Chapter 665 - 659: Crisis Resolved

A cold sneer spread across the white-clothed youth’s lips. He immediately poured more power into his fist, the violent, Powerful Qi forcing Yao Wuchen and the others back. The wound on Shen Haoran’s Qilin Arm tore open wider, spraying crimson blood across his and the white-clothed man’s faces.

"Die! In your last life, you sealed me. In this life, I’ll let you taste the pain of being slain by a Seal!" the white-clothed youth roared, his expression savage as he licked the blood from his face.

Shen Haoran stared at the crazed youth, his expression turning grim. The pain in his arm sent his body into uncontrollable spasms, and his face grew deathly pale. This white-clothed youth was the strongest person Shen Haoran had ever encountered, bar none—so strong that he lost the will to resist. Even by borrowing the power of Elder Yan and Changmao, he was still no match for him.

A torrent of Demonic Qi surged into Shen Haoran’s body through the wound, running rampant inside him. Although he possessed the Fire Spirit Black Obsidian and the Earth Spirit Profound Nether, he no longer had enough Spiritual Power to command them to expel the Demonic Qi. Shen Haoran’s consciousness began to blur.

Sensing Shen Haoran’s resistance fading, the white-clothed youth sneered. He swung his fist again, aiming viciously for Shen Haoran’s head. The tyrannical gust of wind from the attack sealed off all of Shen Haoran’s escape routes, leaving him absolutely no room to dodge!

"Die!" the white-clothed youth roared, his fist instantly closing in on Shen Haoran’s head.

BANG—

A muffled thud rang out as a visible wave of Powerful Qi erupted from around Shen Haoran’s head. The onlookers couldn’t help but squeeze their eyes shut, unable to bear the sight of the bloody scene they expected.

A moment later, the crowd opened their eyes and looked toward Shen Haoran. But when they saw the scene before them, they froze. The punch, powerful enough to shatter boulders, hadn’t touched Shen Haoran in the slightest. Two blinding lights had appeared in front of him. A yellow and a gold ancient Token hovered silently in the air, having blocked the tyrannical blow.

"What?" The white-clothed youth’s expression changed. When he saw the two Tokens hovering before Shen Haoran, his face contorted in alarm, as if he had seen something terrifying. His pupils contracted, and he shot backward like a bolt of lightning.

’How did you get these? Damn it, could he have been to *that* place?’ the white-clothed youth growled, his face grim as he stared at the two Tokens floating silently before Shen Haoran.

Shen Haoran was also surprised by the sudden appearance of the two Tokens. The yellow and gold Tokens had always hovered above the Chaos Celestial Ladder within his Sea of Consciousness. He had never possessed the strength to use them, nor did he know what their purpose was. He had even forgotten about their existence for a long time. To think they would save his life at such a critical moment.

The two ancient Tokens hovered silently before Shen Haoran, emitting a faint, hazy glow. Their ancient aura suppressed all the surrounding Demonic Qi.

The white-clothed youth stared grimly at the two Tokens, his expression as grave as Shen Haoran’s had been when facing him. He was now facing a formidable enemy and didn’t dare to make the slightest move.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

The white-clothed youth remained still, but that didn’t mean the Tokens would. With two whooshes that tore through the air, the ancient Tokens hovering before Shen Haoran transformed into two streaks of light and shot toward the youth.

As the two Tokens flew at him, the white-clothed youth’s pupils shrank as if he were staring at his doom. He shot away without the slightest intention of fighting back, the terror on his face plain to see.

’Flee!’ The white-clothed youth was all too familiar with the aura of these two Tokens. They extinguished any will he had to resist. He turned and fled from Central City at top speed. He knew what would happen if those Tokens caught him—it would be a fate a thousand times more terrifying than being sealed!

The Martial Artists within Central City were stunned to see the white-clothed youth being chased by two Tokens that had appeared out of nowhere. They knew how powerful he was just from his aura; even Yao Wuchen and the others combined were no match for him. Yet now, this impossibly strong youth was terrified of two Tokens. It left the crowd speechless. They all turned to look at Shen Haoran, their faces filled with confusion.

Judging from how the white-clothed youth had targeted him, Shen Haoran and the youth seemed to have some history. Furthermore, the fact that Shen Haoran possessed such a Supreme Treasure stirred a flicker of greed in some people’s hearts.

In the sky, the white-clothed youth and the two Tokens vanished from sight. A moment later, the ancient Tokens flew back. A few drops of black blood dripped slowly from them. It was clearly the white-clothed youth’s blood. The two Tokens had actually injured him.

Without waiting for Shen Haoran’s permission, the two Tokens brazenly burrowed back into his Sea of Consciousness and resumed their silent vigil above the Chaos Celestial Ladder, as if nothing had ever happened.

Meanwhile, in Central City, the oppressive atmosphere vanished. The white-clothed youth was gone and did not return. Everyone had been certain they would die at his hands, but they never expected such a sudden reversal. A heaven-defying expert had been injured by two mere Tokens and forced to flee.

PHEW... Everyone let out a collective sigh of relief. They were finally, truly safe. All eyes turned to Shen Haoran. If not for this young man, every Martial Artist in Central City would likely be dead, and the Demon Race would have fallen into decline.

In mid-air, Shen Haoran let out a long sigh of his own as his taut nerves finally relaxed. An excruciating wave of pain washed over him, making him gasp. The auras of Elder Yan and Changmao dissipated, and a profound weakness set in. Shen Haoran faltered, then plummeted from the sky. Fortunately, Long Aotian was there to catch him.

"Brother Shen, that was incredible! I never knew you were so strong!" Long Aotian praised, looking at Shen Haoran’s pale face with eyes full of admiration. He had once thought they were both geniuses of the same caliber, but today he learned that Shen Haoran was much, much stronger than him.

Shen Haoran gave a bitter smile at Long Aotian’s praise. ’I’d rather not have been so impressive,’ he thought. ’If not for those two mysterious Tokens, I’d be dead right now!’

"The crisis is finally over. Now, it’s up to the four Clan Leaders to clean up this mess in Central City!" Yao Wuchen said, a relieved smile spreading across his face. ’That was a close call.’

At his words, the others nodded lightly. However, Bai Zhennan, the Patriarch of the White Tiger Clan, stared down at Shen Haoran with a dark expression. He stepped forward and said coldly, "Hold on. Before we do anything else, I have a question for Shen Haoran. The one who attacked my White Tiger Clan the other day... it was you, wasn’t it!"

An uproar went through the crowd at Bai Zhennan’s words. All eyes turned back to Shen Haoran, their expressions growing strange.

Shen Haoran narrowed his eyes, his face unreadable as he stared back at Bai Zhennan.

’So, he found me out?’