Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

"Thinking of escaping only now? A little late for that, don't you think?"

Ye Chen grinned. He pushed his hand forward, and it was as if a primordial Divine Mountain was bearing down on them. A terrifying force materialized out of thin air, trapping the assassins. They were like men sunk in a deep mire, unable to move an inch.

"What?"

Including the Earth Tier assassin, they all looked utterly panicked. They were frozen in place under the immense pressure, a deathly chill seizing them.

Then, Ye Chen's eyes turned cold, and he flicked his finger.

A terrifying blast of power shot through the air and struck the Human Tier assassins.

"BANG!"

"BANG!"

"…"

The Human Tier assassins exploded into clouds of blood mist, perishing without a chance to utter a single word.

Only the Earth Tier assassin remained, standing frozen in a stupor, his blood running cold.

"Now it's your turn."

Ye Chen flicked his finger again. A blast of power shot out, hurtling toward the Earth Tier assassin.

The Earth Tier assassin snapped out of it as if waking from a nightmare. He instantly unleashed all the power in his body. The Spiritual Power aura of the Eighth Layer of the Divinity Transformation Realm surged outward, threatening to tear the entire room apart.

Layers of Spiritual Power barriers materialized in front of him, a desperate attempt to block the incoming attack.

Unfortunately, his actions were in vain.

The barriers shattered like they were made of paper. The blast of power tore through them and plunged into the Earth Tier assassin's chest, piercing clean through his body.

As the Earth Tier assassin's aura rapidly faded and his life force drained away, Ye Chen opportunely produced the Soul-Catching Lamp and captured his Divine Soul.

With that, the deadly assault from the Valley of Death was finally and completely thwarted by Ye Chen.

The last vestiges of the Eternal Night Sky's power dissipated into nothing.

Staring at the empty, completely undamaged room, everyone felt a sense of unreality.

It was as if everything that had just happened had been nothing more than a dream.

Hongyu Pill Venerable snapped out of her shock and couldn't help but suggest, "Young Master Ye, perhaps you could have left one or two of them alive."

"That won't be necessary."

Ye Chen shook his head. He knew, of course, what Hongyu Pill Venerable was implying.

'She wanted to interrogate them to find out who the mastermind was.'

'But it was already crystal clear in my mind. I know the Xu family was definitely involved in this assassination attempt!'

'Once this incident blows over, it won't be long before those bastards lose their patience and come for me again.'

'And I've long been waiting for a chance to settle things with the Xu family once and for all!'

At his words, Hongyu Pill Venerable simply nodded.

She wouldn't dare lecture Ye Chen. In fact, as she looked at him now, her expression was tinged with a complex mix of emotions.

'After all, when the assault began, she had asked Ye Chen if he needed her help.'

'Back then, I had thought that while Ye Chen was a rare genius in alchemy, far beyond ordinary people, he was still only a Primordial Mansion Realm cultivator.'

'In a situation like this, with my strength at the Peak of the Divinity Transformation Realm, I could have easily helped him.'

'But Ye Chen hadn't refused or made any excuses.'

'He had simply smiled and said he would ask for my help if he couldn't handle it himself.'

'Looking back now, I realize Ye Chen probably never had any intention of letting me intervene at all!'

'His words had just been a way to spare my pride.'

'After all, this was a peerless expert who could even withstand divine might!'

'If a situation arose that even Ye Chen couldn't handle, I would probably be useless anyway.'

Thinking of this, Hongyu Pill Venerable's eyes sparkled, and she smiled sweetly. "Young Master Ye, you truly are full of surprises. It seems that even when it comes to cultivation, I am far inferior to you."

"Thinking back on my earlier words, I feel quite embarrassed."

At her words, Ye Chen just gave a faint smile.

The Crimson Nether Flame Prison Carving flew over like a crimson whirlwind and landed on Ye Chen's shoulder.

"Master, you are wise and mighty, unparalleled in this world!"

It opened its beak slightly and uttered a line of flattery it had clearly been planning for some time.

"Alright, alright. Since when did you learn to suck up to people?"

Ye Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"I'm not sucking up! I'm speaking from the heart!"

"Master, in my heart, you are the strongest!"

the Crimson Nether Flame Prison Carving declared with great solemnity.

"It seems I'll have to find another way to shut you up."

Ye Chen chuckled and shook his head. With a flick of his finger, a stream of light shot into the Crimson Nether Flame Prison Carving's mind.

It was the rest of the transformation technique!

The transformation technique Ye Chen had given the Crimson Nether Flame Prison Carving was by no means ordinary. Even among the myriad transformation arts, it would surely rank near the very top!

After all, the Crimson Nether Flame Prison Carving was a far more terrifying creature than the average demonic beast.

This was why finding a suitable transformation technique for it was so difficult, and why it had yet to achieve a human form.

As the torrent of information flooded its mind, the Crimson Nether Flame Prison Carving was stunned for a moment, then became overjoyed.

It knew that after this battle, Ye Chen had finally given it his complete approval!

"Thank you, Master!"

It thanked him profusely, its body trembling with excitement.

Soon, Mo Tianyun and the others were alerted by the commotion and hurried over.

Ye Chen wasn't surprised to see them.

After all, during the final moments of the battle, the Eternal Night Sky had been damaged, so it could no longer conceal the commotion within the room.

With Mo Tianyun's sharp senses, he had naturally detected that something was amiss and had immediately gathered his people to investigate.

Ye Chen held nothing back and told them everything that had happened.

"The Valley of Death?"

"They dare to attack in broad daylight?"

"Did they really think no one could detect them?"

Mo Tianyun was furious, his robes fluttering though there was no wind.

As a cultivator of the Demon Exorcism Institute, if he had been prepared, not even the Valley of Death's Eternal Night Sky could have escaped his senses!

Luo Rou, however, walked forward with a look of concern, her eyes scanning Ye Chen from head to toe. "You… are you okay?"

"Do I look like I'm hurt?" Ye Chen smiled, looking at the sweet and pretty young woman before him.

His upper garments were tattered and he had numerous cuts and scrapes.

But those were all from when he had withstood the divine might.

Besides, they were just superficial wounds, nothing serious.

Seeing that Ye Chen was unharmed, Luo Rou finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Miss Luo seems very concerned about Young Master Ye, doesn't she?"

Hongyu Pill Venerable had gotten to know the four cultivators from the Demon Exorcism Institute during their pleasant chat earlier.

As a woman herself, how could she fail to notice Luo Rou's little crush?

At her words, Luo Rou blushed furiously. "Pill Venerable, please don't say such things!"

Everyone laughed, and the tense, murderous atmosphere that had enveloped them moments before quietly dissipated.