Chapter 1261: Strange Things Must Have a Catch!

Jiang Yi could make it to Snow Region in five days. Using Heaven Evasion, he could even make it in three!

What Jiang Yi could not figure out was this: if Heaven Hidden Sect had not been broken into, how did Su Ruoxue end up in Xing Mengwan’s hands? Logically, Su Ruoxue should have been safe inside Heaven Hidden Sect. Could she have walked out on her own?

“The talisman poison!”

Jiang Yi thought of one possibility. Su Ruoxue’s soul spirit was poisoned. This talisman poison was said to be used by Heaven Nether Sect to control their disciples. For all he knew, this could be the reason. Su Ruoxue was likely made to walk out of Heaven Hidden Sect herself—by Xing Mo or Xing Mengwan.

Apart from this, Jiang Yi could not figure out any other reason this would happen. However, no matter the reason, he could not attack North Thearch City now. Su Ruoxue and Mo Shen had been captured. He had to go to Snow Region obediently.

Of course!

Jiang Yi was no longer the idiot he was before. Despite his enemies having hostages in their hands, he would not do whatever they wanted him to do. He caused his soft sword to dance around and released the Divine Sound Heaven Skill. A terrifying sound echoed throughout the city, causing many people within to writhe on the ground. Jiang Yi then flew toward the North Emperor as quickly as lightning.

Crack!

His speed was too fast. The fact that he activated his essence force aside—even if he used his pure physical speed, the North Emperor would not be able to react in time. What’s more, they were so close to each other. The North Emperor was completely helpless against the Divine Sound Heaven Skill as well. By the time he regained consciousness, Jiang Yi was already grabbing his neck.

“Jiang Yi, how dare you!”

“Jiang Yi, my Clan Head already said that if you dare to touch even one person in this city, Su Ruoxue will die without any discussion. Let go of my Family Head!”

“That’s right, Jiang Yi. If you dare to mess around, the Clan Head will not let you off.”

A few Demigods started to holler out in rage, but no one dared to attack Jiang Yi. Any man who dared to piss Jiang Yi off would without a doubt be destroyed by this crazed man. Back then, he alone wiped out the surrounding regions of the Wu Clan. What would he not dare to do?

Jiang Yi did not bother about these Demigods. Instead, he glared at the North Emperor, whose expression had turned unbelievably dark. “You’d better not move, or else… I will cripple your dantian. Don’t even think about sneaking an attack on me. This little power of yours won’t hurt me. Do you understand?”

The North Emperor did not answer. Instead, he stared at Jiang Yi with a cold expression. “Jiang Yi, even if you catch me, you will still die for sure.”

Buzz!

Jiang Yi retrieved the Mystic Divine Palace and threw the North Emperor in. Once the latter entered, he looked up to see Yi Chan, Yin Ruobing, and Jiang Xiaonu. He broke into a grin and tried to lunge forward to hold them hostage. However, at that moment, he realized that there was a black figure behind him. A strong killing machine also had his gaze locked on him.

Before he could move, a huge hand landed hard on his shoulder, causing his bottom to land hard on the ground. He tried to stand up but found that he could not. The Saint Emperor’s huge face appeared in front of his own. In a cool voice, the former said, “My Young Lord has instructed me to kill you with a single blow if you dare to try anything funny. So, kid, I advise you to sit down and be good.”

“Saint Emperor…”

The North Emperor knew who the Saint Emperor was. He knew every single thing about the Death God’s Dense Sea. At that moment, he did not dare to move at all. His heart was racing. This savage with unbeatable powers had followed Jiang Yi out as well. They were in trouble.

Outside, Jiang Yi kept the Mystic Divine Palace and used Heaven Evasion. The Buddha Thearch and company had used teleportation formations the entire way to get to the Snow Region. He made such a big round. Logically, the Buddha Thearch and company should have arrived at the Snow Region already. Thus, after using Heaven Evasion for some time, Jiang Yi activated his divine senses and scanned the surroundings for the Buddha Thearch and company.

Su Ruoxue and Mo Shen were in the North Thearch and Xing Mengwan’s hands, but Jiang Yi did not lose his cool. Many people had tried to use hostages against him before. He was now no longer the same rash and illogical young man that he used to be. He would not even think of doing something as silly as surrendering just because they held hostages.

Surrendering would cause both his and the hostages’ deaths. The feud between him and the North Thearch could never be resolved. Between the two of them, only one of them could live.

Thus, he was prepared not to care at all about the hostages that he held for now. He had to first think of a way to kill the North Thearch and Xing Mengwan. If… Su Ruoxue and Mo Shen died because of this, he would kill himself afterward to join them. This was the plan for now.

“They’re indeed half-way there!”

After using Heaven Evasion for half a day—at the wasteland between the Snow Region and East Imperial Continent, Jiang Yi discovered the Buddha Thearch, who was rushing on his way. The rest of the people were nowhere to be seen. They must be hidden inside the Buddha Thearch’s spatial divine item.

When the Buddha Thearch discovered Jiang Yi, he flew over to him at a crazy speed, without stopping. After Jiang Yi told him everything that had happened, the Buddha Thearch nodded and said, “Jiang Yi, you did the right thing this time. Don’t worry… Wu Shang wants to kill you and me. If we don’t die, the rest may survive. Since Wu Shang has found out that you are back, he will not rush to wipe out Heaven Hidden Sect. We just have to make it to Snow Region within five days.”

“En!”

Jiang Yi nodded. The Buddha Thearch pondered deeply and said, “They’ve already sent a message to contact Tang Shenji. They’re bringing him by teleport toward Buddha Thearch City right as we speak. You can use Heaven Evasion. Go and fetch Tang Shenji here. Jiang Yi, this battle concerns the fate of all life in the Stellarsky Domain. I hope you can remain calm through it all. It is only if you do that we will not fall for any tricks the North Thearch has up his sleeves. Then, we can win the final victory. I’ll rush to Snow Region to check the situation first. You can catch up to me later and look out for the signs I leave behind for you…”

“Alright!”

After discussing these things with the Buddha Thearch for some time, Jiang Yi used Heaven Evasion and headed back for Buddha Thearch City. After half a day, he arrived. The Buddha Emperor and company were already waiting there for him. Tang Shenji’s legs were fully recovered, and his battle powers did not seem like they suffered much impact. It was clear that he had put up an act back in the Endless Deep Sea.

“Jiang Yi…”

On seeing Jiang Yi, Tang Shenji’s expression became complex. The Buddha Emperor and others had told him everything that happened. By making those things with what he was seeing now, Tang Shenji managed to figure out the true story. If he did not, he would not be fit to be called the leader of the Tang Clan.

“Clan Head Tang, the situation is urgent. Let’s not talk too much for now. Let’s head to Snow Region first.”

Jiang Yi said this expressionlessly to Tang Shenji before throwing everyone into the Mystic Divine Palace. As fast as he could, he used Heaven Evasion to get to Snow Region. With Tang Shenji around, Jiang Yi was all the more confident. This was not because Tang Shenji was extraordinarily capable, but because he had status and wielded authority. With him and the Buddha Thearch on his side, all the other clans would be encouraged to turn against the North Thearch. If the Human Race Alliance Army was conflicted, how would the North Thearch and Heaven Nether Sect alone match up to everyone else?

Jiang Yi did not stop moving for days and nights. His body was extremely strong now. If he used Heaven Evasion non-stop in the past, his body would not have been able to take it. However, it was nothing to him now.

He spent a total of one day and one night to reach the Snow Region. He also chased down the Buddha Thearch using all the signs he left along the way. The Buddha Thearch was already near the Ice Sea at that point and had already contacted the scouts planted by the Yi Clan in the Snow Region. He had an update on the situation!

The situation was quite clear.

The Human Race Alliance Army had already taken down the Snow Region. There was not one battle that they did not win. By the time Jiang Yi and company arrived back at the East Imperial Continent, they already killed off tens of clans. The Mantis Blade Sect, Heaven Devil Sect, Dwarf Race, and White Tiger Sect all perished. Even Mo Shen was under their control.

When the army arrived at the base of the Saint Mountain and before they attacked the Heaven Hidden Sect, Jiang Yi and company reached East Imperial Continent. That was why the North Thearch gave orders for the entire army to set up camp at the base of Saint Mountain. They arranged their horses and carts and waited for Jiang Yi and the rest to arrive. It was almost as if he was prepared to fight to death.

“Something isn’t right…”

On hearing this, Jiang Yi immediately shook his head solemnly. “Strange things must have a catch. The North Thearch knew I was coming so he should have known that all of you would be coming as well. Is he not afraid that the Human Race Alliance Army would turn against him and join us in fighting them? He must have something up his sleeve!”

“No matter what danger there is, we have to go to Saint Mountain.”

A relic appeared in the Buddha Thearchs hands. It lit up and caused the Xuan Thearch, the Yin Thearch, the Night Empress, and the others to appear before Jiang Yi once again. Then, the Buddha Thearch waved his hand and said, “Since he has formed up the army and gotten ready for battle, it is no good for us to sneak around anymore. Let’s go… we’ll go and meet Wu Shang and the old devil.”