Chapter 274: Supremely Overbearing

"Hmph! Even if you find the formation eye, it's useless! This is a holy artifact; you can't break it!"

The Holy Son of the Blood Demon Sect sneered coldly.

His banner had never missed. It was originally prepared for the ranking contest, but unexpectedly Ye Liuyun got to use it early.

The other sects, watching the banner, furrowed their brows. Thanks to Ye Liuyun challenging him first, otherwise dealing with that banner would have been extremely difficult for them.

Unexpectedly, Ye Liuyun's punch punched a hole straight through the banner.

"Ah! My treasure! How… how is this possible? This is a holy artifact!" The Holy Son of the Blood Demon Sect hadn't even reacted when Ye Liuyun delivered another punch straight at him.

"A flesh punch shattered a holy artifact?" People gasped, witnessing the power of Ye Liuyun's punch.

Ye Liuyun employed the third move of the Overbearing Heaven Fist, Thunder Fire Opening Heaven. This punch normally couldn't handle a disciple at Nascent Soul Tier 2. But after his Bloodline Power rose, his strength increased by thirty percent, so he only needed the third move. Otherwise he'd have to use the fourth move to guarantee eliminating a Nascent Soul Tier 2 disciple!

As Ye Liuyun's punch swept through, even the air was instantly incinerated by Thunder Fire, leaving a vacuum corridor that lingered for a long time.

"Boom!"

His punch struck the Holy Son of the Blood Demon Sect's chest, ripping his Physical Body apart. He then reached out, seized the holy artifact defended by Soul, and took it in his hand. He also removed the Holy Son's Storage Ring and pocketed it. Finally, he used his Golden Pupil to devour the Holy Son's Soul.

The entire arena fell silent, watching Ye Liuyun quietly.

That punch was truly overwhelming, and the emitted Bloodline Power made those with weak bloodlines feel a series of heart‑pounding tremors.

"Ye Liuyun's Bloodline Power has grown stronger!" the Grand Elder sensed the Bloodline Power in Ye Liuyun's punch, immediately noticing the increase, and couldn't help but smile while stroking his beard.

"Sea Transformation Tier 8 can obliterate Nascent Soul Tier 2, and a single punch shattered the holy artifact?"

"This kid has the potential to seize the crown!"

When people recovered, they began to take Ye Liuyun seriously.

Especially among Qingfeng Academy and the Divine Sword Palace, the top contenders for the crown were all pondering strategies.

"Ye Liuyun's True Essence is robust, his blade intent is complete, and with Spiritual Soul Attack, he has almost no weakness."

"Next!" Ye Liuyun crossed his arms, standing on the stage with ease, continuing to issue challenges.

"Return the defensive holy artifact to us!" an Elder of the Blood Demon Sect shouted.

"That's my spoils; if you want it, come and snatch it yourself!" Ye Liuyun retorted sarcastically.

"Die!" the Blood Demon Sect elder suddenly lunged at Ye Liuyun.

He was at the Nascent Soul Tier 5 realm, yet Ye Liuyun didn't wait for anyone's rescue and directly gazed with his Golden Pupil.

"Ha ha, I've been waiting for this move! Watch me erase your Soul." The elder laughed loudly, then was stunned.

His Soul was pulled by Ye Liuyun into the Thunder Fire Domain, first battered by a surge of Blood Thunder, then scorched by Nether Ghost Fire, and finally devoured by the Hell Mingshe!

He thought his Soul was strong, but before Ye Liuyun it was as fragile as a newborn; once inside, it was annihilated.

"Elder! The Divine Sword Palace's protection was insufficient. He struck first; I killed him for self‑preservation, didn't I violate the rules?" Ye Liuyun then asked the Elder of the Divine Sword Palace.

The elder's face darkened. He thought inwardly, "You've already killed him; why drag the Divine Sword Palace into this, accusing us of lax protection!"

Before he could speak, the Palace Master of the Divine Sword Palace enveloped the arena with the oppressive pressure of Heavenly Gang Fifth Level, warning solemnly, "If any elder dares to strike a junior again, the Divine Sword Palace will eradicate every participant, leaving none!"

Then he palm‑slapped the Blood Demon Sect elder whose Soul had already been absorbed by Ye Liuyun, pulverizing his Physical Body to ash as a warning.

"Thank you, Palace Master, for upholding justice!" Ye Liuyun bowed to the Palace Master of the Divine Sword Palace, then turned his gaze back to the Blood Demon Sect.

"Send someone out! You sent so many people to kill me along the way, and now you're cowering? Crossing me is your nightmare! Even if you all scurry back to the Blood Demon Sect now, I'll chase you down and cut you all to pieces!"

Ye Liuyun's resonant voice echoed throughout the arena!

"Whoa! Ye Liuyun is so overbearing!"

"How ruthless! I wonder how the Blood Demon Sect got tangled with such a killing star!"

At this moment, not only the disciples but also several elders favored Ye Liuyun. Aside from everything else, this sheer dominance is beyond ordinary mortals.

The Blood Demon Sect now found themselves on a tiger they couldn't dismount. Advancing meant certain death; retreating risked forfeiting the entire competition.

In the end, the remaining elders conferred and chose to withdraw. Their strongest Holy Son was dead, and re‑entering would yield no good ranking.

"Ye Liuyun, the Blood Demon Sect will remember you!" an elder said bitterly.

"You've already fled; what right do you have to spew threats here! Today marks the beginning of the Blood Demon Sect's decline. Go back and tell your sect leader I'll eventually come for you and utterly annihilate the Blood Demon Sect!"

Ye Liuyun remained supremely overbearing. Facing a group of losers, why wouldn't he be dominant!

The members of the Blood Demon Sect finally fell silent and left the arena quietly.

"So overbearing! To threaten the sect leader of the Blood Demon Sect—a major sect!"

They never imagined such a thing would happen before their eyes, and that it came from a disciple!

"Ancient Demon Sect, step up!" Ye Liuyun called on the stage, issuing another challenge.

The Elder of the Divine Sword Palace asked, "Don't you need a break?"

"No need! Let's start quickly, so as not to delay others' matches!" Ye Liuyun said calmly.

"I'll fight him!" a Soul‑strong disciple of the Ancient Demon Sect stepped forward first.

Their second Elder nodded in agreement, permitting him to fight.

When the disciple took the stage, he and Ye Liuyun launched a Soul duel. He first initiated a Spiritual Soul Attack, a skull‑like Ancient Demon Soul that surged straight into Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness.

The Ten Thousand Gods Command immediately absorbed that Divine Sense. The disciple then spewed a gush of blood, suffering a severe backlash. That Soul was his original Soul; for years he had refined his Soul power into that skull Soul, leaving his own Soul extremely weak.

Before he could concede, his Soul was pulled by Ye Liuyun into the Thunder Fire Domain and absorbed.

"Next!" Ye Liuyun said calmly.

At that moment, Mo Ya of the Ancient Demon Sect suddenly stepped forward and leapt onto the stage.

"Ye Liuyun, do you remember me? I've long wanted a duel with you! Can you tell me why the Ancient Demon Sect bears a grudge against you?" Mo Ya said calmly to Ye Liuyun.

"Hmm. I remember you!" Ye Liuyun replied, his impression of Mo Ya deep. "I merely seized some resources in the Secret Realm; your sect insisted on killing me! Then I killed a few more, and your sect sent many elders and disciples to ambush me on my way!"

Mo Ya nodded. "That's pretty much what I thought—using your power to bully others, but you ran into a tough opponent! It's not your fault; they deserved to die. I'm not avenging them; I just want a pure fight with you!"