Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

Silence!

A deathly silence!

Amidst the utter stillness, Ye Chen's unwavering figure seemed to declare the end of the great battle!

This young man, barely in his late teens, had single-handedly defeated three masters of the Primordial Mansion Realm!

From this moment on, the young man's fame would surely spread far and wide, shaking the entirety of Lei Province!

"How... How could this happen..."

Staring at the nigh-impossible scene before him, the Yan family's Ancestor seemed to age decades in an instant. He collapsed to the ground, his eyes vacant as he stared blankly ahead.

"Ancestor..."

Yan Zhenfang croaked, his heart filled with bleak despair!

He knew the blow from this scene was far too great for the Ancestor to bear!

The old man would likely never recover from this. He once had hopes of breaking through to a higher realm, but now, with his Dao Heart shattered, all hope of further progress was lost.

Of course, they might not even have a future.

"So there are still two fish from the Yan family who slipped through the net?"

Ye Chen's indifferent gaze suddenly fell upon them.

Yan Zhenfang flinched as if struck by lightning, his expression changing drastically.

After witnessing Ye Chen's heaven-shaking, invincible might, he had long since been scared out of his wits.

Now, just a passing glance from Ye Chen was enough to make him tremble all over, unable to even speak!

Who could have imagined that not long ago, he had stood before Ye Chen, full of himself and brimming with confidence?

For a Patriarch of his generation to fall so low was a truly lamentable sight!

"Heh..."

Just then, the Yan family's Ancestor let out a miserable laugh.

"Not a single disciple of my Yan family survives. What is the point of this old man living on alone in this world?"

"In this battle, my Yan family has been utterly defeated! I have truly failed our ancestors!"

With that, he struck out with his backhand, killing the barely-breathing Yan Zhenfang on the spot.

Then, he severed his own meridians and died, his breath ceasing instantly!

The Yan family, one of the four great families of Lei Province, was annihilated!

Ye Chen stood with his hands behind his back, merely watching the scene with an indifferent expression, showing little emotion.

"Lord Ye! We beg you, please don't kill us!"

"We are willing to submit to you!"

"Li Yun, the one who sought revenge against you, is already dead! There is no great hatred between us and you!"

The members of the Li family dropped to their knees, wailing and begging Ye Chen for mercy in terror.

Ye Chen's strength was so terrifying that they couldn't even fathom the thought of resisting!

After all, even their Ancestor had been defeated by him. They couldn't possibly be stronger than the three Primordial Mansion Realm experts combined, could they?

"You certainly know what's good for you!"

Seeing this, Ye Chen's expression shifted slightly.

The Li family was, after all, one of the four great families of Lei Province. Their power was immense, their foundations solid.

Subjugating such a family would surely be of great benefit to him.

'After all, I still need to refine the Five-Element Pill again.'

'Of the two hardest ingredients to find, I've already located the Crimson Glow Spirit Marrow, but I still don't have a single clue about the Juedi Sacred Orchid.'

Ye Chen didn't believe that the Treasure Pavilion alone would be able to find the Juedi Sacred Orchid.

But if he added the power of the Li family to the search, that would be a different story.

The Li family's influence in Lei Province was far greater than that of the Treasure Pavilion.

With the Li family's help, his chances of finding the Juedi Sacred Orchid would naturally increase dramatically!

Besides, Ye Chen wasn't someone who enjoyed needless slaughter.

Now that the Yan family was annihilated, if the Li family could be of use, it was best to make use of them.

With this in mind, Ye Chen reached down and hauled the Li family's Ancestor up from the pool of blood.

The rough motion made the hearts of the Li family members tremble.

Their Ancestor's aura was faint; he seemed to have only a single breath left.

They were terrified that Ye Chen might accidentally crush their Ancestor to death!

"You... What are you doing..."

The Li family's Ancestor struggled to open his eyes. When he saw Ye Chen's face, he shuddered in fear.

"Your clansmen say they wish to submit to me. What are your thoughts on the matter?"

Ye Chen said faintly.

"Submit... N-No, impossible!"

"The Li family will never bow its head and submit to anyone!"

The Li family's Ancestor's eyes widened as he stared at Ye Chen and spoke weakly.

"Oh? It seems you're unwilling to submit?"

"Well, that can't be helped. I'll just have to crush you to death first, then I'll go subjugate the Li family."

Ye Chen shook his head with a hint of resignation. He tightened his grip on the Li family Ancestor's neck.

The Li family's Ancestor immediately felt himself suffocating.

His face flushed red, his expression one of utter terror. "W-Wait! Don't kill me... I submit, I submit!!!"

Faced with a life-or-death situation, this tough old man ultimately chose to yield.

"..."

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, momentarily at a loss for words.

'So all that posturing about rather dying than submitting was just an act?'

"What about you two?"

Ye Chen casually tossed the Li family's Ancestor aside, then hauled up the Great Battle Buddha and Lei Kuang.

"Ancestor, are you all right?" The members of the Li family quickly surrounded him, anxiously helping him treat his wounds.

Held in Ye Chen's grasp, Lei Kuang's arms hung limply at his sides.

He opened his eyes and stared fixedly at Ye Chen!

An intense feeling of humiliation welled up inside him!

"Ye Chen... If you don't let me go, the Lei family... and the provincial government... will not let you off..."

The words had barely left his mouth when Ye Chen squeezed hard, crushing Lei Kuang to death.

"If you won't submit, fine. I can't be bothered to listen to your nagging."

Ye Chen shook his head and casually tossed Lei Kuang's body aside.

"As for you..."

Ye Chen turned to the Great Battle Buddha, whose injuries were clearly more severe than those of Lei Kuang and the Li family's Ancestor.

His skin was covered in cracks, like a piece of pottery about to shatter. It seemed as if he would break into countless pieces at any moment.

The Great Battle Buddha was on the verge of death, his life force rapidly draining away. He was clearly beyond saving.

This was the drawback of cultivating the Indestructible Vajra Body.

Although the Indestructible Vajra Body made his flesh invincible, impenetrable to blades and spears, and as hard as a diamond,

once he encountered a force that exceeded his body's limits, it would result in the horrifying scene before them now.

"Do you have any last words?"

Ye Chen sighed softly.

The Great Battle Buddha was, after all, a Primordial Mansion Realm Cultivator, representing the pinnacle of combat strength in Lei Province.

Yet now, he was being held in Ye Chen's hand like a baby chick.

He struggled to open his eyes wide and look at Ye Chen.

Deep within his eyes, a trace of amusement surfaced.

This strange attitude immediately made Ye Chen furrow his brow.

"Back when the Qin family was destroyed, we should have checked more carefully... To think that a fish who slipped through the net like you could grow to this extent..."

"I imagine... that little girl didn't die either, did she..."

Listening to the Great Battle Buddha's fragmented words, Ye Chen's expression changed drastically as a murderous aura erupted from his body!

"What did you say?"

"What do you know?!"

Ye Chen's grip tightened, his expression one of pure, unadulterated fury!