Chapter 549
After Ye Chu handed all the jade bottles to Zhu Fengcheng, he finally let out a breath of relief. Since he had not yet entered the First City, he could still leave the Path of Prodigies. With Zhu Fengcheng delivering the blood, Ye Chu was confident it would reach the Heartless Peak.
However, Ye Chu also understood clearly that his ruthless slaughter along the way had angered countless people. There were probably already many who had laid out inescapable nets, waiting for him to step right into them.
“If they truly dare to block me, then I will make the Path of Prodigies run with blood once more!” Ye Chu’s expression turned gloomy as he walked towards the exit of the path.
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Beside the canyon at the exit of the Path of Prodigies, several kings were present. These were the same kings who had survived the death battles with Ye Chu in the First City. Leading a number of guardians, they had set up an interception in the canyon.
As cultivators passed by, they thought to themselves that making such a grand display of blocking the path meant Ye Chu would never actually show up.
Yet just as everyone assumed Ye Chu would definitely not appear, a figure made their eyes widen. A seemingly frail body walked out step by step, his pace slow and seemingly no different from an ordinary person. However, the blood soaked clothes on his body clearly revealed the youth’s identity to the onlookers.
“Heavens! He actually dares to show up!” The crowd found it unbelievable. This was the final defensive line of the Path of Prodigies. Within this defence line, an inescapable net had undoubtedly been laid. Even though only a few kings were visible at the moment, everyone understood that those who had come to besiege and kill Ye Chu this time would absolutely be stronger than those in the First City.
After all, no one was a fool. If a faction like the First City could not kill him, then only stronger figures would be sent.
“You actually still dare to appear!” The leading king stared at Ye Chu, his gaze cold as he said, “Sometimes I really admire your courage!”
“You are nothing but a defeated opponent, yet you dare to clamour before me!” Ye Chu looked at the king in front of him and smiled. “I failed to kill you last time, but you will not be so lucky this time.”
“You…” The king was furious. Those were the very words he had wanted to say, but Ye Chu had now turned the tables.
“You what you? If you know what is good for you, clear the path for this young master, or I will beat you back to your next reincarnation!” Ye Chu rebuked, his voice and expression severe, displaying extraordinary dominance.
Ye Chu’s words left the many watching cultivators speechless. They thought to themselves that it was no wonder he had walked backwards along the Path of Prodigies, slaughtering his way through with such dominance. He truly was boundlessly arrogant and domineering!
The king took several deep breaths, stared at Ye Chu, and said, “But today, you must die here!”
“With just a few defeated opponents like you? I think you had better just slit your own throats!” Ye Chu looked at them with a smile, his tone full of disdain. He stepped forward, preparing to strike and annihilate them.
“Hahaha! As expected of the madman of the Path of Prodigies, truly arrogant and insane!” Just as Ye Chu prepared to act, several loud laughs emerged. Three figures wearing pale golden robes soared through the air from the canyon, landing opposite Ye Chu with smiles on their faces.
At the appearance of these three, Ye Chu’s eyes suddenly contracted. Although they did not reveal the slightest aura, Ye Chu could sense the terror these men held.
Sure enough, Ye Chu saw the king who had just confronted him bow respectfully to the three. “My lords!”
The king’s actions made the many cultivators gasp in shock. They stared blankly at the three figures. Anyone who could be addressed as lord by a king would have to be at least a mid grade king. Figures at the mid grade king level only appeared after the Twentieth City. Could it be that cultivators from beyond the Twentieth City could no longer sit still and had come here to hunt down Ye Chu?
Ye Chu stared at them and suddenly smiled. “You all truly think highly of me. I am merely a nobody who has only recently broken into the king realm. Yet you have brought three kings whose strength has reached the mid grade to deal with me.”
“Please do not be so modest, sir! Your battle record along this path is something even we would struggle to match. Although you have only just reached the king realm, your combat power is not weaker, but stronger than that of mid grade kings. We must admit that a prodigy truly defies heaven,” the three kings smiled. “Allow us to introduce ourselves. We are the guardians of the Twentieth City.”
The moment the three revealed their identities, gasps erupted from the crowd. Who did not know the three guardians of the Twentieth City? Their names were renowned. Each of them was above the fourth level of the Mysterious Origin Realm, making them mid grade kings. Their strength was extraordinary, and they commanded countless capable subordinates.
Yet no one expected that three such figures would actually come to besiege Ye Chu. That Ye Chu could provoke these three to act was truly terrifying.
“So it is the three kings from the Twentieth City, Shou Ling, Shou Jin, and Shou Huo. Hehe, I did not expect that you three were also lured by the sacred liquid. Coming to besiege me is truly an honour for me, Ye Chu,” Ye Chu said with a smile as he looked at them. “But are you three so certain you can kill me?”
Shou Ling smiled. “Whether we can kill you or not will only be known after we try. However, I will tell you clearly, today you will die here. No matter how much you defy heaven, you cannot break the rules of the Path of Prodigies!”
Ye Chu shook his head. “Nothing is absolute. Along this path, every time you set up an inescapable trap to kill me, did any of those attempts succeed? This time will be the same!”
“What courage!” Shou Ling laughed loudly. “I hope your strength matches your sharp tongue. But I must tell you regretfully that the gap in strength between a mid grade king and a lower grade king is vast. The three of us besieging you is far more terrifying than any previous ambush. Not to mention the several kings assisting us nearby.”
“Whether you are truly strong will only be clear after we fight,” Ye Chu said, staring at them. “The sacred liquid is on me. If you have the ability, come and take it.”
Ye Chu unleashed his presence, and a terrifying power vibrated around him, hovering by his side. He stared at the three and said, “Killing ordinary kings no longer brings any sense of accomplishment. I happen to want to taste whether the blood of mid grade kings is sweet!”
Ye Chu’s chilling words left many cultivators speechless, filling them with awe as they looked at him. This man was simply too domineering. Mid grade kings were extremely formidable figures. The crowd did not think Ye Chu would struggle against one mid grade king, given his terrifying battle record along the path. However, fighting three, with several other kings assisting them, might be more than Ye Chu could endure.
Working together, these individuals were far stronger than the faction from the First City. Ye Chu had nearly lost his life in the First City. How could he possibly withstand such a formation now? This time, he probably would not have the good luck to escape by mere chance as before.
“What domineering words!” Shou Jin laughed heartily. “I am just about to witness the might of a prodigy. I have never tasted the blood of a prodigy before. Today, I shall see how a prodigy’s blood truly differs from others.”
As he spoke, the hot tempered Shou Jin lunged forward first. His power erupted, causing the space to vibrate and crackle. It truly was beyond the comparison of an ordinary king. As the strike was unleashed, Ye Chu’s expression changed drastically. His figure flashed as he tried to dodge.