Above the huge lake, the atmosphere was boiling. Countless gazes were fervently fixed on the arena, waiting for the upcoming fierce battle.
Under the gazes of tens of thousands of people, Ye Chen's silhouette flickered as he leaped onto the arena. He calmly gazed at Ye Cangtian who was not far away. His Yuan energy surged and his robe fluttered in the wind.
"Brother, you can do it!"
Ye Yao's face was flushed red as she shouted. Although she knew how powerful Ye Chen was, she had unconditional trust and support in him.
"Let me see, Ye Chen, to what extent your strength has grown."
Liu Muyun's eyes were filled with anticipation.
"Finally, this day has come."
Ye Cangtian twisted his neck and gazed at Ye Chen. The corners of his mouth twitched as a smile spread across his face. However, under that smile, there was a sinister aura, as if a wild beast was baring its fangs.
"Are you so confident that you can defeat me?" Ye Chen chuckled.
"It's not confidence, it's certainty."
Ye Cangtian shrugged his shoulders. The coldness in his eyes made everyone feel a bone-piercing chill.
In the direction of the Wan clan.
"Ling Yan, you better explain to me why you let Ye Chen go. With your strength, you can definitely defeat him. Do you know that by doing this, you are bringing shame to our Wan clan?" If Wan Lingyan was not his biological daughter, the head of the Wan clan would have directly slapped her to death.
Not only the head of the Wan clan, but the other members of the Wan clan also had indignant looks on their faces.
"Letting Ling Yan give up on the duel was my idea."
At this time, an old voice faintly resounded from the back.
The owner of the voice was an old man in his seventies. His body was slightly stooped and his hair was completely white. His eyes were slightly sunken but they were flickering with a sharp light that pierced into the depths of people's hearts.
"President, why are you here?"
The head of the Wan clan hurriedly went to greet the old man. This old man was the president of the alchemist guild. He had a high status and was also a supreme truth level expert.
More importantly, both sides had a secret partnership. The Wan clan relied on the alchemist guild to develop rapidly in just a few years and become the economic tycoon of Blackjade city.
Qin Baishi's face was not happy, he angrily shouted: "If I didn't come, wouldn't you have ruined my big plan?"
"Big plan?
Where did this come from? "
The head of the Wan clan was puzzled, he immediately sent the surrounding members of the Wan clan away and then asked in fear and trepidation.
"I'm sure you know that the Ye Family's Grand Elder, Ye Fei, has become a Rank 3 Alchemist and gifted the Alchemist Guild three pill formulas. I've already appointed him as the Vice President of the Alchemist Guild and we'll establish a new pill market together."
"I know about this, but what does it have to do with Ye Chen?" The leader of the Wan family still did not understand.
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The head of the Wan family was speechless.
A million silver taels was not a lot, but Ye Chen was just an ordinary inner disciple. How could he have so much wealth? This was simply illogical.
"I've investigated your Wan Clan's Spirit Herb Hall. According to Wan Sanshan's report, Ye Chen didn't feel the slightest bit of heartache when he bought the spirit materials. He even took out two primal stones as a service fee. Let me ask you, I'm afraid that even you would find it hard to support such an action, right?"
"Other than that, I also found out that Ye Chen is on good terms with a Pavilion Guardian Elder of the Ye Family. His name is Ye Meng."
"Is Ye Meng the Ye Family's newly appointed Law Enforcement Elder?"
The Wan Family Patriarch carefully recalled. Suddenly, he remembered something. "I heard that this person knows how to tame young vicious beasts. He has already begun to tame a squad of vicious beasts in a secret place. Could this person be related to Ye Chen?"
The head of the Wan Clan felt his heart beating faster. His breathing quickened, and his face twitched.
"I haven't investigated this thoroughly, but there is no doubt that Ye Meng was able to rise to the position in such a short period of time because of Ye Chen's help. Moreover, he played a key role!"
Qin Baishi smiled mysteriously. "Furthermore, Liu Muyun is on very good terms with Ye Chen. Not only did he protect him many times, he was also willing to help him take care of his biological sister. My initial guess is that this Ye Chen is very likely from that place."
After hearing Qin Baishi's words, the head of the Wan Clan had no strength left in his body. His legs went soft, and he collapsed on the wooden chair.
"Guild Master, will Ye Chen bear a grudge against me for what I did to him just now?"
The head of the Wan Clan was terrified. He grabbed Qin Baishi's sleeve tightly and was at a loss. "Our two families have cooperated for many years, and we have always been harmonious. You must help me."
Wan Lingyan saw this scene from the side, and her heart was also filled with shock.
Who would have thought that a seemingly ordinary inner disciple would have such a strong power?
Sigh!
Qin Baishi sighed and said helplessly, "This matter can't be rushed. We need to think about it at length. If we have to talk about the most effective solution, I'm afraid we have to rely on Lingyan."
"Me?"
Wan Lingyan was startled. She seemed to have guessed something, and her face instantly became boiling hot.
Gu Tianyang stood up and looked around. His gaze paused on Ye Chen and Ye Cangtian for a while, and then he waved his hand.
"Begin!"
Just as Gu Tianyang's voice sounded, two powerful Yuan Forces suddenly erupted in an instant. They swept up two ten meter tall dust storms, which collided with each other like two meteorites without the slightest intention of avoiding each other.
Boom!
At the moment of impact, violent elemental energy shockwaves swept out. Even the hard granite was shaken, and fine cracks appeared on it.
The two figures were both pushed back by more than ten steps. Every step they took left a mark on the ground.
"I didn't expect that you've actually trained your Five Yuan Body to the perfect level. Looks like I've really underestimated you." Ye Cangtian patted the dust off his body. His skin was now a bronze color.
Like Ye Chen, Ye Cangtian had also trained his Five Yuan Body to the perfect level.
Swoosh!
Ye Cangtian's eyes turned cold. On his feet, elemental energy exploded like flames. His body suddenly sped up, and transformed into a fiery red figure as he dashed forward.
This speed was as fast as lightning, and attracted countless gasps of surprise from the crowd.
"That's the Ye Family's Exploding Flame Steps. It's ranked at the Middle Mystic Level. Looking at its speed, it's also at the perfect level. This kind of talent is too shocking." Gu Tianyang was full of praise.
That fiery red figure appeared behind Ye Chen in an instant. He pointed a finger, and a nebula condensed at the tip of his finger, bringing with it a faint whistling sound.
Nebula Finger!
Just as the finger power was about to pierce through Ye Chen's back, his body suddenly trembled. Then, the finger power missed and hit the edge of the arena, creating a deep hole.
"An afterimage?"
After the finger missed, Ye Cangtian spread out his perception. His body didn't stop at all. His left hand was on the ground, and his right leg was like a long whip, sweeping towards his back.
Swoosh!
His leg missed again. Ye Cangtian suddenly felt a chill on his back. He didn't know when, but a figure had appeared behind him. The figure's fists tore through the air, making a buzzing sound.
"Bull Carries the Cauldron!"
Ten thousand jin of power exploded instantly. Under Ye Chen's roar, almost everyone felt their eardrums vibrate. Some of the weaker ones fainted on the spot, foaming at the mouth.
What a powerful blood energy!
The Wan Family's head was dumbfounded. Even he couldn't do this.
"Don't think that you can defeat me like this. You're still far from it."
Ye Cangtian didn't panic. He waved his hands, and a cyan whirlwind appeared, covering his body.
Clang!
The fist collided with the cyan whirlwind. It was like metal clashing against metal, and a crisp sound was heard.
The cyan whirlwind kept sinking, as if it could dissipate the force, making Ye Chen fail.
Ye Chen's eyes were cold. He withdrew his fists and spread out his perception, attacking the weak points of the cyan whirlwind.
Bang! Bang!
The fist collided with the cyan whirlwind.
Everyone could feel how powerful Ye Chen's fists were. However, the cyan whirlwind wasn't any weaker. Its defense was terrifying. There were a few times when it was almost broken by Ye Chen, but it relied on its strange cohesion to hold on.
"Both of them are monsters!"
This thought appeared in everyone's mind at the same time.
Clang!
Another fist was blocked by the cyan whirlwind. Ye Chen and Ye Cangtian were both pushed back a few steps.
Ye Chen's body was covered in wounds from the wind blades. Fortunately, his body's defense was strong enough to stop the bleeding. Otherwise, Ye Chen would have fainted from the loss of blood.
In comparison, Ye Cangtian wasn't much better off.
The series of attacks had consumed a lot of his elemental energy. However, as a late-stage Seventh Firmament expert, he was able to absorb elemental energy at an extremely fast speed and was constantly recovering.
"Seventh Firmament of the Martial Path. You hid it really well."
Ye Cangtian could feel the surging elemental energy in Ye Chen's body. He was surprised, but quickly recovered. "Even so, you can't beat me. No matter how strong your body is, once I use the Flying Cyan Slash, you'll be seriously injured.
As he spoke, the cyan whirlwind suddenly sped up, turning into a long cyan wind blade. Its sharpness was extremely shocking.
"So I still have to use that move."
Ye Chen sucked in a deep breath. Soon after, his figure retreated, and his hands retracted into his sleeves. What was even more astonishing was that he even slowly closed his eyes.
This strange action immediately attracted the suspicion of the crowd. Obviously, they didn't know what he was doing.
"Brother, what are you doing?" Ye Yao looked at Liu Muyun.
Liu Muyun shook his head. He was also puzzled.
"Playing tricks. You're courting death!"
Ye Cangtian instantly raised his elemental energy to the peak. He didn't care what tricks Ye Chen was playing. The cyan wind blade doubled in size. It was three meters long and wide. Just the flowing wind alone could easily cut the floor.
Swoosh swoosh!
The cyan wind blade rushed over, covering a distance of fifty meters in an instant. It was almost impossible for Ye Chen to avoid it.
"Brother!"
"Ye Chen!"
In the pavilion, everyone's hearts tightened as they stared at Ye Chen.
In the center of the arena, Ye Chen looked at the terrifying cyan wind blade. A faint smile appeared on his handsome face. Soon after, he gently put his hands together and formed a strange hand seal.
When Liu Muyun saw Ye Chen's hand seal, his eyes suddenly focused.