The Divine Urban Physician

Chapter 2658: Chapter 2632: Start (Second Update)

“I’ve come upon an unexpected discovery.”

Just as Ye Chen was preparing to depart once more toward the Poison Stele’s location, the words of the Ancient Medical God made him pause. The southeastern direction had already deviated from the Poison Stele’s area.

However, Ye Chen had absolute trust in Elder Cang’s words. With only a brief moment of hesitation, he swiftly headed in the direction indicated by the Ancient Medical God.

Along the way, Ye Chen encountered no fewer than ten groups of people fighting over treasures—artifacts rarely seen in the world. Even cultivators in the Disaster Slaying realm couldn’t conceal their greed for such items. Some of the guardians of this place were Heroic Spirits—the remnants of powerful experts from ancient times who had perished here, their essence coalescing over countless millennia into formidable entities, most of them devoid of consciousness.

Ye Chen also noticed something unusual. Following this path, the human presence seemed to increase, to the point that those in the Great Void realm were hardly visible. At the destination, a pitch-black stone tablet stood at the path’s end.

The tablet emanated an eerie black hue, with fragments of golden ancient characters scrawled across its surface, slanted and incomplete. Ye Chen couldn’t make sense of even a single word.

Before the stone tablet, hundreds of Disaster Slaying realm experts gathered, all staring at it with impatient eyes. Particularly noticeable were several late-stage Disaster Slaying realm cultivators standing at the forefront.

“The ancient tomb is about to open!”

No one knew who shouted this, but everyone’s gaze turned toward the center of the stone tablet. The golden ancient characters on its black surface began twisting and shifting, and a vortex seemed to gradually emerge atop the tablet.

Taking advantage of the moment, Ye Chen attempted to blend in unnoticed. However, a group of people had already set their sights on him.

“Master, he bears the pursuing mark of the Heavenly Dao Palace!”

A young man with a hooked nose and long hair addressed the vice sect master standing beside him, who was still absorbed in watching the ancient tomb. The Heavenly Sword Sect, as a subordinate of the Heavenly Dao Palace, had come not only in response to the Palace’s summons but also to seek fortuitous opportunities here.

“Oh? A mere brat at the Great Void realm?”

Startled by the long-haired youth’s words, the vice sect master of the Heavenly Sword Sect turned to discover that it was only a greenhorn. He couldn’t help but sneer coldly.

He waved dismissively. “Go deal with it. Must such trifling matters be reported to me?”

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“Kid, for you to enter this place with just a Great Void cultivation level is somewhat impressive. But you can only blame yourself for your audacity in provoking the Heavenly Dao Palace!”

“In that case, I’ll send you to your death!”

The long-haired youth approached Ye Chen. Noticing Ye Chen looking warily in his direction, he sneered and spoke with contempt plain on his face.

“Who are you? Are you with the Heavenly Dao Palace?”

Ye Chen frowned. The long-haired youth undeniably carried the aura of the Heavenly Dao Palace, confirming his affiliation. But when had he been discovered?

After a careful search, Ye Chen spotted a small purple eye symbol on his sleeve. It seemed to be left by the Tian Mu Ancestor. Even in death, that old bastard wouldn’t let him rest.

Ye Chen shook his head and casually waved his hand. The mark disintegrated instantly, vanishing without a trace.

“I am a true disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect, an ally of the Heavenly Dao Palace!”

“Ah, so you’re merely a dog of the Heavenly Dao Palace. And here I was wondering who you might be.” Ye Chen smirked coldly.

The long-haired youth was so infuriated that smoke nearly fumed from his nostrils. Trembling, he pointed a finger at Ye Chen. Sect allies of the Heavenly Dao Palace always wore their association as a badge of honor, yet this bastard dared to insult him like this!

“A dog is still just a dog. Incapable of coherent speech, utterly worthless.”

Ye Chen’s words completely enraged the long-haired youth, who roared as he charged toward Ye Chen head-on.

“Green Ape Palm!”

The long-haired youth’s hand suddenly enlarged, taking the form of a spectral green ape’s hand. Heavy and imposing, it swung down mercilessly at Ye Chen. Confident in his strike, the youth believed that even an early-stage Disaster Slaying realm expert could fall to this blow, if caught unprepared.

The onlookers turned their gaze toward the commotion, each wearing an expression of anticipation. To them, a seasoned expert unleashing a full-power attack on a greenhorn was shameless. The two were on entirely different levels.

“Looks like this kid is doomed. Even if he managed to fend off the poison mist, his strength is still far too lacking.”

“It’s sheer dumb luck he got this far in the Poison Cave.”

No one stepped forward to help Ye Chen. Instead, many harbored the idea that the more people who died, the greater their chance of obtaining the treasures. The Heavenly Sword Sect, especially, drew some attention from those scheming on the sidelines, as even a smaller sect’s vice sect master was a late-stage Disaster Slaying realm powerhouse.

If they could ride the coattails of such a big tree, at least their survival would be guaranteed.

“A third-rate technique like this, and you dare flaunt it?”

Seeing the long-haired youth lunging toward him, Ye Chen sneered. His palm, imbued with dense fist qi, was fully charged. With a simple push forward, it tore through the attack like rotten wood, swiftly sealing off the youth’s path and clashing with him head-on.

Ye Chen’s strike was unadorned and straightforward. At first, the youth disregarded it, casting a condescending glance at Ye Chen. He resolved to thoroughly torment this impertinent brat.

However, the moment their fists collided, the youth was horrified to feel an overwhelming force surging toward him. Such a ferocious attack was beyond his ability to withstand!

Facing this punch, the youth felt as if he were up against a late-stage Disaster Slaying realm expert. In an instant, his strongest Green Ape Palm was shattered, while Ye Chen’s fist qi hurtled directly toward his body.

“Master, save me!”

Before the words could even fully escape his lips, the youth was already annihilated, his soul scattering into nothingness.

The vice sect master of the Heavenly Sword Sect, Bai Yan, wore a face as dark as water, his eyes brimming with killing intent. He roared at Ye Chen in rage, “You f*cking brat, you’re courting death!”

“You dared to kill my disciple? Today, I’ll flay you alive, break every bone in your body, and make you wish for death!”

Bai Yan stared at Ye Chen with vengeance written all over his face. That disciple was the future of the Heavenly Sword Sect, one with the potential to reach the Chaos Realm and elevate the sect to new heights. Yet, he had perished here in such ignoble fashion.

Everyone else was stunned.

“This kid actually dared to kill a disciple of the Thousand Sword Sect—he must have a death wish!”

“He’s doomed now. Killing a genius disciple is one thing, but that Bai Yan is a ninth-level Disaster Slaying realm expert!”

Each step up in the Disaster Slaying realm was as arduous as climbing to the heavens.

Though the poison mist would weaken Bai Yan’s capabilities, the onlookers believed killing Ye Chen would still be an effortless task for him. No one thought that a mere Great Void cultivator could contend with such a terrifying opponent. Of course, if they knew that Ye Chen had previously triggered a Heavenly Tribulation, they might think otherwise.

“Bone-breaking Sword!”

Bai Yan bellowed, the sword in his hand streaking across the sky like a meteor. With spiritual energy coursing around him, countless strikes surged toward Ye Chen from all directions.

Weaker cultivators could only see flashes of white light flying past, oblivious to the deadly intent within each stroke.

Ye Chen smiled coldly. The Green Lotus Annihilation Sword manifested in his hand, and he immediately unleashed the Thunder Desolate Dominator Star Sword technique.

Having just experienced the Tribulation Lightning, residual divine lightning lingered within both his body and his blade.

Executing this technique now was undoubtedly the perfect fit.

“Thunder Desolate Dominator Star Sword!”