Where Wei Tu came from, that was an absolutely extraordinary place from which countless powerful experts had emerged. Whether kings or emperors, they were not too rare an existence there. Rumour had it that Wei Tu was the descendant of an emperor, surpassing the blue from which the indigo was derived. Even there, his talent was considered excellent.
That place gathered geniuses from all over. To stand out among them naturally proved Wei Tu’s strength. No one knew exactly how strong Wei Tu was, but they knew that among his peers, among those of the same rank, it would be hard to find his match.
The youth opposite was formidable, but they did not believe Ye Chu had reached the king realm. If he had reached that level, he would not have failed to take interest in their struggle. He should have walked further along the Road of Proud Heavens.
If that were the case, how could he possibly be Wei Tu’s opponent? He had long heard that Wei Tu had stepped into the ninth layer of the Mysterious Fate Realm, and by now had probably reached the peak, about to step into the king realm. How could an opponent possibly block such a figure?
They were indeed shocked by Ye Chu’s Shaling Art, but that did not mean they believed Ye Chu could contend with Wei Tu.
“Truly courting death!”
The group stared at Ye Chu, their bodies retreating a few steps. They were powerless to resist in Ye Chu’s hands, so let Wei Tu kill him first. After killing him, the others would not be easily dealt with.
“This young master shall see whether you have any ability at all!” Wei Tu sneered. He came from that place. His talent had been discovered late, but even so, it allowed him to catch up from behind, surpassing too many of his peers, and reach his current level.
Wei Tu did not believe himself invincible among peers of the same rank, because there were too many monsters in the world. In the place where he cultivated alone, there were several whose talent surpassed his, and whose strength left him far behind. But he did not feel Ye Chu could compare to those few monsters. Seeing Ye Chu’s aura grow more ferocious, he pressed straight toward Ye Chu.
The youth before him was still somewhat strange, because not the slightest trace of aura could be felt on him. He truly seemed like an ordinary person. Had he not witnessed him killing, he would not have looked at Ye Chu properly.
“If you only wish to use your aura to make me admit defeat, I think you can stop, because it is impossible for you to achieve it!”
Ye Chu spoke with a smile, but Wei Tu’s expression changed. His finger suddenly pointed forward, and in the void, streams of qi collided, creating ripples.
“So this is the Shaling Art you just used to kill? It is nothing more than this!” Wei Tu stared at Ye Chu, snorted contemptuously, his fingers moved, and broke several of Ye Chu’s Silent Swords.
Ye Chu naturally did not believe his Silent Swords could do anything to Wei Tu. Seeing the other break his several Silent Swords, he thought nothing of it. “I am merely letting you have a taste, telling you that under my Silent Swords, how many people can avoid them. If I were to massacre freely, how many present could survive?”
Ye Chu’s smiling words made Wei Tu’s expression change. He had just exchanged blows. With its soundless and traceless nature combined with power, those below the Mysterious Fate Realm could not guard against it at all. If Ye Chu truly massacred freely, not many of the disciples present would remain. Unless they set up a formation, gathering the power of all to block Ye Chu.
Only if truly forced to that extent, contending for this mine would also be useless. Because that would represent that Ye Chu was too strong, so strong that all their disciples had to combine forces. It represented that Ye Chu had the strength to completely suppress them.
“Shaling Practitioners are renowned as the most miraculous and most difficult profession to become on this continent. This young master wishes to see just how miraculous you are. Compared to the one I killed in the past, are you stronger or weaker?” Wei Tu stared at Ye Chu.
As he spoke, his fingers moved, and a cold light shot out. The cold light transformed into a sharp sword, actually also sword intent, shooting directly toward Ye Chu’s chest.
The sword intent was very fast, and in an instant was less than three metres from Ye Chu. In the space of a single breath, this cold light would pierce Ye Chu.
Wei Tu stared at this scene, slightly stunned, then suddenly sneered. Shaling Practitioners were indeed formidable, Shaling Practitioners were indeed strange. But they had a weakness, which was weak close combat. Especially in a situation like this, where power was about to strike his body, wanting to block it would probably be extremely difficult, because their physical bodies were weak. Blocking this strike would probably result in considerable injury.
He had originally thought the other was a figure of some stature, but had not expected this result. Wei Tu even somewhat regretted it. Making a move against such a person dishonoured his status.
This attack was so close to his body. If he wanted to block it, he would certainly be injured. This was the weakness of Shaling Practitioners not being good at close combat.
But amid Wei Tu’s contempt, he saw Ye Chu raise his fist, colliding straight toward this cold light.
This scene made Wei Tu feel incredibly astonished. He thought, has this fellow lost his mind? His fist wants to block this cold light?
The result exceeded everyone’s expectations. The cold light was instantly scattered. A surging aura suddenly burst forth from Ye Chu’s body, an aura that shook the heavens.
“I am very sorry to tell you. Being a Shaling Practitioner is only a guest appearance. This young master’s true profession is the same as yours, a cultivator.”
Ye Chu’s smile at this moment made everyone’s scalp go numb in the eyes of the crowd. They stared blankly at the astonishing aura erupting from Ye Chu’s body, within which sword intent was piercingly cold, making many people’s hearts grow cold.
“What kind of joke is this? Shaling Practitioner is only a guest appearance?”
No one could understand, because for normal people who became Shaling Practitioners, who did not bury themselves entirely in that cultivation? How could they still cultivate in the greater world like ordinary people? But the scene before them exceeded their expectations.
The other was actually dual cultivating spirit and body, and most importantly, his body was stronger than his spirit.
“Damn it!” the crowd cursed in low voices.
Wei Tu also stared blankly upon seeing this scene, finding it hard to understand that this was the result. Feeling the aura surging out from Ye Chu, his heart grew several degrees more solemn. The other’s surging aura had actually moved him, and the sword intent within it was actually true intent.
“No wonder you dared to shout so boldly. This young master has indeed underestimated you.” Wei Tu stared at Ye Chu, snorting coldly.
“So, whether it is a dream, you will soon know.” Ye Chu smiled.
“Do you think this is enough to do anything to this young master?” Wei Tu laughed loudly. “This young master’s hands are stained with countless blood. Today, I fear they will be stained with yours.”
Ye Chu smiled. “I am also interested in your blood. You can give me a few drops to use.”
As Ye Chu spoke, sword intent burst forth. Amid the terrifying eruption of sword intent, it formed ice with piercing coldness. Compared to before, Ye Chu’s true intent was actually even more terrifying.
Ye Jingyun watched from the side, her brows unable to help but rise. She felt shaken in her heart. Ye Chu’s artistic conception had actually risen sharply again, and it had only been ten short days. Was this fellow’s comprehension truly this powerful?
Ye Jingyun did not even know how strong Ye Chu was at this moment. Her gaze stared straight at Ye Chu and Wei Tu. She wanted to witness this battle. She wanted to see Ye Chu’s true combat strength. Ye Jingyun faintly felt that Ye Chu had already surpassed her by a great deal at this moment. Ye Jingyun was unwilling to accept this fact.
“Bastard, if you dare to surpass me, you will bear the consequences!”