Due to cultivating the myriad-path Human Emperor Body, Ye Chen almost missed the time for the life and death duel.

Fortunately, he still arrived in time; otherwise, Duanmu Ying would certainly have sent someone to capture him personally.

"It's Ye Chen; I didn't expect him to have the courage to participate in the life and death duel."

"Hmph! This loser still has some backbone, but his death is near. Daring to offend our Senior Brother Duanmu, even if he had ten lives, it wouldn't be enough." The students of Profound Sword Peak sneered, looking at Ye Chen as if they were looking at an ant about to be crushed.

"Loser! I thought you'd hide like a turtle, without the courage to fight me. Seems I underestimated you!" At this moment, a tall figure suddenly emerged from a palace in front of the Life and Death Battle Platform, sneering at Ye Chen.

This figure was none other than Duanmu Jie.

He wore a golden battle robe, raising his head proudly, looking down at Ye Chen like an exalted Divine Spirit judging a lowly mortal, his eyes full of ridicule and disdain.

"Duanmu Jie, if you have any last words, say them quickly, or you won't have another chance," Ye Chen, surprisingly unfazed, coldly stared at Duanmu Jie, his tone impossibly assertive and domineering.

"Arrogant."

"Foolish and ignorant."

"Truly overestimating oneself." The students of Profound Sword Peak couldn't help but laugh after hearing Ye Chen's words, as if they had heard the funniest joke in the world.

Ye Chen was already at death's door, yet he dared to utter such arrogant and foolish words. Who gave him this confidence?

"Girl, this Ye Chen is disgraceful, but even worse is his lack of self-awareness. Does he really not know the difference in strength between himself and Duanmu Jie? And he still fantasizes about killing him." In a hidden corner of the Life and Death Peak, a mysterious elder wearing a Bronze Mask couldn't help but sneer, becoming increasingly disdainful of Ye Chen.

He had already investigated Ye Chen's strength.

Even if Ye Chen used all his might, he could barely muster the strength equivalent to two hundred tigers at best.

But Duanmu Jie?

Not only had his cultivation reached the Gang Qi Realm, but he had also awakened a Profound Level Five-Grade Bloodline; crushing Ye Chen would be a piece of cake.

Yet, Ye Chen still thought he could kill Duanmu Jie.

This type of person, who talks big but has no real ability, was exactly the kind the mysterious elder despised the most.

"If the lady knew her fiancé was such a person, she would certainly be deeply disappointed. We absolutely can't take him to meet our lady; otherwise, he would bring nothing but disgrace to her." The black-robed girl's eyes were filled with intense humiliation; she didn't even want to look at Ye Chen any longer.

To know, her lady had already become a disciple of the Six Great Sacred Lands, her position exalted.

Let alone a seed student of the Celestial Flame Academy, even those true disciples of the Azure Sky Immortal Sect couldn't compare to her lady.

Yet, such a heavenly maiden had Ye Chen as her fiancé.

To her, it was an immense humiliation.

Even the black-robed girl felt extremely aggrieved, wishing her lady could immediately annul the engagement with Ye Chen.

Because this cowardly waste, Ye Chen, was entirely unworthy of her lady.

Swish.

At this moment, Ye Chen's figure flickered, transforming into an agile Divine Leopard, darting toward the Life and Death Battle Platform.

This Life and Death Battle Platform was five zhang high, several hundred zhang long and wide, entirely constructed of a white jade stone, resembling a Black Tortoise Divine Beast crouched atop the Life and Death Peak from a distance.

In these five hundred years, countless students from Celestial Flame Academy had dueled on this platform. The bloodstains they left behind, some even still visible, seemed to narrate those incredibly vicious battles of old.

"Hmph! Ouyang Zhong, you know the rules of the Life and Death Battle Platform. I warn you, do not interfere in this duel; otherwise, I will not be courteous to you. Today, no one can stop Duanmu Jie from killing this overconfident ant." In the resplendent hall, Duanmu Ying's gaze was as cold as ice as she stared at Ye Chen, speaking to Ouyang Zhong in an extremely stern tone.

In her eyes, Ye Chen, this waste unable to awaken his bloodline, could never be Duanmu Jie's match.

Even though rumors claimed he had cultivated the Ancient Golden Elephant Technique to the Minor Achievement Realm in three days, Duanmu Ying paid no heed to it.

Even if Ye Chen's body refining talent was heaven-defying, so what?

It was impossible for him to cultivate the Ancient Golden Elephant Technique to the Perfection Realm within a month.

Moreover, Ye Chen had disappeared for about ten days and hadn't cultivated in the Cyan Wood Spirit Pool.

So, no matter who came today, it wouldn't change the outcome of Ye Chen being killed by Duanmu Jie.

"The rules of the Celestial Flame Academy, I will naturally adhere to. However, if Ye Chen has the ability to kill Duanmu Jie, I hope the Master of Profound Sword Peak will also not violate the rules of the Celestial Flame Academy," Ouyang Zhong said with a cold smile.

In truth, he also knew that Ye Chen had no hope whatsoever of defeating Duanmu Jie today.

No matter how high his Body Refining Talent might be, it was impossible to cultivate the Ancient Golden Elephant Technique to the Perfection Realm within twenty days, or even to the Great Success Realm.

He said such words because he had a belly full of anger with no place to vent.

He was angry that Duanmu Ying was too aggressive, and also angry that Ye Chen was too hopeless.

If Ye Chen had listened to his advice and continued cultivating in the Cyan Wood Spirit Pool, perhaps he really would have had a sliver of hope to defeat Duanmu Jie.

But now, even that sliver of hope was thoroughly shattered.

All that awaited Ye Chen was one outcome, and that was death.

"Ha! Ouyang Zhong, you overestimate that good-for-nothing Ye Chen too much. With his measly strength, what can he use to kill Duanmu Jie?" Duanmu Ying couldn't help but sneer, her lips full of thick ridicule.

She never truly thought that Duanmu Jie would be defeated by Ye Chen.

Because, that was absolutely impossible.

Therefore, she didn't have to violate the rules of the Celestial Flame Academy at all.

"Ye Chen, I'm coming to take your pathetic life now." At this moment, Duanmu Jie also began to stride, slowly walking towards the Life and Death Battle Platform.

His lips slightly curled upwards, his gaze coldly fixed on Ye Chen, as if looking at a prey waiting to be slaughtered, full of contempt and mockery.

"Ye Chen, how could you be so foolish? You shouldn't have signed the Life and Death Contract with Duanmu Jie back then. Alas! This time, no one can save you." In the crowd, a beautiful young girl couldn't help but shake her head, her eyes full of pity.

This young girl was none other than the Fifth Princess of the Celestial Flame Dynasty, Lin Zixuan.

Previously, she was severely injured by Duanmu Xiong during the freshmen competition, so she harbored deep hatred towards him.

But Ye Chen defeated Duanmu Xiong for her, it could be said he vented her anger.

Because of this, she had some favorable feelings toward Ye Chen and truly didn't wish for him to die at Duanmu Jie's hands.

However, even as the Fifth Princess of the Celestial Flame Dynasty, she had no ability to interfere in the duel between Ye Chen and Duanmu Jie, let alone to save Ye Chen.

"Hmph! Blame it on him for being overly confident. Does he really think that just because he defeated Duanmu Xiong, he's qualified to be Duanmu Jie's opponent? Truly naive." Liu Feng sneered, looking pleased at misfortune.

Ever since he was defeated by Ye Chen in the freshmen competition, he bore a grudge against him.

Now seeing Ye Chen about to die at Duanmu Jie's hands, naturally, he was very happy.

Whoosh.

A moment later, both Ye Chen and Duanmu Jie had ascended to the five-zhang high Life and Death Battle Platform, standing twenty zhang apart, confronting each other atop the platform.

The air immediately filled with heavy killing intent, making it hard for many students to breathe.

"Ye Chen, you must survive, you must." In the crowd, Ye Hao couldn't help but clench his fist, feeling immensely anxious.

"Trash, I've wanted to kill you for a long time, and today I can finally get my wish. Now hurry up and roll over here to die." At this moment, Duanmu Jie suddenly shouted, his expression becoming extremely fierce, with dreadful murderous energy surging all over his body.

He tried multiple times to put Ye Chen to death but failed.

Yet today, Ye Chen wouldn't have such good luck.

With him personally taking action, Ye Chen would surely die a miserable death.

"What do you think you are? Wanting to take my life too. Today, the suffering my foster parents endured, I'll make sure you pay back a hundredfold." Ye Chen's eyes shot out terrifying cold light, speaking to Duanmu Jie word by word.

Thinking of his foster mother, who was almost killed by the strongmen sent by Duanmu Jie.

And his foster father, whose pipa bone was pierced by the Duanmu Family's Golden Dragon Guard.

A fierce fury burned in Ye Chen's chest.

Today, he was determined to exact revenge and wash away the shame for his foster parents.

"Overly confident. Do you really think your foster father and mother escaped unscathed? After killing you, I'll find them out and execute them, so you won't be lonely on the road to the underworld." Duanmu Jie's lips curled into a sinister smile.

Rumble.

In the next moment, extremely violent Gang Qi surged forth from Duanmu Jie's body, enveloping a nine-zhang wide area, making the entire Life and Death Battle Platform tremble.

"Nine Feet Gang Qi, oh my! Am I dreaming?"

"Could it be, that Duanmu Senior Brother's cultivation has already entered the Third Layer of Gang Qi Realm?" The watching students couldn't help but gasp in shock, their expressions filled with extremity.

"Doesn't this mean, Duanmu Senior Brother can easily crush Ye Chen many times over with only the strength of Gang Qi, truly pitiful for that trash!" Some also commented with a look of schadenfreude, gazing at Ye Chen as if observing a dead man.

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