The Martial Emperor with Dragon Blood Chapter 1411 - 1412: Dantai Zanglian’s Past

"It’s due to Dantai Qingyi," Qin Yong explained truthfully. "Dantai Qingyi and Sister Zang Lian were childhood sweethearts and had already privately pledged their lives to each other long ago. Later, when the Tantai family joined the Wraith Clan, Sister Zang Lian became a disciple of the Wraith Clan. She is regarded as one of the most brilliant existences within the Wraith Clan, with many direct disciples, even those on the Heavenly Ranking, considering her as a pursuit object. I am no exception. However, Dantai Qingyi’s natural talent is quite average, and his strength far surpasses Sister Zang Lian’s. Yet, Zang Lian has always remained faithful to him."

Ye Mo nodded, realizing that Sister Zang Lian already had someone she liked. He also observed that Senior Brother Qin Yong harbored feelings for Sister Zang Lian.

"Because I was unaware of this before, one day I finally mustered the courage to pick a Snow Lotus from Tianchi and confessed to Sister Zang Lian. Although Sister Zang Lian didn’t reciprocate my feelings, we were both disciples on the Earth Ranking at that time, and I had taken good care of her. Thus, she accepted my Snow Lotus but verbally rejected me."

Within the Wraith Land, the Snow Lotus is revered as a symbol of love, typically presented by a man when proposing marriage.

"Unbeknownst to me, this scene was accidentally witnessed by Dantai Qingyi. In a fit of rage, he disregarded Sister Zang Lian’s explanations and engaged in a fierce battle with me. After a few exchanges, he realized he was no match for me and suffered a heavy defeat. In his anger, he departed the Wraith Clan. However, when we later sought out Dantai Qingyi, we discovered him collapsed on a mountain path not far from the Mountain of Wraith."

"What transpired?"

"We were also unsure of the cause. Later, we consulted an Elder specializing in Soul Cultivation to investigate. It was discovered that Dantai Qingyi’s Soul Body was poisoned, afflicted with a severe malady known as the Soul Silkworm Curse. Without purging this poison, Dantai Qingyi would never awaken. After numerous inquiries, Sister Zang Lian finally unearthed a method to cleanse the poison: the use of one of the top three flames from the Soul Fire Leaderboard."

Upon hearing this, Ye Mo’s frown deepened. He pondered who could be so malicious as to employ such a potent soul poison.

"The Soul Silkworm Curse?"

The Wraith Demon Emperor also raised an eyebrow. "Isn't that Zhou Tianmo’s signature technique?"

"His signature technique?"

Ye Mo was taken aback, a vague recollection surfacing, though it remained elusive.

"When I accepted him as my disciple, he once employed this technique against another, but it was far too vicious. I admonished him not to use it lightly. However, this Soul Silkworm Curse is not exceedingly rare. For a Vice Chieftain like him, how could he inflict harm upon his own clan’s disciples?" The Wraith Demon Emperor shook his head.

"Junior Brother Ye Xiao, now that your strength has vastly increased, it would be best for you to hasten to rescue Sister Zang Lian and Junior Brother Li Xiuyuan," Qin Yong urged with anxiety.

Ye Mo slapped his forehead, having been so occupied with healing Qin Yong that he had overlooked this critical matter. His body moved, instantly vanishing from his position as he activated the Eye of the Divine Beast. It guided him in a specific direction, towards a continuously weakening aura, instilling a sense of ominous foreboding within him.

"Damn it!"

Ye Mo cursed vehemently, pushing his speed to its absolute limit. The closer he drew, the more acutely Ye Mo could perceive the unfolding events in the distance.

Li Xiuyuan was already deceased, and the faint aura belonged to Dantai Zanglian.

"Argh!"

Ye Mo roared in fury, his movement akin to lightning. The entire expanse of the sky, under Ye Mo’s frenzied acceleration, was rent asunder like a sheet of white paper.

As Ye Mo’s proximity grew, at the edge of his sight, he beheld a dense forest completely annihilated. Dantai Zanglian, her aura perilously weak, struggled to maintain her footing. Surrounding her were several fallen corpses; among them lay the disciple ranked second on the Earth Ranking, Li Xiuyuan.

"Halt!"

Ye Mo bellowed. Though he had not yet arrived, his voice reached them, the sonic waves convulsing all present and causing them to startle.

As they turned, their vision blurred instantaneously, and a figure streaked past them, landing directly before Dantai Zanglian.

"Junior Brother Ye Xiao, why are you here?" Dantai Zanglian inquired weakly. She lacked even the strength to articulate her words properly.

"Naturally, I am here to save you," Ye Mo declared.

"Junior Brother Ye Xiao, I have wronged you! I am truly selfish. As you rightly pointed out before, I am a self-centered woman. If not for me, Senior Brother Qin Yong would not have died, and Senior Brother Li Xiuyuan would not have been fatally wounded protecting me. Junior Brother Ye Xiao, you must flee quickly! Your Senior Sister will not allow anything to happen to you."

Dantai Zanglian repeatedly shook her head, her eyes instantly brimming with tears. Her intense desire to save Dantai Qingyi had led to this tragedy, causing the deaths of both senior brothers because of her actions.

"Trying to escape? None of you will get away. Killing a few Core Disciples of the Wraith Clan here today will earn us considerable merit."

Ao Yuntian advanced, his form exuding a fearsome wave of Sword Qi that seemed capable of cleaving the very air around them, though the Sword Qi itself could not approach him.

Ye Mo knitted his brows slightly. The Sword Qi emanating from Ao Yuntian was identical to that left on Qin Yong, indicating that Ao Yuntian was indeed the one who had brutalized Qin Yong.

"You were the one who injured Senior Brother Qin Yong so grievously."

Ye Mo fixed his gaze upon Ao Yuntian, his entire being alight with a murderous aura.

"Hahaha, brat, do you think you can avenge him against Senior Brother Ao Yuntian?"

One of the Wraith Clan disciples jeered. "What a fool! You were so confused earlier that you broke the Confinement Barrier. Haven't you grasped the reality of your situation yet?"

"Die!"

Before the words even left his mouth, Ye Mo made a grasping motion towards the void. The Wraith Clan disciple disintegrated into a spray of blood, his Soul Body also shattering under Ye Mo’s crushing grip.

"What?"

The display stunned everyone present. With a single, casual grasp, Ye Mo had effortlessly extinguished a disciple of the Divine Venerable Six Souls stage, a feat beyond even the most potent cultivators at the Divine Venerable Seven Souls level.

Even the Lord of Myriad Demons, observing from a distance, knit his brows. Ye Mo’s displayed power had significantly surpassed his estimations.

"Junior Brother Ye Xiao, your strength?"

Dantai Zanglian gasped in astonishment. Was this truly the Ye Xiao she knew? His might was terrifyingly immense. Defeating that Wraith Clan disciple, who had just been crushed using spatial force, would have required considerable effort from her.

"Today, I shall kill!"

Ye Mo’s proclamation thundered towards the Wraith Clan disciples, his menacing gaze pressing down upon them, rendering them breathless. This was no mere Core Disciple; even Xue Wudi would have cowered in fear if he stood before Ye Mo now!