Chapter 1472: Too Easy

Ba Qi Da She’s Ben Ming Fa Qi was destroyed, and the backlash caused him to spew blood, his serpentine body splitting open. Yet, this creature was incredibly tenacious. With only one snake head remaining, he desperately opened his enormous mouth and spewed out terrifying magical artifacts—one after another, totaling over a hundred by rough count.

Ba Qi Da She was truly going all out, burning his origin and lifespan to activate over a hundred artifacts simultaneously. Each artifact radiated divine light, hovering in the void like brilliant stars.

Ye Chen was extraordinarily fierce. His golden hand descended from the sky, covered in ancient seal scripts that flowed with immense power. One palm struck with the weight of a mountain, shattering space and crushing the hundred artifacts to pieces.

Ba Qi Da She was wounded again, his body—which had just healed—erupting in a spray of blood once more.

Ye Chen soared into the heavens, delivering a sword strike of utter annihilation that cleaved Ba Qi Da She in two and stomped him into a pulp.

Ba Qi Da She’s Yuan Shen fled like a streak of lightning, his face pale with terror. His eyes were filled with fear as his spirit drifted aimlessly, cold as ice, as if he had already fallen into the depths of Jiu You.

He raced toward Kun Peng and Jin Wu, his gaze full of hope, praying they would save him. Otherwise, he would meet the same fate as the Jiu Yi Shen Peng and become another soul claimed by Ye Chen’s sword.

Kun Peng and Jin Wu wanted to help, but Ye Chen’s second war spear had already arrived. It pinned Ba Qi Da She’s Yuan Shen in the void, with waves of annihilating killing intent swirling around it, reducing him to ashes in an instant.

Below, the onlookers swallowed hard. That was Ba Qi Da She—an ancient and powerful bloodline, the crown prince of his race, a genuine Sheng level expert—yet he had been slain so effortlessly.

Ye Chen vanished like a ghost, his form too swift for most to track. Wherever he appeared, an enemy fell, all of them opponents of Xiao Yuan Huang and Di Mu Wu Xiong.

These foes were all Zhun Sheng level, no match for Ye Chen. They were cut down in a single encounter.

The scene grew even more gruesome, with figures dropping one after another—some beheaded, others torn in half, or crushed into meat paste. Each death was more horrific than the last.

Xiao Yuan Huang and his companions drew in sharp breaths at the sight. So many terrifying race heirs were being hacked apart like watermelons by Ye Chen.

When Ye Chen finally stopped, the void was empty except for Kui Niu, Xiao Yuan Huang, and their allies. Everyone else had been exterminated, turning that stretch of heaven and earth into a bloody hell.

“It’s your turn now.”

Ye Chen looked up at Kun Peng and Jin Wu, his overwhelming killing intent raging like a storm—cold and savage. He was consumed by bloodlust, ready to continue his slaughter at the grand assembly.

“Let this end here. Our grievances are settled.”

Kun Peng spoke gravely, then turned and left, taking the Kong Que Da Gong Zhu with him. He dispelled the seal on the heavens, knowing Ye Chen was too powerful. He admitted he couldn’t win and dared not covet the Sheng Ti’s origin any longer.

“A simple ‘let it end’ is far too easy.”

Ye Chen sneered and closed the distance in a few strides, wasting no words as he swung his sword, unleashing a galaxy of light.

Kun Peng snorted coldly and halted, swinging his own sword to create a river of annihilation.

Their swords clashed, sending Kun Peng staggering backward. Each step he took collapsed the void behind him, and when he finally stopped, he vomited a mouthful of blood, his face ashen.

“This can’t be.”

The Kong Que Da Gong Zhu’s face turned pale as well. She had always been confident in her husband and knew his strength, yet he was defeated in one move by Ye Chen.

She couldn’t accept it. Just yesterday, Ye Chen was merely a Zhun Sheng, someone she could look down on. Now, the situation was ironically reversed.

“Do you really want to fight to the death?”

Kun Peng roared in anger, his terrifying aura exploding outward.

“That’s nonsense.”

Ye Chen replied coldly, his killing intent surging as he charged forward. They had tried to kill him and seize his origin—now they thought they could just walk away? What a naive dream.

Kun Peng was furious, stepping through the sky to attack. The Sheng Ti was strong, but he wasn’t weak either. At his peak, he believed he could slay Ye Chen.

However, he had overestimated himself and underestimated the Sheng Ti’s power. His peak strike not only failed to harm Ye Chen but got him punched flying backward.

“Jin Wu, if not now, when?”

Kun Peng shouted hoarsely, realizing he couldn’t handle Ye Chen alone. Scanning the assembly, no one was more suitable than Jin Wu.

Jin Wu had been about to flee, but after a moment’s hesitation, he turned back to join the fight. He wasn’t ready to give up. Teaming up with Kun Peng, they had the power to take down a Sheng Wang. With perfect coordination, they might kill Ye Chen, even at a heavy cost.

“As if I’m just decoration?”

Kui Niu refused to stand by, swinging his battle axe and charging at Jin Wu. Though not as strong as Jin Wu, he could hold him back.

“Let’s go!”

Xiao Yuan Huang and his group rushed in, their numbers giving them an edge. With Kui Niu as their frontline shield, they focused on supporting from the outside, unleashing powerful attacks.

Jin Wu snorted and repelled Kui Niu with a palm, trying to break free to help Kun Peng. But Xiao Yuan Huang and the others blocked him, channeling a Sheng Wang level weapon together. Even Jin Wu dared not face it head-on and was forced back after being struck.

Meanwhile, Ye Chen was dominating, flipping Kun Peng with a palm, piercing him with a Liu Mai Shen Jian to create a bloody hole, then following up with Ba Huang Quan to send him flying with blood and bones scattering.

“Destroy him for me!”

Kun Peng thundered, a radiant divine mirror emerging from his brow—a Ben Ming Fa Qi and genuine Zhun Sheng Wang level artifact.

The Hun Dun Shen Ding appeared, instinctively clashing with Kun Peng’s mirror. Though only a Sheng level artifact, its power was overwhelming, especially with various divine items aiding it, completely suppressing the mirror.

Weapon against weapon, general against general—Ye Chen pursued Kun Peng, summoning a Tai Xu Long Lao cage.

Kun Peng wasn’t to be underestimated. His Dao principles trembled, shattering the Tai Xu Long Lao as he soared upward. His golden eyes evolved a secret technique, firing two thunderbolts aimed at Ye Chen’s Yuan Shen.

Ye Chen descended from the sky, swatting away the thunderbolts with a palm and sending Kun Peng flying again. Even Kun Peng’s powerful body couldn’t withstand it, cracking open once more.

Seeing this, the Kong Que Da Gong Zhu snorted and ascended, unleashing her peak power as she swung her sword to join the battle. But Qian Shang Yue, descending from the heavens, struck her back with a sword, forcing her to stagger.

“He’s my brother-in-law and an ally of the Kong Que family. Do you want him dead?”

The Kong Que Da Gong Zhu snarled in rage, gritting her teeth at her sister’s interference.

“He’s also your brother-in-law, yet I didn’t see you show mercy earlier.”

Qian Shang Yue laughed coldly, her attacks unrelenting. Anyone who was Ye Chen’s enemy was hers too.

The Kong Que Da Gong Zhu erupted in fury, activating her forbidden techniques, each strike a deadly art.

Qian Shang Yue didn’t back down, activating her own forbidden arts. Her aura faintly suppressed the Kong Que Da Gong Zhu’s, like a peerless queen radiating unparalleled elegance, gaining the upper hand with her sword.

This scene was a perfect irony, leaving the onlookers below wanting to laugh. It had only been a few hours, but the situation had flipped completely with Ye Chen’s ascension, reversing the tide.

“If I heard right earlier, the Huang Gu Sheng Ti, Ye Chen, is also part of the Kong Que family as a son-in-law.”

Someone stroked their chin. “The Huang Gu Sheng Ti and the Nan Yu’s top beauty—quite the match.”

“Sister against sister, brother-in-law against brother-in-law—this lineup is unmatched.”

Many sighed in admiration. The Kong Que family had two exceptional daughters, and their sons-in-law were both formidable.

But alas, the sisters were at odds, and so were their husbands. If the Kong Que family’s Sheng Zhu and ancestors were here, they’d be mortified and frustrated. Choosing between Kun Peng’s heir and the limitless potential of the Huang Gu Sheng Ti was no easy task.

If the sisters were harmonious and the brothers-in-law allied, what a force they’d be—with the Kun Peng clan as in-laws and the Huang Gu Sheng Ti as a monster, who would dare challenge the Kong Que family?