As He Nianâs words fell, Long Yue immediately turned her head and glared at Tian Mu with big eyes.
She knew Tian Mu wouldnât just give up so easily.
She had thought Tian Mu might kick her while she was down.
But she hadnât expected Tian Mu to pull this move at this moment!
Seeing Long Yue staring at him like this, Tian Mu awkwardly smiled and said, "Donât misunderstand, I was really just asking with good intentions."
"Save it!"
Long Yue cursed softly.
Turning around, Wen Yanâs guards quickly drew their swords and stood before Long Yue to protect her. Wen Yan, seeing this, didnât hesitate to hoist Long Yue onto his back and dashed off.
Would He Nian let him go at that time?
What Long Ye considered a temporary retreat was not beyond He Nianâs guess.
Having fought on the battlefield for so many years, he knew Long Ye was not the kind to fight him to the end like a brute, so he wouldnât allow Long Yue to leave.
He Nianâs gaze immediately ignored the Mountain Suppression Realm guards standing behind Long Yue, and fixed on Wen Yanâs direction, seeing Wen Yan dashing away with Long Yue on his back. He snorted coldly, "A mere Profound, overestimating himself."
The next moment, He Nian tossed the Giant Hammer into the air, accompanied by the resonance of the Meridian Gate. The hammer suddenly stabilized at a height of ten meters and then quickly descended, targeting Wen Yan.
After throwing the Giant Hammer, He Nian turned and punched backward.
Boom!
Amidst the flying sand and stones, Long Ye, who wanted to rush up and entangle He Nian, was regretfully knocked back by the punch.
Yet this time, after being knocked back by a punch, Long Ye didnât stop to wait for an opportunity but chose to crazily activate the Second Fury Realm, charging forward.
Not caring about He Nian.
The target was only the descending Giant Hammer!
"Are you trying to kill me!" Long Ye looked at the falling hammer, then glanced at Wen Yan, almost furious enough to smoke from his seven orifices.
After activating Unrivaled Killing Intent - Second Fury Realm, Long Yeâs speed increased significantly.
Just as the Giant Hammer was ten meters above Wen Yanâs head, Long Ye finally caught up, kicking the side of the hammer and sending it flying.
With one kick sending the hammer flying, Long Ye let out a long breath.
"Thank goodness, thank goodness!"
Luckily, Wen Yan wasnât hurt.
Otherwise, heâd be in big trouble.
Thinking of the day he was tormented by Wen Yan and the Punishment Fire inside his body, Long Ye couldnât help but shiver.
At this moment, He Nian, seeing Long Ye activate Unrivaled Killing Intent - Second Fury Realm not to fight him but to save Long Yue, was quite surprised.
"I didnât expect youâd be a good brother." With that, He Nian suddenly grinned sinisterly.
Watching Long Yueâs back, He Nian hatched a plan.
Since Long Ye cared so much about Long Yue, he would target her.
Capture Long Yue, and he wouldnât believe Long Ye wouldnât confess!
Seeing this, Long Ye hurriedly said, "He Nian, come at me if you dare."
He Nian responded, "Itâs all the same, once I capture Long Yue, everything will be settled."
With that, He Nian turned into a phantom and swiftly darted towards Long Yue.
"Damn it!"
Long Ye cursed angrily and rushed to intercept.
It didnât matter whether he lost to He Nian or his injuries worsened, none of that was important.
He Nian now focused all his efforts on capturing Long Yue, but Wen Yan was carrying Long Yue.
If a fight broke out, Wen Yan would inevitably be impacted.
Wen Yan absolutely couldnât get hurt!
Boom!
In an instant, the two collided head-on.
Amidst the flying sand and stones, Long Ye took on every punch from He Nian, engaging in close combat. No matter how many times Long Ye was knocked back by He Nian, he would quickly counterattack, completely opposite to his previous fighting style.
He Nian, though enjoying pummeling Long Ye, knew that continuing to fight like this would prolong the battle until Long Ye could no longer resist.
So He Nian had no intention of entangling further, and after knocking Long Ye back, sought a gap to strike toward Long Yue.
Every time this happened, Long Ye would quickly interfere, not caring about his injuries.
He Nian, feeling helpless, could only repeatedly knock Long Ye back and then search for a gap to chase after Long Yue.
As this cycle repeated, Wen Yan had already carried Long Yue away from the center of the battle, soon to disappear into the crowd.
Once she entered the crowd, slipping away would be simple.
He Nian looked at the frenzied Long Ye and then glanced at the direction Long Yue was headed. He immediately shouted into the distance, "Tian Mu, help me capture Long Yue... Iâll give you whatever you want!"
Hearing these words from the edge of the battle, Tian Muâs eyes flashed with a peculiar light.
However, Tian Mu shook his head and smiled helplessly, stroking his beard, saying, "He Nian, you really attracted my attention with that line... Not to mention, you do have something I want. But helping you means Iâd have to answer to Prince Longyang later."
As He Nian watched Long Yue get farther away, he shouted anxiously, "Help me... Whatever Long Ye aims for, weâll split it half and half. Donât help me... Today you get nothing."
"Tian Mu, if you help him, my Long Family will be enemies with Prince Longyang from now on!" Long Ye also took a moment to shout.
Upon hearing Long Yeâs words, Tian Mu, already indecisive, smiled bitterly, stepped back two steps, and said, "Forget it, Iâll just watch the show."
He wanted to know what Long Ye was aiming for.
He also wanted what He Nian held.
But if doing so turned the Long Family into enemies, he couldnât account to Prince Longyang for that.
Still, Prince Longyang needed the Long Familyâs allegiance!
As a subordinate, he could not disrupt Prince Longyangâs plans.
Seeing Tian Mu not advancing but retreating a few steps, He Nian felt displeased and cursed quietly, "Coward! Doing nothing, are you just here to fool around?"
Then, the strength with which he wielded the Giant Hammer increased a bit more.
He wanted to knock back Long Ye again to create an escape opportunity, because at this point Long Yue had already escaped into the crowd, and if he didnât stop her now heâd completely lose the chance.
"If Iâd known it would be like this, Iâd have brought more people," He Nian regretted immensely inside, he shouldâve foreseen Tian Mu was a coward.
Must he really expose his trump card?
In the collision with Long Ye, He Nian questioned himself internally.
Exposing the trump card would certainly allow him to shake off Long Ye and likely capture Long Yue. Those few Mountain Suppression Realm guards couldnât even stop him for a moment.
But once the trump card was exposed, it was no longer a trump card.
The Secret Technique derived from Earth Level Vein Skill, rarely practiced by one in a thousand, generally should not be exposed unless absolutely necessary.
It should only be used in life-and-death situations!
"Enough..."
Feeling Long Yue further penetrating the crowd, He Nian couldnât bear it anymore.
Bang!
The Meridian Gate trembled.
A vast Vein Qi began to gather between heaven and earth, enveloping everything within several hundred meters.
And within those several hundred meters, everything froze.
Long Ye could move, but his movements were slower than a snail.
Then, the Giant Hammer in He Nianâs hand suddenly lifted, and after gathering power, it suddenly smashed down towards the ground.
Bang!
On the first strike, the ground within a hundred meters radius of He Nian cracked.
Bang!
On the second strike, the ground within several hundred meters sank as if stepped on by a Giant.
Bang!
On the last strike, everything within several hundred meters was completely shattered.
As the only person within those several hundred meters, Long Ye was pressed into the ground, unable to move.
Though not dead, he was already skin and bones, unable to move.
After three hammer strikes, He Nian turned and transformed into a streak of light, pursuing Long Yue!