Chapter 46: The Clan Meeting Comes to an End

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  Boom!

  The first starlight was blasted open by Ye Chen's fist, followed by the second, third... By the time it reached the back, Ye Chen's punching speed couldn't keep up with the number of starlights. His upper body took a few heavy hits, emitting a loud clanging sound like metal colliding.

  When he looked again, Ye Chen's body was unscathed except for a few holes in his clothes. His tough and dense skin was covered with a layer of jade light, which was the phenomenon of the third stage of the Jade Tempering Body Technique being completed. He was just one step away from entering the fourth stage - Shattered Jade Rebirth.

  "What defensive technique is this, which can withstand the Star Sword Technique's attack!"

  "It's too amazing, what other tricks does this guy have up his sleeve? Every time it comes to a critical moment, he can turn the situation around."

  "I see Ye Xuan is also in a precarious situation. This child is too terrifying, with card after card being played, no one can figure out what's going on."

  Listening to the discussions of some big shots around him, Ye Tianhao had a similar feeling. Looking back, Ye Chen first defeated Ye Feng with one punch, easily solved Ye Jun, and unexpectedly won against Ye Tang. Now he is fighting Ye Xuan to a stalemate, which is simply astonishing, leaving him numb.

  With a subtle understanding, Shen Yuqing looked at each other, and they stared at each other in dismay.

  The numbness still had Ye Ba Tian, originally he wanted to see the scene of Ye Chen's failure, who would have thought that even Ye Xuan couldn't handle him, so isn't it saying that Tang Er was not Ye Chen's opponent at all?

  "What the hell is going on? How did this little brat rise to power?" Heaving a few heavy breaths, Ye Batian stared fixedly downwards.

  On the field, Ye Xuan bit her lower lip and secretly hated: "I'll see how many moves you can block!"

  The true energy of the whole body converged on the fingertips, Ye Xuan wiped it on the sword one by one. When the true energy and the crystal sword rubbed against each other, a wonderful change was generated instantly, as if the sharp energy hidden in the sword merged with the starlight sharp blade that could overcome any difficulty.

  Hiss, hiss, hiss......

  Some starlight blades lost their accuracy, cutting the ground into a thousand holes and a hundred holes, which was unbearable to look at. Even some onlookers' weapons were cut off, and they jumped back in shock.

  "What a terrifying aura, how did Ye Chen manage to block it?" Only now did the crowd deeply understand the ferocity of Dian Xing Jian's sword technique, which was absolutely not something an ordinary person could withstand.

  Ye Chen's upper body clothing burst open, revealing a slightly tender yet exceptionally powerful muscle, several starlight blades shot over, only a hair's breadth away from the skin, the jade light on the surface of the skin suddenly exploded with astonishing power, easily shattering foreign objects.

  Roar!

  Ye Chen's long hair fluttered as he charged towards Ye Xuan with a mountain-like pressure, throwing a punch in mid-air.

  Ye Xuan was somewhat disheartened, Ye Chen's strength gradually shattered her confidence, she doubted whether she could take this punch, otherwise why would she be thinking wildly.

  "I'd like to see whose fist is harder, or whose crystal sword is sharper."

  Re-gathering her confidence, Ye Xiangyu let out a loud cry, switching the long sword back to her right hand, and with her former pride, stabbed straight forward, meeting Ye Chen's fist.

  Whoosh!

  The sword tip touched the fist, sparking a faint spark, as if it was not a flesh-and-blood fist, but the hardest metal forged.

  The crystal sword was bent open by a powerful force, but quickly sprang back into a straight line, without any signs of damage. However, the recoil from the sword's backlash also sent Ye Xuan flying backward, with fresh blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.

  Ye Dun's momentum grew stronger, and he chased after him again, throwing out another punch.

  Hmph!

  This time, Ye Xuan finally couldn't withstand the backlash of the true energy, and the long sword in his hand flew out, his face pale and bloodless, his eyes losing their former luster.

  The stadium fell silent for a moment before erupting into a deafening roar.

  "Full of twists and turns, who would have thought that Ye Chen would take first place in the end?"

  "If I had known this earlier, I should have bet on Ye Xuan winning, five taels of silver could have been turned into ten times the amount."

  "My goodness, I owe Yedang 10 taels? That's a month's salary for me."

  The game is over, the most anxious are not others, but the servants of Ye's family. They secretly set up a gambling den, preparing to make a fortune from it. However, as soon as the result came out, most people were stunned and regretful.

  Only the backstage people of the casino were overjoyed, and this time's income was five to ten times more than usual, enough for them to live a carefree life for a long time.

  The three elders were the first to wake up. He cleared his throat and said loudly, "The first place is Ye Chen, now proceeding with the competition for second and third places."

  Upon hearing this, the people who had lost everything only then remembered that they still had second and third places, and perhaps could recover some of their losses.

  Forget about making money, who told you to have such poor eyesight.

  ——

  The next match was a foregone conclusion, as Ye Hai easily defeated the disheartened Ye Tang to take third place in the clan gathering. Ye Xuan naturally took second place, while first place went to Ye Chen, who had dominated every opponent he faced and emerged as the strongest contender. At the same time, he also became the most illustrious figure in the Ye family.

  When presenting the reward, the three elders smiled at Ye Chen and said: "Continue to work hard, never be proud and complacent."

  Ye Chendi said: "I will, Third Elder."

  "Alright, with geniuses like you in the Ye family, us older generations can rest assured."

  As soon as he got the Low-grade Storage Ring, Ye Chen immediately put it on his finger and then threw in 100 pieces of low-grade spirit stones and 10,000 taels of gold tickets.

  He spat out a mouthful of turbid air, and Ye Chen turned his head to see that Ye Xuan was looking at him.

  "Next time we meet, I'll defeat you." For the reversal of failure, Ye Xuan had adjusted to it, what she couldn't accept was that she actually lost confidence at a critical moment, which was unbearable for her.

  "Then you'd better speed up, I've already started to exert myself."

  "Hmm!"

  Ye Xuan let out a cold snort and fell silent.

  "Haha, Ye Chen, you're also one of my targets to catch up with, don't fall behind. Among the contestants, Ye Hai was as broad-minded as his name suggested, and he took failure more lightly than others. He greeted Ye Chen."

  Ye Chen greatly admired Ye Hai's, "Now that the family gathering is over, will you still follow Master to roam Jianghu?"

  Ye Hai nodded heavily, "Of course, roaming the Jianghu is my dream and I will never give up. This time, Master said he wants to take me to the most dangerous place in the Black Dragon Empire, let me go through some tempering and broaden my horizons. It's just that today we part ways, and I estimate it'll only be next year's end when we can meet again. Can't wait."

  "Me too, wishing you even greater success."

  "Thanks for your kind words! Let's go out and have a drink later. I suppose you haven't had a drink before, right?"

  "After drinking a bit, I believe I can handle whatever comes next."

  The ceremony came to an end, and Ye Tianhao stood up spiritedly, clasped his fists in both hands and said: "Thank you all for coming to watch the annual Ye family gathering. Next is the banquet, I hope everyone can participate."

  "Alright, I won't eat if you don't want me to, but I'm afraid Master Ye will be heartbroken." Someone joked.

  Yeh Tianhao burst out laughing, "Nonsense, everyone eat to your heart's content, I'm in a good mood today."

  As the crowd walked towards the banquet hall, two people in the corner of the campus stood out.

  "Shrimp, how is this child's actual strength?"

  "Very strong, but still can't compare to our Hai family's genius, unless he can advance to the Condensing Reality realm."

  Upon hearing this, the person sighed and said: "In recent years, Tianfeng Country has produced a multitude of geniuses. It's hard to predict what kind of sparks will fly when they collide in the future. Perhaps they'll make a name for themselves beyond Tianfeng Country, and become famous throughout the entire Nan Zhuo Domain."

  "It's tough! Our Tianfeng Nation is at the bottom of the Southern Zhuo Domain in terms of strength, and even our geniuses can't compare to those from other nations. If we could have just one leader, there might be some hope."