The force rolled over Ye Chu, yet there was no scream as they had imagined, not even a hint of sound. As everyone opened their eyes in confusion, they saw that force crash into Ye Chu, yet Ye Chu stood completely still. The force struck him without producing even the slightest ripple.
This scene made everyone widen their eyes. Ye Li in particular looked as if his eyes might fall out. He rubbed them vigorously before he could believe what he was seeing.
“How is this possible?”
They had clearly seen that Ye Chu had not used even a sliver of power, that he had completely relied on his physical body to withstand the blow. Just how strong must one’s body be to block a king’s strike?
Zhang Lianhuo also had his eyes wide open now, waves of shock surging in his heart. To block his full-powered strike with flesh alone, that body’s strength must have surpassed solid stone.
Looking at Ye Chu standing straight before him, Zhang Lianhuo felt a chill shoot from the soles of his feet straight up his spine, his entire body as if plunged into an ice cellar. A person who could cultivate their body to such a degree, how could he possibly resist?
“Is that all?” Ye Chu asked as Zhang Lianhuo stopped. He smiled at the other man and said, “I’ll give you a few more chances!”
Ye Chu patted the clothes on his body. He had once refined his flesh with Supreme Blood, and his body’s strength was terrifyingly powerful. Which ordinary king could shake him in the slightest? Even if Ye Chu stood here and let him attack, what of it?
“Sir…” Zhang Lianhuo’s face was deathly pale. He opened his mouth and bowed, addressing Ye Chu.
“Since you won’t make a move, then it’s my turn. This young master will show you, I’ll kill you with a thought!”
As Ye Chu spoke, Zhang Lianhuo braced himself as if facing a great enemy, his entire body tensing, various forces dancing and wrapping around him as he assumed a defensive posture.
“Useless!”
As Ye Chu spoke, the Silent Sword sliced through the void and shot forth, flying directly toward Zhang Lianhuo’s forehead. Though Zhang Lianhuo used all his power to resist, he couldn’t even hold out for a single breath before being shattered by Ye Chu. The Silent Sword pierced through his forehead.
Zhang Lianhuo’s eyes widened, and in disbelief, he slowly collapsed and died.
This scene plunged the surroundings into a deathly silence. Every person’s gaze focused on Ye Chu and Zhang Lianhuo’s corpse, waves of shock surging in their hearts.
Ye Tian in particular could not calm his heart for a long time. He knew very well how formidable a king was. Even though he was at the upper tier of the Profound Life Realm, the other party could kill him with a mere lift of the hand.
Yet such a figure had been killed by Ye Chu with a mere lift of the hand as well. Just how strong was Ye Chu?
Ye Tian felt somewhat bitter. He had originally believed his efforts could surpass Ye Chu, but he had not expected Ye Chu to be even stronger, to have thrown him even further behind than last time.
Ye Tian took a deep breath, sighing in his heart yet unable to help feeling relieved. He thought that if Second Uncle could be considered to have a worthy successor.
Ye Li’s expression was also complicated. This good-for-nothing had actually far surpassed his son. His two sons praised as geniuses could not even compare to a good-for-nothing. Ye Li felt his face burning hot, and he didn’t even dare to look at Ye Chu.
“How did a king appear in Yao City?” Ye Chu asked Ye Tian curiously. In Yao City, even those at the Innate Realm were treasured, yet now there was actually a king. This was far too abnormal.
“We don’t know either. We only know that several kings came here to search for something. And this something, they insisted was in the king’s hands. But after searching the entire royal palace and not finding it, they believed the king had given it to the Ye family and had the Ye family take it away. This is what led to them pursuing us all this way,” Ye Tian answered Ye Chu.
“Searching for something?” Ye Chu was extremely curious. “What thing is worth kings making such a grand display? Very well, since they’ve come, let’s go take a look.”
When Ye Tian saw Ye Chu had thoughts of returning to Yao City, he quickly said, “There are still three kings in Yao City, each one far stronger than Wang Lianhuo. You…”
Ye Chu smiled and said, “No matter! I am not afraid of them!”
Seeing Ye Chu speak with such confidence, Ye Tian bit his teeth and shouted to the servants beside him, “You take Father away from here. Ye Chu and I will return to Yao City together.”
Ye Li was startled. Looking at Ye Tian, he said, “There are three kings there. You must not take such a risk.”
“Grandfather is still in their hands. No matter what, we must go take a look,” Ye Tian answered. Paying no heed to Ye Li, he patted Ye Chu’s shoulder and said, “It’s all up to you now. I hope you can rescue Grandfather and the others.”
Ye Chu thought of that old man who had always shown him such love and nodded. Without saying anything else, he strode toward the direction of Yao City.
…
Ye Tian and Ye Chu travelled together. Along the way, Ye Chu gave Ye Tian countless resources, and of course also gave him the pellets refined from king essence. With the supplementation of these resources, Ye Tian’s strength rose greatly, soaring directly from the seventh layer to the ninth.
Ye Tian’s talent was extremely outstanding, not inferior to those so-called geniuses in the slightest. What he lacked was resources. Now with resources to supplement him, his progress was also rapid.
Of course, regarding how Ye Chu pulled out handful after handful of Green Origin Pellets, Ye Tian was also shaken in his heart. He wondered just what Ye Chu had experienced these past years to possess so many resources.
Most importantly, during his conversations with Ye Chu, the cultivation realm Ye Chu revealed made him even more unable to catch up.
Ye Tian, who had originally still been worried, secretly breathed a few sighs of relief upon seeing Ye Chu’s such extraordinary display. He thought that perhaps Ye Chu was truly strong enough to be unafraid of three kings.
After Ye Tian had stabilized at the ninth layer of the Profound Life Realm, Ye Chu took out quite a few Sun and Moon artifacts and let Ye Tian choose. Fortunately, Ye Tian really did have a decent compatibility with one Sun and Moon artifact, and Ye Chu gave it to him.
With a Sun and Moon artifact and Ye Tian’s strength, he could at least exchange a few moves if he encountered a king.
After doing all this, Ye Chu and Ye Tian travelled at full speed toward Yao City.
…
Yao City was different from before. At this moment, the city gates of Yao City were tightly shut, neither allowing outsiders in nor letting people out. Ye Tian couldn’t help sighing upon seeing this scene. “This past month, Yao City has completely changed. If this continues, the citizens won’t even have food to eat. They’ll probably starve to death inside.”
Ye Chu smiled. Looking at the tightly shut city gates, he said nothing and kicked out fiercely.
With one kick, the city gate instantly disintegrated into pieces, huge shards flying everywhere and crashing down with rumbling sounds.
Such a loud noise startled quite a few people. Those soldiers who had submitted to the foreign kings were immediately terrified, gripping their weapons and facing the direction of the city gates.
“Someone is attacking the city! Quick, go notify the king!”
The soldiers thought someone had come to attack the city, but when they saw only two youths walking in, they were slightly stunned. Especially when they saw Ye Tian, they wondered how Ye Tian dared to return. Did he not know the king was searching for him everywhere? Even one of the kings had personally acted!
Amid everyone’s stupor, Ye Chu and Ye Tian strode inside.