In an instant, Zhu Pi's wavering heart became firm, and his face twisted into a savage expression.
"Such audacity! Whoever you are, I, Zhu Pi, will skin you, tear out your tendons, and chop your corpse into ten thousand pieces!"
Roaring, Zhu Pi summoned the manor's experts and charged outside.
He wanted to see whether this young man had three heads or six arms to dare act so boldly and fight his way into the city lord's manor.
In truth, there was no need for Zhu Pi to summon them. Many experts in the manor had already sensed the commotion outside and were rushing over.
Someone had fought their way into the city lord's manor. This was an unprecedented first in years.
They, too, were enraged.
At this moment, Ye Xuan was striding into the city lord's manor.
Behind him followed many cultivators from the city.
However, those cultivators did not dare enter the city lord's manor and only watched from a distance outside.
Their eyes were wide and their breathing rapid. They seemed even more nervous than Ye Xuan.
If Ye Xuan could slay this city lord, it would be the same as rescuing them from a sea of suffering.
But was that possible?
It was too difficult!
Essence Condensation First Layer against Golden Core-even if Ye Xuan's talent defied the heavens and his strength was astonishing, he would probably struggle to accomplish it.
Just as everyone was sweating on Ye Xuan's behalf, a figure strode out from within the city lord's manor.
He looked middle-aged, held a spear, and was steeped in Sha Qi.
"Guo Hai! It's actually Guo Hai!"
"This Guo Hai has an Essence Condensation Realm Ninth Layer cultivation, just one step from entering Wheel Sea! They say that when he fought a Wheel Sea Realm First Stage expert back then, he survived three moves without defeat and even kept his life!"
"This Guo Hai is nothing like that previous Essence Condensation Realm Ninth Layer cultivator. I wonder whether this young hero can match him."
At the sight of this middle-aged man, the cultivators outside could not help exclaiming among themselves.
Clearly, they all knew Guo Hai.
He had fought a Wheel Sea cultivator at Essence Condensation Ninth Layer and actually survived.
It had to be said that he was very powerful.
After all, the gulf between realms was difficult to cross, especially between major realms. It was like a heavenly chasm.
For Guo Hai to exchange three moves with a Wheel Sea expert at Essence Condensation Ninth Layer and still keep his life was truly no easy feat.
As everyone discussed him, Guo Hai's vicious eyes had already settled on Ye Xuan.
He pointed his spear at Ye Xuan and said coldly, "You brat, still reeking of your mother's milk, yet you dare barge into our city lord's manor! Today, I'll send you to hell!"
As his words fell-
Whoosh!
The spear in his hand trembled, instantly spinning out one spear blossom after another as it thrust swiftly toward Ye Xuan.
Spiritual Qi surged in and out of the sharp spear tip, making the air hiss as it pierced through, carrying terrifying killing might.
Clearly, he had unleashed a spear technique, and a very powerful one at that.
"Send me to hell?" Ye Xuan gave a disdainful smile. "I'm afraid you don't have what it takes."
As he spoke, Spiritual Qi surged within Ye Xuan, and he charged straight forward without a trace of fear.
With a whoosh, his speed tore through the air. He slipped through gap after gap in the spear technique, evading the thrust and closing in on Guo Hai in an instant.
Guo Hai's expression changed drastically. Almost immediately, he twisted sharply in midair, withdrawing his spear while whipping his right leg viciously at Ye Xuan.
But his leg was only halfway through its swing when Ye Xuan's fist, wrapped in terrifying spiritual might, slammed into him.
Bam!
A tremendous crash rang out.
Guo Hai flew backward, smashed straight through a wall, and fell to the ground, unable to rise again.
"Hiss-"
"How is that possible? One move! One move again!"
"He-he actually pinpointed the flaw in Guo Hai's spear technique?"
"Isn't that insight far too terrifying?"
At this sight, gasps rang out once more from outside. Everyone was stunned.
Tap, tap, tap-
Just then, a flurry of footsteps sounded, and a group of cultivators rushed out.
Every one of these cultivators had an Essence Condensation Realm Ninth Layer cultivation!
Not only that, they wore identical black armor and carried identical black spears, like an army of cultivators.
Individually, their presence and combat strength might not match Guo Hai's, but together, they could absolutely kill him.
After appearing, they wasted no words. They immediately unleashed their presence and charged at Ye Xuan.
Ye Xuan's gaze turned cold. With his right hand, he seized Guo Hai's spear from a distance and hurled it fiercely forward.
Whoosh!
The spear instantly shot toward the cultivators like a sharp arrow, piercing the air at tremendous speed.
Seeing this, the cultivators at the front faltered slightly and moved to hold their spears across their bodies to block.
But they were still half a beat too slow.
Shhk, shhk, shhk!
A string of sounds rang out as the spear pierced through six cultivators' chests in succession, sending all of them flying.
The power of a single throw was actually this terrifying.
At this sight, wariness filled the remaining cultivators' eyes.
But before they could attack again, Ye Xuan had already charged over once more.
Like a fierce tiger plunging into a flock of sheep, Ye Xuan barreled through them, his fists and feet flying.
Bam, bam, bam!
Amid a string of impacts and screams, the cultivators flew into the air one after another. In less than a few seconds, they were all lying on the ground, no longer able to fight.
Unable to withstand a single blow!
Dead silence fell over the scene.
One man had faced twenty and defeated them instantly!
That was not even the most important part. The most important part was that, with an Essence Condensation Realm First Stage cultivation, he had faced twenty Essence Condensation Realm Ninth Layer cultivators and crushed them instantly?
It was simply inconceivable!
After defeating them, Ye Xuan stood proudly in place, staring at the few people who had appeared ahead once more. "Tell your city lord to get the hell out here!" he said coldly.
Ye Xuan's voice was not loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly, ringing like a thunderclap.
"Such audacity!"
A furious shout rang out as a terrifying presence appeared, and Zhu Pi walked out with more than a dozen men.
Taking in the miserable scene, Zhu Pi's face was icy, his eyes cold, and surging killing intent filled his body.
He was angry now.
Utterly furious!
A mere Essence Condensation First Layer cultivator had killed and injured so many of his subordinates. It was simply unforgivable.
Zhu Pi stared fixedly at Ye Xuan, his savage expression squeezing his face into folds.
Through gritted teeth, he said, "Kill him!!!"
As he spoke, a man stepped out from behind him, his gaze arrogant and overbearing.
Wheel Sea Realm First Stage, Huo Xiu!
A true Wheel Sea cultivator!
At this sight, the cultivators watching outside trembled with fear and no longer dared speak.
A Wheel Sea Realm expert, even one only at Wheel Sea Realm First Stage, was absolutely beyond comparison with Essence Condensation Realm Ninth Layer cultivators.
Could Ye Xuan really defeat Huo Xiu?
Looking at Huo Xiu as he stepped out, Ye Xuan could not help frowning slightly. "You're too weak. Get back!"
He looked at Zhu Pi. "All of you should come at me together."
One remark stirred a thousand waves!
Hearing this, everyone felt as though countless bolts of heavenly lightning had fallen from the sky and struck their heads.
A thunderbolt from a clear sky!
Wasn't this fellow far too arrogant, far too insane?
A mere Essence Condensation First Layer cultivator actually looked down on a Wheel Sea First Stage cultivator like this?
Which one of them was the fucking Essence Condensation First Layer cultivator, and which was the Wheel Sea First Stage cultivator?
Most inconceivably, this fellow actually dared provoke Zhu Pi, a Golden Core Realm cultivator, like this?
After coming to his senses, Zhu Pi could not stop the corners of his mouth from twitching. He felt nothing but fury.
As for Huo Xiu, he was even angrier.
He had actually been humiliated!
Humiliated by a mere ant at Essence Condensation First Layer!!!
In an instant, killing intent surged from Huo Xiu. Pointing at Ye Xuan, he said coldly, "You're merely at Essence Condensation-"
Boom!
But before he could finish speaking, Ye Xuan had already charged straight at him.
He opened a hundred and eight spiritual meridians, and the Spiritual Qi in his dantian surged, gathering toward the hundred and eight spiritual meridians throughout his body.
In the mere blink of an eye, Ye Xuan had rushed up to Huo Xiu at incredible speed.
He clenched his right hand into a fist and punched-
Emperor Formula!