Chapter 1835: Forced Into a Dead End

"Capture him!"

A deep shout came from Fan Yulin’s mouth. At this moment, he didn’t intend to act personally. In his view, in this Heaven and Earth Net, that kid was absolutely unable to escape.

After all, at the Red Rock City Emperor Palace, there was a Half-step Holy Rank Expert. Fan Yulin believed that with Yu Baicang’s strength and the siege by those Emperor Palace Elders, how could they not capture a young boy?

Now it seems that the destruction of three cities, including Thick Earth City, was probably the result of this boy’s surprise attack.

Relying on that strange movement technique from before and that Holy Rank Low Level Treasure Sword, it was not impossible to kill a Half-step Holy Rank Cultivator unexpectedly.

But now, on the one hand, the Emperor Palace’s side was numerous and powerful, and on the other hand, their Meridian Qi Cultivation wasn’t much inferior. If he could still escape, there would be no reason for the Red Rock City Emperor Palace’s existence.

"This is troublesome!"

Seeing Fan Yulin’s shout, Yu Baicang, Cai Yong, and the others already surrounding him, Situ Nan’s expression darkened.

For some reason, in this critical moment, a figure in rough clothing emerged in Situ Nan’s mind, along with some regret, because Yun Xiao had reminded him then.

But at that time, Situ Nan thought highly of his own abilities, completely disregarding the people of Red Rock City Emperor Palace, believing that even the highest ranked Half-step Saint in Red Rock City Emperor Palace couldn’t hold him.

In fact, even if surrounded at this moment, Situ Nan did not think that these guys from Red Rock City Emperor Palace alone could really stop him. His biggest concern was Fan Yulin, who had already reached the Hua Xuan Realm Early Stage.

The Hua Xuan Realm of the Holy Vein Three Realms, even if Fan Yulin was only at the Early Stage, was not something that the Half-step Saint Situ Nan could contend with. He was not Yun Xiao and couldn’t fight beyond his level.

Thus, even if Situ Nan somehow managed to break through the encirclement using some means, with Fan Yulin present, he wouldn’t easily escape, as this concerned the dignity of the Emperor Canglong Palace.

"Surrender, boy!"

Just as Situ Nan’s mind was racing, an angry shout sounded behind him. Without looking, he knew it was from Supervisor Yu Baicang, who was evidently the first to strike.

Yu Baicang was eager to show himself in front of Fan Yulin, so he didn’t wait for the other Emperor Palace Elders to encircle, choosing to strike first.

This person was also a Half-step Holy Rank Expert and the Supervisor of Red Rock City’s Emperor Palace. He believed that in a one-on-one fight, this young guy was no match for him.

"Oh? This is a good opportunity!"

Seeing that Yu Baicang didn’t join forces with the other Emperor Palace Elders but acted alone, a gleam flashed in Situ Nan’s eyes, even a hint of joy rising.

Situ Nan was worrying about having no means of escape. Unexpectedly, just when he wanted to nap, someone brought a pillow. He thought if he could take Yu Baicang as a hostage, it might make Fan Yulin hesitate to act.

In fact, Situ Nan had no choice. Even if he wanted to easily take those Emperor Palace Elders as hostages, Yu Baicang wouldn’t give him this opportunity now.

Whoosh!

Faced with the heavy strike from Yu Baicang behind him, Situ Nan chose not to receive it head-on. His body shifted slightly, dodging it, and the Green Light Long Sword in his hand changed direction slightly, slashing towards Yu Baicang’s neck.

"Good move!"

Seeing this, Yu Baicang suddenly shouted, but he didn’t intend to meet such a sharp sword head-on. As the shout fell, his body shifted aside, and then his right foot lashed out at Situ Nan’s abdomen, mercilessly taking action.

The human Dantian is the hub for Meridian Qi cultivation. Once the Dantian is broken, the person’s Meridian Qi will dissipate over time, eventually becoming a waste.

It seems under Fan Yulin’s previous words, Yu Baicang also realized that there must be someone behind this Emperor Palace Hunter, so he couldn’t let him die so easily.

"Hmm?"

But just when Yu Baicang was about to kick and disable Situ Nan, he didn’t expect that the Green Light Long Sword, which he had dodged, twisted in mid-air and continued to stab towards his neckside.

"It’s actually a Soft Sword?!"

Finding something amiss, Yu Baicang reacted quickly, recognizing that the Green Light Long Sword was not an ordinary Hard Sword but a Soft Sword that could bend and change shape at will.

Since he had an initial perception, he had not noticed the sword’s special characteristics until now, especially after witnessing it cutting through the great net.

At that very moment, Situ Nan’s move was deliberate and caught Yu Baicang off guard. He believed that even if he couldn’t kill the guy with one strike, he could at least severely injure him.

Whoosh!

But right then, a strong gust of wind suddenly whistled through the air. Situ Nan felt a fierce tremor in his right hand, almost causing him to lose grip of his weapon, which threatened to fly out of his hand.

"Damn it, it’s Fan Yulin!"

Feeling the trembling sensation coming from his hand, Situ Nan knew without looking that it was Fan Yulin who had intervened, because besides this Holy Rank expert at the early stage of the Hua Xuan Realm, no one else on the scene could disrupt the long sword he had already thrust out.

Just a single force was enough to almost disarm him of his long sword, deepening Situ Nan’s understanding of the power of these Hua Xuan Realm experts.

Having narrowly escaped death, Yu Baicang’s face turned pale along with a trace of shame and awkwardness. Originally full of confidence, he never thought he would nearly be outmaneuvered by Situ Nan right at the start, making it hard for him to save face.

Especially with an Emperor Palace Headquarters Steward watching from the side and eventually saving his life with a timely intervention, Yu Baicang wanted to find a hole to hide in out of embarrassment.

"Kid, I want you dead!"

However, thinking that there’s such a great expert behind him, even though Yu Baicang felt ashamed, he had no worries about future threats. With a roar, he charged again.

It seemed Yu Baicang knew with Fan Yulin on the side, it was impossible for him to die here, and thus, in this second attempt, he was without any defense, solely focused on aggressive assault.

"Yu Baicang, that bastard, is pretty clever!"

Seeing Yu Baicang’s reckless fighting style, Fan Yulin was unconcerned, instead showing a smile. As expected by the latter, with him nearby, he would never allow this Emperor Palace Director to die tragically.

This way, it was unfortunate for Situ Nan. Initially having some advantage through his strange methods, now facing an opponent with no defense and only relentless attacks, made him uneasy.

In truth, even though the other Emperor Palace Elders were not intervening, Yu Baicang and Fan Yulin were jointly attacking Situ Nan, with one having reached the Holy Vein Three Realms at the early stage of Hua Xuan Realm.

Under such circumstances, no matter how strange or formidable Situ Nan’s methods were, he was struggling. Within just a dozen moves, he was already at a significant disadvantage.

During this battle span, Situ Nan did have chances for a comeback. Whenever he tried to finish off Yu Baicang, Fan Yulin would always detect it first, launching attacks to interfere.

At this moment, Fan Yulin was like a danger detector for Yu Baicang, allowing him to attack without any worries.

Bam!

After several more moves, Yu Baicang finally seized an opportunity and struck Situ Nan’s right shoulder, causing him to stagger back several steps, his face pale.

The truth was, it wasn’t Yu Baicang’s technique that hurt Situ Nan this time; it was Fan Yulin’s constant interference that cornered him into this predicament, allowing Yu Baicang to strike easily.

In essence, if it were a true one-on-one fight, Yu Baicang would have died several times over, which was why Situ Nan dared to come alone to this Emperor Palace branch.

Unfortunately, within this Red Rock City Emperor Palace, there was Fan Yulin, who had reached the early stage of Hua Xuan Realm. Under this huge Great Rank gap, Situ Nan’s fate seemed already sealed.

"This is truly a fall into the pit!"

Feeling the intense pain on his right shoulder, Situ Nan’s pale face was extremely unpleasant, and his heart sank. With Fan Yulin’s steadfast watch, he knew he had no chance of escape.

"Kid, I’m going to break your limbs and let you experience a fate worse than death!"

Having wounded Situ Nan with a palm strike, Yu Baicang felt quite self-satisfied, as if achieving this success was through his own strength rather than others’ help.

Yu Baicang knew that capturing this Emperor Palace Hunter, even if most of the credit would go to Fan Yulin, he wouldn’t be overlooked, for the Hunter was caught within the Red Rock City Emperor Palace, after all.

"Hmph, even if I die, I’ll take you down with me!"

Recognizing the hopelessness of his situation, a thread of defiant anger welled in Situ Nan’s heart. His aura began to surge, with his eyes glinting madly, signaling his intent to resort to desperate tactics.

Situ Nan was a descendant of the Situ family, and his lifelong dream was to overthrow the Emperor Canglong Palace to avenge the annihilation of his clan. Sadly, this goal seemed too grand.

Therefore, Situ Nan chose to target the various city branches of the Emperor Palace, only to find himself trapped after just eliminating the fourth branch. It seemed that after today, this Emperor Palace Hunter would cease to exist...