The murderous intent on Zeng Ming was undisguised. He stared at Ye Chen, eyes filled with disdain, and sneered, "Even if your earlier weakness was just a guise, so what? You're only skilled in speed. Ultimately, you are merely in the Sea of Qi Realm, while I am at the Peak of the Elemental Wheel Realm!"

He was very proud.

Although spending so much time earlier failing to catch his target was frustrating, if it came to a direct confrontation, even if ten opponents like the one before him appeared, he wouldn't pay them any mind.

"Peak of the Elemental Wheel Realm, I've killed more than a few."

Ye Chen raised the hand holding his sword, the tip pointing directly at Zeng Ming. Then, he took a step forward, employing the Heaven-Ascending Step, and appeared instantly in front of Zeng Ming.

"Such speed!"

Zeng Ming's pupils shrank as his heart screamed in astonishment. But being a prodigy of the Feiyang Martial Arts Academy, he was not an ordinary person either. A brilliant Elemental Force Shield exploded from his body.

Ye Chen's sword stabbed against the Elemental Force Shield and was blocked by it.

In the palm of Ye Chen's sword-wielding hand, the Sword Essence had already been washed and layered three times.

Wave Overlap Technique, explode!

"Boom!"

The Elemental Force Shield suddenly exploded.

Panic flashed through Zeng Ming's eyes as his long knife swept toward Ye Chen's waist and abdomen.

"Clang!"

Ye Chen's Celestial Mark Sword retracted at a speed beyond imagination, standing vertical in front of him, blocking Zeng Ming's sweeping long knife. In the next moment, a formidable aura emanated from Ye Chen.

Enveloped by this aura, Zeng Ming's mind was shocked.

At this moment, in his eyes, the opponent in the Sea of Qi Realm transformed into an undefeated War God!

It was Ye Chen's Invincible Sword Stance!

Zeng Ming's power momentarily stagnated.

Even though he quickly regained his composure and forcibly stabilized his mind, in that brief moment, it was enough for Ye Chen.

The Celestial Mark Sword swirled and followed Zeng Ming's long knife, slicing off the wrist holding the knife.

"Ah!"

Zeng Ming let out a miserable scream, hurriedly retreating.

Ye Chen coldly snorted, tiptoeing on the ground, merging with his sword, launching a chain of aggressive moves.

Five Elements Sword Intent exploded.

Golden Extreme Sky-breaking Sword!

"Swish!"

This sword pursued speed and explosion.

With lightning-fast Sword Qi, it aimed straight at Zeng Ming's chest.

Zeng Ming gathered another layer of the extremely strong Elemental Force Shield to defend himself.

"Boom!"

The Elemental Force Shield shattered once again, triggering a storm, while the momentum of Ye Chen's sword continued forward.

"Pfft!"

The sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh and skin rang out.

Zeng Ming's body was already impaled on Ye Chen's Celestial Mark Sword.

"You..."

"You are from the Cangxing Martial Arts Academy… Ye Chen!"

At this moment, Zeng Ming finally realized who his opponent was… Recently, he had been active in the territory of the Unparalleled County, having heard tales about Ye Chen.

Unbelievably fast movement speed!

Invincible Sword Stance!

Powerful sword moves that possess both speed and explosive force!

Ye Chen looked at Zeng Ming, whose body was penetrated by his Celestial Mark Sword, and sneered.

"Ye Chen, if you kill me, Feiyang Martial Arts Academy won't let you go. My junior sister and others have seen you; it will be easy to trace this back to you!

Spare me once, and I promise not to pursue this matter. Let's pretend this never happened, how about it?" Zeng Ming hurriedly shouted, having lost all his earlier arrogance.

"Not happening."

Ye Chen coldly snorted, withdrew his sword, and struck again.

Another piercing sound.

The Celestial Mark Sword punctured a hole in Zeng Ming's forehead.

"Thud!"

The corpse crashed to the ground.

Ye Chen promptly took Zeng Ming's Storage Ring and included his long knife into his own Storage Ring.

At this moment, loud laughter resounded.

"Hahaha, truly spectacular! A showdown between the elite of Feiyang Martial Arts Academy, ranked second in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the elite of Cangxing Martial Arts Academy, ranked third. Sea of Qi Realm defeating Peak of Elemental Wheel Realm, it's indeed a real eye-opener."

The second-in-command of Black Wind Village, dressed in a black cloak and burly in figure, emerged from a distance. Beside him were three subordinates with considerable strength, the weakest among them at the Elemental Wheel Realm Fifth Layer.

Ye Chen's gaze was icy as he scanned the mountain bandits from Black Wind Village, finally resting on the second-in-command of Black Wind Village.

The aura was very strong!

A thick presence, much stronger than Zeng Ming at the Peak of the Elemental Wheel Realm, yet not fully transcended, likely lying between the Elemental Wheel and Primordial Embryo.

According to the mission scroll's record, the head of Black Wind Village is half-step Primordial Embryo.

"Are you the head of Black Wind Village?" Ye Chen's eyes slightly narrowed.

Against such a half-step Primordial Embryo Realm, one cannot be careless.

Previously, at Celestial Soldier Pavilion, although slicing off Liu Chuanfeng's arm, who was of Third-Layer Primordial Embryo Realm Cultivation, was largely due to catching him off guard—because Liu Chuanfeng was careless.

"To deal with people like you, why would the big boss need to act?"

The second-in-command of Black Wind Village grinned fiercely.

"Then you must be the second-in-command of Black Wind Village." Ye Chen's mind was already certain.

As per the mission scroll, the third-in-command of Black Wind Village is a Tier Four Spirit Master, and this guy in front isn't a Spirit Master, leaving only the second-in-command role.

"Since you are about to die, telling you wouldn't hurt, you guessed right. What a pity, a great budding talent in the Sea of Qi Realm capable of killing the Peak of Elemental Wheel Realm, is just going to die in vain."

The second-in-command of Black Wind Village sneered, then shouted, "Attack!"

As soon as his words fell.

The second-in-command charged towards Ye Chen, a violent Elemental Force erupting from his body, transforming into a massive ferocious tiger phantom.

The other three experts from Black Wind Village followed closely.

"Rumble!"

The ground trembled.

Ye Chen took a deep breath, flooding his Spiritual Power madly into the nine groups of sharp-edged spiritual patterns within the Sea of Consciousness World.

Spiritual Wave Impact!

Ye Chen's Spiritual Power, transformed into a slew of invisible swords, spilled from his forehead, sweeping towards the four attackers!

Since the Spiritual Power was dispersed, it couldn't significantly affect the four guys, but successfully caused a temporary stagnation in their power and slowed down their movements.

Ye Chen's figure instantly leaped, soaring above the four.

With a violent downward slash of the Celestial Mark Sword.

Five Elements Sword Intent flowed continuously, manifesting the Flame Sword Intent!

Heaven-Burning Sword!

In the next moment, a sea of fire appeared with Ye Chen's slashing sword.

Blazing flames, carrying terrifying sharpness, distorted the space.

Besides the Black Wind Village's second-in-command at half-step Primordial Embryo Realm, the other three Elemental Wheel Realm martial artists from Black Wind Village turned to ash within the sea of fire.

The second-in-command of Black Wind Village, whose black cloak was mostly burned to scraps, emerged billowing with black smoke, his skin charred and flayed. With a furious roar, he charged out of the fire, delivering a punch at Ye Chen.

The punch was as heavy as a mountain, seemingly about to land on Ye Chen.

Ye Chen utilized the Heaven-Ascending Step, easily dodging the attack and appearing behind the second-in-command of Black Wind Village, unleashing the Slaughter Sword Stance with a slash across eras!

The sword tip pierced the back of the second-in-command of Black Wind Village, emerging from his chest.

The Celestial Mark Sword's blade essence burst forth in a detonation, blasting a head-sized hole in the second-in-command of Black Wind Village's chest and back!

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