Chapter 560: Ambush

All of Ye Chen’s trump cards were currently stored within the Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven.

Only by recovering his Divine Soul’s power could he open the Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven and use the resources within to further mend his injuries.

He could also contact the Upper Realm Spirit and have her help him by sending out the Spiritual Objects he needed.

If Ye Chen had to use his Divine Soul to search for the Profound Armor Combat Puppet within the Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven himself, it would undoubtedly be much more troublesome.

After all, his Divine Soul was still very weak right now, only barely strong enough to open the Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven.

The area inside the Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven was extremely vast, and it would be quite difficult for Ye Chen’s Divine Soul to roam within it.

“Young Master Ye, your complexion seems to have improved a lot.”

“Have you already refined the Fire Jade Red Cloud Ginseng?”

Huo Susu’s voice suddenly came from the side.

She looked Ye Chen up and down, noticing a slight change and fluctuation in his aura.

“That’s right.”

Ye Chen withdrew his consciousness from his sea of consciousness. He glanced at Huo Susu, nodded, and smiled.

“That’s wonderful.” Huo Susu smiled sweetly, her features captivatingly beautiful.

She then sighed. “It’s a pity. If only Young Master Ye could recover to his peak condition, we would feel much more confident in any of our operations with you around.”

Ye Chen was taken aback, then couldn’t help but laugh. “I may be a cripple, but it’s not like I can’t help at all right now.”

“That’s not a good idea.”

Huo Susu shook her head, her expression serious. “Young Master Ye, your identity is too sensitive. If you were to act rashly, it would inevitably attract significant trouble.”

“I know that at your peak, Young Master Ye, you wouldn’t fear any of this. After all, even the top families of Dongxuan Province in the Great Hong Dynasty couldn’t do anything to you, let alone the factions in our Black Triangle.”

“But you’re injured now, Young Master Ye. I don’t want you to land in a dangerous situation just because you were trying to help out of kindness.”

“Besides, if it really came to that, I’m afraid the Huo family wouldn’t be able to protect you, Young Master Ye, even if we wanted to.”

Her worries were not without reason.

Hearing this, Ye Chen felt a warmth spread through his heart.

It was clear that Huo Susu was genuinely considering his well-being.

“The Huo family ended up in this situation because of me, after all. How could I just stand by and do nothing?”

Seeing that Huo Susu seemed to want to say more, Ye Chen waved his hand to stop her. “You can rest assured. As I am now, I already possess enough power to protect myself.”

“I won’t act recklessly. If I really have to make a move, at worst, I’ll just kill them to silence them. Dead men tell no tales, right?”

When it came to his enemies, Ye Chen had never been one for mercy.

Thus, when he spoke of killing his foes, his tone was calm and unruffled, as if he were recounting some trivial matter.

Huo Susu was taken aback. She gave Ye Chen a deep look but said no more.

She didn’t yet know that the current Ye Chen had a Divine Power Level combatant, the Profound Armor Combat Puppet, at his side.

In addition, although Ye Chen lacked Spiritual Cultivation, he possessed combat power comparable to the Eighth Layer of the Divinity Transformation Realm.

Once they reached the Cyan Dragon Tribe and he obtained the Cyan Dragon Fire Seed, Ye Chen believed his strength would recover even further.

The foundation of his cultivation, however, could not be restored until he truly forged the Creation Sacred Flame.

But at the very least, empowered by the three divine beast fire seeds, the injuries to his physical body and Divine Soul would definitely heal for the most part, and perhaps even fully!

“Young Mistress, we’re about to reach our destination.”

Just then, a Huo family Cultivator spoke up.

“We’re here?”

Huo Susu looked up and saw a vast, open area that had appeared amidst the distant mountains.

The area was packed with all sorts of buildings, and the settlement looked quite large.

This surprised Ye Chen a little.

‘It seems the Cyan Dragon Tribe is doing much better than the Vermilion Bird and White Tiger Tribes?’

Soon, guided by the Huo family experts, the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle began to slow down and gradually descend, preparing to land.

“Strange.”

Huo Susu frowned. “Didn’t the Second Elder already come here ahead of us? How come I don’t see a single soul in this Cyan Dragon Tribe? It’s completely silent everywhere.”

She had originally set out with the Second Elder, Huo Wuji.

However, when they passed the Vermilion Bird Tribe, Huo Susu learned that Ye Chen was recovering there, so she had privately paid him a visit.

Huo Wuji, however, had not delayed and had arrived at the Cyan Dragon Tribe one step ahead of them.

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, a hint of suspicion in his eyes.

‘It looks like something really is wrong with this situation.’

The surroundings were too eerily quiet.

Not a single person could be seen in the entire tribe.

Forget the Cyan Dragon tribespeople—even Huo Wuji and his men weren’t here to meet Huo Susu’s group.

Huo Susu, of course, used the Huo family’s Secret Technique to try and contact Huo Wuji.

But from her expression, it wasn’t hard for Ye Chen to tell that she hadn’t reached him.

“The Second Elder seems to be unreachable.”

Huo Susu said with a frown, “I can’t get in touch with him.”

“What?”

“How could this be?”

The Huo family experts all showed expressions of shock and doubt.

But Ye Chen noticed that the Celestial Mountain Sect disciple, who had been trembling off to the side, now lowered his head with a peculiar look in his eyes.

There was no sign of confusion on his face; it was as if he had already foreseen this scene.

‘Could it be…’ Ye Chen narrowed his eyes, a flicker of unease passing through his heart.

BOOM!

At that moment, a distant hall suddenly exploded, sending countless fragments shooting into the air.

Everyone on the back of the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle was startled by the sudden noise and quickly looked toward the sound.

From within the shattered hall, a figure shot into the air and lunged toward the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle.

“Be careful!”

The group hurriedly focused their attention and raised their guard.

But as the figure drew closer, they were stunned to discover it was someone they knew very well!

“It’s the Second Elder!”

Huo Susu’s expression changed slightly. “Don’t attack!”

She was right.

The figure that had suddenly appeared was indeed the Huo family’s Second Elder, Huo Wuji.

But right now, his appearance was truly wretched.

His clothes were in tatters, covered in a crisscrossing network of bloody gashes. His right arm hung limply at his side, seemingly powerless, possibly even crippled.

His aura was extremely faint; he was clearly using the last of his strength to fly toward them.

“Young Mistress, run!!!”

The moment Huo Wuji reached them, he shouted, his face a mask of panic and fury.

“It’s an ambush!”

At his words, the Huo family experts burst into an uproar.

“What?”

“The Second Elder said… it’s an ambush?”

Huo Susu first responded dazedly, then snapped to her senses, her pretty face shifting with uncertainty.

“Young Mistress, look out!”

Just then, a sharp, bloody glint of light shot viciously toward Huo Susu’s neck.

The one who attacked was none other than the Celestial Mountain Sect disciple!