Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

You could hear a pin drop in Lingtian Pavilion!

No one had expected that this mysterious stranger would dare to speak to the man in white like that!

This was, without a doubt, a blatant threat!!!

A strange look came over the white-robed man's face.

"You want to kill me?"

He sounded as if he'd just heard the world's biggest joke, his eyes filled with derision.

And a hint of cold, murderous intent, almost imperceptible to others!

"And what if I do?"

An invisible aura emanated from Ye Chen, enveloping the entire Lingtian Pavilion. It felt as if they had all been plunged into a raging blizzard, and the bone-chilling cold made everyone's face drain of color as they trembled uncontrollably!

The Buddha's Son's eyes widened. 'This guy really is as fearless as ever! He's about to attack a mysterious expert who isn't even afraid of Jingkong Temple, just like that!'

The white-robed man's eyes narrowed. For an instant, he actually felt a faint, almost imperceptible pressure coming from the other man!

This shocked him to his core.

'In this eastern part of the dynasty, there's actually an expert who can make even me feel threatened?'

Chi Ming, however, was exhilarated.

He'd long wanted to teach that arrogant bastard a lesson!

Now he would finally get to see his master in action again!

Of course, Chi Ming and the others didn't rashly step forward to acknowledge Ye Chen.

Ye Chen surely had his reasons for hiding his identity.

When the time was right, there would be no need for an introduction; Ye Chen would find them himself.

Under the watchful eyes of all, it looked as if Ye Chen was about to strike the man in white!

The white-robed man's senses were on high alert. He had a premonition that if he fought this mysterious man, the entire Lingtian Pavilion would likely be reduced to ash!

"Hold on!"

Just then, a clear voice suddenly rang out, cutting through the murderous atmosphere.

It was Li Jianyin!

This peerless monster, hailed as the number one prodigy of Dongxuan Province, could apparently sit still no longer!

Everyone present couldn't help but grow tense.

No one had expected the situation to escalate this far.

First, the prodigies of the great clans had challenged the Buddha's Son, who in turn invoked his connection to Jingkong Temple for support.

But then, the great personage's Attendant and Li Jianyin—the strongest young Cultivator in the eastern part of the dynasty—also stepped in!

"Oh?"

"Does Brother Li intend to interfere today as well?"

The white-robed man looked at Li Jianyin with great interest.

"I do." Li Jianyin nodded slightly, his hand still gripping the ancient, battered scabbard.

"Are you trying to stop me?" Ye Chen asked, looking calmly at Li Jianyin.

Even when facing the number one prodigy of Dongxuan Province, he was completely unafraid, his voice calm and without the slightest ripple.

However, Li Jianyin shook his head. "The one I intend to stop is you, Brother Bai."

At these words, the white-robed man at his side immediately furrowed his brow.

"What do you mean by that?" he asked, his expression shifting. He no longer addressed him with the familiar title of "Brother Li."

"I organized today's banquet. My purpose was simply to gather fellow practitioners from all over to meet and discuss the path of cultivation."

"But your conduct, Brother Bai, has been truly disappointing."

Li Jianyin's tone was level as he said, "In my eyes, Brother Bai, you are my peer, just like everyone else here. You are all guests whom I should be treating with the utmost hospitality."

"Yet you have repeatedly provoked others at the banquet I am hosting. Frankly, it's causing me to lose face!"

Hearing this, the crowd exchanged glances, all understanding the implication in his words.

In Li Jianyin's eyes, for the white-robed man to act so wantonly at his banquet was, without a doubt, a show of disrespect toward him!

A flicker of emotion crossed the white-robed man's eyes. "If you couldn't stand my behavior, you could have stepped in to stop me much earlier."

"I had thought that if you stopped in time, I could just pretend nothing had happened."

Li Jianyin's voice turned cold. "But you were actually planning to kill someone!"

Anyone could hear that Li Jianyin's tone had grown cold and severe!

"Is that your reason for wanting to attack me?"

The white-robed man frowned.

To someone like him, who regarded human life as worthless, Li Jianyin's behavior was utterly incomprehensible.

'The Cultivation Realm was an incredibly cruel place. Who knew how many Cultivators fell every day? Countless mortals met their end, whether by natural disaster or by being caught in the crossfire of a battle between Cultivators.'

'Why would Li Jianyin get so angry over one insignificant life?'

'Besides, the Buddha's Son wasn't even dead yet!'

But he failed to realize that from Li Jianyin's perspective, it was the white-robed man's attitude that was so unbearable!

To dare to kill someone so casually at a banquet he was hosting—did this man have any respect for him, the organizer, at all?

The Buddha's Son looked on, dumbfounded. The situation was escalating in a way that was completely unpredictable.

Ye Chen, meanwhile, simply watched in silence.

"Out of consideration for your master, I will only strike once."

"If you can block it, I will let you go."

Li Jianyin slowly rose to his feet.

As he did, a monstrous Sword Intent, like a tempest, began to rage through Lingtian Pavilion!

A tremor ran through everyone present!

'Just what realm has the number one prodigy of Dongxuan Province reached?'

"Are you serious?"

The white-robed man truly hadn't expected Li Jianyin to actually move against him!

Seeing Li Jianyin's impassive expression, the white-robed man's own anger flared.

"So be it!"

"In that case, let me see just how profound the Swordsmanship you've cultivated all these years at the Heaven-Reaching Sword Institute truly is!"

"I've long wanted to witness it for myself!"

A terrifying aura erupted from the white-robed man. His robes billowed, his long hair whipped wildly in an unfelt wind, and the ground beneath his feet began to crack inch by inch.

The crowd, horrified, scrambled to their feet and backed away from the center of the conflict!

Any one of them would be considered a first-rate, peerless prodigy in the outside world!

After all, who among those qualified to attend the Peach Blossom Banquet was not the top heir of a major power?

And yet, these two young men before them, of roughly the same age, were subjecting them to an unimaginable pressure!

There is always someone stronger, and a heaven beyond the heavens!

They suddenly realized that to the true peerless monsters from beyond the eastern part of the dynasty, their own meager abilities likely amounted to nothing!

Even Chi Ming, who was at the Divine Might Realm, felt the heavy pressure and was forced to retreat.

Among everyone present, only Ye Chen stood his ground, as immovable as an eternal Divine Mountain!

He allowed the immense auras to wash over him like waves, yet they failed to move him in the slightest!

Compared to the panicked retreat of the others, the difference in their caliber was instantly obvious!

Even Li Jianyin couldn't help but give Ye Chen a strange look.

Under the weight of everyone's solemn and tense gazes, Li Jianyin slowly raised the ancient scabbard in his hand.

He was finally about to make his move!