Supernatural Insight Eyes
Chapter 675 - 0676 The Heart is Set ( - Four)

Chapter 675: 0676 The Heart is Set (Chapter Four)

The center of attention, two figures stood in opposition.

One, a prodigy from one of the three ancient clans; the other, a masked man whose reputation had soared within the Great Emperor’s tomb.

Both men remained silent, a standoff that lasted for quite some time without either making a move.

To the unsuspecting eye, they appeared calm, but as soon as Ye Qiu appeared, their clash had already begun.

A confrontation of auras.

In the eyes of some legendary realm experts, both Mu Cannan and Ye Qiu emanated powerful auras, fiercely colliding with each other. Were it not for their mutual cancellation, an outright eruption would have impacted all those around them.

In this battle of auras, neither gained the upper hand. Mu Cannan frowned slightly; even with his advanced legendary realm strength, he was unable to suppress Ye Qiu, who was at the early stages of the legendary realm. This guy was difficult to figure out!

This also made Mu Cannan cautious. Ye Qiu’s victory over Shi Qingbing proved his absolute strength. Now challenging him again clearly showed his daring and competence.

Mu Cannan held Ye Qiu in high regard in his heart, well aware that Ye Qiu was a formidable opponent.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have seized the opportunity in front of both him and Ji Lingchen that day and then disappeared for an entire month.

Now that Ye Qiu had the audacity to show up, he was likely well-assimilated with that emperor-level opportunity, something Mu Cannan feared the most.

An emperor-level opportunity, something no one can overlook.

"Actually, you could hand over the opportunity to me," Mu Cannan said indifferently. "You should know, once you leave the Great Emperor’s tomb, without sufficient strength, even if you possess a treasure, it will be difficult for you to keep it in the ancient land."

"As far as I know, you are of the Tang Clan, merely a middle-ranking ancient clan. In front of my Mu Clan, even ten clans like yours wouldn’t be enough. But if you transfer the opportunity to me, I can have the Mu Clan protect your Tang Clan. Even the Ji Clan wouldn’t dare to touch the Tang Clan, how about that?" Mu Cannan looked at Ye Qiu with a flickering gaze, seemingly persuasive, and continued, "You should be very clear about the terror of our three ancient clans. Under the protection of my Mu Clan, your Tang Clan will live very well."

Ye Qiu remained silent. Mu Cannan’s tone grew colder as he said, "If you persist in your own views; believing that with the opportunity, you can clash with our three ancient clans, then you are too naive. You don’t realize the strength of my ancient clan. Not just you, even a mythical realm martial artist, my Mu Clan could destroy with ease!"

Ye Qiu inwardly shuddered. Mu Cannan’s face was full of ease and confidence. The mythical realm didn’t seem to pose much of a concern to him. Just how powerful was the Mu Clan behind Mu Cannan? Ye Qiu felt a certain heaviness in his heart, recognizing that the strength of the Mu Clan alone was enough to tear him apart.

What about the Ji Clan, above the Mu Clan? What kind of heritage might they possess, and did they have beings beyond the mythical realm?

Speaking with Mu Cannan, a prodigy of a great ancient clan, Ye Qiu realized he had underestimated the three great ancient clans. With his current strength, he could cope with legendary realm martial artists, but if he encountered a mythical realm, he could be sent flying with a single move. The further along the martial path, the greater the disparity in strength between realms became, making it nearly impossible to overcome tier differences.

If the difficulty of someone in the True Qi realm overcoming the legendary realm was one, then the difficulty for someone in the legendary realm to defeat the mythical realm would be one hundred.

A hundredfold! Such a terrifying gap couldn’t be bridged simply by having a trump card.

At least in the ancient land, it was not rare to see those in the True Qi realm triumphing over the legendary realm, but there had never been any case of a legendary realm defeating the mythical realm.

"I probably couldn’t even destroy some of the lesser ancient clans," Ye Qiu thought to himself. Though he hadn’t witnessed the full depth of the three great ancient clans, he anticipated from Mu Cannan’s hints that avenging the Dugu Clan would be a long road ahead.

The three great ancient clans, all involved in the destruction of the Dugu Clan, loomed over him like three vast mountains weighing heavily on his heart.

With such formidable opponents, as Mu Cannan had mentioned, he, a legendary realm martial artist with just a mid-level ancient clan backing him, couldn’t contend with them.

Should he really hand over the emperor-level opportunity?

To let this man, who had destroyed his Dugu lineage, cultivate and further strengthen his ancient clan’s power – the thought flashed through Ye Qiu’s mind, and he slightly shook his head, quickly dismissing it.

Even if that Alchemy Technique were utterly useless, he still wouldn’t just give it away for free to secure his own safety.

"What are you laughing about?" Mu Cannan said indifferently, unable to decipher Ye Qiu’s thoughts.

Beneath the mask, Ye Qiu’s chuckling sound slowly ceased as he looked at Mu Cannan and said indifferently, "Are you done?"

This tone was very light, very indifferent, laced with a hint of disdain and a hint of a sneer; Mu Cannan, being one of the top three prodigies, felt a change in his expression, clearly picking up on the impatience in Ye Qiu’s words.

"You don’t agree with my demands?" Mu Cannan’s tone became slightly elevated as the aura around him started to rise again.

Ye Qiu’s eyes shone with a burst of light as he said indifferently, "That’s right, what I have obtained, even if I were to give it to a beggar, I wouldn’t want to hand it over to you."

"You are truly beyond persuasion... then I have no choice but to kill you and personally take the Great Emperor level opportunity from your body," Mu Cannan sighed softly and then, in a flash, his gaze sharpened as he made his move.

Ye Qiu watched as Mu Cannan disappeared from his original spot, feeling a trace of guilt in his heart; he felt that by doing this, he was somewhat letting down the Tang clan. If the three ancient tribes directed their anger at the Tang clan, then he, Ye Qiu, would be the sinner.

But, torn between loyalty and righteousness, Ye Qiu admitted he was somewhat selfish; for the sake of revenge, perhaps even the Tang clan would have to suffer along with him.

However, this wouldn’t change his decision; the only thing he could do was try his best not to involve the Tang clan.

If the three ancient tribes wanted to deal with him, let them come at him directly!

Ye Qiu’s gaze grew brighter, the conviction for revenge in his heart hadn’t changed; it remained firm.

Perhaps Mu Cannan had offered him a life where he could barely survive, hiding his capabilities and biding his time, living under the shadow of the Mu tribe.

But Ye Qiu didn’t want to do that; he chose to oppose them even though he knew they were unbeatable.

Perhaps such a choice was irrational, yet Ye Qiu would never regret the choice he had made.

A martial artist should face difficulties head-on; if he could live a life of convenience, he wouldn’t be the person he was today.

Boom!

Ye Qiu unleashed a powerful surge of True Qi, engaging Mu Cannan in battle. As soon as they started fighting, it felt like the heavens and the earth were shaking.

Their figures flashed everywhere, battling fiercely and leaving destruction all around.

This time, it was a true showdown between the two, in full view of everyone, within the Great Emperor’s tomb, to determine who was superior.

While Ye Qiu and Mu Cannan were locked in combat, Ji Lingchen slowly appeared, followed by a group of disciples from the ancient tribes.

"Have they already started fighting?" Ji Lingchen looked at the figures entwined in battle, his lips curling into a slight smile.

Seeing this scene, many people began to talk, "Ji Lingchen has arrived, that masked man, he might have to face two of the top prodigies now."

"Ji Lingchen might not join hands with Mu Cannan, but I know that the masked man has a tough fight today, Ji Lingchen won’t let him leave easily!" someone said incisively.

Others, hearing this, nodded in agreement, finding it quite logical. With just one day left before the Great Emperor’s tomb closes, how could Ji Lingchen allow Ye Qiu to leave the Great Emperor’s tomb with the Great Emperor level opportunity.

The fight before them was probably just the beginning.