Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

In the void above, the three Elders from the Song family and Ye Chen stood in a standoff.

Their expressions were grim, their eyes filled with intense wariness as they stared at Ye Chen.

The Song family contingent had originally arrived with great fanfare to intercept Ye Chen and his companions. They had been brimming with confidence, utterly self-assured, and hadn't taken Ye Chen seriously in the slightest.

Yet in the end, all their experts, save for the three Elders, had been completely wiped out.

Before coming here, who could have predicted such an outcome?

All by himself, Ye Chen had actually managed to stop their entire group of Song family experts, a group that included three Elders at the Seventh Layer of the Divine Might Realm!!!

Who would even believe it if they heard?

"This kid is something else!" Song Xuanxing narrowed his aged eyes, as if trying to see right through Ye Chen. "No wonder he managed to cultivate to a realm comparable to those monstrous talents from Dongxuan Province, despite coming from a barren place like Lei Province."

They had originally been worried that a Divine Might Realm expert like Chiming would be unstoppable at the Peach Blossom Banquet.

Now, it seemed that if Ye Chen were to attend the Peach Blossom Banquet, the result would be even more terrifying.

They finally understood why a Great Demon of the Divine Might Realm would willingly serve as a mount for a human Cultivator!

This Ye Chen was, without a doubt, the most monstrously talented young Cultivator they had ever seen in their entire lives. Bar none!

"And now, only you three old-timers are left."

"So, talk. What secret does that purple jade hairpin hold that's worth the Song family going to such great lengths to obtain?"

Ye Chen clasped his hands behind his back. He glanced at the distant horizon. Chiming had long since departed, his figure a tiny black dot against the skyline, almost impossible to see.

This allowed him to relax completely. Now he could go all out and have some fun with these old fossils from the Song family!

"Hmph! That's a vital secret of my Song family. Do you think we would just casually reveal it to an outsider like you?"

Song Jiuming sneered. He had taken several Healing Elixirs, and his injuries had already recovered considerably.

"Is that so?"

"You'd rather die than talk?"

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow.

"What? From your attitude, do you really think you can take on the three of us?"

Song Xuanxing frowned.

"You think I can't?" Ye Chen smiled.

"Arrogant!"

An angry expression appeared on Song Shanqi's face. He normally had a kind, benevolent look and an approachable tone, but now, even he was enraged by Ye Chen's attitude.

"The reason I stayed behind to play with you all is that I have no intention of leaving any survivors."

"However, if one of you is willing to reveal the secret of the purple jade hairpin, I might be persuaded to let him live."

Ye Chen said nonchalantly.

"Trying to divide us with such a cheap trick? Boy, you're still wet behind the ears!"

Song Jiuming scoffed.

"Cheap?" Ye Chen laughed.

'So-called tactics were worthless.'

'When these old-timers truly stared death in the face, one of them would inevitably break and tell me the secret of the purple jade hairpin to save their own skin.'

'In the end, might makes right!'

"Enough wasting words on this kid!"

Song Xuanxing's voice was grim. "He's killed so many of our Song family members. There's a blood feud between us now. If we don't eliminate this menace today, I'll be too ashamed to ever return to the family."

"Well said." Song Shanqi nodded, his expression turning grave.

If they failed to eliminate Ye Chen today and he escaped, given the power and talent he had displayed, he would one day become a mortal threat to the Song family!

"You're in a hurry to get back to the Song family, and I'm in a hurry to catch up to Chiming and the others."

"Then let's make it quick."

Ye Chen's figure flickered. His voice had barely faded when he appeared right in front of Song Xuanxing.

His astonishing speed made the Song family's Elder of Punishments' expression tighten. Daring not to be complacent, the vast aura of his Seventh-Layer Divine Might Realm cultivation surged forth like a tidal wave, suppressing the surrounding void!

"Do it now!"

Having fought Ye Chen before, Song Jiuming knew better than anyone just how terrifying the young man before him was!

Therefore, the moment he saw Ye Chen attack Song Xuanxing, he realized Ye Chen intended to pick them off one by one. He immediately gathered his power and rushed to Song Xuanxing's aid.

A blazing shower of light enveloped Song Jiuming as he once again transformed into a brilliant sun. Mighty ripples of energy spread in all directions, and a terrifying torrent of power surged toward Ye Chen's back!

If this strike landed, he was confident that no matter how formidable Ye Chen was, he would be gravely injured, if not killed on the spot!

'After all, Ye Chen is just a Divinity Transformation Realm Cultivator. His protective Spiritual Power is only at the Divinity Transformation level. How could he possibly block the divine might of Divine Might Realm experts like us?'

However, to Song Jiuming's astonishment, Ye Chen truly hadn't put up any defense against him.

Wreathed in purple light, Ye Chen suddenly threw a punch at Song Xuanxing as an ancient, desolate dragon's roar echoed between heaven and earth.

As for Song Jiuming behind him, he was completely ignored.

"Courting death!" Song Jiuming's eyes turned murderous.

'He saw this as a sign of Ye Chen's utter contempt!'

'True, he had been suppressed by Ye Chen's punch before. But he was still fuming about it, convinced he had only lost because he hadn't taken Ye Chen seriously and had been caught off guard. Now the opportunity was perfect. He had to target Ye Chen's opening and land a vicious, fatal blow! It was time to teach this kid a lesson—to remind him he was just a Divinity Transformation Realm cultivator. How dare he look down on Divine Might Realm Great Powers like them?'

Meanwhile, facing Ye Chen's fist, Song Xuanxing felt the pressure mount, and his aged face twitched.

A flash of lightning streaked through his murky eyes. Dark clouds gathered overhead, and with a shift of his hand seals, myriad bolts of lightning descended, coiling toward Ye Chen.

As the Song family's Elder of Punishments, Song Xuanxing had mastered his Thunder Punishment Skill to perfection. Even other Cultivators at his realm wouldn't dare face the attack head-on.

To say nothing of a mere youth at the Fourth Layer of the Divinity Transformation Realm!

Meanwhile, Song Shanqi was not idle.

With a wave of his hand, ambient Spiritual Qi gathered frantically, forming a great bow in his grasp that radiated a dazzling light!

The next moment, he drew the bowstring taut, and an arrow of Spiritual Power shot forth, aimed straight at Ye Chen's head!

He was the one who had launched the sneak attack on Ye Chen's group when they first arrived!

And the sliver of sharp energy that Ye Chen had shattered with a single punch had, of course, been one of his arrows.

Now, with all three Elders attacking simultaneously, Ye Chen was suddenly caught in a pincer, attacked from both front and rear.