Chapter 459: Great Battle with Teng Youxuan

Chi Ming roared with laughter. "Well, if Miss Song says so, then I don't need to hold back."

He looked down at Yu Zheng and sneered, "It seems you've greatly disappointed your senior sister."

With that, before Yu Zheng's despairing eyes, Chi Ming abruptly struck, utterly crushing his head!

At Yu Zheng's level of cultivation, he wasn't yet capable of keeping his Divine Soul intact after his physical body was destroyed.

Thus, with his head shattered, Yu Zheng was utterly and completely dead.

This gruesome scene made the hearts of everyone from Cyan Rainbow Hall pound with terror.

No one had expected Song Yubing to be so cold, to let her own junior brother be killed without so much as blinking.

Little did they know, Song Yubing was actually incredibly conflicted.

But she knew all too well that the Yu Zheng of today was a far cry from the junior brother she once knew.

Considering all he had done, she had no regrets about his death!

Of course, this was just a minor, insignificant interlude.

Everyone's attention remained fixed on the arena at the center.

That was where the main event of the day was about to unfold!

...

"BOOM!"

Teng Youxuan swung his twin hammers, unleashing a torrential wave of power that crashed down on Ye Chen!

Ye Chen remained outwardly calm, but a sense of caution rose within him.

Facing a Half-Step Void Realm Cultivator, he naturally wouldn't be careless. His entire body was immediately suffused with a purple light, covering him in a layer of crystalline dragon scales.

No matter how the wave of energy crashed against him, Ye Chen's body stood firm and unmoving, like a majestic Divine Mountain.

Teng Youxuan's brow twitched. Although his strike was casual, it was powerful enough to shake a Cultivator at the Peak of the Divine Might Realm.

Yet it couldn't even budge the young man before him!

This undoubtedly meant that his opponent's strength might even be above the Peak of the Divine Might Realm!

'No wonder his track record has been so astonishing…'

'I really can't treat him like an ordinary Cultivator!'

Teng Youxuan thought to himself, his estimation of Ye Chen rising another notch.

He was already perfectly clear about what had happened on the Cloud Mist Tower Ship.

From the very beginning, he had never once underestimated or looked down on Ye Chen.

But by the same token, he had immense confidence in himself!

As one of the eight great Protectors of the Treasure Gathering Chamber of Commerce headquarters, he was the Protector in charge of the eastern region of the dynasty. His strength was on the weaker side among the eight.

Still, that was more than enough to deal with a boy at the Fourth Layer of the Divinity Transformation Realm!

Teng Youxuan stepped forward, swinging the massive hammers in his hands like two dragons emerging from the sea, stirring up a terrifying might!

The void trembled. A blinding radiance flowed over the giant hammers. Before they even got close, the destructive power erupting from them had already submerged Ye Chen.

The terrifying might made everyone present feel their hearts leap into their throats.

That was an expert from the Central Province!

A cultivation at the Half-Step Void Realm was undoubtedly considered top-tier in the entire eastern part of the dynasty!

"Bring it on!"

Facing Teng Youxuan's ferocious assault, Ye Chen didn't retreat. Instead, he advanced, his battle intent surging as he met the attack head-on!

His dragon-scale-covered fists glowed with an eerie purple light. With a single punch, Ye Chen forcibly shattered the vast torrent of destruction, carving a clear path through it.

The rampaging aftershocks had long since destroyed the entire arena. As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but a field of fragmented ruins.

Ye Chen simply rose into the air and, meeting the might of the twin hammers, clashed directly with Teng Youxuan.

"BOOM!"

"BOOM!"

"BOOM!"

"..."

In the blink of an eye, Ye Chen threw out over a hundred punches. Each one carried a heaven-toppling might, slamming heavily against the giant hammers and producing earth-shattering roars.

Teng Youxuan's expression grew increasingly grim.

It was as if a primordial divine mountain was continuously crashing into him. Facing Ye Chen's assault, he unprecedentedly felt pressure!

This was something he found utterly unbelievable.

He, an expert at the Half-Step Void Level, was actually feeling pressure from a boy at the Fourth Layer of the Divinity Transformation Realm.

'Even in the Central Province, you probably couldn't find a second prodigy like this, could you?'

Alarmed, Teng Youxuan no longer dared to be careless. His great hammers stirred the very clouds, and blinding lightning coiled around them. The aura of destruction erupted once more, forming a vortex that bore down on Ye Chen.

A phantom of a True Dragon appeared behind Ye Chen. He clenched his fists, and accompanied by the ancient, vast roar of a dragon, the phantom attached itself to his fists and collided heavily with the vortex before him.

"BANG—"

A vast wave of energy blasted out in all directions, as if the heavens and earth themselves were collapsing. The spreading aftershocks directly overturned the surrounding spectator seats, and the area of ruins in the arena expanded even further.

"This is too terrifying! We have to fall back!"

"Is this a Void Realm Level battle? Why are there even signs of space itself collapsing?"

"..."

Countless Cultivators roared and retreated in terror.

Many who couldn't dodge in time were sent flying, suffering heavy injuries on the spot. Their auras weakened as they lost consciousness!

The officials at the very front were naturally the first to be affected.

Li Yu's eyes narrowed, and he shouted sternly, "Retreat, now!"

But before many of the experts from the provincial government could even move, a vast wave of energy was already washing over them.

Everyone's faces immediately filled with terror.

The wave of energy was far too powerful. A mere sliver of the aftershock was enough to heavily injure a Divine Might Realm expert!

Among them were many at the Divinity Transformation Realm, and even some at the Primordial Mansion Realm.

If they were hit by the wave, they probably wouldn't even be able to save their own lives!

Li Yu's expression was grim. He had never expected that the Peach Blossom Banquet, the grandest event in all of Dongxuan Province, would devolve into such a situation.

Before he could make a move, a clear sword light had already shot over from the side, forcing back the oncoming wave of energy.

The one who had acted was, naturally, Li Jianyin!

He held an ancient, worn-out scabbard and said calmly, "Father, take everyone and fall back. I'll cover the rear."

"I'll leave it to you, then."

Li Yu nodded slightly. He knew his son's strength might even surpass his own, so he didn't hesitate and immediately began to act, leaving only Li Jianyin to stand at the very front.

"Li Jianyin, are you worried I might rashly interfere in the battle?"

Shi Chongwei hadn't left either. He stood at the front, his deep eyes fixed on Li Jianyin from afar, his voice filled with an icy chill.

"Heh."

Li Jianyin smiled. "I'd like to think you wouldn't do something so irrational."

"Why bother?" Shi Chongwei sighed. "To oppose me for the sake of a Cultivator you've never met... Can you truly withstand the wrath of Princess Changyue?"

"What about Princess Changyue? I couldn't care less about the royal family's prestige!"

Li Jianyin said coolly, "On the contrary, you're the one forcibly interfering in today's Peach Blossom Banquet. My father might not dare to say anything, but if it were me, I'd already have reason enough to kill you!"

"Hmph!"

"Then you're welcome to try!"

Shi Chongwei was enraged as well, his voice overflowing with killing intent!