Chapter 25: Ambush on the Halfway Road

  Looking at the miserable tickets, huh, Lao Yue is very calm~~~~

  Although the Huálóng Palace is in the center of the entire continent, as one gradually approaches it, there are dense forests and continuous mountain ranges. Outsiders call this continuous mountain range the Huálóng Mountain Range.

  Yang Yi is now shuttling back and forth in the Huálóng Mountains.

  In the mountains and forests, several figures were hiding vaguely. As soon as they heard the sound of "dada" horseshoes, they all fell silent.

  Under the lush foliage, several robust men were hiding. These people all had extremely strong auras and blood energies. There were five of them in total, with two being masters of the fourth level of Blood Congealing. The remaining three couldn't be underestimated either, as they also possessed the power of third-level Blood Congealing.

  These people all held a long bow in their hands, these long bows looked ordinary, but they were enough to be called strong bows. These powerful men hid in the mountains and forests, their eyes fixed on the main road, as if they were ambushing something.

  Yang Yi's horse just happened to gallop by here, one of the men with three layers of coagulated blood in the mountain forest said in a low voice: "Big brother, there is a young man whose cultivation is not low, and he has actually cultivated four layers of coagulated blood. At such a young age, he has such high cultivation, his family must be quite wealthy, let's take action?"

  The man known as Big Brother, a middle-aged man with a thick beard, stared intently at Yang Yi, his eyes flashing with a fierce glint, and said in a low voice: "Everyone be on the lookout, when this kid arrives, kill him immediately!"

  These people were hiding in the dense forest, extremely concealed. Once they made their move, it was truly very sudden and unexpected. With Yang's power alone, in their eyes, that was naturally a sure thing to win.

  "Tap tap"

  Yang Yi's horse was getting closer and closer to the hiding place of these people, but Yang Yi's eyes seemed not to have noticed anything unusual, still galloping forward quickly.

  "Get moving!"

  A low, muffled voice came from the mountain forest, and in an instant, five sharp arrows shot out of the mountain forest.

  "Whoosh whoosh whoosh"

  An arrow pierced the air, its power immense. A strange glint flashed in Yang's eyes, and a faint smile played on his lips. He suddenly flew backward, dodging the arrows, and landed swiftly on the ground.

  "Whoosh whoosh whoosh"

  Several figures had already surrounded him, encircling Yang Yi inside.

  One of the bald men swung his thick arms and laughed loudly: "Haha, big brother, this might really be a fat sheep. Looking at him, he must have a lot of elixirs on him. Heh heh, maybe we'll even get some unexpected gains!"

  Others also burst out laughing.

  The middle-aged man with a big beard on his face didn't relax at all, and coldly said: "Night is long and dreams are many, kill!"

  As soon as the bearded man's killing order was given, the temperature around him seemed to drop instantly. The five fierce and sinister experts all flashed with murderous intent, step by step closing in on Yang Yi.

  At this moment, a loud shout shook the mountain forest, as if it were a thunderclap on a clear day.

  "Stop!"

  Two horseshoes sounded, and two figures suddenly flew over from behind. Yang Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, he didn't expect that it was the man and woman he had met earlier who wanted to travel with him but were rejected.

  The big bearded man's eyes flashed with a fierce glint: "You two, don't interfere in other people's business, otherwise, you'll both die!"

  "Slap"

  Just as the big bearded man finished speaking, a woman's figure flashed beside him and suddenly appeared in front of him like a ghost, slapping his face with a loud slap, leaving a bright red mark.

  "You...... you......"

  The big bearded man stared at the woman in shock, to think that this big bearded man was a master of the fourth level of Blood Condensation, while the woman was only at the third level of Blood Condensation. However, in that instant, he couldn't even see the woman's shadow clearly, it was as if she was like a gust of wind, and his face had been slapped with a loud slap.

  Not only was the big beard surprised, but Yang's eyes also condensed slightly. Even with his abilities, he could only see a faint shadow passing by. The woman's movement was indeed too terrifying.

  Another master with a gloomy face next to the big bearded man suddenly changed his complexion, and whispered a few words in the big bearded man's ear. The big bearded man looked at the two of them suspiciously, then said in a deep voice: "Shadow Step? Are you the Liu siblings from Gaoyang Prefecture?"

  The man in the green shirt flashed a strange color in his eyes, and said suspiciously: "It's really us siblings, I suppose our humble names haven't spread to the Huálóng Mountains either. Who are you?"

  The big bearded man chuckled and said, "Liu's brother and sister's charm step in Gao Yang Fu is a unique skill, we five brothers have also heard of it. Since Liu's brother and sister are here, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to get the better of them. Well, let's spare this little guy, but next time, there won't be such good luck, let's go!"

  These five people, apparently fearing the brother and sister, hastily retreated into the mountains and disappeared from view.

  The man in the green shirt slightly clenched his fist and said, "Fellow Taoist, you saw what just happened. This road is indeed extremely dangerous. Even my sister and I need to be careful. If you don't mind, let's travel together, how about it?"

  Yang Yi hesitated for a moment, and simply said: "Yang Yi."

  After speaking, he let go of the reins and walked slowly with the two siblings.

  The man in the green shirt was overjoyed, and a delighted expression appeared on his face: "Good, good! Brother Yang Yiren is indeed concise and to the point. My name is Liu Yun, and this is my sister Liu Jing. We are traveling together, so we have two top-notch masters with us. I think something like what happened earlier won't happen again!"

  Liu Jing's face turned cold, and she snorted: "Hmph, pretending to be innocent. We saved you, but not even a word of thanks!"

  "Liu Jing, stop your nonsense!"

  Liu Yun appeared very annoyed and immediately said to Yang Yi: "Brother Yang, don't mind it, my sister just speaks her mind too quickly."

  Yang Yi slightly shook his head and immediately rushed towards Huálóng Palace with Liu Yun siblings.

  On this road, Yang Yi didn't say a word, but Liu Jing beside him seemed to really dislike Yang Yi's behavior and often muttered a few words, with Liu Yun restraining her, she didn't dare to be too sarcastic towards Yang Yi.

  Yang Yidou ignored him.

  Liu Yun walked behind, and in a low voice, he scolded Liu Jing: "Liu Jing, don't make any more trouble. Yang Yi is absolutely not simple, didn't you see that when those five people surrounded him, there wasn't even a hint of fear or surprise on his face? He's probably fearless or confident that he can escape."

  Liu Jing snorted disdainfully: "Brother, you're overestimating this person. He's not reacting because he's already at a loss for what to do. This person must have some influence in his family and has been relying on his relatives since childhood, so he had an easy time cultivating all the way to the fourth realm. Now he looks down on everyone else! Hmph, someone like this should be taught a lesson!"

  Liu Yun slightly shook her head, but she also didn't try to persuade Liu Jing to change her impression of Yang Yi.

  Just then, Yang Yi suddenly stopped and looked around, his eyes seeming to be searching for something.

  Liu Jing coldly smiled and said: "Can't you find anything else? Stop pretending, if there was any movement, my brother would have discovered it long ago."

  Facing Liu Jing's sarcasm, Yang Yi was not in the slightest bit concerned. His eyes narrowed slightly and suddenly looked towards a dense forest on the half mountain slope, saying coldly: "Do you think hiding there will allow you to launch a sneak attack?"

  As Yang Yi's voice fell, a long time passed, and there was still no movement in the mountain forest.

  Liu Jing sneered at Yang Yi, just about to speak again when Yang Yi suddenly picked up several stones from the ground and threw them into the mountain forest.

  "Whoosh"

  What kind of enormous power is it that Yang Yi can throw out a boulder with his current strength? Even a giant rock would be pierced through.

  "Haha, since you've discovered us, then we five brothers will come out. But even if you have discovered us, can you still escape?"

  A deafening sound came from the mountain forest, and then five figures shot out of the mountain forest and stood in front of Yang Yi and others.

  Liu Yun's face changed immediately, and he said in a low voice: "It's not good, Yang brothers. They are all masters of the fourth level of Blood Condensation, especially the one at the forefront. His whole body is faintly revealing a sense of oppression, and I'm afraid that his blood vessels are extremely dense and powerful."

  These five people are all masters of the Five Elements of Coagulation, and when they appear together, it is truly a shocking force.

  "All of you, surrender quietly and maybe, seeing that you're cooperating, we'll just take the things on your bodies and spare your lives. Otherwise, heh heh, you'll be dead!" The leading man had a ferocious look on his face.

  Liu Jing sneered coldly: "Oh? Want to kill us siblings? Then let's see if you have the ability. My brother and I want to leave, who can stop us?"

  Liu Yun and Liu Jing's martial skill was a high-level, extraordinary "Ghostly Shadow Step". Once executed, their movements were as swift and elusive as ghosts, with speeds rivaling lightning. Even the likes of Cong Xue's Fourfold or Fivefold Blood Condensation couldn't match their velocity. It was precisely this martial skill that had allowed them to dare travel thousands of miles to Huà Lóng Palace; otherwise, they would have died countless times already.

  "Do you want to leave? Haha, take a look at what's behind you."

  The five of them burst out laughing loudly, and behind them, three more figures suddenly flashed out from the side, these three people were also Congxue Fourth Heavy.

  In the entire Qingyang Prefecture, Congxue Fourth Stage was considered a top-notch expert and could serve as a guard for the prefecture. However, on the road to Huálóng Palace, Congxue Fourth Stage seemed like a common cabbage, with one appearing after another.

  In fact, the Dragon Transformation Competition is held once every hundred years. Across the entire continent, there are hundreds of caves, and beneath each cave lies a hundred palaces. Even if one palace has dozens of Blood Condensation Fourth-Order experts, the number of Blood Condensation Fourth-Orders gathered at the Dragon Transformation Palace is still a terrifying figure.

  Moreover, the Dragon Transformation Grand Competition that occurs once a century is a grand event, and many top-notch Condensation Realm cultivators who don't possess a Dragon Transformation Order will also come to watch at the Dragon Palace, just like the Liu siblings.

  There were eight masters of the fourth grade of Blood Condensation, surrounding Yang Yi and the other two. In this way, even if Liu's brother and sister had a magical movement technique, it would be useless.

  Yang Yi, who had been silent all along, suddenly raised his head, and a faint, eerie smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, as if mocking them. In a low voice, he said: "Alright, alright, eight people, four drops of essence blood each, that's thirty-two drops in total. Maybe it'll be enough for me to condense my fifth drop of essence blood. Will you kill yourselves or do I need to take action?"

  Yang Yi's words made everyone stunned, and some people even suspected that Yang Yi had gone mad with fright.