Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

At this moment, he couldn't be bothered to hide his intentions any longer. With a flick of his hand, a large cloud of white powder drifted down toward Ye Chen.

A glint flashed in Ye Chen's eyes. A dense cyan light immediately began to flow from his body as countless cyan scales materialized, covering his skin and completely blocking the white powder.

"Hm?" Gu Tianyu was taken aback. "You actually cultivate a Body Refining Technique?"

"Young Master, is that Bone-Dissolving Powder?" the large man at his side asked, surprised and uncertain.

"That's right!" Gu Tianyu no longer concealed his intentions and sneered. "This guy is the prey we're going to use to feed the Swallowing-Sky Giant Python!"

From the intelligence sent by Steward Mei, Gu Tianyu had already determined that the newcomer was likely an expert comparable to the Ninth Layer of the Primordial Mansion Realm!

A being with such surging vitality was undoubtedly the best choice for prey to lure out the Swallowing-Sky Giant Python.

Originally, to save himself some trouble and avoid wasting too much effort, Gu Tianyu had planned to ambush the man with Bone-Dissolving Powder first.

After all, they might have to besiege the Swallowing-Sky Giant Python later, so it was best to conserve as much strength as possible now.

But he hadn't expected his opponent to be so sharp and see through his intentions in an instant.

'In that case, we'll just have to do this the hard way!'

Ye Chen looked at Gu Tianyu, a cold glint surging in his eyes.

'If the Spirit Body hadn't sent me a telepathic message earlier, telling me that our opponent was holding poison, I never would have expected such a sudden sneak attack, no matter how cautious I was.'

'Still, I'm not afraid. Even if I had been hit by the Bone-Dissolving Powder, I have antidote pills on me that are more than enough to handle this.'

"We have no grievance or grudge with you, yet you want to harm us?"

Song Yubing, who was at his side, was stunned by this sudden turn of events. Rage burned within her as she said in a low voice,

"No grievance or grudge?"

"Miss, you're far too naive."

"My men were robbed clean by you. As the Young Master of the Cyan Ape Tribe, it's only right that I avenge them, isn't it?"

Gu Tianyu looked completely fearless, a faint smile on his face.

'It doesn't matter that the poisoning attempt failed. This group isn't enough to make me feel threatened!'

"Originally, we were going our separate ways in peace. I never planned on wiping out your Cyan Ape Tribe."

"But since you've come looking for death, I can only oblige you."

Ye Chen spoke calmly, but his killing intent blazed intensely!

An immense aura erupted from within Ye Chen's body, so powerful that even the nearby forest seemed to surge like a tumultuous green sea.

"Hahaha, you alone?"

Gu Tianyu laughed heartily. "Steward Mei told me about you. He said your strength can't be judged by your apparent realm."

"But in the face of an absolute gap in realms, all of that is meaningless!"

As he spoke, a terrifyingly powerful fluctuation of Spiritual Power suddenly burst forth from Gu Tianyu's body!

Half-Step Divinity Transformation Realm!

Song Yubing's eyes widened, her gaze toward Gu Tianyu filled with apprehension.

'Such a cultivation level is already comparable to the Undying Demon Lord of the Penglai Sect!'

'So this is the prodigy of this generation from the Cyan Ape Tribe!'

'His strength isn't the least bit inferior to those top geniuses from the eastern dynasty!'

"Da Meng, I'll leave the others to you."

"I'll take care of this kid first, and then I'll come back to savor these two little beauties."

Gu Tianyu's gaze lingered on the Spirit Body and Song Yubing once more.

It had to be said, the Spirit Body's face was breathtakingly beautiful, stunning Gu Tianyu all over again.

But his crude words made both the Spirit Body and Song Yubing furrow their brows in unison.

"As you command, Young Master!"

"I will subdue them first! Then I'll hand them over for you to deal with, Young Master!" Da Meng said in his booming voice.

"No need. The two of you should just attack together."

"Otherwise, I'm worried your young master won't be able to handle more than a few of my sword strikes," Ye Chen said nonchalantly.

"Is that so? Then why don't you try!"

A glint flashed in Gu Tianyu's eyes. As the most outstanding genius of his generation in the Cyan Ape Tribe, he had always been supremely confident in himself.

'Even though Steward Mei's evaluation of this boy is quite high, with my Half-Step Divinity Transformation cultivation, how could I possibly fear a kid who hasn't even reached the Primordial Mansion Realm?'

BOOM!

A surging wave of Spiritual Power instantly spread out. Gu Tianyu raised his hand, and a concentrated beam of Spiritual Power shot violently toward Ye Chen.

His attack was simple, a clear attempt to test whether his opponent was truly as Steward Mei had described, with unfathomable combat power that far exceeded his apparent realm.

BOOM!

Ye Chen shattered the incoming beam of Spiritual Power with a single backhand punch.

Seeing this, Gu Tianyu let out a cold laugh. "Now this is interesting. I was worried you'd die too quickly, and that would be no fun at all."

Despite his words, Gu Tianyu still drew the ancient sword from his back. His aura grew incredibly sharp, like an unsheathed treasure sword.

Clearly, he was still focused on capturing the Swallowing-Sky Giant Python as soon as possible and had no intention of dragging out the fight. Thus, he was already using his full power.

'The Young Master drew his sword so quickly!? That kid is probably done for.'

Seeing this, Da Meng shook his head slightly.

He then focused his mind, and his cultivation at the Ninth Layer of the Primordial Mansion Realm erupted like a mountain flood. Amidst the surging Spiritual Power, his large hand shot straight toward the Spirit Body!

A rare hint of alarm appeared on the Spirit Body's cold and stunningly beautiful face.

She was only a Spirit Body, and after being sealed in the Dragon Prison Cave for so many years, she currently had no combat ability to speak of.

Facing Da Meng's attack, she truly felt a sense of helpless frustration.

"I'll handle him!" Song Yubing had naturally noticed the Spirit Body's predicament. She shouted and was about to step forward to block Da Meng.

But just then, a streak of light suddenly flew out and positioned itself in front of the Spirit Body.

Da Meng's large hand landed on the streak of light. The light flickered rapidly before knocking his hand away.

The light faded, revealing the Ancient God Order hovering in the air. This was, of course, Ye Chen's doing.

"What?

"Is that... the Ancient God Order?!"

Upon seeing this Token, for some unknown reason, the expressions on both Gu Tianyu's and Da Meng's faces changed.

"Getting distracted during a fight isn't a good habit."

The cyan light around Ye Chen's body flared. He instantly appeared in front of Gu Tianyu, unleashing a ruthless flurry of fist shadows.

Each punch was accompanied by a series of earth-shaking sonic booms that could make one's soul tremble!

"Bastard!"

Gu Tianyu's expression changed. He hurriedly swung his ancient sword, the light from its blade seeming to rip the very heavens and earth apart as it slashed toward Ye Chen!