Chapter 671: Bluffing
“Yun... Che!” Looking at Yun Che’s coldly smiling face, Ye Xinghan felt an indescribable resentment and disgust. Back then, this insignificant nobody, who in the eyes of him, the lofty Young Master of Sun Moon Divine Palace, was not even worth the notice of a crawling insect, had ruined his great plans on the Primordial Mystic Ark! If not for Yun Che, he would have already obtained Feng Xue’er’s Phoenix God body by now, and his current strength would surely have broken through to the Emperor Lord realm, with a future growth speed far beyond what it was now... All because of this Yun Che!
Even when Yun Che died back then on the Primordial Mystic Ark, it could in no way vent the hatred in his heart!
Three years later, he only then learned that Yun Che had not died! He had killed his men, ruined his plans once again... And even his profound strength had advanced by leaps and bounds... It even seemed to have surpassed his own!
When he received Ye Qingsheng’s death soul imprint, the anger, hatred, and killing intent that surged within him in that instant were so intense they nearly burst his chest!
If his reason hadn’t told him that he might no longer be a match for Yun Che, he would have already rushed forward like a mad dog to torture Yun Che to death using the most cruel means. He stared at Yun Che, his gaze slowly shifting from cold and hateful to a venomous sneer: “You are still alive... What a tremendous surprise you’ve given this young master! My greatest regret these past years was not being able to tear you limb from limb myself. I never imagined you would crawl back from Yama’s grasp and obediently deliver yourself as such a grand gift for me!”
As he spoke, Ye Xinghan’s gaze swept backward, landing on the women of Bing Yun Fairy Palace. In an instant, his eyes widened abruptly, his gaze turning scorching hot, and his expression shifted from icy cold to undisguised lechery: “Yun Che, I’m suddenly a little grateful to you. If it weren’t for you, I never would have known that this Bing Yun Fairy Palace was such a wondrous place! I never imagined that in this tiny nation about to be reduced to ashes, there would be so many peerless beauties waiting for me to savor. Hmm...”
Ye Xinghan extended his tongue and slowly licked the corner of his mouth, and a gurgling sound even came from his throat. His lascivious gaze and aura were so intense that it completely overshadowed even his anger and killing intent. And this was not at all pretended by Ye Xinghan. He cultivated evil arts, had defiled countless women, and his greed for beauty naturally came with a far higher standard than ordinary people. A common beauty would not even catch his eye. But the women of Bing Yun Fairy Palace all had skin like ice and snow, countenances like the cold moon, and their temperament was ice-cold and outstanding. Each and every one was like a heavenly snow lotus blooming amidst the wind and snow, or like an ice-cold celestial maiden descended to the world, proud and aloof, incredibly beautiful.
Over the past thousand years, every generation’s number one beauty of the Cang Feng Empire had come from Bing Yun Fairy Palace, without exception!
And any woman from Bing Yun Fairy Palace... Even the most ordinary among them was a peerless beauty found in only one in a million in the mortal world, and her icy temperament was far beyond what ordinary women could compare to.
Thus, even for Ye Xinghan, who had defiled countless women, facing a single woman from Bing Yun would already provoke a lecherous wolf-like expression... Let alone two thousand such women before his eyes! Without exaggeration, every cell and every nerve of Ye Xinghan was trembling with excitement at that moment. Of these two thousand women of Bing Yun, almost any one you picked would make all the women he currently had “caged” in the Sun Moon Divine Palace look utterly drab. Especially the six at the very front, those with the most powerful auras of profound energy, made him salivate so much he could hardly control his drool...
As for Bing Yun Fairy Palace, he had heard of it by chance long ago, but a women’s sect in a small country like Cang Feng was not even worth his attention, nor did it even qualify to be remembered. If not for the name “Xia Qingyue,” and that she was in the Bing Yun Fairy Palace, he would likely never have deigned to come to such a place. And he never dreamed in his wildest fantasies that this place would be such a “paradise on earth”!
This Young Master of the Sun Moon Divine Palace, who was obsessed with women and lust, actually felt that the first half of his life had been lived in vain. At this moment, his attention had completely shifted from Yun Che to the women of Bing Yun behind him... Compared to these beauties, each as beautiful as an ice fairy, the life or death of Yun Che was utterly insignificant!
The women of Bing Yun had all heard of the evil reputation of Ye Xinghan, the Young Master of Sun Moon Divine Palace, who used women to cultivate evil arts. What they saw today was even more despicable than the rumors. Faced with his lewd expression and gaze, deep disgust appeared on the faces of the Bing Yun women. Murong Qianxue, Chu Yueli, and the others frowned deeply, their bodies flickering with ice spirits, and they gripped their ice swords tightly... Today, even if they had to self-annihilate, they would never let Ye Xinghan defile them even a little.
“Hahahaha!” Hearing Ye Xinghan’s words, Yun Che did not show the slightest fear or anger. Instead, he crossed his arms and laughed loudly: “Ye Xinghan, you are at death’s door, yet you still dream such ridiculous dreams. It’s enough to make one laugh their teeth out, hahahaha...”
“This young master at death’s door?” Ye Xinghan tilted his eyes and laughed just as loudly and wantonly, even louder than Yun Che: “It seems that although you have lived three more years, you have become a pitiful idiot, unable even to tell who is really at death’s door.”
“Young Master!” Ye Shi stepped forward and said, “This kid saw the Young Master, and he’s clearly been scared out of his wits. Hmph, with the Young Master’s status, there’s no need to waste words on him. I will take him down right now and hand him over to the Young Master for disposal!”
“I’ll trouble the Fifteenth Elder then,” Ye Xinghan said leisurely. “Fifteenth Elder, do be a little gentle. Don’t kill him outright.”
“Watch me break both his legs first!” Ye Shi sneered, his profound energy surging, and was about to move forward when suddenly a figure flickered in front of him, blocked by Ye Guying. He said in a low voice: “Wait! Don’t act rashly! Haven’t you noticed something’s not right?”
“When we arrived, they were already arrayed here, and they even shouted the name ‘Sun Moon Sacred Ark’ as soon as they saw us. They clearly knew we were coming, yet instead of fleeing, they deliberately waited here!” Ye Guying said coldly. “If they had no backing or scheme, why would they act like this? Especially that Yun Che... Look at him, not a trace of worry or fear, but rather an attitude of having victory in hand, as if we’re the ones who have taken the bait!”
It wasn’t just not right—after they arrived, the scene after finding Yun Che was completely different from what they had imagined. Ye Shi responded, “It is indeed unusual. But I have fully probed the surroundings with my spiritual sense, and there is simply no aura of any powerful expert. The strongest profound energy aura is only at the King Xuan Realm, Level 8, and this Yun Che is only at King Xuan Realm, Level 3! Though I don’t know how they learned of our arrival in advance, they didn’t flee, clearly knowing that under the hand of our Sun Moon Divine Palace, fleeing to the ends of the earth would be useless. That Yun Che’s demeanor is just an act... a bluff!”
“Do you really think he’s acting?” Ye Guying frowned deeply. “We have all lived for nearly a thousand years, while Yun Che is barely twenty years old. Do you think we can’t tell if he’s bluffing?”
Ye Shi’s eyelids twitched slightly. Ye Xiaoran and Ye Juanyun also frowned slightly... Not only was Yun Che actively waiting for them here, but facing their Sun Moon Divine Palace, he was completely composed. From his expression, eyes, and posture, there was not the slightest hint of nervousness or fear, but instead constantly revealed arrogance and even contempt... These old monsters who had lived for hundreds, even nearly a thousand years, absolutely did not believe that a young man barely twenty could “bluff” to such a degree in front of them.
Their hearts had long since concluded... Yun Che must have some backing!
“So what?” Ye Shi still gave a contemptuous smile. “Even if he really has some great backer, could it possibly be stronger than our Sun Moon Divine Palace? On this Tian Xuan Continent, aside from the other three Sacred Grounds, is there any existence worthy of our Sun Moon Divine Palace’s apprehension?”
Ye Shi’s words were arrogant beyond measure, but they were an ironclad fact. As the most supreme force on the Tian Xuan Continent, aside from the other Sacred Grounds—Emperor Extreme Sacred Region, Supreme Sea Palace, and Heavenly Might Sword Domain—there was simply nothing worthy of being considered their equal. Even if Yun Che gathered all the profound practitioners of the entire Cang Feng Empire, they would not give it a second thought.
“A man who single-handedly caused the collapse of the Fenghuang God Sect, who after cultivating profound arts for six years could kill Ye Qingsheng and Ye Ziyi—I have no reason to believe he is simply waiting here to die!” Ye Guying said with extreme caution. “And didn’t you hear what he just said? He said our Young Master is about to die! He might be bluffing, but if the backer behind him truly has such power, even if there is only one chance in a billion... do you dare take that risk?! If anything happens to the Young Master, not only will we die, but our entire families, old and young, even all our descendants will be buried with us!”
Ye Guying’s words made Ye Shi tremble all over. Ye Xiaoran and Ye Juanyun’s faces also shifted drastically. Looking at Yun Che’s expression so confident that it showed no flaw at all, these several elders of Sun Moon Divine Palace, powerful Emperor Lords who looked down on the world, for a moment did not dare to rush forward rashly, instead concentrating fully to probe whether there were any hidden auras of profound energy in the surrounding area.
“He has only one cheap life. Whether he lives or dies cannot be compared to the Young Master’s safety. It’s not that I am overly cautious, but his demeanor is far from ordinary. There must be some scheme behind it. With the Young Master here, we absolutely cannot take this risk.” Ye Guying squinted his eyes and said calmly: “Let me first test his background! After exposing his cards and confirming there is no threat, we can then kill him without delay!”
“Oh? Why has it suddenly become so quiet? Weren’t you shouting about taking me down? Go ahead and try!” Yun Che lazily extended a finger and crooked it, the contemptuous gesture and gaze enough to make anyone, even the lowest-level profound practitioner, erupt with rage, let alone these elders of Sun Moon Divine Palace.
Yun Che’s expression was arrogant and contemptuous, but in truth, cold sweat was already streaming down the back of his neck. Mo Li had just told him the strength of these four men: one at Sovereign Xuan Realm Level 3, two at Sovereign Xuan Realm Level 5, and the one who looked the youngest was actually at Sovereign Xuan Realm Level 7—approaching the late stage, a terrifying existence comparable to that of his Yun Clan’s Supreme Elder! He had anticipated that Ye Xinghan would certainly bring Emperor Lord-level experts, but the strength of the lineup he brought still far exceeded his expectations.
Even Ye Xinghan himself had already broken through to the Overlord Xuan Realm Level 8, far surpassing his strength three years ago.
If Ye Shi had actually charged over just now, his only choice would have been to take all the Bing Yun women and escape via the Primordial Mystic Ark... All his subsequent plans would have been impossible. Fortunately, he had successfully aroused a strong wariness in the other party, making this beginning a close call but safe.
Ye Guying slowly stepped forward, releasing a not-very-intense aura that was as vast as an endless ocean. In the blink of an eye, it filled almost the entire Ice Extreme Snow Domain. The power of this aura was so great and terrifying that all the Bing Yun women were utterly shocked... Because it was a power that surpassed their cognition, even their imagination, by countless times.
“Yun Che,” Ye Guying said calmly, “your talent is not ordinary, but in the eyes of our Sun Moon Divine Palace, you are utterly insignificant. If we wanted to kill you, it would be as easy as turning over our hand. But before that, I have a few questions I want to ask you. If you answer honestly, we might consider sparing the lives of those women behind you.”
Ye Guying’s last sentence was obviously nonsense, because even if they wanted to attack the Bing Yun women, Ye Xinghan would never allow it. Yun Che gave him a faint glance, then threw his head back and laughed loudly: “Hahaha! Kill me? With just you, a Level 3 Emperor Lord, two Level 5 Emperor Lords, and a Level 7 Emperor Lord, you want to kill me? Hahaha, what a huge joke! Is everyone in your Sun Moon Divine Palace nothing but arrogant fools?”
Yun Che’s words made the four elders, as well as Ye Xinghan, drastically change color—not because of the arrogant and offensive insults, but because he had accurately called out the profound cultivation levels of Ye Xiaoran, Ye Shi, Ye Juanyun, and Ye Guying!
Said every single one without a single mistake!!