Chapter 1082: Offending Everyone

Ye Liuyun's conversation with Cheng Qifeng just now was heard by everyone.

At that time neither he nor Cheng Qifeng mentioned that the poison specifically attacks the Soul, so Ye Liuyun conveniently shifted all blame onto Cheng Qifeng.

When he said that, everyone sighed that Cheng Qifeng's skills were poor, harming others only to hurt himself.

The Elder reminded Ye Liuyun, "He is the Cheng Clan's prodigy disciple!"

Ye Liuyun retorted to the Judge Elder, "I don't care whose disciple he is. Does that mean he's allowed to kill me but I'm not allowed to kill him?"

"Uh… just pretend I didn't say anything!"

The Elder was only trying to give Ye Liuyun a friendly reminder.

Even those the imperial court dares not offend, Ye Liuyun didn't care at all.

He couldn't tell whether Ye Liuyun simply didn't know the Cheng Clan's strength or simply wasn't afraid of their retaliation.

But he also knew that Ye Liuyun, having slain so many aristocratic heirs today, was bound to make enemies!

Especially some powerful figures in the imperial court and major forces—almost all of them had been offended by Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun himself, before stepping onto the arena, was already mentally prepared for it.

It was all arranged by Emperor Xia. Emperor Xia knew Ye Liuyun would take the stage today, so the offenses were predetermined.

"Next!" Ye Liuyun ignored the Judge Elder and ordered him to keep calling names.

At that moment, some people in the audience shifted from jealousy to admiration.

"He's already fought over twenty bouts without rest, and he can still keep challenging!"

"Indeed! And this guy has so many tactics! Among his peers in the imperial capital, no one can match him!"

The crowd murmured from the stands.

Two Earth Sovereign First Rank Martial Cultivators were also contemplating whether to intervene.

In the end, one person hesitated, then rose, donned armor and a Defense Artifact, and walked toward the arena.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil scanned the area, finding nothing special about the man; based on strength alone, he was still weaker than Cheng Qifeng.

But after so many had died, he still dared to step up, so he must have some backing.

Sure enough, as soon as the man stepped onto the stage, before the Judge Elder could call for the start, he released ten Earth Sovereign First and Second Rank Monster Beasts.

He thought that even Ye Liuyun, no matter how strong, couldn't block the simultaneous assault of ten Monster Beasts.

Indeed, even if Ye Liuyun's Spiritual Soul Attack were faster, he and his clones could only deal with at most four Beast attacks before the others reached him.

The remaining six Beast attacks, combined with that man's, would strike Ye Liuyun together.

Previously someone had summoned a Sovereign‑rank Beast, but only a single early‑stage one; this time, the opponent unleashed ten Beast at once.

Yet Ye Liuyun merely smiled faintly and released seven Earth Sovereign Monster Beasts, among them Huo Hu, an Ice Demon and an Azure Wind.

These three Monster Beasts, whose realms far surpassed the others, made the opposing Beasts nervous as soon as they appeared.

"Earth Sovereign Sixth Layer Monster Beast!"

"So he had a Trump Card after all; no wonder he's so calm!"

Only then did the crowd realize Ye Liuyun was deliberately teasing them.

If he had released the Earth Sovereign Sixth Layer Beast earlier, no one would have dared to step onto the stage!

The opponent originally intended to overwhelm Ye Liuyun with sheer numbers of Beasts, but didn't expect Ye Liuyun's Beasts to be far stronger, seizing complete advantage.

If the fight continued, he would inevitably suffer a loss!

But before he could concede, he suddenly found himself unable to speak!

At that moment he felt the high‑realm Beast(s) beside Ye Liuyun press their oppressive pressure onto him.

Logically, even under such pressure he could still utter "I concede", but now he couldn't.

Both Huo Hu and Ye Liuyun smiled at him.

Then a voice echoed in his mind, instructing him to break the Divine Soul Contract with those Beasts.

Before he could comprehend, he subconsciously obeyed.

"Illusion!"

He knew he had entered an illusion, yet he couldn't escape it for a while.

At that moment, Ye Liuyun let Huo Hu control him, releasing the over twenty Zao Hua Realm Beast he had raised, all of which had their Divine Soul Contracts broken.

These Beast were then all marked with Slave Seals by Ye Liuyun and drawn into his Space World.

Subsequently, the Martial Cultivator tossed his armor, Protective Artifact, and Storage Ring to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun gathered the items, then let Huo Hu act, giving him no chance to survive.

Huo Hu showed no mercy, clawing out his Nascent Core and then spitting a burst of flame.

At that point, the Martial Cultivator regained his senses, but it was too late.

Without his Nascent Core, he was a useless husk, unable to withstand Huo Hu's flames, and was about to be reduced to ash.

Just before death, his Soul surged out, racing toward Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness, desperate to clash.

Ye Liuyun shook his head helplessly. Without using the Ten Thousand Gods Command, he simply dragged the Soul into the Zao Hua Realm to absorb it.

"Even in death you didn't forget to serve me one last time, what a good person!"

Ye Liuyun found it amusing.

Seeing the Martial Cultivator reduced to ash, everyone was stunned by Ye Liuyun's ruthlessness.

Every contestant left no living breath, not even a single corpse.

Ye Liuyun's icy gaze swept the arena, as if looking at a flock of lambs awaiting slaughter.

Many felt a chill rise behind their necks as his gaze passed, daring not to meet his eyes, and turned away.

Seeing such high‑realm Beast beside Ye Liuyun, the hesitant Sovereign‑rank Martial Cultivator secretly rejoiced that he wasn't the one stepping onto the stage.

The arena fell into complete silence; no one dared to speak, let alone step up to the stage.

The elder asked three times in a row, each time getting the same result, with no one responding. He could only look toward Emperor Xia, waiting for his instruction.

Ye Liuyun also followed his gaze toward Emperor Xia, wondering what trick he still had up his sleeve.

Ninth Princess Xia Tianqiong also looked eagerly at Emperor Xia, hoping he would fulfill his promise.

Emperor Xia looked at Ye Liuyun, nodded, and announced: "I hereby confer the title of Brave and Heroic Prince Ye Liuyun as the Prince Consort of the Ninth Princess. In one year, I will marry the Ninth Princess and the Thirteenth Princess! This banquet shall serve as the engagement feast. Everyone, please eat and drink heartily."

Upon hearing these words, Xia Tianqiong let out a sigh of relief, her face finally breaking into a smile as she happily gazed at Ye Liuyun.

Even Ling Shuang joined in the joy, for Emperor Xia had also brought her along, allowing her to marry Ye Liuyun too.

And Ye Liuyun's gaze toward Emperor Xia softened immediately.

"It seems he isn't intending to deliberately make things difficult for me?"

He hurriedly thanked Emperor Xia.

Afterwards, he returned to his seat, and at Ling Shuang's gesture, he raised a cup of wine to Emperor Xia and Imperial Consort Xiao each.