Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

Song Yubing was secretly worried sick about Ye Chen.

The situation was as grim as it could possibly be.

The other Cultivators present all wore different expressions; some showed pity, some gloated at his misfortune, and others felt it was a great shame.

To be the only one to enter the Kunlun Mountain secret realm, that young man must have possessed some incredible lucky chance or secret.

However, he had only just gone inside when his escape route was already blocked by experts from all the top-tier factions.

Worse still, many of these factions were his enemies!

Even if he really did obtain some astonishing secret treasure within the Kunlun Mountain secret realm, he couldn't even think about leaving safely with it.

Once he showed himself, it was doubtful he would even live to see the next sunrise!

Although the Realm Spirit didn't say much, she was just as uneasy.

After all, the moment Ye Chen entered the secret realm, her connection to him had been completely severed.

Right now, she had no way of sensing his condition inside.

Nor did she know when he would be able to escape.

Worse, as Ye Chen's companions, the Realm Spirit and Song Yubing had almost instantly become the common target.

Perhaps, even before Ye Chen appeared, the two of them would be abducted by the factions that hated him!

It was at this critical juncture that Huo Qiguang arrived with the experts of the Huo family.

When Huo Susu saw her father had come in person, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, much of her anxiety vanishing.

"Father, why did you come in person?" Huo Susu's smile was bright, her fair face beaming with joy.

"After learning that our Huo family experts had met with disaster and that even you, my daughter, had been abducted, how could I, as a father, possibly sit still?!"

Huo Qiguang shook his head, his eyes filled with doting affection.

When he had first heard the news that his daughter had been kidnapped by the Yu family, he had nearly been frightened to death.

The Yu family and their Huo family were already generational enemies.

But because of their mutual wariness, while the two families often clashed, it was always kept within controllable limits and never escalated into a major incident.

He never thought that this time, the Yu family would dare to do something so outrageous!

They even dared to abduct the precious daughter of him, the Patriarch!

This had undoubtedly provoked his wrath. He had immediately descended upon this place with his experts, and only after seeing Huo Susu safe and sound was the heavy weight finally lifted from his heart.

'I must make the Yu family pay for this!'

A murderous light flashed in Huo Qiguang's eyes, and killing intent surged within him!

Soon, he learned what had happened from Huo Susu.

"So, that young man, Ye Chen, is the one who saved your life?"

"If that's the case, then in a situation like this, we have no choice but to intervene!"

Huo Qiguang made his decision instantly.

Not only would he protect the Realm Spirit and Song Yubing, but he would also wait for Ye Chen to emerge and escort him away safely!

He had originally planned to settle the score with the Yu family on the spot, but it was clear he had to abandon that plan for now.

'The Yu family is rooted in the Black Triangle. I can always find trouble for them later.'

'The priority right now is to conserve our strength and stay in peak condition. The moment Ye Chen appears, we must get him out of here immediately to prevent him from falling into the hands of his other enemies!'

No matter what, Ye Chen was his daughter's savior.

If Ye Chen hadn't killed the Yu family's young master, Yu Qingqi, who knew what that notoriously ruthless bastard would have done to his daughter?

Huo Qiguang had always been a man who valued loyalty and honor.

Even if protecting Ye Chen this time might earn him the blame of the other major factions, he was willing to pay the price!

But as a Patriarch, he also knew that his actions were driven by emotion.

For all his loyalty, this was also a reckless decision that disregarded the consequences.

No matter how powerful the Huo family's foundation was, they couldn't possibly withstand a combined attack from all the other factions. If this went wrong, the Huo family could incur public wrath and be severely weakened for it!

But Huo Qiguang refused to be an ungrateful person.

Since Ye Chen had reached out and saved his daughter, now that Ye Chen was in peril, it was only right for him to step in and help.

Huo Susu naturally agreed with her father's course of action.

In her eyes, her father, Huo Qiguang, was the most powerful person in the world. Even if they had to face the combined assault and condemnation of the major factions, as long as her father was there, she wasn't afraid.

And it was precisely because of Huo Qiguang's charisma that the other Huo family experts, even after learning of his reckless decision, were unwilling to leave his side.

Instead, they resolved to fight alongside Huo Qiguang to the very end!

"Since you are companions of the young man, Ye Chen, I will naturally protect you as well."

"Rest assured, I will wait for Ye Chen to appear and then escort him away with you!"

"As long as I am here, no one will be able to harm you!"

Huo Qiguang said gently to the Realm Spirit and Song Yubing.

Upon hearing this, Song Yubing instantly felt a great sense of relief.

With a Great Power at the Eighth Layer of the Divinity Transformation Realm present, it was enough to intimidate most of the people here who harbored ill intentions.

Coupled with Huo Qiguang's status, which was arguably the highest among everyone present, no one was willing to provoke him.

Before Ye Chen appeared, their situation was, at least for the moment, safe.

After nearly half a month of waiting, a Protector from the Yu family approached Huo Qiguang. "Patriarch Huo," he said, "I believe you are well aware that my young master died at the hands of that boy, Ye Chen."

"Would you be willing to hand over Ye Chen's two companions to me?"

"I have some matters to ask them about."

"Take one more step closer, and I will kill you!" Huo Qiguang's eyes snapped open, a glacial light glinting in their depths that seemed to freeze time and space itself!

The Yu family Protector was instantly struck by a bone-deep chill!

His expression changed slightly. "Patriarch Huo, you..."

"It was your young master who abducted my daughter, wasn't it?"

"And you still have the nerve to come to me and demand people?" Huo Qiguang said coldly.

Behind him, the faces of the Huo family experts were all overflowing with killing intent as they turned their gazes on the Yu family Protector.

The Yu family Protector immediately felt immense pressure. His face grew grim as he said, "On this matter, we were indeed in the wrong. The Yu family will naturally compensate you."

"But that Ye Chen is the murderer of my Yu family's young master! Right now, I just want to deal with the real culprit!"

The Yu family Protector said, grinding his teeth.

Behind him stood an old man in red robes, his eyes filled with seething resentment.

Evidently, after Ye Chen had let him go, he had reported everything that happened truthfully to his superiors.

"Your young master deserved to die!"

"If anything had happened to my daughter, I would have uprooted your entire Yu family!!!"