Ye Cangtian saw this and leaped high into the air without a word, his golden trident emitting a brilliant golden light.
"Yin!"
"Yang!"
"Heaven-Shattering Slash!"
Ye Cangtian roared.
The golden trident struck the golden cross sword repeatedly, giving Idi no time to react.
Crack!
In the next instant, the golden cross sword completely shattered, and the golden trident transformed into a golden light, directly slashing across Idi's chest.
"Ye Cangtian, you dare destroy my golden cross sword, I'll cripple you!"
Idi, who had landed, first cast a wary glance at his chest. Finding no bloodstains, he immediately relaxed.
He then remembered that his golden cross sword had been destroyed, and fury erupted. He roared at Ye Cangtian.
Ye Cangtian slowly raised his head, a look of utter disdain on his face, and said, "Idi, a word of advice, it's best not to get agitated now. Try to save some last words!"
After speaking, Ye Cangtian turned to look at Nami and Guiwu, flashing a victorious smile.
"Don't get agitated? Damn it! You destroyed my armor and sword, and you have the nerve to tell me not to get agitated?"
Idi immediately panicked. Seeing that Ye Cangtian was no longer attacking him, his anger grew even fiercer.
After all, the battle was not over yet. Ye Cangtian's actions were a complete disregard for him!
However, as he was about to rush forward, he instantly froze.
A diagonal blood line appeared on his chest, followed by a spurt of blood.
Along with the spraying blood, his upper body slowly moved, eventually splitting in two at the blood line.
Only then did Idi finally panic. He realized that his heart had been shattered, and with his body in two pieces, even a god could not save him!
"No!"
A roar of despair echoed, and Idi closed his eyes in unyielding regret.
"Freak, too much of a freak!"
Guiwu muttered, looking at the fallen Idi.
After all, Qiao and Idi were the top two cardinals in the outer hall of the Temple of Light, yet they had been defeated by Ye Cangtian.
This was enough to show that Ye Cangtian's strength was unimaginably powerful.
"Speak properly. Am I the freak? It's Nami's divine artifact that's the freak!"
Ye Cangtian glanced at Guiwu and said unhappily, then returned the golden trident to Nami.
Hearing this, Guiwu subconsciously nodded and said, "Yes, you're not wrong to say that…"
As she spoke, Guiwu quickly stepped forward and took out bandages to dress Ye Cangtian's wounds.
"Heh heh, now that this matter is settled, shouldn't you give me an answer?"
As Guiwu carefully bandaged him, Ye Cangtian chuckled and seized the opportunity to ask.
"That's settled, but Feng Ze and Nancy are still being held in the capital!"
"I said I would help you to the very end, so ask me this question after all these matters are completely resolved!"
Guiwu was slightly taken aback, immediately understanding Ye Cangtian's intention. She blinked and said with a smile.
"Heh heh, see? You still don't want to leave?"
"Why don't you just stay with me? I promise you'll be well-fed and well-clothed..."
Upon hearing Guiwu's words, Ye Cangtian immediately smiled. If Guiwu truly wanted to leave, she could have refused him directly now.
Her willingness to stay now, in his opinion, meant the matter was practically settled, and she was just unwilling to admit it due to pride or other factors.
However, before Ye Cangtian could finish, Guiwu suddenly tightened her grip on the bandage, pulling it taut. The pain from his wound intensified.
Instantly, Ye Cangtian broke out in a cold sweat and closed his mouth.
"Let me tell you, don't get smug! You haven't completely earned my approval yet!"
Seeing Ye Cangtian wince, Guiwu smiled slightly and spoke.
In her eyes, pledging allegiance to someone was no different from marrying them; it required thorough testing.
...
The Capital.
By the time Ye Cangtian returned, it was already noon.
Upon his return, he immediately went to the family compound to report everything.
For Ye Cangtian's swift action, Grandpa Xu gave him a thumbs-up and lavished him with praise.
In less than three days, Ye Cangtian had traveled over a thousand kilometers to engage in combat, not only preserving the entrance formation but also completely eliminating the teams from the Temple of Light and the Pavilion of Listening to Wind.
Even for someone as experienced as himself, these could only be described as miracles.
"Grandpa, the Temple of Light and the Pavilion of Listening to Wind caused such great losses to China. We're not just going to let this slide, are we?"
Ye Cangtian hesitated for a moment before finally voicing the words he had been holding back.
Last time, when the Temple of Light organized various forces to cause trouble in China, Ye Cangtian had wanted to ask Grandpa Xu why they didn't retaliate.
To teach the Temple of Light a bloody lesson, so they would have to reconsider before causing trouble again.
Now, it seemed, if they had hurt the Temple of Light last time, they wouldn't have dared to come this time.
On the other side, Grandpa Xu listened to Ye Cangtian's words and remained silent for a moment before saying, "It's not that we don't want to retaliate, it's that we cannot."
Grandpa Xu provided his reasoning: if China's forces had retaliated last time, the Temple of Light would not have let the matter rest either.
This would eventually escalate into a direct confrontation between the two forces.
If that were the case, it could involve every international power, and the losses and gains would be difficult to control.
And China's forces were different from the Temple of Light.
China's forces advocated peace.
The Temple of Light, however, advocated aggression and excelled in various conspiracies and tricks, instigating conflicts among various powers to reap huge profits; in simple terms, they profited from war.
Moreover, to put it bluntly, even if the direct battlefield was a fifty-fifty tie, the decline in the Temple of Light's own strength would undoubtedly be far less than that of China's forces.
Rather than that, it was better to stay put, deal with however many came, and protect China's peaceful development.
Besides, China's forces were not ones to suffer losses in silence; losses incurred in one area could be compensated for in others.
Why be fixated on a single blade of grass or a single sword...
"Uh..."
Hearing Grandpa Xu's words, Ye Cangtian was speechless.
He couldn't say that China's strategic policy was wrong; it had its own logic.
Thinking this, Ye Cangtian took out several Qiankun bags, which he had collected from Idi and the others, and produced them all at once.
"Grandpa, these are the spoils of war from this operation. I haven't even looked at them yet. How do you think we should distribute them?"
Ye Cangtian spoke.
Although this operation seemed to be his sole accomplishment, there had been considerable assistance from the Dragon Group and local armed forces; otherwise, it wouldn't have been so clean and efficient.
Therefore, after obtaining these spoils, Ye Cangtian had no intention of keeping them all to himself.
Furthermore, in these Qiankun bags were items from several Earth-level experts, and there were bound to be many treasures within, making it inappropriate to keep them all.
Grandpa Xu glanced at Ye Cangtian and said, "I'll make the decision. All these spoils belong to you, as a reward for your efforts this time."
Ye Cangtian was stunned and said, "So many brothers participated in the operation, if I kept all this for myself, wouldn't they point fingers at me!"
Grandpa Xu smiled slightly and said, "You don't have to worry about them. They serve China, and they will certainly not be treated poorly. The Dragon Group can afford this reward."
Hearing Grandpa Xu's words, Ye Cangtian put away the Qiankun bags and said, "If there's nothing else, I'll go back to rest. I still need to see Feng Ze and Nancy later!"
Seeing Grandpa Xu nod, Ye Cangtian turned and left the Tianzi Compound.
...
Returning to his own home, Ye Cangtian collapsed onto his bed.
He hadn't rested for a single minute in the past three days; he was truly exhausted.
When he opened his eyes again, it was already morning, and Tang Xinwan had gone to the company.
Ye Cangtian ate something and then, along with Guiwu, headed to the No. 1 Prison in the Capital.
...