Chapter 493: So I've Become This Powerful Already!
Yun Che performed a long-distance flash step, turning back to hover above the five people. He pushed both hands forward simultaneously, and three "Phoenix Breaks" blasted toward the three black-clothed men!
"You're asking for death, kid!"
When Yun Che had passed by earlier, they hadn't paid him any mind at all—for an Overlord Emperor to crush a Heavenly Xuan cultivator was no different from crushing an ant. They never expected that this Heavenly Xuan brat would suddenly turn back and strike at all three of them at once.
The three black-clothed men's eyes all flashed with extreme disdain. They completely ignored the three flames, not even making a move to block them... After all, a Heavenly Xuan cultivator's mystic flame striking their bodies wouldn't even singe a single strand of their hair. But in the next instant, the crimson flames that had been dozens of zhang away suddenly closed in on them at a speed dozens of times beyond their expectations. As the flames drew near, the terrifyingly scorching heat and an extremely dangerous aura made their hearts clench violently.
The three black-clothed men, who had been about to deliver the killing blow to the elf woman, all turned around at maximum speed and reached out to block the oncoming flames. But when their palms touched the flames, their entire bodies shook violently, their internal organs feeling as if they had been plunged into raging waves. Without time to be shocked, they used both hands to defend with all their strength... Three explosive sounds rang out as the flames burst apart in midair. The three black-clothed men all retreated several steps, their arms numb and their bodies trembling. The one with relatively weaker profound force had both his palms scorched pitch black.
"Who are you?!" the middle black-clothed man shouted harshly, looking up. Though his voice was fierce, the depths of his gaze were filled with wariness, and his words were not a harsh threat. From Yun Che, the intensity of the profound force he sensed was still at the Heavenly Xuan Realm, but the scorched palms and numb arms were not fake... Moreover, this person had attacked all three of them simultaneously!
Yun Che walked through the air, unhurriedly approaching. He looked down askance and sneered, "Three mighty Overlord Emperors ganging up to bully two juniors, and hiding your faces—you really bring honor to your ancestors!"
"Brother... quickly leave!" The young man lying on the ground, his aura already extremely faint, lifted his head and shouted with the loudest voice he could muster. "Thank you for your righteous help... but this doesn't concern you... Go now!"
Although he had seen the three flames, it was the black-clothed men who had received them; he had no idea how disheveled they had become under those flames. In his eyes, a Heavenly Xuan cultivator provoking three Overlord Emperors was no different from seeking death. He and the elf woman were already doomed today—how could they drag an innocent person into it?
Yun Che glanced at him but didn't reply. This man, who shared the surname Yun with him, clearly had good character—even on the verge of death, he was still concerned about others' lives. At least this meddling and rescue wasn't for nothing.
"Kid, I advise you not to meddle. Those who meddle often die young!" the left black-clothed man said in a deep voice.
"Hmph, young people are hot-blooded and like to meddle—understandable. But many things in this world are not within your ability to handle!" the middle black-clothed man said in an equally low voice... Their voices were all hoarse, clearly disguised, as if they didn't want their original voices to be recognized. "If you leave now, we can pretend nothing happened. Perhaps we can even become friends. But if you don't know your place... Hmph, if you interfere with our affairs again, don't blame us!"
Hearing these words from the black-clothed men, the young man on the ground was stunned. Although the black-clothed men spoke fiercely, three Overlord Emperors facing a young cultivator who had disrupted their plans and whose profound force was only at the Heavenly Xuan Realm—they didn't casually wave a hand to annihilate him, but instead spoke one after another, trying to intimidate him with words. Moreover, their words, though stern, were not harsh at all; they even held back the phrase "don't know your place" halfway. It seemed... they were actually wary of this young man.
All three black-clothed men were genuine Overlord Emperors. To have reached this level, they naturally weren't fools. Although Yun Che's aura was only at the Heavenly Xuan Realm, the flame attack from earlier had shocked them all. Furthermore, the other party had accurately called out their strength as Overlord Emperors and still dared to strike at them... How could he be ordinary?
"Heh, unfortunately, I'm in a good mood today, so I'm determined to meddle!" Yun Che crossed his arms and said with a faint smile. "But I'm always kind and merciful, and I really don't like killing people. So... will the three of you scram on your own now, or should I send you all the way to Yama's Palace to scram?"
Yun Che's words were extremely arrogant... Since he had already taken action and decided to save these two people, he was bound to offend the three black-clothed men and the forces behind them. So there was no harm in offending them even more thoroughly.
The eyes of the three black-clothed men all turned gloomy. The one in the middle stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "It seems you don't appreciate favors. We spare your life, yet you insist on seeking death! Then I'll just kill you too!!"
As his voice fell, the black-clothed man shot into the sky. At the same time, a pitch-black steel spear over eight feet long appeared in his hand... This steel spear was only an Earth Xuan Artifact. As an Overlord Emperor, his weapon naturally wouldn't be just an Earth Xuan Artifact; clearly, the black-clothed man didn't want to reveal his identity in any way—including his weapon!
The black-clothed man bringing out his weapon right away also demonstrated his wariness of Yun Che. He held the black spear horizontally and let out a low roar, then swept it toward Yun Che's neck with a violent surge of air.
"Be careful!" the young man in the pool of blood shouted in alarm when he saw the black-clothed man suddenly attack Yun Che.
Facing this black-clothed man's attack, Yun Che's face showed a strange expression... It seemed to be surprise or confusion. He unhurriedly reached out his hand and grabbed at the sweeping spear shaft.
"Seeking death!"
Seeing that Yun Che didn't dodge, didn't summon a weapon, and didn't even assume a defensive posture—just directly using his palm to catch the weapon with an extremely casual motion—the black-clothed man sneered inwardly. He drastically increased the profound force in his arm, determined to blast this arrogant young man to destruction with one spear strike.
The next instant... Yun Che's extended palm caught the black spear with pinpoint accuracy. Immediately, the violent, unparalleled profound force waves met with a ten-thousand-zhang mountain wall, vanishing into nothingness, leaving only a mild ripple of air that slightly stirred Yun Che's hair. Before the black-clothed man could even look shocked, Yun Che's hand flipped lightly, casually snatching the spear from the black-clothed man's grasp. Then he flipped his hand again, swung his arm, and viciously slammed the spear shaft into the black-clothed man's waist.
BOOM!!!
A distorted spatial ripple clearly appeared along the trajectory of the spear's sweep. In an instant, the spear shaft snapped completely. One half remained in Yun Che's hand, while the other shot away like a black meteor, landing somewhere unknown. And at the same time, the black-clothed man's body also snapped! The moment the black spear struck him, his body was broken in half at the waist, shattered into two pieces that tumbled through the air and fell in different directions.
Thud...
Both halves of the black-clothed man's body fell simultaneously. Two streams of blood gushed like fountains from the point of severance. The eyes of the upper half were still wide open, filled with endless terror, shock, and disbelief. He stared fixedly at Yun Che, let out a hoarse and fearful "You..." and then stopped moving. Even if he were an Overlord Emperor, with his body broken, it was absolutely impossible for him to survive.
Yun Che reached out, neutralized the force, seized the spear, and struck back... It all happened in a flash of lightning. The people below only saw the black-clothed man sweep his spear at Yun Che, and before they could react, they saw the black-clothed man's body broken in midair.
The four people below were all frozen on the spot, completely holding their breath. Not one of the four could believe what their eyes had seen... An instant, just an instant! The black-clothed man had died without a complete corpse under this young man's hands! He had used a spear snatched from his opponent in a flash—a mere Earth Xuan spear—to break an Overlord Emperor's body!
That was a true Overlord Emperor!! A peerless expert whose body was a hundred times tougher than solid rock!
In midair, Yun Che looked at the half spear shaft in his hand and was also stunned for a moment.
During the two full years of tempering in the spatial storms of the Primordial Mystic Ark, which was more terrifying than purgatory, his body and profound force had both undergone explosive growth. He was certain that his strength far surpassed what it was before entering the Primordial Mystic Ark, but he didn't know exactly how strong he had become... Because in those two years, only Mo Li had been by his side, and he had never fought anyone else, so he had no way to test his current level of strength.
Just now, facing three Overlord Emperors simultaneously, he hadn't felt pressured—that already surprised him greatly. When facing the Overlord Emperor's attack, he appeared relaxed on the surface but was actually cautious in his heart... After all, before entering the Primordial Mystic Ark, an Overlord Emperor was an invincibly powerful existence to him. So, for his counter strike, he used a full ninety percent of his strength.
However, that was without him opening the Evil God Realm Gate.
He had never imagined that his counter strike, delivered without even activating the Heart Incineration state, could directly shatter the body of the Overlord Emperor before him.
Although it was just a first-level Overlord Emperor... it was still a true Overlord Xuan Realm expert!
"My power is already this great," Yun Che muttered to himself in surprise, looking at his arm.
"Hmph, what did you expect?" Mo Li said disdainfully. "Did you think that the Dragon God Bloodline, amplified dozens of times, and the fourth realm of the Great Dao Pagoda Art were just for show? If you opened the Purgatory Realm Gate and boosted your power to one hundred percent, this person wouldn't even leave a single intact bone!"
Yun Che: "..."
So I've already become this powerful! Damn... I thought that not feeling pressured when facing them earlier was some kind of illusion!
Yun Che casually tossed away the broken spear shaft, then flashed and landed on the ground. He looked at the two black-clothed men, who were now scared out of their wits, and said with a chuckle, "What about you two? How are you going to scram?"
"You... you... you..." The black-clothed man on the left stepped back, his legs trembling. As he spoke, even his teeth chattered, unable to form a complete sentence.
"Go!" The black-clothed man on the right yanked him hard, then immediately shot backward at top speed. As he passed by the broken corpse, he paused briefly, quickly grabbed the body... Seeing that Yun Che showed no intention of stopping them, he gathered his courage and dashed to the other half of the corpse, picked it up as well, and fled into the distance like a madman.
"Aren't you going to kill them to silence them?" Mo Li asked coldly.
"If I silence them, where will I get enemies? And without enemies strong enough, how can I train?" Yun Che said with great matter-of-factness.
"Hmph! That really fits your death-seeking personality." Mo Li sneered, but she didn't stop him.