Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

”Is that so?”

At this, Ye Chen simply smiled without a word.

Mo Tianyun had no idea.

A much greater storm was actually brewing back in Dongxuan Province, just waiting for his arrival!

...

After the bloody ordeal concluded, Ye Chen invited Mo Tianyun and the others into his room for a casual chat.

Partway through, Song Yubing also arrived.

Her cultivation had been disturbed, and realizing something major had happened on Ye Chen’s end, she had rushed over to check on the situation.

Ye Chen soon let Jieling and Chi Ming out as well.

They were all old acquaintances, so naturally, Ye Chen had nothing to hide.

He didn’t recount the previous battle in painstaking detail, but just a rough description was enough for everyone to appreciate just how dangerous it had been.

A full four Divine Might Realm Great Powers had joined forces. A lineup like that was strong enough to sweep through most of the factions in the eastern part of the dynasty.

Even across the entire Great Hong Dynasty, no one could afford to take such a force lightly.

And upon learning that Ye Chen now possessed the strength to easily slay Divine Might Realm experts, everyone’s expressions became quite colorful.

This was especially true since Ye Chen’s words were corroborated by Hongyu Pill Venerable, who was right there.

No matter how incredible it seemed, they had no choice but to accept this astonishing fact.

”Master’s prowess is even greater than before!”

Chi Ming exclaimed with deep emotion.

Although he had been taken into the Chaos Suppressing Hell Cauldron, he could clearly sense the situation outside.

He had witnessed firsthand Ye Chen’s peerless grace as he swept through his enemies.

He had originally thought that after successfully transforming, his strength would have caught up to Ye Chen’s.

But who would have thought that Ye Chen’s breakthrough to the Divinity Transformation Realm would once again leave him far behind in the dust!

He grew ever more admiring and ever more grateful to be able to follow a master with such world-shaking talent.

”With Young Master Ye participating in the Peach Blossom Banquet, what other prodigy could possibly contend with him?”

Song Yubing was also stunned.

She recalled that when she first met Ye Chen, she was at the Seventh Layer of the Primordial Mansion Realm, while he hadn’t even broken into the Primordial Mansion Realm yet.

But how much time had passed since then?

She had successfully broken through to the Peak of the Primordial Mansion Realm atop Kunlun Mountain.

Yet Ye Chen had already taken a step ahead of her, striding into the Divinity Transformation Realm!

This made Song Yubing’s expression turn complicated.

She was happy that Ye Chen’s strength had progressed by leaps and bounds; after all, it meant he had a much greater chance of taking first place at the Peach Blossom Banquet.

’But this feeling of being so quickly left in the dust by someone close to me... it’s just too disheartening, isn’t it?’

No matter what, she was a renowned heavenly-blessed lady of her generation in the eastern part of the dynasty, and among the younger generation of disciples in the Cyan Rainbow Hall, she ranked in the top three.

Even the number one prodigy of the current generation at Cyan Rainbow Hall paled in comparison to Ye Chen.

After some more idle chatter, Hongyu Pill Venerable soon announced her intention to leave.

She looked at Ye Chen with a solemn expression and said softly, ”I must also enter seclusion to break through to the Divine Might Realm. I don’t want to be left too far behind by Young Master Ye. That feeling is just too frustrating!”

Hearing this, Song Yubing felt a deep sense of empathy and said with a wry smile, ”I’ve also been trying to break through to the Divinity Transformation Realm these past few days, but I never expected Young Master Ye to beat me to it.”

”It seems I’ll have to hurry up, too!”

Mo Tianyun, on the other hand, sighed with emotion. ”At this rate, with Little Friend Ye’s talent, I’m afraid it won’t be long before he catches up to me.”

Luo Rou, however, kept her head down and said nothing.

This was contrary to her usual disposition; she was not normally a quiet person.

Anyone could see that although she didn’t say it out loud, she had most likely been hit hard by Ye Chen’s progress.

In the end, Ye Chen just smiled and bid everyone farewell.

”Senior Sister, it’s time to go.” Jiang Yuzhe tugged at Luo Rou’s sleeve, repeatedly giving her meaningful glances.

Luo Rou finally snapped out of it. Still looking somewhat crestfallen, she walked toward the door with unsteady steps.

Just then, Ye Chen suddenly called out to her.

”Your current realm, is it the Fourth Layer of Divinity Transformation?”

Ye Chen asked.

Luo Rou froze. She turned around in surprise, clearly not expecting Ye Chen to suddenly take the initiative to stop her.

After all, Jiang Yuzhe was still only at the Third Layer of the Divinity Transformation Realm.

Ye Chen could only have been asking her.

”That’s right.”

Luo Rou nodded. She gave Ye Chen a deep look, a trace of bitterness showing in her brow. ”Compared to Young Master Ye, I’m still far behind.”

She wasn’t normally someone who would be so formal with Ye Chen.

Evidently, after learning that Ye Chen possessed the power to easily kill Divine Might Realm experts, she felt a deep-seated reverence for him and no longer saw him as a peer, as she had before.

Ye Chen pondered for a moment, then said, ”Come to my room tomorrow night.”

The moment he said this, Jieling and Chi Ming both shot him a look.

”You... what are you planning to do?” Luo Rou was taken aback.

Jiang Yuzhe, standing to the side, also cast his gaze over.

”When the time comes, I’ll give you a great gift,” Ye Chen said with a smile.

”A great gift?” Luo Rou paused, then the corners of her delicate lips couldn’t help but curl up slightly. A trace of inexplicable anticipation welled up in her pair of bright, beautiful eyes.

”Well then... I shall look forward to tomorrow night,” she said with a charming smile.

”...” Jiang Yuzhe looked strangely at Ye Chen, then back at Luo Rou.

’What on earth are those two planning, meeting so late at night?’

But he didn’t ask any more questions, only noticing that his Senior Sister seemed to have become much more lively after receiving Ye Chen’s invitation.

It was as if she had returned to her old self, no longer so reserved.

Soon, with the two of them gone, the room became empty once more.

Only one person, one Spirit Body, and one demonic beast remained!

”Master, what exactly are you planning by arranging to meet with Miss Luo Rou tomorrow night?”

Chi Ming couldn’t suppress his curiosity and asked.

”Could it be that Master has taken a liking to Miss Luo Rou?” Jieling’s beautiful eyes darted around, her tone carrying a hint of playfulness.

This surprised Chi Ming. Why did Jieling’s personality seem different from usual?

Faced with their questions, Ye Chen just smiled without answering.

”You’ll find out tomorrow night.”

...

In the hallway outside the room, a figure was silently watching Ye Chen’s door.

He was hidden in the shadows, his pair of wicked eyes like two bottomless abysses.

It was as if anyone who met his gaze would have their Divine Soul dragged into Avici, the deepest hell, to suffer excruciating torment.

”Interesting... Truly interesting!”

”Four Divine Might Realm Cultivators in a row, vanished into thin air, disappeared from the face of the earth!”

”It seems the guest in Sky-rank Room One is even more interesting than I imagined!”

With his hands clasped behind his back, he slowly stepped out of the shadows. If Ye Chen were here, he would have recognized him at a glance as the guest who frequently summoned the attendant Qingli into his room!

His face was pale, his features wickedly handsome, and his eyes glinted with a soul-stirring light.