Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

A strange sensation washed over him like a tide.

Ye Chen froze.

He took out the Kunlun Key that Liu Tianxin had given him. The object, which looked like a simple piece of iron, had suddenly begun to glow with a faint light.

And as Ye Chen ventured deeper into the mountain range, the light emanating from the Kunlun Key grew even more dazzling.

"The Kunlun Key is reacting!"

"It seems my guess was correct!"

The World Spirit remarked, looking at the Kunlun Key in Ye Chen's hand.

With the Kunlun Key in hand, Ye Chen and his companions would no longer have to wander through the vast mountain range like headless chickens.

They just needed to follow the intensity of the light to determine their direction, and by doing so, they would eventually find the secret realm of Kunlun Mountain.

Just like that, the three of them hurried toward Kunlun Mountain.

By the time they reached the foot of Kunlun Mountain, Ye Chen was stunned to find that the Kunlun Key in his hand had begun to grow scorching hot.

'Looks like the secret realm is somewhere on Kunlun Mountain!'

Ye Chen's eyes glinted, and he immediately started forward.

However, just as the three were about to ascend the mountain, a group of people suddenly appeared ahead of them.

There were men and women, young and old, all wearing similar attire, clearly from the same faction.

After arriving at the foot of the mountain, the group began to spread out, forming a blockade that completely cut off the path up the mountain.

Ye Chen's brow furrowed slightly.

But he didn't choose to go around them. Instead, he continued straight ahead, and it wasn't long before he was noticed.

"Halt!"

"The Cyan Ape Tribe is on a mission. If you want to go up the mountain, find another way!"

The leader of the group was an old man.

He wore a wide robe, and like the others, it was embroidered with a ferocious, terrifying ape.

Seeing Ye Chen's group walk straight toward them as if they hadn't seen the blockade, he immediately shouted to stop them.

"The Cyan Ape Tribe?"

"The faction from the Dark Triangle that's as famous as the Black Tiger Tribe?" Song Yubing said, her eyes flashing.

"Good that you know." Although Song Yubing's voice was low, the old man still heard her. He couldn't help but chuckle as he spoke.

Ye Chen, however, acted as if he hadn't heard a thing and continued walking forward.

Song Yubing and the World Spirit naturally followed close behind.

"Hm?"

The old man's gaze immediately fell upon Ye Chen.

The others all turned to look at Ye Chen as well.

"Kid, didn't you hear me?"

"The Cyan Ape Tribe is on a mission. Please leave at once!"

The old man's eyes narrowed, his voice becoming much sterner than before.

But in the face of the old man's warning, Ye Chen remained completely unfazed. Without even glancing at him, he prepared to walk right past.

"Insolent!"

The old man suddenly roared in anger and thrust a palm strike at Ye Chen!

'As a member of the Cyan Ape Tribe, I've never seen such an arrogant junior dare to defy my words!'

"Don't be in such a rush to get physical, old man. You wouldn't want to break a bone."

Ye Chen still didn't turn his head. His gaze fixed ahead, he simply swatted casually to his side.

BANG!

In that instant, the old man looked as if he had been struck by lightning. His eyes widened in disbelief, his old face trembled as if he'd seen something impossible, and he was sent flying backward, crashing heavily against a nearby stone wall!

"Elder Wei!"

The other members of the Cyan Ape Tribe cried out in alarm and rushed to help the old man up.

Pairs of furious eyes turned to glare at Ye Chen!

"Who are you, kid? You dare to interfere with the Cyan Ape Tribe's business? Are you tired of living?" one of the youths said coldly, his gaze icy as he stared at Ye Chen.

"Exactly! Kunlun Mountain is huge, couldn't you have gone up somewhere else? Did you have to come and make trouble in the Cyan Ape Tribe's territory? Believe it or not, we can make sure you never leave Kunlun Mountain today!"

A burly man chimed in, his expression ferocious and his eyes filled with killing intent as he looked at Ye Chen.

"This is the main road up Kunlun Mountain. You expect me to ignore this wide, open road and go searching for some desolate trail just for your convenience?"

"Is the Cyan Ape Tribe always this tyrannical?"

This time, Ye Chen finally spoke.

He calmly swept his gaze over the Cultivators from the Cyan Ape Tribe, his voice serene.

"You're right. The Cyan Ape Tribe is just that tyrannical!"

At that moment, a slender, middle-aged figure suddenly descended from the mountain path in the distance.

He was a fair-skinned man with an indifferent expression and an arrogant gaze, clearly someone long accustomed to a position of power.

"Steward Mei!"

Upon seeing the newcomer, all the members of the Cyan Ape Tribe bowed in greeting, their faces filled with respect.

'A steward?'

At the side, Song Yubing's pupils constricted.

'This is just an ordinary steward from the Cyan Ape Tribe.'

'But the fluctuations of Spiritual Power radiating from him are a notch stronger than mine. He's already at the Eighth Layer of the Primordial Mansion Realm!'

'As expected of one of the top factions in the Dark Triangle!'

Ye Chen frowned slightly but said nothing, merely watching the approaching man in silence.

The middle-aged man walked right up to Ye Chen, looked him up and down, and then sneered and shook his head. "Spirit Sea Realm?"

"It's normal to be young, arrogant, and have a bit of a temper. I was the same way back in my day."

"But while your talent might be considered top-tier in the surrounding prefectures, in my Cyan Ape Tribe, people like you are a dime a dozen!"

Hearing this, the burly man beside him laughed. "Steward Mei, why bother wasting your breath on an ignorant kid like this?"

"They've lived in this barren land their whole lives. How could they possibly know how vast the outside world is?"

"Let me give you a little reminder, kid. This place is beyond the borders of the Great Hong Dynasty. There are far more talented geniuses than you outside the dynasty. Don't get cocky just because you have a little bit of strength, or you'll only end up making a fool of yourself!"

The other members of the Cyan Ape Tribe burst into derisive laughter.

They didn't take Ye Chen seriously at all!

"Hm?"

"This young lady, however, is a bit of a surprise!"

The middle-aged man's gaze shifted to the World Spirit and Song Yubing at the side.

Song Yubing's strength at the Seventh Layer of the Primordial Mansion Realm immediately caught his attention.

"The real genius stands aside, silent, observing the situation. Yet you, a mere Ninth Layer of the Spirit Sea Realm, dare to barge into the Cyan Ape Tribe's restricted zone!"

"Perhaps this is the difference between you."

The middle-aged man couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Enough with the nonsense." Ye Chen frowned, his patience wearing thin. "Either get out of the way, or die!"