The city lord of Black Jade City stared at Ye Chu, his heart equally shaken. Although the power Ye Chu erupted with had not yet reached the level of a great cultivator, it still made his heart palpitate. No one was unaware of how terrifying murderous qi was. Even as a great cultivator, he felt a chill run down his spine when facing such murderous qi.
“Can I leave now?” Ye Chu stared at the city lord.
The multicoloured-patterned murderous spider’s power left in Ye Chu’s qi sea was running low. He could only use a limited amount. If possible, Ye Chu did not want to waste it on the city lord! After all, in this world where the weak were prey to the strong, without some deterrent power, who knew when one might end up buried in the wilderness!
“Even though I don’t know what life-burning secret art you used to erupt with such murderous qi without dying, your realm is still only Innate. You are still no match for me.” The city lord roared. A long blade appeared in his hand. He chopped straight towards Ye Chu.
“Whether I’m your match or not, we’ll know once we try!” Ye Chu swung his long blade. Murderous qi coiled around the blade. Although the might of a great cultivator was truly astonishing, Ye Chu was still unafraid. His will realm possessed lively intent. Relying on his will realm, the opponent’s pressure could not intimidate him.
The long blades clashed. Sparks flew. Ye Chu was shaken back several steps. Although the city lord remained unmoving, his expression turned extremely gloomy.
He was a cultivator who had reached the realm of devouring the essence of the sun and moon. His will realm was terrifying, his presence overwhelming. With just his will realm, he could intimidate Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators, making them feel fear and unable to mount any effective resistance—let alone an Innate Realm cultivator!
He had originally thought that although Ye Chu’s erupted power was astonishing, he was still only Innate Realm. With his own will realm’s pressure, he could greatly weaken Ye Chu’s erupted power. Yet the result was that Ye Chu was completely unaffected. His will realm held no obvious advantage.
“No wonder you dared act so arrogantly in front of me!” The city lord’s expression turned grave. He now truly regarded Ye Chu seriously. He gripped his long blade tightly. With a fierce chop, he struck towards Ye Chu. His will realm was similarly ferocious, just like Fang Hei’s—wide, unrestrained arcs that aimed to shatter everything.
Ye Chu met him with soft intent. Murderous qi surged around him, entwining his arm with dazzling light that stood out starkly in the night. One soft, one hard—the two long blades clashed and instantly separated. Then they surged forward again, striking towards each other’s vital points.
Their movements were swift. Every strike made hearts tremble.
The cultivators who had previously looked at Ye Chu with contempt now stared wide-eyed. Terror filled their faces as they watched him. No one could have imagined that he truly possessed the strength to fight a great cultivator.
Ye Jingyun stared at Ye Chu with a complicated expression. The person before her was the one the Ye family despised, branded a scum, the negative example for every young member of the Ye family. Yet now this very person had erupted with power on the level of a great cultivator.
Who among the younger generation of the Ye family could do the same?
Although Ye Jingyun deeply despised Ye Chu’s character, she had to admit that his transformation was enough to leave anyone in the Ye family in disbelief. Even though Ye Jingyun knew Ye Chu must be using some secret art to erupt with such strength right now, wasn’t a secret art still a display of power?
Ye Jingyun could not help thinking of Ji Die. If Ye Chu had possessed such strength three years ago, would Ji Die have escaped that calamity back then? Last time outside the General’s Tomb, Ji Die had not even spared Ye Chu a second glance. Perhaps in Ji Die’s heart, Ye Chu was merely a passerby—not worth her attention. But if Ji Die knew Ye Chu had the means to fight a great cultivator, would she still feel the same?
A sudden thought flashed through Ye Jingyun’s mind: If one day Ye Chu could surpass Ji Die, how would Ji Die face him then?
The moment the thought appeared, Ye Jingyun felt her heart race. She wanted to see such a scene. But she immediately found it laughable. Who was Ji Die? Whose successor was she? She cultivated with a Supreme Being’s golden book. For Ye Chu to surpass her was a pipe dream. The distance between him and Ji Die would only grow wider.
Ji Die was a true prodigy. In the future, the continent would surely bear her indelible mark!
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Ye Chu naturally did not know what Ye Jingyun was thinking. His long blade continued to chop out, clashing fiercely with the city lord. The city lord was powerful. Despite the surging murderous qi, the opponent relied on the advantage of his will realm to forcibly block it and even gain the upper hand.
“You are ultimately not my match. Perhaps in a few more years of growth you could be, but you have no chance now.” The city lord stared at Ye Chu, killing intent thick in his voice.
Ye Chu smiled and did not reply. He did not want to waste too much murderous qi. Otherwise, he could have erupted with murderous qi equal to the opponent’s power.
“Dealing with you is enough!” Ye Chu swung his blade in a horizontal slash. The Moon Shaking Slash swept out. A great cultivator’s technique combined with murderous qi carried a heart-shaking momentum.
The city lord had not expected Ye Chu to possess a great cultivator’s technique. Although he was puzzled, his offensive did not slow. He combined his own will realm with power. Radiance surged, pouring into his long blade as he chopped down.
Both strikes were terrifying moves of great cultivators. Ye Chu’s long blade was instantly cleaved in two by the opponent’s strike. Ye Chu was shaken back. But the city lord did not rejoice. Instead, he retreated sharply. He flung his long blade away, not daring to hold it any longer.
Murderous qi coiled around the long blade. It spread to the handle and began corroding it. This sight made everyone gasp. They looked at Ye Chu with fear on their faces.
Although the city lord had severed Ye Chu’s blade, his own long blade had also been tainted by Ye Chu’s murderous qi. If he had not thrown it away quickly, the murderous qi would have invaded his body.
“City lord of Black Jade City, you cannot do anything to me, and I cannot kill you either. How about we end it here?” Ye Chu smiled brightly at the city lord. He tossed aside the broken long blade, his expression calm.
The city lord said nothing. Giving up the Dark Nether Ink Jade filled him with reluctance. Yet at the same time, killing Ye Chu would be extremely difficult for him. He could not understand how the other party could be tainted by murderous qi without dying. Even murderous spirit cultivators had never been heard of possessing such a method!
Ye Chu paid no further attention to the city lord and prepared to leave. But just as Ye Chu was about to depart, a voice rang out from the distance. “If you want to leave, you still need to ask whether this young master agrees!”
This familiar voice made Ye Chu pause. He had not expected him to appear here.
The one who stepped forward was Shangguan Min Da. Behind him followed a group of cultivators. The one closest to him radiated an imposing aura. Power surged from him, terrifying beyond measure.
“City lord, this person must die by my hand today. Since you cannot deal with him, allow me to join forces with you. Together we can surely kill him.” Shangguan Min Da had long wanted to kill Ye Chu. Since the other party had come to his territory, his death was certain.
Although Shangguan Min Da was surprised that Ye Chu possessed the strength to fight a great cultivator, it did not change his fate. In this land, killing a great cultivator was as easy as lifting a finger for him!