Chapter 60 - : The God of War! (2/2)

The surrounding was scorched following the Crimson Cloud Series Skies. Ye Chen remained still with his eyes closed. The Crimson Cloud Searing Skies took all the Celestial Chi that he had, including the reserve in his energy. Only The Flying Dagger in his subconscious continued to pour forth Celestial Chi.

Silence ensued. Within the energy center, the sound of an object crumbling could be heard yet Ye Chen remained in a state of trance.

Little Tanuki laid on Ye Chen’s shoulder. It could sense the change in Ye Chen’s body.

Cries of anguish and sorrow could be heard. Following the loss of Niu Er, the attackers had lost their will to fight. Cornered and surrounded by a group of men from the Ye Clan, they were all brutally murdered. Yun Yixuan felt goosebumps when he caught sight of Ye Chen standing in the middle of the scorched ground. In a short time, Ye Chen’s powers had rapidly increased. Even Niu Er had died at his hands! Ye Chen looked so harmless but his eyes spoke of impending doom, more terrifying than the grim reaper himself.

A seventeen-year-old defeating a rank nine combatant. What in the world!

“How can the Ye Clan have such a powerful force? The universe is plotting our demise!” For a moment, Yun Yixuan felt so defeated that he had forgotten his mission of chasing down the members of the Ye Clan and killing them. Then, he snapped out of it. Ye Chen had just defeated Niu Er not long ago so he must have taken a beating too. Now was a better time to strike! Yun Yixuan was hopeful. He charged toward Ye Chen, gathering Chi-Construct Heavenly Strike in his right hand to strike him down.

Yun Yixuan was close yet Ye Chen remained motionless.

“Little Chen, watch out!”

“Little Chen!”

“Brother Ye Chen!”

Everyone rushed over to save Ye Chen but it was too late. Neither of them could keep up with a rank nine combatant.

Ye Chen was a stroke away from death. Ye Zhanlong and the rest frantically rushed over to him. The ray of hope that shone upon them was about to disappear as quickly as it came.

There was an evil smile on Yun Yixuan’s face. With Ye Chen’s injuries, even if the boy was a genius, he was destined to die by Yun Yixuan’s hands! He was so close to achieving his goals when suddenly, Ye Chen’s eyes opened with a flash of light. Yun Yixuan felt a moment of vulnerability as if a creature was staring deep into his mind and soul, making it difficult for him to even breathe.

Ye Chen had broken through the threshold of top rank seven following the earlier battle. Now, his Celestial Chi was way more powerful than before and it allowed him to create a layer of protective Chi-Construct mirroring that of a rank eight combatant. With the concentrated amount of Celestial Chi in Ye Chen, the layer of protective barrier was strong enough for him to take on a rank nine combatant.

Sensing that Yun Yixuan was merely a foot away, Ye Chen sidestepped, amassed all of his Celestial Chi in his right hand, and shoved his palm toward the opening in Yun Yixuan’s Chi-Construct Heavenly Strike.

Yun Yixuan felt his Chi being manipulated, his body was involuntarily flying forward. His Chi-Construct Heavenly Strike did not hit a thing. It was all too late when he had intended to counter Ye Chen’s attack. Bam. Ye Chen struck Yun Yixuan on the chest, a loud explosion followed suit. He had broken Yun Yixuan’s protective Celestial Chi barrier. One side of Yun Yixuan’s chest collapsed, his ribcage broken and just like a kite that had lost its line, it flew outward uncontrollably. Yun Yixuan was sure to have suffered a heavy blow like Niu Er.

Everyone who had witnessed the scene was taken by surprise by the turn of events. Ye Chen had easily and skillfully defeated Yun Yixuan with a single strike.

The entire Ye Clan cheered at the sight of things.

“He’s the God of War!”

“The God of War!”

A rank nine God of War had appeared in the Ye Clan! A seventeen-year-old war prodigy!

The people on the wall, too, roared proudly. They looked at Ye Chen with the utmost respect. To them, Ye Chen was undeniably a God of War!

The remaining attackers from the Yun Clan were now dispirited. Both of their rank nine combatants were gone. The fact that Ye Chen had soundly defeated Yun Yixuan with a single strike from the palm had caused them to lose their fighting spirit. The surviving members who did not retaliate and ran for their lives were swiftly apprehended or executed by the members of the Ye Clan.

Ye Chen looked at his surroundings. His kind had suffered a heavy casualty – the castle was in shambles but the people looked at him with a sense of renewed hope and joy. They knew that today marked the day that they need not live in the shadows of the Yun Clan any more for they have found a new protector and savior!