"The Sixteenth Prince was eliminated in the tenth checkpoint..."
"The Seventh Prince fled to the seventh checkpoint but was still caught up by Lord Ye Chen and eliminated..."
"The trialists from the five vassal states—Luo Shui Kingdom, Hua Sheng Kingdom, Wu Kingdom, Feng Xia Kingdom, and Bing Yun Kingdom—wanted to split up and escape, but it was too late. Lord Ye Chen caught up to them all, eliminating them within two days, including five Hundred Strong Trialists..."
"Latest news: The Third Prince and Fifth Princess encountered Lord Ye Chen in the ninth checkpoint and wanted to fight, but they were not a match for even a single exchange. Lord Ye Chen eliminated them with one move..."
"The Sixth Princess's trail has also been discovered in the sixth checkpoint. Lord Ye Chen is currently in pursuit..."
In the following days, one piece of news after another spread rapidly along the entire Trial Path. Ye Chen was taking action, campaigning along the Trial Path, hunting down the trialists of the Tianqi Empire's royal bloodline and those from the vassal states.
As long as he obtained geographical location information, Ye Chen would head to the hunt with astonishing speed, quickly intercepting the four royal bloodline members. However, he did not kill them, only eliminating them.
If Ye Chen truly wanted to kill, the ghostly light of the spirit talismans would be utterly incapable of blocking his attacks.
In just three short days, four members of the Tianqi Empire's royal bloodline had been eliminated. Each one was a Hundred Strong Trialist, immensely powerful, and had already gathered enough identity tokens. They could have successfully passed the trial as long as they reached the endpoint.
But now, that was impossible, all because they had offended Ye Chen.
Now, aside from the Second Prince Yang Shaoqi in the mysterious realm of the twelfth checkpoint, the Tianqi Empire only had one princess left. After learning this news in the eleventh checkpoint, she had been fleeing rapidly toward the starting point, the first checkpoint, not wanting to be eliminated by Ye Chen.
However, no matter how she fled, she could not outrun Ye Chen. Moreover, trialists continuously provided location information. Soon, just two days later, this Sixth Princess of the Tianqi Empire was still intercepted by Ye Chen in the sixth checkpoint.
The Sixth Princess was noble and dignified, with an ethereal and graceful figure, skin as crystalline as snow, and hair coiled like clouds. She was a noble and exceptionally beautiful peerless beauty, no less than Vivian or Princess Hong Rong, and her aura was far more powerful—she was a Hundred Strong Trialist.
In the dead of night, she had intended to escape under the cover of darkness, but she never expected to encounter Ye Chen by a clear lake in the sixth checkpoint.
The moonlight was like water, casting scattered, clear radiance. It was a moving place and moment, but not a time for romance.
Seeing the youth's figure standing like a mountain by the lakeshore ahead, the Sixth Princess knew that while she might have evaded all other trialists, she could not escape Ye Chen's pursuit. She couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile.
When had the esteemed royal bloodline of the Tianqi Empire become like rats scurrying across the street, with everyone clamoring for their downfall? She was not unaware; it was all because of this youth before her.
He was too powerful, so strong that he forced all trialists to submit, even risking offending the Tianqi Empire to provide geographical information.
With a soft sigh, the Sixth Princess's eyes glimmered, her red lips slightly parting. "Ye Chen, I hope you'll let me go."
Ye Chen's gaze was as clear and cold as water as he looked at the noble and ethereal Sixth Princess. He was not bewitched by her beauty, nor did he immediately attack. He seemed curious. "Give me a reason."
"I never took action against the trialists of Xia Feng Kingdom. All of this was Yang Jun's fault; it has nothing to do with me," the Sixth Princess said.
"Even if you're unrelated, you are a member of the Tianqi Empire. I need to make an example," Ye Chen said coldly.
The Sixth Princess understood and smiled bitterly. Even though she was uninvolved, Ye Chen needed to set a deterrent. Even for a superpower, if one person dared to act, then the remaining others, regardless of their involvement, would be implicated by that person's actions and all be eliminated.
"Is there really no chance at all?" the Sixth Princess asked.
"Be eliminated," Ye Chen said mercilessly, striding forward. But at this moment, a trace of strange ripples suddenly emanated from the Sixth Princess's eyes, shimmering with an eerie purple light that collided with Ye Chen's gaze.
"This is..." Ye Chen was startled, but his eyes began to grow vacant, though they struggled.
"Even if you are a young Martial God, so what? In this world, no man can withstand this princess's charm," the Sixth Princess said with a confident smile. This was her ability—a charm secret art focused primarily in her eyes. As long as one met her gaze, it was difficult to escape her seductive allure.
Even if this youth before her was the uncrowned king renowned throughout the Trial Path, what of it? Under her outstanding beauty and charm, he was destined to admit defeat.
In this, she had sufficient confidence.
Sure enough, not long after, Ye Chen's gaze became vacant, his expression blank, as if his soul had been taken.
She approached, her figure graceful and alluring, her slender waist so tempting it seemed one could encircle it with a single hand. Under the moonlight, she exuded a wild, unique charm that made hearts tremble and flutter.
Though only in her twenties, the young woman had already blossomed into a graceful, curvaceous beauty, truly captivating.
"Let me go, and I'll be yours. How about it?" The Sixth Princess lightly bit her seductive red lips with her pearly teeth, her long eyelashes fluttering, her gaze like water, exceptionally charming and moving, enough to make any man's heart stir and become infatuated.
Especially that bewitching voice, which made men's hearts tremble and their whole bodies go weak. Probably few in the world could withstand this woman's provocative flirtation.
Moreover, this was preceded by an added layer of identity—the Sixth Princess of the Tianqi Empire. Such a noble princess status, combined with such a seductive posture—probably few men in the world could resist such readily available temptation.
If this matter spread, it would surely leave many dumbfounded, because such a princess was actually trying to charm Ye Chen.
The Sixth Princess stepped forward slowly. With each step, that enchanting maidenly fragrance wafted over. When she arrived before Ye Chen, the charm in her eyes intensified, making it impossible to look away.
"Young Master Ye Chen, I wonder... what do you think?"
Every glance and movement was filled with endless allure, making hearts tremble.
The Sixth Princess believed that no man in the world could withstand her provocation, unless he were made of stone.
Ye Chen's gaze also seemed entranced as he nodded blankly. But silently, a sharp dagger appeared, accompanied by the Sixth Princess's lotus-like arm extending behind Ye Chen.
Lust has a knife above its head. The Sixth Princess's lips curved slightly. If you want to possess beauty, you must pay the corresponding price—even a true young Martial God was no exception.
Whoosh— Clang—
As if metal clashed, the sharp dagger struck heavily against Ye Chen's back, right at the heart. But no matter how hard the Sixth Princess tried, she could not advance it a single millimeter further.
"Sigh!" A sigh suddenly sounded. The Sixth Princess jumped back as if she had seen a ghost, staring at Ye Chen in shock, seemingly astonished that he could break free from her charm.
"I have to say, this kind of charm is really quite low-level."
Ye Chen smiled faintly, mocking the Sixth Princess's charm. His eyes held a substantial gaze that fell upon the Sixth Princess, as if able to see through everything, making her uneasy, her face flushing red, appearing quite flustered.
"You... what are you going to do?"
Even though she had been seducing Ye Chen earlier, it was all just to attack him, not genuine. Now, exposed before him with no ability to fight back, she was extremely frightened.
From childhood until now, she had never encountered such an awkward situation.
A trace of mockery appeared at the corner of Ye Chen's mouth. "Weren't you trying to charm me earlier? Why are you afraid now?"
"You... lecher! Scoundrel!" The Sixth Princess held back for a moment before finally blurting out these words.
"Lecher? Scoundrel?" Ye Chen smiled ambiguously. "What lechery? What scoundrelly behavior? Aren't you still wearing clothes?"
"I..." The Sixth Princess opened her mouth but couldn't say a word.
Ye Chen strode to her front, bending down so his face was less than ten centimeters from her lovely countenance. A fair hand reached out, pinching the princess's slender, tender white chin. At such close proximity, he stared fixedly into her eyes.
Such close contact, such an ambiguous atmosphere, plus a wave of masculine aura washing over her, immediately made the princess's lovely face flush like fiery clouds. She seemed to forget she still had her cultivation, appearing utterly pitiable. She tightly hugged her arms across her chest, her delicate jade-like body trembling as she panicked, "Ye Chen, just what do you want to do?"
"What do you think I want to do?" Ye Chen teased with a smile.
"You... I don't know..." Facing Ye Chen's such aggressive gaze, the Sixth Princess grew flustered, somewhat at a loss, hastily retreating.
"Since you chose to charm me, then be prepared to pay the corresponding price!"
Ye Chen gave a wicked smile. Suddenly, one arm encircled the princess's soft, boneless, serpentine waist from behind, pulling her into his embrace with great force, pressing her tightly against him, intimately close.
Before the princess could react, the youth's other hand forcibly lifted her chin, and he lowered his head to kiss her.
Buzz— The Sixth Princess was stunned, her mind blank. She only knew that the first kiss of her red lips, preserved for twenty-one years, had been forcibly taken by the youth!