Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

Two great demonic masters at the Ninth Layer of the Primordial Mansion Realm were slain with ease by Ye Chen. For a moment, the entire scene fell so silent you could hear a pin drop. Everyone seemed to be lost in shock, unable to recover for a long time.

Suddenly, Ye Chen's gaze shifted to a certain spot.

There, a streak of lightning was seen fleeing into the distance at an astonishing speed.

"It's Thunder Absolute Immortal! That old bastard is trying to escape!"

The members of the Liu family snapped back to their senses, crying out in shock and anger.

Liu Kunlun went a step further, thrusting a palm forward. The aura of the Peak of the Spiritual Sea Realm surged forth as a vast Palm Force descended upon Thunder Absolute Immortal in an instant.

However, Thunder Absolute Immortal just roared impatiently, "Get out of my way!"

An arc of electricity crackled in the air, instantly destroying the Palm Force. There was even a powerful rebound force that spread toward Liu Kunlun.

Liu Kunlun's expression changed drastically. 'Thunder Absolute Immortal truly lives up to his reputation as the foremost master of the four great families. That old bastard's cultivation is likely at the Fifth Layer of the Primordial Mansion Realm or higher. He might even be a cut above the abbot of the Vajra Temple!'

However, just as it seemed he wouldn't be able to dodge in time, Ye Chen acted, effortlessly neutralizing the rebound force.

Seeing Ye Chen's nonchalant expression, Liu Kunlun couldn't help but sigh heavily. A complex, indescribable emotion suddenly welled up inside him.

'We're both at the Peak of the Spiritual Sea Realm, so how can the difference in our combat power be so vast?'

'It's like the difference between heaven and earth!'

"You're not getting away today!"

Ye Chen spoke indifferently. He curved his five fingers and pressed down on the empty air.

In that instant, the phantom of a golden Spiritual Sea surged up behind him. A terrifying power, like that of an ancient Divine Mountain, pressed down from above Thunder Absolute Immortal's head, causing his expression to change dramatically.

"Dammit!"

"If you attack me, your clan will sooner or later face annihilation!"

Thunder Absolute Immortal shrieked. In this desperate situation, he finally revealed the power of an evil cultivator. A torrent of blood-red energy billowed out, forming a vast, crimson ocean that created a massive barrier above his head.

However, to Ye Chen, his resistance was utterly insignificant. The crimson ocean shattered in an instant. Thunder Absolute Immortal was struck as if by a heavy blow, spitting out a torrent of blood. He plummeted from the sky like a kite with a snapped string, his condition unknown!

"Patriarch Lei!"

The members of the Lei family cried out in alarm, but none of them stepped forward. They only watched from a distance.

After all, Thunder Absolute Immortal had already revealed the power of an evil cultivator. It was very likely his mind had been corrupted by its evil nature, and he was no longer the kind and approachable old Patriarch he once was.

With a flash, Ye Chen's figure appeared in front of Thunder Absolute Immortal.

He did not strike immediately. Instead, he asked, "Let me ask you, what is the Netherworld Sect?"

"The Netherworld Sect..."

Thunder Absolute Immortal's eyes were listless and broken. Under Ye Chen's boundless and mighty power, he couldn't muster the slightest thought of resistance. Only upon hearing this name did a faint glimmer of light gather in his eyes.

"The Netherworld Sect..."

"Right, you can't kill me! I am..."

Before Thunder Absolute Immortal could finish his sentence, his head suddenly burst open. The gory scene stunned many of the people present.

"Hm?"

Ye Chen watched this scene, his brow furrowed slightly.

"There was a forbidden power in his soul, likely planted by someone to prevent him from leaking secrets."

"In other words, he was likely just a puppet being controlled by someone else."

The World Spirit took a light Lotus Step, her otherworldly and devastatingly beautiful face causing many to gasp in awe.

She arrived at Ye Chen's side, her red lips parting as she slowly explained.

'Controlled by someone else?'

'He most likely listened to the words of some evil cultivator to obtain supreme power, only to become a pawn manipulated by others.'

Ye Chen shook his head, not a trace of pity in his eyes.

'Still, for this so-called Netherworld Sect to be so secretive that revealing even the slightest bit of information about it results in annihilation...'

A glint flashed in Ye Chen's eyes. 'It seems I've provoked some extraordinary power.'

But he wasn't afraid. He had always been one to charge straight ahead. No matter the enemy, he would simply crush them with overwhelming force.

After Ye Chen dealt with Thunder Absolute Immortal and the two demonic masters he had brought with him, the Lei family naturally lost all will to fight.

Lei Wanjun directly led the Lei family's Elders and meekly surrendered to the Liu family.

Thunder Absolute Immortal had fallen, but the Liu family's Liu Tianxin was still around. Even if Ye Chen didn't intervene again, they would find it difficult to withstand the Liu family's retaliation.

Lei Wanjun looked at Liu Kunlun, his eyes full of reluctance, and said in a weak voice, "It seems fate decreed your Liu family would survive. You managed to find a powerful backer in young friend Ye. We concede defeat."

Hearing this, Liu Kunlun couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh heartily.

The fear and helplessness he had felt when the Lei family arrived so aggressively completely vanished in that moment.

Beside him, Liu Yuchan was also filled with deep emotion.

'When I first met Ye Chen, it was at the Treasure Pavilion.'

'At the time, I thought Ye Chen was just an arrogant, overconfident young man who looked down on everyone.'

'Who would have thought that things would change so much? The young man I happened to befriend back then has now become the savior of our Liu family. Truly, the ways of the world are unpredictable!'

"This is all thanks to you, Yuchan!"

"Being able to get acquainted with a figure like Master Ye is truly the greatest fortune for our Liu family!"

Liu Kunlun laughed in delight, and the other members of the Liu family were all beaming with joy.

It was a stark contrast to the gloomy, deathly atmosphere surrounding the Lei family.

In the end, the Lei family chose to submit to the Liu family.

From this day forward, of the four great families, only one reigned supreme—the Liu family!

As for the Lei family... they were now merely a vassal to the Liu family. Without Thunder Absolute Immortal, and under pressure from Ye Chen's might, they could no longer make any waves.

Everyone also conducted a careful inspection and found that Lei Wanjun and the other experts of the Lei family had not dabbled in the path of evil cultivation.

Only Thunder Absolute Immortal, after years of seclusion with no progress, had eventually succumbed to his inner demons and set foot on this path of no return.

It was no wonder the Lei family had surrendered so decisively. Firstly, it was because of Ye Chen. Secondly, they were afraid of being implicated in Thunder Absolute Immortal's collusion with evil cultivators.

As for the various resources in the Lei family's treasury, Liu Kunlun naturally handed them all over to Ye Chen.

He was so worried it wouldn't be enough that he even scraped together the resources from the Liu family's own treasury.

Ye Chen, for his part, didn't stand on ceremony. He gave the items a rough look-over and ultimately only took what he truly needed, refusing the rest.

For example, he didn't take a single Spirit Stone, returning all of them.

After all, Ye Chen already had tens of millions of Spirit Stones on him. Combined with the endless, inexhaustible Spiritual Spring in the Imprisoned Dragon Grotto Heaven, he basically had a limitless supply of Spirit Stones.

「Before the gates of Piaoling City.」

Liu Kunlun, Liu Yuchan, and the others were seeing Ye Chen off.

"Master Ye, this debt of gratitude is something we will never forget for the rest of our lives!"

"We wish you a smooth journey on your trip to Kunlun Mountain!"

Liu Kunlun cupped his hands slightly, his expression solemn.

He had already learned that after accepting the Kunlun Key, Ye Chen planned to make a trip to Kunlun Mountain himself.

"Getting to know Master Ye is truly a rare blessing in my lifetime."

Liu Yuchan, standing to the side, also added.