Deathly silence!

At the summit of Profound Sword Peak, there was a deathly silence everywhere.

The cultivators watching were all frozen in place, just like they had been struck by the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, unable to react for the moment.

"Injured, the Peak Master is actually injured. No, I must be dreaming." It took a long moment before a student from Profound Sword Peak exclaimed in shock, unable to believe his eyes.

Their Peak Master Duanmu Ying had always been an invincible existence in their minds, and throughout the Celestial Flame Dynasty, there were hardly a few people who could match her.

But now, having unleashed the Bronze Dragon Lion Bloodline, she was injured by Ye Chen, a waste who couldn't even awaken his bloodline.

This was like an absurd story, making them all doubt their reality in an instant.

"Impossible, that waste can't possibly have such strength on his own. Just how many Secret Treasures does he have hidden on him?" In the crowd, Liu Xin's eyes widened, her face turning paler than a corpse, as if she had swallowed a pile of dead flies.

She originally thought that after unleashing the Bronze Dragon Lion Bloodline, Duanmu Ying could easily crush that waste Ye Chen to death.

But unexpectedly, the outcome was completely beyond her expectations.

Not only did Ye Chen remain unharmed, but he also managed to injure Duanmu Ying.

This was a massive blow to her.

"How could this happen? It's only been half a month since we last saw him, yet Ye Chen's strength has increased so much that even Duanmu Ying is no match for him. Even if I struggle for a lifetime, I can never catch up with him." Xiao Lan said, her face deathly pale, her eyes full of intense jealousy and resentment.

In the past, she had fantasized about defeating Ye Chen through her own efforts.

But now, even that sliver of fantasy has been completely shattered.

Ye Chen's strength now is hundreds of times stronger than hers, and killing her would be effortless for him.

What could she possibly do to catch up with Ye Chen?

The thing that made Xiao Lan most unwilling was that Ye Chen was clearly a waste who couldn't even awaken his bloodline, yet he had become so powerful.

He must have encountered some heaven-shaking opportunity.

If she could have such an opportunity, she would undoubtedly become many times stronger than Ye Chen.

Why is the heavens so unfair?

"Damn it! This waste is hiding so deeply. If we don't quickly eradicate him, it could breed endless trouble." At this moment, Xiahou Shi's face turned incredibly gloomy, his eyes shooting out terrifying killing intent, making one shudder uncontrollably.

He originally didn't take Ye Chen seriously.

In his eyes, Ye Chen was just an ant that could be easily crushed.

But now, even he felt a great threat emanating from Ye Chen.

One must know, even though Duanmu Ying's strength may not surpass his, it definitely isn't much weaker.

Yet she, in her true form, was injured by Ye Chen.

This indicates that Ye Chen is already capable of posing a threat to both him and Duanmu Ying.

And Ye Chen now, at only around sixteen or seventeen years old, already possesses such formidable strength.

If he continues to grow, what then?

"Elder Xiahou, this waste surely relies on the power of a Secret Treasure to be so strong. Without the Secret Treasure, he is nothing!" said a strong member of the Xiahou Family coldly.

"Indeed, it's highly likely he encountered some opportunity in the Immortal Secret Realm. However, no matter how strong he is, compared to our Young Master Xiahou Lei, he's just a joke. If our Young Master Xiahou Lei were here, he could crush him with a flick of his finger." Other strong members of the Xiahou Family echoed.

"Killing such a waste doesn't require our Young Master Xiahou Lei to act personally. I alone can crush him." Xiahou Shi's expression suddenly turned ferocious, a violent surge of Celestial Spirits emanating from him, enveloping an area within a hundred feet around him.

Yes!

Ye Chen indeed became strong after relying on the power of a Secret Treasure.

However, Xiahou Shi is no pushover either.

As long as he joins forces with Ouyang Xue, they can surely eradicate that waste Ye Chen.

"You old fool, are you that confident? Don't say I didn't give you a chance. You two come at me together, today I'll take both your heads to honor Elder Ouyang." Ye Chen looked at Xiahou Shi with indifferent eyes, terrifying killing intent shooting out, his tone overbearingly aggressive.

"Brother Shi, since this waste overestimates himself, let's oblige him." Duanmu Ying's expression had already calmed down, as she took out a Healing Elixir and swallowed it.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle.

The next moment, her severed meridians quickly healed, and her injuries instantly recovered seventy to eighty percent.

"I never expected that the Healing Elixir Lin'Er gave me would be so effective." Duanmu Ying couldn't help but be overjoyed.

The elixir she just consumed was given to her by Ye Lin'Er, and it's an extremely precious Spirit Pill.

Unexpectedly, its effect was far better than Duanmu Ying had imagined.

With this, even if Duanmu Ying gets injured again, she can rapidly recover using the remaining potency of the elixir.

Even if Ye Chen wants to kill her, it's harder than reaching the heavens.

"Ye Chen, do you really think you're the only one with a Secret Treasure? I have one too." At this moment, from Xiahou Shi's sleeve suddenly flew out a jet-black Battle Saber, flashing with terrifying cold glints, its sharpness to the extreme as if it could cut through all things under heaven and earth.

On the blade of the Battle Saber were engraved mystical patterns, seemingly containing an unfathomable mysterious power, causing one's soul to tremble involuntarily.

"Oh heavens! Could that be a Half-step Magical Artifact?"

"No doubt about it, it must be a Half-step Magical Artifact; only a Half-step Magical Artifact would have such engraved patterns." The gathered strong cultivators gasped collectively, their eyes fixed on the black Battle Saber in Xiahou Shi's hand, full of deep fear.

It's known that Half-step Magical Artifacts can generally only be refined by Immortal experts.

In the Mortal Realm, it's extremely rare to see a Half-step Magical Artifact.

Even those at the Peak of the Celestial Spirit Realm usually have to use Top Grade Spiritual Artifacts as their weapons.

Yet on Xiahou Shi, he actually carries a Half-step Magical Artifact.

This was truly beyond everyone's expectations.

"The Elder's Half-step Magical Artifact is not only incomparably sharp but also its engraved patterns can unleash an extremely terrifying power, greatly enhancing the user's strength. I want to see how Ye Chen, this trash, will resist this time?" The strong cultivators of the Xiahou Family sneered, looking at Ye Chen as if he were a dead man walking.

The Xiahou Family, as one of the most powerful families of the First Class Dynasty Red Flame Dynasty, has produced several Immortal experts.

It was these Immortal experts who brought Half-step Magical Artifacts to the Xiahou Family.

And Xiahou Shi, this time came under the orders of the Xiahou Family Patriarch to destroy the Ouyang Family.

Therefore, to prevent any accidents, the Xiahou Family Patriarch specifically lent him this Battle Saber.

With this Battle Saber, Xiahou Shi was virtually invincible in such a small place as the Celestial Flame Dynasty.

No matter if Ye Chen possesses a Secret Treasure, he's definitely no match for Xiahou Shi.

"Trash, you're the first person to see me use the Cyan Profound Sword, so even if you die, you can take pride in that." Just as everyone was stunned, a cyan Battle Sword flew out from Duanmu Ying's sleeve, its entire body like it was forged from Jade Divine Jade, exuding a faint divine glow.

On this cyan Battle Sword, similarly, were engraved mystical patterns.

Without a doubt, this was also a Half-step Magical Artifact.

"Oh heavens! This is our Profound Sword Peak's treasured Cyan Profound Sword, famous alongside the Vajra Bell of the War King Hall."

"The successive Peak Masters of Profound Sword Peak rarely use this treasured artifact to confront enemies. Only in absolutely necessary situations would they choose to do so because every use of the Cyan Profound Sword's patterns results in wear and tear, and reportedly after ten uses, it would completely lose its effect." The students of Profound Sword Peak exclaimed in surprise.

The Half-step Magical Artifact, although immensely powerful, also has its drawbacks.

Once the patterns are excessively worn, it would completely lose its effect, reducing to an ordinary Top Grade Spiritual Artifact.

Therefore, since becoming the Master of Profound Sword Peak, Duanmu Ying had never used the Cyan Profound Sword.

However, this time, in order to kill Ye Chen, she could no longer afford to worry about such things.

Ye Chen, this trash, hides powerful Secret Treasures within him, and with her strength alone, it's very difficult to kill him.

So, she could only rely on the power of the Cyan Profound Sword.

"Not good, it's a Half-step Magical Artifact, Ye Chen, you must be careful." Ouyang Xue's face suddenly changed dramatically, her expression extremely grave.

The Ouyang Family also had a Half-step Magical Artifact, called the Vajra Bell.

However, this Half-step Magical Artifact had always been carried by her father and is now missing.

Otherwise, Ye Chen could perhaps use this Half-step Magical Artifact to contend with Duanmu Ying and Xiahou Shi's Half-step Magical Artifacts.

"Teacher Ouyang, you don't have to worry. Even if they have Half-step Magical Artifacts, what of it? Killing them is still like slaughtering dogs to me." To everyone's surprise, not only was Ye Chen not the least bit fearful, but a strong disdain crossed the corners of his lips as he spoke in an overwhelmingly forceful and domineering tone.

As if the Half-step Magical Artifacts in the hands of Duanmu Ying and Xiahou Shi were just a bunch of useless scrap metal.

"Arrogant words!"

"Overestimating oneself!"

"I want to see just how long you, this trash, can remain arrogant!" Duanmu Hui and the strong cultivators of the Xiahou family sneered, looking at Ye Chen as if he were a pitiful clown.

"Trash, die for me." A terrifying murderous glint shot out from Duanmu Ying's eyes as she swung the Cyan Profound Sword in her hand, fiercely slashing towards Ye Chen's direction.

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