Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

Amid the violent tremors, everyone at the mountain gate staggered about, their faces filled with horror.

"The Sect Leader will be okay, right?"

As everyone watched with concern, the dust settled, revealing Ye Chen's figure.

His expression was serene, and his clothes were immaculate.

He appeared completely unscathed!

"As expected of our Sect Leader! He can even defeat a Primordial Mansion Realm Cultivator!"

Nine-Fingered Demon Slaughter exclaimed, his voice filled with excitement.

The others all sighed in relief as well.

After shattering the monstrous wave of Demonic Qi, Ye Chen's brow furrowed slightly as he began to walk into the dungeon.

'The force of that Demonic Qi just now... I'm afraid even a true Primordial Mansion Realm Cultivator would find it difficult to withstand.'

'I was in the Luoyun Sect for so many years, yet I never noticed any secrets in this dungeon.'

Ye Chen's eyes glinted. As he walked into the dungeon, he could clearly sense waves of incomparably tyrannical energy coming from its depths.

He made his way into the depths and soon reached the end of the dungeon.

'Hmm?'

'Could it be underground?'

Ye Chen looked at the stone wall at the end of the passage, his brow furrowing in confusion.

He glanced at the ground. In the dim light, something eerie seemed to be slithering across the floor.

It was Demonic Qi, seeping out from below!

Ye Chen's gaze sharpened. It was as if some terrifying fiend was buried beneath the earth, as streams of bone-chilling Demonic Qi continuously seeped out from the ground.

The surrounding temperature had plummeted, making one feel as if they had been plunged into a frozen lake.

Just as Ye Chen was pondering this, the ground before him suddenly began to shake violently.

Then, with a deafening BOOM, the ground exploded, and a streak of black light shot out from beneath!

"Hahaha, I'm finally free!"

"This damned demon sword! It kept me sealed in this tiny space for five whole years!"

"Now that I'm free, I have to get as far away from here as I can. I'm never coming back!"

"Of course, it would be even better to destroy the Luoyun Sect on my way out. Let the Luoyun Sect and this demon sword be buried here forever!"

A filthy, white-haired, elderly figure appeared before Ye Chen!

He looked utterly deranged, laughing maniacally as a terrifying, heart-stopping aura radiated from his body.

The entire Demon Sect's mountain seemed to tremble with his thunderous laughter.

Looking at the crazed old man before him, Ye Chen was struck by a sense of familiarity.

"You're... the Supreme Elder of the Luoyun Sect?!"

Ye Chen searched his memories and quickly found the answer.

The words escaped him, a look of astonishment on his face.

After all, the strongest expert in the Luoyun Sect was not its Sect Leader, Xu Yingwu, but the Supreme Elder, Luo Sandao!

Legend had it that when Luo Sandao roamed Lei Province, he only ever needed three strikes, no matter the enemy.

With three strikes at most, any opponent who dared stand in his way would die by his blade!

But five years ago, Luo Sandao had vanished without a trace, and nothing had been heard of him since.

No one knew where Luo Sandao had gone. Many assumed he had been hunted down by his enemies and had died somewhere in the wilderness.

Others said that in a desperate attempt to break through to the next realm, he had suffered a backlash, fallen to the Demon Dao, and gone mad, unable to ever find his way back to the Luoyun Sect.

Ye Chen had never imagined that Luo Sandao had actually been trapped beneath the Luoyun Sect's dungeon for the last five years.

But what on earth was beneath this dungeon that could imprison Luo Sandao for five long years and prevent his escape?

Moreover, there was something Ye Chen still couldn't understand.

'Why would Luo Sandao, the Supreme Elder of the Luoyun Sect, be suffused with such dense Demonic Qi?'

'And what was this talk of a demon sword?'

Staring at the young man before him, Luo Sandao first flinched, then a hint of reminiscence appeared in his eyes.

Then, he burst into wild laughter and boomed, "It's you! Saint Heir Ye Chen!"

"Back then, your talent was extraordinary, and the Luoyun Sect chose you to be its Saint Heir."

"I can't believe it. I've only been locked away for five years, and you've already broken through to the Spiritual Sea Realm?"

"A pity, what a pity! For such a talented junior to end up having his blood drained for Alchemy... such a waste!"

Before Ye Chen could say a word, Luo Sandao's tone suddenly shifted, his face twisting with bloodlust. "No matter. Rather than let you suffer the pain of having your blood drained and being turned into a cripple, it's better if I just kill you now and grant you an early release!"

"You probably don't know this, but to the higher-ups of the Luoyun Sect, you're nothing but a human cauldron for their Alchemy!"

"The only reason you were chosen as Saint Heir wasn't because they valued your talent, but just to use the title to keep you around while they nurtured you as quickly as possible!"

"Those bastards are sickeningly hypocritical! I won't let them get what they want!"

"Don't worry, I'll set you free! Once they discover the human cauldron they've been cultivating for years is dead, I can only imagine the looks on their faces! Hahahaha... I can't wait to see it!"

The moment he finished speaking, Luo Sandao's figure flickered. He transformed into a streak of black light, appearing instantly before Ye Chen!

He struck without another word!

An incredibly sharp aura burst forth from Luo Sandao!

Laughing wildly, he slammed his palm down. The terrifying force made the entire dungeon tremble and begin to collapse!

"What's going on? What in the world is happening in there?"

The dungeon was collapsing, sending rubble flying everywhere. A heart-stopping aura poured out, forcing the members of the Demon Sect outside to retreat in terror.

Seeing Luo Sandao attack him without any warning, Ye Chen's expression turned icy.

He fearlessly met the attack with a palm strike of his own. Behind him, a golden Spiritual Sea churned, unleashing power as heavy as a mountain and causing Luo Sandao's expression to shift!

"You've reached this level in just five years?"

"Truly worthy of being the Saint Heir of my Luoyun Sect! Perhaps using you for Alchemy was a terrible idea. Those bastards really are a bunch of fools!"

Their palms collided. An invisible shockwave rippled outward, accompanied by a series of sonic booms!

Ye Chen's figure remained perfectly still, but Luo Sandao was blasted back several steps!

Shocked, Luo Sandao felt a fierce battle lust stir within him, ignited by Ye Chen's power.

"Good, good, good!"

"The more monstrous your talent, the more I regret that they plan to use you for Alchemy!"

"Don't worry, I'll set you free right now!"

Luo Sandao laughed maniacally again. Within the churning Spiritual Sea behind him, a Primordial Mansion stood tall!

This was another Primordial Mansion Realm Cultivator!

But just as he was about to unleash his full power, Ye Chen was already in front of him.

BAM!

He was sent flying, spraying a trail of blood as he went.