Chapter 301 - What Does It Mean to Be Trapped by Your Own Schemes

This Is It!

This Is It!

However, killing Guan Qiang would clearly be very difficult since he is a master at the Postnatal Peak.

Therefore, to deal with this man, one must first clip his wings, and Huo Mengyao became his first target to kill.

Although he very much wanted to possess this woman, on careful consideration, keeping her alive would be an endless trouble; he had no desire to keep a ticking time bomb around.

With this thought, Ye Haochuan didn’t hesitate in the slightest.

He stepped forward with Dragon Flight and Tiger Step, and in the blink of an eye, he was in front of her.

“Ah!”

Huo Mengyao was shocked and scared, clearly not expecting him to suddenly turn around and attack her, and especially not at such a fast speed.

Almost instinctively, Huo Mengyao raised her golden longbow to sweep at Ye Haochuan.

However, close combat was not her strong suit, and Ye Haochuan’s Nine Tyrant Dragons Fist knocked the longbow away.

Then, he struck her with the Extreme Ice Cotton Palm.

As for Huo Mengyao herself, constrained by the piercing Cold Qi, her movements became greatly hindered, and subsequently, Ye Haochuan grabbed her by the neck.

“Don’t…” Huo Mengyao struggled, her eyes expressing a plea for mercy.

Ye Haochuan had intended to kill her, but upon meeting her gaze, for some reason, he felt a surge of compassion.

He decided to activate the cold Qi, freezing her whole body and then tossing her into the Strange Fire King Cauldron.

He put the lid on, trapping her inside and temporarily preventing her escape.

Just then, Guan Qiang’s angry shout came from behind: “Dare to take my Junior Sister Huo, I will tear you to pieces!”

Accompanying the shout was a gust of powerful wind.

Ye Haochuan knew trouble was imminent and immediately tried to dodge, but it was already too late.

Pu—

Ye Haochuan was hit hard in the back, as a force of a full five thousand jin violently struck him, causing him to spit out blood.

Although the Defensive Equipment Set absorbed most of the force, the remaining power nearly took his life.

“Damn it!”

Ye Haochuan barely managed to stabilize himself and, seeing his opponent lunge at him again, he thrust out his hand, and the Ice Soul Sword left his grip.

Hiss!

Hiss!…

A sound like tearing silk rose in the air as the Ice Soul Sword turned into a Flying Sword.

A burst of sword light shot out, tearing through the airflow and heading towards Guan Qiang.

“Damn!”

What Guan Qiang feared most was Ye Haochuan’s Ice Soul Sword.

Seeing the sword flying towards him, his face changed abruptly, and he quickly dodged to the side.

However, the Ice Soul Sword’s blade was so sharp that its path cooled the air to an absolute freezing point.

Although he dodged, he was still cut by the cold Sword Qi, which penetrated his protective Qi and even slashed through his Superior Talisman Armor.

Not only that, the Ice Soul Sword’s Extreme Cold Sword Qi attacked his body like autumn frost, like winter snow, invading crazily.

He even felt the blood at the wounds on his body being frozen solid.

“You’re good, kid.

No Outer Sect Disciple has ever made me so embarrassed before; you’re the first one!

Yes, the Ice Soul Sword is indeed powerful, but your current Cultivation is too low to unleash its real power.

Now, let me show you the power of the Fire Dragon Sword!”

Guan Qiang spoke lightly, but the anger on his face was obvious.

With a fierce shout, True Qi surged around him as he summoned a Fire Dragon Sword with a dragon-shaped hilt into his hand.

“Fire Dragon Sword?”

Ye Haochuan’s eyebrows shot up.

This Fire Dragon Sword was merely a Superior Talisman Instrument, indeed not as good as the Ice Soul Sword, but it was said that water and fire are incompatible; water could extinguish fire, but fire could also evaporate water, depending on which was stronger.

Guan Qiang was at the Postnatal Peak, while he himself was at the Postnatal Mid-Stage.

With the Fire Dragon Sword, the opponent precisely countered the Ice Soul Sword.

In this game of strengths and weaknesses, how could Ye Haochuan still be a match?

“You wretched kid, die!”

Guan Qiang swung his sword, and fiery Sword Qi formed into fire dragons that soared toward Ye Haochuan, biting and snapping.

Wherever the fire dragons passed, the cold atmosphere created by the Ice Soul Sword was immediately exposed to high temperatures and vanished in an instant.

Ye Haochuan’s face changed dramatically, and he immediately realized that even with the Ice Soul Sword in hand, he was not a match for someone with the surname Guan, especially since there was such a gap in Cultivation between them.

In a panic, Ye Haochuan dashed over to the Strange Fire King Cauldron, lifted the lid, and jumped inside.

Bang!

Bang!…

One after another, the fire dragons struck ferociously against the Strange Fire King Cauldron.

Ye Haochuan had thought he’d be safe inside the Strange Fire King Cauldron, but he didn’t realize that the cauldron itself was extremely sensitive to fire sources.

The fire dragons were quickly absorbed and then fiercely ignited.

In a short time, Ye Haochuan began to feel the temperature inside the cauldron rising, becoming unbearable.

Shit!

At this moment, Ye Haochuan regretted his actions, thinking this was the definition of being hoist with his own petard.

However, waiting for death was not in his nature.

He immediately activated the Extreme Ice Cotton Palm, trying desperately to lower the temperature inside the cauldron.

Unfortunately, the Strange Fire King Cauldron was no ordinary object.

Soon, he felt the temperature inside continuously rise, and as he lost True Qi, he was getting closer to not being able to hold out any longer.

“No, I can’t just sit here and wait to die!” Ye Haochuan gritted his teeth in desperation, and in a flash of insight, thought, “Right, if I can break through to the Postnatal Late Stage, my Cultivation will improve, and my combat power will soar.

Why worry about not being able to counter this Guan fellow?”

But no sooner had he thought this than he frowned with worry: “Unfortunately, my current Cultivation is not stable enough, and it’s not the optimal time for a breakthrough.

Forcing it would not only put my life at risk, but even if I succeeded, it would limit my future progress, sigh!”

“It’s so hot!” A barely audible voice came through.