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Chapter 531: Chapter 0531: The Mastermind Behind the Scenes
This sword strike, Ye Xunhuan didn’t hold back at all, using his full strength. If it had landed on anyone else, it would have undoubtedly split them into pieces, but Antonio only suffered severe injuries and was sent flying, which was still terrifying.
You must know that Antonio is the chairman of the Dark Council, one of the top ten tyrants of the underworld, no less powerful than Ye Xunhuan.
"Whoosh!"
The originally calm sea surface suddenly let out a loud noise as Antonio fell directly from the sky into the water.
Although Antonio fell into the water, Ye Xunhuan did not relax his gaze at all and stared intently at the sea surface.
The next moment, a sound suddenly came from the sea surface, and then Antonio, already drenched by the sea, flew out of the water.
Yes, he flew out, using Levitation to take off.
At this moment, Antonio’s face was pale, his mouth dripped with thick blood, and because he was wet from the rain, he looked extremely disheveled!
If Antonio, floating in mid-air, were holding a trident at this moment, he would have resembled a sea god!
Antonio stared intensely at Ye Xunhuan, his gaze chilling, "Is this the power that the ’Taiji Seal’ has brought you?"
"Yes," Ye Xunhuan did not hide it and admitted directly.
At Antonio’s level, it was virtually impossible to deceive him with lies.
Even if Ye Xunhuan’s lies sounded as convincing as the truth every time, Ye Xunhuan didn’t believe he could deceive Antonio.
Upon hearing Ye Xunhuan’s words, a flicker of complexity crossed Antonio’s eyes, "It seems, the King of Charm and the Queen of Charm haven’t comprehended what you have!"
This time Ye Xunhuan did not respond!
Seeing Ye Xunhuan’s silence, Antonio spoke again, "You’ve won, I’ve lost. I will keep my promise and leave here immediately!"
"I didn’t say you could leave," Ye Xunhuan said evenly.
"Marshal, you may be powerful, but do you really think you can kill me?" Antonio’s expression turned fierce, "If I decide to leave, you can’t stop me!"
"Marshal, see you again!"
As soon as the words fell, Antonio made his move to escape; it was then that Ye Xunhuan shouted abruptly, "I did not say you could leave!"
As soon as the words fell, Ye Xunhuan, with a slight hop, headed directly towards the sea, skimming across the water!
"Swoosh!"
A sword swiftly struck out towards Antonio!
Upon seeing the mighty sword, Antonio’s face drastically changed, and he hurriedly dodged.
"Pfft!"
But even so, he was still struck by Ye Xunhuan’s sword and fell back into the water again.
This time, after falling into the water, Antonio did not reappear, and it seemed as if he had drowned.
But Ye Xunhuan knew that this guy definitely hadn’t died; he must have used some other ability to slip away underwater.
In fact, Ye Xunhuan was not mistaken, Antonio had indeed escaped using another ability.
He was now severely injured by Ye Xunhuan and wouldn’t recover for several months.
If he continued fighting Ye Xunhuan, he would only have one path—death.
This time, Antonio had tried to steal the ’Taiji Seal’ unsuccessfully and was now fleeing like a stray dog!
After looking around for a while, Ye Xunhuan knew that Antonio was unlikely to reappear. He sighed softly and stopped searching for traces of Antonio.
Just as Antonio said, if he truly wanted to leave, Ye Xunhuan couldn’t stop him!
Fortunately, having severely injured Antonio, this guy would likely lay low for a while, not coming back any time soon.
As for what happens next, that will be a matter for the future.
And by the time Antonio decided to make a move, Ye Xunhuan might have become even stronger, right?
Qianhuan Lanqin and Qianhuan Liuyun, after seeing Ye Xunhuan beat back Antonio, looked at Ye Xunhuan with eyes filled with both fear and fervent admiration, which made their gazes very complex!
Ye Xunhuan’s power had subdued them, but what would Ye Xunhuan do to them next?
It made them even more afraid!
Then, under their watchful eyes, Ye Xunhuan again stepped forward until he was in front of them.
"Are you in collusion with him?" Ye Xunhuan asked softly.
"No... not at all!" Qianhuan Lanqin almost instinctively said, "Originally, we wanted to use the people from the Dark Council to strike at you first while we played the mantis stalking the cicada from behind!"
Speaking up to this point, Qianhuan Lanqin’s face was filled with bitterness.
Who the real mantis was, at this moment, went without saying!
And Antonio, this big mantis, had also been severely injured by Ye Xunhuan and fled like a dog that had lost its home.
"Was it you who introduced Pei Zhencuan to the people of the Dark Council?"
"Yes!"
"And the people from Sea Hawk, did you introduce them too?"
"Yes!"
At this moment, Ye Xunhuan had figured out all the questions.
No wonder Qi Jieyu and Pei Zhencuan were able to make contact with these people, it turned out there was Qianhuan Lanqin pushing things along behind the scenes.
It’s just a pity that Pei Zhencuan and Qi Jieyu never knew that they were merely pawns in someone else’s hands from start to finish.
Seeing that Ye Xunhuan said nothing, Qianhuan Lanqin slightly moved her throat, "Marshal, I’ll tell you a secret. How about... you let my sister go?"
"What secret?" Ye Xunhuan suddenly became interested.
"Can you let my sister go?"
"That depends on whether what you say is of any value."
"You... the planner behind this incident is Huaxia’s Mu Tiange!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Xunhuan’s expression suddenly changed, "What?"
"It’s him..." Qianhuan Lanqin looked at Ye Xunhuan and said, "He planned all this, found us in the Divine Realm through some channels. Our cooperation meant that Pei Zhencuan, Qi Jieyu, and Qin Wenxian were just pawns in our hands..."
Ye Xunhuan’s expression immediately became extremely ugly. He had never imagined that everything behind the scenes had been orchestrated by Mu Tiange, who had used the Divine Realm, while the Divine Realm had exploited the Dark Council.
Who knew that in the end, the Dark Council had set them up as well.
This damn thing was a trap within a trap, one pitfall leading to another!
But then again, if these people didn’t all want to deal with him, how could they possibly band together?
And by allying with Mu Tiange, the Divine Realm could also make some money, so why not?
"The people from Sea Hawk are his... He helped Qi Jieyu bring them over from abroad under the guise of business negotiations..."
Ye Xunhuan’s expression instantly turned very sinister!
Mu Tiange!
I let you go once, and you meticulously planned for my death. If I were just an ordinary person, I would probably have no place to be buried this time!
"Why didn’t Mu Tiange take action himself?" Ye Xunhuan asked with a somber face.
Mu Tiange wanted him dead so badly, and with such a splendid and perfect plan, it stood to reason that Mu Tiange would not fail to take action. Yet he had not seen any sign of Mu Tiange.
Could it be that he was still planning something behind the scenes?
