Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

At that moment, an abrupt knock on the door interrupted Ye Chen.

'Could it be Mo Tianyun and the others?'

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. He glanced at the Realm Spirit, a strange sense of regret welling up inside him.

The Realm Spirit seemed to guess what was on his mind. Her lips curved like a crescent moon, a faint, enigmatic smile on her face.

The sight made Ye Chen itch with desire, and he desperately wanted to pounce on her right then and there.

"You just wait." Ye Chen shot the Realm Spirit a look. "If it's about awakening your memories, we'll have plenty of opportunities."

He shook his head, striving to banish the stray thoughts from his mind, and finally strode toward the door.

But in the next moment, he stopped in his tracks, a knowing expression crossing his face.

His Divine Soul was so powerful now that it effortlessly penetrated the room's many protective Forbidden Arrays, allowing him to perceive the situation outside.

And so, he saw clearly exactly who was standing outside his door.

Sensing that something was off with Ye Chen, the Realm Spirit extended her own perception and understood immediately. She smiled teasingly. "Well, well. It seems your enemies are so determined to kill you that they've come right to your doorstep."

Ye Chen smiled back. "Perfect timing, isn't it?"

Having just broken through to the First Layer of the Divinity Transformation Realm, his power had undergone a complete metamorphosis. Ye Chen's battle intent now burned like a raging furnace!

With powerful enemies at his door, not only was Ye Chen unafraid, he actually looked eager for a fight!

Outside, Lord Shakyamuni slowly withdrew his hand from the door, a mocking look on his face. "No one's answering? Don't tell me he's sensed something is wrong?"

"It's fine. Leave it to me," Mu Liuji said with a faint smile, taking a step forward. "I can get us through the room's Forbidden Array without a soul knowing."

"I am truly curious," Master Jingde said, his eyes crinkling in a smile. "When that boy sees all of us gathered here together, I wonder what he'll think. What a priceless expression he'll have on his face…"

The Xu family's Supreme Elder, Xu Qianfeng, stood to the side without saying a word.

As a Sword Dao Great Power who had reached the Divine Might Realm, his personality was like the longsword he carried. Before being drawn, he was content to hide his talents and bide his time, utterly unremarkable in a crowd.

But once unsheathed, he would strike like a bolt of lightning, revealing an incomparably sharp edge that would sweep away any enemy in his path!

"You'd best be quick about it," Murong Dai said, watching from a distance and keeping a close eye on the unfolding situation. "If you disturb the other guests on the tower ship, I can't let you run amok."

"Of course, we wouldn't want to make things difficult for Miss Murong," Mu Liuji said with a nonchalant smile. He was just about to use his Eternal Night Sky art to infiltrate Ye Chen's room.

But at that exact moment, the door to the room suddenly swung open.

'Oh no!'

Hongyu Pill Venerable, who was hurrying over, arrived just in time to see this. Her expression faltered, and her heart clenched with anxiety.

"Oh?"

Mu Liuji and the others were all taken aback for a moment before their expressions turned amused.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. Since you're all here, you might as well come in."

Ye Chen's tall, distinguished figure appeared in the doorway before them.

He looked as if he had been expecting them, casually sweeping his gaze over the group. His face betrayed not the slightest hint of fear.

"Are you… inviting us in?" Lord Shakyamuni asked, stunned.

"A guest from afar is still a guest. Since you've all come to trouble me at my home, how could I be so rude as to turn you away at the door? Please, come in."

Ye Chen stepped aside to clear the doorway. His casual words made the men exchange uncertain glances.

'This isn't quite how we expected this to go, is it?'

From a distance, Murong Dai couldn't help but furrow her delicate brows, her eyes filled with shock and suspicion.

Ye Chen was acting far too calmly!

Despite being confronted by so many powerful enemies from the Divine Might Realm, he showed no trace of panic. This was highly unusual!

'Is there an ambush waiting in the room?'

'Or did he anticipate this and make thorough preparations?'

Hongyu Pill Venerable was also taken aback.

She had been incredibly worried about Ye Chen's predicament, but seeing his calm and composed bearing, her own tension began to slowly ease, as if his confidence was contagious.

'No, I have to go in and see for myself!'

There was no way this deadly encounter could be resolved easily. In the end, Hongyu Pill Venerable decided she had to see the situation with her own eyes.

"I don't know what you're plotting, kid…" Lord Shakyamuni's eyes glinted. "But, as you said, since we're already here, we won't let this golden opportunity pass us by." He was the first to step into Ye Chen's room.

Ye Chen was indeed acting fearless, as if he had prepared something in the room.

But what did they have to fear?

Four experts of the Divine Might Realm had gathered in one place. Such power was likely enough to sweep through the entire Cloud Mist Tower Ship!

In other words, even if Ye Chen really had set an ambush in the room, so what?

With sufficient strength, all plots and schemes were nothing more than petty tricks that could be shattered with absolute power!

Seeing Lord Shakyamuni take the lead, Master Jingde and the others filed into Ye Chen's room one after another.

Just as Lord Shakyamuni had thought, the others were all supremely confident in their own power.

Regardless of whether Ye Chen was prepared or had some other scheme, the lineup they had assembled was more than enough to ensure he couldn't escape, even if he sprouted wings.

As Xu Qianfeng, the last of them, stepped into the room, Ye Chen was about to use the Array within to shut the door.

But with a flash of movement, Hongyu Pill Venerable slipped inside just before it could close.

Ye Chen paused, a hint of resignation in his voice. "I didn't want to drag you into this storm."

"You are too kind, Young Master Ye."

Hongyu Pill Venerable smiled, her bright face glowing with an ethereal beauty. "You have offered me so much guidance on the path of cultivation. Now that you are in danger, how could I possibly stand by and do nothing?"

Her tone was firm, leaving no room for argument.

Hearing this, Ye Chen no longer insisted. He just shook his head and smiled. "I appreciate the sentiment, but… I would hardly call today's situation dangerous."

His words made Hongyu Pill Venerable's expression flicker.

She knew Ye Chen wasn't one for baseless boasts, nor was he an arrogant person.

'But he's facing the combined might of four Great Powers from the Divine Might Realm. If this isn't a dangerous situation, what is?'

'After all, one of them is Master Jingde, a veteran powerhouse at the Fifth Layer of the Divine Might Realm. His cultivation is unfathomably deep!'

Hongyu Pill Venerable couldn't help but wonder what trump card Ye Chen was hiding that gave him the confidence to face this monumental death trap.

"All right, is everyone here now?"

"Are there any others waiting outside as backup? If so, you might as well invite them in, too."

Ye Chen clasped his hands behind his back and ambled to the center of the room.

Seeing his perfectly calm and composed demeanor, Master Jingde and his group couldn't help but feel a growing sense of unease and suspicion.