Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

With the intervention of Luo Sandao, a Primordial Mansion Realm Cultivator, the battlefield immediately grew far more uncertain.

Although Lei Wanjun was furious, he was unwilling to be the one to stick his neck out.

Lest his Lei family face a counterattack from Luo Sandao and suffer unforeseeable losses.

On a nearby mountain peak, the Provincial Governor watched the confrontation between the two sides from afar.

"Governor, that Ye Chen has repeatedly killed the commanders of our Provincial Law Enforcement Team. His crimes are simply unforgivable!"

"Why don't we seize this opportunity while he's distracted, cooperate with the Lei family, and completely eradicate the demonic sect under his control!"

Beside the Provincial Governor, a figure in black knelt on one knee, his face full of reverence.

The terrifying aura of the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Sea Realm also surged from his body, an aura that was scarcely any weaker than that of Vajra Temple's War Buddha!

However, the Provincial Governor just shook his head.

As the highest-ranking existence in all of Lei Province, he merely gazed indifferently at the horizon.

There, countless brilliant lights surged, and a terrifying aura pressed down like the very heavens, a shocking sight to behold.

"Are you so certain the Abbot will be the one to prevail?"

The Provincial Governor's eyes were grave. "If Ye Chen ends up winning this fight, who in all of Lei Province will be left to suppress him?"

"If we rashly start a conflict with his demonic sect now, wouldn't we just be courting death?"

Hearing this, the black-clothed figure couldn't help but look up, stunned.

He never would have imagined that the Provincial Governor's assessment of Ye Chen would be so high.

"Ye Chen has repeatedly defied the authority of my Provincial Government, acting with complete lawlessness and rampaging through Lei Province without restraint. Naturally, I also want to deal with this audacious madman!"

"But today's battle has made me temporarily put aside such thoughts."

"His strength, I'm afraid, is even more terrifying than we imagined!"

"I have no desire to bring a cataclysmic disaster upon the Provincial Government!"

The Provincial Governor's gaze flickered, his heart filled with apprehension.

He had always been an extremely cautious and prudent person.

Even the Grand Commander of the Law Enforcement Team, who had reached the Primordial Mansion Realm, fell at Ye Chen's hands. He had sensed something was amiss back then.

To uphold the prestige of the Provincial Government, Ye Chen absolutely had to die!

But he had not acted rashly.

It wasn't until today's battle that he truly realized just how terrifying Ye Chen was.

He was also secretly glad for his previous caution.

'If I were in the Abbot's position today, fighting Ye Chen, how many rounds could I last?'

"Hm?"

Suddenly, the Provincial Governor seemed to sense something.

His gaze suddenly sharpened.

"This battle is about to be decided."

...

A vast wave of energy, like a boundless ocean tide, swept out from mid-air.

Ye Chen and the Abbot clashed and separated in an instant, but Ye Chen immediately pressed forward again. Surging Sword Qi formed a maelstrom of blades that rushed to devour the Abbot.

With a swing of his arm, the Abbot transformed into a giant of golden light. He pushed out with both palms, unleashing a shockingly immense power!

He forcibly blocked the maelstrom of blades with his bare arms!

Golden light flickered unceasingly all over his body. He had cultivated his Indestructible Vajra Body to the absolute limit; the swirling Sword Qi could hardly scratch him!

Ye Chen's brow furrowed slightly, a grave look flashing in his eyes.

The gap in their cultivation realms was simply too large.

'Trying to injure him with Swordsmanship alone is just too difficult!'

'In that case...'

Ye Chen's figure flashed. He appeared before the Abbot and thrust the Cangming Sword forward!

This strike was pure and simple, with no surging Sword Intent and no crisscrossing Sword Qi!

Although the Cangming Sword in his hand could only display the power of a high-grade spirit weapon, its physical material surpassed even the Celestial Grade!!!

This single thrust was so sharp it seemed capable of tearing through the void itself, making one tremble in fear!

BOOM!

The Abbot obviously sensed that something was wrong.

He didn't try to block it with his bare arms. Instead, he drove his Buddha Beads, which transformed into dazzling streaks of golden light to block his path.

"Cangming Nether Emperor Hand!"

Just then, Ye Chen's eyes seemed to become saturated with an eerie purple light.

Within the churning golden Spiritual Sea behind him, the phantom of an ancient god seemed to emerge. Waves of an ancient, boundless aura filled the space between heaven and earth, making even the Abbot's heart pound in alarm!

"What kind of martial art is this?!"

"How can it have such might?"

The Abbot's expression changed instantly as he stared at the terrifying figure that seemed to span the entire heavens.

He waved both hands, and the Buddha Beads transformed into twelve streams of light, which seemed to form a massive Light Seal, firmly locking down the ancient god's phantom.

Immediately after, he drove the Vajra Temple to smash down toward Ye Chen!

'He didn't know when this battle would end.'

'But he would absolutely not give up so easily!'

'Under the watchful eyes of so many, how could he, the leader of the righteous path, fall to this demon before him?'

SWOOSH!

Ye Chen's gaze was ice-cold. Without the slightest pause, the Cangming Sword in his hand slashed through.

In that instant, a crack appeared on the Vajra Temple.

As the Cangming Sword slashed past, the Vajra Temple—a Peak middle-grade spirit weapon—was sliced in two and shattered on the spot!

"What?"

A scene like this didn't just cause the Abbot's expression to change drastically.

Even the crowd below looked up, utterly aghast!

'Even the Vajra Temple was cut in half?'

'Just what grade of spirit weapon is that demonic sword in Ye Chen's hand?!'

"That demonic sword is actually that insane?"

Luo Sandao was also deeply shocked.

The demonic sword had been with him for so long. Although he had guessed its quality was extraordinary, he never expected it to be this terrifying.

The Vajra Temple was connected to the Abbot's own qi and blood. When it shattered so abruptly, the Abbot instantly coughed up a spray of blood, and his aura rapidly withered.

The Light Seal formed by his twelve Buddha Beads was also broken through by the ancient god's phantom. A vast, boundless power, like the Milky Way cascading down, fell from the heavens!

Everything was annihilated, turning to nothingness.

The Abbot clutched his chest, struggling to suppress his churning qi and blood. He looked up in bewilderment, his eyes filled with disbelief.

'This young man before me... whether it's the martial arts he uses or the spirit weapon in his hand, they are all of the highest caliber!'

'Just how many secrets is he hiding?'

"You have lost this battle!"

Ye Chen's aura surged. The Spirit-Gathering Array on his body continuously drew in power for him!

After such a long battle, the qi and blood surging within his body hadn't weakened in the slightest. On the contrary, they had grown even more tempestuous!

Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, Ye Chen gripped the Cangming Sword, and his entire being seemed to merge as one with the longsword in his hand.

Just like that, he streaked across the sky, thrusting toward the not-so-distant Abbot!

"No way..."

"Could the Abbot of Vajra Temple really be about to lose?"

The expressions of the people below changed repeatedly.

Anyone could see how the tide of battle had suddenly turned.

This was especially true for the Monks of Vajra Temple.

Their hearts leaped into their throats. In their eyes, the Abbot was invincible; how could he possibly lose to this fiend?

But just then, the unexpected happened.