Translator: Seventh Peril Editor: Anuvrat
The slender young man looked somewhat frail. However, just as he slowly walked out, a cold roar rang out, causing the aura on his figure to become exceptionally tyrannical.
At the moment, those who were watching Ye Zhong, their eyes flickered slightly and filled with restraining fear.
Quite a number of people knew about Ye Zhong’s identity. Ye Zhong should be the trash of the Ye Clan according to the rumours. However, no one could understand how a mere trash could suddenly become so powerful.
“This fellow…”
Su Yu stared at Ye Zhong and was speechless for a while. Although she knew that with his status, it would be difficult for him to ascend the Nine Stairs to Heaven even with the Innate Command Token, she would never have thought that Ye Zhong had such a domineering personality! Such a demeanour reminded Su Yu of his past deeds such as one-hundred-steps rampage, causing her to be dazzled.
“A fellow who’s bringing about his own destruction.”
Mo Fanlong’s cold gaze fell on Ye Zhong and then he sneered. In his opinion, Ye Zhong’s actions were akin to pushing himself to the teeth of the storm [1]. Who knew how many powerhouses would attack him then?
“What an interesting fellow. No wonder Jiang Le and the others would suffer such a huge loss under his hands.” Ning Yu stared at Ye Zhong with a strange look in his eyes.
“Is he our new Junior Brother?” Rong Tian smiled faintly.
“It seems so. If we don’t talk about today’s ending, I’m afraid that in the future, our Xingxiang Sect will become even more lively.” Song Shaochen also smiled. They had basically confirmed Ye Zhong’s identity as the disciple of Xingxiang Sect.
“He’s no longer a child, but his tone is quite arrogant.” Lei Ruoxu stared at Ye Zhong indifferently, and spoke with a cold smile, his eyes glinting with undisguised coldness.
Surprisingly, Ye Zhong came out and said in such an overbearing manner, and yet the powerhouses present were speechless, they just stared at him with hostility and vigilance. Obviously, what Ye Zhong had done these few days had already spread like wildfire, and none of them believed that they would be his match.
However, compared to the vast majority of the powerhouses, those who were already sitting on the Nine Stairs to Heaven had a cold glint flashing across their eyes. Some of them had already clashed with Ye Zhong a few times and naturally knew that this seemingly harmless young man in front of them was not easy to deal with. They definitely did not want Ye Zhong to ascend the Nine Stairs to Heaven.
Ye Zhong was too difficult to deal with, even if they were to make a move now, there was still some uneasiness in their hearts.
“Ye Zhong, the Innate Command Token in your hands should originally belong to our Chiyun Martial House, you better hand over the token!”
After a moment of silence, a shrill voice filled with resentment rang out. Next, Meng Xu from the Chiyun Martial House waved his hand with a pale face, and then dozens of figures flew out from behind him. None of them had injuries on their bodies, and they were clearly stronger than those he had brought with him back then.
Obviously, Meng Xu had an extremely deep grudge with Ye Zhong, and even though he was afraid of him, he could not help but want to make a move against him now.
Upon hearing Meng Xu’s words, the expressions of many people present turned somewhat strange. Stealing something from the experts of the Chiyun Martial House, this Ye Zhong was indeed quite capable.
Ye Zhong turned his head and looked at the gloomy-looking Meng Xu, he then smiled and said, “Meng Xu, if the lesson I gave you last time was not enough, I can teach you another lesson. But this time, I will show no mercy!”
Hearing Ye Zhong’s mocking words, many people’s eyes instantly fell on the defeated members from the Chiyun Martial House who didn’t come out. Looking at their strange expressions, many of them were frightened inwardly. Could it be that Ye Zhong was the culprit behind all these injured experts?
And on the side of the Ye Clan members, their expressions were all gloomy to the extreme. They also suffered a similar defeat, but their manpower was not as large as the Chiyun Martial House, almost everyone was still injured.
On the other hand, the members of the Su Clan narrowed their eyes at Ye Zhong, suspicion flickering in their eyes. They had heard the name of this trash Ye Zhong for a long time, but they did not expect that after coming to the ruins of the Innate Temple, this so-called trash seemed to have transformed into a completely different person.
As for the subordinates of the Hollow Prince, all of them had a weird expression on their faces. It seemed like the words this brat used to threaten them was not a joke? Although their line-up was slightly stronger than that of Chiyun Martial House. However, if the Chiyun Martial House’s lineup were to suffer a great loss under his hands, they would probably have a tough time!
“Ye Zhong! This time will be different from the other day! Since you do not want to hand over the Innate Command Token, don’t blame me for being impolite!” Meng Xu growled with an evil grin, after he looked at the direction of the Nine Stairs to Heaven, then at Ning Yu’s expression, which remained unchanged.
“Assemble the formation!”
“Yes sir—”
With Meng Xu’s shout, several powerhouses from the Chiyun Martial House responded one by one. They did not rush towards Ye Zhong, but gathered together at lightning speed. A strange aura spread out from their bodies at the same time and slowly moved toward Meng Xu, as if they were trying to pass on their aura into his body.
“Formation?”
Ye Zhong saw this scene and a strange look appeared in his eyes. He never expected that a mere Chiyun Martial House would actually be able to arrange a formation. Although this formation looked somewhat unsightly at a glance, in this situation, its power did not seem weak at all!
“*Bang— Bang— Bang—*”
As the strange aura gathered, the power within Meng Xu’s body raised steadily. In the next moment, his strength actually directly surpassed the Fourth Layer of Body Tempering, reaching the Fifth Layer of Body Tempering. The aura radiating from his body could make one feel chilled to the bone.
“Black Evil Slash!”
Meng Xu’s face turned red. He chopped with his right hand, while his body moved, he swung his palm towards Ye Zhong. Following his actions, a long pitch-black shadow of a blade faintly covering his arm, causing this move of his to instantly become extremely fierce.
Obviously, this move was the strongest attack that Meng Xu could unleash with the combined power of so many experts. He understood beforehand how formidable Ye Zhong is, so he wouldn’t allow him to make a move and took the initiative to attack him with the most powerful move, hoping to kill Ye Zhong in one blow.
The sound of air explosion reverberated, causing the faces of several powerhouses to turn grave. The Chiyun Martial House was worthy of being known as one of the two Great Martial Houses of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Such a background was truly incomparable to an ordinary clan or sect. Even if it was Ye Zhong, who was not at a disadvantage against Mo Fanlong just now, he would be at a great disadvantage now!
“Ye Zhong, no one in the world can save you today!” Meng Xu’s expression was ferocious as his body flashed out like lightning. As he moved, a low explosive sound rang out.
“This is getting interesting.”
Faced with such an attack from Meng Xu, Ye Zhong’s pupils constricted slightly, and he stomped his foot on the ground as he activated the Secret Art of Six Grave Swords in his body. At the same time, the sword imprints began to superimpose on his fist. Although the power was not as terrifying as Meng Xu’s, there was still a terrifying power gathering around it.
“Shura Sword Seal!”
The next moment, Ye Zhong’s eyes turned cold. He moved his right arm and sent a punch towards Meng Xu’s terrifying attack. Under the watchful gaze of the crowd, the fist collided with Meng Xu’s terrifying slash.
“*Boom—*”
An earth-shaking loud sound rang out in the square. After which, an incomparable violent wind moved in all directions. Cracks slowly spread out on the hard brick ground below when the two attacks collided.
“*Crack—*”
The stalemate only lasted for a moment, and then, the black blade vanished while Meng Xu’s arm shattered. Ye Zhong’s punch broke through his attack, his arm was twisted in a weird angle, and then the punch landed on his chest and abdomen. His chest instantly collapsed, and his body was sent flying backward in a ferocious manner.
“Puff—”
The moment Meng Xu landed on the ground, he spat out a mouthful of blood, which contained minced meat. It was obvious that this time, Meng Xu had suffered an internal injury.
“Puff— Puff—”
Behind him, the powerhouses from the Chiyun Martial House who had set up the formation also trembled, spitting out mouthfuls of blood, one by one losing the ability to fight.
“Gulp—”
When they saw this scene, many powerhouses present gasped, shock surfaced in their eyes. Even though Meng Xu temporarily enhanced his power to the strength at the Fifth Layer of Body Tempering, yet he was defeated so easily?
Staring at Ye Zhong, many people could not describe the feeling that they had right now.
Ye Zhong repelled Meng Xu with a single punch, but his expression did not change at all. He casually shook his right hand, and a long green steel sword appeared in his palm.
“Ye Zhong, you—”
Meng Xu’s face fell as he hurriedly spoke.
Even Ning Yu, who had been maintaining his calm the entire time, instantly stood up.
“Puff—”
Before anyone could react, Ye Zhong had already swung his sword and pierced through Meng Xu’s chest. A look of disbelief appeared on Meng Xu’s face. His throat let out a gurgling sound, and a moment later, he collapsed limply to the ground.
Killed on the spot! Ye Zhong didn’t just render Meng Xu unable to fight, but actually killed him! Such a decisive approach and firm attitude caused quite a number of the surrounding powerhouses to suck in a breath of cold air [2]. Their originally restless mind had instantly calmed down. The young man in front of them was not a merciful lord!
TL note(s):
[1] “the teeth of the storm” or “where the wind and the waves are the fiercest” implying “the heart of the struggle” (the most vulnerable/dangerous place).
[2] “suck in a breath of cold air” means “a reaction caused by shock or surprise”.