Chapter 2342 2316 Trap (Five updates)
Chapter 2342: Chapter 2316: Trap! (Five updates) Chapter 2342: Chapter 2316: Trap! (Five updates) However, upon hearing this, Li Yanxi furrowed her brows slightly and fell into deep thought. After a moment, she finally spoke,
“Actually, even I don’t know who the top genius on the Profound Ascension Rankings really is, extremely secretive!
It’s even uncertain whether he actually exists! Because on the Profound Ascension Rankings, the genius ranked first doesn’t have a name, we all call him ‘Wu Ming’!”
Having said that, her expression seemed to dim a bit as she continued,
“In fact, the number of geniuses from the Profound Ascension Rankings attending the auction isn’t as high as you might think, because many of the Profound Ascension geniuses actually have relations with the Divine Kingdoms. They’re either descendants of a certain family’s bloodline within the Divine Kingdom or they have connections with a strong person from a sect within the Divine Kingdom.
Actually, these people could have climbed much higher in the Profound Ascension Rankings, but they might have already entered the Divine Kingdom. Once they enter the Divine Kingdom, the creators of the Profound Ascension Rankings can’t get any more information on them, so their rankings won’t rise any further.”
Clearly, Li Yanxi also longed for the Divine Kingdom, but unfortunately, it seemed she had not yet received the divine mark and was unable to step into the Divine Kingdom.
Ye Chen nodded, so that’s how it was. No wonder most of those he had seen were scions of rich and powerful families, and those whose strength even he deemed considerable, such as that Tong Niu from earlier, were few. Overall, however, the attendees of the Tianchen Auction did make him feel somewhat impressed!
These hidden top-tier forces were truly frightening!
Take Li Yanxi herself, for example. She looked to be only twenty-two years old, younger than Ye Chen, and her level of cultivation had already reached the Sealed Realm Eighth Layer Heaven! Moreover, Ye Chen could tell that her actual strength surpassed her realm by quite a bit!
Almost no one present was below the Sealed Gate realm!
Of course, it’s not necessarily that these young masters and misses had such heaven-defying spiritual roots, it’s just that these top-tier forces possessed terrifying resources!
Just then, a series of footsteps that sounded somewhat urgent and violent approached, growing louder and louder.
Because that person was walking towards where Ye Chen was!
Ye Chen looked over and saw that this man had sallow skin, a pair of triangular eyes, a hooked nose, and a sinister gaze.
He looked like a poisonous snake, yet from the sound of his footsteps, he seemed very violent!
Chen Zhifan narrowed his eyes and showed a hint of solemnity as he said to Ye Chen,
“This man, named Guo Rong, is as venomous as a snake and as ferocious as a raging fire! Known as ‘Fiery Snake’! Ranked twenty-seventh on the Profound Ascension Rankings, it’s said that he has a very good relationship with Xu Sheng and that there are rumors that after his advancement to just a step away from the Great Void, he would join the Xu family as a Tribute and assist Xu Sheng in becoming the next family head, jointly controlling the Xu family!
Now that you’ve crippled Xu Sheng, you’ve destroyed his hope of taking over the Xu family! He might come looking for trouble with you!”
Ye Chen glanced at Guo Rong without taking too much notice. Twenty-eight years old, late-stage Sealed Gate realm, and apparently with a very special constitution. But to pose a threat to him?
He was far from capable.
However, when Guo Rong’s gaze swept past Li Yanxi standing beside Ye Chen, a flicker of surprise crossed his face, but soon, his eyes locked onto Ye Chen as he spoke coldly,
“You are Ye Chen? The one who injured Brother Xu is you?”
His triangular eyes roiled with endless fury. Xu Sheng was a critical link in his climb up the ranks!
To ensure this link played its part, Guo Rong had employed countless schemes and efforts!
And yet yesterday, it was ruined by an unknown youngster?
Moreover, it just so happened that he had been delayed by other matters yesterday and had only arrived on Feilei Island today, missing Xu Sheng’s banquet!
Guo Rong didn’t lower his voice; instead, he spoke very loudly!
Instantly, many of the elites and young noblemen present turned their curious eyes in Ye Chen’s direction.
Although Ye Chen had left a lasting impression on everyone at yesterday’s banquet, that banquet was only organized by Xu Sheng and some of his close friends among the elite, and not many people attended it.
Even Li Yanxi had simply strolled in to grab a drink on a whim the day before.
So, many people in attendance were actually becoming curious about Ye Chen’s identity.
After all, not just anyone was qualified to sit beside Li Yanxi, the young lady from the Donglin Li Family, which was the leader among the Ten Great Families.
And now, hearing Guo Rong’s words, they were all surprised!
Ye Chen!
Was this Ye Chen?
The same Ye Chen who, during the wine tasting, had used his fists to injure Xu Sheng from the North Sea Xu Family so severely that he had sustained heavy injuries?
The same Ye Chen who, after the wine tasting, had declared that the celebrities in attendance would walk away with nothing from the auction?
Although they had not actually seen Ye Chen, his name had clearly made some noise, and these people had definitely heard of him!
“It’s me,” Ye Chen said with a smile that was not quite a smile, looking at Guo Rong, “Why, is even a super monstrous talent ranked within the top thirty of the Profound Ascension Rankings interested in me?”
“Interested?” Guo Rong sneered, “I have no choice but to be interested in you, Young Master Ye!
Who asked you to so severely injure Xu Sheng with your first move? What does my modest rank within the top thirty of the Profound Ascension Rankings count for, then?
Young Master Ye, you’ve just become a Profound Ascension Genius, haven’t you? Just upon becoming one, you demonstrated your strength using your predecessor? And in such an exaggerated manner?
I’m afraid that, in not too long, all of us on the Profound Ascension Rankings will become mere tools for Young Master Ye to practice with, right?”
Guo Rong’s words clearly meant that he was taking a stance on behalf of Xu Sheng, who had been severely injured by Ye Chen!
Ye Chen responded indifferently, “Demonstrate power? Use Xu Sheng to demonstrate power? Young Master Guo, you are wrong. If I really wanted to show off my power, I would not pick Xu Sheng.
Would you choose a piece of trash, a nobody to showcase your power?
In my eyes, Xu Sheng is not even worth being called trash, he’s the trashiest of trash! As for being exaggerated? Was it exaggeration to not directly blast him into nonexistence with one punch? I was already being quite restrained, don’t you think?”
Hearing this, Guo Rong’s face changed instantly, turning extremely unsightly, with a flash of unhidden malice in his eyes!
Originally, he had thought that Ye Chen would be intimidated by his presence, that he would cower and even apologize to him!
And what happened? He had come to confront him, and yet Ye Chen insulted Xu Sheng like this in front of him?
That meant Ye Chen had not even taken him, the super monstrous talent known as Fiery Snake ranked twenty-seventh in the Profound Ascension Rankings, seriously at all!
A hint of mockery flashed through Guo Rong’s shifty eyes—since you want to act tough and boastful, then I will let you do so to the end!
Following that, Guo Rong spoke, “Young Master Ye, what a bold statement. Xu Sheng was once a genius among us on the Profound Ascension Rankings, only recently replaced by you, yet you speak so poorly of him?
If Xu Sheng is really as worthless as you say, why was he ever considered a genius on the Profound Ascension Rankings? Is the Profound Ascension Rankings list, which had once featured his name, not valuable in your eyes?
Are most of the geniuses on the Profound Ascension Rankings going to be crushed by your power?”
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhifan’s expression changed, and he quickly made eye signals towards Ye Chen!
That statement was clearly a trap!
Guo Rong’s words were intended to set Ye Chen against the geniuses of the Profound Ascension Rankings!