black bird’s claw.

A figure shot out like a cannonball, blasting through the villa’s inner wall, and for the umpteenth time, was sent flying out…