Nine Astra Skies

Ye Chen had his reasons for the stunning display of the three-way martial art technique. If the Ye Clan did not showcase their might, they would be under immense pressure.

“Such a magnificent display of raw fire elemental Celestial Chi. So, apart from the Inner Thunderclap Energy Cultivation, the Ye Clan is capable of wind and fire elemental cultivation systems too! One can’t hone and combine all three cultivation systems into a singular martial art technique without passing down thousands of years’ worth of martial art knowledge.” Li Xu smiled at Ye Changxuan. Fire elemental martial art techniques were the prerequisite for an apothecary’s success. He wondered where exactly Ye Chen had picked it up.

Yun Yiyang’s face darkened as Li Xu’s words gave him chills. He was right. There was no way one could have combined three elemental cultivation systems and turn it into a martial art technique without thousands of years of experience. What more secrets were there to the Ye Clan that had yet to be revealed?

Thousands of years ago, it was said the Ye Clan used to be a great tribe who took the empire by storm. A prestigious tribe like the Ye Clan could not only leave behind just this knowledge and would never fall so hard from grace!

The more the crowd imagined things, the more terrifying it became for them.

Yun Yiyang furrowed his brows. Something just did not feel right. If the Ye Clan truly had a wealth of knowledge to pass down, they would never have fallen to the state that they were today. He simply could not make sense of the Ye Clan’s situation on hand. If the clan was truly that powerful, they would have obliterated the Yun Clan long ago.

Ye Changxuan knew that the more people over thought things, the wilder their imaginations would run. He, on the other hand, hoped that would be the case. He was amazed when he saw that surge of Celestial Chi coming from Ye Chen though he maintained a calm composure. Ye Chen truly caught him by surprise.

“You’re too kind, Master Li. My clan doesn’t practice any three-way martial art technique whatsoever. The display of technique that you saw was taught by the Great Ancestor Ye to Little Chen. No one else in the clan knows about it.” Ye Changxuan was smart. Given the ugly state that the Ye Clan was in, it was pointless for Ye Changxuan to boast about some thousand-year knowledge. One day, their lies would be exposed and would bring more shame to the clan. Ye Changxuan would rather cook up a story about some ultimate figure as that made more sense.

“Great Ancestor Ye must be powerful. Do you think I could pay him a visit?” Li Xu questioned. Li Xu seemed to have bought the story. After all, it was not easy to come across a wondrous display of martial art techniques like Ye Chen’s.

The rest of the surrounding people perked their ears. This great ancestor that Ye Changxuan spoke of could very well have already surpassed rank ten. Even the likes of Yun Yiyang had his suspicions upon hearing such a story. Could the Ye Clan have that strong a force?

“Great Ancestor Ye is more than three centuries old. He’s a little eccentric and refuses to meet anyone. Even when people picked on the clan previously, he never bothered to offer any assistance. The only time he ever did was to treat Little Chen’s meridian channels. He said unless it concerned the massacre of the clan, we should never bother him. Great Ancestor Ye is pretty fond of Little Chen and taught him some martial art techniques.” Ye Changxuan smiled. A convincing lie made a compelling story. Ye Chen had suffered from a crippled meridian previously. Average folk would never regain the ability to cultivate any high level even if they were to continue for a year or two or go through a treatment involving Nexus Pills. On the other hand, Ye Chen had advanced to rank six within the short span of a month or two, which was more than what the Nexus Pill could ever hope to achieve. This, coupled with Ye Changxuan’s sharing made the entire story more convincing.

More than three centuries in age… That would make the figure at least a rank ten combatant. He might even be a match for the apothecary. If such figure truly were to exist, thousands or millions could perish at his hands should they arouse his ire. Would the Yun Clan be able to handle his wrath then?

The bunch of elder chiefs and lords thought differently about the matter. Irregardless, even if the Ye Clan did not have such figure, it was best that they do not mess with them!

Just as they pondered about the possible implications, Ye Chen was about to make his move in the arena.

The crowd shifted their focus to the arena.

If a Gale Storm Talon carried fire elemental Celestial Chi, did it still make it a Gale Storm Talon? Ye Chen thought about it. To be an apothecary, one was required to have a grasp over the fire elemental cultivation system. Ye Chen had deliberately incorporated fire elemental Celestial Chi into his Gale Storm Talon to gain Li Xu’s attention.

The Gale Storm Talon was a mid-rank four martial art technique. In Donglin County, only the Second-Rank Prince of Donglin possessed such technique.

“Gale Storm Talon!” Ye Chen cried.

Yun Yifei felt a large burst of energy coming from Ye Chen. Sensing that his Celestial Chi was no match for what was coming, Yun Yifei became fearful and quickly sidestepped to the side. The True Yang Polaris still channeling within him.

Ye Chen’s Gale Storm Talon had this indescribable secret to it. It pursued Yun Yifei like a vengeful spirit, making it difficult for him to evade it.

Between the Gale Storm Talon and the Yun Clan’s Chi-construct Heavenly Strike, it was easy to tell which was superior.

“That was a rank four martial art technique. I can’t lose to that!” Yun Yifei was pissed now. With all his might, Yun Yifei unleashed his Celestial Chi pool from within his meridian channels and concentrated it on his palm, hurling it at Ye Chen’s Gale Storm Talon.

The afterimage of the Gale Storm Talon rushed forward like a violent torrent of water. Like wood that had been chucked by an ax, the afterimage crushed Yun Yifei’s Concentrated Celestial Construct. Even the True Yang Polaris in Yun Yifei’s body was shattered to pieces in an instant. Yun Yifei felt a large impact hitting on his chest.

Bam! The arena vibrated violently and nearly gave way. A silhouette could be seen flying out of the arena before landing in the arena ground with a loud thud.

It was Yun Yifei. He was fighting for his life on the floor like a fish gasping for air. It seemed like his body was trying to recover from the brunt of three unexplainable Celestial Chi attacks.

The crowd looked at Yun Yifei and back at the arena. Ye Chen’s expression was as cool as the breeze. It was as if Yun Yifei barely gave him a difficult time at all.

For so long, Yun Yifei was bestowed with the title of the Eighteen Houses of Lianyun’s Prodigy for he had never encountered an individual stronger than him in his age range. Now, it seemed that the title would be given to someone far younger and more terrifying than Yun Yifei!

“How dare you hurt my people on these grounds!” Yun Yiyang hastily stood up in fury and shock. Yun Yiyang would have never expected Yun Yifei to fall by Ye Chen’s hands. Yun Yiyang glanced at Ye Chen’s eyes and caught a brief glimpse of horror. Ye Chen was only seventeen, and yet he was already so powerful despite having his meridian channels recovered not too long ago. If Ye Chen was not disposed of swiftly, he would be a major problem to deal with in the years to come.

Yun Yiyang had made up his mind. There was no allowing him to return to Ye Castle. He must be killed.

Ye Changxuan stood the moment Yun Yiyang did. If Yun Yiyang decided to make any sudden movement, he would be there to stop him.

Yun Yixuan was a little dumbfounded.

Seeing both Yun Yiyang and Yi Yixuan’s faces, Li Xu cleared his throat. That sound Li Xu made felt like a big slap to their faces. Their expression changed, and neither of them dared to lash out. Li Xu made it a point that he would see to Ye Chen’s safe departure from the Yun Castle. If they made any movement now, that would mean going against Li Xu too!

Just then, two silhouettes from below dashed toward the arena that Ye Chen stood in. One went for Yun Yifei and the other charged at Ye Chen with a blinding speed of light, leaving behind a large amount of Chi Construct in its wake.

The people were astonished as the figures darted with such ferocious force.

“It’s the top rank eight combatant!”

“He’s already close to rank nine!”

“You little sh*t, how dare you hurt my boy! I’m going to kill you!” The silhouette unleashed a Chi-construct Heavenly Strike. The top rank eight combatant’s strike far surpassed Yun Yifei’s Chi-construct Heavenly Strike in power and did not contain any flaw that Ye Chen had detected previously.

The silhouette moved fast. There was no way anyone could stop what was coming, not even the rank nine combatants above were who watching.

Li Xu stood up, his face turned serious. He shot a look of anger to Yun Yiyang. “Lord Yun, is this some kind of joke? I’ve told you that if Ye Chen wins the match, I’ll ensure them safe passage out of the Yun Castle. If Ye Chen dies by the hands of the Yun Clan today, there’ll be dire consequences to come!”

“Hang on, Master Li. That was Yifei’s father, my second uncle, Yun Jingkong. He was watching from below and was not aware of our conversation. That’s why he lashed out in rage the moment he saw Yifei injured.” Yun Yiyang might have said that but he was just as furious deep within. The second uncle better take his life! As for Li Xu, the Second-Rank Prince of Donglin was naturally at his command. They may had disrespected Li Xu slightly but that would not necessarily mean that the Second-Rank Prince of Donglin would be offended too.