Chapter 47: The Strongest

  Ye Chen's face was calm, his eyes slightly slanted, and he glanced at those shouting guys before shifting his gaze back to Ye Sheng in front of him. He let out a soft sigh and said with a serious tone: "Young man, you're pretending to be something you're not." After a pause, looking at Ye Sheng's stiff face and the crowd below trying to hold back their smiles, he continued: "Pretending to be something you're not isn't scary, what's scary is being uncultured. If someone has skills and culture and pretends to be something they're not, that's called awesome. But your kind is just called stupid."

  Finally, someone in the audience couldn't help but burst out laughing, and this laugh triggered a large group of people to follow suit.

  Ye Xun turned around, his cold gaze sweeping across the room. Under his intimidating presence, all sounds suddenly came to a halt. However, some people's facial muscles still twitched. They realized for the first time that Ye Chen could also be this funny, especially in such a setting, with that expression and saying something like that, it was really making them unable to control their urge to burst out laughing.

  Her face turned red with a smile, and her beautiful eyes sparkled as she looked at Ye Chen on stage, thinking that her younger brother was even more interesting.

  Ye Sheng's eyebrows and eye corners were twitching, his facial muscles seemed to be convulsing, his face was pale with rage, he gritted his teeth and said: "When I step on you, I hope your bones are harder than your mouth."

  Ye Chen shook his head and said, "The knife just now was too dull, and this one hasn't been sharpened yet. Moreover, it's too brittle and easy to break."

  "I'd like to see how you break it!"

  Ye Sheng was enraged by Ye Chen's words, his heart no longer calm, he kicked off the ground and shot up like a cannonball, covering several meters in an instant, the speed was so fast that it made people dizzy. Just as he was about to reach Ye Chen, he raised his right leg high and chopped down fiercely. The air was pushed open by the power and speed, rushing wildly to both sides, forming a ripple-like wave.

  Bang!

  A dull sound, Ye Chen raised his single arm high above his head, blocking Ye Sheng's leg that was slashing down. "Is this all the strength you have? You still dare to come and make a fool of yourself?" As soon as he finished speaking, his arm pushed forward, unleashing a surge of powerful energy that sent Ye Sheng's body flying backward through the air.

  At the same time, he moved his body quickly, pulled up a faint shadow, caught up with Ye Sheng's body that was shaken back, stretched out one hand, grabbed his ankle in his hand, and then swung his arm, like throwing hay, heavily slammed him to the ground.

  Bang!

  Bang!

  Bang!

  The entire arena was shaking under the powerful shock, and Ye Sheng's body would let out a pained cry every time it collided with the ground. He felt like all his bones were going to shatter. The intense pain was piercing through his heart, something he had never imagined would happen to him, making it hard for him to accept.

  Ah!!

  "I'm going to kill you! I'll kill you!"

  Ye Sheng's angry roar was still unable to change the outcome of being tossed around by Ye Chen.

  This scene stunned everyone in the field, including the family's master and two elders. A strong man of the eighth rank was held upside down in his hand like a dead fish, what kind of strength and power is this?

  This scene shocked everyone and gave them a new estimate of Ye Chen's power, it was too fierce, just like a humanoid beast.

  Ye Yan's eyes widened in shock, she had thought that she already had a certain understanding and estimation of Ye Chen's strength, but now she realized that she had still underestimated him.

  Two elderly men's eyes flickered with strange light, and the Ye family had actually produced such a genius, which was really surprising to them. It can be imagined that in the near future, if Ye Chen becomes the head of the family, then Lin City will no longer have other families, and Ye Chen alone can destroy the three major families. However, they knew that Ye Chen could not become the head of the family because he had offended a disciple of Shenxiu Fudi, but this did not affect their appreciation for Ye Chen.

  What realm has Ye Chen reached? This is a question in everyone's mind, only Ye Yan and Nan Er know that Ye Chen's current cultivation is only at the sixth stage. With his performance, he can almost match the strength of a nine-stage initial strongman, which makes Ye Yan's heart and soul suffer another huge impact, more excitement and excitement.

  "Victory!" Ye Xun shouted loudly, his eyes wide with anger, and sternly scolded Ye Chen: "Ye Chen, if you dare to make a ruthless move, no matter how great the cost, I will clean up the Ye family's gate for you!"

  Ye Chen was as if he hadn't heard, didn't even glance at Ye Xun, wanting to make a move would still require the consent of the elder, the consent of his younger uncle Ye Xiao Tian, and the consent of his father who was as elusive as a divine dragon. The reactions of the two elders were already anticipated by him, the scorching hot light flashing in their old eyes almost made them rush up to hug him.

  Moreover, with Ye Chen's current strength, although he can't yet compete with a true 9th rank strongman, if given time, once he steps into the 7th rank and possesses the power of 31 savage beasts plus his original physical strength and far superior physical defense capabilities compared to ordinary people, even an average early-stage 9th rank strongman wouldn't intimidate him!

  "Yeshun, I Yechen will never be threatened by anyone!" Yechen's gaze was like lightning as he stared straight ahead, and then with a fierce glint in his blood-red eyes, he sent Yesheng flying into the air, his whole body rising up along with him, his hand swinging back to strike!

  Bang!

  A loud slap echoed throughout the room, and in the midst of the stunned expressions of the Ye family members, Ye Chen fiercely slapped Ye Sheng's face. Ye Sheng's body instantly spun like a windmill in mid-air for dozens of rounds, accompanied by a cracking sound, as fresh blood splattered down.

  "Die, you little scamp!"

  Ye Xun's heart ached to the point of bleeding, Ye Sheng was his greatest pride, the hope he had cultivated to contend for the next master of the Ye family. Looking at the splattered blood, Ye Xun went mad, almost losing his rationality in an instant, and leapt onto the competition stage.

  The scene was silent, with not a sound to be heard, until Ye Xun's ear-piercing scream finally woke up the Ye family members. Almost everyone was shocked beyond words, as Ye Chen's actions were ruthless and decisive, brutally killing Ye Sheng in front of Ye Xun, leaving them stunned and disbelieving.

  Two elders of the Ye family, including Ye Xiao Tian and Ye Yan, did not expect that Ye Xun, as the master of the Ye family, would actually go so far as to launch a surprise attack on Ye Chen until his body was already on the competition stage.

  "Ye Xun, you dare! You still don't put our two elders in your eyes?" The two elders of the Ye family shouted angrily. The old man with a square face and wide mouth let out a clear whistle, and his whole body rose from his seat like an eagle, rushing straight at Ye Xun, wanting to stop him from killing Ye Chen.

  Although Ye Chen is considered the most promising young man of his generation, no one believes he can take down Ye Xun, whose cultivation base is approaching the mid-9th stage, with a single blow.

  At the moment when Ye Xun attacked Ye Chen, some of the family disciples' faces turned red with anger, some were unmoved, and others were gloating, hoping that Ye Chen would die from this blow!

  Next, Ye Chen's reaction left the Ye family members aghast. Ye Xun attacked with a fierce punch, his fist still far away but already unleashing a powerful gust of wind that exploded in mid-air, creating a massive shockwave that seemed to shatter the air itself. The force of the blow was like a mountain, unmatched and unrivaled.

  Ye Chen's heart was slightly angry, and with a humming sound, a large black knife appeared in his hand. The blade and handle were all black, except for the edge of the blade which shone with a cold light. With both hands gripping the handle tightly, he raised the long knife to the sky, poured his strength into it, and fiercely chopped down.

  "That's... a large knife suddenly appeared in his hand, does he have a storage bag on him?" Some of the disciples cried out in surprise.

  Splish-splash!

  The air was directly torn apart, under the sunlight, the blade's cold light flashed, cutting through the incoming strong wind, and with a loud crash, it heavily chopped onto the fist print. The two forces collided hard into each other, the fist exploded with a loud bang, and the enormous force rebounded back, causing Ye Xun's body to pause in mid-air before falling to the edge of the arena.

  At the same time, the big knife was shaken back, causing Ye Chen's blood to surge inside his body. He withdrew his left hand and with a flick of his wrist, the big knife tilted backwards, its tip pressed against the competition stage. The force of the shock sent him stumbling backward several meters before he managed to steady himself. A deep groove, three meters long and nearly half a foot wide, appeared on the ground where the knife had sliced through.

  Bang! Ye Sheng's body finally stopped spinning in mid-air, like a stone in free fall, and heavily slammed onto the competition stage. His body collided with the ground, and under the force of the reaction, he bounced high several times. A large mouthful of blood spurted out, already gasping for air, completely becoming a dead fish.

  "Win!" Ye Yun's eyes almost popped out of his head as he charged straight at Ye Sheng, ignoring Ye Chen altogether.

  At this time, the square-faced elder finally arrived, jumping one step to Ye Xun's front, and said angrily: "Ye Xun, you are too presumptuous! As a family head, you actually disregard the rules of the clan comparison. You have been a family head for too long, even forgetting the rules. Hmph, come with me, outside the clan comparison, to the Elder Hall to explain yourself to all the elders!"

  "Elder, our clan has always been strict and just, but Ye Chen's son is truly deserving of death. He actually dared to repeatedly use ruthless methods, this kind of scum deserves to be killed by anyone, does the elder want to protect a heartless and cruel person who slaughtered his own family members?" Ye Xun's eyes shot out flames, radiating hatred, and he shouted angrily.

  Under the field, everyone's head was dizzy, and no one had expected things to develop to this extent. However, it was clear that the family elder was protecting Ye Chen, and from now on, Ye Chen's low position in the family would rise rapidly.

  It was just a moment ago that it happened, and they still couldn't believe it. Ye Chen defeated three people in a row, two of whom were the sons of the master of the house. He even called out to the master by name, only to be met with a furious counterattack from Ye Xun. Although he was knocked back several meters, he didn't suffer any injuries.

  Not only were the disciples shocked, but even the masters and the two elders were surprised. They had thought they had seen through Ye Chen's depth, but it turned out they had underestimated him. As a result, the elder was even more determined to protect Ye Chen, willing to abandon this generation's family head rather than let him harm a single hair on Ye Chen's head. What kind of concept is such a prodigy? In just a few years, or perhaps one year, he would be able to contend with a nine-segment strong master head-on. After several years, who could match him? At that time, the Ye family would surely flourish and prosper.

  The most important thing is that the Ye family has been established for over a hundred years, and no one has ever entered a certain blessed place. Back then, Ye Wen Tian automatically gave up and was unwilling to enter, leaving the elders regretful to this day. If Ye Chen can enter the blessed place to cultivate, who would dare to move against Ye Chen in Chu Di's territory? Who would still dare to oppress the Ye family?