The voice that suddenly appeared sounded very ordinary, without any perceptible energy fluctuations. Yet, strangely, everyone present could hear it perfectly clearly.
It was as if… it had sounded directly within everyone's minds.
The next second!
All eyes subconsciously turned in the same direction. Where their gazes converged, a young man had, at some point, appeared a hundred meters in front of You Ming.
Furthermore, his figure gave a sense of illusion, with streaks of bizarre afterimages, as he steadily approached You Ming.
"You think you can just leave after showing off, are you too naive?"
The young man's expression was very calm, but in his dark eyes, a biting coldness could be clearly felt.
And this!
Was directed solely at You Ming!
Upon seeing the young man appear, Du Yueming's lips curved slightly into a breathtakingly beautiful arc. In her captivating eyes, starlight flickered, flowing with the color of emotion.
She knew that man would always watch over her, never letting her suffer any humiliation!
In contrast, You Ming's complexion had long since turned extremely grim. Moreover, his beating heart, for some unknown reason, was clearly pounding at a frequency higher than normal.
But this frequency often indicated that his body's instinct was… fear.
He was afraid!
Afraid of that young man.
You Ming tightly gripped the Blood Fang in his hand, his gaze exceptionally somber. Even though his hands were trembling, a flicker of fighting spirit still shone in his pupils.
We are both of the younger generation, why should I fear you?
His heart roared.
"Kill!"
His face contorted into a grimace, and with a flash of blood-red light, the Blood Fang he had just obtained was drawn, heading straight for Ye Ming's face.
You Ming made the first move!
"Interesting!"
Looking at You Ming attacking him, Ye Ming's lips curled slightly, his eyes narrowing.
He had sensed some of You Ming's secrets.
He had to admit that You Li's "modification" of You Ming had surprised him.
Clang!
You Ming wielded the saber with both hands, swinging it fiercely. As blood-red true qi surged, centered on him, several saber energies formed, slicing through the air, and shot towards Ye Ming.
Seeing those saber energies, Ye Ming neither dodged nor blocked, allowing them to strike his body, without even attempting any defense.
Boom!
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
You Ming continuously unleashed saber energies, and the surrounding space instantly transformed into a sea of blood. At the center of that blood sea was Ye Ming's location.
The air itself had turned blood-red.
Furious energy ravaged the land indiscriminately. Countless fissures spread out, and even the onlookers a hundred meters away rapidly retreated.
Fearing they might be caught in the maelstrom.
"This… is truly terrifying! Perhaps a single bloody saber energy could easily grievously wound an ancient martial artist at the Martial Emperor realm!"
"I think so too! With such relentless attacks, I wonder how that young man is doing!"
"Didn't we hear that young man once defeated Valley Master You Li?"
"But even so, facing such continuous attacks without using any true qi to defend! Even a Martial God wouldn't be unharmed!"
"Indeed! That young man is being a bit too overconfident!"
"Alas! He's just a young man, after all, ultimately a bit too arrogant!"
"..."
Under You Ming's frenzied onslaught, the ground where Ye Ming stood had collapsed, sinking nearly a meter deep. Around him, blood-red true qi raged, like a hell of crimson light.
"Hoo!"
After You Ming had unleashed nearly a hundred saber energies, his true qi was largely depleted. The madness in his pupils had also subsided considerably.
He stared at the "blood pit" before him, gasping for breath.
In that blood pit, he sensed no life force.
Did this mean…
"Hahaha! Now he should surely…"
Just as he thought everything was over, the sinister smile that had just appeared froze on his face.
Because from within the deep pit enveloped by blood-red true qi, a blurry figure was slowly rising into the air.
"What! Are you tired?"
A voice, once again, echoed in everyone's minds.
"No… impossible! This… how is this possible?" You Ming retreated frantically, his pupils constricting, unable to accept what he was seeing.
His all-out attack, and the other party was completely unharmed.
How could he accept this?
"Since you're done, is it my turn now?"
After the figure left the area shrouded in blood-red energy, it floated serenely in the air, gazing at the retreating You Ming.
"You… no!"
You Ming roared through gritted teeth.
"Alas! A pitiable soul!"
Seeing You Ming, who was on the verge of madness, Ye Ming shook his head and sighed softly.
As he had said, You Ming was a… pitiable soul!
"Since that's the case, I'll grant you release!"
Ye Ming raised his hand, and a trace of pure white energy condensed on his fingertip, aimed at You Ming's forehead.
"Release?"
Hearing this word, You Ming's body involuntarily froze. In his mind, scenes of long-lost memories began to surface.
It was said that when people die, they recall the most precious things in their lives.
And in all of You Ming's memories, they only went back to before he was six years old.
After that, there was nothing left for him to cling to.
Or rather, after the age of six, only pain and numbness remained.
Once upon a time, he had also thought of complete release.
"This… is also fine!"
After reviewing the memories in his mind, the frenzy in You Ming's pupils gradually dissipated. The blood-red hue vanished, becoming extremely clear.
Very clean!
Restored to its uncorrupted state.
Clang!
The Blood Fang slipped from his hand. He no longer resisted. He closed his eyes slightly, shutting the windows to this world.
Thus, to find release!
Actually, it was… quite good!
Du Yueming, standing a hundred meters behind You Ming, saw the blood aura disappear from his body and gradually calm down.
For some reason, seeing You Ming in this state, a trace of sorrow welled up within her heart.
"What's wrong with me?"
Du Yueming asked herself softly.
In the air, Ye Ming looked at You Ming, who had closed his eyes, waiting for the arrival of release, and couldn't help but feel a sense of daze.
"There's still a trace of… humanity remaining!"
He had also captured the last pure look in You Ming's eyes.
Precisely because he understood what You Ming had gone through, he knew what that trace of humanity meant.
In a sense, the existence of that trace of humanity could also be called a… miracle.
"Forget it!"
Ye Ming waved his hand, and the energy he had condensed on his fingertip slowly dispersed.
With a single point of his foot in mid-air, he landed on the ground.
He looked at You Ming and walked towards him step by step.
At this moment, a black light suddenly flashed from the sky, then transformed into a figure, blocking his path.
"Your Excellency! Could you spare my son's life?"