Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

In that instant, Ye Chen felt an indescribable, bone-chilling aura invade his body.

Everything around him seemed to be on the verge of freezing. Countless tiny ice crystals materialized in the air, and his arm, along with the surface of the pool, froze solid, trapping him in place.

'What a terrifyingly cold aura!'

Song Yubing was inwardly shaken when she saw this.

'An aura this piercingly cold... even a Cultivator in the Divinity Transformation Realm would probably be affected, wouldn't they?'

But in the next moment, a mysterious suction force seemed to erupt from within Ye Chen's body.

In that moment, the surging, frigid Evil Qi was completely absorbed into Ye Chen's body. The pool, which had frozen over, began to thaw as if touched by sunlight.

Song Yubing was stunned. 'What's happening?'

In fact, even Ye Chen himself was secretly alarmed.

When the frigid Evil Qi had first invaded his body, a peculiar sensation had washed over him.

It was as if he had encountered some delicious food; every cell in his body seemed to cheer with delight.

A trace of ancient, boundless power radiated from within him, suppressing the frigid Evil Qi before transforming into a powerful pull that devoured it completely.

The biting chill in the surrounding air vanished completely.

Finally, the ice melted and the pool returned to normal. Amidst the shimmering ripples, the small, ice-blue grass at the bottom swayed gently with the current.

Ye Chen snatched the Profound Ice Grass into his hand!

A cold sensation spread from his palm. Ye Chen was surprised to discover that the Profound Ice Grass, seemingly out of fear, had withdrawn its aura completely and was no longer emitting any frigid Evil Qi.

'Could this be because of my physique?'

Ye Chen frowned slightly, a contemplative look in his eyes.

He was born with the Chaos Five Elements Body. It was for this very reason that the Luoyun Sect had taken notice of him and accepted him as a disciple.

Ever since he'd embarked on the path of cultivation, he'd discovered that he had a strong compatibility with all sorts of different powers... but that was the extent of it.

To this day, despite having scoured countless ancient texts, he still hadn't discovered what made the Chaos Five Elements Body so special.

All he knew was that it was a physique of unprecedented rarity; his might be the only one of its kind in the entire cosmos.

But precisely because it was so rare, Ye Chen still hadn't found a way to truly awaken the potential of his unique physique.

Ye Chen shook his head, not wanting to dwell on it.

'For now, I can only take it one step at a time.'

'At least my physique comes in handy from time to time. That's good enough.'

'If it were anyone else, taking the Profound Ice Grass would have likely required a great deal of effort.'

'Only someone with the Chaos Five Elements Body like me could have taken it so effortlessly.'

Just as Ye Chen was lost in thought, a furious voice suddenly boomed from the distance, echoing across the land.

"Who dares to steal the Spirit Medicine that I had my eye on?"

A figure shot through the air like a streaking meteor, stepping on the void itself. His eyes burned like torches, and his body pulsed with a powerful aura. He appeared to be carrying someone in his grasp.

The captive figure was completely limp.

Upon arriving, he immediately swept his stern gaze over the scene near the pool.

When he noticed the two corpses, his expression instantly changed, and his tone became murderous.

"To think someone would be so bold as to kill members of my Yu family!"

"I don't recognize any of you. Are you reinforcements hired by the Huo family?"

The young master of the Yu family, Yu Qingqi, flickered and appeared before Ye Chen and his companions.

Only then did Ye Chen notice that the person Yu Qingqi was carrying was a beautiful young woman dressed in colorful clothes.

The young woman had a delicate figure that seemed soft and boneless. Her eyes were tightly shut in her fair face; she had apparently fainted.

Ye Chen smiled. "So, you must be the young master of the Yu family?"

"That's right," Yu Qingqi said, his expression dark. "And I presume the Profound Ice Grass has fallen into your hands as well, correct?"

He had, of course, noticed that the pool his men had been guarding was now completely empty.

"That's right. Heavenly treasures belong to those with the destiny to find them. Since I happened upon it, there was no reason not to take it."

Ye Chen said nonchalantly.

"You're courting death!"

Killing intent surged in Yu Qingqi's eyes. "If I hadn't been busy capturing this woman, I would've already claimed the Profound Ice Grass! How could it possibly have fallen to you?"

"Besides, I had men stationed here as guards. You dare to kill people from my Yu family? You're outrageously bold!"

"Does the Yu family really think it can lord over everyone?" Ye Chen asked, a mocking glint in his eye.

Yu Qingqi faltered for a second, his expression turning icy. He hesitated a moment before replying, "We don't lord over everyone, but we're not about to let any random riff-raff walk all over us, either."

"Let's do this. Since you aren't reinforcements from the Huo family, I can't be bothered to press the matter."

"Just hand over the Profound Ice Grass, and I'll let the deaths of my two subordinates slide. How about it?"

"No deal."

Ye Chen shot Yu Qingqi a cool glance. "The Profound Ice Grass is in my hands now. I suggest you stop thinking about it."

"Otherwise, you will not be able to bear the consequences."

With that, Ye Chen didn't bother with him any longer, leading Song Yubing and Jieling further up the mountain.

'These scions of great families are used to a pampered, privileged life. They're so accustomed to being high and mighty that they think everyone else will just bow down to them.'

Naturally, Ye Chen couldn't be bothered to waste his breath on such a person.

"..."

Seeing Ye Chen turn and walk away so decisively, as if he didn't take him seriously in the slightest, Yu Qingqi's face darkened.

"You're courting death!"

Yu Qingqi's eyes glinted, but he didn't make a rash move.

'These three seem so fearless,' he thought. 'They might be hiding a powerful trump card.'

'I may be arrogant, but I'm no fool. Since I'm alone, I have to be extra cautious until I can gauge their true strength.'

Therefore, Yu Qingqi immediately produced a Talisman. With a series of hand seals, the Talisman flared with brilliant light and shot like a meteor toward Ye Chen's back.

He had brought many such powerful Talismans with him on this trip for self-defense.

Though they were single-use items, each one could unleash power comparable to an expert of the Divinity Transformation Realm. It was the perfect tool for testing his opponents' true strength.

'If they can't even block the power of a Divinity Transformation expert, then I'll charge in without hesitation and take back the Profound Ice Grass!'

The ball of light formed by the Talisman was just about to slam into Ye Chen.

Just then, a dark golden figure appeared out of thin air. It threw a single punch, obliterating the ball of light on the spot!