Chapter 64: Wrath

## Chapter 64: Anger

Ye Chen circled back, rushing for a full day's journey before finally returning to the Heng Yue Sect.

Pushing open the gate of the small spirit garden, he was about to call out when he saw the entire garden in disarray. Even the spirit fruit tree within had been felled.

"What happened here?" Ye Chen rushed into the house, only to find neither Hu Wa nor Zhang Fengnian present. Even the small spirit eagle was gone.

"What happened after I left?" A ominous premonition stirred within him. Ye Chen flashed out of the small spirit garden, scaling the Heng Yue Spirit Mountain with all speed.

No sooner had he reached the spirit mountain than the gazes of Heng Yue disciples fell upon him.

"Eh?"

"Ye Chen is back?"

"He's finally returned. During his absence, that boy named Hu Wa was tormented miserably."

"And Zhang Fengnian and that spirit bird were also beaten half to death."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen's mind reeled.

From the disciples' pointing words, he had already gleaned that during the time he was away attending the Nether Black Market auction, changes had occurred within the small spirit garden.

Without a word, Ye Chen stepped forward and seized a disciple, his blood-red eyes fixed on the man. "Speak! While I was away, what exactly happened to Hu Wa and Senior Zhang Fengnian?"

Being stared at by Ye Chen in such a manner, the disciple's hair stood on end. He stammered, "It was... Qi Hao from Human Yang Peak who challenged you to the Wind Cloud Platform. Since you weren't there, he... he vented his anger on Hu Wa and Zhang Fengnian."

"Where are they?" Ye Chen roared sternly.

"Wind... Wind Cloud Platform." The disciple pointed a trembling finger in the direction of the Wind Cloud Platform. "Today, Qi Yun from Human Yang Peak is scheduled to duel Hu Wa."

"Seeking death!" Ye Chen's anger reached its peak, a cold laugh escaping his lips. He released the disciple, spun around abruptly, and raced towards the Wind Cloud Platform with the fastest speed he could muster.

After he departed, the disciple gasped for a large breath. Seeing Ye Chen heading towards the Wind Cloud Platform, he also hurried to follow. "Quick, quick, quick! Ye Chen is going to the Wind Cloud Platform!"

"Now there's a good show to watch."

...

The Wind Cloud Platform was always one of the most lively places in the Heng Yue Sect, and today was no exception.

At this moment, shadows of people crowded beneath the Wind Cloud Platform, their eyes sparkling as they watched the two figures battling above.

One side was, naturally, Hu Wa, while the other was, needless to say, the youth named Qi Yun.

At this moment, the battle raged fiercely. Hu Wa gripped his Black Iron Staff, attacking desperately, but unfortunately, he had only recently stepped onto the path of cultivation and had never cultivated any profound arts. As a result, his entire body was covered in wounds.

In stark contrast, Qi Yun moved with ease, employing profound steps to effortlessly dodge. He would then counterattack, heavily injuring Hu Wa. It wasn't as if he were dueling Hu Wa; it was more like he was toying with him.

"You are truly too weak to withstand a single blow," Qi Yun sneered. He pushed out a palm, sending Hu Wa flying once more. When he landed, he was already a pool of blood.

Having knocked Hu Wa down, Qi Yun lightly shook his folding fan and strolled over slowly, with evident interest. "You are a waste, and Ye Chen is also a waste. He dares not accept the challenge from my Human Yang Peak and hides away like a shrinking turtle."

"Don't you dare insult my big brother!" Hu Wa gritted his teeth, still stubbornly standing up. His body swayed, and he swung his Black Iron Staff again.

"With just this bit of skill, you still want to injure me?" Qi Yun laughed coldly. He easily grasped the oncoming Black Iron Staff with one hand. No matter how much force Hu Wa exerted, he couldn't break free.

"Scram!" With a stern shout, Qi Yun kicked Hu Wa away.

Before Hu Wa could get up, he attacked again. A sword qi strike shattered Hu Wa's knee, and a second sword qi severed his leg bone. He was alive but had been beaten into a cripple.

"Waste!" Qi Yun stepped on Hu Wa's face, gnashing his teeth, and then laughed wildly without restraint. "You are all wastes!"

"Don't you dare insult my big brother!" Hu Wa struggled desperately, wrapping his arms around Qi Yun's leg.

*Puff!*

*Puff!*

But the next two sword qis severed the two meridians in Hu Wa's arm.

Having done this, Qi Yun turned his head to look towards one side of the platform below. A jade table was placed there, and sitting before it was precisely that Qi Hao from Human Yang Peak. Looking at Hu Wa being beaten disabled, he revealed a sinister smile.

"Ye Chen, this is the price for provoking me!" Qi Hao laughed ferociously. "I want to see how long you can hide. I want to make you personally watch as the people you care about live a life worse than death."

*Buzz buzz buzz!*

As his words fell, buzzing sounds transmitted from mid-air.

Looking closely, one could only discern that a wide, thick, heavy iron sword was flying from afar, buzzing as it cut through the air.

Heavenly Que.

Someone immediately recognized that sword.

"It's Ye Chen who came." With the Heavenly Que sword leading the way, its owner was bound to appear shortly.

*Clang!*

Along with the clang of the Heavenly Que sword as it plunged into the Wind Cloud Platform, Ye Chen's figure, running madly, was reflected in everyone's eyes.

He arrived like a mad wind, leaping seven or eight *zhang* before soaring onto the Wind Cloud Battle Platform.

"Hu Wa!" Without delay, he flashed to Hu Wa's side. Looking at Hu Wa, who was covered in blood, his heart felt as if it were being gouged by a knife.

"Big brother, you... you've returned." Hu Wa's mouth continuously gushed blood. His small face was already a bloody mess, and his clear, bright eyes had become blurry.

"How could you be so foolish?" Ye Chen hugged Hu Wa in his arms, placing his palm on his back. Rolling *True Qi* surged madly into his body, helping him repair his broken shackles and protecting his weak heart pulse.

"They... they tied up the small eagle and Grandpa, and they kept insulting you as a shrinking turtle. I couldn't... I couldn't let anyone harm them, and I couldn't let anyone insult my big... big brother."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen's nose tinged with sorrow.

His heart was filled with self-reproach. It was him who had caused this disaster. If not for him, how would Hu Wa and Zhang Fengnian have been bullied to this extent?

"Ye Chen!" A ferocious roar came from below the platform. Qi Hao had already pounced onto the battle platform like an evil wolf. "I've waited for you for a long time!"

Ye Chen didn't move, still healing Hu Wa. Although he could no longer restrain the killing intent to extinguish Qi Hao, compared to Qi Hao, he cared more about Hu Wa in his arms.

Seeing Ye Chen ignore him, Qi Hao was suddenly furious. He immediately struck out, a palm striking down from the air.

Ye Chen stood firm, taking Qi Hao's palm head-on. A trickle of fresh blood instantly overflowed from the corner of his mouth. He didn't want any extra actions to delay healing Hu Wa.

"I want to see how long you can endure!" Qi Hao wildly swung his arms, palm winds, one after another, hitting Ye Chen's back, causing Ye Chen to cough up large mouthfuls of blood.

Seeing the situation, a cold light flashed in Qi Hao's ferocious eyes. He moved with killing intent.

*Zheng!*

With a flip of his hand, he produced a killing sword. He chopped a sword towards Ye Chen's heavenly spirit cover. If this sword landed, Ye Chen would have no chance of survival.

However, just at this moment, an arrow rainbow shot over from below the platform.

The arrow rainbow was incredibly fast, arriving in the blink of an eye.

*Pound!*

The sound of metal colliding suddenly rang out. The abruptly shot long arrow shook open the sword that Qi Hao was about to bring down.

"You son of a bitch, you're truly a mad dog!" A loud curse quickly rang out. Xiong Er, holding a long bow, had appeared from who knows where. The usually unserious young man's small, chubby face also showed anger at this moment.

"Still seeking death?" Qi Hao roared violently.

"Sooner or later, I'll settle the score with you," Xiong Er said coldly. The Xiong family and the Qi family already had enmity. When enemies meet, their eyes are particularly red, and Xiong Er naturally wouldn't be polite.

But he still rushed to Ye Chen's side first. Without a word, he stuffed a spirit pill into Hu Wa's mouth.

"Sorry, I just returned to the sect as well," Xiong Er said apologetically to Ye Chen while infusing *True Qi* into Hu Wa's body. If it hadn't been for him taking Ye Chen to the Nether Black Market, Hu Wa and the others wouldn't have been bullied.

"We are brothers. What are you saying?" Ye Chen said, having already withdrawn the hand he had placed on Hu Wa's back. "Please take care of Hu Wa. I'll go and extinguish that bastard."

Xiong Er nodded, condensed a cloud of *True Qi*, and dragged Hu Wa down from the platform.

(End of Chapter)