“Having some strength doesn’t mean anything! Still the same as before, unable to recognise his own limits, still doomed to suffer a huge loss!” Ye Li finally found an excuse to attack Ye Chu. He could not help giving a cold snort, his eyes still filled with disgust.
Ye Chu naturally had no idea that the people of Yao City had no confidence in him. On the stage, his smiling face remained as carefree as ever. “Not bad! The two of you coming at me together actually sparks some interest! Lately I’ve been reading a rare ancient book with some parts I don’t quite understand. Let’s see if fighting you two can provide some answers.”
With that, Ye Chu shot forward proactively towards his opponents. His movements were fierce and swift as lightning. A single kick struck straight towards Sha Shi.
“Get lost…”
Sha Shi suddenly yanked his iron hammer and swung it viciously towards Ye Chu. The hammer carried ferocious momentum. If it landed on Ye Chu’s leg, his foot would probably shatter.
Ye Chu leaped into the air and dodged the hammer. The iron hammer smashed into the ground where he had stood moments ago. Bluestone shattered instantly, shocking every onlooker. The crowd drew in a sharp breath for Ye Chu. But before they could exhale, Sha Feng’s long spear thrust forward from the side, ruthless and sharp, as if it would pierce through Ye Chu’s body in the next instant.
“Be careful!” Even Pang Shao could not help tensing up and shouting towards Ye Chu in the arena.
But to everyone’s surprise, Ye Chu burst into loud laughter. His figure traced an unbelievable arc through the air, brushing past the spear. The spear struck nothing but empty space.
Such intense and dangerous exchanges made everyone’s eyes widen. Their hearts could not help dancing along with Ye Chu’s movements!
“Come again!” Ye Chu looked at Sha Shi and Sha Feng with a smile. He stood opposite them with his hands behind his back, his gaze clear and calm. There was not a trace of fluctuation from the earlier peril.
Sha Shi and Sha Feng exchanged a glance. Their weapons began to dance once more. The two massive iron hammers traced arcs through the air, spinning in space before sweeping horizontally, intent on destroying anything in their path.
Sha Feng’s long spear came from the other side, flanking Ye Chu and cutting off his retreat. The spear gleamed coldly, forcing Ye Chu to face the incoming hammer head-on.
“You’re dead today for sure!” Sha Shi roared. His hammer swept towards Ye Chu’s chest with extreme speed, whipping up howling gusts of wind.
“Too slow!” Just as Sha Shi’s hammer was about to land on Ye Chu, Ye Chu leaped upward. The hammer swept past empty air. Somehow, Ye Chu had already landed on top of the hammer. He stomped down fiercely with one foot, aiming straight for Sha Shi’s chest.
“Get down!” Sha Feng’s spear thrust up to block, intercepting Ye Chu’s kick. The sharp spear forced Ye Chu to pull his foot back. Taking the opportunity, Sha Shi shook his hammer violently, jolting Ye Chu off the weapon.
“Pretty good coordination!” Ye Chu smiled as he looked at the two standing side by side. “But you’re just too stupid! Not that I blame you. After all, your parents’ genes aren’t great. They couldn’t possibly produce anything good!”
“You’re courting death!” Sha Feng roared in fury. His long spear shot forward like a venomous snake, aiming straight for Ye Chu’s vital points.
Ye Chu merely smiled, completely unfazed. Back in Qing Mi Mountain, that fat dead guy had tormented him with methods ten times more brutal, even throwing him into a snake pit. Thousands of snakes had spat venom at him there, yet he had endured it all. How could such clumsy spear strikes possibly harm him now?
Ye Chu moved with graceful steps amid the two’s encirclement. Though the situation was perilous, the pair could not touch him. Ye Chu always managed to evade narrowly at the most dangerous moments.
The people of Yao City, most of whom had never witnessed such fierce and deadly combat in their entire lives, watched in stunned silence. Especially the group of women, who covered their mouths and let out sharp screams from time to time.
Even Ye Tian, watching Ye Chu single-handedly hold off two top-tier Intent Transformation cultivators, felt his blood boil. He was certain that under such attacks, he himself would not last even a single round.
Yet Ye Chu fought bare-handed, advancing and retreating, attacking and defending. At times he even threw the pair into confusion and managed to seize the upper hand.
“So strong!” Ye Chao, standing beside Ye Tian, could not help letting out a soft exclamation. His words resonated with the younger generation of Yao City. They all nodded involuntarily.
“This guy is simply too monstrous! Back when he was committing evil deeds, he surpassed every villain in Yao City’s history, becoming an unparalleled scumbag! Yet now, after just three years of cultivating martial techniques, he’s already surpassed every young talent in Yao City! This is simply…”
Zhang Su’er sighed, and the words filled everyone with a sense of powerlessness. How could they possibly compare to Ye Chu? He had become the unrivalled king of wickedness and debauchery in Yao City back then. Now that he had grown tired of that life and decided to cultivate seriously, he had become the number one in Yao City!
“This is what a true genius looks like!” One of the women beside Zhang Su’er said softly. “A genius is someone who, no matter what he does, as long as he’s willing, he can become the absolute best at it!”
Those words, which would normally deserve a slap, were met with vigorous nods from many of the women.
“It all depends on whether Ye Chu can actually defeat these two. Although he can block their attacks right now, he hasn’t shown any way to take them down yet.” Ye Tian suppressed the complicated emotions in his heart and kept his gaze fixed on the arena.
Seeing that even together they could not deal with Ye Chu, Sha Feng and Sha Shi’s faces turned extremely grim. They exchanged a glance, then gritted their teeth. Their attacks suddenly changed. They avoided Ye Chu and retreated several steps.
“What? Ready to admit defeat?” Ye Chu watched them retreat and smiled as he spoke.
“In your dreams!” Sha Feng snorted. “We didn’t want to use this method originally, but you forced our hand. You can only blame yourself.”
With those words, the two suddenly twisted their weapons. Sharp black spikes emerged from their weapons, gleaming with a cold, chilling light.
“Baleful qi!” Ye Tian’s expression changed drastically. He had been taken down by silver needles tempered with baleful qi, so he naturally recognised that these black spikes had been quenched in baleful qi.
“Today we send you to your death!” Sha Feng roared. The two swung their weapons and charged straight at Ye Chu. Their attacks were domineering and sharp. As they moved, strands of baleful qi emanated from their weapons, sending chills through everyone. “The Sand Kingdom will win this time! Even if you are at the Innate Realm, you won’t win!”
Su Zhengping watched the baleful qi erupting from their weapons and his face turned ashen. Fear appeared in his eyes. Everyone knew how terrifying baleful qi was. Spiritual qi existed in the world and cultivators could use it. But baleful qi was the opposite of spiritual qi. Cultivators could not touch it!
Yet these two were using baleful qi against Ye Chu. Forget about not having reached the Innate Realm—even if Ye Chu had reached the Innate Realm, he would still have a headache.
“So despicable!” The Yao Kingdom crowd immediately erupted in curses.
Ye Chu forced back a few of their strikes and looked at the two. “Did you hear that? Everyone’s calling you despicable!”
“Killing you is all that matters. Despicable or not, who cares!” Sha Shi said bluntly. His iron hammer swept straight towards Ye Chu, baleful qi scattering and shooting towards him.
“Exactly! I actually admire people like you. Because back in the day, they used to call me despicable too!” Ye Chu gave Sha Shi a thumbs-up.
Su Rong and the others saw Ye Chu’s attitude and could only smile wryly. They thought to themselves, you’ve been cursed so much that you actually enjoy praising them at a time like this?
“But what I hate most is when someone does something despicable and still can’t finish the job. If you’re going to commit evil, the most important thing is to live up to the infamy. If you can’t even learn to accept the consequences you deserve, you’re truly worthless.” Ye Chu sighed. “Just like Pang Shao!”
Pang Shao wanted to cry. He thought to himself, how did I offend you again? When you’re teaching bad guys lessons, can you please leave me out of it?
“None of your damn business!” Sha Shi was furious. He felt the kid in front of him must have something wrong with his head to say such nonsense.
“Ye Chu! Retreat! Don’t fight them!” Su Zhengping shouted. With the opponents using baleful qi, Ye Chu had no way to defend against it. If things continued like this, let them win. Did they really think winning would force Yao Kingdom to submit?
Ye Chu had not expected the first person to tell him to retreat would be Su Zhengping. He smiled at him, then turned to Pang Shao. “Didn’t you used to ask me what the most handsome moments for a man are? Today I’ll let you witness one!”