Chapter 111

Zhi Ren Ye Chen sensed Li Yan's aura, furrowing his brows; he could clearly perceive that Li Yan's cultivation far surpassed his, perhaps he… couldn't hold on for long.

"Son, you!?"

Ye Nan's tone was full of shock, as if he never expected that Ye Chen could be a cultivator!

"Dad, it'll be fine."

At the moment Zhi Ren Ye Chen's voice fell, an extremely strong aura suddenly erupted within his body, but even though his aura was strong, he was only at Foundation Establishment, not Golden Core.

Moreover, he hadn't yet reached Extreme Boundary, so he was even less a match for Li Yan.

Li Yan saw this, snorted coldly, "Ignorant."

Zhi Ren Ye Chen heard his words, but he ignored Li Yan and, furrowing his brows, charged at Li Yan.

Li Yan remained unhurried, extended his hand, and a massive surge of energy burst from it; in an instant, Zhi Ren Ye Chen was knocked to the ground.

"When will the Master arrive!"

Zhi Ren Ye Chen was anxious; when Li Yan appeared, he contacted the Master, which was also the reason he didn't give up when Li Yan injured Ye Nan earlier.

At this moment, Ye Chen was rushing at full speed to the place where Zhi Ren Ye Chen stood, his face filled with murderous intent.

"Li Yan, I don't know how you revived, but I can make you die once, and then I can make you die a second time; you harmed my family, and I will ensure you suffer endless damnation!"

Ye Chen's voice was extremely low, like a strained roar.

Yun Yun, who was behind Ye Chen, was completely confused; just now, Ye Chen's expression suddenly stiffened, and without saying a word he sprinted in a direction, and her speed couldn't keep up with Ye Chen at all.

But even so, she still followed behind Ye Chen.

"What's wrong with him?"

Yun Yun was immensely puzzled; by now Ye Chen's figure had already vanished from her sight, and she was now only following him by the lingering aura he left.

"Hope nothing serious happens."

Yun Yun prayed silently in her heart, and as her words fell, her speed quickened again.

……

At this moment, the battle between Zhi Ren Ye Chen and Li Yan was utterly one-sided; Zhi Ren Ye Chen was nowhere near Li Yan's level, his body already wounded, yet despite that his thin frame still stood before Ye Nan, Lin Ruoxi and the others.

Li Yan saw this and wore a mocking expression.

"Ye Chen, kneel and kowtow to me now; perhaps if I'm in a good mood I might let you go, or maybe not."

Li Yan, while speaking, suddenly burst into loud laughter, as if thoroughly enjoying the moment.

Zhi Ren Ye Chen saw this, furrowed his brows, clenched his fists; everything he was doing now was to buy time for the Master.

But the Master was still far away, and he couldn't return in time for now.

"Ye Chen, what's wrong? Are you being arrogant at school?"

"Bring it out! Come on! Come kill me!"

Li Yan roared, his eyes blood‑red.

Ye Chen, seeing the blood‑red in Li Yan's eyes, silently threw the Master‑crafted Leaf Ye Chen outward.

He intended to use these self‑detonating Leaf Ye Chen to buy time for the Master's arrival.

The moment the Leaf Ye Chen surged outward, Zhi Ren Ye Chen appeared before Lin Ruoxi and the others, raising a protective shield that enveloped them.

Boom—

A huge explosion roared, smoke billowed; ordinary cultivators at the first or second Golden Core level, in this blast, even if they survived, would lose a layer of skin.

As the smoke gradually cleared, Li Yan stood in the air unscathed.

"Ye Chen, is this all the tricks you have? You really... have disappointed me so much!"

Li Yan roared and immediately lunged again at Zhi Ren Ye Chen.

Zhi Ren Ye Chen saw this, bellowed, his aura surged again, but simultaneously his body sprouted many cracks that emitted golden light, as if they were about to burst outward from his body.

Lin Ruoxi, seeing this, cried out loudly, "No!"

Ye Nan also shouted, "Son, stop!"

But by the time they spoke, it was already too late; Zhi Ren Ye Chen had already charged at Li Yan.

At this moment, Li Yan, seeing Zhi Ren Ye Chen rushing toward him, wore a face full of contempt.

"Heh, overreaching yourself."

Boom!

The massive energy collision caused this mountain region to tremble as well.

Zhi Ren Ye Chen's body was gradually dissipating.

"Again!"

This time, it was Zhi Ren Ye Chen's roar; his mission since birth had been to protect Lin Ruoxi and Ye Nan, and now he had fulfilled it.

At this point, Lin Ruoxi was already sobbing uncontrollably, and Ye Nan lowered his head, as if unwilling to face it all.

And Zhi Ren Ye Chen's figure had already arrived before Li Yan.

"Master!"

Zhi Ren Ye Chen let out a hysterical roar, his aura reaching its utmost peak.

The moment Zhi Ren Ye Chen's words fell, suddenly a terrifying thunderbolt appeared before Li Yan and Zhi Ren Ye Chen; the thunderbolt was so dreadful that Li Yan instinctively chose to dodge!

"Who are you!"

Li Yan roared, seeming unwilling to admit that the one he had been toying with was not Ye Chen himself.

At this moment, Lin Ruoxi's gaze fell entirely on that figure, and Ye Nan, whose head had been lowered, instantly lifted it in the instant of Zhi Ren Ye Chen's roar.

"Xiao Chen!"

Lin Ruoxi shouted with surprise, while Ye Nan was somewhat stunned, unable to tell which one was his son.

"I... have two sons?"

"My son, when did you become so powerful? How did I not know?"

At this moment, Zhang Hai and Ji An, upon seeing Ye Chen's figure, were thrilled, because they knew their savior had arrived!

Ye Chen sensed everyone's emotions present, but at this moment he was looking at the Zhi Ren Ye Chen in his arms; in his arms lay the slowly dissipating Zhi Ren Ye Chen.

"My true self, I have done it."

Zhi Ren Ye Chen looked at Ye Chen and said.

"Hmm, you did it beautifully."

"Will I return? I think... I'm starting to become nostalgic for this world."

"As long as I'm here, you won't be completely annihilated."

After Ye Chen finished speaking, Zhi Ren Ye Chen also showed a happy smile.

"So nice…"

After saying that, Zhi Ren Ye Chen's body suddenly exploded, turning into a ball of light that dissipated into the heavens and earth.

"Hun Yan, is there a way to preserve the Zhi Ren's consciousness?"

"Yes, but it may be incomplete, and in any case, it would no longer be him."

Ye Chen fell silent after hearing Hun Yan's words.

From his breath came thunder; the Wuji Yin-Yang Diagram slowly floated behind him, and in an instant black clouds spread across the sky as if the world were being pressed down.

Ye Chen wore a grim face, turned and looked at Li Yan.

"I! Want! You! Dead!"

Four words, a brief four words, yet they were suffused with murderous intent.

Li Yan sensed Ye Chen's aura and was startled.

"Golden Core Third Level, you loose cultivator, how could this be!"

Boom—

Li Yan was still shocked, but Ye Chen said nothing, launching a killing move at once; a fierce attack came in an instant, Li Yan couldn't react, and Ye Chen's punch sent him flying, landing on the ground.

"No, this can't be!"

"I just revived, I can't accept this reality!"

Li Yan let out a hoarse roar; with his roar his strength surged again, reaching Golden Core Sixth Level!