"Cousin Zhengyang, have you already forgotten me?" Ye Chen smiled lightly, his smile filled with gentle warmth.
The grievances of the past were, after all, not mere child's play, and they ultimately belonged to the same family. Meeting again now felt particularly intimate.
Seeing him again, Ye Zhengyang's feelings were also very complicated. He never expected they would meet once more. He said softly, "Cousin Ye Chen, it's been many years since we parted. I am truly sorry for what happened back then."
He apologized sincerely from the bottom of his heart.
Ye Chen patted his shoulder and smiled. "We're all family. What happened back then was just a moment of hot-headedness. There's no need to dwell on it."
By this time, the Ye Family disciples who had been thrown to the ground had long since stood up. They watched Ye Chen from a distance, feeling he was so unfamiliar. One of them, a man in blue robes, even coldly shouted, "Just who are you? You can't possibly be from our Ye Family. At the very least, I've never seen you before. Are you perhaps a Heaven's Pride disciple from some external force? Your courage is quite something, daring to interfere in the affairs of our Ye Family."
At this, Ye Zhengyang's expression changed slightly. He hurriedly transmitted his voice, "Cousin Ye Chen, please be careful. These people all have complicated backgrounds. The figures behind them are all important personages within the family, with great power and influence. They cannot be easily offended."
Although in his eyes, the Ye Chen of the past was monstrously talented, peerlessly heaven-defying, sweeping through the younger generation of the Tian Du Continent without rival.
But after he was taken away later, he finally came to understand that the vast and magnificent Tian Du Continent he once saw was, when viewed across the myriad realms, nothing more than a drop in the ocean. Any random Immortal Sacred Land that emerged from the myriad realms possessed the heritage to annihilate the Tian Du Continent.
And the Ye Family was, without a doubt, the supreme imperial clan among the myriad realms. It had produced the most powerful Emperors and Sovereigns, its heritage was world-shaking, and any figure who emerged from it could stir up storms across the myriad realms.
That peerless monstrous talent of the past was no longer applicable when placed within the supreme imperial clan of the Ye Family. This place was too terrifying. Ye Zhengyang did not believe Ye Chen could contend with the Ye imperial clan. If he were caught, he would likely face severe punishment.
"Cousin Ye Chen, if you get a chance later, flee immediately. I'll hold them off here. Although these people have great power, the Ye Family's rules are extremely strict and do not allow clansmen to kill each other. Even if they were given the greatest courage, they wouldn't dare kill me." Ye Zhengyang secretly transmitted his voice, telling Ye Chen to leave immediately if he got the chance.
"Cousin Zhengyang, there's no need to worry. I know how powerful the Ye imperial clan is. But since I can appear here, I naturally also know the corresponding consequences." Ye Chen smiled, giving Ye Zhengyang a reassuring look.
Even so, Ye Zhengyang had already prepared himself accordingly. If any unexpected situation arose, he would rush forward at the first moment to protect Ye Chen, giving him a chance to leave first.
Seeing this, a trace of warmth flashed in Ye Chen's eyes. He patted Ye Zhengyang's shoulder and said, "Don't worry. I'll handle everything. After this, I'll trouble you, cousin, to take me to see Father and Mother. I haven't seen them for a long time, and I miss them quite a bit."
Having been parted for several decades, he missed his parents, who had treated him with utmost affection in this life, very much and looked forward to the moment of reunion.
"Kid, I'm asking you a question." The blue-robed man, seeing that Ye Chen had been talking only to Ye Zhengyang without answering, questioned angrily, then his expression darkened. "But there's no need to ask. Today, anyone who dares interfere in the affairs of my Ye Family has only one outcome—death!"
He summoned a silver divine bell, a Divine Transformation Dao weapon he had cultivated with his life. Its materials were extraordinary. It clanged loudly, swelling in the wind to become as grand and massive as a mountain, directly suppressing downwards. The void was annihilated.
Moreover, because of the move Ye Chen had displayed upon his sudden appearance earlier, everyone was somewhat wary and did not underestimate him. The other Heaven's Pride disciples of the Ye Family all rushed forward at the first moment, launching fierce attacks against Ye Chen. Among them, many were at the Divine Transformation Realm, which was quite impressive.
In an instant, a full dozen or more powerful Dao weapons, entwined with divine radiance and laws, blasted over, tearing through the sky. It was a terrifying and heart-stirring sight.
"Cousin Ye Chen, be careful!"
Ye Zhengyang hurriedly warned, but Ye Chen turned his head and smiled lightly at him. "Don't worry. If these people could injure me, wouldn't it make people like Ye Gucheng laugh their teeth off if word got out?"
Boom—
Ye Chen stood there, not employing any divine abilities and dao techniques, nor manifesting any dharma manifestation. He was very ordinary, with no Dao marks or fluctuations emerging. He simply slapped out with a palm.
Just as everyone was sneering at Ye Chen for seeking death, they were then horrified to see that Ye Chen's slender, fair palm, which clearly had no law fluctuations, first struck the blue-robed disciple's silver divine bell.
A loud boom echoed. Yet Ye Chen's palm remained undamaged. On the contrary, that divine bell made of extraordinary materials directly exploded, transforming into countless silver showers of light.
Those were fragments of the divine bell. They shot back, blasting apart the dozen or so other powerful Dao weapons that had been suppressing down one after another. On the training square, they created a surging storm of divine energy that swept out, tearing through the void and the earth, startling everyone present.
Even the Young King seated cross-legged on the central Dao platform was startled. His tightly closed eyes opened for the first time, looking at this scene with unusual surprise and doubt.
On the training square, everyone was shocked. It was too terrifying. What kind of palm was this? Just an ordinary, simple slap had actually blasted a dozen Dao weapons into nothingness.
At this moment, even the most foolish person knew that this young man who had suddenly appeared to protect Ye Zhengyang was definitely a powerful Heaven's Pride, extremely strong. At the very least, he was a Demi-Saint, and it was even possible he surpassed the Divine Transformation Realm. Otherwise, how could he possess such overwhelmingly powerful might?
This storm of divine energy even swept away the numerous Ye Family disciples who had charged forward. They were sent flying back like broken kites, coughing up blood continuously, suffering certain injuries.
"Kid, even if you are a Demi-Saint or even a Saint, so what? Offending this young master will still lead to no good end."
Ye Tianyang still charged forward, his gaze cold. He also summoned a large banner, forged from Five Elements materials. Within it, five-colored divine light shot into the sky, accompanied by the powerful forces of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth crashing over, destroying heaven and earth, annihilating everything completely.
There was powerful Saint might within it. Clearly, this was a Saint weapon, far more powerful than ordinary Divine Transformation Dao weapons.
Unfortunately, he was facing Ye Chen.
Ye Chen looked at Ye Tianyang expressionlessly and said, "To reduce trouble, I can only apologize to you."
Ye Tianyang immediately understood Ye Chen's intention. The other party clearly wanted to kill the chicken to scare the monkey. He instantly flew into a rage. What did this mean?
But as Ye Chen raised his hand and slapped out, the Five Elements power vanished in an instant, annihilated into nothingness. That battle banner shattered inch by inch, exploding apart right then and there.