Second Senior Brother Hu Yanzu

Dai Feiying and Dai Xuan were already terrified to the core.

They hadn't expected Ye Chen to possess other techniques besides the ones he had already shown.

The technique before them was obviously extraordinary.

Xu Mu's expression remained perfectly calm. Currently, both he and Ye Chen were at the early stage of the Grandmaster realm.

However, Ye Chen's Power of Destiny was higher than his own.

It would actually be abnormal if he could easily kill Ye Chen with just a single Earth-rank technique.

At this moment, Ye Chen's body flickered rapidly as he swung his longsword continuously.

With a series of cracking sounds, all of Xu Mu's White Emperor Holy Swords were shattered.

Hum!

A sonic boom erupted in the air as Ye Chen instantly appeared in front of Xu Mu, slashing down hard with his longsword.

Xu Mu quickly took a step back, throwing out two Phantom Swords in succession with both hands.

Seeing this, Ye Chen swung his sword again, shattering the illusions.

Xu Mu immediately opened his storage space and retrieved his black longsword.

However, he also used a formation array to alter the sword's appearance, making it look completely ordinary.

Boom!

Their swords clashed, and Qi energy surged forth, forming a spherical ripple that expanded outward in an instant.

Standing in the distance, Dai Feiying and Dai Xuan felt this power and quickly put up defenses.

Even so, Dai Feiying was forced back seven or eight steps.

As for Dai Xuan, he was sent flying by the blast wave.

Dai Feiying quickly followed up and grabbed Dai Xuan's arm, preventing him from flying too far.

After all, they were on a mountaintop; a moment of carelessness could send them rolling down the mountain.

However, as the two of them looked at Xu Mu and Ye Chen in the distance, they were filled with shock.

The clash of swords just now was a collision of their Qi energy.

Neither had taken a step back, indicating they were evenly matched.

This Jiao Jun was indeed no simple character.

Swish!

Xu Mu suddenly accelerated his sword strikes, launching a rapid assault on Ye Chen.

He displayed the abilities of the God of Assassins to their limit.

For the first few seconds, Ye Chen could barely keep up, but seconds later, he could clearly feel that he couldn't match Xu Mu's movements.

Ye Chen was shocked. He remembered Huang Qu saying that his combat skills had reached the point of perfection.

Indeed, relying solely on swordsmanship or assassination skills, he had never met his match.

But today, he hadn't expected this person's swordsmanship to be superior to his own.

While swinging his sword, Ye Chen suddenly raised his left hand.

Xu Mu, who was in the middle of his relentless offensive, felt his body shift uncontrollably.

Clearly, Ye Chen realized he was outmatched in swordsmanship and had started using techniques.

Xu Mu stomped his foot into the ground to stabilize himself.

Fire Phoenix Sword.

Boom!

A flaming phoenix appeared at point-blank range and slammed into Ye Chen's chest.

His body shook violently, and he was sent flying.

However, he quickly adjusted his posture in mid-air and stabbed his longsword into the ground.

The sword carved a gouge over ten meters long into the earth as Ye Chen came to a steady crouch.

Blood had appeared at the corner of his mouth.

[Destiny Power -10]

"Good!"

Dai Feiying roared from a distance.

Dai Xuan was also incredibly excited; this Zhengde Faxie Sect was indeed powerful.

Ye Chen stood up from the ground. He wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, his gaze unchanged. "You are very strong. It's a pity you met me."

As soon as the words fell, a golden light emerged all over Ye Chen's body. "Dragon Scale Embodiment!"

At this moment, golden scales appeared not just on his arms, but all over his body, including his face.

Boom!

The ground beneath Ye Chen's feet cracked, and his figure instantly shot toward Xu Mu.

His longsword struck at Xu Mu once again.

"You already tried that. Your swordsmanship is inferior to mine!"

Xu Mu swung his sword as well.

But in the next moment, his eyes went wide because Ye Chen didn't defend at all; instead, he slashed at Xu Mu's neck.

Xu Mu immediately wrapped his arm in Qi to block the sword.

He was quite confident in his own defense.

What Xu Mu couldn't believe was that when his own sword struck Ye Chen's neck, it didn't harm him in the slightest.

"The top-tier technique among Earth-rank skills: Dragon Scale Embodiment," Ye Chen said indifferently. "Now that I have entered the Grandmaster realm, this move can block all attacks at the Mystic rank and below from someone of the same realm, including Mystic-rank techniques."

Hearing this, Xu Mu's gaze grew serious.

In the distance, Dai Xuan and Dai Feiying were completely dumbfounded.

It could block Mystic-rank attacks? How were they supposed to fight that?

"In other words, no matter how strong your swordsmanship is, you cannot harm me unless every single swing of your sword carries the destructive power of an Earth-rank technique."

Ye Chen sneered. "Can you do that?"

"Run!"

Xu Mu immediately shouted to Dai Feiying and Dai Xuan.

The two of them had already been thinking of fleeing, and upon hearing Xu Mu's command, they scrambled to escape.

Seeing this, Ye Chen immediately gave chase.

But several longswords suddenly flew out, blocking Ye Chen's path.

Ye Chen completely ignored them, allowing the swords to hack wildly at his body.

This only lasted for four or five seconds before the golden dragon scales on his body began to crack.

Seeing this, Ye Chen quickly stopped. "So, this move of yours really is an Earth-rank technique."

Ye Chen began to parry with his sword, shattering the flying swords within a short time.

By then, Dai Feiying and Dai Xuan had already disappeared.

"What is your name?"

Ye Chen looked back at Xu Mu. "My blade does not slay nameless ghosts."

"I'm your daddy!"

Xu Mu sensed that the other two had already fled far into the side forest, so there was naturally no need to continue fighting Ye Chen.

After saying this, he turned around and ran.

His goal this time had never been to kill Ye Chen.

"You can't escape!"

Ye Chen chased closely from behind.

But when it came to escaping, Xu Mu possessed very professional skills.

After a few steps, he activated a stealth barrier and vanished from Ye Chen's line of sight.

Ye Chen continued chasing into the distance, while Xu Mu had long since sneaked away in the opposite direction.

Moreover, he still had a Teleportation Token in his hand.

...

Noon.

After receiving a phone call, Xu Mu drove to the hotel where the Dai family was currently staying.

Arriving at the top floor, he found Dai Xuan waiting for him at the entrance, just like before.

"Brother, please come in."

Dai Xuan grabbed Xu Mu's arm and led him toward the living room.

There were fewer people inside this time; specifically, Miyako Fuka and the experts she brought were missing.

Dai Feiying, Dai Dongyang, and Dai Wenlin were sitting inside.

"Brother Xu Mu! What is the situation with your Fourth Senior Brother?"

Dai Feiying asked anxiously as soon as he saw Xu Mu.

"My apologies. After my Fourth Senior Brother saved you, he suffered some injuries and fled," Xu Mu said as he walked over. "He said Ye Chen is very strong. Towards the end, he couldn't fight him at all; he wasn't his match."

Dai Feiying and Dai Xuan both sighed slightly. They had watched from the sidelines, and Ye Chen was indeed too powerful.

However, that Jiao Jun's strength was not weak either.

It even gave them the feeling that even though he hadn't killed Ye Chen, the five hundred million was well spent.

At least he was much better than Miyako Fuka and her group.

"Brother, what do you think we should do now?"

Dai Xuan sat helplessly on the sofa.

"How about we invite my Second Senior Brother, Hu Yanzu, to come over?"

Xu Mu said this, then gently shook his head, beginning to use reverse psychology. "No, no, Second Senior Brother's price is too high. I'm afraid you won't agree to it."