Chapter 250: Heaven’s Favor

Chapter 250: Chapter 250: Heaven’s Favor

In the canyon, astonishing shockwaves erupted from the clash between Yu Hua and Black Red, sending rubble tumbling down the mountainsides.

Yi Xiaoyao paid it no mind, continuing his relentless pursuit of Han Yuan.

At this very moment, not far away, a very similar battle was also taking place.

It turned out that the Feiyan Alliance members who had obtained the Celestial Fire Illusion Body had also been ambushed. After all, it was a Celestial Tier Spiritual Skill, and those who coveted it were naturally unwilling to let the Feiyan Alliance simply walk away with it.

However, although the Feiyan Alliance suffered an ambush, their party had fortunately been extremely vigilant on their journey, so no one was killed instantly.

Just moments ago, the Feiyan Alliance woman carrying the Celestial Fire Illusion Body had reacted instantly to the ambush. She summoned a defensive Spiritual Artifact and blocked a fatal blow from a Nascent Soul Transformation expert, but the force of the blow still sent her flying backward, coughing up a large mouthful of blood.

She landed weakly on the ground, already grievously wounded.

A middle-aged woman at her side paled in alarm and instantly moved to shield her.

"Who are you? How dare you target our Feiyan Alliance?" the middle-aged woman shouted, glaring furiously at the people before them.

The figures opposite them, all wearing black kerchiefs over their faces, laughed sinisterly. "You don’t need to know who we are. Just hand over the Celestial Fire Illusion Body, and we’ll leave at once. Otherwise..."

"In your dreams! You think a few of you can stop me?"

Not waiting for the masked figure to finish, the middle-aged woman cut him off with an angry shout. Then, she turned to the younger woman behind her. "Young Miss, take it and go! Leave this to me!"

The young woman gritted her teeth and struggled to her feet. Seeing the older woman holding off so many enemies for her sake, she fled into the distance without a shred of hesitation.

Immediately after, the roar of experts clashing in a ferocious battle erupted from that spot.

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Meanwhile, Yi Xiaoyao, still in hot pursuit of Han Yuan, frowned.

The Body Technique Han Yuan was using was no less swift than Yi Xiaoyao’s own Nine Heavens Dragon Soaring Technique. His incredible speed meant that a great distance always remained between them.

After pursuing him relentlessly for the time it takes an incense stick to burn, Yi Xiaoyao’s expression shifted. He noticed that Han Yuan, up ahead, had actually stopped.

It turned out that Han Yuan had stopped because he had caught up to someone who greatly piqued his interest.

It was none other than the woman from the Feiyan Alliance.

At this moment, the Feiyan Alliance woman stared at Han Yuan, her face tense and wary. She was grievously wounded, and her speed had suffered. Though she’d escaped the ambush, she never expected Han Yuan to catch up to her.

Across from her, Han Yuan’s eyes gleamed. He remembered that this woman possessed a high-grade Celestial Tier Spiritual Skill that he coveted immensely: the Celestial Fire Illusion Body.

Moreover, the woman looked to be seriously injured. For Han Yuan, the implications of this were self-evident.

"Hehe, well, if it isn’t the Feiyan Alliance’s Young Miss, Lin Yanyu?"

Han Yuan approached Lin Yanyu with a sinister grin, chuckling darkly. "You’re so grievously wounded. I’m afraid you’re in no condition to hold on to the Celestial Fire Illusion Body. Why not let me look after it for you?"

Lin Yanyu’s face paled. She knew she couldn’t escape with the Celestial Fire Illusion Body, so her first priority was to save her own life.

"Han Yuan, I’ll give you the Celestial Fire Illusion Body! Just let me go!"

Lin Yanyu said, backing away.

It was her only choice. ’Once I get back to the Feiyan Alliance,’ she thought, ’I’ll definitely take the Celestial Fire Illusion Body back.’

Han Yuan was surprised for a moment, then he smiled. "So decisive? Fine, then. Hand over the Celestial Fire Illusion Body!"

WHOOSH!

A fiery red Jade Slip shot toward Han Yuan. Lin Yanyu gave him one last venomous glare and turned to leave without hesitation.

Han Yuan caught the Jade Slip, his face alight with excitement. But then, a cold glint flashed in his eyes. He flicked his hand, and a blood-red Blood Whip shot out, wrapping around Lin Yanyu and binding her tightly.

"You! Han Yuan, you went back on your word!"

The whip pulled Lin Yanyu to a halt. Her face flushed with rage, and she whipped her head around to glare at Han Yuan, her eyes practically shooting flames.

"That’s right, I went back on my word. So what?"

Han Yuan chuckled darkly. With a sudden jerk, he pulled Lin Yanyu in front of him with the whip.

Han Yuan leaned in, bringing his face close to Lin Yanyu’s pale neck and taking a deep, greedy breath. A look of pleasure crossed his face.

Her face filled with disgust, Lin Yanyu snarled, "If you dare to touch me, the Feiyan Alliance will not let this rest!"

"The Feiyan Alliance?" Han Yuan sneered, his hand suddenly clamping around her throat.

"Even if you die here today, no one will know I’m the one who killed you. How exactly is the Feiyan Alliance going to get its revenge?"

Han Yuan roared with laughter before continuing with a sly chuckle, "Besides, you, Lin Yanyu, are a notoriously venomous woman. If I let you go, there’s no telling how you’d try to get revenge on me later. I’m not that stupid!"

Grievously wounded and bound by the Blood Whip, Lin Yanyu was completely unable to move. She could only curse Han Yuan, her face a mask of humiliation and utter hatred.

"Cursing me?" Han Yuan sneered. In the next instant, the Blood Whip binding Lin Yanyu seemed to transform into a Blood Snake. It split into dozens of smaller heads that began to frantically tear at her body, siphoning her blood.

GURGLE GURGLE...

The Blood Snake pulsed like a cluster of thick blood vessels, draining every drop of blood from Lin Yanyu’s body and infusing it into Han Yuan.

Having absorbed her blood, Han Yuan’s pale face gained a touch of color. He kicked Lin Yanyu’s desiccated corpse aside and rolled his neck in satisfaction.

Then, Han Yuan looked down at the Jade Slip in his hand and couldn’t stop himself from throwing his head back and roaring with laughter.

"Hahaha! First the Nirvana Holy Fruit, and now the Celestial Fire Illusion Body! They’ve all fallen into my hands! The heavens are truly smiling on me! Hahaha..."

In the midst of his uncontrollable laughter, Han Yuan suddenly felt his hand go light. His expression changed in an instant, and his laughter died in his throat.

A black shadow flickered past. A figure in a black-robed cloak now stood before Han Yuan. The Celestial Fire Illusion Body, which had been in his hand just a moment ago, was now resting in the slender palm of this dark figure.

"I believe you mean the heavens are smiling on me?"

From beneath the shadow of the cloak, a soft, mocking laugh emerged.

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