Chapter 1893: Forget About It

Ye Chen's arrival caused the Zi Pao Ren to narrow his eyes slightly. As a quasi-emperor himself, even with his vast insight, he couldn't see through Ye Chen clearly. He only knew that Ye Chen had an extraordinary bloodline, but as for his actual combat power, it would only be revealed through battle.

After all, at that moment, he was merely a quasi-emperor suppressed to the level of a Saint King.

"You, a quasi-emperor at least, are causing chaos in the Hong Huang, yet here you are bullying two juniors from the various heavens. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by future generations?" Ye Chen said with a smile as he summoned his origin essence, channeling it into Long Jie and the Ling Zu Shen Nü's bodies to extinguish the killing intent within them and protect their primordial spirits.

"A mere Saint King dares to lecture me?" The Zi Pao Ren roared in anger, still preparing his previous finger strike, which had originally been aimed at finishing off Long Jie and the Ling Zu Shen Nü. Now, however, it shot straight toward Ye Chen's brow.

Ye Chen stood firm, unmoving, allowing the finger to approach.

Only when the Zi Pao Ren's finger was just an inch from his brow did Ye Chen suddenly reach out, grabbing it precisely and then snapping it with a forceful twist.

At the same time, he lifted his foot and kicked the Zi Pao Ren flying.

The force of that kick was tremendous, nearly crippling him.

With a loud boom, the Zi Pao Ren staggered to a stop more than ten zhang away, cracking the ground beneath him and shattering the boulders behind. He let out a muffled groan and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

"Feeling comfortable now?" Ye Chen dusted off his shoulders.

"Who exactly are you?" The Zi Pao Ren's eyes were bloodshot, glaring furiously.

"Just an unknown junior. No need to mention it." Ye Chen replied with a casual laugh.

"Good, very good." The Zi Pao Ren laughed in rage, turning abruptly and vanishing into the void in a single step. Behind him echoed a cold, desolate voice:"Once I leave this ruins, I will kill you."

Ye Chen didn't respond. Instead, he summoned his immortal fire and heavenly thunder. The immortal fire transformed into a divine bow, and the thunder gathered into a divine arrow, infused with chaotic principles and bloodline power. He loosed an unparalleled arrow that pierced through the vast sky.

Thud!

Blood sprayed as the arrow struck, piercing the Zi Pao Ren who had just fled, sending him plummeting like a broken kite from the void.

"Are you really going for broke?" The Zi Pao Ren thundered in fury, grinding his teeth, his face twisted in grotesque terror. As a quasi-emperor, he had already shown weakness, yet Ye Chen pressed on relentlessly, fueling his rage.

"You threatened to kill me once you're out, so why would I let you go? I don't want to leave myself a hidden threat." Ye Chen shrugged, speaking lightly."So, I'll have to trouble you to head off early. Better to die sooner and reincarnate."

"With you?" The Zi Pao Ren bellowed in fury. As he spoke, a divine light shot from his body—a silver bronze furnace radiating sacred glory, his life-bound artifact, incredibly domineering and mysteriously terrifying.

"Nine Yang Immortal Iron." Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, his eyes gleaming as he recognized the material of the furnace.

"Be sealed away!" The Zi Pao Ren shouted coldly, activating the furnace. A vortex appeared at its mouth, swallowing heaven and earth, instantly drawing Ye Chen inside.

"This is the price for provoking me." Seeing Ye Chen trapped in the furnace, the Zi Pao Ren smirked viciously. He was confident in his life-bound weapon, forged from Nine Yang Immortal Iron.

But no sooner had he spoken than the furnace hummed loudly, shaking him, its owner, with a muffled groan.

Upon closer inspection, it was Ye Chen inside, actively pounding away with powerful fists.

"Perish!" The Zi Pao Ren slapped his palm on the furnace, casting a forbidden seal to destroy Ye Chen.

"Break!" Ye Chen's shout was thunderous. With a mighty punch, he blasted a huge hole from within the furnace and leaped out like a soaring dragon, kicking the furnace over in the process.

The life-bound artifact's heavy damage made the Zi Pao Ren spit blood again, staggering backward in shock. How many years had it been? Anyone he had sealed in that furnace had been ground to dust—never had anyone escaped. And it was made of Nine Yang Immortal Iron!

Only then did he realize how terrifying the person before him was—undoubtedly an emperor-level prodigy.

"Your furnace isn't very sturdy. Let's see how mine holds up." In that instant, Ye Chen ascended to the ninth heaven, controlling the Chaos Cauldron and smashing it down from above, collapsing half the sky.

"Chaos Cauldron." The Zi Pao Ren's expression changed drastically upon seeing it, instantly recognizing the artifact.

With that, he needed no further questions—he knew Ye Chen's identity: the Sacred Body Ye Chen. He had encountered a tough opponent.

In a flash, he fled, not daring to fight any longer.

In the same realm, who could stand against the Sacred Body? Even as a quasi-emperor suppressed to Saint King level, he was no match.

As always, this wasn't the outside world—it was the Tian Zun Ruins.

"Stay right there!" Ye Chen's words were icy, like a heavenly decree. The Chaos Cauldron shook the eight directions, forcing the Zi Pao Ren to stumble.

"Explode!" The Zi Pao Ren was unyielding, his eyes wild with madness as he self-destructed his physical body on the spot, blasting away the Chaos Cauldron, with only his primordial spirit escaping.

"Without a body, you still think you can run?" Ye Chen sneered. The Chaos Cauldron pressed down, sealing the Zi Pao Ren's primordial spirit.

"Spare me! Spare me!" The Zi Pao Ren cowered, screaming in plea, his primordial spirit twisting in terror.

"The Hong Huang and the various heavens have nothing to do with you. What's the point of keeping you?" Ye Chen said indifferently, placing his palm on the Zi Pao Ren's celestial spirit cover and using a supreme secret technique to erase his divine consciousness, leaving only pure primordial spirit energy.

The Zi Pao Ren's screams were piercing as his consciousness collapsed in the final moment. Only then did he understand regret—he shouldn't have been so arrogant, slaughtering recklessly and provoking the wrong person. The wheel of fate turns, and heaven spares no one; the karma he sowed would reap its own bitter fruit.

His wails faded away, and one quasi-emperor was completely obliterated.

Ye Chen returned to Long Jie and the Ling Zu Shen Nü, channeling the pure primordial spirit energy into their divine seas.

Their injuries were in their primordial spirits, which needed primordial spirit energy to heal.

"You finally came." Long Jie smiled, his expression complex. The woman he loved most was this man's wife, and she had even borne him a lovely child. How he wished he could switch places with Ye Chen—that lifelong devotion was what true love meant.

"The one you love is Yao Chi. She's Ji Ning Shuang. It's not good to keep thinking about someone else's wife." Ye Chen coughed dryly, placing his hand on their backs to channel true essence while speaking.

"Do you really want to punch me?" Long Jie chuckled awkwardly.

"Depends on how you behave. If you keep fantasizing about my wife, I'll kick you to death."

"What fantasizing? That's called love."

"There's a living person here—can't you two watch your words?" The Ling Zu Shen Nü glared at them, especially at Ye Chen."Can't you keep an eye on your wife and stop her from wandering around?"

"I don't like hearing that." Ye Chen pursed his lips."Makes it sound like my wife is seducing him."

"Tch." The Ling Zu Shen Nü dismissed it, but she couldn't help glancing at Long Jie. Though he had Yao Chi in his heart, he still cared about her, or he wouldn't have risked his life to save her. Whether intentional or not, she appreciated that sentiment, and it warmed her heart.

"As I see it, you just don't understand men." Ye Chen said meaningfully, directing his words to the Ling Zu Shen Nü."Find a quiet spot sometime and give this guy a striptease. It's more effective than anything else. If he doesn't own up afterward, come to Da Chu and find me—I'll handle him for you."

As he spoke, Ye Chen slipped a package into the Ling Zu Shen Nü's hand."Da Chu specialty, take a look."

Upon hearing this, Long Jie's mouth twitched.

The Ling Zu Shen Nü's mouth also twitched."Can't you be more discreet? Slip it to me secretly!"

Ye Chen ignored their expressions, narrowing his eyes as he gazed into the distance. Immortal light shrouded that area, with visions manifesting everywhere, intertwined with scenes of destruction that veiled the heavens and earth.

"Hong Huang emperor seeds." Ye Chen murmured softly."Two of them."

"Probably Qiong Qi Di Zi and Tian Xie Di Zi." Long Jie stood up, looking in that direction."We were being hunted by them earlier. We barely escaped thanks to Zhan Wang's son, Xiao Chen. But then we ran into the Zi Pao Ren midway."

"Xiao Chen is here too?" Ye Chen was surprised.

"Facing two alone, Zhan Wang's son lives up to his reputation." The Ling Zu Shen Nü sighed.

"Da Chu has so many talents." Ye Chen laughed, rising into the sky and heading straight there, leaving behind a single instruction:"Hurry and leave the ruins. Don't linger. The battles ahead will be brutal."

"Understood." The two turned and left immediately. With their cultivation levels, they had become nothing but burdens. They couldn't get involved in clashes between emperor seeds, and staying in the ruins would only turn them into cannon fodder.

It was worth noting that the Ling Zu Shen Nü still clutched that package of Da Chu specialties tightly in her hand.

Long Jie noticed and felt a strange unease. With this package involved, things might get bloody.

"Actually, I could transform into Yao Chi's appearance." The Ling Zu Shen Nü turned with a smile.

"I'm afraid Ye Chen would kill me." Long Jie's laugh was more like a grimace.