But this could only delay the royal clans' advance.
Everyone present was a prodigy of the royal clans, no ordinary royal clansmen. Even if Void Refinement Stage cultivators self-destructed, they could not inflict much damage on them.
The cultivators who had come to offer support were soon all expended by the Ye family, while Ye Chengjun had yet to fully recover.
He raised his head and looked at the Ye family members before him. A cold smile appeared on his face as he struck one of them with his palm, using the same method as before.
Spiritual power flowed into their dantians, detonating their Nascent Souls and buying him some time.
The Ye family members' expressions changed slightly upon seeing this, but they soon understood. If they did not buy Ye Chengjun time now, then even if they could delay the royal clans' advance, they would only be waiting to die.
At once, they lined up with remarkable coordination. One after another, they stepped forward and chose to self-destruct.
But they failed to notice a figure passing through them like a ghost, arriving before Ye Chengjun.
Ye Chengjun sensed the sound of wind tearing through the air. By the time he came to his senses, a sword gleam had already reached him.
It was Ye Yu.
But in the next instant, an azure lotus rose up and blocked the strike for Ye Chengjun.
Only then did Ye Chengjun see Ye Yu's face. He immediately reacted. "You were behind all this?"
Ye Yu had no intention of wasting words on Ye Chengjun. With a slight lift of his hand, three Haotian Mirror fragments appeared in his palm and trapped the azure lotus. Then he turned and charged at Ye Chengjun once more.
Ye Chengjun slightly raised his hand, and the Emperor