“My Senior Brothers and Sisters could have easily escaped, but they chose to shield me from the attack! I only remember their final words, telling me to avenge them... I, I must avenge them!”
Nangong Baixue’s voice cracked, and she seemed to lose all control, her hair falling loose as she lunged forward, intent on throwing herself at Ye Chen.
Seeing this theatrical display, the disciples from the Supreme Profound Sect, the Ancient Qin Family, and the Heavenly Blade Sect were consumed by a murderous rage. They glared at Ye Chen, their eyes practically capable of killing him.
Nangong Baixue struggled violently in Qin Xiao’s arms, but he held her fast. “Your injuries haven’t healed. You can’t go.”
The younger generation on Qin Xiao’s side were gnashing their teeth, their eyes blazing with fury.
Just then, a slow, mocking applause drifted over from the Grand Dao Sect’s side.
Everyone turned to look.
Lu Xuan stood there, a playful smirk on his lips, and said with an amused drawl, “Nangong Baixue, what a performance! Truly Oscar-worthy!”
It was important to note that on the day of the alchemy competition, most alchemists had been completely absorbed in Ye Chen’s technique, entering a state of enlightenment, and thus hadn’t witnessed the events inside the barrier. But Lu Xuan had seen everything.
Those Supreme Profound Sect disciples hadn’t needed to die. Nangong Baixue had forcibly sealed them within the river of soul power, pushing them forward to block Ye Chen’s attack for her. Yet here she was, spinning a tragic tale.
Lu Xuan’s words, however, instantly enraged Qin Xiao’s followers.
Several disciples from the Heavenly Blade Sect immediately rushed out, pointing fingers and shouting abuse at Lu Xuan. “Heh. Lu Xuan, you trash! Do you really think you’re a powerhouse of the Southern Wilds? What right do you have to judge Nangong Baixue!”
“To be the Peak Master of Azure Mystery Peak? You’re a disgrace to the human race of the Southern Wilds! I… spit! Hmph!”
Lu Xuan’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Suddenly, a figure shot out from behind him.
It was Ye Chen!
Ye Chen’s form blurred, a torrent of savage power surging from him. Divine light roared, an overwhelming, absolute dominance that crashed down like an ocean tide, directly crushing the Heavenly Blade disciples.
Boom! Crack!
In a single exchange, several Profound Sovereign disciples from the Heavenly Blade Sect were enveloped by a colossal force, instantly forced to their knees in the air. Their kneecaps shattered, and blood splattered.
Ye Chen stood in his white robes, his posture immaculate, divine light faintly swirling around him as he coldly looked down at the kneeling disciples.
Lu Xuan was the most supreme being in his heart! How dare they slander his Master? They were courting death!
The Heavenly Blade disciples stared at Ye Chen in disbelief. They were the strongest of their generation in the sect, yet they had been casually crushed and pinned here by Ye Chen! The humiliation was endless. They had disgraced the Heavenly Blade Sect and the Ancient Qin Family.
Ye Chen’s pressure intensified, his terrifying battle intent surging like a vast, endless sea, crushing them like a colossal mountain. Their bodies bent further and further, unable to resist.
Ye Chen’s voice was cold. “Apologize to my Master!”
Apologize!
The disciples twisted their heads toward the Ancient Qin Family’s direction and snarled, “We are disciples of the Heavenly Blade Sect, a subordinate force of the Ancient Qin Family…”
Before they could finish, Ye Chen delivered a flurry of brutal slaps.
Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack!
The sound echoed across the void, and blood instantly sprayed from their faces. Their eyes were splitting with rage. “We are a subordinate force of the Ancient Qin Family…”
This time, Ye Chen descended directly above them, planting his feet on their heads and grinding them fiercely. “Apologize!”
“Agh…”
The disciples’ faces instantly swelled into grotesque pig heads. They roared in defiance, “Apologize to that trash Lu Xuan? Never! If you have the guts, kill us!”
As the words left his mouth, Ye Chen’s killing intent exploded, and he stomped down instantly.
Crack! Pfft!
He stomped one Heavenly Blade disciple’s head, exploding it instantly! A headless corpse plummeted from the sky, blood spraying everywhere.
Seeing this, the remaining Heavenly Blade disciples felt their scalps prickle with terror, their bodies drenched in cold sweat. Ye Chen actually dared to kill them right in front of the Ancient Qin Family!
They were truly afraid.
The disciples trembled, screaming, “Ye Chen, don’t kill me… I apologize… I…”
Ye Chen curled his lip into a cold sneer. “Too late.”
In the next instant, Ye Chen stomped down again.
A dazzling array of spirit runes erupted beneath his foot, manifesting a terrifying phenomenon. Pfft! Another disciple’s head was instantly crushed!
The other Heavenly Blade disciples shook uncontrollably, their souls scattering in fear, desperate to flee, but they were locked in place by Ye Chen’s power. They tried to unleash their ultimate escape techniques, but it was useless! Useless!
Pfft! Crack!
One after another, the Heavenly Blade disciples were ruthlessly annihilated by Ye Chen.
Blood rained down, painting the sky a crimson red.
Ye Chen stood tall in his white robes, cold and unmoving in the void. Despite killing several people, his clothes remained spotless, like a divine son descended to the mortal realm, radiating an ethereal grace.
The crowd was stunned. The world fell into a terrifying silence.
Ye Chen had instantly slaughtered a dozen Heavenly Blade disciples! That an alchemist could possess such terrifying combat power was simply unbelievable.
Everyone looked at Ye Chen, secretly shaken. It was clear he hadn’t even used his full strength.
Heaven-tier Alchemist Cang Li’s pupils contracted. He muttered, “This boy is also cultivating the Martial Dao? I clearly sensed a powerful Martial Dao Will! He’s trying to walk the path of dual cultivation—Alchemy and Martial Arts? He’ll likely ruin both in the end!”
Dan Xiangzi was unusually excited. “That day at the Grand Dao Sect, Ye Chen killed a dozen Supreme Profound Sect disciples, and I only thought his Soul Power was astonishing. I never imagined he was also a master of the Martial Dao!”
Yao Baili clenched his fist, a subtle smile of intense excitement playing on his lips.
Yunyang Pill Saint, however, wore a grim, murderous expression that he barely bothered to conceal.
The atmosphere was eerie.
Nangong Baixue, her face pressed against Qin Xiao’s chest, secretly observed the scene through the gaps in her hair.
Thump-thump! Thump-thump!
She could hear the increasingly furious pounding of Qin Xiao’s heart. She felt his killing intent brewing.
Nangong Baixue sneered internally. Fool.
Ye Chen had successfully provoked Qin Xiao, and her objective had been achieved. This was the Heavenly Blade Sect’s territory, and they were a subordinate faction of the Ancient Qin Family. Ye Chen was essentially slapping the Ancient Qin Family’s face.
Just then, a man in green robes stepped out from the Heavenly Blade Sect’s ranks. His face was contorted with murderous intent, and he held a spirit blade, a terrifying blade aura surging around him as he charged toward Ye Chen.
As the green-robed man moved, the Heavenly Blade disciples cried out in shock.
“Senior Brother is moving!”
“Senior Brother is moving!”
This green-robed man was the Heavenly Blade Sect’s strongest blade cultivator of the younger generation—a Profound Venerate Stage One expert.
Wielding his long blade, the man was overwhelmingly dominant. He glared at Ye Chen, his face ferocious, and roared, “My Junior Brothers merely spoke a few words about that trash Lu Xuan, and you slaughtered them! You are truly vicious!”
Ye Chen’s face was like frost. “Who dares speak ill of my Master?! Insult my Master? You die!”
Ye Chen’s voice resonated like a great bell, echoing across the void like a thunderous roar.
The green-robed man laughed maniacally, deliberately shouting at the top of his lungs, “Hahahaha! Lu Xuan is trash! Trash! TRASH!!!”
At this, Ye Chen’s killing intent surged like a storm. His white robes billowed, his hair flying, and he snarled, “Then die by my fist!”
The green-robed man scoffed, the spirit blade in his hand flashing with cold light. He slowly spoke, “Your Martial Dao Will is certainly impressive, but my spirit blade is not dull!”
With that, the green-robed man shot forward like lightning. Wherever he passed, his spirit blade hummed, issuing the sound of wind and thunder.
“Heavenly Blade Art!”
He unleashed a single slash—a fierce, majestic strike that seemed to swallow mountains and rivers, carving a long, rainbow-like streak of blade energy across the sky.
At the same moment, Ye Chen moved. Terrifying, boundless power surged from him, his killing intent and Martial Dao Will continuously condensing, like an inexhaustible wellspring. His aura intensified with every breath, like a blazing Martial Dao Furnace roaring to life.
In a flash, Ye Chen threw a punch.
The punch met the green-robed man’s blade energy head-on!
Boom!
The force of the punch instantly shattered the blade energy, annihilating it completely. The vast, surging fist intent continued its relentless advance, crushing the green-robed man.
Pfft!
The green-robed man spat out a mouthful of vital blood and was sent flying backward. Suddenly, Ye Chen’s figure blurred and vanished from his original position!
When he reappeared, he was already in front of the green-robed man, unleashing another punch! This punch was even more savage. The phantom of the Martial Dao Furnace materialized behind Ye Chen, burning like a scorching sun, and hurtled toward the green-robed man’s head.
One punch to explode his skull!
Instant, boundless terror filled the green-robed man’s eyes. He knew this punch would kill him.
The man roared, “Sect Master, save me!”
In the next second, the Heavenly Blade Sect Master’s ferocious voice echoed in the void. “Ye Chen, if you dare to kill him, my Heavenly Blade Sect will kill you! And we will ensure your entire Ye Family pays the price…”
Before he could finish, Ye Chen’s punch slammed down.
The green-robed man desperately raised his spirit blade to block the fist intent.
But it was useless! Useless!!
Crack!
The spirit blade was instantly shattered, turning into countless fragments.
Boom!
The green-robed man’s head was instantly pulverized by Ye Chen’s punch, brains and blood scattering everywhere! His headless corpse plummeted toward the ground.
The blade was destroyed.
The man was dead.
Seeing this, the world fell into a deep, chilling silence.
Everyone stared at Ye Chen in utter shock.
The Heavenly Blade disciples were dumbfounded. They couldn’t believe their strongest Senior Brother, a Profound Venerate Stage One expert, had been instantly killed by Ye Chen.
Ye Chen had achieved a cross-realm kill!
How was this possible?
The powerhouses from the Southern Wilds’ hegemonic factions grew solemn. They had been surprised when Ye Chen killed a dozen Profound Sovereign disciples, as their own top prodigies could achieve that. But now, they were truly shaken.
Ye Chen, a Profound Sovereign, had instantly killed a Profound Venerate Stage One expert. This was an act of dominance that defied all logic.