Chapter 98: Bai Feiyu Returns

At Yang Fan’s unceremonious roar, the disciples gathered around to watch all fell silent at once.

They all knew perfectly well that Yang Fan before them was a man they absolutely could not afford to provoke.

Although Yang Fan was the weakest among the disciples in the Shackle Realm, that was only in relative terms. It was simply because he had not broken through very long ago. To be fair, for someone of his age to have already reached the Shackle Realm was an achievement few could compare with. Among his peers, he was practically unmatched.

To offend such a towering figure, and at a time when he was grieving no less, would only mean a very miserable future.

None of them had the courage to cross Yang Fan.

Just as the Elder Hall was in chaos, a sudden commotion rose from outside.

Yang Fan, Shi Yuan, and Qian Shuang had no time to see what was happening beyond the hall. Yet amid the uproar, they seemed to catch one sentence.

Bai Feiyu was back?

In an instant, the three of them turned sharply toward the doorway, and there he was: Bai Feiyu, striding into the Elder Hall step by step like a returning warrior.

There was not the slightest trace of emotion on the young man’s fair face. He carried himself like an immovable mountain as he walked to the center of the hall.

Everyone stared blankly at Bai Feiyu, their minds struggling to catch up.

Had they not just been saying a moment ago that Bai Feiyu was dead? How could he now be standing alive and well before them?

They watched as Bai Feiyu spoke to the elders, word by word:

“Yunling Sect was involved in rebellion. In order to kill us, the sect master used a blood sacrifice array to devour the lives of all the disciples within Yunling Sect and forcibly broke through to the second level of the Shackle Realm.”

“Now the Yunling Sect master has been killed by me. This is his battle robe!”

As he spoke, Bai Feiyu lifted the torn fragments of the Yunling Sect master’s robe that he had gathered from the ground. Then he loosened his hand, and the scraps drifted down like falling petals.

The atmosphere in the Elder Hall turned extraordinarily heavy all at once. At that moment, even the drop of a needle would have been heard clearly.

All the disciples gasped, staring in disbelief at the scene before them.

This disciple of the Vast Qi Realm had slain a second-level Shackle Realm expert?

It sounded almost like a tale from a dream, yet under these circumstances, no one would think Bai Feiyu was boasting.

After all, Yang Fan and the others had already shown their reactions earlier, and that kind of heartbreak could not have been faked.

There was only one possibility: Bai Feiyu had truly done it. He had really defeated a second-level Shackle Realm powerhouse.

“My heavens, how did Bai Feiyu manage that? With Vast Qi Realm cultivation, he actually fought a second-level Shackle Realm expert and won.”

“Heavens above, am I dreaming? Is all of this real? Why is Bai Feiyu so monstrously defiant of reason?”

“I keep feeling like everything before my eyes is too unreal.”

Everyone looked at Bai Feiyu as though he were a monster.

At this moment, the happiest of all were Shi Yuan, Yang Fan, and Qian Shuang. Upon seeing Bai Feiyu return alive, they had no time to worry about how he had defeated the Yunling Sect master. All that remained was the joy of surviving the catastrophe.

As long as Bai Feiyu had come back safely, nothing else mattered.

“Bai Feiyu, is what you said true? You really defeated the Yunling Sect master?”

“How did you do it? From what I understand, when you fought the Yunling Sect master, you should already have been at the end of your strength.”

At that moment, an elder asked the question, still somewhat unconvinced by the disciple’s account.

But Bai Feiyu was standing here in the flesh, and that alone proved something.

After all, the Yunling Sect master’s breakthrough to the second level of the Shackle Realm must have been real, or else the others would not have reported it so recklessly.

But in such a situation, how could the Yunling Sect master possibly have let Bai Feiyu live?

And yet, with Bai Feiyu’s strength, how had he defeated the Yunling Sect master? That remained another mystery.

Facing the elder’s question, Bai Feiyu said calmly:

“When the battle reached its dead end, I had no way out. The only choice left was to fight for my life.”

“Since there was no alternative, then no matter how I died, I would still die. So I decided to take the risk and attempt a breakthrough in the midst of battle.”

“Before that, I had already been at the eighth level of the Vast Qi Realm for some time, so I had sensed the opportunity to break through.”

“So I gambled with my life, broke through successfully, and stepped into the ninth level of the Vast Qi Realm. After that, I gave everything I had and killed the Yunling Sect master. I knew that if I let him escape, the consequences would be endless. Finding him again would be nearly impossible.”

“And the disciples of our Return-to-the-Abyss Sect would never know peace. The Yunling Sect master would spare no effort in taking revenge on our sect. So only by killing him could I truly rid the sect of this great disaster. This time, I have fortunately not failed the mission. I have already killed the Yunling Sect master.”

“Not only that, I also brought back all the Yunling Sect’s resources. Those things originally belonged to the sect, so naturally I had to bring them back this time.”

As Bai Feiyu spoke, he was filled with righteous vigor. Anyone who saw him would believe this young man to be a true hero of iron backbone and steadfast spirit.

As for why Bai Feiyu had returned so quickly, it was because after his breakthrough, the system had frantically infused him with attributes, allowing some of his injuries to recover. He then swallowed a few pills and used his cultivation to rush back, naturally moving much faster than Shi Yuan and the others.

When Shi Yuan and the others fled, they had no idea when the Yunling Sect master might come after them. Under such uncertain circumstances, they did not dare stop to recover their injuries and strength. Naturally, their speed was much slower than Bai Feiyu’s, which was why he was able to follow close behind them and return to the sect.

After hearing Bai Feiyu’s explanation, the elder immediately stepped forward to examine him. Once he confirmed that Bai Feiyu truly was at the ninth level of the Vast Qi Realm, his story became somewhat more credible.

After all, Bai Feiyu’s formidable combat strength had long been witnessed by everyone. Crossing realms in battle was something the sect had seen from time to time.

Though such monstrous disciples were rare, their appearance was not entirely without precedent.

For prodigies were, by nature, different from ordinary people.

As for Bai Feiyu killing the Yunling Sect master this time, there was essentially nothing illogical about it. The only thing worth marveling at was Bai Feiyu’s incredible luck. To be able to break through at such a moment, and even succeed, was truly astonishing.

Otherwise, this time Bai Feiyu would most likely have been in grave danger.

Thinking of this, the elder’s face was full of emotion as he stepped toward Bai Feiyu, one pace at a time.