On the Red Dust Squad's side, Luo Hongyan's crimson lips parted slightly, as she hadn't expected the ending to be like this.
Although Tianpeng had told her that it would be a one-sided crushing situation, she didn't expect Zhao Yan to be instantly killed by Ye Hongyi with one move, especially after Zhao Yan had used the Great Divine Power of the Flame King.
"I've said it before, being a prodigy is just the threshold for joining us," the Heavenly Eye Royal Daughter said to her with a smile.
"But I…"
Now Luo Hongyan was doubting herself, her strength was actually on par with Zhao Yan, which completely didn't meet the requirements stated by the Heavenly Eye Royal Daughter.
She once thought she was a prodigy, but today, she lacked confidence.
"Have you ever met your family's ancestor?" the Heavenly Eye Royal Daughter suddenly asked.
"Although I am a genius in the family, I am still not qualified to meet the ancestor unless I become an immortal," Luo Hongyan said with a wry smile. Their Luo family's ancestor, the Luo River Immortal King, had been in seclusion for many years after returning from the battlefield. How could she possibly come out of seclusion for a junior like her?
"Poor girl."
Upon hearing this, Mu Qingyi and Ye Yuxian couldn't help but look at Luo Hongyan with more pity. They were also geniuses, but they had received guidance from Senior Gu and the ancient God Clan inheritance from the Hou Tu Goddess. They had never lacked resources for cultivation techniques.
And Luo Hongyan, also a genius, couldn't even make decisions about her own marriage, and hadn't even received guidance from the Immortal King ancestor. In comparison, Luo Hongyan, apart from being born in a world with an excellent cultivation environment, couldn't compare to them in anything else.
"Shortsighted!"
The Heavenly Eye Royal Daughter snorted coldly, expressing dissatisfaction with the Luo family.
To not do everything possible to cultivate such a genius, and even want to use her as a tool for marriage, it seems that even Immortal King families have idiots.
"Shhh, don't say that," Luo Hongyan quickly stopped her when she heard the Heavenly Eye Royal Daughter dare to say such a thing. Of course, she wasn't blaming the Heavenly Eye Royal Daughter. In fact, she also felt extremely disgusted with some of the elders in her family, but there was nothing she could do. She was born into the Luo family, and that was an unchangeable fact.
"Actually, I want to know, why did you recruit me?" Luo Hongyan asked.
She previously thought she was qualified to become a member of the Red Dust Squad, but now, after seeing Ye Hongyi instantly kill Zhao Yan, whose strength was similar to hers, she lacked confidence.
She was a self-aware person, understanding the principle that there is always someone better.
It was precisely because she was self-aware that she was puzzled.
"There are too many people here, we'll talk about it when we get back," the Heavenly Eye Royal Daughter glanced around and said.
Luo Hongyan nodded lightly. Suddenly, she felt someone looking at her, so she turned her head and found it was Tianpeng.
"What?" she asked.
Tianpeng said, "I think you need some courage."
"Huh?" Luo Hongyan was stunned.
Tianpeng continued, "Some courage to go against the grain."
"Uh…"
The Heavenly Eye Royal Daughter and the others couldn't help but chuckle after hearing this. They all knew what Tianpeng meant by saying this.
In terms of going against the grain, who could compare to Li Beifei?
He was someone who even dared to scold Senior Gu.
And after hearing this, Luo Hongyan revealed a pensive look. After a while, she said to Tianpeng, "I understand!"
Tianpeng nodded, then stopped talking.
On the battlefield, Ye Hongyi stepped into the void and came to Zhao Yan's front. She said indifferently, "You lost, remember to fulfill the bet!"
After speaking, Ye Hongyi turned and left.
For her, this battle wasn't even a warm-up, it wasn't as enjoyable as the internal sparring within their Red Dust Squad.
On the ruined city wall, Zhao Yan's body was embedded in the wall, and the clothes on his body were also burned by the raging fire, tattered and like a beggar.
His face was gloomy, and his eyes were filled with disbelief. He murmured, "Impossible, how could I lose? Impossible, absolutely impossible, I haven't lost, I haven't lost yet!"
"Ah…"
Finally, Zhao Yan roared, pulled his body out of the wall, and roared at Ye Hongyi's back, "Ye Hongyi, I haven't lost!"
"Rumble!"
The space shattered, and a cyan long sword appeared, its aura covering the heavens and earth, its sword intent tearing through the sky. Even from a great distance, one could feel a terrifying sense of oppression.
"Immortal artifact, this is an immortal sword!"
Someone exclaimed, their voice horrified.
Immortal artifacts were the weapons of immortals, and each immortal artifact could write a story.
"He's crazy, Zhao Yan, you're really crazy."
"If I had known this kid had an immortal artifact, I would have forced myself to fight," the Heavenly Eye Royal Daughter said.
"…" Luo Hongyan.
So that's what they were regretting!
"Ye Hongyi, the battle has just begun!"
Holding the cyan immortal sword, Zhao Yan's aura had undergone earth-shattering changes compared to before. He looked at Ye Hongyi with disdain in his eyes.
Ye Hongyi had already turned around, her face unchanged, her eyes calm, seemingly unaffected by the aura of the immortal sword.
"It seems that your Zhao family really has high hopes for you, and even bestowed you with an immortal artifact," Ye Hongyi said softly. Her voice at this time had a sense of ethereal orchid, and when she spoke, it seemed that the entire world was spreading it.
"It's just that, in your hands, the immortal artifact doesn't seem to be able to exert its power!" Ye Hongyi continued.
At this moment, although the aura of the immortal sword had already surpassed the scope of a supreme artifact, it was not an unbearable range for Ye Hongyi. This showed that Zhao Yan couldn't exert the power of the immortal sword at all, not even one-tenth of its power.
"Even if I can't exert the full power of the immortal artifact, it's enough to deal with you," Zhao Yan, holding the immortal sword, was full of confidence.
With that said, Zhao Yan waved the immortal sword, and a sword light tore through the void, slashing towards Ye Hongyi.
The sword light was extremely fast, and in an instant, it had already reached Ye Hongyi's face.
"Swish!"
The sword light flashed, and Ye Hongyi's figure was split into two, dissipating between the heavens and earth.
"Hmm!" Zhao Yan frowned. Suddenly, he felt a warning in his heart. When he wanted to wave the immortal sword again, he only felt his hand loosen, and the immortal sword in his hand actually left his hand.
"Made of Immortal Green Gold as a whole, it seems that the Zhao family really values you," a voice sounded behind Zhao Yan.
Zhao Yan quickly turned around and saw Ye Hongyi, dressed in a red dress, holding his immortal sword horizontally in front of her.
"Hmm? It hasn't even been sharpened yet, it's still a sword embryo. Is your Zhao family planning to let you sharpen it yourself?" Ye Hongyi discovered that the immortal sword hadn't been sharpened, obviously the Zhao family was planning to let Zhao Yan personally sharpen it when he became an immortal, so that this sword could completely belong to Zhao Yan, and could exert its full power without too much running-in.
"Give me back the Immortal Sword Embryo!" Zhao Yan glared at Ye Hongyi.
The Immortal Sword Embryo was an immortal artifact that his grandfather had built for him against all odds. If it was taken away by someone, even he would be punished by the Zhao family, and his grandfather's position in the family would also be affected.
Therefore, whether for himself or for his grandfather, he had to take back the Immortal Sword Embryo.
"Immortal Sword Embryo, the name has already been chosen. Very well, it saves me the trouble of naming it. From today onwards, the Immortal Sword Embryo belongs to me, Ye Hongyi."
After Ye Hongyi finished speaking, she raised the Immortal Sword Embryo high, pointing the sword at the sky.
Her natal weapon was the Xuan Huang Dao Diagram, but after all, the Xuan Huang Dao Diagram was not a weapon for attack, and it was not sharp enough. Although she was not a pure sword cultivator, she also understood the sword. Now someone had sent her an immortal artifact, and it was still an unsharpened sword embryo. This was simply like someone sending her a pillow when she was sleepy. How could she return it?
I snatched it with my own ability, why should I return it?
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