Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

In the vast, empty sky, only roiling dark clouds remained, crisscrossed by streaks of lightning.

The horde of fiends who had menacingly come to intercept the Cloud Mist Tower Ship had all been slain by Ye Chen.

Complete silence.

Everyone stared blankly at the scene before them, still unable to quite believe it.

"Even the Supreme Profound Daoist and that creature of calamity have fallen?"

'This kid… just how powerful has he become?!'

Zhong Quanming didn't dare to imagine.

Murong Dai also felt a chill in her heart. She had once relied on her status to look down on Ye Chen.

'But only now do I realize that in his eyes, someone like me, at the second level of the Divine Might Realm, is probably someone he could annihilate with a flick of his wrist.'

'Master Jingde and the other three were so confident when they came for revenge… now I see it was no different from digging their own graves.'

Murong Dai's heart pounded with fear.

After sweeping away the horde of fiends, Ye Chen's attention immediately focused entirely on the wooden box in his hand.

He was very curious what kind of treasure could attract so many evil cultivators.

Even the Supreme Profound Daoist, the Grand Elder of the Hall of Yama, had shown up!

Ye Chen had no time to bother with the others. He was about to open the wooden box in his hand to find out what was inside.

But just then, Zhong Quanming's shout came from a distance: "Stop!"

He looked at Ye Chen with a complex and fearful expression. "Ye... Young Friend, this item is the ultimate treasure our Treasure Gathering Chamber of Commerce was escorting on this ship. We absolutely cannot allow anything to happen to it. I must ask that you return it to its rightful owner."

"Of course, we won't make things difficult. Since it was you, Young Friend, who helped our Chamber of Commerce retrieve it from the hands of evil cultivators, we will naturally give you the compensation you deserve."

Hearing this, Ye Chen couldn't help but laugh.

He stopped what he was doing and looked coolly at Zhong Quanming. "Compensation? The compensation I want is this treasure in my hands. How about it?"

"Absolutely not!" Zhong Quanming's eyes flickered. "Please make another request, Young Friend. As long as it's something our Chamber of Commerce can provide, we won't refuse!"

"But what if I insist on this one?" Ye Chen said, intrigued.

"Then you will be making an enemy of our Chamber of Commerce!" Zhong Quanming said after a brief silence.

As soon as he said this, the entire crowd burst into an uproar.

No matter how you looked at it, Ye Chen was the savior of their ship. Was the Treasure Gathering Chamber of Commerce really going to turn on Ye Chen immediately after he had eliminated the threat of the evil cultivators?

"Ridiculous!"

Ye Chen shook his head and chuckled. "Weren't we already enemies?"

His tone was contemptuous, as if he didn't take Zhong Quanming seriously at all. A glint of cold killing intent flashed through his brilliant eyes.

These two had actually dared to join forces with the evil cultivators against him. This had undoubtedly triggered Ye Chen's killing intent.

'Regardless of any compensation, Zhong Quanming and Murong Dai must die today!'

As if sensing Ye Chen's thoughts, Zhong Quanming's heart froze. He couldn't help but say, "Young Friend Ye, please calm down. You saw the situation earlier. If I hadn't complied with those fiends, the consequences would have been unimaginable!"

"That's right! If you're not satisfied, with our Chamber of Commerce's financial resources, we can always find a way to compensate you to your satisfaction. How about..." Murong Dai, at his side, also said tentatively.

But before Murong Dai could finish speaking, a beam of Sword Qi had already slashed toward her from a distance.

"SWOOSH!"

A spray of blood erupted as one of Murong Dai's arms fell to the ground.

"AHH—" Murong Dai's face paled. The intense pain made it difficult for her to even stand, and her gaze toward Ye Chen was filled with terror and hatred.

"What are you doing?!" Zhong Quanming roared in anger.

"If I recall correctly, you two were trying to kill Young Friend Ye Chen just a moment ago!"

"What's wrong? Young Friend Ye Chen delivers a small punishment, and you can't take it?"

Mo Tianyun sneered from the side.

"Nonsense! We had no such intention!"

"Anyone with eyes can see we were forced! We had no choice!"

However, Zhong Quanming had no intention of admitting it, roaring with a look of utter grievance.

For a moment, the surrounding cultivators' gazes toward Zhong Quanming turned mocking and derisive.

When they had cooperated with the Supreme Profound Daoist, every one of their moves had carried lethal intent, aiming to obliterate Ye Chen. There wasn't the slightest hint of reluctance.

Now that the Supreme Profound Daoist and the other fiends had been slain by Ye Chen, they were just going to deny everything?

"SWOOSH!"

Another beam of Sword Qi cut through the void, severing both of Zhong Quanming's legs!

Blood gushed like a spring. With a wretched scream, Zhong Quanming's body, deprived of its legs, slammed heavily to the ground, his entire face contorting in agony.

"You bastard! You can kill me, but you can't humiliate me! If you've got the balls, then just kill me!!"

Zhong Quanming was overcome with rage and despair. He had never been so disgraced, so utterly humiliated by a mere teenager in front of so many people.

He looked completely crazed, his roars like thunder. With eyes that looked ready to pop from their sockets, he seemed to want to swallow Ye Chen whole, a shocking sight to behold.

"Noisy!"

Ye Chen shot Zhong Quanming a cool glance.

With a flick of his finger, a sliver of Sword Qi shot directly into Zhong Quanming's mouth and exploded.

In an instant, blood blossomed in the air!

It was as if Zhong Quanming's mouth had been baptized by a rain of swords. His tongue was shredded, and he thrashed in agony on the ground, blood gushing from his lips.

The bloody and brutal scene left everyone watching with their hearts pounding in terror.

"You two are the most disgusting. You've been targeting me from the very beginning."

"If I just killed you, wouldn't that be letting you off too easily?"

Ye Chen gave a faint smile, a brutal light seeming to flash through his dark, deep eyes.

He was just about to lift the lid of the wooden box and see what treasure was inside.

But just then, the distant thunderclouds suddenly burst apart with a deafening roar.

Everyone looked up to see a small tower ship streaking out from the thick clouds like a beam of light. It came to a swift stop before them at an astonishing speed.

"Is that... reinforcements from the Treasure Gathering Chamber of Commerce?"

"The battle is already over, and the support is only arriving now? Isn't it a little too late?"

The banner of the Treasure Gathering Chamber of Commerce was clearly flying from the small tower ship. Recognizing its origin, the crowd began to murmur among themselves.

"Hm? What's going on here?"

A man clad in Heavy Armor strode off the small tower ship. He froze the moment he saw the scene before him.