Chapter 1009: The Situation Reversed

Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Huangfu Ruiling glared at Ye Yikun silently. Then, he raised his hand, and dense black Qi emerged, creeping toward the formation. The eerie black Qi exuded a strange, ominous vibe. However, Ye Yikun was completely absorbed in the excitement of his imminent victory, oblivious to the lurking danger.

“Save your energy, Huangfu Ruiling.” Ye Yikun sneered. “You can’t break this formation, no matter how hard you try. But if you’re that attached to Ye Leng’an, I could fulfill your wish once I’m out of here—let you both be together in the afterlife.”

Huangfu Ruiling remained impassive, his gaze icy, exuding a chilling aura. To him, Ye Yikun was as good as gone.

In just seconds, the black Qi touched the formation’s edge.

Ye Yikun paid no attention, confident in the ancient formation’s invincibility. Once activated, it couldn’t be stopped until the reversal was done. He dismissed Huangfu Ruiling’s attempts as futile. However, what happened next made his eyes widen in obvious shock.

When the black Qi touched the formation, the white light faded quickly, almost as if it met its match, and vanished slowly.

“How is this possible?” Ye Yikun couldn’t believe his eyes. “Impossible! This is an ancient formation, it can’t be broken.”

Huangfu Ruiling didn’t even look at Ye Yikun, continuing to manipulate the black Qi, destroying the formation.

Watching the black Qi overpower the formation, Ye Yikun’s confidence evaporated. He hurriedly intensified the formation, desperate to drain Ye Leng’an’s life force before the black Qi consumed all the light, risking total failure.

This was his make-or-break moment. Failure meant losing everything: his status, his very identity. He couldn’t afford to lose this gamble.

On the other side, Ye Hongxuan naturally knew about the huge commotion in Ye Yikun’s courtyard. Not just him, but the rest of the Ye family noticed too. However, when Ye Hongxuan went to investigate, he found the Enforcement Team had swarmed the Ye family’s residence. Essentially, the entire Ye family was under their control now.

Seeing this, Ye Hongxuan’s heart raced. He approached Li San, the team leader, with a hostile tone. “What’s going on? Is the Enforcement Team here to wipe out our Ye family?”

Li San replied coldly, “Master Ye, we’re just following orders. As for the rest, we can’t do anything. However, don’t you know what Old Master Ye has done?”

Taken aback by Li San’s accusatory tone, Ye Hongxuan’s expression soured. Ignoring the Enforcement Team, he hastened towards Ye Yikun’s courtyard.

What he wanted most now was to understand what his father was doing. Didn’t he know this would destroy the Ye family?

Ye Yikun’s situation worsened as he attempted to accelerate the formation once more, only to find that the absorption of Ye Leng’an’s life force didn’t increase; instead, it slowed down.

“What’s going on?” Sensing something amiss, Ye Yikun seemed to think of something, immediately turning to look at Ye Leng’an. He saw she still appeared normal, lying there quietly.

However, he had a feeling this change was definitely related to her.

Before Ye Yikun could think further, he suddenly felt the life force he’d absorbed from Ye Leng’an surging out of his body, gathering back toward her.

“No, no way!” Ye Yikun’s heart broke. He couldn’t accept what was happening. “This shouldn’t be! My energy, my life force. How did this happen?”

The reverse formation was clearly meant to absorb all of Ye Leng’an’s life force into his body. Yet, in just moments, it had returned to her.

Ye Leng’an also experienced this change. She immediately understood that the reverse formation wasn’t just about transferring her life force and cultivation to Ye Yikun. Instead, within this formation, the stronger party could absorb the weaker’s life force. Initially, with her cultivation sealed and immobilized by Ye Yikun, she couldn’t resist his absorption of her life force. However, her spiritual soul was far stronger than Ye Yikun’s. Now, the situation had reversed. Their positions had essentially switched.

Ye Yikun realized something was wrong too. Even after all the life force he had absorbed went back into Ye Leng’an, the formation hadn’t stopped. What was worse, his own started draining away rapidly.

Ye Yikun was shocked and couldn’t believe it. He set up the formation, but why was Ye Leng’an draining his life force instead of the other way around?

Ye Yikun panicked and urgently tried to halt the formation. He couldn’t stand by as his life force and cultivation were drained away. Losing it all, his life was in jeopardy.

As Ye Yikun fought against the drain, a realization struck him. He asked, “Ye Leng’an, what have you done?” Surprisingly, Ye Leng’an calmly sat up and smiled back at Ye Yikun.

This infuriated Ye Yikun even more, but he had no outlet for his anger.