138: Chapter 138 An Expected Victory, Wan Lei's Sincere Apology

The voice echoed across the square, bringing everyone back to their senses with complex expressions.

The many Court Officials who had come to attend the banquet looked at each other, feeling that they had truly feasted their eyes.

The blood boiling in their bodies had not yet cooled down even now.

They were certain that today's battle would spread throughout the East State Empire at lightning speed.

By then, the entire East State Empire would know the strength of Mountain River Holy Land's Ye Chen.

Even though Ye Chen's name had already spread throughout the East State Empire before.

The news of today's outcome would still cause a massive sensation.

After all, Ye Chen had suppressed the strongest Prodigy of the Imperial Family, Gu Lingtian, who had swept through the entire younger generation!

The group of Imperial Family prodigies lowered their heads in pain, their bodies trembling violently.

Defeated, defeated—their invincible Imperial Brother had lost to Ye Chen. If their Father Emperor hadn't stepped in, he might have perished.

They couldn't believe this was actually happening, but the facts were right before them, and they had no choice but to accept it.

Their Imperial Brother was so powerful and invincible, possessing terrifying strength that far exceeded his cultivation Realm.

How could he be defeated by Ye Chen, who only had a cultivation of the first level of the Profound Void Realm, across more than a major Realm?!

In stark contrast to the reaction of the many Imperial Family prodigies, the excitement already filling Ye Wushang's face grew even more intense.

He shouted loudly over and over again, completely disregarding his image.

“Senior Brother Ye Chen, your Divine Might is peerless, sweeping across the four empires!”

The same words repeated again and again, constantly echoing across the square.

The faces of the prodigies from the Four Great Holy Lands, such as Luo Cheng, Wan Lei, and Mu Qiong, also showed a hint of a smile.

They won; Ye Chen did not disappoint their expectations and secured the final victory.

Their Four Great Holy Lands had finally avoided being used as stepping stones by the Imperial Family or becoming tools for Gu Lingtian to show off his power.

The process was filled with all sorts of incredible occurrences, but the final result was good.

Looking at Ye Chen in the distance, a look of admiration unconsciously appeared in the eyes of the prodigies.

This little fellow, much younger than them and with a much weaker cultivation.

Possessed a terrifying power within his body that they could hardly imagine, as if it had no limit.

With only a cultivation of the first level of the Profound Void Realm, he challenged across levels and defeated the pride of the Imperial Family, Gu Lingtian.

This result, which was extremely favorable to them, would have been unbelievable if they hadn't witnessed it with their own eyes.

It was truly too inconceivable and shocking!

On the high platform, Jiang Wuji stroked his beard and smiled, his expression showing no surprise at all.

He knew that when Ye Chen took action, there would be no surprises; even Gu Lingtian could not be Ye Chen's opponent.

Gu Lingtian's talent was indeed very strong, possessing a top-tier Saint Physique that was rare even in the entire North Heaven Province.

But compared to Ye Chen, that bit of foundation was somewhat lacking.

The moment Ye Chen made his move, he already knew the outcome!

The three Saint Realm experts from the Holy Lands: Lei Qianjun, Li Yuncang, and Ma Xuan.

They glanced at the incredibly smug Jiang Wuji beside them, their eyes filled with envy.

A Prodigy of Ye Chen's level had never appeared in their East State Empire, or even in the North Heaven Province.

That old fellow Jiang Wuji truly has good Luck to have such a Prodigy join the Mountain River Holy Land.

Unfortunately, Ye Chen didn't join their Holy Lands; otherwise, they would wake up laughing from their dreams!

Noticing the gazes of the others, Jiang Wuji chuckled softly.

“Too kind, too kind.”

Though he spoke those words, the look of triumph on his face could not be hidden.

It was as if he was the one who had won the victory, not Ye Chen.

Seeing Jiang Wuji's lack of restraint, Lei Qianjun and the others turned their heads away in unison, their lips twitching.

This old thing is intentionally trying to annoy them; they really want to team up and give him a beating!

As the protagonist, Ye Chen curled his lip and, with his hands behind his back, nonchalantly returned to his seat.

The battle just now was only a warm-up; he still had many methods he hadn't used yet.

Even that final Saint King-level Divine Ability, he had only unleashed a fraction of its power and hadn't used his full strength.

If he had used the full power of the Yin-Yang Eight Desolations Slash, Gu Yuan's palm wouldn't have been able to pull them out at all.

And Gu Lingtian, who was fighting him, naturally wouldn't have had a chance to survive under the Yin-Yang Eight Desolations Slash!

As soon as he returned, Wan Lei was the first to solemnly cup his hands toward Ye Chen.

“Fellow Daoist Ye Chen, I was blind before and offended you many times. I hope you can be magnanimous and forgive me.”

“I only ask that you, a great person, do not hold a grudge against a small person like me for my previous offenses.”

“If there is anything I can help with in the future, just give the word, and I will give it my all!”

Seeing Wan Lei act this way, Ye Wushang and the other prodigies all showed expressions of surprise.

Even a guy like Wan Lei knows how to back down? Truly a rare sight.

It made sense, considering the target was a Prodigy of Ye Chen's level.

If one offended Ye Chen to the point of no return, just a little bit of targeting from him might cause one's Dao Heart to shatter.

For a Martial Artist, a shattered Dao Heart was no different from digging one's own grave and cutting off one's future.

Once the Dao Heart is shattered, repairing it is extremely difficult and time-consuming.

Even if one luckily manages to repair it, they would inevitably fall behind other young prodigies and fade into obscurity!

Ye Chen looked up and asked with feigned curiosity.

“I wonder what Fellow Daoist Wan Lei is referring to? Why don't I remember?”

Seeing this, Wan Lei looked delighted and quickly cupped his hands toward Ye Chen again.

“Thank you, Fellow Daoist Ye Chen!”

When Ye Chen went to challenge their Fenglei Holy Land before, he had truly offended Ye Chen to the extreme.

Thinking back to his behavior then, he now wished he could crawl into a hole.

He was essentially like a half-full bottle shaking loudly, desperate for others to know how powerful he was.

In reality, in Ye Chen's eyes, he must have been quite laughable at that time, right?

For the rest of the time, Gu Yuan didn't say anything more and continued the banquet.

During the banquet, many Court Officials, as if by mutual understanding, went to show their goodwill to Ye Chen one after another.

For a time, where Ye Chen and the others were seated became the liveliest spot in the entire banquet.

Ye Chen didn't pay much attention to this.

Such is human nature; when you are powerful, there will always be people trying to form connections with you.

Only when you are at your lowest point can you see the truth of everything.

Besides, making connections with these Court Officials didn't offer him much help, so there was naturally no need to bother.

As midnight approached, the banquet was still ongoing.

Ye Chen found a random excuse and returned to his palace.

While others had nothing to do, he had something important to do once midnight arrived.

Inside the palace, upon a meditation mat.

In Ye Chen's mind, the familiar System notification sounded.

“Today's Sign-in opportunity has been refreshed. You can perform today's Sign-in!”

“Host, would you like to perform today's Sign-in?”