Chapter 185: Chapter 185

A moment of silence fell upon the scene, followed by a look of disbelief and shock in the eyes of everyone from the Ghost Shadow Sect.

Their leader, a formidable Martial Artist of the True Martial Realm with nine layers of peak strength, whose power surpassed most of those of the same level, was unexpectedly killed instantly by a spear thrust from Ye Junrou, which was incredibly surprising.

Zhao Letian was also stunned. Although he had known that Ye Junrou was very strong, it now seemed that he had still underestimated her; this woman's talent and strength were no less than Li's. If she had fought in the first battle, Dajin Country could have won all the same.

"Leave these people to me, and you should leave quickly. Today, many people want you dead, so don't stay on the battlefield, and don't return to War King City," Ye Junrou said firmly, her voice ringing clear, as she shook her long spear to cast off the corpse of the Ghost Shadow Sect's leader while her True Essence Power surged around her.

If Prince Ye Chenxiao insisted on wanting Zhao Letian dead, then she couldn't stop it; therefore, Zhao Letian must not return to War King City.

A frown crossed Zhao Letian's brow, his face showing hesitation. He also knew that there were people who wanted him dead—not just the Wang family and the Ghost Shadow Sect but the Second Prince Ye Chenxiao as well—and possibly even more people. But if he did not return to War King City, where could he go? In this vast grassland, there was only War King City, a lonely city. It would be incredibly difficult to return to Dajin Country from other places.

"Could it be that I have to go to the Gray Wolf Kingdom?" Zhao Letian turned to look in the direction of the Gray Wolf Kingdom behind him. Given the current situation, fleeing to the Gray Wolf Kingdom was his only choice, even if there were likely many people there who also wanted him dead. Uploaded by the *) team.

"Young man, you're really lucky to have someone block two lethal situations for you one after another, but this time, let's see who can block for you," declared a Sect Martial Realm powerhouse dressed in grey robes, descending from the sky with cold eyes and a terrifying pressure, focusing firmly on Zhao Letian.

"A Sect Martial Realm powerhouse? Who are you working for?" Zhao Letian asked coldly, his heart sinking. He hadn't expected a Sect Martial Realm powerhouse to take action; without his master Sword Obsession around, and with his current strength, he was simply no match for a True Martial Realm opponent.

"Who I work for is not for you to know. Prepare to meet your maker," the Sect Martial Realm powerhouse scoffed, condensing a terrifying True Essence Power in his palm, ready to obliterate Zhao Letian.

"I'm not qualified to know?" Zhao Letian frowned, glancing inadvertently at Prince Ye Chenxiao among the Dajin Country's troops off in the distance. If he was not mistaken, it was highly probable that this Sect Martial Realm powerhouse was sent by Ye Chenxiao.

"Sect Martial third layer? I've never seen you before, and there's definitely no one like you in War King City. Who do you work for?" asked Ye Junrou, her brow furrowed as she glanced at the Sect Martial Realm powerhouse in the air, asking coldly and with some dismay on her face.

Against someone of the Sect Martial third layer, even she could not contend.

"Heh, Commandery Princess, my target is only Zhao Letian. This matter does not concern you. You should refrain from interfering. Once I kill Zhao Letian, I will help you exterminate this group of despicable rats from the Ghost Shadow Sect," said the Sect Martial Realm powerhouse with a grin, clearly unconcerned as he flipped his hand to release a huge Palm Seal several meters long, rolling down directly towards Zhao Letian.

Ye Junrou's face immediately revealed an anxious expression. Not to mention her current inability to break free from the encirclement of the Ghost Shadow Sect, even if she could, she was no match for the full force of this Sect Martial third layer powerhouse. She could not save Zhao Letian no matter what she did.

"Thinking of killing me? You're bound to be disappointed," Zhao Letian said coolly, calm in the face of danger. Suddenly, he took off the Spiritual Beast Bag from his waist, releasing hundreds of green Mantis, all of True Martial Realm strength, that blanketed the sky.

"Good heavens, he's actually raised so many Spiritual Beasts? And they're all of True Martial Realm strength?"

The onlookers were suddenly startled and looked incredulously at the green mantises flapping their wings in the air.

"Hmph, mere abominations of the True Martial Realm, how could they compete against me? Thinking that they can save your life with them, you are truly foolish beyond measure."

The Sect Martial Realm powerhouse disdainfully snorted.

Zhao Letian paid no heed to the Sect Martial Realm powerhouse, steeled his heart, and shouted angrily. Then, almost simultaneously, those hundreds of True Martial Realm mantises self-destructed, bursting into terrifying energies that bloomed like gorgeous fireworks.

"Not good, run for it!"

Everyone around them was immediately shocked and panicked, scrambling to flee in all directions. They hadn't expected Zhao Letian to be willing to self-destruct so many True Martial Realm Spiritual Beasts at the same time—it was simply too wasteful.

"You're seeking death; the power of these demon beasts' self-destruction can't harm me, but it can easily erase you!"

The Sect Martial Realm powerhouse furrowed his brow, speaking with a mix of shock and anger.

If it were just one self-destructing True Martial Realm demon beast, he wouldn't have cared at all, but the simultaneous explosion of hundreds could amplify the power, eventually posing a threat to him.

"The self-destruction of these Spiritual Beasts indeed won't harm you, but as long as it can block your attack, that's enough."

Zhao Letian spoke indifferently, his heart aching from the explosion of so many Spiritual Beasts, but he had no choice—only by doing this could he save his own life.

As he spoke, the shockwaves from the exploding mantises continuously assaulted the giant Palm Seal cast by the Sect Martial Realm powerhouse. The power stacked layer by layer, soon creating fine cracks on the Palm Seal.

"Hmph, you can block this strike, but how will you withstand the next one? Foolish!"

The Sect Martial Realm powerhouse scoffed, his body exuding a potent True Yuan Power, resisting the aftermath of the mantises' self-destruction.

"You won't have the chance for a next strike. One Thought, Thousand Miles!"

Just then, Zhao Letian suddenly used a secret technique he had just mastered, burning a portion of Essence Blood within his body and enveloping himself in a thick blood-red light.

This secret technique, a powerful Escape Technique, involved burning a part of the Martial Artist's Origin Essence Blood to exchange for an instant of near-teleportation speed; in a single thought, it could reach thousands of miles away.

In fact, after experiencing the first battle at the mine, Zhao Letian realized that he needed to master a powerful life-saving secret technique; otherwise, if faced with an opponent too strong, he wouldn't even have the chance to escape. Hence, over the next month, he mastered this Blood Style Secret Technique called One Thought Thousand Miles, which now came in handy.

"Boy, you're on death's doorstep and still trying to pull some trick, go to hell."

The Sect Martial Realm powerhouse's brow furrowed, sensing something was amiss. Before the original Palm Seal was shattered by the mantises' self-destruction, he unleashed another palm strike. The second palm combined with the first, instantly shattering the aftermath of the hundreds of self-exploding mantises, barreling towards Zhao Letian.

"Commandery Princess, take care of Weiwei and the others for me, thanks."

But just at that moment, Zhao Letian sent a mental message to Ye Junrou, then turned into a streak of blood-light, vanishing from the battlefield without a trace.