Invincible Soul Emperor

Chapter 243: Chapter 243: Seeing the Black Card as Seeing the Host

The green-shirted elder knew Qin Dahai’s name, of course, and had just seen Ye Qingchen trying to kill him.

However, the elder was puzzled. The youth before him was not only impossibly young, but his strength was merely at the Martial Master Realm. Yet, he had managed to push Qin Dahai, a cultivator at the second layer of the Martial Spirit Realm, to such a state.

This kid is no simpleton!

Deep down, the green-shirted elder greatly detested Qin Dahai. After all, the man was infamous for his misdeeds and often tarnished the reputation of the Rising Sun Pavilion. He even held a slight appreciation for the young hero, Ye Qingchen.

Of course, this did not change the green-shirted elder’s intention to kill Ye Qingchen.

The Rising Sun Pavilion had its own rules. If anyone dared to kill a member of the Qin Family, the green-shirted elder was obligated to intervene.

Seeing the green-shirted elder appear out of nowhere, Ye Qingchen’s brow furrowed tightly.

Although he was incredibly weak, not even a peak-state Qin Dahai could have easily withstood his last attack, Sword Dusting the Wind. Yet the elder before him had simply waved his hand, dissolving his Sword Qi into nothingness without so much as rustling his clothes.

This man is definitely an expert! His strength is far greater than Qin Dahai’s!

Ye Qingchen sighed inwardly. Both the strength the elder had just displayed and the aura he currently exuded confirmed that he was at least a high-level Martial Spirit Realm expert.

Even at full strength, Ye Qingchen was no match for a second-layer Martial Spirit Realm cultivator like Qin Dahai. He stood even less of a chance against a high-level one.

Ye Qingchen’s mind raced, searching for a counter-strategy. At the same time, he continued to swallow Spirit Pills to replenish his energy. Only an Alchemist like Ye Qingchen would possess such an astonishing reserve of Spirit Pills; anyone else would have long since been exhausted to death.

The green-shirted elder saw Ye Qingchen consuming Spirit Pills but paid it no mind. In his eyes, a cultivator in the Martial Master Realm was hardly stronger than an ant.

Just then, Qin Dahai recovered from his shock and gloated at Ye Qingchen, ”Ye Qingchen, weren’t you trying to kill me just now? Not so arrogant anymore, are you? HAHAHAHA!”

Qin Dahai’s smug gloating only deepened the green-shirted elder’s revulsion, but he merely frowned and said nothing.

Qin Dahai then turned to the green-shirted elder. ”Senior,” he pleaded, ”this is the boy who killed my daughter, and he nearly killed me just a moment ago! Please, take action and kill this kid! Avenge my daughter, Qin Xi!”

The green-shirted elder nodded and walked steadily toward Ye Qingchen.

By now, Ye Qingchen had recovered some Spiritual Energy. Seeing the green-shirted elder approach, he certainly wasn’t going to sit back and await his doom. He once again unleashed his Earth Rank Martial Technique, Leaf Blade Storm, and attacked.

Facing the usually unstoppable Leaf Blade Storm, the green-shirted elder merely raised his hand and casually slapped the leaf blades apart.

Ye Qingchen was aghast. The Leaf Blade Storm was the strongest attack he could currently muster, yet his opponent had neutralized it with such ease.

After shattering the Leaf Blade Storm, the green-shirted elder closed the distance to stand before Ye Qingchen. He extended a somewhat withered hand and struck out toward Ye Qingchen’s chest.

This seemingly unremarkable palm strike felt to Ye Qingchen like a mountain crashing down on him, filling him with a sense of unavoidable despair.

Is this the power of a high-level Martial Spirit Realm cultivator?

Ye Qingchen sighed inwardly but still fully mobilized his Dual Pupil Martial Soul, desperately searching for a flaw in the attack. Although the Dual Pupil Martial Soul helped slow the palm strike’s velocity, Ye Qingchen could only rely on his movement technique to barely evade a fatal blow. He was still sent flying by the green-shirted elder’s palm strike.

Watching Ye Qingchen get utterly crushed by the green-shirted elder, Qin Dahai shouted excitedly, ”Kill him! Kill him!”

The green-shirted elder, however, let out a soft ”oh” of surprise. Although he hadn’t used a Martial Technique, given Ye Qingchen’s strength, dodging that palm should have been impossible. Yet, Ye Qingchen had managed it. That was as much as he could do, however.

Ye Qingchen slammed heavily onto the ground, turning to one side and spitting out a mouthful of blood. The single palm strike had left him gravely wounded and on the verge of death. If not for the aid of his Dual Pupil Martial Soul and a body tempered by Fen Tian’s Earth Fire, that one attack would have been enough to extinguish his life.

The green-shirted elder shook his head and continued toward Ye Qingchen, preparing to end his life. Right now, Ye Qingchen found it difficult to even move. If he took another palm strike from the elder, he had no chance of survival.

Soon, the green-shirted elder was less than two meters away.

He raised his hand, aiming a Palm Seal straight at Ye Qingchen’s chest.

It was an ordinary-looking palm strike, yet it felt as massive as a mountain, pressing down on Ye Qingchen so heavily that he couldn’t lift his head. Even his breathing stopped.

Seeing this, a smile bloomed across Qin Dahai’s face.

He dared to oppose the Rising Sun Pavilion. He was simply seeking death!

But then, the unexpected happened. The green-shirted elder’s withered palm stopped abruptly, a mere half-foot from Ye Qingchen’s chest.

Then, as if he had seen a ghost, he suddenly dropped to his knees, his eyes fixed intently on Ye Qingchen’s chest.

Ye Qingchen followed the elder’s gaze and saw a black card peeking out from his own robes. It was the VIP black card Qin Zhantian had given him when he left the capital, though Qin Zhantian had not explained its specific purpose.

The elder is kneeling because of this VIP black card. It has to be.

The green-shirted elder spoke, his voice stammering, ”You... you actually have the Rising Sun Pavilion’s VIP black card? In hundreds of years, the entire Rising Sun Pavilion has only ever issued two of these.”

Ye Qingchen didn’t rush to respond. He struggled to retrieve another Spirit Pill and swallow it. Only after the tumultuous energy in his body calmed somewhat did he speak. ”Elder Qin Zhantian personally gave this to me when I was in the capital.”

The green-shirted elder hastily bowed. ”Seeing the black card is the same as seeing the Pavilion Master himself. I have gravely offended you. Please forgive my transgression.”

Ye Qingchen waved a hand dismissively. He hadn’t expected the black card to be so powerful. Only then did Ye Qingchen realize that the greatest gift Qin Zhantian had given him that day wasn’t the top-grade Earth Rank Leaf Blade Storm Martial Technique, but this black card! Its value was immeasurable.

Since the elder had only been following the rules of the Rising Sun Pavilion, Ye Qingchen did not hold it against him.

A black card! He actually has the Rising Sun Pavilion’s black card! How can this be?! The smile on Qin Dahai’s face froze solid. Qin Zhantian had never given a black card to any of his own sons! And now, he had given one to an outsider!

Why?! Why?!

At that moment, Qin Dahai’s heart filled with venomous jealousy.

After recovering a sliver of his strength, Ye Qingchen used his Qingfeng Sword as a crutch and struggled to his feet. He looked at the elder and said, ”If I kill Qin Dahai now, you won’t interfere, will you?”

The green-shirted elder quickly shook his head. ”Please, do as you wish. If you require it, I can even act on your behalf.”

Ye Qingchen shook his head. Vengeance was something he had to exact with his own hands. Only then could he vent the rage in his heart. Though he was severely injured, Qin Dahai was already immobilized. Killing him would be easy enough.

A trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth, Ye Qingchen dragged his Qingfeng Sword as he staggered toward Qin Dahai, one difficult step at a time.

Qin Dahai was completely dumbfounded. He had been certain of his death, but the elder’s sudden appearance had given him a reprieve and renewed his confidence. Yet just as Ye Qingchen was about to be killed, a VIP black card was revealed! Now, even if more experts from the Rising Sun Pavilion arrived, none would save him.

Qin Dahai was plunged into utter despair. He lay on the ground, wailing in agony.

Ye Qingchen paid no attention to Qin Dahai’s reaction. At this moment, there was only hatred in his eyes.

Finally, Ye Qingchen stood before Qin Dahai. He raised the Qingfeng Sword in his hand and thrust it down.