Ye Xuan wore a wild smile, but his heart brimmed with boundless fury.
He had read plenty of fantasy novels in his previous life, and the people he hated most were arrogant, overbearing scum who robbed and murdered for no reason.
Reborn into this world, Ye Xuan naturally possessed a chivalrous heart as well.
Now that he had encountered something like this, he was naturally both furious and excited.
He was furious at their arrogance, and excited that he could finally take action to punish evil.
It was a contradictory mindset, yet it was exactly what Ye Xuan truly felt deep down at that moment.
"What did you say?"
"Fuck, did I hear that wrong?"
"Is there something wrong with this little bastard's head?!!"
Hearing Ye Xuan's words, Zhao Hong and his companions froze, wondering if they were hearing things.
Lin Xue looked just as bewildered, her heart sinking to rock bottom.
Zhao Hong and Zhang Shan were inner disciples, both at the origin condensation fifth layer.
Even if Ye Xuan had killed demonic beasts comparable to the origin condensation third layer, his cultivation was still only in the Meridian Opening Realm.
His realm was already lower than theirs, and now he was fighting two against one. How could he possibly fight them?
"Junior brother, don't be rash." Suppressing her fear, she reached out a small hand and tugged at the corner of Ye Xuan's robe.
Then she raised her head stubbornly and said to Zhao Hong and the others, "These are the sect's rear mountains. Can you be certain no elders are watching in secret?"
"Slaughtering fellow disciples is punishable by the Law Enforcement Hall! If you dare attack, I guarantee you'll be punished."
Zhao Hong and the others faltered at her words, clearly apprehensive. But remembering the spatial treasure on Ye Xuan, their expressions immediately hardened again.
"Attack!"
With a loud shout, Zhao Hong charged at Ye Xuan without the slightest hesitation.
The powerful presence of the origin condensation fifth layer spilled out, Spiritual Qi swirling around him and making the air hiss as it shook.
At the same time, Zhang Shan, who stood behind Zhao Hong, unleashed his presence as well and attacked Ye Xuan from the other side like a fierce tiger pouncing on its prey.
The two closed in instantly. With a swish, Zhao Hong drew the black-and-gold saber at his waist.
Spiritual Qi wreathed the saber. As he swung it, it whipped up a scorching wave of Spiritual Qi that roared straight toward Ye Xuan's head.
Zhang Shan struck just as decisively and ruthlessly. He stamped the ground with a dull thud, and in the next instant, his right leg swept out like a whip toward Ye Xuan's lower back.
Their coordination was seamless, without a single gap.
Xue Yong and the others watched with mocking expressions, showing no intention whatsoever of helping.
What a joke. If two cultivators at the origin condensation fifth layer could not kill someone at the meridian opening ninth layer together, that would be a real laughingstock.
Lin Xue's expression changed instantly, her pretty face turning deathly pale.
Her heart felt as though it had plunged into an ice cellar!
Even so, she gritted her teeth and desperately stirred the Spiritual Qi within her, intending to help Ye Xuan.
But just then, she felt a gentle force acting upon her, and her entire body floated away.
When she landed again, she was already ten meters away.
At that moment, a deep, dim light rose in Ye Xuan's eyes. They resembled deep pools and looked exceedingly uncanny.
These were the Divine Eyes he had gained when he awakened his Chaos Sacred Body.
Earlier, when hunting demonic beasts, he had not activated his Divine Eyes so that he could better temper himself.
But now, he activated them.
With his Divine Eyes activated, the world before him seemed to change.
He could clearly perceive the various elemental particles in the air, as well as the faint Spiritual Qi.
Everything became clearer and more real in his eyes.
Likewise, Zhao Hong's and Zhang Shan's attacks slowed endlessly.
In Ye Xuan's eyes, their attacks looked utterly laughable, riddled with openings!
At the same time, Zhao Hong and Zhang Shan inadvertently met Ye Xuan's gaze.
Boom!
In an instant, they felt a tremendous crash inside their minds, as though a dazzling bolt of lightning had cleaved through them, leaving them briefly dazed and blank.
Their attacks were riddled with openings, and now they had fallen into a daze. For them, this was undoubtedly fatal.
Ye Xuan seized the opportunity with precision, lifting his right leg and stepping forward.
The next second, Spiritual Qi swirled around his body, circulating rapidly and gathering toward the spiritual meridians in his right arm.
Ye Xuan curled his fingers into a fist, Spiritual Qi surrounding its surface like a sharp blade.
He hurled a heavy punch at Zhao Hong!
Bang!
With a tremendous crash, Ye Xuan's fist passed precisely through an opening in Zhao Hong's attack and struck his chest.
Crack!
With the sharp snap of breaking bone, Zhao Hong's breastbone caved in.
Pain shot through his entire body, and he flew backward, spraying a string of bloody mist from his mouth.
He crashed heavily to the ground. His eyes finally regained their clarity, filled with bewilderment along with pain.
What exactly had happened just now? Why had he suddenly lost consciousness, only to be sent flying?
Ye Xuan paid Zhao Hong no heed. Almost the instant he sent Zhao Hong flying, he pushed off the ground with his left foot, rose into the air, and lashed out viciously with his right leg like a steel whip.
Bang!
Another tremendous crash rang out.
Ye Xuan's right leg smashed squarely into Zhang Shan's incoming leg.
Crack!
Another scalp-numbing sound of breaking bone rang out.
"Aah-!"
Zhang Shan let out a shriek like a pig being slaughtered, then flew backward as well.
He crashed heavily to the ground, his entire right leg completely shattered into a bloody mess!
At the sight, Xue Yao and the others all froze.
Th-this... how was this possible?
Two experts at the origin condensation fifth layer had been instantly defeated by a Meridian Opening cultivator with such casual, overwhelming force?
Who the fuck was the Essence Condensation cultivator here, and who was the Meridian Opening cultivator?
They stared blankly at Ye Xuan standing proudly before them, feeling that everything was utterly unreal.
For a moment, a brief, deathly silence fell over the scene. A falling pin could have been heard.
Lin Xue could not help raising her small hand to clamp it over her rosy lips, her breathing rapid and her chest heaving.
Even though she already fully acknowledged Ye Xuan's strength and knew this junior brother was undoubtedly a monstrous genius, she had never imagined he could be monstrous to this extent.
A Meridian Opening cultivator defeating Essence Condensation cultivators, and crushing them so overwhelmingly with such effortless ease-this was simply...
"Y-you, who exactly are you? How on earth did you do that?!"
Zhao Hong was the first to recover. He stared at Ye Xuan in shock, his eyes still filled with terror.
A Meridian Opening disciple had actually defeated both him and Zhang Shan. This was certainly not something an ordinary disciple could accomplish.
Ye Xuan sneered, not deigning to answer.
He looked at Xue Yong and the others and said mildly, "Do you want to attack too?"
Hearing this, Xue Yong and the others felt as though lightning had struck them, their entire bodies turning cold.
They hastily shook their heads. "N-no..."
Ye Xuan's smile grew even brighter. "In that case, leave all the resources you have on you, then get lost."
Ye Xuan could not be bothered to attack trash like them. They were far too weak.
He merely intended to repay them in their own coin.
Hearing this, Xue Yong and the others' expressions shifted slightly.
But they did not dare waste any words. In the end, they gritted their teeth and left their resources behind, then picked up Zhao Hong and Zhang Shan and fled as fast as they could.
Ye Xuan ignored them. Instead, he glanced at the sky, then looked at Lin Xue. "It's getting late. Let's head back too."
"Mm." Lin Xue nodded, but she no longer felt quite as natural, seeming a little nervous and ill at ease.