In a flash, Ou Yangming vanished from his original spot and he immediately appeared within the courtyard.

At that moment, Du Gaoge was lowering his head and bowing in a certain direction.

Nevertheless, Ou Yangming sped forward without an ounce of hesitation, at a breakneck speed that he had never reached before.

A blur moved past Du Gaoge's eyes, and all he felt was a strong gust that came out of nowhere, sending chills down his spine, and causing him to shiver.

Ou Yangming moved like a bolt of lightning, as ever since he mastered the body technique during the Myriad Treasure Meet, his physical abilities had risen considerably, and at that moment, he was utilizing every ounce of juice he had within his body. A mere instant later, he had finally caught up to the carriage.

He hastily extended his hands forward and reigned the horses back.

The two horses cried out in pain as Ou Yangming forcefully reined them back.

"Who are you?"

"How dare you! Let go!"

"An assassin—"

Several of the guards assigned to guard the carriage were shocked. Their life in the city had made them complacent, and they had never expected a sudden attack like this. Due to this, they were unable to respond at a moment's notice, but the moment the carriage stopped, they finally swung into action.

Three sabers and a longsword were unsheathed and brought down on Ou Yangming's body.

However, Ou Yangming's body flickered, and like a fish swimming gracefully within waters, Ou Yangming avoided all the attacks and leaped onto the top of the carriage.

The color drained from the faces of the four guards as they stared at Ou Yangming in shock. By this point, there was nothing they could do, as they dared not attack the carriage, for fear of harming whoever was in it.

Moreover, since those guards were only Yin Grade at best, there was no reason for Ou Yangming to be concerned about them. Once he was free of their interruption, he then drew the curtains and entered the carriage. Just before he entered, however, he caught a whiff of the fragrance that was being emitted from within the carriage.

At this moment, a small part of him told him that something was amiss.

Nevertheless, he must obtain every single Recording Stone Bai Shixue had, and there was no room for negotiation.

With that, his blood began to boil, and he exuded a murderous aura, so powerful that it felt as if the god of killing had descended upon mankind. He was going to attempt to subdue Bai Shixue by force so that she had no room to resist.

However, the moment he entered the carriage and laid his murderous eyes on the person before him, his fearsome aura was washed away as if he was suddenly caught in a one-in-a-million-year blizzard, and he froze.

Ou Yangming stammered, "Y-You… Why are you in here?"

There was indeed a woman within the carriage, and she was one who was full of poise and dignity.

Even though she was faced with such a sudden turn of events, the woman did not panic, and instead, she had responded only by unsheathing the long sword on her lap. Not only that, but the woman was also staring at Ou Yangming with an enigmatic expression, as if she was attempting to figure out his actions.

The woman was not Bai Shixue who had just left Ou Yangming's courtyard, but rather, she was the imperial family's princess, Wu Hanning.

Although Ou Yangming was by no means a shy person, the fact that he had audaciously barged into the princess' carriage was still an awkward situation.

"Whistle—"

A sharp whistling sound rang out from outside the carriage. It was a signal that was played only when a member of the imperial family was attacked. As such, the moment the whistle was heard, the entire city was instantly startled into motion.

All the city gates were instantly locked, and several powerhouses were deployed, all so that the culprit had no way to leave.

Every single strand of hair on Ou Yangming's body was raised on end as he hurriedly waved his hand and shouted, "This is a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding!"

A sword-light could be seen being emitted from outside the carriage, and there was a certain ferocity to its glow. Nevertheless, the sword-light remained stationary out of concern for the individual within the carriage.

Ou Yangming's heart froze. He could sense an unbelievably aggressive yet cold-blooded killing intent coming off the sword-light.

Had this been any other occasion, Ou Yangming would not back down. However, as he was currently the aggressor, he dared not harm the person outside.

Without giving it any thought, Ou Yangming entered the state of integration of Heaven and man and the thoroughly meticulous. With that, Ou Yangming then projected a likeness of himself and allowed the sword to plunge into his projection while he ran away from the other door of the carriage.

"Huff—"

A powerful fist wind was launched towards his direction. It had come from a Yang Grade armored young man from outside the carriage, and although he looked handsome, there was also a coldness to his expression.

Although Ou Yangming had dodged his first strike, the young man was not disappointed at all. Since Her Highness was also in the carriage, he did not put much force into his blow, as his goal was only to force Ou Yangming out of the vehicle.

However, upon spotting Ou Yangming, the man's expression instantly turned vicious as he launched a fist towards Ou Yangming.

The punch had carried all of the young man's strength, and upon unleashing the blow, the whole city quaked.

Ou Yangming chuckled bitterly to himself. Although part of him had wanted to curse the living hell out of Bai Shixue, the rational part of him knew that he needed to deal with his current predicament first.

Ou Yangming extended his hand to receive the man's punch, and the moment he did so, the overwhelming power that was contained within the man's fist surged forward and threatened to shatter Ou Yangming to pieces.

Nevertheless, at that moment, Ou Yangming's body was as light as a feather, and he constantly swayed around as if he was a leaf dancing in the wind.

This was a special skill that he had mastered through his advancement into the Yang Grade combined with the body techniques that he had picked up during the Myriad Treasure Meet.

Using his Essential Qi, his integration of Heaven and man state, and certain body techniques, Ou Yangming had become impervious to damage.

Naturally, had his opponent been a Supreme Great Ancestor, Ou Yangming would have hesitated to pull this move. However, as he was only facing a Yang Grade powerhouse, there was no need to hold back.

The young man was slightly startled at how easy Ou Yangming had diffused his blow. In response, he howled and launched a powerful sword-light in Ou Yangming's direction. This time, he did not hold anything back, and as a result, the glow from the sword-light had enveloped its surroundings and blinded them with a searing light.

The man locked the attack onto Ou Yangming's aura such that no matter which corner of the earth Ou Yangming fled to, he would be unable to escape his attack.

Meanwhile, Ou Yangming took in a deep breath and increased his mental power. With the assistance of the integration of Heaven and man and thoroughly meticulous, the world around him looked as if it had slowed down.

Despite how menacing the sword-light looked, in Ou Yangming's perspective, there was still an opening to be taken advantage of.

He moved his body slightly, and suddenly, Ou Yangming's aura had vanished from the face of the earth.

Although his body was still physically present, the aura he exuded had made it feel as if he had vanished into thin air. It was as if he was no longer in the same dimension as everyone else, and he had dived into a deeper, more special dimension.

The man retracted his sword-light, and his face was a furious shade of red.

The man had poured in every ounce of energy he had into the sword-light attack, and it was powerful enough that even newly ascended Supreme Great Ancestors would think twice before taking it on.

However, since Ou Yangming's aura had suddenly disappeared, there was no longer a way for him to launch the attack, even if his physical body was present before him, as the prerequisite for the sword-light attack was to lock onto the opponent's aura.

With his target gone, the young man had no other choice but to retract his attack.

The man's levitating figure suddenly plummeted onto the ground, and blood could be seen spilling out from the corner of his mouth.

Although he had failed to launch the attack, its side effects had ravaged him.

"Hmph!"

Suddenly, a cold snort could be heard from a distance.

The voice had come from the end of an alleyway, but in the next instant, the person appeared behind Ou Yangming and was already halfway through in bringing down his palm.

The young man was visibly relieved, as, at long last, a Supreme Great Ancestor had arrived. With that, his job was done, and if there was anything he lamented, it would be the fact that he had allowed the intruder to barge into the princess' carriage in the first place.

Ou Yangming was shocked at the newcomer's appearance, and he mentally cursed, 'A Supreme Great Ancestor has already appeared, on such short notice?

'This situation must not persist any longer!' While avoiding the ancestor's palm attack gracefully, Ou Yangming shouted at the top of his lungs, "IT'S A MISUNDERSTANDING! IT'S ALL A MISUNDERSTANDING!"

"Hmm?" The Supreme Great Ancestor was a white-haired old man, and he was surprised that Ou Yangming had managed to avoid his attack. However, upon hearing Ou Yangming's shout, his expression sank once more, and without paying any mind to his words, he curled his hands into claws and lunged at Ou Yangming.

Ou Yangming chuckled bitterly to himself. The situation felt truly helpless to him.

Although he was entirely capable of fleeing from the scene, the fact that Wu Hanning had seen his face had meant that there was no point in doing so.

Ou Yangming's figure flickered in and out, and though he looked frantic as he avoided the Supreme Great Ancestor's attacks, the fact remained that he was still unharmed.

The elderly man was surprised and frustrated at Ou Yangming's dodging, and he howled furiously in response, sending a condensed soundwave targeted directly towards Ou Yangming.

Ou Yangming's footwork began to wobble a moment later, as his mind was a jumbled mess from the soundwave. The secret technique that the Supreme Great Ancestor cultivated was a strange one, as it was capable of dealing damage with soundwaves.

Worse still, the damage was much more severe than Woo Lejia's nine-ringed saber.

The cold smile hung on the elderly man's face as he launched his fist once more. This time, he was no longer fooling around. Instead of trying to capture Ou Yangming without harming him, he had changed his tactics to capturing Ou Yangming, even if he needed to beat him half-to-death to do so.

Despite that, just as the old man had launched his fist that contained massive amounts of energy, a light appeared from the corner from his eye and landed before him. It was a sword-light that was as tall as a mountain.

The old man was furious. 'Who dares to hinder me! Do they have… Not good!' His eyes widened in terror upon noticing the sword light's owner.

The elderly man panicked as he frantically attempted to retract his fist. Even though the sensation he felt was awful, nauseating even, he did not regret his decision.

"Tap… Tap… Tap…" The elderly man took three steps back and asked with a bitter smile, "Your Highness, may I know what you're trying to do?"