Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

A large number of figures stepped out from the crowd, coming to stand opposite Ye Chen.

"Benefactor, you're Ye Chen, is that right?"

A Demon Dao expert sneered, "You couldn't have seriously thought that just by saving us from the dungeon, we'd be willing to sell our lives for you, did you?"

"Ye Chen, you're still too young, and far too naive!"

"You don't have enough power, yet you still acted so recklessly and provoked the provincial government! If we keep following you, wouldn't we just be courting death?"

"That's right! I thought that despite being so young, you were decisive and ruthless, someone destined for greatness! I didn't expect you to be so reckless and brainless. I was truly blind!"

Many shook their heads, their eyes filled with disappointment.

More than half of the Demon Dao experts who had just been gathered behind Ye Chen, clamoring for him to build a new faction, suddenly deserted him.

The small group that remained also looked hesitant, but after a moment of internal conflict, they chose to stand with Ye Chen.

Ye Chen had saved them from a sea of misery. Now that his enemies were at his door, how could they simply walk away?

"What? You still insist on following this criminal?"

Li Yuntian looked indifferently at those behind Ye Chen.

The remaining group of Demon Dao experts all gritted their teeth and declared, "We are not treacherous and ungrateful scoundrels!"

Hearing this, the faces of the larger group of Demon Dao cultivators who chose to cut ties with Ye Chen immediately turned ugly.

'These guys are so damn stubborn, insisting on backing Ye Chen. Now they're making us look like the treacherous, petty ones!'

"So be it!"

"Is this what you people of the Demon Dao call a code of honor?"

Li Yuntian shook his head, a look of pity on his face. "To give up your lives for such an empty, fleeting sense of honor? How foolish."

"After I take down Ye Chen, you'll be next!"

An icy killing intent swirled around Li Yuntian.

The aura of a Ninth Layer Spirit Sea Realm expert, vast and mighty as a mountain, bore down upon the area, leaving the Demon Dao experts struggling to breathe.

Behind him, the group of Law Enforcers were also menacing, their gazes cold, looking like they were ready to pounce at any moment.

Ye Chen took all of this in.

'Adversity reveals a person's true character.' This group of Demon Dao cultivators, freed from the dungeon, was a motley crew, each with their own agenda.

Only in times of adversity could one truly identify those of good character.

'And these people... they will become the founding members of the Demon Sect I'm building!'

"Old dog, you dare touch my people?"

Ye Chen raised his eyes to the high-and-mighty, incomparably arrogant Li Yuntian and spoke with utter dominance.

"Hm?"

Li Yuntian's eyes narrowed, his expression turning grim.

'Has this kid not figured out the situation yet?'

'How dare he speak to me like that?'

All the Demon Dao cultivators present were shocked.

The Law Enforcers behind Li Yuntian roared in anger, "Brat, you're a criminal, yet you dare to be disrespectful to Commander Li? You're courting death!"

Wave after wave of powerful auras surged forth; they were all Spirit Sea Realm experts!

This was clearly an elite team of Law Enforcers.

Although they were generally between the First and Third Layers of the Spirit Sea Realm, they had the advantage of numbers.

Under a combined assault, their power was enough to make all the Demon Dao experts present tremble with fear.

"I'm speaking to your master!"

"Who gave you lapdogs permission to interrupt?"

Ye Chen sneered and thrust out a palm. A wave of immense Spiritual Power instantly exploded outward!

He unleashed the full might of his cultivation at the Tenth Layer of the Blood Coagulation Realm without holding anything back!

He did not act, but when he did, it was to shock the world.

It was as if an Ancient Demon God had awakened. An astonishing Demonic Qi, seemingly from the Primordial Chaos itself, surged forth, and the Law Enforcers' faces twisted in terror.

"How can this boy be so uncanny? Even the revered masters of the Demon Sect from ages past didn't possess such terrifying Demonic Qi!"

"No wonder Commander Yan was no match for him!"

They cried out in alarm, but they had no time to escape.

Crushed by his absolute power, the Law Enforcers exploded into a mist of blood, every last one of them annihilated.

The utterly bloody and cruel scene left everyone present gaping in shock.

"You insolent whelp, how dare you!"

Li Yuntian was enraged. As an expert at the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Sea Realm, his anger could move heaven and earth!

"We're done for! Li Yuntian is a legendary expert, famous throughout Lei Province for ages!"

"Ye Chen killed so many of his subordinates right in front of him!"

"In his rage, we'll very likely be caught in the crossfire!"

In the distance, the Demon Dao cultivators who had cut ties with Ye Chen retreated in terror.

Only the small group behind Ye Chen held their ground, determined to stick with him through thick and thin. No matter how terrified they felt, they refused to retreat.

"You threatened my people, so I won't show yours any mercy!"

"Someone like you isn't even qualified to provoke the people of my Demon Sect!"

Ye Chen let out a cold laugh, his words dripping with dominance and his fighting spirit soaring.

Li Yuntian wasted no more words. Consumed by rage, he attacked directly, slamming a palm strike toward Ye Chen!

Behind him, his vast Spiritual Sea churned. The terrifying Spiritual Power that erupted was so immense it seemed to sunder the very heavens, inspiring awe and fear.

"Excellent!"

Ye Chen let out a long laugh, no longer holding back. He directly unleashed the Cangming Nether Emperor Hand!

With his current strength, he could barely face a Ninth Layer Spirit Sea Realm expert head-on.

But to defeat the opponent, let alone kill them, was by no means an easy task.

Only by using the ultimate martial technique he had comprehended from the Demon God's legacy could he hope to sweep aside all his foes.

A phantom of an ancient deity seemed to appear behind Ye Chen, having crossed the river of time itself. With the indifferent air of a being that looked down upon all creation, it struck out with its palm.

A terrifying killing intent made a chill run down the spine of everyone present—including Li Yuntian, the second-in-command of the provincial government!!!

"How is this possible?!"

Being vastly experienced, he actually had some impression of the phantom behind Ye Chen!

"Isn't that the Ancient Demon God recorded in the ancient texts? How can you summon such a Great Power?"

His face contorted, the sense of fatal danger making it impossible for him to remain calm.

"You can think it over in the afterlife!"

Ye Chen's gaze was indifferent.

No matter how desperately Li Yuntian resisted, the terrifying, immense power instantly tore through his Spiritual Power defenses.

"You... hold the secret of the Demon God..."

Li Yuntian only had time to let out a hoarse whisper.

Then, his body was utterly annihilated by that immense power, turning into nothing.

With a casual wave of his hand, Ye Chen pulled Li Yuntian's Storage Ring into his grasp.

As the second-in-command of the provincial government, the man should have had plenty of treasures on him—which was exactly what Ye Chen needed.

In a single exchange, an expert at the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Sea Realm had been easily slain.

For a moment, the entire field was stunned into horrified silence.