C203 The Key to Escape

The iron law of one plus one equals two did not work on the Lian brothers.

The Lian brothers' combined strength far exceeded their own strength.

Therefore, if nothing unexpected happened, it would not take long for the Bamboo Stone and Zhu Po Shi to be defeated by the Lian brothers.

And once the Bamboo Stone and Zhu Po Shi were defeated, it would affect the battle situation in other places. The battle would end in a very short period of time.

This was because once the Lian brothers were free to participate in other battles, it would greatly change the direction of the battle. The scale of victory would tilt towards them.

Although Ye Heng did not know why, the old man from the Ghost Sect who had just thrown him here did not participate in the battle.

As long as he interfered in any battle, the battle would end very quickly, but he didn't do that.

Could it be that that old fellow had some reason not to participate in the battle?

This thought suddenly flashed across Ye Heng's mind. It lingered there and could not be gotten rid of no matter what.

That's right. Maybe. It was precisely because the old man had a reason not to make a move that he did not immediately make a move.

But in the next moment, Ye Heng remembered.

He had witnessed with his own eyes that the old man from the Ghost Sect had killed an Essence Image Stage warrior in a clean and tidy manner.

That method, that ruthlessness, it was truly frightening.

If he thought about it this way, wouldn't it be the complete opposite of what he had imagined?

No, that's not right.

Although Ye Heng couldn't explain the reason, his unusually sharp intuition told him that things definitely wouldn't be that simple.

Suddenly, Ye Heng noticed a detail.

Ye Heng remembered that the last time he saw this old man from the Ghost Sect in Gloomy Jungle, there were five strange weapons with different styles.

Just now, the old man from the Ghost Sect had only summoned one weapon when he killed that wild martial artist called Huang Shu.

Could it be because that old man felt that Huang Shu's strength was very weak and did not deserve him to use his full strength? That was why he only used that strange weapon shape?

Yes, it was possible.

Ye Heng was slightly startled. Just as he wanted to admit this point in his heart, he remembered again.

If that old man from the Ghost Sect really thought that Huang Shu was weak, he wouldn't need to waste his time talking to Huang Shu. He would just kill him on the spot.

Ye Heng didn't think that the old man from the Ghost Sect was merciful.

Wait, could it be because the old man couldn't exert his full strength? That was why he had planned to lure Huang Shu into his trap, so that he wouldn't need to spend a lot of Yuan energy to kill Huang Shu?

It was precisely because he couldn't use his full strength that the old man from the Ghost Sect didn't dare to attack the others who were in the middle of the battle.

If he could kill one of them, the result would be good.

However, if he failed, he would let the others know what was happening in his body, and he wouldn't be able to use his full strength.

At that time, everyone would naturally attack him with all their might.

From the arrogant and bossy attitude of the old man from the Ghost Sect, it could be inferred that. . . He should be the person in charge of the Ghost Sect this time, and also the leader.

It was precisely because of this reason that as long as he was killed, the people from the Ghost Sect might become wary of him and take the initiative to retreat.

What was the reason why he couldn't use his full strength?

Thinking of this, Ye Heng couldn't quite understand.

After all, from the surface and aura alone, the old man from the Ghost Sect didn't seem to have suffered any injuries.

Then why?

At this moment, Ye Heng saw the transparent light screen in the middle of the sky.

It was the Skysplitter Black Screen Formation set up by the Ghost Sect's Elder Dong and the other five Essence Image Stage warriors.

Could it be that it was because of this huge Yuan energy barrier!

Ye Heng's heart skipped a beat, and his thoughts started circulating rapidly.

After a while, this idea gradually formed in Ye Heng's heart.

That's right, with the old man from the Ghost Sect as the leader, this huge Yuan energy barrier must have been set up by him as the leader.

And as the main user of this huge Yuan energy barrier, he must constantly use his mental energy and Yuan energy to maintain the existence of this Yuan energy barrier.

This also made sense. Why did this old fellow from the Ghost Sect, who clearly had the ability to quickly resolve a battle, drag on?

In that case, whether or not he could successfully get rid of this predicament would depend on whether or not he could take down this old man from the Ghost Sect.

Once he successfully injured or crippled this old man from the Ghost Sect, the possibility of him escaping would become extremely high.

However, this old man was an Essence Image Stage warrior. How could a puny Eighth Layer of Essence Vortex Stage Ye Heng injure or even cripple him?

Not to mention, Ye Heng was still unable to use his Yuan energy.

One should know that after Ye Heng stepped into the Eighth Layer of Essence Vortex Stage, when he used his Yuan energy, he could even compete with a Ninth Layer of Essence Vortex warrior who could use the Qi of Heaven and Earth.

However, that was under the condition that he could use Yuan energy.

At this moment, the most fatal problem was revealed. In this Sky Splitting Black Screen Formation, an Eighth Layer of Essence Vortex Stage warrior like Ye Heng could no longer use Yuan energy.

If he didn't use his Yuan energy, he wouldn't be able to use it. This meant that it would be difficult for Ye Heng to exert all of his strength.

At this moment, Ye Heng couldn't use his Yuan energy. At most, he could only fight evenly with those warriors who had just entered the Ninth Layer of Essence Vortex and couldn't use the natural energy. That was when he used all his trump cards, the Qiongqi Seal and the Phoenix Seal.

The Phoenix Seal and the Qiongqi Seal were Ye Heng's biggest trump cards. If he used these two things, he would have to kill his opponent or else he would attract unnecessary trouble.

Phoenix Seal!

Ye Heng was startled. His face, which was covered by the black bandages, revealed a look of understanding. At this moment, he came to a realization.

Ye Heng finally understood why that old man from the Ghost Sect had brought him here.

Last time, when Ye Heng met this old man from the Ghost Sect, Ye Heng was riding on the neck of the Late Period of Spiritual Sense Double-headed Golden Eagle.

Presumably, based on this reason, this old man was able to determine that Ye Heng might have something or ability that could command the Strange Beast.

Therefore, the reason he captured Ye Heng was to obtain this ability from Ye Heng.

After all, last time, Ye Heng had only used the strength of an Essence Vortex Stage to command a Late Period of Spiritual Sense Strange Beast.

One should know that Late Period of Spiritual Sense Strange Beasts were equivalent to those Eighth Layer Stage and Ninth Layer Stage warriors of Yuan Gate.

This ability to cross a large realm and control Strange Beasts would naturally attract the covetous eyes of others. This was naturally an extremely normal thing.

However, if it was really such an ability, Ye Heng would have been overjoyed to the heavens. How could he still be trapped here?

After all, if that was the case, Ye Heng only needed to order an Ancestor Returning Stage Strange Beast to change the current situation.

However, Ye Heng's ability wasn't like that.

Previously in Gloomy Jungle, Ye Heng was able to find a Late Period of Spiritual Sense Double-headed Golden Eagle to help him. On the surface, it seemed like Ye Heng was the one who ordered the Double-headed Golden Eagle, but in reality, it wasn't the case.

The reason Ye Heng was able to summon a Late Period of Spiritual Sense Double-headed Golden Eagle to help him was because of the summoning power of the Phoenix Seal on his left hand.

And the bird calling power could only help him obtain the bird Strange Beasts' intimacy and trust, and also give them 'suggestions' to a certain extent.

As for whether those bird Strange Beasts would listen to Ye Heng's' suggestions', it was unknown.

Perhaps, when they were in a good mood, they would listen to Ye Heng's' suggestions'. If they were in a bad mood, they would probably not even care about Ye Heng.

Suggestions and orders had a completely different meaning.

The former was soft, while the latter was hard.

Although the two could produce the same effect to a certain extent, it was not always the same.

Ye Heng almost couldn't help but curse.

He could imagine with his toes that the old man from the Ghost Sect must have mistaken his Phoenix Seal's bird calling ability for the ability to command Strange Beast, control Strange Beast, and so on. That was why he had captured him.

No matter what, even if Ye Heng really went to explain to the Ghost Sect's Elder Dong, the Elder Dong wouldn't believe him.

At this moment, Ye Heng's gaze turned to look at the Lian brothers' battle pet. It was the two Blue-eyed Golden Eagles.

The two Blue-eyed Golden Eagles were Ancestor Returning Stage Strange Beasts. Although they were only at the early stages of the Ancestor Returning Stage, they could still pose a great threat to Essence Image Stage warriors.

Ye Heng had seen the scene of the East Elder attacking with all his strength in the Gloomy Jungle, which was why he knew that the East Elder was a Fifth Layer of Essence Image Stage warrior.

Among the people present, Ye Heng glanced around. Most of them were at the first level of the Yuan Image, the second level of the Yuan Image, and the Third Layer of Essence Image Stage.

As for Elder Dong, he was actually at the Fifth Layer of Essence Image Stage. He was afraid that amongst the Essence Image Stage warriors present, besides white-browed old man who had yet to unleash his true form, his strength was the highest.

However, even if Elder Dong was a Fifth Layer of Essence Image Stage warrior, he couldn't unleash his full strength at this moment. Therefore, two Early Stage of Ancestor Returning Stage Blue-eyed Golden Eagles were enough to pose a threat to him.

Not to mention, the two Blue-eyed Golden Eagles had owners.

They were the Lian brothers' battle pets. Once they had a conflict with the Ghost Sect's East Elder.

Presumably, the Lian brothers would not watch their beast pets get beaten for nothing.

After all, beast pets were bound to warriors.

If the beast pet was injured or died, it would definitely affect its owner.