Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

Seeing this, the Snow Jade White Fox froze for a moment, its expression changing in alarm. It quickly warned, "Be careful!"

Hearing this, the young man roared in fury, "White Fox, how dare you side with an outsider?"

The phantom spear in his hand grew even more erratic, threatening to utterly pulverize Ye Chen's body.

Ye Chen, on the other hand, gave the Snow Jade White Fox a slightly surprised look.

'This creature is surprisingly kind-hearted.'

But it wasn't he, Ye Chen, who needed to be careful. It was the two transformed Great Demons before him!

BOOM!

Just as Ye Chen was about to walk into the overwhelming assault, a clear, sharp beam of light suddenly flashed across the void as if to sunder the heavens and earth, annihilating everything before it!

Whether it was the erratic phantom spear or the billowing, scorching sea of flames!

Beneath that brilliant beam of light, they were all extinguished as easily as fleeting illusions.

"What?"

This scene didn't just stun the scorpion and the lion; it left the Snow Jade White Fox frozen on the spot, almost forgetting to breathe.

'This human... he's actually this powerful?'

As the aftershocks faded, Ye Chen slowly lowered his sword. He gazed impassively at the scorpion and the lion and said in a calm voice, "Tell me, who is your master?"

"Bastard!"

"You're not worthy to know our master's name!"

The scorpion-turned-youth's expression flickered. The next moment, he gripped his spear and charged at Ye Chen once more.

His scorpion tail was his most powerful weapon.

'If even this spear, formed from his own tail, couldn't subdue the human before him, then he would have no choice but to admit defeat!'

Meanwhile, the lion-turned-youth was also riding the vast sea of flames, soaring toward Ye Chen!

The youth uttered a sharp syllable, and the sea of flames, as if it had become Spiritual, churned and shifted until it formed a massive hand that lunged for Ye Chen from above!

The terrifying heat seemed capable of melting the entirety of Kunlun Mountain. The surrounding Dark Rivers began to boil, letting out constant, sharp crackles.

"Bring it on!"

Facing the pincer attack from the two Great Demons, a glint appeared in Ye Chen's eyes as he moved to intercept them once more.

With a single sweep of his longsword, he first shattered the erratic spear phantoms.

The youth's expression flickered. Gripping the spear with both hands, he swung it horizontally at Ye Chen's waist.

Ripples spread through the void where the spear tip passed, pulsing with a terrifying, destructive power that threatened to engulf Ye Chen at any moment.

Ye Chen remained calm, his Cangming Sword shadowing the spear's every move before crashing down upon it.

Piercing Sword Qi shot out in all directions, as sharp as any divine weapon!

The youth's face fell.

First, he felt an irresistible force surge up the spear shaft, making the web of his hand go numb; he nearly lost his grip on the weapon.

Then, the supreme Sword Intent sent a tremor through his body and soul as boundless Sword Qi erupted like a storm. If not for the sturdy armor he wore, he would have been torn to shreds.

When Ye Chen saw that the youth merely coughed up blood and stumbled back a dozen meters, he was taken aback, a flicker of surprise in his mind.

'This Great Demon is truly something else, to actually block one of my strikes!'

But before he could dwell on it, the massive hand formed from the sea of flames was already pressing down on him, radiating an astonishingly oppressive aura, like the legendary Five-Fingered Mountain.

A daunting light shone in Ye Chen's eyes. He raised his arm and met the massive Flame hand head-on.

A brilliant light erupted. With a single hand, Ye Chen suppressed the vast flames. A surging cyan light, like the galaxy itself pouring down to earth, forced the sea of fire into retreat.

"This..."

The youth was dumbfounded. His fiercest attack had been effortlessly dismantled.

'This could only mean one thing: the gap in our strength is immense!'

BOOM!

As the sea of flames collapsed, the youth was caught in the backlash. He was sent flying as if from a heavy blow, shattering a nearby rock face on impact.

Amidst the billowing dust, the youth struggled to push himself up. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and his eyes, still faintly glowing with fire, were filled with utter disbelief.

'How could this Human Race youth, who's only in the Primordial Mansion Realm, possess such astonishing combat strength?'

The scorpion seemed to be in better shape than the lion, but he too wore an expression of shock and uncertainty, not daring to make another move.

This Human Race youth was simply too uncanny.

They had assumed that with their cultivation at the Eighth Layer of the Divinity Transformation Realm, they could have easily captured this human.

But in the end, they had suffered one setback after another, completely crushed by him with ease!

"White Fox, this human is so powerful! Why didn't you warn us?!"

"Did you want to watch us make fools of ourselves on purpose?"

The lion-turned-youth was furious. He felt betrayed, his heart churning with rage.

The scorpion-turned-youth, however, suddenly froze. As if realizing something, he held out a hand to stop the younger demon. "That's enough," he said in a low voice. "The White Fox didn't betray us."

"Didn't betray us?" The youth was taken aback, clearly confused as to why he would say that.

Just then, the Snow Jade White Fox spoke.

It spoke, its voice laced with bitterness. "When I said 'be careful' just now, I wasn't warning him. I was warning the two of you!"

'A human capable of wielding the Red Lotus Karma Fire is no ordinary person. He's not someone that Great Demons like us can afford to provoke.'

Hearing this, the youth finally understood, and a wave of shame washed over him.

He looked at the Snow Jade White Fox with a complicated expression, saying nothing.

'He had actually just accused the Snow Jade White Fox of siding with an outsider, but now he saw that they had clearly been the ones to misunderstand.'

'After all, judging by the power this human had displayed, the two of them alone stood no chance against him.'

"And here I was thinking you were warning me," Ye Chen remarked with a touch of wry amusement. "I was moved for nothing."

"Senior, please do not mock us."

"Your strength is astonishing, Senior. How could we possibly be worthy of your caution?"

The Snow Jade White Fox lowered its head and said helplessly.

It had shrunk back to its original size, no larger than an ordinary fox. Its fur was glossy and sleek, making one want to reach out and pet it.

"I see..."

Ye Chen thought for a moment, then asked casually, "In that case, what do you think I should do with these two?"

At his words, the hearts of the scorpion and the lion tightened, and they looked at Ye Chen nervously.

The Snow Jade White Fox froze for a moment as well, then looked at Ye Chen with pleading eyes. "Please, Senior, show mercy," it said in a soft, frail voice. "They are my companions!"

"As long as you are willing to forgive their reckless actions, Senior, I will take their place and accept any punishment you see fit!"