Chapter 151: Slaying Hong Qianjun

  "Damn you, I want you dead."

  Almost all martial artists who fought against Jing Zhen in the later stages were at a disadvantage. Hong Qianjun was furious, his face turned iron blue, and another blow of the Mountain Collapsing Seal was launched.

  Bengshan Seal is a unique Earth-level low-ranking martial skill of Chongyue Gate. With one seal, all the force is concentrated on one point, and nothing can withstand it. It's much more powerful than ordinary Earth-level low-ranking martial skills. In the late stage of the Condensing Reality Realm, Hong Qianjun once used this move to shatter the protective true energy of a Wu Zhe in the early stage of the Embracing Yuan Realm. Now, with full force, the water flow in front of him explodes completely.

  The surrounding water flow generated a violent disturbance, with astonishing undercurrents constantly impacting Ye Chen's body, as if to blow him away and repel him. The protective aura around his body, three feet in diameter, emitted creaking sounds under the pressure of the undercurrents, unable to withstand the load.

  Ye Chen's eyes gleamed sharply, his motionless body quivered slightly, and the pervasive sword intent spread out with his aura, cutting off the source of the hidden flow. Suddenly, the hidden flow that had lost its source was like a poisonous snake struck at the seventh inch, appearing strong on the surface but weak and powerless inside.

  "Sword energy condenses into a mountain!"

  All these changes took place between the spark and the flint, Ye Chen stepped out, the water flow under his feet was trampled into a solid iron, without seeing how he moved, the Cloud Hidden Sword in his hand had already been cut out, and maintained this posture, the whole person frozen there.

  A massive sword energy resembling a mountain range cleaved through the water flow, cutting open part of the yellowish light halo and colliding with the yellowish palm print.

  Heh heh heh heh heh... This time, the sword energy wasn't shattered, but instead rapidly vibrated and rubbed against each other, with wave after wave of endless force, slashing onto the palm print.

  "What kind of swordsmanship is this?"

  Hong Qianjun's heart sank, and his desire to kill Ye Chen grew heavier. He wouldn't allow himself to be defeated by a late-stage Condensing True Realm warrior, even if the opponent had grasped the sword intent. After all, he was a high-ranking expert on the Hidden Dragon List, and this matter getting out would be a huge blow to his reputation.

  Hmph!

  The palm print was only a single layer of power, and under the sword energy's cutting, it quickly shattered and disintegrated, cut in two. The next moment, the undiminished sword energy shot towards the deeper layer of yellow light halo, its momentum like lightning, ignoring the obstruction of the water flow.

  "Defend the borders and become a marquis!"

  When the true energy reached its limit, the yellow light around Hong Qianjun's body became even more vibrant and almost solidified. Then, the yellow light quickly combined to form a small, illusory castle that protected itself, stabilizing the four directions of water flow and confronting the sharp sword energy.

  "What kind of defensive technique is this, it's even more terrifying than my combination skill 'Purple Energy Arrives, Great Stele Suppresses'." Luo Hanshan was well-versed in the ways of defense, and when he first cultivated the Dragon-Slaying Leg, Ou Yangming couldn't break through his defenses with a single strike. He could hold his own against two opponents of the same level, but seeing the small, illusory castle that enveloped Hong Qianjun, he knew that his defensive abilities were far inferior to his opponent's, even if he had entered the Bao Yuan realm. For a moment, he couldn't help but worry about Ye Chen.

  At the same time, Ouyang Ming and Ouyang Lie were dumbfounded.

  "How is it possible? At first, it was a narrow victory over Shi Po Tian, and now he actually has the strength to rival Hong Qian Jun? It's impossible!" Ouyang Ming couldn't believe his eyes, and said with hatred.

  Ouyang Lie said in a gloomy tone, "Fortunately, we didn't get the chance to take action ourselves, or else we would have been killed by him. But since heaven has let us escape this calamity, it means there's still hope in killing him. Let's just quietly observe for now! He won't be able to hold on for much longer. The Heavy Mountain Sect's Earthly Boundary Seal is a middle-grade earth-level technique, and even if Hong Qianjin hasn't mastered it, it's enough to make him unbeatable."

  "Yes, Ye Chen is definitely going to lose, he can't break through the opponent's defense."

  Clang, clang, clang... The sword energy slashed through the illusory miniature castle, bursting into a dazzling array of sparks. The sparks met water but refused to be extinguished, and the intense heat boiled to death group after group of man-eating fish.

  No matter how high the frequency of sword energy strikes, the small castle formed by true energy remains as stable as Mount Tai. Some minor gaps are fundamentally unable to shake it, let alone kill Hong Qianjun inside.

  "Haha, my Shattered Earth Seal is a mid-grade earth-level technique, how could you possibly break through it?" Hong Qianjun laughed loudly. As the seventh-ranked sect of the White Mystic Country, the Recluse Sect had few low-grade earth-level secret techniques. Half a year ago, he had entered the Embracing Origin realm and the sect leader had directly rewarded him with the Shattered Earth Seal technique. The Shattered Earth Seal was divided into eleven levels, and after half a year of diligent study and guidance from the inner sect elder who practiced this technique, Hong Qianjun had already reached the eighth level, which was even more powerful than the highest level of the earth-level defensive technique he had cultivated before. It was absolutely his strongest defense.

  Ye Chen's face was expressionless, and his mouth let out a loud roar.

  "Boom!"

  Rumble!

  A massive sword aura exploded against the illusory miniature city, with fine sword auras crisscrossing and clashing loudly above it, forcing Hong Qianjin to retreat a step back.

  Hong Qianjun didn't get angry but instead smiled, his two hands each forming a seal, striking out with two Mountain-Crushing Seals.

  The momentum of the Bōzan seal was as if it contained a small mountain peak, and wherever it went, the water flow exploded, surging like a tide, all rushing towards Ye Chen.

  "The wind rolls away the remaining clouds!"

  Facing the incoming palm prints from left and right, Ye Chen let out a breath and shouted, unleashing the widest-range killing move in the Surging Cloud Sword Technique. In an instant, countless sword energies rotated and surged upwards, twisting and turning like a giant ancient python, rumbling loudly as it burst forth.

  Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

  The sound of Mount Bao's collapse, the sword energy shooting out, this rising and falling, shocking and moving, any approaching piranhas were either crushed or pierced, while Luo Hanshan and his two companions had already retreated to 800 meters away, only vaguely seeing two human shadows fighting.

  "Ye Shidi is indeed formidable, and he's evenly matched with Hong Qianjun from the Hidden Dragon List. He's still in the later stages of his Condensed Reality Realm cultivation, and hasn't even reached the peak of the later stages yet." Luo Hanshan was both astonished and numb, but ultimately extremely delighted.

  Zhu Mei frowned and said: "Luo Hanshan, Ye Shidi is in danger."

  "What did you say?"

  Lu Hanshan was astonished.

  Without waiting for Zhu Mei to respond, Xu Jing calmly said: "Ye Shidi's cultivation is at the top of the human rank, and his true energy is already insufficient. Adding the restrictions on his cultivation, he is three times weaker than Hong Qianjun. The opponent is consuming Ye Shidi's true energy, and when he weakens, they will strike and kill him."

  "Now that you mention it, that's true, I was careless."

  Lu Hanshan was too excited just now and didn't notice some subtle things. At this time, he was reminded by the two of them and immediately became vigilant.

  "But Ye Shidi should still have a trump card up his sleeve, he doesn't seem like someone who lacks consideration." Xu Jing added another sentence afterwards.

  Eight hundred meters east of the battlefield.

  Ouyang Lie sneered, "In just a moment, Ye Chen will undoubtedly die."

  Ouyang Ming knew what the other party meant, and sneered: "Ginger is still old and spicy. Hong Qianjun has experienced a hundred battles and has met all kinds of opponents. How can Ye Chen, who has just risen to prominence, compare? When he is truly exhausted, he will inevitably escape being crushed."

  "In fact, Hong Qianjun was seriously injured and Ye Chen was on the verge of death. This outcome is the best. At that time, Luo Hanshan and others will be hot-headed and must rush up to surround Hong Qianjun. A dying insect can still bite, even if Hong Qianjun is seriously injured, he can still kill them, which will lead to his injuries worsening."

  Ouyang Ming's eyes lit up, "You mean, we reap the benefits of others' labor and take the opportunity to kill the seriously injured Hong Qianjun."

  Ouyang Lie's expression was gloomy.

  With a slap, the water dragon vortex was broken open. Hong Qianjun smiled triumphantly and said: "Between the Yuanyuan realm and the Ningzhen realm, there is always a gap that can't be bridged. No matter how strong your combat power is, you can't escape this fact. Now, I estimate that your true energy is not more than 20% left!"

  "Killing you is enough."

  Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged, but his eyes became increasingly sharp, as if they could penetrate all emptiness and see through reality.

  Seeing Ye Chen's cold expression, Hong Qianjun was extremely annoyed in his heart, vowing to thoroughly crush the opponent's confidence, stepping on his face and trampling him ruthlessly. He wanted to see if the opponent could still be arrogant at that time, whether he had the backbone to not beg for mercy.

  "Give me death, Mount Hua's seal!"

  With extremely fast hand seals, Hong Qianjun struck out a piece of yellowish-brown palm prints. These palm prints were incredibly solid and seemed like small mountains sealed within them.

  To everyone's surprise, Ye Chen didn't harden his body to withstand the opponent's attack. Instead, he twisted his body and darted downwards like a fish, his speed unimaginable, making it difficult to think that such a speed could be achieved in water.

  A pure and true energy condensed into a sword of air, enveloping Ye Chen inside. Under the momentum of the sword's intent, its speed was astonishing, all water flows seemingly losing their resistance, being easily cut open. At this moment, Ye Chen was even faster than the ancient man-eating fish, his explosive power more swift and fierce.

  "Where's he running off to?"

  The attack missed, Hong Qianjun was stunned for a moment, and then he chased after him tightly.

  The pressure in the water was too great, and Hong Qianjun was not good at body technique, but instead was thrown further away. While being shocked by Ye Chen's speed, Hong Qianjun pushed his true energy to its limit, causing a massive thrust that churned the water behind him like steam.

  Finally, Hong Qianjun locked onto Ye Chen from a distance and continued to launch attacks, with palm prints bursting out one after another, striking the water into chaos.

  The chase lasted for a moment.

  Ye Chen suddenly stopped in his tracks, turned around and struck a sword at Hong Qianjun.

  "Sword energy condenses into a mountain!"

  Hong Qianjun burst out laughing, thinking that Ye Chen had gone crazy, and hurriedly activated the "Cracked Earth Sealing Territory" technique to counterattack. As he was activating his technique, his true energy slightly stagnated, but he ignored it. His only thought now was to kill Ye Chen and trample him underfoot.

  Scorching sparks splashed everywhere, boiling the surrounding water.

  Mars erupts at the center, and the sword energy continuously slashes on the illusory city outside Hong Qianjun's body. The frequency is so high that it cannot be counted, and even the surrounding water flow is shaken with the synchronization of the sword energy's slashing frequency.

  Splendid!

  A sudden, hard object cracking sound rang out. The sword energy's force was even greater than before, and it didn't weaken at all, but instead became unprecedentedly powerful. As for the true energy being exhausted, it seemed like a mere illusion, as if everything that had happened earlier was just an illusion.

  The illusory miniature castle was rapidly cut open with a large crack, and it seemed to be on the verge of being broken through. Hong Qianjun exclaimed in terror: "Impossible, how do you still have abundant true energy?"

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