Mrs. and Mr. Smith-Chapter 2382 - 2380: Leaving

With each step forward, the act of moving seemed to grow increasingly laborious.

The very air of the entire space seemed to solidify, as though trying to force Emily Taylor to remain behind.

Countless threads of the Laws surged from Ethan Smith’s hands, fiercely intertwining with the Spatial Qi emanating from Sebastian Taylor.

In those steps, the two figures exchanged positions like phantoms.

The sound of shattering glass rang out, sending a chill down the spines of many Taylor family cultivators, making their teeth ache instinctively.

During this brief journey of just a few steps, everyone in the Taylor family felt a suffocating pressure, as if the space around them had blurred into a spinning vortex. This was the clash of their Spatial Rules.

Ethan Smith trembled slightly as a surge of Spatial Qi rebounded violently against his body. However, with a subtle operation of the Traceless Heart Method, that force was instead refined into pure energy and absorbed into his form.

"Impressive, but still not enough," Sebastian Taylor said, a faint smile appearing on his face.

Emily Taylor’s expression carried a trace of astonishment. Though Sebastian had gained the upper hand in this confrontation, Ethan wasn’t far behind.

This level of performance was utterly shocking. After all, Sebastian Taylor was effectively the second-in-command of the family, capable of entering and exiting the Immortal Emperor’s dimension at will, and enjoying limitless resources.

Ethan, on the other hand, had emerged from Purgatory—a place known for its fractured Dao of Rules.

However, such thoughts barely skimmed Emily’s mind as her wide, enchanting eyes fixed resolutely on Ethan. Deep down, she herself didn’t know what Ethan planned to do next.

"I’ll hold your hand and walk out of this Taylor family estate. I’ll show everyone in the Holy Region that I, Ethan Smith, have the dignity and strength to take you out of here openly and honorably."

Ethan spoke softly, his tone imbued with unwavering resolve.

"Do you trust me, Emily?"

"I do," Emily Taylor nodded, the spark of determination lighting her delicate face. She now understood that Ethan intended to make one final, desperate gamble.

Her face also hardened with resolve. Even if it meant dying, she was determined to leave this place alongside him.

As they approached the final step toward leaving the Taylor family estate, Sebastian Taylor abruptly appeared before them.

The Holy Lord of the Taylor family had already reached an agreement with the Wilson family. If these two were to exit hand in hand, it would surely lead to numerous complications regarding the planned marriage.

"One more step forward, and you die," Sebastian Taylor said coldly.

Ethan stepped forward, his gaze meeting Sebastian’s with unwavering intensity.

Behind him, eighty-one Heavenly Soldiers materialized in an instant.

This time, urged onward by Sebastian’s power, the Heavenly Soldiers seemed to have broken past some limitations. The aura emanating from their forms grew ripplingly explosive.

"Strike!"

The Heavenly Soldiers roared in unison.

In nearly an instant, the divine weapons held by the eighty-one Heavenly Soldiers slashed simultaneously toward Ethan’s back.

With a ripple in the air, Sebastian Taylor used Lingbo’s phantom-like steps to appear behind Ethan, his two fingers coalesced with the Power of Rules. Without hesitation, he slashed downward forcefully.

Golden blood sprayed from Ethan’s back, a horrific slash opening up his skin to reveal a deep and ghastly wound.

"This strike is me repaying Emily Taylor’s debt to you," Ethan said, coughing up fresh blood as he grasped Emily Taylor’s hand and took a final step out of the Taylor family estate.

Inside Ethan’s body, the Traceless Immortal Scripture whirred frantically, absorbing vast quantities of the attacking spiritual energy to replenish his own strength.

Yet even so, that attack had left him gravely wounded.

"Ha! And who do you think you are? Just a single sentence, and you think you’ve severed the Taylor family’s ties with its Saintess?" Finlay Taylor laughed mockingly.

Sebastian Taylor remained silent, his hands raised high.

Above, thunder rolled across the heavens, wild winds howling as a terrifying energy descended upon the Taylor estate.

The energy surged outward like a stormy gale, sweeping countless mountain stones into dust.

A massive pagoda emerged slowly from the ground, its form shimmering into existence.

The Divine Destiny Pagoda!

This was the celestial artifact previously utilized during the clash between Finlay Taylor and Edwin Garner.

Who would’ve thought its second deployment would be directed at Ethan Smith.

A hand suddenly rested on Sebastian Taylor’s shoulder. Finlay Taylor shook his head.

"With your current strength, activating this pagoda is far too dangerous. If its power exceeds the limits of the Path of Heaven, heavenly punishment will descend. At that moment, not even the Taylor family will escape utter destruction. There’s no need to worry—the boy won’t leave with Emily Taylor," Finlay said calmly.

He exuded a profound and mysterious aura, his cultivation clearly having advanced further in the last ten days.

With a grim expression, Sebastian Taylor slowly withdrew the Divine Destiny Pagoda.

"The Golden Heavenly Path is set to descend soon. Even the ancestors are unable to predict how events will unfold, but with crisis often comes opportunity. It’s been so long since the Hominini race produced a supreme cultivator. Maybe this time, it’ll be different," Finlay handed him a small bottle radiating dense chaotic qi.

"This contains a drop of Daniel Wilson’s blood essence. Once it’s merged with your body, there will surely be a tremendous reaction with the Heavenly Fate Bloodline. Perhaps then, you may comprehend more of the powers of the law."

"What Tianlong said earlier might’ve had merit. Ethan Smith’s own blood essence seems extraordinary as well. This child’s talent is terrifying. He withstood both our Great Array attack and a personal strike from me with his mere physical body, yet only sustained injuries. If we could acquire his blood essence in full, our Taylor family’s strength would undoubtedly soar," Finlay said, his gaze fixed on Ethan.

As the second-in-command of the family, Finlay had brought the Taylor clan to its current height—not by being merciful.

"The Monohorse Hall has agreements in place. Now that Si Wu Xiao has fallen, I hear that Si Qian has also mobilized, even bringing out their celestial artifact, Si Tian’s Palace. The Carney family has unleashed their entire elite force to capture Ethan Smith. When the time comes, find a way to retrieve some of his blood essence," Finlay added emotionlessly.

"Even that lunatic Si Qian has appeared? This boy is far too daring—he’s truly stirring up a catastrophe," Sebastian Taylor muttered while shaking his head.

"Ethan Smith, you wretched brat! Die!"

A furious roar reverberated. A figure in a hemp robe shouted ferociously.

He was Si Wu Xiao’s cousin, Si Qian—a cultivator at the Peak form of True Saint Realm, with talents surpassing even Si Wu Xiao.

"Radiant Moon Palm!"

A palm brimming with apocalyptic energy came crashing down on Ethan. That hand seemed to carry the true power of the Bright Moon itself.

The area within ten meters of Si Qian’s body transformed into a starry night, constellations gleaming faintly beside a radiant moon.

This was a phenomenon that occurred when one’s comprehension of rules had reached a certain level of profundity—even beyond that of Si Wu Xiao.

Ethan directly countered with his own palm, meeting the Radiant Moon Palm head-on. The moonlight immediately encased his entire form.

In that vast space, the power of constellations and moonlight seemed to permeate every corner.

Ethan sneered, drawing that energy into his body and converting it to replenish his spiritual energy.

In the restrictive dominance of the current Path of Heaven, only those who deeply grasped pure and refined rules could unleash greater destructive force—like Sebastian Taylor.

Otherwise, Ethan’s Glazed Saint Body rendered him invincible under the present laws of the heavens. As long as he wasn’t outright obliterated, he could continuously absorb and transform attacks into power through the Traceless Immortal Scripture. freeωebnovēl.c૦m

"Ethan!"

Emily Taylor’s face showed disbelief, a glimmer of hope surfacing for the first time. At this moment, she began to accept the possibility that they truly could leave the Taylor family behind.