# Chapter 564: Yuanque Commandery Prince
Defeating Jiu Fangyu, defeating Xiao Donglai, defeating Chiyang Yanyan… and now defeating Huiye Commandery Prince. Four matches, and every single one of them. Everyone firmly believed that Yun Che would lose. All those who could enter the Yaohuang Hall were figures at the pinnacle of the demon emperor realm, each with extremely high status and authority. Especially those elders who had lived for hundreds or even thousands of years—all possessed keen judgment and vast experience. Yet the result was that they had been misled time and time again, shocked and astounded over and over again.
Perhaps being able to accomplish such a feat made Yun Che the first person in the history of the Huan Yao Realm from ancient times to the present.
With Huiye defeated, the opponent Yun Che would face next should be Yuanque Commandery Prince, whom everyone previously believed would have no chance to take the stage.
"Father, Big Brother looks heavily drained. The Tianxia Clan has special recovery profound pills. I'll go ask for one right away." Xiao Yun stood up.
Yun Qinghong reached out and pulled him back, slowly shaking his head: "In competitions during the Demon Emperor Ceremony, using any pills has always been forbidden."
"Then… what do we do?" Xiao Yun's expression was anxious. Although Yun Che stood upright, anyone could see that he was drenched in sweat, his face flushed, and his breathing was exceptionally heavy. He had just won a great victory over Huiye Commandery Prince, but the consumption was clearly enormous.
Yun Qinghong furrowed his brows in silence. He knew Xiao Yun was worried that Yun Che would run out of stamina and fall victim to his next opponent's vicious attacks. He said slowly: "Rest assured. Although your Big Brother's words and actions appear arrogant, he is by no means reckless—especially when it comes to matters concerning his own life and safety. His choice to remain on the field means he definitely still has a hidden trump card he hasn't revealed."
Before Yun Che, a figure descended from above, clad in wine-red battle robes. His face showed seven parts arrogance but also three parts solemnity. Facing Yun Che, who had severely wounded Huiye Commandery Prince, even though the opponent was clearly heavily depleted of profound energy, he still felt a certain amount of trepidation.
"Yuanque Commandery Prince?" Yun Che's brow twitched. Faced with this person whose ranking among the Seven Sons of Huan Yao surpassed even Huiye Commandery Prince, his face showed not a trace of nervousness, as if he had no awareness of his own severely depleted profound energy.
"It is I, this prince!" Yuanque Commandery Prince touched his space ring and a silver-white long spear appeared in his hand. He swept his arm horizontally, and flames spread along the spear's shaft: "Prepare to die!"
In terms of arrogance and pride, as a commandery prince and among the top three of the Seven Sons of Huan Yao, Yuanque Commandery Prince was definitely no less than Huiye Commandery Prince. If he had taken the stage before Huiye, he would likely have been even more arrogant before Yun Che than Huiye had been. But Huiye's crushing defeat made him deeply alarmed—how could he still be arrogant?
More importantly, he no longer dared waste time allowing Yun Che to recover… In terms of overall strength, although he surpassed Huiye Commandery Prince, it was only by half a small realm. Huiye's miserable defeat and severe injuries made him face Yun Che with unavoidable fear in his heart. Huiye Commandery Prince had already become Yun Che's stepping stone to fame across the world… If he also lost by some chance, then he would likewise become another stepping stone.
As a commandery prince of the Huan Yao royal clan, how could he tolerate such a thing happening?
Thus, Yuanque Commandery Prince unleashed his full power from the very start.
"HAH!!"
Yuanque Commandery Prince let out a great roar. Flames ignited on his body, and an aura like a vast ocean surged forth wildly. The intensity of this pressure was so strong that it felt as if countless raging torrents were rolling through the hall, violently impacting the air and space.
The profound practitioners in the hall all felt their chests tighten, as if a heavy iron plate had been pressed upon them, making it hard to breathe for a long time. Some of the weaker ones hurriedly erected profound defenses, shock filling their eyes.
"S-such terrifying pressure…"
"As expected of the second among the Seven Sons of Huan Yao. Just this aura of profound energy alone absolutely surpasses Huiye Commandery Prince."
"With such terrifying strength, Yun Che should… shouldn't be able to win again, right?"
Yuanque Commandery Prince's fully unleashed pressure made all the younger generation present tremble with fear, and even the powerful elders were visibly shaken. But no one dared loudly declare that Yun Che would surely lose… even though Yun Che was clearly in a state of heavy profound energy depletion.
Because Yun Che had already left them dumbfounded four times in a row, and the two sword strikes that defeated Huiye Commandery Prince had dealt them an overwhelmingly strong shock.
Yun Che was closest to Yuanque Commandery Prince, naturally bearing the strongest pressure. But Yuanque Commandery Prince saw that Yun Che's face was completely calm, utterly unmoved. His body and the vermilion giant sword in front of him showed no aura at all, yet to Yuanque Commandery Prince, it felt like facing a towering, unmoving mountain—lofty and unclimbable.
This feeling made Yuanque Commandery Prince extremely uncomfortable. He let out a low growl and took a step forward.
"BANG!"
The extremely hard black profound stone beneath his feet was directly shattered. This step seemed to stomp on everyone's hearts, making them all jolt.
"Purgatory Spiral!"
Yuanque Commandery Prince thrust his spear, sending out a spear light over one zhang thick that rolled with flames, tearing through space like a scorching storm, charging toward Yun Che. Wherever the spear light passed, the black profound ground below was shaved away layer by layer, sinking inch by inch. If this were an ordinary land, it would have already been gouged into a chasm of unknown depth.
Facing this spear light releasing such terrifying pressure, Yun Che's eyes focused. He grabbed the Heaven-Defying Demon-Slaying Sword with both hands, and the blade swung down with unmatched, overwhelming force. This seemingly simple, unadorned sword swing caused earth-shattering explosions of air, sending chaotic air currents sweeping away, instantly shattering the ground beneath Yun Che's feet.
RUMBLE…
The giant sword and the spear light collided head-on. In an instant, all sounds in the world seemed to be completely swallowed. An enormous storm of profound energy violently exploded. The floor of the Yaohuang Hall cracked over a large area, with fragments of jade flying everywhere.
Gasps and cries rang out. The surrounding profound practitioners hurriedly activated their profound defenses amid screams. Some were directly sent tumbling from their seats by the impact, while others with slightly weaker profound energy suffered internal injuries and vomited blood on the spot.
Xiao Yaohou furrowed her brows and stood up, flicking her gray sleeve. Instantly, the boundary lines of the arena she had personally drawn shot up into ten-zhang-high crimson flames. The moment the flames rose, the profound energy storm erupting within the arena was firmly contained within, not a single trace leaking out.
The seating areas near the arena finally returned to peace. When everyone looked at the arena again, their eyes were filled with fear.
Yuanque Commandery Prince had clearly struck with full force from the start. Although he had been renowned across the world for many years, the strength he displayed still exceeded the imagination of everyone witnessing his power for the first time—especially the experts from outside the demon emperor city, who could hardly believe such power came from a young man.
Yet even such an attack… was actually blocked by Yun Che!
Yuanque Commandery Prince watched helplessly as his spear light was shattered by Yun Che with just one sword strike—just one sword. Yun Che himself stood in place without even taking a half step back. Before Yuanque Commandery Prince could even be shocked, a figure flickered before him, and that vermilion giant sword was already slashing down before his eyes.
Yuanque Commandery Prince's pupils contracted. He fiercely swung his silver spear, and even before the spear fully extended, its spear light had already crashed against the Heaven-Defying Demon-Slaying Sword.
CRACK!!
Without any suspense, Yuanque Commandery Prince's spear light was shattered like thin ice by the Heaven-Defying Demon-Slaying Sword, failing to obstruct the sword's momentum even in the slightest. Yuanque Commandery Prince poured all his profound energy into the silver spear, gritting his teeth to block the Heaven-Defying Demon-Slaying Sword smashing down from above.
BOOM!!
With a thunderous sound, the giant sword heavily struck the silver spear horizontally before Yuanque Commandery Prince. The silver spear bent sharply, and the incredibly violent power of the heavy sword transmitted through the spear to Yuanque Commandery Prince's body… In that instant, Yuanque Commandery Prince went black before his eyes, his entire body violently trembling, feeling as if all the bones in his body had been shattered into fragments. He felt as if he had not been struck by a sword, but by a towering mountain smashing heavily into him. He barely held on for a moment before being sent flying backward, scraping against the ground.
The arena range was limited; once out of bounds, it meant failure. Yuanque Commandery Prince, flying backward, widened his eyes and let out a beastly low roar. In mid-flight, he stabbed his spear into the ground, the shaft burying deep into the earth. He gripped the spear shaft tightly with both hands, forcefully slowing his backward momentum. By the time his body finally stopped, he was less than three feet from the arena boundary behind him. In front of him was a perfectly straight, pitch-black trench over thirty zhang long, plowed by his silver spear.
If not for that, Yun Che's sword strike would have sent him flying at least ten li to dissipate the force. Although he had not left the arena, he had completely endured all the recoil force, boiling his entire blood and energy. As he calmed his turbulent profound energy, his right hand gripping the silver spear trembled slightly, his expression extremely ugly.
Earlier, he had been extremely puzzled about how Huiye Commandery Prince, with his strength and his protective profound armor, could be severely wounded by Yun Che in just two sword strikes. Now that he personally experienced the terror of Yun Che's heavy sword, he realized Huiye Commandery Prince's severe injury and crushing defeat were truly not unjust at all. If not for the protective armor, he might have died directly.
Yun Che did not immediately pursue. His chest heaved violently. This was the first day he truly used the Heaven-Defying Demon-Slaying Sword in combat. Its power was so great that even he was secretly shocked. But the physical strength and profound energy required to wield it were ten times that of the Dragon Gate. The two strikes just now—one shattering Yuanque Commandery Prince's spear light and the other sending him flying—had, though only two, left his body feeling briefly hollow… He was well aware that with his current physical condition and profound energy, wielding the Heaven-Defying Demon-Slaying Sword was still somewhat straining.
Although it allowed him to unleash tremendously powerful force the moment he swung the sword, it also drastically shortened his endurance… It could almost be said to be a form of forced power depletion.
It seemed I still need to find a way to quickly raise my profound strength… Yun Che thought to himself.
Although Yun Che had gained the absolute upper hand from the start, he knew well that, given his current state, defeating Yuanque Commandery Prince would not be easy. After all, Yuanque Commandery Prince was at the peak of Overlord Xuan Realm, Level 6, with incredibly profound profound energy. Although he had been sent flying by that sword strike, his silver spear had at least neutralized half the heavy sword's power, and his spear had never left his hands throughout.
Yuanque Commandery Prince stood up, his face dark. After a moment of thought, he suddenly gritted his teeth, as if having made some decision. His left hand violently pulled the silver spear from the ground, and his right arm swung sharply. With a flash of black light, a pitch-black long spear appeared in his right hand.
"Ah? Two spears? Does he intend to use two spears at once?"
"HAH!!"
Yuanque Commandery Prince let out a great roar. Suddenly, the muscles all over his body began to twitch strangely, twitching more and more violently. Then, the sound of joints cracking crackled and popped. His already astonishing aura suddenly multiplied exponentially.
A powerfully intense flood of profound energy surged toward Yun Che, forcing him back half a step, and his brows immediately sank. The protective profound energy on the surface of his body emitted chaotic tearing sounds… Just this surging aura alone almost tore apart his protective profound energy.
Yuanque Commandery Prince's aura continued to increase rapidly. At this moment, a layer of fine, dark gray scales began to appear on his forehead, the backs of his hands, arms, and chest, resembling dragon scales.
Although Yuanque Commandery Prince inherited a diluted bloodline of the demon emperor, his birth mother was the younger sister of the current head of the Chiyang Clan, Chiyang Bailie, possessing ninety percent of the Chiyang Flame Dragon bloodline. Therefore, in terms of bloodline concentration, Yuanque Commandery Prince's main bloodline was not the demon emperor's bloodline but the Chiyang Flame Dragon's!