Chapter 52 - Forced Hands (1/2)

“Yun Yiyang, is this how you treat the guests of the Yun Clan? If anything happens to Little Chen, I’ll make sure the entire clan pays for it!” Ye Changxuan thundered, unleashing an insurmountable amount of energy.

The rest of the rank nine combatants who looked on had a change in expression. He was a rank nine combatant! His powers were surely on par with Yun Yiyang!

In a split second, Yun Jingkong’s silhouette charged toward Ye Chen. The Celestial Chi formed around him like a set of knives, flying outward. The large amount of energy had Ye Chen trapped in the arena with no escape route.

“Die!” Yun Jingkong’s right hand was densely packed with Chi Construct. He thrust his palm onto Ye Chen’s head.

A top rank eight combatant’s powers were certainly no joke. They were stronger than third uncle Ye Zhangxiong’s power by a sizeable amount. A light bulb went off in Ye Chen’s head. The only way out of this was to give all he got! Ye Chen let the Celestial Chi within him flow outward, covering his clothes.

Ye Chen felt layers of pressure forming on him but they felt rather weak.

Ye Chen immediately channeled the Flying Dagger from his psyche. A large amount of Celestial Chi enveloped his body. In Ye Chen’s meridian channel, the Nine Astra Skies had begun activating, turning into a fire elemental Celestial Chi that had dispersed from his body in the form of a heatwave.

While Ye Chen continued to channel Celestial Chi with his body, the Heavenly Astra Seal on his skin began to vibrate. As if imbued with a special power, Ye Chen sensed that his mind was awakened and the intensity of the chi from the Flying Dagger grew stronger.

Ye Chen’s powers had increased by twofold.

The Ye Clan’s ancient seal was working!

Yun Jingkong’s Chi-construct Heavenly Strike was mere inches away. Ye Chen did not think much as he gathered his breath and roared – Crimson Cloud Searing Skies!

A wave of scorching heat swept across the area. From afar, the red light gave off the impression that the sky was ablaze. The wooden arena caught fire, giving way to a stronger and violent flame.

Yun Jingkong was about to befall Ye Chen in a single strike when suddenly, he felt a large amount of fire elemental Celestial Chi lashing outward, with a might so terrifying that even he panicked. What an impressive display of martial art techniques from the Ye Clan! As the fiery energy flew toward Yun Jingkong, he could only see a burst of red light but not Ye Chen.

What was this? A rank four or five martial art techniques or stronger?

Boom! An explosion stronger than the previous incident went off in the arena. Due to the impact, it began to give way, causing the surrounding people to jump out of the way.

The arena was not just made out of any wood. It was constructed using the sturdiest wood found in Lianyun Mountains – the Ironwood. Even a rank eight combatant would be hard-pressed to bring an entire arena down!

Shards of wood flew outward. Red light covered the entire scene. A figure was hurled five or six meters backward, their skin so tanned like they had been roasted for hours. Meanwhile, their screams of agony gave others the chills.

It was Yun Jingkong!

The top rank eight combatant had been soundly defeated. Just what in the world was that fire spell’s rank?

The crowd was no longer astonished but fearful. It was their first time seeing such a devastating martial art technique!