Translator: Seventh Peril Editor: Anuvrat
Ye Zhong’s indifferent gaze swept across Meng Xu’s corpse and then landed on Ning Yu, who was now standing upright with an ugly expression on his face. His indifferent voice echoed throughout the square, “Next time you want to probe me, you’d better do it yourself.”
“Heh, Young Master Ye, you’re exaggerating,” Ning Yu was silent for a moment, but a smile appeared on his face. “Those small fries below have eyes but fail to recognize Mount Tai [1], they deserve this, since the item is already in Young Master Ye’s hands, naturally it belongs to you.”
As his voice faded, Ning Yu waved his hand. Instantly, those powerhouses with blood flowing from their mouths all clutched at their chests as they retreated, one by one. Naturally, someone brought Meng Xu’s corpse down with them. But even so, there was still a faint scent of blood spreading through the air.
Ye Zhong’s cold gaze lingered on Ning Yu for a moment, but in the end, he sneered and did not say anything more. Instead, he swept his gaze through the crowd and spoke softly, “Since no one has any objections, I shall take this spot.”
As his voice faded, Ye Zhong tossed the Innate Command Token in his hand and headed towards one of the stairs. This time, the eyes of many powerhouses flashed with reluctance and greed. However, in the end, almost everyone suppressed the greed within their hearts.
When the three girls saw this scene, they heaved sighs of relief as well. As long as Ye Zhong stepped on the Nine Stairs to Heaven, no one would be able to stop him, even if they regretted it.
“Ye Zhong, do you really think you can easily ascend the Nine Stairs to Heaven? We, the Ye Clan, don’t have the slightest intention to stand behind you! Just you alone, what qualifications do you have to get a single spot!?” Just as Ye Zhong took a few steps forward, a cold and dense sneer sounded out, causing the eyes of quite a number of people to twitch. Eventually, there was someone who dared to go against him?
Ye Zhong’s eyes turned extremely cold at that moment, and there was a trace of undisguised killing intent on his previously indifferent face. Then, Ye Zhong turned his head slowly and his sight landed on the spot where the Ye Clan and Su Clan members were.
At this moment, Ye Yiyin slowly walked out with a sneer on his face. At the same time, the eyes of the Ye Clan members were flashing. As for those Su Clan members, they were all ready to make a move as well. Obviously, these members of the Ye and Su Clans understood that no matter how Ye Zhong had suddenly become so strong, the conflict between them and Ye Zhong was irreconcilable. Ye Zhong did not intend to reconcile with them. If that was the case, Ye Zhong definitely could not be allowed to ascend the Nine Stairs to Heaven. Otherwise, it would be even more difficult to deal with him if he obtained the inheritance of the Innate Temple.
“Did the Ye Clan make a move to deal with Ye Zhong?” Witnessing the scene, many people present had a strange look in their eyes. The way they looked at Ye Zhong was filled with contradictions. What kind of irreconcilable conflict could have led Ye Zhong and the Ye Clan to such a state?
“Phew—”
Ye Zhong slowly heaved a sigh of relief, his expression returning to its normal state. However, as he stared at Ye Yiyin and the others, his gaze grew colder and colder.
“Ye Yiyin, you don’t think that if your surname is Ye then I won’t kill you, right?” Ye Zhong spoke indifferently, “I’ve said it before, what I love to step on the most is people surnamed Ye!”
“Ye Zhong, don’t tell me you think that you are very powerful just because you took a little advantage in the main hall back then? If you know what’s good for you, hand over the Innate Command Token and consider that we are all members of the Ye Clan. I’ll leave you with an intact corpse.” Ye Yiyin stared at Ye Zhong, ridicule appearing on his face, as his soft voice echoed in the sky.
“Make your move.”
A hint of mockery appeared on Ye Zhong’s face. He could not be bothered to talk to these guys anymore, as he spoke indifferently and prepared to deal with them with lightning speed.
“Since you don’t know your own limits and don’t know the meaning behind the two words ‘Ye Clan’, then I will let you know today!”
Hearing this, the killing intent in Ye Yiyin’s eyes was no longer concealed. Back in the stone temple, he wanted to kill Ye Zhong without hesitation. However, in order to save some strength to fight for an Innate Command Token, he had had no choice but to endure it. But at this moment, he did not want to give Ye Zhong a chance. No matter how Ye Zhong rose to prominence, such a character must not be allowed to live any longer. Otherwise, his existence would be a huge problem! It was enough to have Ye Yihao and Ye Yiyin in the Ye Clan. There was no need to count Ye Zhong in!
“Senior Brother Ye Zhong!”
Qu Xuan’s eyes were filled with worry when she saw this scene. She had never expected that ascending the Nine Stairs to Heaven would actually cause so much trouble.
“We can’t help him. What happens now can only depend on him. However, these Ye Clan b*stards were not his match before, and now they are probably no match for him either, don’t worry too much.” Xiang Qiyu spoke softly with some hesitation. However, when she said these words, it was obvious that even she did not believe it herself. After all, he dared to attack even after witnessing Ye Zhong’s lightning quick methods of ending the battle just now. If this Ye Yiyin did not have a few tricks up his sleeve, how could he have the guts to do so?
However, even though the three girls were anxious, they couldn’t do anything with their abilities. In front of true strength, all schemes and tricks were meaningless.
“Heh, how interesting.” Su Xuan stared at Ye Zhong, but had no intention of making a move.
Only Ye Yihao was frowning slightly, but in the end, he didn’t say anything.
“Everyone, listen to my orders. Attack together and capture this Ye Clan traitor.” Ye Yiyin stared at Ye Zhong, and then sneered coldly. He had already charged Ye Zhong with a crime.
“Yes sir!”
Seeing that Ye Yiyin was finally going to take action, the other Ye Clan members who had been defeated by Ye Zhong were now gnashing their teeth one by one, and making their way forward. Even so, their appearances were somewhat laughable.
However, even though they were a bunch of defeated warriors, the Ye Clan members were still emitting an impressive aura. It was obvious that they were prepared to keep Ye Zhong here without holding back this time.
Upon seeing this, the eyes of the other powerhouses flickered slightly, and a strange look appeared on their faces. Ye Zhong versus the Ye Clan, this was indeed an exciting scene to watch.
“Ye Clan traitor?” Ye Zhong smirked, his expression indifferent. “What an excellent accusation!”
As his voice faded, Ye Zhong took a step forward and activated the Secret Art of Six Grave Swords within his body. This time, all the Spiritual Qi hidden within Ye Zhong’s bones and skin began to circulate on its own, causing Ye Zhong’s Qi and Blood to boil and his aura to reach its peak.
“What is that? That Ye Zhong had such a strong aura on him!? A mere powerhouse at the Fourth Layer of Body Tempering. How could he be so strong!?” Sensing the powerful aura radiating from Ye Zhong, the crowd gasped, their eyes filled with shock as they squinted and gazed at the figure on the battle scene.
This scene caused the originally sneering face of Mo Fanlong to stiffen slightly. Even the Hollow Prince who did not place Ye Zhong in his eyes before was shocked. Apparently, they sensed something from the aura inside Ye Zhong’s body now.
“This is—”
Feeling the extremely terrifying aura of Ye Zhong, Ye Yiyin’s eyes twitched. At this moment, even with his strength, he could feel an indescribable sense of danger from Ye Zhong causing him to tremble in fear and trepidation.
“*Bang—*”
The Heavenly Circuit of Spiritual Qi in Ye Zhong’s body self-circulated for nine cycles, urging him to let out a long howl into the sky. The next moment, Ye Zhong stomped on the ground and his body shot forward, he activated the Four-Layered Shura Sword Seal as each layer started to superimpose rapidly on his fist.
“Stop him!”
Feeling the terrifying power from Ye Zhong’s body, Ye Yiyin broke out in a cold sweat. He could feel the energy emanating from Ye Zhong’s body was definitely not something he could counteract!
Hearing Ye Yiyin’s shout, although the expressions of those Ye Clan members were ugly, they instantly rushed forward one by one. If they were to lose again at this moment, their Ye Clan’s face would be completely thrown away.
“*Slap— Slap — Slap —*”
Facing the oncoming onslaught of the Ye Clan elites, Ye Zhong was not polite in the slightest. This time, he struck out with a mountain-like palm shadow, which instantly unleashed a devastating power. The oncoming attackers were sent flying back and collapsed on the ground like a dead dog, blood spurted out from their mouths one by one. The so-called Ye Clan warriors, despite their numbers, could not stop Ye Zhong at all. The current Ye Zhong was almost invincible!
Everyone’s eyes were filled with shock! There was actually such a character in this world who could confront large numbers of enemies alone, fight one against a hundred! With a single move, forcing countless powerhouses to retreat!
This was one kind of a peerless potential! It was an attitude of a young Heaven’s Pride [2] rising to prominence!
“Bang!”
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Ye Zhong tore through the encirclement formed by many figures, and in the blink of an eye, his body almost instantly flashed to the place in front of Ye Yiyin, who had an ugly expression on his face.
“What!?”
Seeing Ye Zhong break through the encirclement of the Ye Clan’s members in an instant, Ye Yiyin’s eyes were filled with shock! Ye Zhong’s approach was even more terrifying than last time!
However, Ye Yiyin was not an ordinary person. At this moment, he slapped his right hand and an illusionary vine wrapped around his palm. Like a giant wooden palm, it swept out crazily…
TL note(s):
[1] “have eyes but fail to recognize Mount Tai” implying “to fail to recognize someone or something of great status”.
[2] “Heaven’s Pride” or “Heaven’s Chosen” implying “someone who has a supreme talent”.