Oh no! I, the weakling, have become the villain!

Chapter 580 The Man in Black

"You want to kill me? With just the two of you?" Xu Yao stared at the group of men in black with a look of disdain in his eyes.

"Since you dare to come and kill me, you must know who I am. Are you sure you want to do something so foolish?"

Xu Yao looked at the group of men in black and spoke with a disdainful expression.

"Hmph, who are you? We don't care who you are, you have to die today!" the man in black said, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

They all unleashed their attacks, bombarding Xu Yao.

In the blink of an eye, all the attacks from the group of men in black landed on Xu Yao.

Xu Yao was sent flying and crashed heavily to the ground.

Xu Yao spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with rage.

"Hmph! You want to kill me? Then try it!"

Xu Yao's face was gloomy as he got up from the ground, his body surging with boundless anger.

Xu Yao then formed hand seals and unleashed a terrifying martial art.

A giant dragon roared out; the martial art Xu Yao used was called Azure Dragon Claw.

This move contained the power of the Azure Dragon Martial Soul that he had comprehended, and it was more than ten or a hundred times stronger than the Azure Dragon Dharma Image he had used before.

In an instant, the void trembled, and a phantom of an azure dragon formed from cyan true essence blasted directly towards the group of men in black.

Caught off guard, the group of men in black were severely injured by the aftershocks of the energy emitted by the azure dragon phantom, spitting out blood.

They fell to the ground one by one, their eyes filled with shock.

"Damn it, he actually escaped!" The man in black's eyes flashed with resentment.

They never expected Xu Yao to be able to use such a terrifying move.

The power of this strike was comparable to a full-force attack from a martial artist at the fifth, sixth, or seventh level of the Emperor Realm.

If they were to confront it head-on, they probably wouldn't be able to withstand it at all.

"Go back and report to the young master immediately! This matter must not be leaked!" one of the men in black said.

They then hurriedly evacuated the area.

Xu Yao took this opportunity to run away; these people were too dangerous.

Xu Yao coughed violently a few times. Although his attack had injured the group of people, he himself had also paid a heavy price.

He was covered in blood, his face was deathly pale, and he was completely exhausted.

Several of his meridians had been severed, his dantian was shattered, and his internal organs had also suffered serious damage.

I almost lost my life here this time.

Xu Yao coughed up another mouthful of blood, then swayed as he stood up and walked toward a safe place.

He must heal his wounds and restore his strength as soon as possible, or he will face the threat of death.

Half a month later, Xu Yao's injuries were finally fully healed, and his cultivation level returned to its original peak.

Furthermore, he reached the early stage of the second level of the Emperor Realm, and his strength had increased many times over compared to before.

During this period, he purchased medicinal herbs and concocted many medicines to treat external injuries and regulate the body.

These medicines are highly effective for ordinary people, but have negligible effect on martial artists of Xu Yao's strength.

Unless Xu Yao is willing to expend a large amount of precious medicinal materials to assist in the recovery, his injuries can not be fully healed.

The resources required to break through to the Emperor Realm are even more enormous.

However, Xu Yao currently has a large amount of savings, which is enough for him.

During these two weeks, Xu Yao also found a place to hide, a place with excellent concealment suitable for Xu Yao to evade the enemy's pursuit.

He spent ten days in seclusion recuperating from his injuries, and his cultivation finally fully recovered.

Xu Yao stepped out of the room and stretched.

"Phew..." Xu Yao exhaled a breath of stale air and a smile appeared on his lips. After so much suffering, he had finally recovered.

His strength has now surpassed that of before by several times, and he can handle even experts at the Emperor level.

"Not bad, you actually recovered." Just then, a familiar voice reached Xu Yao's ears.

"Master!" Upon hearing this voice, Xu Yao immediately turned around.

He saw an old man in a red robe walking towards him, a faint smile on his face.

"Hmm, not bad. It seems your strength has improved somewhat," the red-robed old man said after looking Xu Yao up and down.

"Yes, my strength has now reached the third level of the Emperor Realm," Xu Yao said with a smile.

"As expected of a born martial artist, your recovery speed is indeed fast. However, your current cultivation level is still far from our level back then." The red-robed old man's tone was slightly disappointed.

Xu Yao's cultivation level has only broken through to the second level of the Emperor Realm, which is far from their level back then.

"I know, I will continue to work hard to improve my cultivation!" Xu Yao nodded.

"Hmm, you're a promising young man. Come with me!" The old man in the red robe nodded and led Xu Yao away from the cave.

"Master, where are you planning to take me?" Xu Yao asked in confusion.

"I'll take you to a good place, you'll see then," the old man in the red robe said, keeping everyone in suspense.

Xu Yao then sat on the back of the old man in the red robe, and a lucky cloud carried them to a certain place.

Before long, they landed on a mountaintop, where an ancient tree stood.

Beside this ancient tree stand several stone tablets, bearing numerous sword and knife marks.

Clearly, many swordsmen or knife-wielders have sparred here in the past.

This ancient tree exudes a powerful wood elemental force, so concentrated that it's almost supernatural.

Even powerful figures at the Emperor Realm dare not approach this ancient tree, lest they bring trouble upon themselves.

There is also an array surrounding this ancient tree that covers the entire mountain peak, preventing others from intruding.

The old man in the red robe led Xu Yao and slowly landed in front of the ancient tree.

Xu Yao's gaze swept over the ancient tree, which exuded an astonishing vitality.

He was secretly astonished; this was definitely a sacred herb, and it looked quite young.

"What is this?" Xu Yao couldn't help but ask.

"This ancient tree is a sacred tree, and there is still a drop of sacred liquid on its trunk," the old man in the red robe explained.

"Sacred Tree? Sacred Liquid!" Xu Yao's eyes lit up, revealing a burning gaze.

This sacred tree is even more precious and rare than the Ganoderma lucidum. It is said that consuming a single drop of its sacred liquid can allow a martial artist to directly advance to the Emperor Realm.

"You're quite lucky; you actually stumbled upon a sacred tree," said the old man in the red robe.

“In that case, I will accept the holy elixir of this sacred tree. But Master, how did you know there was a sacred tree here?” Xu Yao’s eyes revealed a strange light.

He remembered that this place was deep in a desert forest, a place that ordinary people would not dare to set foot in.

Even those powerful figures at the Emperor Realm dared not trespass, never expecting that there would be a sacred tree here.

"This is your opportunity. I hope you will make good use of this sacred tree," the old man in the red robe said with a smile.

"Don't worry, Master, I will definitely make good use of it," Xu Yao said.

The two of them then flew up to the ancient tree.