Chapter 152: Slaying Hong Qianjun (Part 5)

  "My true energy is none of your concern, but I'd say you're only left with thirty to forty percent! Your defensive technique may be powerful, but it clearly consumes a lot of true energy. Earlier, you forcibly circulated your true energy and desperately chased after me. Adding that to the consecutive use of the Mountain Collapsing Seal, your true energy consumption is even more severe." Ye Chen's voice was not loud, but it had the sharpness of a matchless sword, easily piercing through Hong Qianjin's inner defenses.

  Hong Qianjun's face turned red with rage, "Then what about you? You should have run out of breath long ago."

  The sword energy continued to cut through the illusory miniature city, creating larger and larger cracks. Ye Chen said faintly, "Unfortunately, I just so happened to have a pill that instantly replenishes true energy on me, which I swallowed during the chase earlier."

  This sentence is half true and half false. The elixir that instantly replenishes one's true energy is real, but only one pill is fake. In fact, he has a whole gourd of such pills, which he doesn't know the name of. Its effect is very significant, not only can it enhance one's true energy cultivation, but also instantly replenish true energy, far surpassing the recovery elixirs available on the market, with much fewer side effects.

  The illusory city transformed by the true energy is on the verge of collapse. Hong Qianjun said word by word, "Very good, you can force me to this extent, below the Yuanyuan boundary, you are the first one. But do you think you can win me stably? Crack the earth and seal the borders for me!"

  In an instant, the residual true energy in his body burst out, and the illusory city outside Hong Qianjun's body suddenly shrunk by a circle. The cracks were also gradually healing, becoming more and more solid, thicker and heavier, with a strong defensive power that even the continuous slashing sword energy couldn't cut through.

  "Haha, after reaching the Embracing Origin Realm, my true energy recovery speed has greatly increased. I'm not attacking now, just defending. This way, I can slowly recover my true energy. By then, your true energy will have been consumed by about half. That's when you'll meet your demise." As he spoke these words, Hong Qianjun was already enraged to the point of losing his rationality. He had never thought that a late-stage True Essence Realm warrior could push him to this extent. If he didn't kill him in this lifetime, he would be plagued by nightmares and his heart would be haunted by demons.

  Ye Chen's expression was icy cold, "I'll see how long you can defend yourself, Sword Energy Condenses into a Mountain!"

  Although the sword's endurance was very long, it would eventually run out of energy. Continuing to urge the true energy would also greatly discount its effect. Ye Chen simply cut off his true energy and slashed out another sword, with the fierce and violent sword energy cutting through the illusory city, stirring up countless sparks.

  Two people, one defending with all their might, and the other attacking with all their might. The onlookers were stunned.

  "One wave subsides and another rises, I can no longer see clearly this battle." Luo Hanshan heavily spat out a mouthful of turbid air, bitterly smiling.

  Zhu Mei said: "Being able to force Hong Qianjun into full defense, the combat power displayed by Ye Shidi is already quite astonishing."

  "But Hong Qianjun was not to be underestimated either. His defensive technique was incredibly powerful, absolutely at the middle-grade Earth level."

  "Indeed, Hong Qianjun would have been defeated by Ye Shidi if he didn't have this defensive technique."

  Xu Jing didn't say a word, she was waiting for Ye Chen to launch the real Thunderbolt Strike. And it was that kind of strike that would leave the opponent with no hope of turning over.

  In the distance, Ouyang Ming took a cold breath, and Ye Chen's strength made his hair stand on end. Hong Qianjun, who was ranked 69th on the Hidden Dragon List and had already entered the Bao Yuan realm, was suppressed to full defense and didn't dare counterattack. Who would believe it if he said it out loud?

  Ouyang Lie's face was filled with murderous intent as he said, "If Ye Chen doesn't die, our Purple Sun Sect will never have a peaceful day again. Let them both suffer heavy losses, then we'll join forces to kill Ye Chen in one strike. Once we've killed him, we'll immediately leave and avoid being surrounded by Luo Hanshan and the others."

  "Not bad, this guy is too detestable. If we don't kill him, where will our position be in the Tianfeng Nation? We must kill." Ouyang Ming said viciously.

  Hong Qianjun's true energy consumption was indeed a bit intense, and the solid illusory castle was once again cut out with a small gap. The gap seemed very small, but it was absolutely not to be ignored, because every sword strike landed on the gap, expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye. It was feared that in another moment or two, the castle would inevitably lose its defense.

  "Hmph, let you gloat for now. Once my true energy recovers to 50%, I'll turn the tables in an instant." Hong Qianjun wasn't worried about that small opening; it was intentional, meant to deceive Ye Chen into thinking he wouldn't last much longer.

  Abruptly——

  Hong Qianjun's face changed color, in his line of sight, Ye Chen suddenly withdrew his sword stance, took a step forward with his left foot, raised his long sword high with his right hand, and entered a profound state. The next moment, a terrifyingly sharp aura converged at the tip of the sword.

  "What does he want to do? Is there still a trump card? Impossible?"

  A dangerous thought flashed through his mind, Hong Qianjun was about to exert all his strength to activate the Lietu Fencing Territory technique, solidifying his defense, but it was already too late.

  "One Sword to Refine the Mind!"

  Ye Chen grasped the Yun Yin sword, and with a trajectory that was simple to the extreme, light as clouds and gentle as breeze, he slashed out. This slash seemed slow, but in reality it was fast beyond imagination, because Ye Chen's arm and the Yun Yin sword both seemed to have vanished, only a line of white light could be seen flying straight at an invisible speed, cutting through the void like water flowing without any obstruction, instantly slashing onto the gap of the illusory castle transformed by true energy.

  Splendid!

  The seemingly impregnable and fantastical city was surprisingly fragile and cracked open from within.

  Pfft!

  He spat out a large amount of fresh blood, and the inner layer of Hong Qianjun's protective true energy was shattered. A deep sword mark appeared on his chest, which could reach the bone. In his body, the sword energy rioted, cutting off his meridians and flesh, and the regularly circulating true energy was also cut into pieces.

  Losing the support of the true energy, the illusory city collapsed with a loud crash and dispersed into tiny yellow lights.

  "I am the eldest disciple of Chong Yue Men, killing me will only lead to a dead end, no matter where you escape to. Do you want to die?" Hong Qianjun's face was stern and pale, his eyes staring at Ye Chen with a mouthful of fresh blood. He didn't believe that Ye Chen dared to kill him. As the seventh-ranked sect of the medium-sized country Bai Xuan, Chong Yue Men had immense power, with numerous experts within the sect, including the sect master who was a Star Extreme Realm initial-stage warrior. If Ye Chen dared to kill him, even if he escaped back to Liu Yun Sect, it would be useless, as Chong Yue Men would definitely exert pressure and force Liu Yun Sect's higher-ups to hand over Ye Chen.

  "It would have been better if I had known today what I knew back then."

  Hong Qianjun saw that Ye Chen did not make a move and secretly rejoiced in his heart. This person was indeed timid, but since he had offended Hong Qianjun, he should be prepared to die someday. When the time came, he would beg for life but not be able to escape death, as revenge for today's humiliation. He said with a smile: "A warrior's life is only one, now you let me go, I can forgive and forget, if not, the consequences are clear to you, sometimes it's impossible to take the wrong path, taking a wrong step will ruin your own good fortune..."

  Hmph!

  The last word he didn't finish, a sword energy beheaded him, and the blood mixed with water sprayed tens of meters high.

  "Since you've already offended me, there's no other way out, so you must die."

  Ye Chen's expression was indifferent.

  "Ye Shidi, you killed Hong Qianjun?" Luo Hanshan and the other two rushed over to see Ye Chen break through the opponent's defense. On their way, Hong Qianjun said something to Ye Chen, and the two were at a stalemate until they arrived, just in time to see Ye Chen behead Hong Qianjun with one sword, leaving them shocked.

  "Today I don't kill him, in the future he will surely kill me."

  "Indeed." Luo Hanshan nodded helplessly, the True Spirit Continent was a cruel world, where those who were too weak would never have a chance to rise, one had to be ruthless and merciless, not using their hands unless necessary, but when they did, they had to cut down to the root, lest they leave behind future troubles.

  Zhu Mei let out a sigh. A master of the Hidden Dragon Rankings had died just like that. In the end, he was still blinded by his own greed.

  "Ye Chen is a dead man, he's finished. He killed Hong Qianjun and the people of Chong Yue Men won't let him off. Let's go, we have to leave quickly. In a few days, once we're out of Tian Meng Gu Di, we'll tell the elder of Chong Yue Men about Hong Qianjun's death. They will definitely kill Ye Chen." Ouyang Lie's eyebrows kept twitching, Ye Chen's ruthlessness made him shudder, and he even dared to kill Hong Qianjun.

  Ouyang Ming was also frightened, his face pale: "Hong Qianjun's death is a big deal, he was asking for it, heaven's fault can be forgiven, but self-inflicted fault cannot be tolerated."

  "Go, go quickly, lest he finds out."

  The two of them circulated their true energy and were about to leave.

  "Can you run away?"

  A voice came from behind, and the two turned their heads to see Ye Chen wrapped in a sword aura coming at an astonishing speed.

  "Ye Chen, what are you trying to do? We're disciples of the Zi Yang Sect. If you kill me, you won't end up well either..."

  Ouyang Ming's skull flew up, his eyes wide open, as if he didn't dare to believe that he was dead. He didn't want to die, he still had a long way to go.

  "Ouyang Lie pointed at Ye Chen, 'You actually killed Ouyang Ming, you actually killed him! From now on, my Zi Yang Sect and you will not coexist under the same sky. My Ouyang family will definitely tear you to pieces. Wait for your death! Wait for the day when your Ye family is exterminated!'"

  "Too much nonsense."

  Ye Chen swung his arm and a sword energy shot out, cutting Ouyang Lie in two.

  "These two bastards, fortunately they didn't get away, or we'd all be dead for sure. He would definitely expose the fact that Hong Qianjun was killed by Ye Chen." Luo Hanshan's heart still lingered with fear, he dared not imagine the consequences of the people from Chong Yue Men finding out about Hong Qianjun being killed by Ye Chen.

  Zhu Mei had long been resentful of Ouyang Lie, who had slaughtered countless disciples of the Liuyun Sect. "Good riddance! It's all their doing, otherwise Hong Qianjun wouldn't have come to bother us for no reason. Now that Hong Qianjun is dead, they still want to shift the blame onto us."

  "It's possible that this was a plan devised by the higher-ups of the Zi Yang Sect all along, intending for the four of us to perish in the Tian Meng Ancient Land."

  "Right, Ye Shidi, how did you discover them? They were thousands of kilometers away!"

  Clang!

  Yun Yin Jian sheathed his sword and said, "I've long since discovered them. I've been enduring in silence, so they have no way to speak out."

  Ye Chen's soul power was incredibly strong, and he deliberately used it to search for his opponents. Before the fight with Hong Qianjun even began, Ye Chen had already used his soul power to scan the area, and sure enough, both of the Purple Sun Sect's top disciples were nearby, likely waiting to see him die. Unfortunately for them, they ended up being the ones who died instead. From then on, including those killed by others or hunted down by the ancient beasts of Tianmeng Ancient Land, all of the Purple Sun Sect's disciples were completely wiped out, not a single one left alive.

  Xu Jingdao said: "From now on, the younger generation of Ziyang Sect will no longer be brilliant and it will be difficult for them to compete with our Liuyun Sect."

  "Never mind all that, let's hurry to the Tian Meng War Temple! A lot of time has already passed."

  "Alright, let's go down."

  Four people in a row, with all their might, operated the true energy and moved stealthily downwards.