“The Yao Kingdom will not lose.” Su Rong stared at Ye Chu and said, “They cannot win, and they cannot marry me.”
Hearing Su Rong speak with such confidence, Ye Chu did not deny it. “Perhaps. But does that mean whoever takes first place in this competition will marry you?”
“What nonsense are you talking about!” Su Rong’s face flushed red, her cheeks blushing like blooming peach blossoms, charming and alluring.
“Su Xiaorong, has anyone ever told you that you look much prettier when you are shy than when you are cold?” Ye Chu stared at Su Rong. “I really want to pick some peach blossoms and compare them with you, to see which is more captivating.”
“…” Su Rong turned her head away and ignored Ye Chu’s nonsense. This guy had started his cynical teasing again. Responding to him would only bring trouble!
Su Rong’s gaze fell on Ye Chao in the duelling arena. Ye Chao truly deserved to be among the top ten of the younger generation in Yao City. Although he had not yet reached the Huayi Realm, his attacks were extremely sharp. Several fighters from the Sha Kingdom were defeated by Ye Chao one after another, causing waves of excitement among the people of the Yao Kingdom, their cheers rising higher and higher.
The people from the Sha Kingdom, however, did not look pleased. Several of their capable fighters had been defeated by Ye Chao in succession. After some discussion among their camp, someone finally stepped forward.
The man who walked out did not say a single word. He attacked Ye Chao directly. His strike was not fast, but the power behind it was incredibly strong. With a single blow he forced Ye Chao back several steps, even causing Ye Chao’s arm to tremble violently.
“Huayi Realm!” Ye Chao’s brows immediately furrowed, his expression becoming serious. He had not expected the opponent to send out a Huayi Realm cultivator so soon. The fight had barely begun, not even one round completed, yet the Sha Kingdom had already lost patience.
“Get down.” The Sha Kingdom cultivator shouted at Ye Chao and launched another attack, aiming straight at Ye Chao’s chest.
Ye Chao raised his arms to block in front of his chest, but he immediately felt a terrifying force crash into them. It felt as if his arms would be broken by the impact. The force struck his body, and he had no strength to resist it. His entire body was sent flying backwards, his feet dragging across the ground and leaving a deep trail. With just one move he was blasted out of the duelling arena. His face turned pale, clearly having suffered considerable injuries. He coughed a few times, feeling his blood and energy churning violently.
No one found this result surprising. A Qi Realm cultivator facing a Huayi Realm opponent and only coughing blood already proved Ye Chao’s strength. Of course, that was also because the opponent had not used his full power.
“How strange. It has only been a few rounds, yet the Sha Kingdom is already so impatient that they have sent out a Huayi Realm fighter.” Zhang Su’er could not help muttering.
“Exactly. The Sha Kingdom comes to compete with the Yao Kingdom almost every year when the weather turns cold. But they have never used a Huayi Realm expert this quickly.”
“Sending out a Huayi Realm expert now does them no good.”
“…”
Amid the discussions, Su Zhengping and the others exchanged a few words and nodded toward a certain direction. From there, someone stepped out. It was Ding Kaiwei, who had not appeared in front of everyone for quite some time.
“Ding Kaiwei! Why is he going up?”
“It is said that Ding Kaiwei was defeated by Ye Chu with one move, but now it does not seem like it.”
“Of course that cannot be true. Ding Kaiwei is among the top three figures in Yao City. How could a useless person like Ye Chu defeat him!”
“…”
Ye Chu was also somewhat surprised to see Ding Kaiwei. Although he had not injured him too badly last time, had his injuries recovered a bit too quickly? It seemed this guy really had thick skin. If he had known earlier, he would have beaten him more severely.
Seeing Ye Chu staring at Ding Kaiwei with ill intent, Su Rong frowned and said, “Are you not going up? With your strength, if you go up there people will definitely change their opinion of you. Would that not be good?”
“No thanks. You should keep scolding me instead.” Ye Chu shook his head and smiled. “A group of children fighting, I have no interest in going up.”
“Children fighting?” Zhang Su’er and the others could not help looking at Ye Chu, finding it amusing. Ye Chu really knew how to boast. Battles between Huayi Realm cultivators were extremely intense, yet he called them children fighting. If they did not know what kind of person Ye Chu was, they might really think he had already reached the Innate Realm.
Looking at Ding Kaiwei standing opposite him, the Sha Kingdom warrior remained calm and raised one finger toward him.
“One move is enough.”
With that single sentence, the crowd from the Yao Kingdom erupted in an uproar. Waves of condemnation rose immediately, cursing the Sha Kingdom warrior for being arrogant.
Ding Kaiwei was also completely enraged. One move again? Back then, Ye Chu had treated him with the same attitude. Damn it! Did they think he was easy to bully? As the third most prominent figure in Yao City, being repeatedly despised like this was something he could not tolerate. One move, one move your damn head.
Ding Kaiwei hated that phrase the most. Without saying another word, he did not even announce his name. He launched a fierce attack. His intent transformed into a circular blade, carrying an extremely sharp aura as it slashed directly toward the Sha Kingdom warrior.
With a single strike, the terrifying power of the Huayi Realm was fully revealed. Everyone could feel the sharpness of the circular blade within the surge of energy. The crowd of the Yao Kingdom became even more excited. With such an attack, that arrogant Sha Kingdom man would surely be beaten until he cried for his parents.
Seeing his blade-like kick about to land on the opponent, a bloodthirsty glint appeared in Ding Kaiwei’s eyes. His speed suddenly increased, tracing a tricky arc as it shot toward the Sha Kingdom warrior’s vital points.
“Too weak.”
Amid everyone’s excitement, the Sha Kingdom warrior simply thrust out a palm. It carried equally domineering power. His intent stirred his own energy, forming a vortex that rushed straight toward Ding Kaiwei’s incoming kick.
“Ah…”
With a loud crash from the collision, Ding Kaiwei was directly blasted away by the Sha Kingdom warrior. He could not help letting out a miserable scream. His leg had bent unnaturally, the bone broken. He crashed onto the ground with such force that the ground itself trembled.
Compared with the last time Ye Chu had attacked him, the injuries Ding Kaiwei suffered this time were far more severe.
Ding Kaiwei was knocked to the ground with a single move. Su Zhengping and the others abruptly stood up, shock filling their eyes as they stared at the Sha Kingdom warrior before them.
To defeat Ding Kaiwei so easily meant that his strength was at least at the fifth level of the Huayi Realm. Reaching such a level should mean he was among the strongest of the younger generation in the Sha Kingdom.
But according to the information gathered by the Yao Kingdom, the most outstanding cultivator of the Sha Kingdom’s younger generation was not this person. They had records about him as well, yet the records stated he was only a second level Huayi Realm cultivator. When had he suddenly soared to the fifth level?
“The information we received does not match.” Ye Li also frowned, staring at the duelling arena with a serious expression.
Su Zhengping nodded. He could not help recalling Ye Chu’s earlier warning that Pang Shao had been beaten by a Sha Kingdom cultivator, and his expression grew extremely solemn.
“Hahaha… Does the Yao Kingdom have no one who dares to step onto the stage? The Yao Kingdom is nothing special after all. Hand over your cities and your beauties to us!” The people from the Sha Kingdom burst into laughter and began mocking them when no one dared to go up.
“Which of you will go?” Su Zhengping took a deep breath and looked at Ye Tian and Chen Bowen as he asked. Since Ding Kaiwei was not a match, only the two of them could go up now. Thinking about their strength, Su Zhengping’s worries disappeared completely. Even if the opponent had a capable cultivator, he could not be stronger than Chen Bowen and Ye Tian. Both of them had reached the seventh level of the Huayi Realm, an upper tier level. They were extremely powerful and more than enough to deal with them. Even if there were some waves now, the Sha Kingdom cultivators would not be able to cause any real trouble in front of the two of them.