Watching the Heaven and Earth Artefact shoot out, the figures of the crowd leapt, reaching out to grab it. Just as one of the Emperors was about to snatch the Heaven and Earth Artefact, an old man shot out from a boat on the lake, landing in front of him. With a casual strike of his palm, the Emperor was smashed into the cold lake, sending up countless sprays of water.
The old man severely injured an Emperor with a single strike, causing the cultivators who were originally fighting for the Heaven and Earth Artefact to change their expressions drastically. They looked at the old man in horror. Seeing that he was completely unconcerned about the group surrounding him, they exchanged glances, a chill surging in their hearts.
The old man truly did not care about them. Grasping the Heaven and Earth Artefact, which was surging with rosy light, he smiled at the corner of his mouth and said, “What a fine Heaven and Earth Artefact, I will take it!”
This sentence enraged the group of Emperors. They each wielded their power, and the combined strength of the many Emperors converged, striking towards him simultaneously to obliterate him.
The old man looked at the monstrous power rushing towards him, his expression remaining completely unchanged, and merely said faintly, “Truly seeking death!”
Having said that, he vibrated his arm and blasted directly at the terrifying power charging at him. The monstrous power was not worth mentioning in his hands, shattering instantly, while he stood in place without moving a muscle.
Such a situation made the crowd gasp in shock, “Xuanhua Realm!”
No one could believe it. The anomaly at the cold lake had actually attracted the arrival of someone from the Xuanhua Realm. What kind of figure is a Xuanhua Realm expert? In an era where the laws do not emerge, they can be said to be the pinnacle of cultivators, ruling and dominating the continent. Yet now, such a person was standing right in front of them.
These Emperors were also prominent figures in their own right, but facing the old man, their scalps tingled, and their hearts were filled with terror.
Ye Tian was also frozen in place. He naturally knew how formidable the Xuanhua Realm was. For such an existence, killing him would be nothing more than a matter of raising a hand.
Looking at the Heaven and Earth Artefact in his hand, despite having ten thousand kinds of unwillingness, he did not dare to fight him for it. How formidable was the Xuanhua Realm? It was not something they could shake.
The old man swept his gaze over them and said, “You dare to attack this old man. I will not make things difficult for you. I will return one palm strike to each of you.”
The old man’s words caused the group of Emperors to change their expressions drastically. Ye Tian did not even think twice and immediately shot away quickly towards the distance. Although the Heaven and Earth Artefact was precious, one still needed to be alive to take it. At this time, preserving one’s life was the supreme principle. He was not a pedantic person, so it was best to flee this place quickly.
Watching Ye Tian’s actions, the old man smiled and said, “Do you think you can still escape in front of me?”
Having said that, he struck out with a palm directly. The palm imprint was as fast as lightning, shooting towards Ye Tian. Although Ye Tian was very fast, he was far too slow compared to the old man’s palm imprint, which would completely catch up to him in no time.
Ye Tian’s face turned pale. He could already feel the terrifying power within the palm imprint. If this strike landed on him, even if he did not die, he would be heavily injured, and he feared that all his cultivation to the Emperor realm would be ruined.
“Brother Ye Tian!” Su Rong’s face also changed drastically, but she was powerless, only able to watch helplessly as the palm imprint was about to land on Ye Tian’s back.
Ye Tian had already resigned himself to his fate, but just as the palm imprint was about to hit him, he suddenly felt a massive force violently pull him. His speed suddenly increased by several times. The palm imprint that was originally going to strike his back was instantly pulled away in distance. The palm imprint blasted into the void, shattering the space, but Ye Tian remained completely unharmed.
This sudden change left the crowd stunned, and they looked at Ye Tian in disbelief. They thought to themselves that Ye Tian actually possessed such a wondrous technique, allowing his speed to reach such an extent.
However, only the old man’s expression changed, shooting a cold light from his eyes. With his keen vision, he could naturally tell that someone had made a move from behind.
“Who are you, sir? If you dare to save someone, why are you hiding like a turtle?” the old man reprimanded.
This sentence left many people puzzled, wondering what the old man meant. Could it be that it was not Ye Tian’s secret technique, but rather someone else who had saved Ye Tian?
This guess was quickly confirmed as Ye Tian bowed and saluted the void, saying, “Thank you, senior, for saving my life!”
“If you do not come out, I will kill all of these people!” the old man reprimanded, seeing no one appear.
On the small boat, Ye Chu stood up at this moment and stepped towards the void, one step at a time. Seeing this, Liang Shan was greatly frightened and grabbed Ye Chu, saying, “Ye Chu, what are you going to do? You…”
But before he could finish half his sentence, he seemed to realise something, covering his wide open mouth with his hand, “You… you… you are the one who saved Ye Tian?”
Watching Ye Chu walk calmly towards the old man, Liang Shan finally could not bear it and collapsed directly onto the small boat.
“I knew you were stronger than Pang Shao, but this is too much… Pang Shao, how can you even compare to him now? I will observe a moment of silence for you for challenging him,” Liang Shan muttered to himself.
As Ye Chu stepped towards the void, Ye Tian, Su Rong, and the others saw it, their eyes widening just the same, their pupils contracting violently. Su Rong’s pink lips were tightly covered by her hand, her beautiful and large eyes wide open, staring dead at Ye Chu.
The group of talented youths who had previously clamoured to teach Ye Chu a lesson now clenched their teeth in frustration, constantly muttering, “Impossible, impossible, it definitely cannot be him.”
To save Ye Tian from the hands of a Xuanhua Realm expert, his strength must be far greater than theirs. But looking at Ye Chu’s young face, they were unwilling to believe it no matter what.
“Was it you who saved him?” the old man stared at Ye Chu, with a hint of suspicion in his heart. He could not feel a single trace of aura from Ye Chu.
Ye Chu smiled and said, “For a senior of the Xuanhua Realm to attack an Emperor, it is rather a disgrace to your status.”
His words were not loud, but daring to criticise a Xuanhua Realm expert was enough to make everyone present tremble with fear.
“Ye Chu!” Ye Tian called out to Ye Chu, feeling somewhat worried.
Ye Chu smiled, turned to look at the old man, and said, “Leave this Heaven and Earth Artefact behind, and you may depart, senior.”
“Hahaha…” This single sentence made the old man burst into loud laughter, feeling as though he had heard a tremendous joke. As a Xuanhua Realm expert, he had always walked unhindered across this continent. Except for those deeply rooted aristocratic families he could not visit, everywhere else people treated him with the utmost reverence. Yet now, someone was actually shamelessly telling him to leave, and it came from the mouth of a youth. Even if this youth had some strength, he was simply too arrogant.
Su Rong was also full of doubt when Ye Chu emerged, but upon hearing this sentence from Ye Chu, her beautiful eyes widened a bit more, and her heart could not help but tremble.
“This junior never likes to repeat his words. If you leave now, senior, we can avoid a conflict, otherwise, I fear there will be bloodshed,” Ye Chu said with a smile, looking at the other party. He truly did not wish to take action.
“This old man would like to see how you will make us bleed. I am afraid that when the time comes, it will be your young blood that flows into this cold lake,” the old man sneered disdainfully. He snorted, and his imposing pressure descended. The aura of the Xuanhua Realm was extremely terrifying, making people tremble with fear. Ye Tian, Su Rong, and the others merely felt the aftershock, and a chill immediately rose from the soles of their feet.