Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

"Kid, you were the one who told me to shut up just now, weren't you?"

The brute's gaze was first captivated for a moment by the Realm Spirit and Song Yubing, then it locked onto Ye Chen, who stood between the two women.

He flashed a wide grin. Although the smile was bright, it was clearly tinged with indignant anger.

"So what if I was?"

Ye Chen gave the brute before him a detached glance before looking away.

Fourth Layer of the Spirit Sea Realm.

In Lei Province, that would indeed make one a hero of sorts, but before him, it was clearly not enough.

The brute's eyes narrowed, seemingly taken aback by Ye Chen's brazen attitude. But immediately after, he gave a savage laugh, casually swinging the cleaver in his hand, which radiated a terrifying, bloody aura.

"Trying to show off in front of two beauties?"

"Sometimes, forcing yourself into the spotlight can cost you your life."

The brute licked the corner of his lips, a flicker of burning desire in his eyes.

'I was just taking shelter from the rain in the wild. Who would have thought I'd run into two such young, beautiful, Top Grade specimens?'

'Once I get rid of this guy, these two little beauties will be all mine!'

At this thought, the brute grew excited, his thick-browed eyes shining with a greedy light.

Although the two women before him were dressed splendidly and likely came from one of Lei Province's great families, he never shied away from such things.

After all, he had always made his living by licking blood from the blade's edge!

The Realm Spirit's expression was cold, and she completely ignored the greed in the brute's eyes.

Song Yubing, however, furrowed her delicate brows, a clear look of disgust on her face. She said in a low voice, "This temple is unclaimed land. How can you be so tyrannical as to forbid us from taking shelter from the rain?"

"I, Li Kuang, am just this tyrannical. What are you going to do about it, little beauty?"

The brute laughed, his gaze lingering undisguised on Song Yubing's body.

Although Song Yubing was already a nation-toppling beauty, the Realm Spirit's absolute allure and cold elegance still stunned him. So much so that even in his crude heart, a feeling of 'one can only admire from a distance, but not defile' arose.

"How outrageous!"

Song Yubing was enraged, and vast fluctuations of Spiritual Power instantly surged forth.

"You want to fight?"

Li Kuang initially scoffed, but his expression changed in the next instant.

He had never imagined that this little beauty before him could emanate such a vast and powerful Spiritual Power aura.

He had never felt such terrifying pressure, not even from his own older brother, who was at the Eighth Layer of the Spirit Sea Realm!

'This is bad!'

'She's actually a tough one!'

Terrified, Li Kuang immediately bolted for the door to escape.

He was used to rampaging unchecked in this area. Who would have thought that these three youths would be hiding such terrifying strength?

BANG!

Although Li Kuang fled quickly enough, even summoning his spirit weapon to desperately block behind him, Song Yubing's casual strike still shattered the spirit weapon and, with its remaining force, slammed into the brute's body.

Li Kuang felt as if he had been struck by a massive blow. His clothes ripped apart, revealing a suit of treasure armor underneath!

But despite the protection of the treasure armor, the vast torrent of Spiritual Power still sent his blood into turmoil, and he coughed up a wild spray of blood. The moment he tumbled to the ground, he ignored the pouring rain and immediately scrambled away into the distance like a beaten dog.

Watching Li Kuang quickly disappear into the vast curtain of rain, Song Yubing slowly retracted her gaze, her voice still laced with a trace of anger. "If I ever run into that lecher again, I'll be sure to teach him a proper lesson."

"Miss Song, you held back," Ye Chen said suddenly.

Song Yubing froze, then said sheepishly, "Although that villain spoke outrageously, he didn't actually do anything heinous. His crime wasn't worthy of death..."

Clearly, as a chosen of a great power like the Cyan Rainbow Hall, with her strength at the Seventh Layer of the Primordial Mansion Realm, it would have been effortless for her to eliminate the brute with a single blow.

And yet, Song Yubing had shown mercy.

The brute had only been injured and fled; he had not been killed.

Hearing this, Ye Chen sighed deeply. "Miss Song, you are very kind."

"But in this dog-eat-dog Cultivation Realm, such a hesitant and indecisive mindset will ultimately hinder your path of cultivation."

Song Yubing fell silent for a moment before saying in a low voice, "Young Master Ye's lesson is well-received."

More than one person had told her something similar before.

Ye Chen's strength was plain for all to see. For even him to say so, she had to take it a little more seriously.

Soon, a vast curtain of rain covered the heavens and the earth. The noisy downpour filled the desolate temple, and gusts of chilly night wind blew in through the window, causing the candlelight to flicker.

Silence fell within the temple. None of the three spoke again, each lost in their own thoughts.

Listening to the rain outside the window, Ye Chen found his mind becoming surprisingly clear and tranquil.

He closed his eyes slightly and began to recall the various details of his cultivation journey.

He was now at the Peak of the Spirit Sea Realm. With his foundation as solid as a vast ocean, he could attempt to break through to the Primordial Mansion Realm at any time.

But he was absolutely unwilling to break through so easily.

Condensing a Primordial Mansion also had different grades and classes.

If he truly wanted to break through to the Primordial Mansion Realm, he had to, at the very least, condense the legendary Nine-Star Primordial Mansion!

But how could a Nine-Star Primordial Mansion possibly be condensed so easily?

Even the current Ye Chen had no confidence in doing so.

Unless... he were to re-refine the Five Elements Pill in his possession. With its wondrous effects, he could thoroughly stimulate the potential of his Chaos Five Elements Body and condense a Nine-Star Primordial Mansion in one fell swoop!

'But is the Nine-Star Primordial Mansion truly the ultimate limit of a Primordial Mansion?'

Ye Chen's mind was racing with thoughts.

The ultimate realms he had pursued before were all cultivation paths recorded only in *The Demon God's Astonishing Record*.

In the actual Cultivation Realm, they were practically unheard of.

This was also why other Cultivators were so astonished when they saw his golden Spiritual Sea.

And the fact that a Primordial Mansion was divided into one-star to nine-star was common knowledge in the Cultivation Realm.

Ye Chen couldn't help but speculate: could it be that the ultimate limit of a Primordial Mansion wasn't just nine stars?

But as it happened, even *The Demon God's Astonishing Record* only contained insights on condensing a Nine-Star Primordial Mansion. As for a Primordial Mansion beyond nine stars... there wasn't even a single word recorded.

'Is a Nine-Star Primordial Mansion really the ultimate limit?'

Ye Chen slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. He truly couldn't understand why, when it came to the knowledge of condensing a Primordial Mansion, *The Demon God's Astonishing Record* was actually consistent with the common knowledge of the outside world.

This meant that he could no longer cultivate an unparalleled foundation, one rarely seen in ages, and set his great Dao foundation a huge step ahead of all other Cultivators, as he had before!