"It's Ye Ming. After he killed our Patriarch, he disappeared without a trace. Turns out he brought Ye Chen to the Celestial Flame Academy." In the crowd, an elder glared at Ye Ming with fury, his entire being radiating murderous intent.

This elder was the Third Elder of the Luo Family.

This time, he was responsible for leading the younger generation of the Luo Family to report at the Celestial Flame Academy.

Although the Patriarch Luo Tong of the Luo Family had been killed by Ye Ming, the Luo Family's foundation was extremely solid and had not been removed from the three great families of Kunzhou Prefecture.

So, the young members of the Luo Family who passed the Celestial Flame Academy assessments still came to report as planned.

"The Eldest Young Master is now an Inner Sect Student of the Celestial Flame Academy. He will surely avenge the Patriarch."

"As long as the Eldest Young Master is here, no one dares to destroy our Luo Family." The younger generation of the Luo Family gritted their teeth, their eyes full of hatred.

The Eldest Young Master they spoke of was Luo Tong's eldest son, Luo Yang.

Luo Yang had joined the Celestial Flame Academy four years ago and is now an Inner Sect Disciple.

Moreover, he awakened the Double-headed Red Lion Bloodline; even the high-levels of the Celestial Flame Academy believed he had a great chance of becoming a Qi Dao Grandmaster of the Celestial Spirit Realm in the future.

Therefore, as long as he could grow smoothly, one day he would surely kill Ye Ming to avenge Luo Tong.

"Look quickly, isn't that the Golden Dragon Guard from the Duanmu Family? Why are they here?" A commotion arose suddenly in the crowd.

Everyone's gaze was drawn to a group of cultivators in golden battle robes, eyes full of caution.

This group of cultivators, although only seven people, each had already stepped into the Gang Qi Realm, their aura even more powerful than the black-robed old man Ye Chen killed.

Especially the white-haired elder leading the group, his strength was extremely terrifying, giving the impression of a wild beast, making everyone's soul shudder involuntarily.

"The Golden Dragon Guard of the Duanmu Family? Not good, are they here to capture us?" Ye Chen's pupils suddenly contracted, his face losing color instantly.

"Ye Ming, you dog who dares to defy the heavens, you even dared to kill someone from our Duanmu Family, kneel down and die!" A voice filled with coldness echoed from the white-haired elder's mouth, his tone overbearing to the extreme, as if commanding Ye Ming.

"A Half-Step Celestial Spirit Realm expert." Ye Ming's face changed dramatically, even his muscles tensing, looking like a great enemy had arrived.

The white-haired elder before him gave him an intense sense of danger, as if he could be killed instantly by the elder's mere gesture.

It must be known, Ye Ming's cultivation had already stepped into the Ninth Layer of the Gang Qi Realm, capable of fighting even a Tenth Layer strongman.

Only a Half-Step Celestial Spirit Realm expert could make him feel such a strong sense of crisis.

"Haha, it's the Golden Dragon Guard of the Duanmu Family, Ye Ming is dead for sure this time."

"He killed a powerhouse from the Duanmu Family and dared to brazenly enter the Royal Capital. How foolish!" The Luo Family cultivators laughed, their expressions filled with schadenfreude.

"Hmph! Ye Ming, even if your cultivation has broken through to the Ninth Layer of the Gang Qi Realm, so what? You're just a joke in front of the Golden Dragon Guard." The Third Elder of the Luo Family scoffed, looking at Ye Ming as if looking at a dead man.

"Foster father, foster mother, quickly follow me into the Celestial Flame Academy." Ye Chen said urgently.

His strength, though much stronger than when he killed the black-robed elder.

However, even if he used all his trump cards, he had no confidence in defeating a Half-Step Celestial Spirit Realm expert.

Now, the only way was to hide in the Celestial Flame Academy with his foster father and mother to possibly escape danger.

He didn't believe the Duanmu Family dared to cause trouble within the Celestial Flame Academy.

"Foolish trash, do you think you can escape?" At this moment, the white-haired elder sneered, his mouth filled with mockery.

Swish.

The next moment, he left a residual shadow in place, transforming like a human-shaped beast, swiftly charging towards Ye Chen and his group.

Bang, bang, bang.

A series of ear-piercing sonic booms erupted in the air, hurting everyone's eardrums.

In the blink of an eye, the white-haired elder appeared five or six zhang away from Ye Chen, his body radiating a terrifying Gang Qi that enveloped the surrounding twenty zhang.

Moreover, this extremely terrifying Gang Qi slammed towards Ye Chen and his group like crashing waves, seemingly about to crush them on the spot.

"Twenty zhang of Gang Qi, he is indeed a Half-Step Celestial Spirit Realm expert." Ye Chen couldn't help but gasp, feeling a chill along his spine.

Typically, a strongman at the Tenth Layer of the Gang Qi Realm can generate ten zhang of Gang Qi.

But once stepping into the Half-Step Celestial Spirit Realm, the amount of Gang Qi within a cultivator's body greatly increases, instantly reaching twenty zhang.

Therefore, ordinary Tenth Layer Gang Qi Realm experts are no match for a Half-Step Celestial Spirit Realm expert, unable to resist at all.

Only those with powerful bloodlines or a double Qi Sea foundation can challenge a Half-Step Celestial Spirit Realm expert.

However, Ye Ming's Qi Sea foundation, like that of ordinary cultivators, is only a single base.

And his Red Eagle Bloodline is merely a Yellow Level third-grade bloodline.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for him to contend against the white-haired elder.

"I am the one who killed the experts from your Duanmu Family, it has nothing to do with Chen'er. If you want to kill, kill only me." Ye Ming couldn't help but let out an angry roar, instantly pushing his Gang Qi to its limit, enveloping Ye Chen and Xiao Hui.

With a loud explosion.

In a flash, two forces of Gang Qi clashed fiercely, producing a thunderous roar that shook the very ground.

Crack, crack.

Nonetheless, Ye Ming's Protective Gang Qi was only nine zhang, and under the white-haired elder's twenty zhang Gang Qi, it disintegrated in an instant.

"Red Eagle Bloodline." Ye Ming's face turned deathly pale, and behind him appeared a scarlet Divine Eagle five zhang tall, spreading its gigantic wings, shielding Ye Chen and Xiao Hui firmly between them.

Bang.

The next moment, the ferocious Gang Qi struck viciously above Ye Ming's Bloodline Dharma Aspect, causing the scarlet Divine Eagle to emit a mournful wail.

Ye Ming also suffered a backlash from this power, blood continuously gushing from his mouth.

"No! I will not let you harm my adoptive father and mother." Seeing this, Ye Chen's eyes immediately turned blood red, his facial features contorted like a frenzied beast.

In that instant, he didn't hesitate to push the power of the Ten Thousand Human Emperor Body to its limit, ready to unleash the Thunderstorm Swordsmanship in a life-and-death duel with the white-haired elder.

He absolutely could not just sit by and watch his adoptive father and mother die before his eyes.

To save them, he would stop at nothing, even if it meant exposing the secret he carried.

"Stop! Ye Chen is a student of our Celestial Flame Academy. Who gave you the audacity to attack him?" At this moment, an angry voice suddenly echoed in everyone's ears.

Soon after, a graceful figure soared rapidly from within the Celestial Flame Academy, radiating turbulent Gang Qi that formed into an Ice Sword seven zhang long, striking towards the white-haired elder.

"Ouyang Xue." The white-haired elder's brows furrowed slightly, and the Gang Qi around his body condensed into a massive golden palm to meet the Ice Sword.

With a loud crack.

The next moment, the Ice Sword was shattered by the palm, dissipating into the void.

"Teacher Ouyang." Upon seeing this graceful figure, Ye Chen couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Because it was none other than Ouyang Xue, a teacher from the War King Hall.

"Ye Chen, come here quickly, with me around, no one can harm you." Ouyang Xue moved with a thought, using her Gang Qi to pull Ye Chen to her side.

"Ouyang Xue, even though you possess a double Qi Sea foundation, you're not my match. Today, I'll spare this waste for your sake, but as for those two, no one can save them today." The white-haired elder sneered malevolently, a cruel smile spreading across his lips.

Though Ouyang Xue was a teacher at Celestial Flame Academy,

Her cultivation was only at the Seventh Layer of the Gang Qi Realm. Even with a double Qi Sea foundation, her Gang Qi was only fourteen zhang, far from being a match for the white-haired elder.

Hence, even if she gave it her all, she could not be his opponent.

Swish, swish, swish.

The next moment, the six Golden Dragon Guards behind the white-haired elder advanced towards Ye Ming and Xiao Hui, surrounding them.

While the white-haired elder stood facing Ouyang Xue, a mocking smile still hanging at the corner of his mouth.

"Teacher Ouyang, please save my adoptive father and mother." Ye Chen gritted his teeth, worry etched deep in his expression, pleading with Ouyang Xue.

He had never imagined the Duanmu Family's experts could be so arrogant and reckless, daring to make a move against them outside Celestial Flame Academy.

Even Ouyang Xue, the academy's teacher, couldn't fully deter them.

Had he known earlier, he would never have brought his adoptive father and mother into the Royal Capital.

But alas, it was too late now, even if he regretted it.

"Hmph! The Duanmu Family is utterly lawless, daring to act wildly at the gates of our Celestial Flame Academy. Let go of Ye Chen's adoptive father and mother at once." Ouyang Xue fixed the white-haired elder with a cold gaze, shouting at him angrily.

Earlier, if she hadn't arrived in time, Ye Chen, whom she highly valued as a genius, might have already died at the hands of the white-haired elder.

Thus, her heart was truly filled with fury.

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