Seeing the oppressive force about to crush the restrictions of the Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy's courtyard, Ye Chen and the others immediately rushed out of the room.

Almost the moment they charged out.

A deafening boom resounded.

The entire courtyard was leveled to the ground!

Amidst the swirling dust, a middle-aged man with a single tuft of mustache floated in the air, his gaze emitting a chilling gleam, staring at Ye Chen and the others who had rushed out.

An invisible but formidable pressure, like ocean waves, surged from within him.

Sun Siming, Qu Xiao, Ouyang Xiaoling, including Fatty, were directly subdued by this momentum, their faces pale, bodies drenched in cold sweat, unable to move!

The pressure of a powerful individual is not merely a display of imposing presence but possesses true destructive power.

Ye Chen's expression was grave. The power of unified spirit and martial arts erupted, withstanding this immense pressure. The Celestial Mark Sword in his hand slowly lifted, its blade pointed directly at the middle-aged man!

Even though the opponent was overwhelmingly powerful, strong enough to cause him great discomfort with just pressure, so what?

He still raised his sword to face the enemy!

He may not win, but he could not back down!

Even if you're the King of Heaven, you can't affect my desire to cut you down!

"Are you Ye Chen?"

The middle-aged man stared at Ye Chen, his tone extremely cold.

Ye Chen let out a cold snort, gritting his teeth as he bore the pressure brought by the middle-aged man, saying, "So what if I am, what can you do about it!"

The middle-aged man sneered.

"Quite the 'what can you do about it', Cangxing Martial Arts Academy's Star Martial System has really cultivated someone who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth!" The middle-aged man shouted, "You severely injured two geniuses from our Feiyang Martial Arts Academy, preventing them from continuing in the turbulent tournament. In that case, I shall cripple you today as well!"

As his words fell.

The middle-aged man struck out with a palm from a distance.

The space instantly shattered, and a gigantic palm imprint emerged from the void, directly grasping towards Ye Chen.

To casually shatter space with a mere gesture is something even Mortal Transformation Realm experts cannot achieve.

Clearly, this middle-aged man was a super-strong Unity Realm expert!

Facing such power, Ye Chen let out a clear cry, thrusting his sword towards the terrifying palm imprint.

At this moment.

With a resounding explosion, another part of space shattered, and a beam of blade light slashed out from the void, cleaving the grasping palm imprint aimed at Ye Chen!

A middle-aged woman emerged from the void, standing in front of Ye Chen, stopping the dispersing storm completely.

Immediately after.

He Dong's figure swiftly approached, and terrifying power erupted, creating a straight fissure in space wherever he passed. In an instant, He Dong rushed to the middle-aged man's face, his right fist smashing down like a mountain.

The middle-aged man from Feiyang Martial Arts Academy responded with a fist of his own.

The two fists clashed together.

The space within a few kilometers shattered accordingly!

The middle-aged man's right arm exploded into a blood mist, his body flying backward.

He Dong let out a cold shout, catching up and delivering another punch, blasting a transparent bloody hole through the middle-aged man's chest cavity of Feiyang Martial Academy.

At this moment, vice dean He Dong of Cangxing Martial Arts Academy's Star Martial System was fuming with anger.

Cangxing Martial Arts Academy came to participate in the turbulent tournament, and he was the team leader. In his brief absence, a Unity Realm expert from Feiyang Martial Arts Academy personally acted against their disciples.

This was unacceptable. He Dong never thought of enduring it; he had murderous intent at this moment!

In a matter of moments.

The middle-aged man from Feiyang Martial Arts Academy was beaten by He Dong until his body was in tatters.

"Vice Dean He, that should be enough out of this grudge, right."

At this time, a faint voice rang out, and an elderly man walked through the air, sending a finger beam to force He Dong back before conveniently rescuing the middle-aged man from Feiyang Martial Arts Academy.

He Dong's figure flickered, returning directly to Ye Chen and the others.

The commotion just now was too great, with many strong individuals already appearing in the surroundings. He Dong was still worried that someone might fish in troubled waters and attack Ye Chen.

"Are you hurt?" He Dong asked Ye Chen and the others, concerned.

Ye Chen shook his head and said, "I'm fine."

Seeing more and more people gathering around.

The elder who had just acted to save the middle-aged man from Feiyang Martial Arts Academy furrowed his brows slightly and said blandly, "Disperse."

Though the voice was not loud, it resonated like a great bell in everyone's ears.

The crowd gathered around immediately dispersed, and those who had hurried over also stopped one by one.

The elder looked at He Dong and said, "Vice Dean He, let's sit down and talk it out, shall we?"

He Dong said, "Alright, but I'll speak frankly first: if the Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy shows any bias, then in this tournament of storms, our Cangxing Martial Arts Academy will immediately withdraw. At that time, I'll have Dean Ouyang and Elder Yang come and discuss this matter!

Moreover, I can't guarantee that I'll be able to restrain myself from taking action against some young students from other academies."

He is now representing Cangxing Martial Arts Academy and must act assertively.

The elder's mouth twitched... if Cangxing Martial Arts Academy's Ouyang Shang and Yang Tianji came over... this matter would become unmanageable, as those two are now legendary... if they tore down Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy in a fit of anger, not even Emperor Star would have a place to argue.

Furthermore, He Dong was previously known for his good temper... but now he's really angry, and when an honest person gets mad, it's no joke.

"Vice Dean He, rest assured, since this issue occurred at Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy, we will definitely provide a satisfactory solution to everyone!"

He Dong turned again, looking at the woman who had just stepped in to help.

The woman said, "Vice Dean He, go have a good talk. I'll watch over these guys."

The elder from the Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy looked embarrassed, saying, "If anyone dares to strike again, we at Emperor Star will kill them!"

A moment later.

Ye Chen and others followed the middle-aged woman to another courtyard of the Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy.

Sun Siming and the others were arranged in different rooms, while Ye Chen and Fatty were called to the front by the woman.

"Aunt... why are you here?"

Fatty's face showed fear, forcing out a smile.

Ye Chen was stunned.

Fatty's aunt?

Doesn't look like it!

Fatty's grandfather, Yu Sheng, the dean of Luofeng Martial Arts Academy, Ye Chen had met before, was also a Fatty.

But this woman had a great figure, slim where she should be, and plump where needed.

Fatty kicked Ye Chen.

Bastard.

This is my aunt; where are you looking, punk?!

The woman glared at Fatty, angrily scolding: "For a bit of yuan stone, you threw away all dignity. Plus, you're the only descendant of this Yu generation, and you couldn't even speak earlier under that bastard's pressure, embarrassing the Yu family completely!"

Fatty looked innocent, saying, "Grandpa taught me... seize every opportunity to earn yuan stone..."

"He's a disgraceful old man too!" Fatty's aunt snapped.

Ye Chen's thoughts fluttered — Fatty's family situation seems quite complex!

"Aunt, let's not talk about that. Who was that guy just now?" Fatty quickly changed the subject.

The woman, tired of scolding Fatty, having done so her whole life to no avail, looked at Ye Chen, her dissatisfaction vanished, replaced by approval!

This kid is not bad.

Good looks, great talent, and exceptional resilience. Earlier, when targeted by the pressure of a Unity Realm powerhouse, not only could he still speak, he could even draw his sword.

Thinking of this, the woman glanced at Fatty again.

Without comparison, she always thought her nephew was too disappointing.

Comparing again... forget it, she feared she'd feel the urge to slap her nephew to death!

"The person who acted earlier was Qin Feiyan, head of the Qin family from the Feiyang Martial Arts Academy, father of Qin Jing who died by your sword before. His son Qin Zhen had also suffered greatly at your hands in Unrivaled County.

With such resentment, and with the two prodigies from Feiyang Martial Arts Academy crippled by you today, Qin Feiyan took advantage of He Dong's absence to vent his anger.

Of course, Qin Feiyan isn't stupid; someone must have offered him great rewards to dare such a risk. But don't worry, this incident effectively slapped the face of Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy too.

The old man who intervened earlier was Xu Changqing, the dean of Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy. Saving Qin Feiyan wasn't protecting him; it's truly impossible to kill him. If he were killed, everything would turn chaotic. After all, Qin Feiyan didn't intend to kill you; he just wanted to injure you, preventing you from participating in the Wind Cloud Competition."

The woman spoke a lot in one breath, and Ye Chen also sorted out his thoughts.

Qin Feiyan, with his Unity Realm cultivation, was merely a pawn pushed out by the hand behind the scenes.

Who has such power?

It's easy enough to guess!

The woman said, "You probably have an idea of who instigated Qin Feiyan?"

Fatty interjected, "It's either Sixth Prince Zhou Chengqian or Prime Minister's Mansion's Yan Song. Brother Ye, you've offended many people, but in the Capital City, only these two have that kind of influence.

You killed Yan Song's son and even took Zhou Chengqian's wife, so it's normal for them to want to deal with you."

The woman cast a cold glance at Fatty.

Did I ask?

Just hearing your voice, I want to smack you, you disgraceful thing!

Fatty shrank his neck, feeling aggrieved.

Calling out "aunt" for over ten years has been in vain... not as good as meeting Ye Chen just now...

Ye Chen said faintly, "Zhou Chengqian wouldn't dare act so brazenly. The Martial Arts Academy is one of the foundations of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and at present, the Wind Cloud Competition is receiving attention from across the dynasty. Zhou Chengqian, as a prince, wouldn't take the opportunity of the competition to strike, unless he were as foolish as Zhou Chengyun."

The woman nodded.

She looked at Fatty again, her gaze seemingly saying, look at Ye Chen, analyzing from the big picture, and you? Only from grudges!

Fatty, stared down by his aunt's gaze, felt heartbroken. Suddenly, Fatty shivered!

Damn!

I treat Ye Chen as a brother!

Ye Chen wouldn't become my uncle-in-law, would he?!

Though Ye Chen has Hua Qianxue...but my aunt isn't bad either...plus, being strong, she might directly overpower Ye Chen, taking him by force…

Fatty's face changed.

The Yu family's style is sometimes unexpected…

The woman saw Fatty's changing expression, knowing he mustn't be thinking anything good, her anger rising unseen, she grabbed Fatty by the collar and tossed him out.

Fatty: "Just the two of them, it's happening... it's starting!"

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