Chapter 2637: Stealing the Eye

Bang! Bang! Bang!

In the dim heavens and earth, rhythmic and steady banging sounds echoed, like footsteps. Perhaps due to the immense weight of the body, each step made the universe tremble with a hum.

It was the Bai Yi Laozhe, who had been sent flying by Ye Chen's staff strike earlier. Now, he approached, stepping on the Xian Hai, his entire body enveloped in immortal light, his aura towering and overwhelming. His aged eyes displayed countless visions, and destructive forces surged through them.

As Ye Chen had said, he was truly outstanding. Struck by Ye Chen's staff, he had awakened the Xue Lun Tian Zang, granting him tenfold combat power in an instant.

"You have angered me."

The Bai Yi Laozhe spoke indifferently, his voice like thunder, shaking the vast sky. With tenfold combat power, his presence had reached a sublime state, exuding an eye-catching aura.

"If you had activated this forbidden technique in the Shang Jie, I would still be wary. But in the Xia Jie, even with tenfold combat power, what can you do to me?" Ye Chen laughed, casually stretching his neck as he ascended step by step into the sky.

"Arrogant." The Bai Yi Laozhe snorted coldly, shattering the heavens with a single step, and reached out with a palm from across the sky towards Ye Chen. In his view, with tenfold combat power, eliminating a minor Zhun Di like Ye Chen should be effortless.

Unfortunately, Ye Chen was no ordinary Zhun Di. As the palm came, Ye Chen struck again with his staff, piercing a massive hole through him. Blood rained down, staining the sky red.

"Exterminate!"

The Bai Yi Laozhe shouted resoundingly, forming seals with one hand.

Immediately, the void buzzed, and stars materialized one by one, filling the sky. Each star released rays of starlight, creating a downpour of light that riddled the space with wounds.

"This technique is useless against me." Ye Chen chuckled leisurely, instantly activating the Di Dao Hei An, an immortal art of absolute defense that feared no such heavenly star rain.

Indeed, although the star rain was dense, it could not approach Ye Chen. As soon as it fell, it was swallowed by the black hole, leaving him unharmed.

"Break!"

The remaining Tian Ting experts had not yet been wiped out, and some outstanding ones cast profound forbidden techniques, breaking through the Di Dao Hei An to aid the Bai Yi Laozhe in his assault.

Ye Chen's mouth curved slightly. Though the Di Dao Hei An was broken, he still had the Ni Shi Lun Hui. Centered on him, a vortex appeared, surging with the power of reincarnation, annihilating all the descending star rain.

With the star rain destroyed, Ye Chen charged straight into the heavens.

The Bai Yi Laozhe formed seals again, summoning a vast Xian Hai that descended from above. Within the Xian Hai were inscribed his Dao principles, fused with his laws, each thread as heavy as a mountain, collapsing the vast sky.

Ye Chen was instantly engulfed. This Xian Hai was no ordinary one; it carried immense weight, even causing him to stagger and lose some of his vital energy.

"Swallow!"

The Bai Yi Laozhe commanded coldly, transforming the Xian Hai into a profound vortex, intending to grind Ye Chen to pieces, devour his body, and extinguish his primordial spirit. He possessed the strength to do so.

"Swallow your sister." Ye Chen cursed loudly. As the Xian Hai became a vortex, a dark swirl also formed around him, the vortex of the Tun Tian Mo Gong.

The two vortices, one outside the other, clashed—one radiating immortal light, the other surging with demonic energy. From a distance, they were strikingly vivid, neither able to overpower the other.

The difference was that the Xian Hai vortex spun clockwise, while the Tun Tian vortex spun counterclockwise, one forward and one reverse, colliding with tremendous force.

Boom!

Accompanied by a thunderous roar, both vortices shattered together, sending waves of destructive light across the eight directions. Everywhere it passed, space crumbled inch by inch, and mountains exploded one after another.

Pfft! Pfft!

The remaining Tian Ting experts had just arrived and had not even attacked when they were knocked back by the light waves. Those with weaker cultivation turned into blood mist on the spot.

Pfft! Pfft!

Ye Chen and the Bai Yi Laozhe both spat blood, suffering backlash. Neither had swallowed the other; instead, they were both shaken by the rebounding force.

"Kill!"

A hint of unnatural ferocity appeared in the Bai Yi Laozhe's eyes as he charged from the void towards Ye Chen, condensing thousands of secret arts into a single finger aimed straight at Ye Chen's brow, targeting his primordial spirit.

Ye Chen tried to dodge, but restraints descended upon him—another move from the Tian Ting experts, a group of ineffective fighters who excelled at coordination.

In that instant, space trembled, and clusters of Bi An Hua bloomed proudly, each petal and leaf tinged with mysterious immortal light, freezing the heavens and earth.

Ye Chen forcefully broke the restraints and ascended into the sky, evading the fatal strike. With a heavenly staff swing, he shattered the Bai Yi Laozhe's back, sending blood and bones flying.

"You truly deserve to die." The Bai Yi Laozhe roared in anger, retaliating with a palm that flipped Ye Chen over, causing the young master to spit blood and break several bones.

In normal conditions, such a palm would be nothing, but with the Bai Yi Laozhe's tenfold combat power, it packed a punch. Still, withstanding a peak strike at tenfold power was something Ye Chen could take pride in.

"Is he a god?" The Tian Ting experts staggered, staring at Ye Chen in astonishment. With tenfold combat power enhancement, he could still hold his ground.

They began to understand why Tian Ting could not defeat Ye Chen—it was no coincidence. That little stone spirit was incredibly strange, unkillable no matter how they fought, growing stronger with each battle. They had never seen such dominance.

After all, the Bai Yi Laozhe's realm was at the peak of Zhun Di, far beyond the ordinary, while Ye Chen was only at the third level of Zhun Di. Even with the Xia Jie's suppression of cultivation, the six-realm gap was undeniable.

Yet, despite this, Ye Chen fought the Bai Yi Laozhe on equal footing. If they were at the same level, even an Xian Zun might not withstand one of his palms!

As former followers of Yu Di who had conquered the world, they came from an era of monstrous talents, but scanning their memories, they could find no one comparable to Ye Chen.

"How did His Majesty provoke such a terrifying existence?" An elderly Xian Jun looked grim, having just emerged from seclusion. He had thought eliminating Ye Chen would be easy, only to see their forces utterly defeated.

"People like him must either be recruited or eliminated." An elderly Xian Zun snorted coldly, his eyes flashing with killing intent. He was loyal to Tian Ting and considered anyone threatening it a target for extermination.

After all, the prosperous dynasty in the Shang Jie was built with their blood and sweat. No matter who ruled, they would defend it to the death, or they could not face the souls of their fallen comrades—Tian Ting was forged from bones and blood.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

As they frowned, Ye Chen and the Bai Yi Laozhe's battle unfolded with secret techniques clashing. One stood in the eastern sky, the other in the western haze, unleashing immortal arts that shattered the heavens and cracked the earth.

As they said, Ye Chen, that little stone spirit, grew fiercer with each fight. Though his vital energy waned, his battle intent soared like burning flames.

In contrast, the Bai Yi Laozhe grew more shocked as the fight dragged on. He was an Xian Zun, a divine general under Yu Di, who had created many legends when Tian Ting unified the upper immortal realm and held immense prestige in the heavens.

Yet, he could not defeat a minor Zhun Di, and not only that, he was repeatedly wounded by Ye Chen, leaving his heart in utter turmoil.

"How dare you lose focus." Ye Chen's cold laugh echoed, icy and desolate. They had been clashing secret techniques, but midway, the Bai Yi Laozhe charged over, enduring the attacks to reach him.

"You..." The Bai Yi Laozhe's eyes bulged as he tried to retreat, but it was too late. Ye Chen's staff sent him soaring into the void, his body drenched in fresh blood.

At the same time, Ye Chen summoned the Dao Jing and Di Yun, transforming the Dao Jing into a divine bow and the Di Yun into a divine arrow. He drew the bow to a full moon, aiming at the Bai Yi Laozhe.

Zing!

The Di Yun divine arrow was unparalleled, piercing through the universe as it shot skyward, carrying destructive divine might infused with Ye Chen's intent to shoot the heavens and his invincible battle spirit.

The Bai Yi Laozhe steadied himself abruptly, forming seals with one hand to summon shields of golden light, manifesting one after another before him.

Clang! Crack! Clang!

What followed were sounds like metal colliding, crisp and resonant. Each golden light shield was pierced through, fragile beyond measure.

Pfft!

Blood sprayed as the Bai Yi Laozhe was run through by the arrow, his immortal glow vanishing in an instant. The bloody hole in his chest gushed blood, and he stumbled, plummeting from the sky like a falling meteor.

As he fell, his tenfold combat power enhancement dissipated. The stolen Xue Lun Yan was not original, and even as a peak Zhun Di, he could not unleash its full power, such as its time limit.

"Xian Zun!" The Tian Ting experts rushed forward together.

"Get lost." Ye Chen was faster, flashing to the scene and sweeping his staff across the eight directions. All the Tian Ting experts charging into the void were knocked down, many destroyed in body and spirit mid-fall. Even the tenfold-powered elderly Xian Zun could not withstand Ye Chen's strikes, let alone them—who could survive his staff?

Ye Chen acted swiftly, sealing the Bai Yi Laozhe with a palm, binding him in the void. His magical power and primordial spirit were all sealed, leaving him unable to move.

"Impossible, this is impossible." The Bai Yi Laozhe raved with disheveled hair, his face twisted in ferocity. Once wise and profound eyes were now stained red with blood.

He was an Xian Zun, a divine general under Yu Di, who had forged many myths when Tian Ting unified the upper immortal realm, commanding great respect in the heavens.

Yet, he had been suppressed by a minor Zhun Di, turning his so-called pride, legends, and myths into a joke.

"If not for my old age, I would never have lost." The Bai Yi Laozhe howled hoarsely, and his words were true—his lifespan was nearing its end, leaving him weakened.

"If we were at the same level, you would die even faster." Ye Chen said calmly, waving his hand to take the Xue Lun Yan from the Bai Yi Laozhe and seal it into his own small world.

Ye Chen's words made the Bai Yi Laozhe's heart collapse on the spot. His eyes bulged again, and his pupils contracted, struck by a tremendous blow.

The hero's twilight was his excuse, but Ye Chen's retort exposed the truth. His cultivation surpassed Ye Chen's, and he even had tenfold combat power, yet he still lost. It was not about age—it was that he was simply outmatched.

Ye Chen felt quite smug, having used the Tou Tian technique to reach into the Bai Yi Laozhe's small world and plunder it clean of heavenly stones, magical tools, elixirs, and secret scrolls.

Ah!

The Bai Yi Laozhe roared in agony, his crumbling heart affecting his aged primordial spirit. With one unresolved thought, his body and spirit were destroyed on the spot.

Ashes scattered through the sky, and the once-great elderly Xian Zun was reduced to nothing, his roar echoing endlessly between heaven and earth, carrying a trace of sorrow and resentment.

Ye Chen said nothing, unsure whether to feel joy or sorrow. He could sense the Bai Yi Laozhe's resentment, an intangible force, with him as its vessel and the source of the karmic obstacles.