Shine My Shoes

Mo Chen and Xuanfeng froze in mid-air, the blood in their bodies seemingly turning to ice at that very moment.

Just a few short days!

It had only been a few short days!

During their last encounter, although Ye Chuan had suppressed them with bizarre methods, he still needed to rely on etherealization and his demonic sword to sever souls, battling for a long time before he could kill Chiyan and force them to burn their origin essence just to escape with their lives.

But now, he had actually blown up a Tribulation Crossing Realm elder of the same level with a single punch?!

This was simply not an improvement speed achievable through normal cultivation!

The only explanation was—

This bastard hadn't been serious at all when fighting them last time!

He had been hiding his true strength all along!

He clearly had the ability to instantly kill them with one punch, yet he deliberately toyed with them for so long. He watched them flee in a panic, watched them burn their origin blood essence, and even let them think they had a chance to exact their revenge!

You must be joking!

What kind of joke is this!

Bastard!

A bone-deep chill instantly shot from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. The hand Mo Chen used to grip his spirit sword trembled wildly, and even his teeth were chattering.

He didn't even dare to think whether the other party had been looking at him like a clown when he was clamoring and spouting harsh words in front of Ye Chuan last time.

Xuanfeng's legs went even softer, almost causing him to fall from mid-air. The hand holding his poison banner sweat uncontrollably, and even the poisonous mist dissipated by more than half.

It was over.

They were no match for Ye Chuan at all; they didn't even have the qualifications to make him take them seriously!

Coming for revenge this time was simply throwing themselves into a trap!

Just as the two were scared out of their wits, Ye Chuan raised his hand and beckoned. The Human Emperor Banner instantly expanded in the wind, its golden surface unfurling as a terrifying suction force erupted.

The wisp of the dissipating soul origin of the Tribulation Crossing Realm elder, who had just been blown apart by a punch, was instantly sucked entirely into the Human Emperor Banner.

The mountain and river patterns on the banner instantly lit up with a dazzling golden light. A far more majestic and heavy aura swept across the scene, causing the spiritual energy fluctuations around Ye Chuan to surge upward by another chunk.

[Absorbed Tribulation Crossing Realm soul, magical treasure amplifies host attributes by +100%]

Not bad, not bad. Although not as good as last time, it's still a major improvement.

Ye Chuan curled his lips into a satisfied smile.

Another wave of growth.

In the distance, Ji Lingxuan stood on the flying boat, completely stunned as she watched this scene.

She knew that Ye Chuan's breakthrough to the peak of the Mahayana Realm would inevitably lead to a massive surge in strength, but she never imagined he would be this powerful.

Instantly killing a Tribulation Crossing Realm elder with one punch?

What kind of concept was this?

Even she might not be able to blow up a cultivator of the same tier with a single punch, let alone the fact that Ye Chuan was only in the Mahayana Realm!

Elder Ling and Elder Zhao gasped, exchanging glances, both seeing extreme shock and relief in each other's eyes.

"My god... a Mahayana Realm instantly killing a Tribulation Crossing Realm... This completely subverts the common sense of cultivation since ancient times!"

"Thank goodness! It's a good thing the Holy Son pushed aside all dissenting views and chose to help Mr. Ye! If we had chosen the wrong side, our Absolute Beginning Holy Land would probably be following in the footsteps of the Phoenix Tree Holy Land right now!"

Ji Lingxuan snapped back to reality. Looking at that calm and indifferent figure in mid-air, a trace of relief and certainty flashed through her eyes.

She had bet correctly.

From the very beginning, choosing to help Ye Chuan was the right path.

Given time, let alone a single Phoenix Tree Holy Land, even if all the holy lands in the Profound Sky Continent added up, they probably wouldn't be able to stop this man's footsteps.

"Pass down my orders. Everyone remain on high alert. If the Jade Void Sect needs it, step in to support them immediately. We absolutely cannot let the Phoenix Tree Holy Land harm a single hair on them," Ji Lingxuan spoke in a deep voice, her tone carrying unquestionable determination.

"Yes! Holy Son!"

In mid-air, Su Yao finally recovered from her extreme shock. Her phoenix eyes stared fixedly at Ye Chuan, the spiritual energy around her surging madly, and even her crimson robes fluttered loudly without wind.

She was the youngest Tribulation Crossing Realm expert on the Profound Sky Continent and had seen countless peerless geniuses, but she had never seen anyone who could instantly kill a Tribulation Crossing Realm expert with a single punch while having only Mahayana Realm cultivation!

This was simply impossible!

"Huang Haotian! What exactly is your cultivation level?!"

Su Yao shouted sharply, her voice carrying unbelievable shock and fury. "You've been hiding your cultivation and toying with us!"

"Hiding my cultivation?" Ye Chuan sneered, spreading his hands, his tone extremely casual.

"There's no need to lie to you. I'm just an ordinary peak Mahayana Realm cultivator who broke through a few days ago."

An ordinary peak Mahayana Realm?

Only a ghost would believe that!

There was a heavenly chasm between the Mahayana Realm and the Tribulation Crossing Realm! Challenging someone above one's realm was already the mark of a one-in-a-million genius; instantly killing a Tribulation Crossing Realm expert above one's tier was simply a fantasy!

Su Yao only felt that Ye Chuan was deliberately humiliating her, and the anger in her eyes instantly soared to the extreme.

"Fine! What an ordinary Mahayana Realm! I want to see exactly what is so demonic about your so-called Mahayana Realm."

Su Yao simply didn't believe that Ye Chuan was in the Mahayana Realm; at the very least, he had to be in the Tribulation Crossing Realm.

As for the Ascension Realm?

Impossible. How could there be such a young Ascension Realm expert? The existing Ascension Realm powerhouses had very little lifespan left and simply wouldn't personally take action for a small sect.

The crimson spiritual energy around Su Yao instantly erupted, soaring into the sky and transforming into a fire phoenix that blotted out the sun!

The phoenix's entire body was condensed from the Phoenix Tree Holy Fire. As its wings spread out, they covered the entire sky. Wherever it passed, even the void rippled with distortion!

At this moment, terrifying heatwaves capable of burning the sky and boiling the sea swept in all directions. The vegetation on the ground was instantly roasted into charcoal, and even the restrictions of the Jade Void Sect flashed with waves of red light.

This was Su Yao's strongest divine ability!

Even an ordinary Tribulation Crossing cultivator hit head-on by this move would be burned to ash, their soul utterly destroyed!

"Die!"

Su Yao pointed her finger, and the giant fire phoenix let out a clear and resonant cry, diving fiercely toward Ye Chuan with the might to destroy the heavens and earth!

But Ye Chuan stood exactly where he was, not even bothering to dodge, only suddenly smiling.

In the instant the fire phoenix was about to crash into him, his Chaos Indestructible Body activated in a flash, and a faint black mist of chaos shrouded his entire body.

In the next second, a scene that left everyone dumbfounded occurred.

That fire phoenix, capable of burning the sky and boiling the sea, crashed viciously into the black mist of chaos. There was no earth-shattering explosion, nor was there the sizzling sound of burning. It was instantly swallowed up entirely by the black mist of chaos, not even leaving a single spark behind.

That holy fire, capable of instantly killing a Tribulation Crossing Realm expert, completely vanished without a trace before it could even singe the corner of Ye Chuan's clothes.

Ye Chuan patted the non-existent dust off his body. "Haven't you eaten?"

Su Yao's pupils shrank abruptly, the anger on her face instantly freezing into a look of sheer disbelief.

Had she not seen it with her own eyes, she would never have believed that a cultivator capable of ignoring spells truly existed in this world!

How was this possible?

This was holy fire! The most yang and fierce flame in heaven and earth!

Refusing to believe it, her hands rapidly formed seals, and top-tier magical treasures flew out one after another from her storage ring.

Spiritual light filled the sky, and terrifying energy fluctuations threatened to tear this patch of heaven and earth apart.

But the result plunged Su Yao into complete despair.

The moment those magical treasures approached Ye Chuan, they were either swallowed up by the power of chaos, failing to stir up even the slightest ripple.

Or they would vanish into thin air halfway through their flight, casually stored away into Ye Chuan's backpack space.

In just a short span of a dozen breaths, the dozen or so magical treasures Su Yao had pulled out disappeared completely, without making so much as a splash.

Su Yao froze in mid-air with her hand outstretched, wanting to pull out more treasures, but her fingertips couldn't stop trembling.

She finally understood.

She understood exactly what Mo Chen and Xuanfeng meant earlier when they called him bizarre.

Spells were ineffective, magical treasures were confiscated, and physical attacks were obliterated with a single punch. This man simply had no weaknesses!

He was no ordinary Mahayana realm cultivator; he was an absolute monster!

Watching this scene, Mo Chen and Xuanfeng exchanged glances.

See?

He really is that freakish. It seems even the Holy Maiden has hit a wall.

"Are you out of tricks?" Seeing Su Yao's drastically changed expression, Ye Chuan merely smiled and said,

"If you don't have any other skills—"

"Shine my leather shoes."

Su Yao instantly snapped back to reality. Realizing that the people she had brought truly could not do anything to Ye Chuan, she immediately crushed the jade pendant in her hand,

"Patriarch, save me!"