Chapter 564: He is Ye Chen?

His expression was frantic. He seemed to fear that if Yu Sanqiu and the others went to war with the Huo family, he would be caught in the crossfire.

As an ordinary disciple of the Celestial Mountain Sect, his cultivation level was unremarkable compared to everyone else present. It was no wonder he was so worried.

“Hm?”

“I almost forgot about you…”

Yu Sanqiu glanced nonchalantly at the Celestial Mountain Sect disciple and couldn’t help but chuckle. “The Yu family isn’t the type to burn bridges. Forget it, I’ll bring you over.”

With that, he flicked a finger, and a Light Seal shot toward the Celestial Mountain Sect disciple, clearly intending to bring him away.

Huo Wuji and the others could only watch, taking no action.

Their current concern was how to survive this life-or-death crisis. As for a mere Celestial Mountain Sect disciple, he was completely insignificant—just a minor, irrelevant character.

Some of them were filled with resentment, unwilling to let the Celestial Mountain Sect disciple leave unscathed.

After all, if this guy hadn’t deliberately used a self-harm ploy to trick them and lead them into this desperate situation, how could they have fallen into such a disaster?

But the one retrieving him was Yu Sanqiu, the Supreme Elder of the Yu family—an existence at the Peak of the Eighth Layer of the Divinity Transformation Realm.

In the Cultivation Realm of the Black Triangle, he was unequivocally considered a top-tier expert.

Therefore, they didn’t dare try to stop him!

Even if they did try, it would be a complete waste of effort; success was simply impossible!

Just as the Light Seal was about to whisk the Celestial Mountain Sect disciple away, a large hand suddenly reached out, clapped down on the disciple’s shoulder, and pinned him firmly to the back of the black-crested golden eagle.

“Did I say you could leave?”

The indifferent words echoed across the heavens.

The tone, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, sent a chill through the hearts of the distant Yu family experts, their expressions growing much more solemn.

“Hm?”

Yu Sanqiu was a little stunned. Someone actually dared to interfere?

‘Do they have a death wish?’

Xiao Long and Qiu Chenfeng were also surprised. Surely the Huo family knew that with their strength, stopping Yu Sanqiu was impossible?

Everyone followed the sound of the voice and immediately saw an unexpected figure.

“Wait… you’re…”

Xiao Long’s huge, bell-like eyes widened, round as saucers. He stared intently at the youth on the black-crested golden eagle’s back, his face a mask of shock.

“Am I seeing things?”

“That kid… isn’t that Ye Chen, the one rumored to have perished at the Peach Blossom Banquet?”

Qiu Chenfeng’s old face twitched as if he had seen something unbelievable, his tone filled with astonishment.

“Ye Chen?”

“He’s Ye Chen?”

Yu Sanqiu was shaken. Even the movement of his hand faltered for a beat.

For major powers like them, Ye Chen’s name and face were by no means unfamiliar!

Although none of them had gone to the summit of Kunlun Mountain or crossed swords with Ye Chen before, portraits of him had long since been brought back to them.

Coupled with Ye Chen’s legendary feats at the Peach Blossom Banquet which had made him famous, quite a few people actually recognized him!

How could the top powers of the Black Triangle, of all people, not recognize Ye Chen?

“This is bad!”

‘Young Master Ye Chen’s identity has been exposed!’

Huo Susu’s pretty face changed as she realized the situation was dire.

Ye Chen had been with them the entire time, staying on the back of the black-crested golden eagle.

But because Ye Chen showed no trace of Spiritual Power fluctuations and was positioned behind the Huo family’s Cultivators, Yu Sanqiu and the others had automatically overlooked him.

It was only because Ye Chen had suddenly spoken up that he drew everyone’s attention.

“Little Friend Ye Chen, you…” Huo Wuji also looked over, his face full of confusion.

He couldn’t understand. Wasn’t this action just exposing Ye Chen’s identity?

Although their current situation was dire, they still had a fighting chance if they tried to escape.

But once Ye Chen’s identity was revealed, the resulting chain reaction wouldn’t be so simple.

After all, wasn’t Ye Chen the enemy of all these major powers?

Now that he had appeared in plain sight, they would probably fight to the death just to eliminate him, refusing to let this opportunity slip by!

“Ye Chen…”

“You’re not dead?”

Yu Sanqiu’s expression was uncertain. He sized him up for a good while before concluding that the person before him was indeed the enemy of the Yu family, the young genius who had dazzled Dongxuan Province!

“Could the rumors from the outside world be false?”

“Even when working together, the top families of Dongxuan Province actually failed to eliminate a single youth?”

Xiao Long sucked in a sharp breath. Even a warmonger like him couldn’t help but feel a tremor of fear at this moment.

Dongxuan Province was located in the heart of the eastern Great Hong Dynasty. The Spiritual Qi there was abundant, where Dao rhythm manifested on its own, and it was the most suitable place for cultivation in the entire eastern part of the dynasty.

Therefore, the four great families rooted in Dongxuan Province were far beyond what top powers like them from the Black Triangle could ever hope to compare to.

If even those great powers couldn’t eliminate Ye Chen, how could they not be shocked?

No one had ever expected that Ye Chen, who was rumored to be dead, would suddenly appear among the Huo family’s ranks.

For a moment, everyone froze, their expressions turning to shock and suspicion.

Seeing this, Huo Wuji couldn’t help but sigh heavily in his heart.

‘This was the intimidating presence of a peerless prodigy like Ye Chen!’

‘His accomplishments on Kunlun Mountain had been enough to shock the world, to say nothing of the battle in Dongxuan Province, which had pushed Ye Chen’s fame to its absolute Peak!’

‘Everyone knew that this young man was strong enough to be ranked among the most powerful experts in all of Dongxuan Province!’

“No, wait!”

“Calm down, both of you!”

Qiu Chenfeng spoke in a deep voice, his ancient, world-weary eyes swirling with strange, divine patterns.

“There isn’t a shred of Spiritual Power on this kid!”

“In my opinion, even if he didn’t die, he must have suffered extremely severe injuries and lasting consequences from that great battle in Dongxuan Province!”

“Even with him here today, it’s unlikely to change anything!”

As soon as he said this, Yu Sanqiu and Xiao Long gradually came to their senses.

They too noticed that Ye Chen had no aura of Spiritual Power whatsoever, just like a mortal with no cultivation at all.

“Oh?”

“So, it seems the kid is just a cripple now?”

Xiao Long’s gaze turned mocking.

“Hahaha, so it was just a false alarm. And here I thought the Huo family had found a lifeline.”

Yu Sanqiu also began to laugh.

The other experts from the Yu family all breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that today’s outcome would not change; the Huo family was still doomed.

“Ye Chen not being dead isn’t necessarily a bad thing.”

“He’s just a cripple now. This gives us the chance to take our revenge with our own hands.”

Qiu Chenfeng said nonchalantly.

“An excellent point!”

Yu Sanqiu nodded repeatedly.

“I never expected such a pleasant surprise,” Xiao Long chimed in with a cold smirk.