Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

"Kid, you're asking to die!"

Xiao Qi took a deep breath, about to strike and capture Ye Chen on the spot!

However, Huo Qiguang's aura suddenly erupted, suppressing the pressure emanating from Xiao Qi.

"Xiao Qi, what do you think you're doing?" Huo Qiguang asked, his expression calm.

"Patriarch Huo, are you determined to protect him to the end? Even at the cost of making an enemy of the Xiao family?" Xiao Qi's face turned grim.

"We've already offended so many people. One more won't make a difference."

"Xiao Qi, it would be best if you didn't try any tricks."

Huo Qiguang said lightly.

Hearing this, although Xiao Qi was furious, he ultimately held himself back.

He wasn't an idiot. He knew the first enemy the Huo family had to deal with right now wasn't him!

There was no need for him to clash with the Huo family first. That would only benefit the Huo family's other enemies!

Seeing Xiao Qi choose to back down, Huo Wuji secretly sighed in relief.

The pressure on the Huo family was already immense. If the Xiao family was added to the mix... 'These old bones of mine really can't take it!'

"Alright, kid! I don't care if you understand the situation you're in or not. No matter what, I promised my daughter I would get you out of here safely!"

"You are my daughter's savior, and I will not go back on my word! Come with me now!"

Huo Qiguang looked at Ye Chen and said in a deep voice.

"I've already said, if the Huo family feels it's too dangerous, you can leave first. I still have matters to attend to!"

"Of course, it doesn't matter if you stay. For the sake of you having protected my companion for so long, I won't let any harm come to anyone from the Huo family."

Ye Chen said with a calm expression.

Hearing this, Huo Wuji could no longer hold back and was so infuriated by Ye Chen that he laughed!

"You keep saying you have important matters to attend to. Fine, then go attend to them right now! We won't stop you!"

"Once you're done, we can get back on the road!"

Huo Wuji said in a strange, mocking tone.

The others around also looked at Ye Chen with odd expressions.

"Ye Chen, you..." Huo Susu's face was filled with confusion.

She didn't think, given his current level, that Ye Chen could possibly grasp just how dangerous his predicament was.

"Fine. Then you all just wait here."

Ye Chen nodded at Huo Wuji with a perfectly straight face.

Then, under everyone's gaze, he actually started walking toward the Black Tiger Tribe!

"You're from the Black Tiger Tribe?"

By observing the fierce tiger pattern embroidered on their clothes, Ye Chen recognized Xin Yuekong and the others' identities at a glance.

"That's right."

Xin Yuekong looked at Ye Chen with a smirk. "Kid, you need something from us?"

The other experts from the Black Tiger Tribe also sneered, as if looking at a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

Beside them, the Black Tiger Gang's leader, Long Zhiwen, had a vicious glint in his eyes, a cold killing intent surging within them.

His goal had always been to get revenge on Ye Chen.

'I can't believe this kid is serving himself up on a platter!'

Meanwhile, Huo Qiguang and the other experts from the Huo family frowned as they looked at Ye Chen.

They were all bewildered.

Ye Chen and the Black Tiger Tribe were clearly mortal enemies, so what was he doing approaching them now?

"Of course I have business with you."

Ye Chen nodded. He glanced over the members of the Black Tiger Tribe and suddenly asked, "Is the leader of the Black Tiger Gang here?"

"Looking for me?" Long Zhiwen stepped out with a mocking expression.

"Oh, so you're the leader of the Black Tiger Gang." Ye Chen glanced at Long Zhiwen and said, "I've killed quite a few of your Black Tiger Gang members. You're the only one left."

"To prevent any future trouble, I plan on dealing with you, too."

The Black Tiger Gang was a bandit force on the borders of the Great Hong Dynasty. Its members committed all sorts of evil; they were a group of bloodthirsty maniacs.

Killing the Black Tiger Gang leader before him wasn't just about eliminating future problems; it was also about ridding the people of a menace!

When they heard Ye Chen's words, the various experts on the scene were stunned.

They could hardly believe their ears.

'Has this kid lost his mind?'

'Look at the time and place! Instead of thinking about escaping, he actually wants to go on the offensive and kill the Black Tiger Gang's leader?'

The experts from the major factions all wore strange expressions, looking at Ye Chen as if he were a madman.

Huo Wuji was so angry he cursed out loud on the spot, "Damn it! I knew I shouldn't have bothered with this guy! What a waste of effort!"

"If he wants to die, just let him go die!"

Huo Qiguang's face was dark, and he said nothing.

Huo Susu and Song Yubing, however, looked at Ye Chen, their faces filled with worry.

Even the Realm Spirit was shocked by Ye Chen's actions.

Although Ye Chen's combat power could not be judged by his superficial realm, he was, at the end of the day, only a Cultivator at the First Layer of the Primordial Mansion Realm.

Among the seven major powers present, there were even terrifying existences at the Sixth or Seventh Layer of the Divinity Transformation Realm.

'No matter how strong Ye Chen's combat power is, he can't possibly challenge someone so many levels above him, can he?'

"My heavens, this kid really won't stop until he says something shocking enough to kill someone!"

Not far away, a young man at the edge of the crowd watched the scene with a look of shock, exclaiming in surprise.

"He's crazy... He's absolutely crazy!" the young woman in the colorful skirt said, shaking her head slightly, her tone decisive.

"First Layer of the Primordial Mansion Realm... In a situation like this, he's no different from an ant!"

"This young man... I can only say he has a lot of guts," the old Taoist spoke, his voice hoarse.

"Seeking one's own death is foolishness! Not guts!" the middle-aged scholar corrected.

In the Xiao family's camp, Xiao Qi was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but shake his head and laugh. 'To think I just got angry over an ant like him. It seems my temperament still needs more tempering.'

Under the thousands of gazes upon him, Long Zhiwen's eyes narrowed, killing intent surging in their depths.

But he seemed wary of something and didn't speak.

Xin Yuekong, who was beside him, immediately said, "You can attack without worry. As for Huo Qiguang... I will stop him myself."

"Also, don't kill the kid too quickly. I want to see him kneeling and begging for mercy."

He too had been enraged by Ye Chen's reckless attitude and was eager for Long Zhiwen to teach Ye Chen a lesson on the spot.

Hearing this, Long Zhiwen let out a sigh of relief. Finally reassured and with no more worries, he took a step forward and came to stand before Ye Chen!

"Kid, weren't you going to deal with me?"

"Why don't you show me just how you plan to deal with me?"

Long Zhiwen looked at Ye Chen with a playful expression, his tone mocking, clearly not taking Ye Chen's words to heart.

His cat-and-mouse attitude immediately made all the experts from the Black Tiger Tribe laugh.

Although Long Zhiwen's strength wasn't the absolute best among those present, he was still a genuine Divinity Transformation Realm existence!

To deal with an ant like Ye Chen from the Primordial Mansion Realm, he only needed to lift a finger to crush him with ease!