Chapter 163 – Then Let Me Show You

Ston wasn’t surprised when he saw Ye Kuang blocking his path again. Instead, a cold smile curled at the corners of his mouth.

His posture resembled that of a hunter who had set a trap, patiently waiting for prey to fall into it.

Ssshhh!

In an instant, a visible circle of vapor suddenly emerged from the surroundings, rapidly converging and flowing into Ston’s palm.

Clearly, Ye Kuang seemed to sense that something was missing in the air around him, and even his breathing became somewhat labored.

With his brain deprived of oxygen, his movements and reaction speed were noticeably affected.

A loud “boom” echoed as his chest was struck as if by lightning, sending him crashing into Sophia. Both of them tumbled into the hall.

“Cough… What is this…”

It was only at this moment that Ye Kuang realized what had been missing earlier, and he couldn’t help but feel shocked!

Just then, Ston strode into the hall, laughing maniacally, “Feeling short of breath, aren’t you? Hahaha… Humans are just humans. Without air, they’re like fish out of water, struggling to survive.”

Upon hearing this, Ye Kuang’s expression changed completely.

Ston: “Sophia, do you see now? This is the man you fancy. He’s nothing but a mere mortal. How could he stay with you forever? Only I can. Come… leave with me.”

As he spoke, Ston suddenly stretched out his palm and made a grasping motion toward the front.

Unexpectedly, Ye Kuang moved as well.

“Sophia, go get that blade!”

The hall echoed with his lingering voice as he continued to dart back and forth between the vacuum and the air-filled areas without pause.

Hearing this, Sophia naturally knew exactly which blade he was referring to. The memory of that terrifying night sent a shiver down her spine.

Nevertheless, she resolutely dashed toward the second floor.

Meanwhile, Ye Kuang took a deep breath, stepped into the vacuum zone, and launched a fierce assault directly at Ston.

The sound of his punches roared incessantly, one after another.

Despite suffering repeated heavy blows, Ston’s astonishing regenerative ability kept him completely unbeatable.

Ye Kuang had no choice but to retreat from the vacuum area, regroup, and face his opponent from a distance.

His flickering eyes were clearly contemplating how to break the deadlock.

Seeing this, Ston had no intention of giving his opponent any chance to catch his breath. He suddenly raised his claws toward the sky, stripping away all the oxygen in the vicinity.

Ye Kuang couldn’t help but pale at the sight.

Yet, he could only watch helplessly as all the air was sucked into his enemy’s grasp, powerless to stop it.

Just as he was about to break through the ceiling, a sinister aura suddenly permeated the air.

The source of this aura was none other than the blade Sophia was holding in her arms.

This blade was none other than the sealed Crimson Demon Blade.

At that moment, not only Ye Kuang but also Ston sensed this malevolent energy.

Ston had initially assumed that, given Sophia’s abilities, she would only retrieve some ordinary blade. He never expected it to be a sinister weapon that even made him feel uneasy.

With this thought, Ston abruptly leaped upward.

In response, Ye Kuang, unwilling to sit idly by, also sprang toward the second floor.

Unbeknownst to him, Ston reached out and grabbed his ankle with a force as immense as a thousand pounds.From a distance, one could see Ston hovering mid-air, violently spinning round after round, using the momentum to hurl Ye Kuang fiercely toward the first floor.

Bang!

Instantly, the floor shattered, cracks spreading densely, accompanied by a startling roar.

As the unbearable stabbing pain surged through him, Ye Kuang felt as if his insides were burning, forcing him to gasp sharply for air.

But when he regained his senses and looked up at the second floor, his expression shifted repeatedly.

There, Ston had one hand clamped around Sophia’s neck, lifting her whole body before him as he demanded the evil blade.

Just as Ye Kuang was about to step forward, Ston shouted to stop him: “Stay right where you are, or she’ll die before your eyes.”

Hearing this, Sophia struggled to speak: “Ye… Kuang, don’t worry about me… Kill… this bastard for me!”

As she spoke, she mustered all her strength, abruptly hurling the evil blade toward Ye Kuang.

“You damned bitch!” In that instant, by the time Ston realized what was happening, it was already too late.

Simultaneously, Ye Kuang leaped to catch the blade and slashed a streak of light toward Ston’s back.

It must be said here that the current power of the evil blade had minimal effect on someone of the Empty Clarity realm.

Squelch!

The next moment unfolded just as expected: following a tearing sound, Ston’s right arm, which he had used to block, slid through the air and was immediately consumed by ghostly flames.

The searing pain invaded his mind, and despite his monstrous regenerative abilities, Count Ston couldn’t help but scream in agony: “Damn trash, you’re dead! Let’s see how long you can last!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Ston abruptly lifted Sophia in front of him as a shield, roaring: “Stop! Take one more step, and I’ll destroy this flower with my own hands!”

But unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Sophia seemed to cast her own Life-Death aside, gasping out: “Don’t… worry… about me. Kill this… beast for me.”

Ye Kuang’s footsteps didn’t falter. Instead, he swung his blade fiercely, cleaving through the ceiling above.

Boom!

In that moment, as the roar echoed, oxygen flooded into the space.

He finally had a brief chance to catch his breath before leaping back up to the second floor. With cold eyes and an icy expression, he advanced toward Ston, saying coldly: “Senior sister, don’t blame me. He must die today!”

Hearing this, Sophia couldn’t help but close her tear-filled eyes.

For she knew well that the person before her never went back on his word.

But to Ston, these words carried a different meaning—like a thunderclap striking his ears, driving him into a furious roar: “I know who you are now—you’re that Ye Kuang! No wonder that old fool Silver Wolf called you an extreme threat. So that’s how it is, hahaha… So that’s how it is!”

Then, his tone shifted as he blustered with false bravado: “I told you to stop! Didn’t you hear me? Hmm!”

With that, Ston suddenly tightened his grip.

This caused Sophia to appear on the verge of suffocation, as if her neck might snap at any moment.

Yet Ye Kuang seemed not to notice, step by step pressing forward.

His blade held ready, he resembled Death incarnate, the tip of the sword aimed unerringly at Ston.

Seeing this, Ston had no choice but to retreat repeatedly.The reason for this was the remarkable effect of the previous slash—Ston not only failed to stop the bleeding, but his innate healing ability seemed to have been nullified as well!

It must be said that only when cornered with no retreat did Ston tremble and rise, deeply feeling the terror of death.

“Do you not care about this woman’s Life-Death? Are you even a man?”

“I told you to stop! Can’t you hear me?”

“Stop right now!!!”

Yet, upon hearing this, Ye Kuang pressed forward step by step, his gaze growing increasingly sharp and unmistakably carrying a chilling murderous intent. He said, “When did you ever hear that Sophia had anything to do with me?”

Ston: “What? You two…”

Ye Kuang: “In my eyes, both of you are the same—merely creatures of the Dark Realm, nothing more.”

Ston was utterly shocked by these words.

But then, as if clinging to one last shred of hope, Ston roared, “Then I’d like to see if you truly don’t care about this woman’s life or death!”

“Hah…” Ye Kuang couldn’t help but burst into wild laughter at this, then replied with unyielding coldness, “Since you insist on understanding why you must die, I’ll show you right now!”