How can there be such a Heavenly Prodigy in this world?
Even more powerful than Ye Wuchen back in the day!
The people from the various top forces hidden in the dark were all shaken, their eyes filled with shock.
Someone couldn't help but gasp, "Seventeen years old, shattering the sword of a fifth-level Spirit Sea Realm sword cultivator with a single punch! If this child grows up, he'll be the overlord of the Eastern Region!"
"If Ye Hao is this powerful, what grade is the cultivation method he's practicing? Could it be Heaven-grade?"
Some people's hearts trembled, and with that trembling, an uncontrollable greed arose.
If they also had a Heaven-grade cultivation method!
How powerful would they become?
Outside the Ye Manor, Ye Hao's expression was calm. His figure streaked through the air, leaving afterimages as he rapidly approached the green-robed sword cultivator!
The green-robed sword cultivator had no desire to fight further and only wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.
But his flying speed was far, far inferior to Ye Hao's!
In just two breaths, he was caught up by Ye Hao.
The green-robed sword cultivator felt a deathly aura, his soul trembling. Ye Hao's speed was so much faster than his, indicating that Ye Hao's strength might far surpass his own!
The green-robed sword cultivator swung his sword with all his might. Ye Hao's expression was indifferent. He threw out a punch, crushing the sword light like an unstoppable force, then piercing through space and directly hitting the green-robed sword cultivator's head.
With a bang.
The sword cultivator's head exploded!
His body, no longer supported by spiritual energy, fell directly from the sky to the ground!
Ye Hao collected the opponent's storage ring and then calmly returned to the Ye Family.
The people from the various top forces in the Eastern Region saw this scene, their pupils contracting again. Someone trembled in disbelief, "How, how is this possible! Killing a fifth-level Spirit Sea Realm sword cultivator with a single punch! What kind of monster is this!"
"Young Ye Hao is already so powerful, how strong must the Ye Family's ancestor be?"
"It seems the Ye Family might truly have an ancestor in the Sixth Realm..."
This battle, though seemingly just a fight within the Spirit Sea Realm, involved the seventeen-year-old Ye Hao representing the Ye Family, making people overthink. Just how strong would the Ye Family's ancestor be?
Some people from the top forces even considered giving up, unwilling to become enemies with the Ye Family.
But the temptation of the Ye Family's cultivation method, possibly Heaven-grade, was too great.
For a time, the leaders of all the top forces gathered at the Ask Sword Sect.
The Song Family's ancestor also arrived.
They stood by a cliff in the Ask Sword Sect, looking at the scenery outside the cliff while discussing.
"Your Song Family is allied with the Ye Family through marriage, why are you here too? Are you here to scout the situation?"
The Ask Sword Sect's ancestor's gaze was deep as he scrutinized the Song Family's ancestor.
The ancestors of the other top forces also stared at the Song Family's ancestor.
The Song Family's ancestor snorted, "Take away your scrutinizing gazes. If the Ye Family were willing to give me a cultivation method of Mid-grade Earth-tier or above, I might have joined forces with them, but the Ye Family was arrogant and directly refused. Not only that, but they also detained our Song Family's contemporary Martial Dao Heavenly Prodigy, Song Qingxue, at the Ye Family!"
Everyone fell into thought.
"The Ye Family is so overbearing, but considering our grievances with Ye Wuchen, if the Ye Family truly had enough strength, they would have attacked us directly. Yet, they haven't... This indicates that the Ye Family is still very wary of our combined forces," the Ask Sword Sect's ancestor said leisurely.
"Why don't we just attack the Ye Family directly!" the ancestor of the Lei Family, a millennium-old aristocratic family, said coldly.
Everyone pondered.
This was not a question they hadn't considered, but it was too risky. If the Ye Family truly had a Sixth Realm powerhouse, coupled with their Mid-grade Earth-tier or even Heaven-grade cultivation methods, they might be able to contend against all of them on their own...
Even if they couldn't kill them, they couldn't do anything to the Ye Family either, and could only watch as the Ye Family grew stronger step by step, leading to their own demise.
"Heh heh, my Xiao Family has no grievances with Ye Wuchen and has never made a move against the Ye Family. On the other hand, your Ask Sword Sect, the Great Zhou Imperial Family, and the Xu Family – your three families have irreconcilable grudges with Ye Wuchen. A fight to the death is inevitable between you..."
The Xiao Family's ancestor chuckled, "The most anxious should be you three families. If you want stability, test the Ye Family step by step. If you want to be aggressive, the three of you should quickly join forces and destroy the Ye Family directly."
The Ask Sword Sect's ancestor, the Xu Family's ancestor, and the Grand Emperor of the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty all had slightly unsightly expressions, their eyes flashing with solemnity.
After much deliberation.
They ultimately decided to seek stability. They were old, and their cultivation realms were high. They only wished to achieve higher realms and extend their lifespans; they did not want to die!
They only wanted to crush their opponents, seeking stability, not taking risks.
At this moment, in the Ye Family.
A tense atmosphere had descended, and the young men and women of the Ye Family were also heavy-hearted.
This time, they sent out a fifth-level Spirit Sea Realm cultivator.
What about next time?
At this point, the only way to maintain stability is to fight! And to fight powerfully!
Fight until the opponent is scared out of their wits!
Ye Hao went to his father to inquire about Ye Wuchen's situation.
Ye Wuchen frowned slightly, "My realm has been stuck at the peak of Spirit Gathering, making it difficult to advance further."
"You cultivate the Dao of following your heart. What you're doing now isn't following your heart at all. Why not do something you consider to be following your heart?" Ye Hao said.
Ye Wuchen nodded slightly, "It seems I have no choice but to take a gamble. With my cultivation at the ninth level of Spirit Gathering, I wonder if I'll have any power to fight back against someone in the Sixth Realm. The cultivation method I practice is the Proving the Dao and Becoming Emperor technique. My foundation is solid, my spiritual energy is pure, and its strength is extremely high. I wonder if I can fight across realms..."
"I am currently at the first level of the Spirit Sea Realm, but someone at the ninth level of the Spirit Sea Realm is no match for me, just one punch. Perhaps you can fight across realms to defeat someone in the Sixth Realm!" Ye Hao said.
Although it becomes harder to fight across realms the higher the realm, they are only at the Spirit Gathering and Sixth Realms...
It's not impossible to fight across major realms.
It's just that I don't know how powerful a Sixth Realm powerhouse truly is, there's no reference.
"Let's go to the Great Zhou Imperial City first!"
Ye Wuchen said calmly at this moment.
"I'll go with you," Ye Hao said. "Once we get there, it might not necessarily be a fight to the death."
Ye Wuchen nodded lightly. Compared to staying at the Ye Manor, Ye Hao being by his side was actually the safest.
Before leaving, he left behind over a dozen strands of Spirit Gathering power. If anyone dared to attack, they would be directly slain!
Then, the two flew away.
The speed of Spirit Gathering was extremely fast. It only took two breaths to fly from the Ye Manor out of East Moon City, so fast that no one could even notice.
The Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty has a total of one hundred and sixty cities!
Within each city, there are counties, towns, villages... and bustling urban areas!
Each city is not small, enough to accommodate five million people! Some even have tens of millions!
The entire Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty has a population of several hundred million, which shows how vast its territory is.
East Moon City's strength ranks in the upper-middle tier among the one hundred and sixty cities, which is already quite good.
East Moon City is one thousand miles away from the Imperial City.
It takes three days for someone in the Body Refining Realm to reach the Imperial City on horseback! They would stop and rest along the way.
Those in the Qi Condensation Realm basically travel by horse as well.
Those in the Qi Realm use lightness skills and rarely fly to travel. However, when traveling at full speed, they are even slower than horses. Horses can be swapped out, but cultivators need to absorb spiritual energy to replenish themselves.
For someone in the Spirit Sea Realm, it only takes half a day to reach the Imperial City.
For Ye Wuchen, who is at the ninth level of Spirit Gathering, it only takes an hour to reach the Imperial City.
The Imperial Dynasty seems vast, but that's for people of lower realms. For those in Spirit Gathering, it's not that large.
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