Chapter 1083: Two Moves to Defeat a Quasi-Emperor

The night sky was deep, with shattered stars like dust.

Beneath the starlight, Ye Chen stumbled along, carrying Hu Xian'er as they hid in a secluded valley.

He was heavily injured, his body covered in blood and broken bones, his sacred body almost destroyed. The maddened old tree demon was incredibly powerful, and in just a few moments, he had nearly been forced to use his Xian Lun Tian Zhao and Heavenly Dao.

However, even without revealing his trump cards, he had still managed to escape.

This battle had cost him dearly. While there was only half a step between the Zhun Huang and Huang Jing realms, their combat power was on completely different levels. He could slay a Zhun Huang, but he was utterly outmatched by the Huang Jing realm.

Quickly, heal!

Ye Chen set Hu Xian'er down and sat cross-legged, his body radiating immortal light as his powerful recovery activated rapidly.

Hu Xian'er bit her lip and quickly sat cross-legged as well.

This time, she had consumed too much vital energy, most of it devoured by the old tree demon, almost causing her to fall from the Zhun Huang realm. Fortunately, she was still alive, and the lost vital energy could be replenished.

To one side, the Lie Yan Jin Ying spread its wings and circled, its sharp eagle eyes scanning all directions to guard Ye Chen.

After an unknown amount of time, a gentle breeze blew in, carrying a chilling intent that made Ye Chen, who was meditating, furrow his brow.

The Lie Yan Jin Ying also sensed something amiss, its keen eyes fixed intently on the dark horizon, while Hu Xian'er opened her eyes, her expression turning serious.

Soon, over a dozen figures in black emerged one after another, their eyes gleaming with a spectral light. Upon closer inspection, they were the same group that had followed Ye Chen and the others from You Du, including four Zhun Huang experts.

"Lie Yan Jin Ying."

A purple-haired elder glanced at the eagle, a flicker of interest in his eyes.

"There's actually a fox too."

"But it's just a worn-out, worthless thing."

An old hag sneered disdainfully at Hu Xian'er.

"Well, I prefer women who've been dirtied."

A blood-robed elder leered with unrestrained lust.

"Looks like tonight will be a big haul."

"Kid, hand over your true fire!"

A demonic youth spoke, looking at Ye Chen with mocking amusement.

"You want my true fire just like that? You're pretty arrogant!"

Ye Chen stood up, his face still pale, but thanks to the Xian Lun Tian's rapid recovery, he was mostly out of danger.

"I have the right to be arrogant."

The demonic youth smirked eerily and stepped forward, vanishing like a phantom. He reappeared right in front of Ye Chen, his pale hand striking down from above.

"I've killed emperors before—what are you?"

Ye Chen swung his arm, landing a punch that shattered half of the demonic youth's body.

"This..."

The dozen or so black-clad figures were stunned, and even Hu Xian'er was shocked. A full-fledged Zhun Huang had been almost killed in a single exchange by someone at the second level of the Heavenly realm.

"This is impossible."

The demonic youth retreated unsteadily, his eyes wide with horror, dragging his nearly crippled body.

"Nothing's impossible."

Ye Chen flashed forward instantly. Before the demonic youth could regain his balance, Ye Chen's sword decapitated him, sending his head rolling across the ground. As it attempted to escape, Ye Chen caught up and stomped it into a bloody pulp.

Two moves to slay a Zhun Huang—everyone present was shocked again.

The most humiliating part was probably for the demonic youth himself, who had been boasting one moment and killed the next, not even lasting three seconds.

The intelligence was wrong—retreat now!

Seeing the situation turn dire, the old hag shouted and immediately turned to flee.

Not just her—the blood-robed elder, the purple-haired elder, and the remaining dozen or so Heavenly realm experts all spun around to escape.

They had thought this mission would be easy, but it had turned into a major disaster. They had severely underestimated Ye Chen's power. With him capable of killing a Zhun Huang in two moves, his strength rivaled the Huang Jing realm, and adding the Lie Yan Jin Ying and the Zhun Huang Hu Xian'er to the mix, they were likely to lose.

Where do you think you're going?

Hu Xian'er brandished her killing sword, burning her lifespan to boost her power as she charged at the old hag.

Earlier, the old hag had insulted her, igniting a murderous rage. She had sworn to herself that even if it meant her death, she would personally destroy that foul-mouthed crone.

Meanwhile, the Lie Yan Jin Ying spread its wings like a streak of light, pursuing the blood-robed elder.

Since you've come, don't bother leaving!

Ye Chen's voice echoed eerily, cold and desolate. He used Shrink the Ground to an Inch, appearing in front of the purple-haired elder and raising his hand to strike, slamming the fleeing elder down from the void.

I'll suppress you!

The purple-haired elder roared, sending an ancient seal flying from his forehead, radiating divine light as it pressed toward Ye Chen.

Break!

Ye Chen punched forcefully, shattering the ancient seal.

The purple-haired elder suffered backlash, spitting blood as he staggered back. As he retreated, a chill ran down his spine. When he turned, a crimson divine sword was already upon him, piercing his brow.

Two more moves, and Ye Chen had slain another Zhun Huang!

After dispatching the purple-haired elder, Ye Chen moved like a rainbow, darting through the void.

What followed was a bloody massacre.

The group chasing Ye Chen included four Zhun Huang and thirteen Heavenly realm experts. The demonic youth and purple-haired elder were already dead, leaving two Zhun Huang locked in combat with Hu Xian'er and the Lie Yan Jin Ying, while the rest of the Heavenly realm foes were no match for Ye Chen.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Under the brilliant starry sky, blood splattered vividly, accompanied by screams and cries of terror. Ye Chen was like a ghost, like a god of death—every appearance meant another head falling from the void.

In less than a minute, all thirteen Heavenly realm experts were slain, wiped out by Ye Chen alone.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

In the void on two sides, the battles raged on with continuous roars. Neither the Lie Yan Jin Ying nor Hu Xian'er was as monstrous as Ye Chen and were still clashing with their opponents.

It was clear that the blood-robed elder was completely suppressed by the Lie Yan Jin Ying, beaten without any chance to fight back. Several times, he nearly exploded under the eagle's assaults.

Ye Chen struck again, stepping through space to arrive and delivering a powerful blow, severing one of the blood-robed elder's arms with his sword.

The elder's face twisted in fear. Already at a disadvantage, and now with Ye Chen joining in, he had no will to fight. He summoned a magical artifact to escape, but Ye Chen pursued and slapped him down from the void.

Leave him alive!

As the Lie Yan Jin Ying moved to deliver a finishing blow, Ye Chen stopped it.

The Lie Yan Jin Ying's eyes shot out two beams of divine light, but instead of killing the blood-robed elder, it destroyed his cultivation.

Thus, of the dozen or so who had come to hunt Ye Chen, two Zhun Huang were killed, one was crippled, and all thirteen Heavenly realm experts were dead. The only one left was the old hag, still fighting Hu Xian'er.

The Lie Yan Jin Ying spread its wings again to help, but Ye Chen held it back.

He had heard the old hag's insults to Hu Xian'er clearly. Since she lacked manners, she needed to pay in blood—that debt was best settled by Hu Xian'er herself.

So, neither of them intervened, positioning themselves on either side of the void to prevent the old hag from escaping.

Hu Xian'er was indeed like a madwoman, burning her lifespan to gain tremendous power.

The old hag dared not prolong the fight, her heart filled with fear. Though her strength surpassed Hu Xian'er's, her unstable mind left her in a wretched state, battered by Hu Xian'er. Several times, she tried to flee, only to be blocked.

Hu Xian'er's style was brutal, with no defense—only relentless attacks. Her powerful secret techniques rained down endlessly, showing no signs of fatigue.

After a while, the old hag was struck down from the void by Hu Xian'er's sword, crashing to the ground in a pool of blood.

I'll make you pay for insulting me, you foul-mouthed hag!

Hu Xian'er mounted the old hag, discarding her sword and slapping her repeatedly. The pitiful old hag's face was beaten beyond recognition.

Witnessing this, Ye Chen coughed awkwardly and looked away. Women were terrifying—especially when they were enraged.