Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

"Luo Rou!"

Mo Tianyun and the old man's expressions changed drastically, but they were too late to help!

In an instant, that powerful force was about to overwhelm Luo Rou.

Just then, a peerlessly sharp sword light suddenly soared into the air like a Flood Dragon emerging from the abyss!

"BOOM!"

Amidst the violent explosion, Luo Rou was sent flying backward by the shockwave. But in the next moment, she landed in a soft embrace.

Still shaken, she looked up, her pretty face still etched with terror.

But when she clearly saw the refined face before her, her heart nearly skipped a beat.

It was Ye Chen!

At this moment, Ye Chen was gazing indifferently at Mr. Yun, who stood a short distance away.

Just a moment ago, he had sensed the crisis outside and suddenly awakened, just in time to save Luo Rou!

"Ye Chen!?"

Mo Tianyun and the others' faces lit up with joy.

Huo Qiguang and his group also looked over, their hearts pounding with excitement.

"Ye Chen's awake?" The Realm Spirit, Song Yubing, Huo Susu, and the others all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ye Chen…" Luo Rou finally realized she was lying in Ye Chen's arms.

Her pretty face flushed red, and her skin grew hot all over.

But before she could even feel touched, Ye Chen's words hit her like a splash of cold water, extinguishing the flustered feelings in her heart.

"With your meager cultivation, what made you think you could take this guy on?"

"Don't you even know your own limits?"

Ye Chen said faintly.

Luo Rou was stunned at first, then she gritted her teeth in anger, her delicate hands clenching into fists.

"I was trying to save you!"

She shot Ye Chen a fierce glare. 'Why is this guy so dense?'

'It's bad enough he didn't comfort me, but he had to pour cold water on the situation!'

"You knew full well your attack couldn't hinder him in the slightest… An act like that only serves to make yourself feel better."

"What if something had actually happened to you?"

Ye Chen glanced at Luo Rou before finally setting her down.

Luo Rou didn't speak, secretly studying Ye Chen's expression.

'Wait… it sounds like he's actually worried about me, doesn't it?'

As she thought this, Luo Rou felt the ache in her heart begin to subside.

"Alright, go on over there."

Ye Chen flicked his finger, and a gentle force lifted Luo Rou's delicate body, sending her over to Mo Tianyun's side.

Then, Ye Chen turned his gaze back to Mr. Yun, a chilling killing intent surging within his indifferent eyes.

"How astonishing!"

"After an explosion like that, you're… completely unscathed?"

Mr. Yun sized up Ye Chen, his face full of amazement.

Seeing Ye Chen unconscious before, he had assumed he was severely injured.

Only now did he realize that Ye Chen wasn't injured at all!

It would have been one thing if his injuries were light, but Ye Chen was completely unharmed? How was that even possible?

The torrent of power unleashed by the ghost fetus's detonation was terrifying. Even Mo Tianyun's Realm-Guarding Eight Trigrams Diagram nearly couldn't withstand it.

And yet, Ye Chen, who had been at the very center of the blast, hadn't lost so much as a single hair. It was simply unbelievable.

Ye Chen's gaze narrowed. Although he hadn't been fully conscious earlier, he had clearly perceived everything happening in the outside world.

This Mr. Yun from the Xuanwu Tribe had likely arrived at Kunlun Mountain long ago. He probably wasn't even stopped by the great Blood Fiend Formation surrounding the mountain's peak!

Otherwise, how would he know that Ye Chen had been at the center of the Blood Fiend Formation and was hit by the full force of the ghost fetus's self-destruction?

At this thought, Ye Chen couldn't help but feel a pang of fear.

He couldn't help but glance at the stone gate atop Kunlun Mountain. It was still standing, but it was now covered in cracks.

'If the Kunlun Immortal's will projection hadn't used its last bit of power to protect me, I would have perished in that torrent of destruction!'

At that time, as the Kunlun Immortal's power protected him, it had spoken a few words in his ear.

"I had originally intended to use this last bit of my power to bless the many living beings on Kunlun Mountain."

"But just to save your life, I had to expend nearly a quarter of my strength!"

Ye Chen felt deeply guilty about this.

Then, the Kunlun Immortal laughed freely and said, "You need not feel ashamed. In the future, if you happen to meet my true self, just remember to do me a favor."

At the time, Ye Chen had asked, "What kind of favor could your true self possibly need my help with?"

To this, the Kunlun Immortal merely smiled without a word. "We'll talk about it when you meet my true self in the future."

After that, the Kunlun Immortal's voice fell silent.

Just before, Ye Chen had been absorbing and refining the portion of the Kunlun Immortal's power that had attached itself to him.

It was only in the instant he awoke that he finally succeeded in completely refining that power!

Seeing Ye Chen remain silent, Mr. Yun narrowed his eyes and said nonchalantly, "No matter. Since you're unharmed, that's even better. It means the treasure you carry should still be perfectly intact."

"You seem to want something from me," Ye Chen said, looking at Mr. Yun. "And it doesn't seem to be related to the opportunities on Kunlun Mountain?"

"Then what do you think you have on you that is worthy of my coveting?" Mr. Yun suddenly smiled.

Hearing this, Ye Chen frowned slightly as the words the Netherworld Emissary's will projection had spoken before detonating the ghost fetus flashed through his mind.

...

"There is another great figure, even more terrifying than I, who transformed into a ghost fetus before me. He has most likely almost finished incubating by now!"

"His methods and strength are far greater than mine. I've already sent word out—he already knows that you possess the Chaos Cauldron!"

"Once he gets his hands on you, what awaits you will be a torture worse than death!"

...

'Could it be that this Mr. Yun is the great figure the Netherworld Emissary spoke of? Or perhaps one of his subordinates?'

'Did he come here for the Chaos Cauldron?'

Seeing the look of suspicion and uncertainty on Ye Chen's face, Mr. Yun's eyes, with their starkly defined black and white, began to slowly spin like two vortexes, one black and one white.

"If you don't want to suffer needlessly, then come with me obediently."

"Weren't you planning to hand me over to that Old Patriarch Yu over there?" Ye Chen sneered. "Even if I go with you obediently, it doesn't seem like a good end awaits me, does it?"

Mr. Yun froze.

"In that case, there's nothing more to say."

"Either you come with me, or you die!"

A violent aura erupted from Mr. Yun!

Behind him, a vortex appeared, resembling a Tai Chi Eight Diagrams. The black and white colors were clearly distinct, yet they seemed to merge like yin and yang, tightly bound together.

The answer that came for Mr. Yun was a flash of sword light that seemed powerful enough to split the heavens and the earth!