At that moment, Ye Yu turned and shot off toward a nearby hill, flying swiftly through the air—deliberately distancing himself from the caravan.
"He's trying to escape?!"
Seeing Ye Yu suddenly take flight, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan's eyes lit up with glee. With Ghost Douluo Gui Mei following close behind, the two quickly gave chase.
They had originally wanted to avoid revealing their identities—yet now, this kid was even choosing to flee by himself, probably trying to protect his teammates.
But for Yue Guan and Gui Mei, this was exactly what they wanted!
As Ye Yu led the two Titled Douluo away from the caravan, Zhao Wuji grew anxious, preparing to rush in to help.
"Master!"
Even though Ye Yu had once defeated both him and Flender with his bare hands, facing two Titled Douluo was a completely different matter. Zhao Wuji couldn't help but worry that Ye Yu was outmatched.
And as someone who repaid kindness with loyalty, Zhao Wuji knew even if it meant certain death, he had to try.
But Dugu Yan stepped forward to block him.
"Teacher Zhao, don't worry. Ah Yu will be fine."
Her confident tone left Zhao Wuji puzzled and uncertain.
Could it be that Dugu Bo was secretly protecting him?
Or... was Ye Yu even stronger than he imagined?
But... wasn't Ye Yu just a Spirit King? Even being able to defeat Zhao Wuji and Flender was already freakish enough.
If he could beat Titled Douluo too...
That'd make him practically a god!
Meanwhile, the surge of spirit power and pressure released by Yue Guan and Gui Mei caught the attention of Qian Renxue, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin, who were seated in another carriage.
"Titled Douluo?!"
When she saw the figures flying through the sky, Qian Renxue—disguised as Xue Qinghe—cried out in disbelief.
On the surface, she looked shocked.
But deep inside, she was livid.
Although "Xue Qinghe" shouldn't recognize Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo, Qian Renxue absolutely did.
Those two were her mother's subordinates.
How dare that woman send Yue Guan and Gui Mei to deal with Ye Yu?!
Didn't she know Ye Yu was mine?!
Ning Fengzhi, given Ye Yu's overwhelming talent—and especially his close relationship with Ning Rongrong—had long considered Ye Yu a potential son-in-law.
Noticing Yue Guan and Gui Mei appearing in Ye Yu's vicinity, Ning Fengzhi's brows furrowed deeply.
Turning to Qian Renxue, he said solemnly, "Qinghe, I think that's where Ye Yu is. Let's go check it out."
With that, he, Qian Renxue, and Sword Douluo rushed toward the location.
However, by the time they arrived, Ye Yu had already led Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo far away.
Instead, as Sword Douluo and company arrived, Devil Bear Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo—already disguised in black cloaks and masked faces—descended from the hills.
Hovering in mid-air, they surrounded Sword Douluo, their hoarse, altered voices shouting coldly:
"Sword Douluo—we'll be your opponents!"
Far from the caravan, Ye Yu flew deeper into the forest that lined the road, circling around the nearest hill and vanishing among the trees. Only once he'd gotten far enough from the others did he finally stop.
"You brat—just give up already. Spare yourself some pain!"
Seeing Ye Yu stop, Chrysanthemum Douluo assumed he had exhausted himself. Floating in mid-air, he sneered, his voice hoarse from disguise.
"Run? I never intended to run."
Ye Yu's handsome face wore a calm smile as he looked up at the two Titled Douluo.
With a thought, he summoned his Blue Silver Jade Tree Martial Soul—and immediately activated his Blue Silver Domain.
Under the camouflage effect of the domain, only five Spirit Rings—two yellow, two purple, and one black—rose from beneath his feet, concealing the true strength of his soul rings.
But this time, Ye Yu was truly activating his Spirit Abilities.
Starting with his Seventh Spirit Ability: Blue Silver True Body.
First Spirit Ability: Undying Root
Second Spirit Ability: Starlight Absorption
Sixth Spirit Ability: Parasitic Devour
In an instant, his Blue Silver Jade Tree Martial Soul burst forth with dazzling blue-silver light.
Within that light, the tree rapidly expanded. What was once a tree only a meter thick transformed in the blink of an eye into a towering blue-silver giant, over ten meters wide and three hundred meters tall. Its lush canopy was covered with glimmering silver flowers.
Countless branches whipped outward like crystalline blue serpents, twisting and twining furiously toward Yue Guan and Gui Mei.
And under the effect of Ye Yu's six activated Spirit Abilities, the Blue Silver Jade Tree True Body kept growing!
"What the hell?!"
Seeing the size and transformation of Ye Yu's Martial Soul, Yue Guan and Gui Mei both paled, unable to believe their eyes.
As the massive tree branches surged at them, thick as five-meter-wide crystal vines, they quickly activated their own Martial Soul True Bodies.
"Seventh Spirit Ability: Chrysanthemum True Body!"
"Seventh Spirit Ability: Ghost Shadow True Body!"
In a flash, Yue Guan's Chrysanthemum Martial Soul bloomed into a colossal chrysanthemum blossom, while Gui Mei's figure transformed into a dark, shadowy phantom.
"Third Spirit Ability: Aura Barrier!"
Panicked, Yue Guan didn't even bother disguising his voice anymore. With a shrill, feminine shout, he raised a golden shield of spiritual energy around himself.
"Fifth Spirit Ability: Frost Blossom Storm!"
Golden petals, sharp as blades, burst from his chrysanthemum in a swirling storm—an attempt to shred the oncoming branches.
Meanwhile, Ghost Douluo—now a massive shadow—darted straight toward Ye Yu at breakneck speed.
In response, Ye Yu split his mind into multiple consciousness nodes.
One continued commanding the Blue Silver Jade Tree's monstrous branches, coiling and slamming down like whips toward Yue Guan's barrier.
The other controlled the tree's roots, which burst from the ground in a raging forest of blue-silver tendrils, attempting to entangle Gui Mei.
But unfortunately, Gui Mei, in his Ghost True Body form, was practically immune to physical attacks.
The tendrils passed right through him—as if through air—unable to land a single blow.
It was like trying to strike a shadow.