Chapter 76 76: It's Time For The Celestial Palace

"If you hurt my son, do you think you'll be able to leave this place? Even your father won't be able to save you in that case."

The Celestial Palace Master had a dark expression on his face. First his daughter went missing, and now his son's life was in danger as well. He wanted to save his son at any cost.

Xu Shan didn't respond to the question of the Celestial Palace Master. Instead, he simply glanced at Ye Han in the back.

"Leave and inform my father about what happened here!" He told Ye Han. "If the Celestial Palace thinks it can test me, then I'd be happy to accompany them till the end."

Ye Han frowned, but in the end, he nodded. He brought out a teleportation Talisman that could be used for instantly traveling a thousand miles.

The formation of mist made it impossible for anyone to reach the Celestial Island. Nevertheless, it proved ineffective in preventing the use of treasures to depart from the island.

Ye Han used the Teleportation Talisman, disappearing right before the eyes of the Celestial Palace Master who was deeply frowning. It was unclear just what the Palace Master was thinking, but he wasn't happy with the development in the least.

Ye Han disappeared, taking Xu Shan's treasure with him, which helped him hide his aura. However, others didn't know about it. In the eyes of the others, Ye Han had already escaped. However, only Xu Shan knew that it was only a diversion.

In reality, Ye Han didn't actually leave the floating island. Instead, he hid his aura and appeared on another end of the Island.

The Talisman could help someone teleport a thousand miles in an instant, but it could also be used for a much shorter range, after all.

While Xu Shan kept the Elders and the Palace Master distracted, Ye Han gained free reign.

Xu Shan forcefully took Yu Ming's storage ring and immediately checked its contents to see if the Book was inside.

Unfortunately, he only grew disappointed as he couldn't see any book in the storage ring at all.

"You are testing my patience. Free my son and we can talk! I promise no one will hurt you!" The Palace Master once again tried to talk. If Xu Shan wasn't holding his son hostage, he could've done more.

"Talk? Talk about what? You want to check my storage rings? Sure, I'll give you all an opportunity." Xu Shan grabbed Yu Ming by his throat, still keeping his dagger aimed. Even though Yu Ming could struggle, he didn't, keeping his eyes on the dagger.

He still couldn't believe how he was caught so easily. He felt angry at himself for ending up in this situation instead of being careful from the start!

"If you're so confident, check my ring! If you find your daughter's body in my ring, my life will be yours! However, if you don't find her body, your son's life will be mine!"

He took off his storage ring, tossing it on the ground. "Go ahead! Check!"

Even though his ring had the body of a Celestial Palace disciple, he didn't worry. He was convinced that the Palace Master wasn't going to take him up on his offer, after all!

Just as he expected, the Palace Master frowned, glancing at the storage ring on the ground. However, he didn't pick up the ring.

"Do you want to check?" Xu Shan further asked, glancing at Yu Ming this time, tightening his grip a little.

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While Xu Shan kept everyone engaged, thousands of Celestial Palace Disciples had gathered outside the Sacred Hall.

Amongst those people, there were also a few outer elders involved, who lost their control. The door of the Sacred Hall was forcefully opened, as multiple people rushed inside.

Amongst the people who rushed inside, there were a few people who could even use their Celestial Spirits to hide.

The Elders who were always inside the Sacred Hall were taken aback by the sudden change. They were furious. All of them came out of their Seclusion. They didn't even ask why these people were here and directly started killing everyone who entered the Sacred Hall.

However, there was another person who entered. Thousands of Celestial Disciples were simply bait! The real plan involved Ye Han after all.

Xu Shan used the same scheme that the Shadow Guards had used. While the Shadow Guards used people as bait to keep Ye Han busy, he used the bait to keep Elders busy.

Thanks to that, Ye Han easily entered the Sacred Hall, undetected.

Slowly, yet carefully, he went inside the Sacred Hall, to enter the true depths of the place that was supposed to hold the core of the Protective Formation.

"This should be the place..." In the end, Ye Han stopped before a metallic door, which was covered in multiple protective formations.

"Isn't it time you show yourself?" he asked, as if noticing something. He wasn't alone here. Amongst all the Elders, there was one who hadn't moved to stop the intruders!

A white bearded man appeared before the door, holding no weapon in his hand.

He was one of the Great Elders of the Celestial Palace. He was in the initial stages of the Heavenly Celestial Realm, while Ye Han was still one step away from reaching that stage.

Despite that, Ye Han didn't feel hesitant. It had been a long time since he used his full strength. Even when he was held back by the Great Elder outside, it was only because he didn't actually think about getting past him. It wasn't because he couldn't!

Even though he still wasn't a Heavenly Celestial, there was a reason he was called the Executioner of the Battlefield!

"You shouldn't have stayed behind..." Ye Han frowned.

He used the treasure that he received from Xu Shan to create an isolated field in the area to make sure that his chaotic aura couldn't be sensed by the Palace Master who was being kept busy. If the Palace Master found out, it was all over!

"The Younger Generation will always surpass the older." The old man sighed. "Unfortunately, this old man can't allow you to pass through. Return and I'll let you leave. If you don't, I'll have no choice but to kill you..."

"I'm afraid I can't take your offer. The hands that reached the collars of a Royal shall be cut! It's time for the Celestial Palace to fall..." Ye Han pulled out a bloody Sword. As soon as he held that sword, his entire aura changed. His pupils turned blood red, as if he was a demon!