Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

Seeing Xu Qianqiu wounded, Ye Chen's eyes flashed. He immediately closed in like a shadow, intending to cut him down right here and now.

"Bastard, how dare you!"

The experts from the Xu family cried out in shock and rage, but it was too late for them to intervene!

At this critical juncture, Xu Qianqiu gripped his longsword with both hands and flicked the blade. The sword began to hum, and a brilliant flash of light erupted from its tip, threatening to engulf Ye Chen in an instant.

"Flood Dragon Emerges from the Mountain!"

He thrust his longsword forward. The brilliant light seemed to coalesce into a Flood Dragon of immense power, which soared from a watery abyss and lunged, jaws wide, at Ye Chen.

However, no matter how exquisite his Swordsmanship, it was a futile effort before Ye Chen, who had comprehended Sword Intent.

Ye Chen didn't even need to draw his sword; every single one of his movements already contained the essence of the Sword Dao. With a mere wave of his hand, an endless torrent of Sword Qi surged forth and utterly obliterated the soaring Flood Dragon!

Seeing this, Xu Qianqiu could no longer maintain his composure. "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and do something!"

As much as he hated to admit it, Ye Chen's performance was putting immense pressure on him!

"As a leader of the Righteous Dao, how could I possibly take advantage of someone's predicament or resort to a sneak attack?"

From the camp of the Holy Temple, the Buddha's Son, shrouded in Buddhist light and exuding a solemn dignity, slowly stepped forward, a string of Buddha Beads in hand. "Ye Chen, you are a devil. Your methods are ruthless, cunning, and gratuitously cruel. But the Buddhist Sect is merciful."

"I am willing to give you a chance. If you obediently reveal your secrets, I can protect you and ensure you leave Dragon Prison Cave. How about it?"

Ye Chen's eyes flashed. "Are you serious?"

"I am," the Buddha's Son said with a solemn expression.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the crowd shifted.

Was the Buddha's Son serious? Did he really intend to protect Ye Chen and let him leave this place safely?

But there were so many factions here who wanted Ye Chen dead. Even if the Holy Temple was powerful, it couldn't possibly stand against all of them, could it?

"Ye Chen, don't believe him!"

"It's the same as I said before: if you are willing to join my Cyan Rainbow Hall, I will not abandon you here."

Song Yubing said slowly, her expression cool.

"I'm afraid no one would believe the words of a Demon Dao faction," Ling Qianxiao said with a faint smile from the side. "Miss Song, you should save your breath. Don't waste your effort."

Song Yubing didn't reply, merely watching Ye Chen in silence.

Under the gazes of the surrounding crowd, Ye Chen suddenly broke into a brilliant smile. "Your offers... It's not that I can't agree to them."

"However, wait until I've slaughtered them first."

With that, showing no intention of holding back, Ye Chen's figure flashed as he once again shot toward Xu Qianqiu!

"Ye Chen, you're still going to attack?" Ling Qianxiao's brow furrowed slightly.

"Shut up!" Ye Chen shot him a cool glance. "After I kill him, you're next!"

Ling Qianxiao's expression turned ugly. He seemed to have never expected Ye Chen would dare to speak to him that way.

"Ye Chen, your actions are a bit extreme!" the Buddha's Son said with a frown. "If you continue like this, even I may not be able to guarantee your safety."

"'Can't guarantee my safety?' Then what was all that shameless boasting about? Get out of my sight!"

Ye Chen paid the Buddha's Son no mind, appearing before Xu Qianqiu in the blink of an eye.

'How could he not see through the Buddha's Son's little trick?'

'He claimed he would escort him safely out of the Dragon Prison Cave.'

'But I'm sure the moment they were out, he would just wash his hands of me, wouldn't he?'

'Then, he would let the other factions hunt me down, and the Buddha's Son, now knowing the secret, would just watch coldly from the sidelines!'

He had never taken the Buddha's Son's words to heart in the first place. He just wanted to see what kind of nonsense these hypocrites would spew!

"Ye Chen..." Astonishing killing intent surged across the Buddha's Son's face. He slowly clenched his fists, nearly snapping the string of Buddha Beads in his palm.

"You... Get away from me!"

A panicked expression appeared on Xu Qianqiu's face.

For Ye Chen, who had comprehended Sword Intent, fighting him was like an attack from a higher dimension!

"Nine Swords of Passion!"

Xu Qianqiu barely managed to steady his mind. Unwilling to appear too pathetic in front of everyone, he gritted his teeth and unleashed his signature technique!

"That's the Xu family's Nine Swords of Passion!"

"I heard Xu Qianqiu once used the Nine Swords of Passion to kill a Cultivator at the Seventh Layer of the Primordial Mansion Realm, fighting above his station. I wonder if that's true?"

"It's probably true! This is the power of a Sword Cultivator. Their swordsmanship is so exquisite that killing enemies above their own realm is nothing to them!"

The crowd watched the incomparably exquisite Sword Skill, gasping in admiration.

However, Ye Chen was covered head to toe in cyan dragon scales. Regardless of how exquisite Xu Qianqiu's Sword Skill was, he simply used brute force to overcome technique, charging directly into the storm of Sword Qi.

Countless strands of Sword Qi dissolved around Ye Chen. Even the strikes that landed couldn't tear through his defenses!

'Medium-grade cyan dragon scales are so much stronger than the low-grade ones!'

'Unless I run into someone at the Peak of the Primordial Mansion Realm, an ordinary Cultivator from this realm has absolutely no chance of breaking my defense!'

"No!!!"

Seeing Ye Chen charge unimpeded right up to him, Xu Qianqiu finally fell into despair!

He never imagined that the Sword Skill he was most proud of would prove so utterly powerless before Ye Chen!

SQUELCH—

Ye Chen's scale-covered arm brutally tore through Xu Qianqiu's flesh and ripped out his heart!

The aura around Xu Qianqiu rapidly faded, and the light in his eyes swiftly dimmed.

Even in death, he could not comprehend how he, the top genius of the esteemed Xu family, could die in a barren place like Lei Province.

The surrounding experts stared at the scene before them, momentarily stunned into silence.

That was a Sword Dao genius at the Sixth Layer of the Primordial Mansion Realm, one who could even unleash the combat power of the Seventh Layer!

And yet, he had been killed by Ye Chen, completely powerless to resist?

"Bastard!"

In an instant, a violent aura surged from the Xu family's camp.

Seeing Xu Qianqiu die before their very eyes, they could barely restrain the killing intent in their hearts as they prepared to attack Ye Chen!

"This kid is something else. We'd best not underestimate him again!"

Ling Qianxiao's gaze was grave. His strength was on par with Xu Qianqiu's; since even Xu Qianqiu had been so easily slain by Ye Chen, he didn't believe for a second that he would be Ye Chen's match.

The crowd, which had been full of menacing vigor just moments before, fell strangely silent after witnessing Ye Chen's power.

Looking at the silent crowd, Ye Chen suddenly laughed.

A golden Spiritual Sea surged, and a violent aura erupted from his body!

"Who told you to stop?"

"Come and fight!"

Ye Chen stood there in his flowing white robes, an arrogant and untamable smile on his face!