With a gaping hole in his chest, Yang Wei stood there, coughing up blood.
That son of a bitch actually came back from my erasure...
Liu Yan and Bai Suzhen hurried to his side, watching in horror. "Are you okay?" Liu Yan asked as her voice trembled with worry. When she reached out to touch the wound, she gasped, disbelief written all over her face. Feeling the wound felt more real than when she saw his chest get blown open.
Meanwhile, Ji Ming, who Yang Wei had earlier dealt with, appeared unharmed. "Forget about him," Ji Ming sneered, "he's as good as dead. You two beautiful women will be coming with us now."
Bai Suzhen clenched her fists, seething with anger. "The arrogance of this brat!" she spat.
Ji Ming strutted towards them, ignoring Yang Wei's seemingly lifeless form. "Shut it, little woman. You'll both be coming with me when we're done here, got it?" he may have posed it as a question, but their answer held no value.
Then, Ji Chang intervened, "Junior Brother, if you keep this up, it won't end well fo—"
Cutting him off, Ji Ming brushed aside the warning. "Yes, yes, I've heard that a million times. But now, we're 2nd Path cultivators. We deserve to be a little arrogant, especially when it comes to putting higher world trash in their place," he retorted, eyeing Liu Yan with a lecherous grin. "And speaking of beauty, you're something else," he added, licking his lips suggestively.
He couldn't stop staring at her body, from top to bottom. The shape of her curves were completely immaculate, the softness and lightness of her skin and even her green eyes like emerald.
It was most definitely the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen.
"I might just have my fun with you now..." Ji Ming grinned.
Liu Yan's eyes narrowed hatefully. "I dare you..."
Just when Ji Ming attempted to grab Liu Yan, Yang Wei sprang into action, seizing his wrist tightly. "Did you really think I was dead?" he glared at Ji Ming who arrogantly matched his gaze.
"Oh, you're still alive? What're y..."
Not giving him the chance to finish his words, Yang Wei used [Golden Magic] to obliterate Ji Ming in an instant, leaving nothing but ashes in his wake.
"Good..."
Having witnessed Yang Wei's miraculous recovery, Liu Yan turned to him in disbelief. "How did you—?!" she managed to speak in her shock, her eyes wide with surprise as she stared at the gaping hole in his chest—it was gone.
Even Bai Suzhen was amazed. She placed a hand on his chest, feeling the smooth skin where the wound should've been. "Was it the Blood Strengthening Pill's regenerative abilities?" she asked.
Yang Wei grinned and wiped away some blood from his chin. "No," he replied, shaking his head. "Even that pill couldn't regenerate my heart. This was actually magic." Stepping forward, he focused his sights on the Ji Brothers.
How where they able to survive my [Scarlet Magic] earlier? Anyone who gets hit by it ceases to exist, they're effectively deleted from existence with no hope of return... nothing should be able to defy my Epochal Law.
"Because, we've truly become unkillable creatures, and without having to reach the peak of cultivation.."
Ji Chang stepped forward slightly, "Senior Brother, should we really be telling him this?"
Ji Wu smiled reassuringly at his brother. "It's fine. He can't really do anything with the information, and we're not cowards who would use secret informations to our advantage. We don't need it..."
Those were all the words Ji Chang needed to hear.
Turning back to Yang Wei, finally spilled the beans. "We're connected to the Dao of Sacred Protection, a Dao directly linked to an Emperor in the Eternal Lands."
Liu Yan's face immediately showed a look of shock.
Hmm, the Eternal Lands... I've heard of that place from Grandfather before...
Meanwhile, as soon as Bai Suzhen heard "Eternal Lands," a small memory flashed through her mind. She recalled seeing four huge dragons of different colours—red, green, blue, and brown.
"Arrgh!!"
She stumbled back a bit, but Liu Yan caught her before she could fall.
"Su'er, what's wrong?" Liu Yan asked.
Bai Suzhen placed a hand on her throbbing head. "Oh, it's nothing, just a bit shaken from earlier."
Back with Yang Wei, he shrugged when Ji Wu mentioned the Eternal Lands. "Honestly, I don't know much about that stuff, and frankly, I don't care. I just wanna know how you guys managed to do the walk of shame back from oblivion."
Ji Wu explained, "The Dao of Sacred Protection. No matter what happens, we're bound to existence. We can't truly die."
Yang Wei scratched his head. "Well, that sounds kinda unfair, doesn't it?"
To pay his respects, Ji Wu clenched his fist and lowered his head. "Well, now that you know, surrendering might be your best option. We'll at least leave your corpse intact."
However, Yang Wei's response was unexpected—he burst into laughter. "You guys really crack me up!" he exclaimed, laughing even harder as the Ji Brothers looked on in surprise.
The Ji Brothers exchanged surprised glances at Yang Wei's response.
Yang Wei continued laughing, pointing at them. "You think a Dao can stop me? That's rich!"
...
Emperor Cloudcrest who watched this gritted his teeth. "Big words from a nobody..." his eyes narrowed furiously.