The Life and Death Battle Platform is located above a peak at the very center of the Celestial Flame Academy.

This peak, named Life and Death Peak, doesn't fall under the jurisdiction of any faction within the Celestial Flame Academy.

Moreover, it remains closed year-round and only opens when someone is about to ascend the Life and Death Battle Platform for a life-and-death duel.

However, today is the day Ye Chen and Duanmu Jie will ascend the Life and Death Battle Platform for their life-and-death duel.

Early in the morning, a large number of students from the Celestial Flame Academy gathered above the Life and Death Peak. At a glance, there were at least several thousand people.

Understandably, Duanmu Jie is a seed student of the Celestial Flame Academy!

Throughout history, few have dared to challenge a seed student to a life-and-death duel on the Life and Death Battle Platform.

Therefore, everyone is extremely interested in this duel.

Although they all know that the winner today will undoubtedly be Duanmu Jie.

Still, they want to see how Duanmu Jie will crush that clueless waste Ye Chen.

"The time is almost here, so why hasn't Ye Chen shown up?"

"That waste must be scared, wanting to flee at the last minute. If he knew this would happen, why did he overestimate himself and sign a Life and Death Contract with Senior Brother Duanmu in the first place? Who does he think he is? Is he even qualified to challenge Senior Brother Duanmu?" At this moment, in front of a massive battle platform, many students from Profound Sword Peak sneered, their mouths filled with mocking smiles.

Duanmu Jie is one of the seed students from their Profound Sword Peak and comes from the Duanmu Family.

Thus, the students from Profound Sword Peak naturally stand on his side.

In their view, Ye Chen, who can't even awaken his bloodline, isn't even worthy of carrying shoes for Duanmu Jie.

How dare he challenge Duanmu Jie to a life-and-death duel? Isn't this just courting death?

"Junior Sister Lin'Er, let me tell you some good news: not long ago, my cultivation broke through to the Third Layer of the Gang Qi Realm. This time, I will personally crush that waste Ye Chen to avenge you." In a grand hall in front of the Life and Death Battle Platform, Duanmu Jie said with a cruel smile at the corner of his mouth to Ye Lin'Er beside him.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother Duanmu. A month ago, crushing that waste Ye Chen was already a trivial matter for you. Now, wanting to kill him is even more effortless," Ye Lin'Er said with a cold smile, her tone filled with mockery and disdain.

Understandably, Duanmu Jie possesses three times the Qi Sea Foundation.

His cultivation breakthrough to the Third Layer of the Gang Qi Realm means he possesses nine feet of Gang Qi, and the sheer power from the outburst of Gang Qi alone reaches a staggering four hundred and fifty tiger power.

As for that waste Ye Chen?

Though his physical body is unusual, even if he has mastered the Yellow Level Middle Grade Martial Arts "Thunderstorm Swordsmanship" to the Perfection Realm, the most he could muster would be around two hundred tiger power.

In front of Duanmu Jie, he's just a joke.

What is he going to use to fight against Duanmu Jie?

"Humph! This arrogant waste, attempting to tarnish Junior Sister Lin'Er, I won't let him die so easily. I want him to first taste the despair before crushing him—to vent your anger." Duanmu Jie said with a sinister smile.

After all, isn't he wanting to get rid of Ye Chen to please Ye Lin'Er?

Ye Lin'Er is now second only to the number one prodigy Chu Feng in the entire Celestial Flame Academy.

If Duanmu Jie could win Ye Lin'Er's favor, the future benefits would be unimaginable.

"Senior Brother Duanmu, you are so kind to me," Ye Lin'Er said with a sweet smile, as if speaking to a lover, with a sweet smile on her lips.

However, within the depths of her eyes flashed intense contempt.

In the eyes of others, Duanmu Jie is undoubtedly a heavenly prodigy, unparalleled in talent or background within the Celestial Flame Dynasty, with countless women dreaming of marrying him.

But in Ye Lin'Er's eyes, Duanmu Jie is merely a pawn.

Once she is done using him, he can be discarded at any time.

"Humph! Duanmu Jie, who do you think you are? To even dream of winning my heart, utterly ridiculous. My bloodline has recently transformed into an Earth Level Bloodline. How dare a trash like you aim so high? It's utterly delusional," Ye Lin'Er sneered in her heart.

A month ago, Ye Lin'Er's bloodline was merely of Profound Level Second Grade.

However, the bloodline within her body constantly fused with Ye Chen's Phoenix Race bloodline.

Until a few days ago, her bloodline finally transformed again, successfully advancing to an Earth Level Bloodline.

Understandably, an Earth Level Bloodline is considered rare even in the entire Southern Heaven Domain.

As for the Celestial Flame Dynasty, a third-rate dynasty, none have existed since ancient times.

So forget about Duanmu Jie. Even the number one prodigy of Celestial Flame Academy, Chu Feng, is not worthy of Ye Lin'Er's attention.

Only the world's most elite prodigies are eligible to be her true destined ones.

As for everyone else, they're simply unworthy.

"Ye Chen, oh Ye Chen, I owe my success today to you, this worthless creature. Without your Phoenix Race bloodline, I would never have achieved what I have now! To repay your kindness, today I will have Duanmu Jie send you down to the Yellow Springs to reunite with your biological parents. Living in this world is just suffering for someone like you; rather than that, you might as well be dead." Ye Lin'Er's eyes were filled with a deep cruelty that would make anyone's soul tremble.

"Ouyang Zhong, what's going on? There's less than half a stick of incense before the duel starts, and that ant Ye Chen still hasn't shown up. Could he have fled in guilt?" At this moment, in a palace atop Life and Death Peak, Duanmu Ying coldly spoke to Ouyang Zhong beside her.

"Ha! He surely knows he is no match for Duanmu Jie, so he wants to escape reality. If he had the guts to come face his death, I would at least respect him as a man, but now, I truly look down on him. The thing I hate the most is someone who is useless and cowardly." Master of the Soul Palace, Chen Fei, couldn't contain his sneer, his eyes full of disdain.

"Does he think that hiding will keep him safe? Life and Death contracts are no joke! No matter where this pathetic coward hides, I will drag him out." Duanmu Ying sneered coldly, her eyes glinting with a terrifying light.

In her view, Ye Chen was merely an obstacle blocking her from seizing the resources of the War King Hall.

After all, Ye Chen's talent for body refining was incredibly high. Given time, he might really have a chance to become the new Hall Master of the War King Hall.

If that time came, it wouldn't be so easy for her to seize the cultivation resources of the War King Hall.

So, she truly wanted to remove this thorn in her side immediately.

"Master of Profound Sword Peak, it's not time yet! It's not too late to talk about these things when the time comes," Ouyang Zhong said coldly to Duanmu Ying, his face extremely grim.

At this moment, his heart was truly heavy.

He had waited so long for an extraordinary talent like Ye Chen with high body refining talent.

However, before he could start cultivating Ye Chen, it seemed Ye Chen was about to die at Duanmu Jie's hands.

How could he be willing to accept this?

What was more disappointing for Ouyang Zhong was that despite his tireless efforts for Ye Chen, the man was so disappointing, choosing to give up right before the decisive battle.

No matter how talented, a coward who knows only how to run away is worthless.

Even if he survived, he wouldn't achieve anything significant in the future.

"What a waste of Ye Chen's martial arts talent. If he had been willing to join our Celestial Flame Peak, he wouldn't end up like this. But, this was his choice. Whatever consequences arise, he must bear them himself. Even if he regrets it now, it's too late," the Celestial Flame Peak Master said indifferently.

From the moment Ye Chen refused to join Celestial Flame Peak, Ye Chen had been completely abandoned by him.

Celestial Flame Peak only shelters its own students.

As for students from other factions, no matter how talented, they have nothing to do with Celestial Flame Peak.

Therefore, there's no way he would step out to save Ye Chen today.

"Girl, it seems Ye Chen is indeed a coward. He doesn't even have the courage to step onto the platform and fight Duanmu Jie. Such a person is not worthy to be our son-in-law." In a hidden corner on Life and Death Peak, a mysterious elder wearing a bronze mask spoke coldly, full of disdain and disgust in his tone.

"Alas! I had thought that our lady's fiancé would surely be a peerless prodigy, both brave and wise. Yet, I never imagined he would be so cowardly! Fine, today I'll save him once for the sake of our lady, but after that, we will leave the Celestial Flame Dynasty, and I never want to see this coward again," sighed the girl in a black veil beside the mysterious elder, her expression showing utmost disappointment.

This girl was the same one Ye Chen had seen at his residence before.

She originally thought Ye Chen was just relatively weak, but should at least have some courage.

After all, he was a direct descendant of the Ye Clan of the Divine Spirit Family!

But now, she found Ye Chen not only lacked strength but also courage—a true coward.

Ironically, she had foolishly thought of recruiting this coward to help avenge her lady.

This was nothing short of a ridiculous farce.

This coward couldn't even handle a mere cultivator in the Gang Qi Realm; how could he possibly assist in confronting a terrifyingly powerful entity?

"Alas! Ye Chen, it's useless; everything is already too late. You've signed the Life and Death Contract with Duanmu Jie, so even if you hide, someone will drag you out to face him. Why were you so impulsive back then?" In front of the Life and Death Battle Platform, a pang of sorrow flashed through Ouyang Xue's dark eyes as she sighed in her heart.

Although she hadn't known Ye Chen long, she once had high hopes for him.

So there's no way she could feel nothing towards Ye Chen.

Precisely because of this, she really didn't want Ye Chen to be killed by Duanmu Jie.

But, reality is so cruel.

Today, even if anyone came, nothing could change this outcome.

"The time is almost up, and hmph! Ye Chen really did desert at the last moment."

"This guy is really a coward," more and more students secretly sneered as time passed, their eyes full of disdain.

"Pass the order to catch Ye Chen and bring him to me," Duanmu Ying directly ordered her subordinates.

"Duanmu Jie, are you ready to die?" At that moment, a cold voice suddenly echoed around the Life and Death Battle Platform, as if thunder had burst, shaking everyone to the core.

Immediately following, a figure appeared before everyone.

It was none other than Ye Chen.

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