Not long after, these pale golden smoke began to rotate faster and faster, forming a small golden vortex.
New smoke is constantly pouring out from the center of the vortex, and the originally thin mist gradually becomes thicker and condenses into shape at a speed visible to the naked eye.
But in the blink of an eye, a tall figure appeared in the whirlpool.
The figure had a thick beard with clear roots and a faint golden sheen.
His body is extremely tall, and even if he is wearing a loose blue gown, it is difficult to hide the bulging muscle lines under the clothes.
Every muscle is like a carefully carved rock, full of explosive power.
When he stood up straight, he was three meters tall, like a majestic iron tower.
Once you stand there, you will feel a sense of oppression, making the surrounding air seem to become heavier.
This tall Dazhuang figure appeared out of thin air on the scene, as if there was an invisible aura surrounding it.
He was two meters tall, with broad shoulders and narrow waist. The muscle lines under his blue robe were like cast iron, and every inch was filled with explosive power.
The most stunning thing is his eyes. Those dark brown eyes are as cold as ice that has never melted for thousands of years. There is no emotion at all, they just stare straight at Ye Chen.
It was as if he was looking at a lifeless thing, and the indifference coming from his bones made the surrounding air seem to freeze into ice, and even the sound of the wind became stagnant.
Young Master Shangguan First felt the air around him suddenly become colder, and then he noticed a familiar breath.
That was the pressure of the strong family that followed him from childhood to adulthood.
He turned around suddenly, and when he saw the face of the sturdy figure clearly, the fear and grievance accumulated in his heart suddenly burst out. Tears and snot flowed down uncontrollably, and even his voice was full of crying, "Uncle Yan! You are finally out! You must save me!!!"
As if grasping a life-saving straw, he staggered forward, hugged Shangguan Yan's thigh tightly, rubbed his head against the other party's robe, and cried until his shoulders twitched, like a child who had been greatly wronged.
Everyone present was dumbfounded.
Young Master Shangguan, who looked arrogant and domineering before, is now so embarrassed.
But no one dared to laugh at him, because everyone knew that a person who could make Young Master Shangguan so dependent would have an absolutely unfathomable status in the family.
This man called "Uncle Yan" indeed has the supreme status in Shangguan Household.
Not only does he control most of the family's power, he is also one of the few Formless Divine Kingdom people with real power.
And all this confidence comes from his genuine "Hundun Saint Emperor" cultivation.
In the entire Formless Divine Kingdom, Hundun Saint Emperor are existences standing at the top of the pyramid, each of them has the power to turn the rivers upside down and shatter the stars.
The seemingly ordinary ring on Young Master Shangguan's finger is actually a protective treasure that Shangguan Yan refined with Extraterrestrial Black Iron and his own blood. No ordinary strong person can harm it in the slightest.
Shangguan Yan looked down at Young Master Shangguan, who was hugging his thigh. His eyes first swept over his crying face, and then fell on the cracked ring on his finger.
The originally smooth ring body was now covered with spiderweb-like lines, and one could even see the flickering aura inside dissipating.
His brows wrinkled almost imperceptibly, and his eyes instantly became serious.
This ring was refined by himself, and he knew better than anyone else that to defeat the defense of this ring, it would require at least a full blow from a strong person of the same level.
In other words, the seemingly young Ye Chen in front of me is actually a Hundun Saint Emperor!
None of the people present were stupid. When they heard the name "Uncle Yan" and thought of the power distribution of Shangguan Household, they already had guesses in their minds.
Then we see that Shangguan Yan appears from that ring, and the person who can refine such a powerful protective ring must be a strong person of Hundun Saint Emperor level.
Various clues are connected in series, and a shocking conclusion emerges in everyone's mind.
"This is a Hundun Saint Emperor!!!"
Some people held their breath subconsciously, their hearts beating wildly in their chests, but they didn't dare to say even half a sentence and could only scream crazily from the bottom of their hearts.
Their eyes were fixed on Shangguan Yan, their eyes full of awe and fear.
Hundun Saint Emperor Ah, that is a height that is difficult for them to reach in this life, and now they are actually standing in front of them alive.
But soon, someone noticed something was wrong.
Although the aura around Shangguan Yan is powerful, it lacks a bit of the "thickness" that Hundun Saint Emperor should have, and is more like a condensed energy body.
"It shouldn't be the real body... It's most likely the incarnation of Immortal Power, or the soul that has been hidden in the ring for a long time."
Some people secretly guessed in their hearts, but even so, it was enough to scare them.
Even if it is a divided soul, it still has Saint Emperor level of pressure, enough to easily crush everyone present.
"Why are you crying? It's useless!!!"
Shangguan Yan's voice sounded like thunder, with undisguised disgust.
He raised his feet slightly and shook Young Master Shangguan off his legs.
Young Master Shangguan staggered back a few steps, almost falling to the ground, and his cry was instantly stuck in his throat.
Shangguan Yan's eyes were so cold that they could freeze someone to death. "You are the younger generation of Shangguan Household. What does it look like to cry and cry in public? If word spreads, others will think that we Shangguan Household are all wimps!"
Frightened by this coercion, Young Master Shangguan was silent for a moment, not even daring to shed any more tears.
He shrank his neck, lowered his head, and held the corners of his clothes tightly with both hands, like a student who had done something wrong.
But then he thought that the grievance he had suffered could not be in vain. He mustered up the courage and pointed at Ye Chen. His voice was trembling, but it was still raised a little, as if he was accusing evidence of guilt.
"Uncle Yan, it was he who beat me! He also broke the protective treasure you helped me refine! This man is extremely vicious. He just said a lot of bad things about His Majesty Saint Emperor! Don't let him go!!!"
As he spoke, he secretly observed Shangguan Yan's face, hoping to arouse the other party's anger.
In his opinion, Uncle Yan protects his shortcomings the most and values the family's reputation the most. Ye Chen not only hurt him, but also destroyed the treasure that Shangguan Yan personally refined, and dared to slander Saint Emperor. Uncle Yan will never let him go lightly.
After hearing his cry-like accusation, Shangguan Yan's eyebrows suddenly tightened, and there were icicles in the lines at the end of his eyes, and he gave him a vicious look.
The look in his eyes was like a poisoned knife, almost cutting him in the face, clearly saying "Shut up".
Even if this kid had his mouth sewn shut for a whole day, no one would think he was mute!
With this glance, Young Master Shangguan felt as if all his confidence had been taken away. His neck shrank and he even breathed a little lighter.
He clung tightly to Shangguan Yan's arm, his fingertips unconsciously clenching the hem of the other party's robe, not daring to make any more noise.
But thanks to the "backer" of Shangguan Yan, his suppressed arrogance quietly reared its ugly head again.
Hiding behind the broad figure, he only dared to poke out half of his face and wink at Ye Chen: when he raised his eyebrows, he raised his eyebrows very high, curled his mouth in a sarcastic arc, and even deliberately raised his finger at Ye Chen. Every movement showed unabashed provocation, like a mouse hiding under the wings of an eagle and baring its teeth.
But Shangguan Yan didn't care about the junior behind him at this moment. The aura around him suddenly sank, and his eyes fell on Ye Chen as if they were real. From the tips of his dark hair to the corners of his moon-white robe, he carefully looked at it inch by inch, with a slight frown on his face and a hint of inquiry in his eyes.
Obviously he wanted to dig out some familiar traces from this unfamiliar face and identify the other party's true identity.
Shangguan Yan is also considered a veteran Saint Emperor among Hundun Domain. Over the years, he has made friends with anywhere from 100 to 80 powerful people of his generation, and his connections cover most of the realm.
It stands to reason that for anyone who is somewhat famous in the Hundun Saint Emperor circle, even if he has never met him, he should have heard of his name and seen his portrait.
But he stared at Ye Chen for three full breaths, looking through all the images of Saint Emperor in his memory from his indifferent eyebrows to his reserved aura, but he couldn't find any overlap.
In other words, the person in front of you is either a newcomer who has just been promoted to Saint Emperor and has not yet made a name for himself, or he is an "unknown person" who has been hidden in the world for many years and has never revealed his identity in front of others.
"Fellow Daoist," Shangguan Yan finally withdrew his scrutinizing gaze, and his tone was as cold as ice, but he deliberately exerted some restraint, "Why bother with a junior?"
He paused, and unconsciously rubbed the dark lines on his sleeves with his fingertips, and added, "If there is any festival, we can sit down and discuss it. There is no need to get into a fight."
Although Shangguan Yan himself is the cultivation level of Hundun Saint Emperor, and Shangguan Household Clan is relying on the Formless Divine Kingdom behind him, in terms of strength and background, he can walk sideways among Hundun Domain, and ordinary Saint Emperor does not need to give face at all.
But he knows better than anyone in his heart: Those who can be promoted to Saint Emperor are all people with profound knowledge. Rather than just making such a powerful enemy, it is better to try to resolve the grudges.
In this world, no one is willing to make an enemy of Hundun Saint Emperor level for himself, not even him Shangguan Yan.
Therefore, his first reaction was not to follow Young Master Shangguan's wishes and yell at Ye Chen, but to lower his attitude first and try to ease the situation.
This move caught Young Master Shangguan's eyes, but it made him almost jump with anxiety.
He hid behind, his face turned red, his fingers were digging into Shangguan Yan's clothes tightly, and his mind was full of thoughts of "kill Ye Chen".
He really couldn't figure out why Uncle Yan, who was like "invincible" in his heart, was so "mellow" to this person who almost beat him to death?
Even if the other party is also Hundun Saint Emperor, the Shangguan Household Clan family has a great business and there are several registered Saint Emperors in the family. Are you still afraid of a casual cultivator Saint Emperor who appears out of nowhere?
According to Shangguan Yan's past temperament, if he met someone who dared to touch Shangguan Household's juniors, he would have drawn his sword and struck, and it would be over. How could he be so patient and say soft words?
But at this moment, although Shangguan Yan's tone is still cold and not very polite, Young Master Shangguan knows better than anyone else that this is the most "mild" attitude that Uncle Yan can show!
The more he thought about it, the more frustrated he became. He only hoped that Uncle Yan would take action immediately, teach Ye Chen a harsh lesson, and vent his anger on him.
But he also knew that he was not qualified to intervene in this situation. No matter how much dissatisfaction and confusion he had, he could only hold it in his heart and turn it into unwillingness and resentment in his eyes, staring at Ye Chen's back.
Ye Chen stood there with an indifferent expression from the beginning to the end. He could clearly hear the "show of goodwill" in Shangguan Yan's words, and he could even feel the other party's deliberately restrained breath clearly.
With the power of Shangguan Household, he could have used his power to bully others and take action directly. However, the other party not only did not do this, but instead lowered his profile and wanted to resolve the hatred.
However, Ye Chen is not at all unfamiliar with this kind of "friendship" that comes with calculations and trade-offs.
There was a faint coldness at the corners of his lips, and the alienation in his eyes was even worse, as if Shangguan Yan's overtures were nothing but insignificant dust in his eyes.
In the eyes of others, this Shangguan Yan is the powerful Hundun Saint Emperor.
But in the eyes of Ye Chen, this so-called Hundun Saint Emperor is just a bigger ant!
Regardless of Shangguan Yan's own strength or the overall background behind him, Ye Chen is not qualified to take him seriously!
Hearing Shangguan Yan's words, Ye Chen just smiled lightly and said, "I can kill whoever I want. Do you care?"
As soon as these words came out, the hearts of all the powerful people watching the excitement from very far away almost stopped for a beat, and even their breathing almost stopped!
Of course they know that Ye Chen is also Hundun Saint Emperor!
But Hundun Saint Emperor and Ye Chen are both too disrespectful to Shangguan Yan, right?
Everyone present is not a fool, they can all hear that Shangguan Yan hopes to reconcile with Ye Chen.
In fact, no one is surprised by the choice of Shangguan Yan.
This does not mean that people who are arrogant and powerful will only rely on killing to solve problems.
On the contrary, the more talented people come from big forces, the more they realize the importance of winning alliances and making connections!
Especially a behemoth like Shangguan Household Clan. As a last resort, they definitely don't want to offend a Hundun Saint Emperor.
Instead of offending Hundun Saint Emperor, it is better to find a way to resolve the hatred between the two.
Even if you can't bring the other party into your camp, you can at least ease the relationship between the two parties and prevent them from becoming mortal enemies!
Many times, if you want to make the entire family stronger and go further, it does not rely on the strength of a single strong person.
It's a combination of connections from all sides!
Shangguan Yan knows this truth well!
Everyone present also knew this truth very well.
In their expectations, when Shangguan Yan stretched out a friendly hand, they would definitely walk down the stairs and shake hands to make peace.
In this way, the conflict between the two parties is resolved, and there is no need to fight or kill.
Why not?
But they never expected that Ye Chen would actually choose an option that no one had ever imagined!
He actually rejected Shangguan Yan's kindness!
Not only that, he even told Shangguan Yan directly in front of Shangguan Yan: You are not qualified to care about my business!
This posture is too strong and overbearing, right?
In front of Shangguan Yan, I don't want to give him face!