Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

Ye Chen could therefore understand why the young master of the Yu family, fearing the girl's escape, had no choice but to have his men guard the Profound Ice Grass while he went after her himself.

But Yu Qingqi would never have dreamed that this brief delay would lead to his men running into Ye Chen and his group.

And in doing so, bring about his own doom.

Hearing this, the girl was briefly startled, but her expression quickly returned to normal. "That's right," she said. "I'm the daughter of the Huo family's Patriarch. My name is Huo Susu."

Huo Susu's bright, limpid eyes shifted. Since he had already figured out her background, she had nothing to hide and told him the truth.

"Why don't you tell me your purpose for coming to Kunlun Mountain? Also, as the daughter of the Huo family Patriarch, why are there no other experts with you?"

Ye Chen asked, his gaze flickering slightly.

Clearly, he didn't fully believe her story yet.

Huo Susu understood this as well. 'If I want Ye Chen and his group to accept me, it seems I'll have to sincerity.'

She cleared her throat and began to recount everything that had happened to her.

News that a secret realm had appeared on Kunlun Mountain swept through the entire Black Triangle Region like a storm.

The major powers immediately sent people to Kunlun Mountain to investigate, the Huo family included.

But soon after arriving in the Kunlun Mountain area, her Huo family contingent ran into a group of evil Cultivators!

Evil cultivators were the common enemy of all living beings, so the Huo family soon clashed with them.

That group of evil Cultivators was incredibly powerful, with some even at the Divinity Transformation Realm. During their fight, the Huo family's party was forced to scatter, and Huo Susu was separated in the wilderness with two attendants.

After that, she moved through Kunlun Mountain as stealthily as possible, trying to contact the Huo family's experts. But then, by a stroke of bad luck, she ran into people from the Yu family!

The Huo family and the Yu family had never gotten along. They had an ancient feud and had always been rivals.

Seeing Huo Susu isolated with only two attendants, the Yu family's young master, Yu Qingqi, naturally wasn't going to let her go!

In the end, her two attendants fought to the death to carve a bloody path for her escape. Huo Susu fled for her life. The path down the mountain was blocked, so she had no choice but to run uphill.

The Yu family's experts were held back by her attendants, leaving only Yu Qingqi and a few of his men to chase after her.

What happened next was just as Ye Chen had witnessed: Yu Qingqi came across the Profound Ice Grass, told his men to guard it, and went to capture Huo Susu himself.

Since Huo Susu was already injured, she was no match for an unscathed Yu Qingqi. After a brief exchange, she was defeated and had no choice but to be captured.

Right now, Kunlun Mountain was crawling with evil cultivators, and experts from the Yu family were hunting her. She felt she had no other choice but to travel with Ye Chen so they could watch each other's backs.

She even puffed out her chest and assured Ye Chen, "Sir, you can rest assured! As long as I can contact the experts from the Huo family, those bastards from the Yu family will be nothing."

"If you let me travel with you now, the Huo family can definitely take care of the Yu family's pursuit for you!"

Looking at the girl's confident expression, Ye Chen thought for a moment and agreed, "Alright, then. You can follow us for now."

'The enemy of my enemy is my friend.'

Although Ye Chen didn't necessarily need the Huo family's help, Kunlun Mountain was currently in a state of turmoil, with powers from all sides gathered here.

Having another ally was naturally a good thing.

With that said, he turned and started walking up the mountain.

Huo Susu was taken aback, then let out a sigh of relief. Still, she felt a little strange.

'After all, I'm the young lady of the Huo family. Anyone else, upon learning my identity, would at least be polite and respectful, if not treat me as an honored guest.'

'But this young man is so strange. He doesn't seem to care about my background at all.'

If she hadn't seen him kill Yu Qingqi on the spot, acting decisively even when faced with threats from Yu Hongjue...

...she would have almost thought he was just putting on an act to get her attention!

Huo Susu grumbled to herself, but having a powerful ally by her side put her mind at ease, so she quickly followed him.

"Sir, I still don't know your name," Huo Susu said, jogging to catch up to Ye Chen. As her colorful skirt fluttered, it revealed a pair of calves as white and smooth as jade.

She broke into a smile as she asked him.

"Ye Chen," he replied coolly.

He was in no mood for pleasantries; his attention was entirely on the Kunlun Key.

As they drew closer to the summit, the fluctuations from the Kunlun Key grew more and more intense.

If Ye Chen hadn't been forcefully suppressing it, the fluctuations would have likely alerted every Cultivator within a thousand-meter radius.

'Ye Chen?' Seeing his cold expression and indifferent attitude toward her, Huo Susu felt a little annoyed.

'I'm doted on in my family, and most boys' eyes light up when they see me.'

'How can this young man seem so completely uninterested in me?'

'Has my charm faded?'

Just then, Huo Susu glanced to the side and saw the Boundary Spirit.

Her holy, cold, and divinely beautiful appearance was so stunning that even Huo Susu couldn't help but stare, dumbfounded.

'So... so beautiful!'

'How can a woman this beautiful exist in the world?'

Huo Susu swallowed hard, feeling a pang of defeat. She suddenly understood why Ye Chen seemed so uninterested in her.

At that moment, they finally reached the top of the stone steps.

Past the steps, the view suddenly opened up to reveal a massive plaza.

The plaza was already crowded with the figures of Cultivators.

The Cultivators seemed to be from different factions, each occupying a section of the plaza, their expressions focused and wary.

Ye Chen knew that most of these Cultivators had likely heard the news of a secret realm appearing on Kunlun Mountain and had gathered from all over, hoping to gain something.

As Ye Chen's group stepped into the plaza, numerous gazes swept over them.

But most of them just gave a brief glance before shaking their heads dismissively and looking away.

Ye Chen's cultivation hadn't even reached the Primordial Mansion Realm.

In a place like this, a Spirit Sea Realm cultivation base was simply too weak to attract any attention.

Besides, they were unfamiliar faces.

Only Huo Susu received some attention. Many people looked surprised and uncertain, as if they hadn't expected the young lady of the Huo family to be mingling with a group of unknown youths.

At that moment, Ye Chen also noticed that the Kunlun Key on his person was now fluctuating more intensely than ever before.