Supreme Lord of Towers

In the sky above Profound Sword Peak, Xiahou Shi’s face had turned ashen, his eyes glaring wide with utter disbelief.

He could hardly believe that Duanmu Ying had actually been defeated by Ye Chen in such a manner.

After all, Duanmu Ying’s strength was not inferior to his, and she even possessed a half-step magical artifact that should have significantly enhanced her combat abilities.

Yet, in front of Ye Chen, she had not even a shred of power to fight back, and even her dantian was crippled.

If he had been the one fighting Ye Chen just now, he feared the outcome would have been the same.

At that moment, every hair on his body stood on end, and he was gripped by a chilling dread, with an impulse to flee from this place.

”He actually comprehended the True Intent. How is this possible?” Soul Palace Master Chen Fei stood paralyzed, staring at Ye Chen as if seeing a monster.

Ye Chen was merely sixteen or seventeen years old today and still unable to awaken his bloodline.

Yet, he successfully comprehended the true intent of the lower-grade Profound Level martial art ”Blazing Sun Heaven-Smashing Fist.”

This was nothing short of a fantasy.

If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it to be true.

”No! How could our Peak Master lose to this useless trash? I must be dreaming.” Duanmu Hui, Duanmu Lang, and the others wore expressions of utter disbelief, their faces ashen, unable to accept the reality before them.

They had thought that after Duanmu Ying used her most powerful killing technique, she would surely be able to eliminate this useless Ye Chen.

But they never imagined that not only was she unable to kill Ye Chen, but she also had her dantian shattered by him and was reduced to a complete cripple.

This was nothing short of a nightmare for them.

”Girl, never expected Ye Chen to actually comprehend a True Intent. His martial arts talent, even in the Ye Clan of the Divine Spirit Family, is quite impressive. If he could awaken his bloodline, his speed in comprehending true intent would surely improve.” In a hidden corner of Profound Sword Peak, a mysterious elder wearing a bronze mask looked astonished as his pupils contracted violently.

To him, Ye Chen had always been nothing more than a complete failure.

As a direct descendant of the Divine Spirit Family’s Ye Clan, he could not even awaken his bloodline, which was really quite pathetic.

But now, he finally saw something shining in Ye Chen.

For instance, his martial arts talent was in no way inferior to those geniuses of the Divine Spirit Family and could even be considered excellent.

This did justice to his identity.

”Hmph! Hei Bo, so what if his martial arts talent is good? He can’t awaken his bloodline. No matter how high his martial arts talent is, he can never compete with those top geniuses of the Southern Heaven Domain in his lifetime. We should not have too high hopes, or we are destined to be disappointed.” Beside the mysterious elder, a girl with a black veil and black teeth sneered coldly.

Indeed!

Ye Chen’s martial arts talent was not bad.

But to him, it was merely average.

After all, Ye Chen’s parents had exceptionally high martial arts talent and were among the top geniuses in the Southern Heaven Domain.

Especially Ye Chen’s mother, whose martial arts talent had once overshadowed her entire generation. Even among the Six Great Sacred Lands, few could compete with her.

So, for Ye Chen to have such martial arts talent, being the son of those two, was nothing out of the ordinary and certainly not anything to be proud of.

”Girl, at least he is not as useless as we imagined. If there is a way to awaken his bloodline, maybe he could genuinely help our lady.” The mysterious elder couldn’t help but remark with a sigh.

At this moment, his view of Ye Chen began to change slightly.

At least, in terms of martial arts talent, Ye Chen was worthy of their lady.

Unfortunately, he just couldn’t awaken his bloodline.

”How easy it is to awaken his bloodline. He’s already sixteen or seventeen and still can’t awaken it. In this lifetime, it’s basically impossible, even with rare Heaven and Earth Treasures to forcibly awaken his bloodline; it won’t amount to much. We should just give up on him early.” The girl in black shook her head, having lost all hope in Ye Chen.

Because the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.

”Once this matter is over, we will report to the lady and let her decide. If she is willing to help him awaken his bloodline, there might be a glimmer of hope.” The mysterious elder said.

Their lady is now a disciple of the Six Great Sacred Lands and is highly regarded by the mighty figures there.

So, she might have a way to awaken Ye Chen’s bloodline.

By then, even if Ye Chen couldn’t catch up to their lady, he would surely be much better off than he is now.

”Alas! Our lady marrying such a useless fiancé is really unfortunate.” The girl in black couldn’t help but sigh, feeling deep sympathy for her lady.

”Ah! Ye Chen, you little bastard, you dare cripple my dantian. When Lin’er returns from the Immortal Secret Realm, she will not spare you.” At that moment, Duanmu Ying’s furious roar echoed, sending chills down everyone’s spine.

She struggled to rise from the ground, but with her legs broken, she was only able to kneel.

Her face contorted, glaring at Ye Chen malevolently, wishing to tear him apart.

”Ye Lin’er? That bitch won’t be coming back. I already killed her,” Ye Chen replied with a cold smile.

”No, you’re lying. With your worthless self, how could you possibly kill Lin’er? You’re definitely lying,” Duanmu Ying’s body trembled violently, refusing to believe Ye Chen’s words.

Ye Lin’er had awakened the bloodline of the Phoenix Race and also had many hidden trump cards.

Even Duanmu Ying was extremely wary of her.

Therefore, even if Ye Chen possessed the Secret Treasure, which greatly enhances his combat power, he could never be a match for Ye Lin’Er, let alone kill her.

”Alright, venomous woman, if you admit to killing Elder Ouyang, I can give you a quick death. Otherwise, I will make you wish you were dead.” Ye Chen’s eyes suddenly emitted a terrifying killing intent, sending chills down one’s spine.

In fact, killing Duanmu Ying was as easy as turning his hand for Ye Chen.

The reason he hadn’t done so was to bring justice for Ouyang Zhong, letting the world know that it was Duanmu Ying, this venomous woman, who caused his death.

Only this way could the spirit of Ouyang Zhong rest in peace.

”You damned brat, don’t think you can make me submit with force. I didn’t kill Ouyang Zhong. Even if I die, I will never admit it,” Duanmu Ying gritted her teeth, looking as if she would rather die than yield.

”If you don’t admit it, I’ll make this old codger tell the truth. I’ll ensure that you die convinced.” A cold smile flickered at Ye Chen’s lips as he looked at Duanmu Ying like she was a jumping clown.

Swish.

The next moment, his body left a shadow at the spot, as he transformed into a humanoid Flood Dragon, dashing rapidly towards Xiahou Shi.

Boom boom boom.

From high above, a series of piercing sounds of air being cut rang out.

Ye Chen’s speed was unbelievably fast. Wherever he passed, the air exploded, leaving a white wave of air behind.

”Stop him, stop him quickly,” Xiahou Shi’s face changed drastically, filled with intense shock as he hurriedly ordered the Xiahou Family’s experts around him.

Whoosh!

At the same time, a golden Sword Qi flew out from his Dantian and merged with the black Battle Saber in his hand, instantly transforming into a black-gold saber light dozens of feet long, slashing mercilessly toward Ye Chen.

This was a Lower Grade Profound Level Saber Technique he had cultivated, its power not at all inferior to Duanmu Ying’s ”Profound Ice Sword Qi”.

Yet, he had no confidence in blocking Ye Chen.

After all, Ye Chen’s strength was so overwhelming that it drove Xiahou Shi to despair.

”Old codger, stop your futile struggle. Tell the truth obediently, and I’ll give you a quick death.” Ye Chen said coldly, as a dazzling golden sun appeared above his fist, smashing fiercely against the black-gold saber light.

With a loud crack.

The next moment, the terrifying saber light shattered like paper, blasted apart by Ye Chen in one move.

”Quick, block that brat for me,” Xiahou Shi’s forehead was covered in cold sweat, his body trembling violently.

”Kill!” In an instant, the thirty-plus Celestial Spirit Realm experts brought by Xiahou Shi exerted their full strength and rushed at Ye Chen together.

There’s no denying that the power of these thirty-plus Celestial Spirit Realm experts was truly terrifying, some even rivaling the likes of Ouyang Lu.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to destroy the entire Ouyang Family so easily.

However, at this moment, their eyes were filled with deep fear, as they looked at Ye Chen as if seeing a terrifying Ancient Fierce Beast.

If they weren’t obliged to follow Xiahou Shi’s orders, they wouldn’t have wanted to fight Ye Chen at all.

”Ye Chen, they destroyed our Ouyang Family, please avenge the thousands of souls lost.” Ouyang Xue’s eyes turned blood-red, filled with intense anger and sorrow.

”You beasts, die!” Ye Chen’s body was enveloped in a terrifying killing intent, his features twisting slightly, as if he had become an unrivaled god of slaughter.

Since meeting Ouyang Xue, she had never asked anything from him.

But now, she was begging him to kill these Xiahou Family experts, to avenge her family.

This showed how deeply Ouyang Xue was grieving.

Therefore, Ye Chen would not spare any of the executioners today.

Rumble!

Ye Chen’s fists swung rapidly through the air. The power unleashed by the thirty-plus Xiahou Family experts collapsed like paper, incapable of stopping Ye Chen at all.

Swish.

Then, Ye Chen’s body vanished from its spot, reappearing before the group of Xiahou Family experts.

”Fierce Sun True Intent.” At this moment, Ye Chen unleashed the Fierce Sun True Intent to its utmost, manifesting countless golden suns in the air, bombarding the Xiahou Family experts relentlessly.

Ah!

Horrific screams echoed in the sky above Profound Sword Peak, sending chills down one’s spine.

Wherever Ye Chen’s fists passed, the bodies of the Xiahou Family experts exploded, turning into a rain of blood that filled the sky.

In just a few breaths, more than half of the Xiahou Family experts had perished under Ye Chen’s fists.

”Damn it, damn it, Ouyang Xue, it’s all your fault, you bitch. I will never let you go.” At this moment, a figure suddenly flew swiftly towards Ouyang Xue, surrounded by murderous intent.

This figure was none other than Xiahou Shi.