209: Chapter 209 Tianyangzi!

Before the Mountain Gate of the Tianyang Holy Sect, the two gatekeeping Disciples had long since vanished.

The moment the Saint Realm experts of their Sect emerged, they had seized the opportunity to hide within the Mountain Gate.

The Sect Master of the Tianyang Holy Sect, a Half-Step Great Saint Realm expert, watched the Mountain Gate draw closer, a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

It was close, even closer now. In just one breath, he would be able to return to the Sect's Small World.

As long as he entered the Small World, under the protection of the Old Ancestor, no one in the vast Tianyang Province could do anything to him.

That Fourth Stage Saint Realm kid from the Mountain River Holy Land was truly beyond uncanny.

His cultivation was far inferior to his own, yet before he had even truly struck, he had already made him feel the threat of death.

If he were to actually trade blows with him, there was a high probability he wouldn't last three moves.

The Old Ancestor! Now, the only one who could save him was the Old Ancestor, who possessed a Great Saint Realm cultivation!

Jiang Wuji, Gu Hong, Long Wudi, and the other Saint Realm experts watched a Half-Step Great Saint Realm powerhouse.

He was fleeing in a panic before them like a stray dog, leaving them somewhat dazed.

When had they ever imagined that a high and mighty Half-Step Great Saint Realm expert would look so pathetic?

Ye Chen hadn't even made a move yet, and he was already scared into fleeing for his life to seek help from his Old Ancestor.

Furthermore, the aura currently radiating from Ye Chen, though not directed at them, still left them trembling with fear.

Was this Ye Chen using his full strength? He was truly... terrifyingly powerful!

Ye Chen's expression shifted slightly as he reached out a hand and gave a light squeeze toward the Void Realm ahead.

"Leave? Did I give you permission to leave? You think you can just go?"

As he spoke, silver-gray Innate Chaos Spiritual Power surged out frantically, condensing into a giant hand that covered the sky.

"Saint Divine Ability: Hand Covering the Sky!"

As if freezing time itself, the giant hand arrived ahead of the Half-Step Great Saint Realm expert.

Then, amidst his expression of utter disbelief and despair, it squeezed him into its palm.

"No! Don't! Old Ancestor, save me!"

Within the silver-gray giant hand, the Sect Master of the Tianyang Holy Sect was trapped.

His Qi surged and his Profound Truth power was released without reservation as he struggled frantically.

Unfortunately, no matter how his Qi surged or his Profound Truth power attempted to penetrate, he could not budge the giant hand in the slightest.

This seemingly ordinary giant hand contained three types of Profound Truth powers and possessed supreme Divine Ability might.

The Saint Divine Ability, Hand Covering the Sky, when used by Ye Chen with his current double battle power boost, was unbreakable by anyone below the Great Saint Realm!

Gulp!

Watching this scene, Jiang Wuji and the other Saint Realm experts from the North Heaven Province all swallowed hard.

With a Fourth Stage Saint Realm cultivation, he had suppressed a Half-Step Great Saint Realm expert with just a lift of his hand.

Such a Heaven-Defying and brilliant battle power was likely something only Ye Chen possessed.

To say it again, even those Young Emperors recorded in ancient texts never possessed such battle power!

Ye Chen withdrew his divine palm, his expression still undisturbed as an ancient well, though the Battle Intent on his body grew three times more intense.

His gaze shifted, looking toward a patch of the Void Realm as he revealed a mocking smile.

"A dignified Great Saint Realm expert is here, so why hide and refuse to show yourself?"

"Is the Great Saint Realm expert who once went to my Mountain River Holy Land to flaunt his power really this cowardly?"

"Or is it that now you're older, you've also become... afraid of death?!"

Before his voice could fade, a sonic wave attack carrying powerful piercing force struck directly at the space ahead.

Boom!

Hmph!

"Arrogant junior, you have but a few tricks, yet you dare to challenge the majesty of a Great Saint?"

"I know not which power you hail from, but since you have come to my Tianyang Holy Sect to cause trouble today,"

"Then today, I shall discipline you well on behalf of your elders on how to... respect your Seniors!"

Before the sonic wave attack could land, a cold snort rang out, and the two forces neutralized each other amidst a violent roar.

In the Void Realm where Ye Chen was looking, the figure of a white-haired old man appeared out of thin air.

The moment his figure appeared, everything in heaven and earth seemed to vanish, leaving only his figure remaining for eternity.

The old man had a feminine expression and a thin frame, and his entire being radiated an extremely cold aura.

From his body, the powerful aura of a Third Stage Great Saint Realm cultivation erupted without concealment.

Seeing this old man's figure, Jiang Wuji's pupils instantly constricted, and his eyes became bloodshot with rage.

It was this person. He would never forget that when the Mountain River Holy Land suffered its great misfortune,

It was this person who had single-handedly attacked the Mountain River Holy Land and broken its Sect Protection Array.

He had successively killed several Saint Realm experts who guarded the Holy Land, intending to wipe out the Mountain River Holy Land's lineage.

He had also participated in the battle back then, was heavily wounded in just a few moves, and nearly perished.

If the ancestor hadn't left behind a phantom that heavily wounded him, the Mountain River Holy Land might have long since ceased to exist!

"Tianyang Zi, you will die a miserable death!"

An irrepressible surge of violent intent erupted from Jiang Wuji's body, and his pupils turned entirely blood-red.

Beside him, Gu Yuan, Lei Qianjun, and Ma Xuan quickly held him back to prevent him from recklessly charging forward.

They naturally recognized Tianyang Zi; he was the Old Ancestor of the Tianyang Holy Sect, a Great Saint Realm powerhouse.

Long ago, he had gone to their North Heaven Province and heavily damaged the Foundation of the Mountain River Holy Land.

But at the end of the day, Tianyang Zi was a Great Saint Realm expert, not someone Jiang Wuji could stand against.

They did not want a Fellow Daoist to fall at this time due to a moment of negligence!

In contrast to Jiang Wuji and the others, the Sect Master of the Tianyang Holy Sect was overjoyed upon seeing the old man.

"Old Ancestor, save me quickly! This kid is too uncanny!"

He had originally thought he could last three moves against Ye Chen before being defeated.

He never expected the reality to be so cruel; he couldn't even fully withstand a single move!

The old man, Tianyang Zi, gave the Sect Master a look of disappointment and barked a reprimand.

"Useless!"

Despite the reprimand, he fired a beam of light from his finger, directly shattering the giant hand.

Having escaped, the Sect Master of the Tianyang Holy Sect didn't even dare to look at Ye Chen as he scrambled to hide behind Tianyang Zi.

Only after looking at Tianyang Zi's back did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

A profound sense of having survived a disaster surged uncontrollably within him.

He was too terrifying. He had never seen such a frightening Fourth Stage Saint Realm expert.

He was a dignified Half-Step Great Saint Realm expert, only half a step away from breaking through to the Great Saint Realm.

Yet in the hands of that Fourth Stage Saint Realm kid, he couldn't even last a single move!

Ye Chen didn't care at all about the Sect Master's escape; his eyes were now fixed solely on Tianyang Zi.

He looked Tianyang Zi up and down, frowned slightly, and shook his head in disappointment.

"So you're the kind of character who caused my Mountain River Holy Land to decline to this state?"

"Just a mediocre old man whose time is nearly up, and only at the Third Stage Great Saint Realm."

"With just a fellow like you, you dared to act so insolently at my Mountain River Holy Land?!"

He was truly disappointed. He had thought Tianyang Zi would be a Middle or Late Stage Great Saint Realm expert.

Upon seeing the man himself, he realized he wasn't just short of the Late Stage, he was even a step away from the Middle Stage Great Saint Realm.

Behind him, Jiang Wuji regained his composure. Hearing Ye Chen's words, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Since when could a powerful Third Stage Great Saint Realm cultivation be referred to as 'only'?

He could only say, is this not exactly what one expects from Ye Chen?

Even when facing a dignified Great Saint Realm expert, he did not hold him in any regard!

Tianyang Zi's Divine Soul power surged into the surroundings, and after scouting the area,

He felt relieved to find that no other experts were hiding.

Hearing Ye Chen's words, he began to laugh sinisterly.

"A moment ago, I thought you were some favored genius from a major power."

"As it turns out, you're just a little loach that flew out of the shallow pool that is the Mountain River Holy Land."

"No matter. I have long since recovered from the injuries the Shanhe Great Saint inflicted upon me."

"I was originally planning to find a day to destroy your Mountain River Holy Land, but now it seems there's no need to pick a time."

"Today shall be the day the Mountain River Holy Land and all the Saints of the North Heaven Province... perish!"

As he finished speaking, a powerful Great Saint Realm pressure suddenly bore down on Ye Chen and the others.

In an instant, the world changed color. The once clear sky was suddenly covered in dark clouds, with lightning flashing and thunder roaring.

The space for tens of thousands of miles around was torn apart under the powerful pressure, revealing the black Void Realm.

Within the various Saint Realm lineages across Tianyang Province, everyone seemed to sense it and simultaneously cast their perception toward the Tianyang Holy Sect.

That old fellow from the Tianyang Holy Sect has actually made a move himself.

One wonders what major event occurred today to actually alarm that old monster?!