Dethroned from the Imperial Throne, Why Are You So Anxious When I Don't Want It Anymore? - Chapter 122

Chapter 122: The Cunning Ye Yu

“This isn’t good, let me go instead. After all, I’m the one who gathered everyone together. If there’s danger, naturally I’ll be the vanguard. ” Ye Xuan stepped forward, speaking smoothly.

It’s just that, although he said so, his feet didn’t move an inch.

“That won’t do, Brother Ye. You have the highest Sword Dao talent among us, and we’re currently in the Sword Tomb. We might need to borrow your power at any moment. ”

“Hey you, hurry up! Your cultivation base is so low. If you don’t show your worth, why should we continue to bring you along? ”

Urging voices arose from the surroundings. A hint of apologetic smile appeared on Ye Xuan’s face as he looked towards Ye Yu.

Ye Yu didn’t mind. This was his first time encountering this kind of Sword Beast, and it was even at Nascent Soul Peak. It posed no threat to him. Getting an early understanding of the Sword Beast wouldn’t be bad.

Ye Yu immediately took a step forward, slowly walking towards the lair.

Seeing Ye Yu’s figure completely disappear into the lair, the people outside moved in unison. One by one, they drew their Long Swords, preparing for battle.

They didn’t believe Ye Yu could return alive. They just waited for the battle inside to begin, then they would rush in together, waiting for the Sword Beast’s attention to be diverted by Ye Yu, then kill it with one strike!

Entering the Sword Beast’s lair, Ye Yu quickly saw the rumored Sword Beast.

This Nascent Soul Peak Sword Beast was only about twenty zhang in size, its entire body covered in scales that shimmered with cold light.

It looked like a Qilin.

The Sword Beast quickly discovered Ye Yu, the intruder, and immediately let out a roar, opening its mouth wide. Terrible spiritual energy transformed into Sword Qi, rushing straight towards Ye Yu.

Hidden outside the lair, the people only heard a roar from inside. One by one, they secretly circulated the spiritual energy within their bodies, staring intently at the Exit.

Dang Dang Dang!

Sparks flew inside the cave. The Sword Qi gathered by the Sword Beast exploded into sparks when it struck Ye Yu.

After the Illusory Dragon Wind Thunder Body advanced further, this Sword Qi condensed by a Nascent Soul Peak cultivator could no longer harm Ye Yu in the slightest.

After experiencing the Sword Beast’s attack, Ye Yu had a general assessment of its attack power. It was slightly stronger than ordinary Sword Cultivators of the same cultivation realm.

Ye Yu then flashed to its front and punched.

Bang!

A muffled sound was heard. The Sword Beast let out a wail, its entire body flying backward, falling heavily to the ground.

“Pretty tough! ” Ye Yu exclaimed, then no longer held back, gathering his Sword Fingers and slashing out.

The sharp Sword Qi burst forth. The Exotic Beast hadn’t even reacted before it was decapitated.

Ding!

A clear sound rang out, and a fist-sized crystal fell out—the so-called Sword Beast Core.

Ye Yu picked up the Core and played with it for a while, then seemed to remember something, smiled slightly, and swaggered out with the Core.

Feeling the sudden silence in the lair, the people outside looked at each other in astonishment, not knowing what had happened inside, but for the moment, no one dared to go in and check.

While everyone was agonizing, Ye Yu swaggered out from inside, still holding the Core.

“You… you killed the Sword Beast? ” The people looked at the Core in Ye Yu’s hand, their faces full of disbelief.

Ye Yu looked at Ye Xuan, whose eyes were wide, and smiled, “I guess I was lucky. The Sword Beast inside was already seriously injured. When I went in, the Sword Beast was already dying, and I didn’t have any trouble killing it. ”

After Ye Yu finished speaking, the faces of the people around him turned unsightly. They had originally intended to use Ye Yu as cannon fodder, but they hadn’t expected Ye Yu to have such a stroke of luck.

A Nascent Soul Peak Sword Beast Core was enough to drive everyone present crazy.

Ye Yu felt the greed in everyone’s eyes, smiled faintly, and turned to Ye Xuan, asking, “How should this Core be distributed? Should I give it to you? ”

Hearing Ye Yu’s words, Ye Xuan wished he could grab the Core right then and there. But he knew he couldn’t. The people present were only temporarily allied, not his subordinates. If he tried to take more than his share, many people might turn against him.

Thinking of this, Ye Xuan gave an awkward smile, suppressing the crooked thoughts in his heart and said, “Naturally not. Since the Exotic Beast was killed by you, this Core naturally belongs to you. Otherwise, wouldn’t Ye, myself, be using my power to oppress others? ”

“Alright then. ” Ye Yu glanced at the people around him, nodded, and put the Core into his Storage Ring.

Although the surrounding people were envious, they couldn’t say anything.

The farce ended, and everyone continued deeper. The further they went, the more Sword Beasts they encountered.

Without exception, every time they encountered a Sword Beast, these people let Ye Yu take the lead. Gradually, Ye Yu’s Storage Ring contained more than ten Cores.

“Is the Sword Beast injured again? ” When they saw Ye Yu walk out unscathed again, everyone’s faces turned black.

Not to mention them, Ye Xuan also felt something was wrong. Once or twice of unbelievable luck was one thing, but ten or eight times, always coming back uninjured, that’s just too outrageous.

“No, this time the Sword Beast had just given birth, so it was a little weak. ” Ye Yu looked at the greed in Ye Xuan’s eyes and told an absurd lie.

Everyone knew that Sword Beasts were transformed from Sword Spirits. Given birth? What nonsense!

Immediately, a thought arose in everyone’s minds: Could it be that the Sword Beast was actually very weak, only its spiritual energy cultivation base was inflated?

Otherwise, how could a Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator so effortlessly kill so many Sword Beasts of higher cultivation realms?

Each person with their own ulterior motives continued forward. Soon, a new Sword Beast lair appeared before everyone.

Seeing the lair, Ye Yu pretended to have his eyes light up and, before anyone could speak, stepped forward and said, “I’ll continue to scout the way for everyone. ”

“No! ” Ye Xuan and more than ten others spoke in unison.

These several people exchanged glances, all seeing the ulterior motives hidden in each other’s eyes.

Ye Xuan cleared his throat, smiled, and said, “All along the way, you’ve been the first to enter so many Exotic Beast lairs. That’s not good. It makes it seem like we brought you along just to have you scout the way. Let me do it this time. ”

“Th-then alright. ” Ye Yu looked at the Sword Beast lair with a feigned reluctance.

This scene, in Ye Xuan’s eyes, further confirmed his thoughts: this Sword Beast only looks like it has a higher cultivation base.

Seeing Ye Xuan step forward, the others didn’t say anything else. After all, officially, Ye Xuan was their leader.

Liu Qi, who was not far behind, watched this scene and sighed, “This Young Master of ours is actually quite insidious. ”

Seeing Ye Xuan confidently walk into the Sword Beast lair, Ye Yu raised a wry smile at the corner of his mouth, took a few steps back to a high platform, and waited to watch the show.

Sure enough, after a short while, along with the roar of the Sword Beast,

Ye Xuan’s disheveled figure appeared before everyone.

At this moment, Ye Xuan’s face was pale, his hair disheveled, bl00d seeping from the corner of his mouth, and his clothes were mostly torn. Where was the confident look from before?

“Fool. ” Seeing this situation, Ye Yu grinned.