Counterattack at Their Doorstep

Those rewards had already been enough to make them restless. It was only after they discovered that Ye Xiwen was too powerful that they no longer dared make any rash moves.

Had they not seen the Ten Fiends of Shadow Gorge slaughtered to the last, not a single one spared?

Compared to formidable figures like the Ten Fiends of Shadow Gorge, they amounted to nothing.

But things were different now. The reward had been raised another threefold. It was not as simple as 1+1+1=3; the temptation had increased tenfold.

Many desperadoes who considered themselves powerful, or believed themselves skilled in assassination, turned their sights toward Ye Xiwen.

In barely a month, Ye Xiwen had suffered thirteen ambushes. More than thirty-seven Transcendent Realm experts had attacked him in total, all of them independent cultivators. Some even possessed strength comparable to the leaders and sect masters of the great hegemonic powers, making them the very cream of the independent cultivators. Even Ye Xiwen could no longer deal with them as easily as before. He fought until heaven and earth shattered before barely managing to kill them.

It was precisely this battle that truly made Ye Xiwen famous throughout the Ancient Battlefield. Previously, many had merely believed that he might possess sect-master-level strength, but this time, he had confirmed it with genuine results.

No one knew what method he had used, nor what fortuitous encounter had allowed him to suddenly possess such terrifying combat strength. But without question, he had now joined the ranks of the strongest beneath the stars.

But it was not over yet. The three great hegemonic powers hated Ye Xiwen to the bone and were determined not to rest until one side died. They raised the reward another fold, truly setting the entire Ancient Battlefield ablaze. Were they determined