“Remember what you said!” Ye Chu suddenly spoke to Ye Jingyun. His body shot forward like a leopard, swift and fierce. Layer upon layer of power surged out, rippling like waves in continuous bursts.
The will realm was terrifying. Even the city lord of Ma Yuan City saw his expression change. He was shaken by Ye Chu’s will realm. It was impossible to imagine how a mere Innate Realm cultivator like Ye Chu could erupt with such a horrifying will realm. This will realm surged forth with a sharp, piercing momentum. It faintly formed its own system and carried a living intent.
Yes, a living intent!
Before reaching the Primordial Spirit Realm, will realms were dead. They were merely acquired through practising martial techniques. For example, practising a fierce and rigid technique would give rise to a fierce and rigid intent. Such intent was crude and stiff, like a hard rock with fixed shape and rules, very difficult to change.
But living intent was different. It represented a cultivator’s own transformation and evolution. It fused the intent with the self, achieving a state of vitality. Living intent was like water, flowing according to one’s will and blending far more harmoniously with the body.
Possessing living intent meant a deeper, more soul-level mastery over power. The intent itself became purer and stronger. This was a true metamorphosis!
It was the difference between Innate and Acquired!
Yet such an intent was nearly impossible to achieve below the great cultivator level. Only those monstrously talented prodigies could possibly possess it in the Primordial Spirit Realm, or even earlier. But why could this young man have it too?
The city lord of Ma Yuan City clashed palms with Ye Chu. He felt the surging power crash into his body with extreme effectiveness. Its might far exceeded what had come before.
Ye Jingyun, watching from the side, was equally shocked. She could not imagine Ye Chu’s intent had evolved to such a degree. At this moment, with his will realm supporting him, Ye Chu could fight a Primordial Spirit Realm cultivator without any issue.
Ye Jingyun even felt that Ye Chu’s current strength was not much inferior to hers.
“How did this guy train himself? It hasn’t been that long since I last saw him?” Ye Jingyun found it unbelievable. Back when he dealt with Ye Yuanwang, he had been very weak. Of course, Ye Jingyun did not know about Ye Chu’s battle at Yong Peak. If she had known, she would not have felt the slightest surprise.
With so many powerhouses tempering him, if his intent had not ascended several levels, Ye Chu would truly be too useless.
“But you are still no match for me!” The city lord of Ma Yuan City snorted coldly. He stared at Ye Chu with icy eyes. “Strong intent but weak power, you can’t do much!”
With that, he unleashed a strike that forced Ye Chu back several steps.
“I told you, you’re not up to it!” The city lord of Ma Yuan City sneered at Ye Chu.
“Whether I’m up to it isn’t for you to decide. Defeating you would take only minutes.” As Ye Chu spoke, he suddenly lunged forward. Layered waves of power erupted, domineering and terrifying.
“It’s useless. You’re still too weak!” The city lord of Ma Yuan City shook his head. He erupted with power, intending to severely wound Ye Chu.
But the moment his arm clashed with Ye Chu’s, his expression changed drastically. “Murderous qi!”
The city lord of Ma Yuan City clearly sensed it. This was the purest murderous qi. Not the refined kind, but murderous qi in its raw form, carrying some of its innate attributes. It was far more terrifying than the power Ye Chu had erupted earlier. And it was so pure that even his scalp tingled.
Ye Chu was sent flying by the impact. Just as the city lord had said, Ye Chu was far inferior to him in raw power. Yet the city lord’s face looked awful. His hand had swollen red and throbbed with unbearable pain. It felt as though his palm was being corroded.
The city lord of Ma Yuan City surged with power, pouring it all into his palm in an attempt to expel the murderous qi that had invaded his body.
“It’s useless!” Ye Chu laughed. This was the murderous qi from the multicoloured-patterned murderous spider before he had converted it with yin and yang. It was equivalent to the spider unleashing it directly. This kind of murderous qi was far more terrifying. Back then even Ruo Shui had no way to deal with it. Ye Chu had only managed to draw it all into his body thanks to his special physique.
Ye Chu knew he was no match for the city lord of Ma Yuan City head-on. So he had used a little trick. He had drawn a wisp of the multicoloured-patterned murderous spider’s murderous qi from his qi sea and sent it into the city lord’s palm. Just that tiny amount, and the other party had not noticed. It was the perfect sneak attack.
The facts proved his method extremely effective. The murderous qi had invaded the city lord’s arm.
The battle earlier had consumed too much of the multicoloured-patterned murderous spider’s qi. Very little remained in Ye Chu’s qi sea. But even so, a single thread was more than enough to deal with the city lord of Ma Yuan City.
One successful strike!
Ye Chu naturally would not let the opportunity slip. He surged forward fiercely, striking straight towards the city lord’s chest.
The city lord’s expression changed dramatically. Most of his power was being used to resist the corrosion of the murderous qi. He could not muster enough strength to block Ye Chu. He could only retreat frantically. His gaze fell on He Jun not far away. He shouted loudly, “He Jun, help me block him! If we join forces, we can claim two spots!”
He Jun’s eyes lit up. Teaming up with the city lord of Ma Yuan City would indeed greatly increase their chances of securing spots. Without any hesitation, he charged towards Ye Chu.
He Jun was also in the Primordial Spirit Realm and possessed considerable strength. If he managed to block Ye Chu and give the city lord time to recover, it would create complications for Ye Chu once more.
Thinking of this, Ye Chu’s speed suddenly surged. “Do you really think you can stop me?”
He Jun laughed disdainfully. “In this entire arena, there is no one I want to block that can escape me.”
But just as He Jun finished speaking, Ye Chu’s body twisted at an inconceivable angle. He brushed past He Jun’s weapon. His clothes were torn by the blade.
Bypassing He Jun, Ye Chu caught up to the city lord of Ma Yuan City and slammed a palm into his chest.
The city lord had originally thought that with He Jun’s intervention, Ye Chu could do nothing to him. He never expected that in the next instant Ye Chu’s palm would land squarely on his chest.
“Pfft…”
Without any suspense, the city lord of Ma Yuan City spat blood and flew backwards. He crashed into the ground and let out a miserable cry.
Seeing the city lord heavily injured, the few people fighting Ye Jingyun had drastic changes in expression. They revealed openings. Ye Jingyun’s long leg swept out and sent them flying. One of them smashed straight towards He Jun.
He Jun dodged. His eyes were filled with shock. He stared blankly at the fallen city lord of Ma Yuan City. He had never expected Ye Chu’s reaction to be so fast that he could evade him by brushing past his weapon.
The city lord’s fall also alarmed everyone else. One by one they stared in a daze at Ye Chu standing beside the fallen city lord. They found it utterly unbelievable. The city lord of Ma Yuan City was the strongest cultivator present, yet he had been defeated by this young man.
Everyone looked at Ye Chu and Ye Jingyun with deep wariness. They could not help moving a little farther away from them.
He Jun’s expression also changed drastically. If even the city lord of Ma Yuan City could not withstand these two, what means did he have to stop them?
But Ye Jingyun had long remembered this man’s earlier insolent insults. Now that the city lord was dealt with, she naturally turned her attention to him. Her long leg swept towards him. She grabbed a weapon from who-knows-where and swung it at the same time.
Ye Chu wanted to give others the impression of unmatched power. Naturally he cooperated with Ye Jingyun, attacking from the other side.
The two joined forces, unleashing ten-tenths of their power. The opponent could not resist at all. He blocked Ye Chu’s punch, but failed to block Ye Jingyun’s long leg. It struck him squarely on the head. His brain rattled. He collapsed straight to the ground with a resounding thud.
Having consecutively taken down two Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators, the surroundings fell into complete silence. Even those who had been fighting stopped in their tracks. They stared at Ye Chu and Ye Jingyun with dazed expressions.