Chapter 538: I Don't Hit Women

"You." Seeing Ye Chen appear full of vitality, the Xue Fa Qing Nian and the Yao Yi Nv Zi both narrowed their eyes. "Good boy, you're actually still alive."

After speaking, the two began scanning their surroundings, as if searching for something.

"Are you looking for him?" Ye Chen reached into the Xu Wu Kong Jian, then pulled out the bisected corpse of the San Yan Shao Nian and kicked it into the void with an incredibly cool flourish.

"This..." The Xue Fa Qing Nian and the Yao Yi Nv Zi's pupils contracted sharply, their faces full of disbelief.

Not just them—the disheveled Gu San Tong was also stunned.

This was a genuine Zhun Tian Jing expert, an old-timer who had lived over four hundred years. He had entered the space intact, so how had he come out split in half?

In that moment, the way Gu San Tong looked at Ye Chen changed completely. "How on earth did this kid do it?"

For a time, the world fell into silence.

Boom! Rumble!

It was only when the rumbling thunder echoed through the sky that the quiet was broken, for with the San Yan Shao Nian's destruction, the Wan Gui Ming Wang Jie boundary had collapsed as well.

Ah!

A furious roar erupted as the Yao Yi Nv Zi suddenly turned her head, her icy gaze locking onto Ye Chen.

Ye Chen felt a shiver run through his entire body. Although they were both in the Zhun Tian Jing, this Yao Yi Nv Zi was far stronger than the San Yan Shao Nian. Just from her eyes, it was clear this woman was not to be trifled with.

"You deserve to die." The Yao Yi Nv Zi thrust her jade hand toward the sky, pressing down from above. Her fingers overflowed with crimson blood energy, each strand as heavy as a mountain. Before it even fully descended, the ground cracked open, with fissures spreading endlessly.

Seeing this, Gu San Tong snorted coldly and charged forward.

"Your opponent is me." The Xue Fa Qing Nian snorted in response, blocking Gu San Tong's path and unleashing a massive Ling Tian seal of ten thousand ghosts, forcing him back.

Boom!

Meanwhile, the Yao Yi Nv Zi's palm struck the ground, leaving a massive handprint. Though her strike was overwhelmingly powerful, it missed Ye Chen entirely, for he had bolted away the moment she attacked. With the boundary shattered, he was free.

"No time to mess around with you." Ye Chen shook his head and turned to flee.

"Stay right there!" The enraged Yao Yi Nv Zi shot after him like a divine ray.

This was Ye Chen's strategy—the combined secret technique of the Xue Fa Qing Nian and the Yao Yi Nv Zi was too formidable. His goal was to separate them, allowing Gu San Tong to focus on killing the Xue Fa Qing Nian.

As for Ye Chen himself, the world was vast—he could run anywhere. If she could catch him, so be it. If she pushed him too far, he'd unleash a big move, and then it would be her own fault.

Boom! Rumble!

The thunderous booms shook the earth as Ye Chen fled ahead, with the Yao Yi Nv Zi in pursuit. Every attack from her caused towering mountains to collapse.

On the other side, Gu San Tong had already engaged the Xue Fa Qing Nian.

Without the Yao Yi Nv Zi's assistance, the Xue Fa Qing Nian's combat strength was greatly diminished.

In contrast, Gu San Tong, free from the threat of the Yao Yi Nv Zi, could finally unleash his full power. A century of pent-up grudges exploded in that instant, his soaring fighting spirit making even the Xue Fa Qing Nian hesitant to clash head-on.

Meanwhile, Ye Chen's escape speed was no joke—the Tai Xu Shen Xing Shu was a secret technique for fleeing, and even this Yao Yi Nv Zi in the Zhun Tian Jing struggled to catch up for the moment.

"I never hit women, so don't make me lose my temper. If you keep chasing, you'll have to face the consequences." Ye Chen shouted back as he ran, not forgetting to hurl insults over his shoulder.

The more he said it, the angrier the Yao Yi Nv Zi became, her pursuit speed increasing as her form turned shadow-like, darting like divine light. Even Ye Chen didn't dare take it lightly.

Oh boy!

The Tai Xu Gu Long, who hadn't contacted Ye Chen in a while, woke up to this scene and let out a voice full of schadenfreude.

"Dragon Lord, have you ever heard of the Gui Zu?" Ye Chen asked while fleeing.

"Of course." The Tai Xu Gu Long stroked his chin with a dragon claw, yawned, and replied casually, "They're a branch of the Mo Zu. They feed on ghost spirits and are extremely cruel. This race produced some remarkable figures in ancient times, but as for their overall strength? I'd say it's barely passable."

Barely passable!

Hearing this, Ye Chen couldn't help but smirk. "In the eyes of you supreme clans, the Gui Zu are just small fry, right?"

"Why does that sound like you're insulting me?"

"As if! I'm complimenting you." Ye Chen shot back, then once again used the Tai Xu Shen Xing Shu to leap several hundred zhang, darting into a stretch of rolling mountains.

The Yao Yi Nv Zi immediately chased in after him.

Boom! Rumble!

Soon, mountain after mountain collapsed. By the time the two emerged, the entire range was gone.

And so, with one chasing and one fleeing, the Yao Yi Nv Zi pursued Ye Chen for over nine thousand li without catching him.

That's enough.

Up ahead, the fleeing Ye Chen suddenly halted and threw a punch.

"Overestimating yourself." The Yao Yi Nv Zi sneered and swept her palm, sending Ye Chen flying through the air. He tumbled dozens of somersaults in the void before steadying himself.

Zing!

No sooner had Ye Chen stabilized than a finger beam shot toward him.

In a flash, he drew the Tian Que Jian and held it in front of him.

Clang!

The Yao Yi Nv Zi's finger beam struck the Tian Que Jian dead-on, sparking a brilliant flash and a deep, resonant sound.

Ye Chen felt a sharp pain in both arms, and his newly steadied form was sent flying again. This time, his body crashed through a massive mountain, collapsing it on the spot. When he landed, his body was covered in blood and broken bones.

"This woman is like a beast." Ye Chen muttered through gritted teeth.

Thud! Thud!

The Yao Yi Nv Zi approached step by step, her figure alluring like a worldly beauty, her body wreathed in crimson blood energy, resembling a demonic asura. Perhaps due to her immense weight or overwhelming pressure, every step she took made the void echo with heavy thuds.

As the Yao Yi Nv Zi drew near, a cold smile flashed across Ye Chen's lips. His mind had already summoned Lei Yan and Feng Yi, who were hidden in the Xu Wu Kong Jian, ready for a lethal strike.

Throughout this chase, the Yao Yi Nv Zi's focus had been entirely on Ye Chen, oblivious to the two Zhun Tian Jing Yin Ming Si Jiang trailing in the void space.

Ye Chen had lured her away precisely to isolate and eliminate her. He was confident that Lei Yan and Feng Yi could suppress her.

"Today, no one can save you." The Yao Yi Nv Zi's fair face twisted with ferocity, marring her otherwise attractive features and diminishing her aura.

"We'll see if you have what it takes." Ye Chen replied with a cold smile.

"Then let your head be the sacrifice for the San Yan Gui Jun's spirit." The Yao Yi Nv Zi shouted icily and struck immediately, her jade hand covered in crimson blood energy pressing down from the void like a mountain.

A fierce glint flashed in Ye Chen's eyes as he prepared to command Lei Yan and Feng Yi to emerge from the Xu Wu Kong Jian.

But at that very moment, a figure in white appeared in the void, enveloped in dazzling divine radiance, her robes fluttering elegantly. She was a vision of peerless beauty, like an exiled immortal untouched by the world's dust.

The moment this white-clad woman appeared, she waved her jade arm, shattering the Yao Yi Nv Zi's hand seal with one palm, then followed up with another devastating strike that sent the Yao Yi Nv Zi flying.