“Die looking handsome then!” Sha Shi roared when he saw Ye Chu still had the mood to shout back. He swung his iron hammer furiously. Terrifying baleful qi surged out and rushed straight towards Ye Chu.
Such dense baleful qi made the faces of the Yao City crowd change dramatically. With baleful qi rushing towards Ye Chu like this, Ye Chu simply could not engage the opponent.
Just as everyone sighed, thinking Ye Chu would retreat to avoid the baleful qi, Ye Chu instead stepped forward proactively. He charged straight into the baleful qi and kicked fiercely towards Sha Shi.
“Reckless!” Su Zhengping could not help shouting. If Ye Chu met the baleful qi head-on and let it invade his body, he would truly be crippled. Baleful qi was poison to cultivators!
Ye Tian and the others also tensed up. If baleful qi enveloped his body, even if Ye Chu were at the Innate Realm, he would face serious trouble.
“Courting death!” Sha Shi saw Ye Chu daring to charge into the baleful qi and his face lit up with joy. He swept his hammer over, intending to smash Ye Chu completely.
Just as the strike was about to land on him, Ye Chu burst into loud laughter. “Just a petty trick, and you think you can do anything to me!”
As Ye Chu spoke, his speed surged again. He ignored the baleful qi touching his body. His entire person remained completely unaffected by it. With an exaggerated angle, he passed over the hammer. One fierce kick landed squarely on Sha Shi’s chest. Sha Shi had never imagined anyone would be unafraid of baleful qi. Focused entirely on using the baleful qi to deal with Ye Chu, he had no time to dodge. The kick struck him solidly. Blood sprayed from his mouth as his whole body flew backwards and crashed to the ground. His iron hammer flew out of his hands.
Ye Chu did not even glance at Sha Shi. He looked at the flying hammer, leaped into the air, and with a reverse kick, struck the hammer hard. The hammer shot straight towards Sha Feng.
Sha Feng had not expected such a sudden change either. He could only raise his long spear to block. But how could he withstand the hammer’s force? The spear was knocked flying. He himself staggered back several steps from the impact.
By now Ye Chu was already standing behind him. One kick struck Sha Feng squarely in the back. The clear sound of breaking bones rang out.
Having taken down both of them, Ye Chu casually kicked again. Sha Feng flew towards Sha Shi. The two collided together and ended up bruised and swollen.
This sudden turn of events left everyone stunned. They stared blankly at Ye Chu, who was smiling as he stepped on the two men. Their minds could barely keep up.
“We won?” Zhang Su’er murmured to herself. Once she confirmed what her eyes were seeing, she jumped up excitedly. “Yao Kingdom has won! We really won!”
Her excited shout ignited the Yao Kingdom crowd. Cheers erupted everywhere.
Only Pang Shao muttered, “That’s it? The most handsome moment? You’re kidding! Just a spinning back kick. I could do that too!”
The Sand Kingdom leader shot to his feet. His expression was ugly. In his view, this was impossible. The opponent was actually unafraid of baleful qi and had taken down both men directly. Could Ye Chu be from that baleful qi circle? Someone who could utilise baleful qi? But that was clearly impossible!
“This is Ye Chu’s strength? He must be at the Ninth Layer of Intent Transformation Realm!” Ye Tian stared at Ye Chu and murmured. He could not help thinking back to how the baleful qi had vanished when Ye Chu held his hand earlier. He turned to Pang Shao. “Is Ye Chu from the baleful spirit circle?”
“No way!” Pang Shao denied it outright. “How could he be? That circle is incredibly hard to enter. Even if Ye Chu is a bit monstrous, he couldn’t get in.”
“Then why is he completely fearless in such baleful qi?” Ye Tian asked Pang Shao.
Pang Shao shrugged. “How would I know? If you want to find out, ask him yourself!”
With that, Pang Shao ignored Ye Tian and jumped onto the duel arena. He was going to mock Ye Chu that what he had just done was not handsome at all!
“Your most handsome moment is just a spinning kick?” Pang Shao grinned slyly. “I’m only now realising your taste is this low!”
Ye Chu gave Pang Shao a contemptuous glance. He wondered whether he should ever admit knowing Pang Shao in front of outsiders in the future. He was afraid that if people knew they were acquainted, they might question his intelligence too.
Ye Chu slapped Sha Shi and Sha Feng twice each. Their faces swelled into pig heads. He lifted the two men up and stood between them. Looking at Pang Shao, he said, “Now do you see?”
Seeing Pang Shao still looking confused, Ye Chu realised the issue. He slapped his own forehead. “Ah! I forgot! For someone like me, who is handsome every second of every day, every moment is the most handsome moment.”
“Pfft…”
Pang Shao almost wanted to spit in Ye Chu’s face. Damn it, he finally understood. All that talking and doing was just so Ye Chu could say this line to him!
“Damn! Shameless!” Pang Shao flipped his middle finger at Ye Chu, a gesture he had learned from Ye Chu himself.
Ye Chu sighed. “It’s all because I’m so extremely handsome. That kind of moment works on ordinary men like you, but it’s useless on me! Still, I’ll teach someone as ugly as you how to show off your charm!”
“Here’s a tip for you. Think about it. If you stand next to two extremely ugly people, or ones you’ve beaten until they look worse than pigs, right in everyone’s line of sight, doesn’t your presence among them instantly give people an amazing feeling?” Ye Chu patted Pang Shao’s shoulder. “Silly child! Now you understand, right? Don’t blame me for always dragging you along when I went to meet those imperial noble ladies in the past!”
Pang Shao froze for a moment, then exploded in rage. He finally realised why, back when Ye Chu went to meet those imperial noble ladies, he always brought along the fattest or shortest guys in their group, but never the tall and handsome ones. At the time, Pang Shao and the others had thought Ye Chu was looking out for them. Now they understood the real reason! Pang Shao also realised why those noble ladies always took the initiative to talk to Ye Chu.
“Shameless!” Pang Shao gritted his teeth, practically breathing fire.
“You flatter me!” Ye Chu laughed heartily. “Now I’ve taught you. Don’t say I’m not good to you!”
Pang Shao snorted coldly, but then he grew excited. This trick of Ye Chu’s was actually pretty good. Thinking of this, Pang Shao could not resist slapping Sha Shi and Sha Feng a couple more times. Standing between them, a sense of superiority welled up inside him.
“Take back your scrap metal!” Ye Chu kicked the iron hammer. It flew towards the Sand Kingdom camp.
The Sand Kingdom cultivators’ faces changed drastically. The hammer was infused with baleful qi. They were not like Ye Chu and feared it. The group hurriedly dodged. The hammer smashed into the spot they had just occupied, producing a heavy thud.
“You won’t even take back your own scrap metal? Looks like it’s not Yao Kingdom that lacks men, but your Sand Kingdom!” Ye Chu laughed.
“Too arrogant!” The Sand Kingdom leader roared. His body soared into the air. He struck a fierce palm towards Ye Chu.
The palm stirred the surrounding spiritual qi. Ye Chu’s expression changed slightly. “Innate Realm!”
Ye Chu did not dare underestimate it. He pushed his internal power to the limit and met the palm with a sideways strike of his own.
“Boom…”
The two clashed. Ye Chu was forced back several steps. Each step left a deep footprint in the ground. He staggered a few more paces before barely steadying himself. A trace of paleness appeared on his face.
But when the Sand Kingdom leader saw that Ye Chu had actually blocked his palm, huge waves surged in his heart. He had struck in fury, expecting to severely injure the opponent. Yet the other side had blocked it.
The Sand Kingdom leader’s actions completely enraged Yao Kingdom. Su Zhengping was the first to step forward and shout, “This is just a duel among the younger generation! Does your Sand Kingdom have no shame? Even your national guardian master is stepping in?”