Immediately, Ye Chen made his move again, grabbing the five individuals, then sent a message to Abenue.
Whoosh—
Not long after, Abenue descended from the sky, bringing Gu Qingyang, and landed before Ye Chen: "Master, what do you need?"
Ye Chen smiled, then looked past Abenue at Gu Qingyang behind her. After just a few days apart, Gu Qingyang seemed to have undergone some subtle, latent changes. Originally appearing honest and ordinary, he now exuded a peculiar kind of brashness.
It seemed that following Abenue for these few days had caused a significant transformation in the once shut-in Gu Qingyang, a subtle metamorphosis from the inside out.
"Qingyang, how do you feel?" he asked Gu Qingyang.
Gu Qingyang took a deep look at Abenue's back, his eyes still holding a trace of fear—a genuine, heartfelt one—but when he looked at Ye Chen, it was with sincere respect. "Uncle Ye, these past few days, Master has taken me to train. I've often fought against living beings in the Chaos Pure Land who are realms above me, and I've also constantly battled many Heaven's Pride Prodigies from various major powers. Although my strength still falls short compared to those Heaven's Pride Prodigies, and I've often been severely injured, even nearly died a dozen times... after these days of fighting, I feel I've improved quite a bit. I'm much more adept at combat now."
Ye Chen nodded. Only constant battle was the greatest catalyst for a Cultivator's growth, tempering them to become stronger.
Otherwise, no matter how stunningly talented one might be across the ages, a Cultivator who didn't know how to fight would always be the weakest, not worth a single blow.
However, he hadn't expected that Abenue would actually take Gu Qingyang as her disciple.
Naturally, he wouldn't inquire too much about Abenue taking a disciple, and it was perfectly normal since both were of the dragon race.
"Now come over here. I'll arrange some sparring partners for you." Ye Chen motioned to Gu Qingyang. The latter, seeing it was actually Jian Tian, Tuoba Mo, and other Royal Super Prodigies, was first stunned, then gave a bitter smile. "Uncle Ye, even for sparring, you don't need such a high level, do you? Any one of them could instantly kill me. Can't we just have a proper, friendly match?"
Ye Chen chuckled. "Don't worry. I've sealed their cultivation. They can't use their power now; they're about the same as ordinary mortals."
Hearing this, Gu Qingyang's eyes immediately blazed with fiery light. He licked his lips, looking as if he'd spotted the best prey. "Uncle Ye, is that true? Can I really give these grandsons a good beating?"
Ye Chen was taken aback, feeling that the current Gu Qingyang was somewhat different. He replied casually, "Yes."
"Hahaha, excellent! I've always run into guys with higher levels than me, never a match in a fight. This lord has long been fed up. Now with a few lambs before me, I can finally teach them a proper lesson!" Gu Qingyang licked his lips again, appearing extremely excited, like a wolf spotting a flock of little sheep.
Ye Chen was somewhat astonished. Just what had happened to Gu Qingyang these past few days? Why did he feel this guy seemed like a completely different person?
He looked at Abenue. Abenue stated simply and directly, "Too many setbacks, changed the person."
Ye Chen gave Gu Qingyang a pitying look. In the days after he went into seclusion, Gu Qingyang must have endured countless hellish training sessions under Abenue.
"Hahaha, come on, you lambs! Let this lord teach you a good lesson!" Gu Qingyang shouted excitedly and charged over.
"Seeking death!" Jian Tian, Tuoba Mo, and the others' faces darkened. If it were Ye Chen, fine, but for some brat to dare mock them like this was truly asking for death.
They were about to make a move but immediately paled, because their cultivation had been restrained by Ye Chen and they couldn't unleash it.
Boom—
Gu Qingyang threw a punch, instantly giving Jian Tian a black eye and sending his entire body flying backward. With a thunderous crash, he slammed into a mountain peak, shaking it so hard it nearly collapsed.
However, Jian Tian only had a black eye and his clothes were torn, but he wasn't seriously injured.
Even with his cultivation sealed, Jian Tian was still a Royal Super Prodigy at the Great Power realm. His physical body remained unchanged, still tough and resilient, difficult to harm with ordinary attacks.
"As expected of a Royal Super Prodigy, a top hundred expert on the Earth Ranking. Your face really is thick." Gu Qingyang sighed, but to the ears of the several Royal Super Prodigies, it sounded incredibly grating.
Then Gu Qingyang looked at the other Royal Super Prodigies, flashing them a brilliant smile. However, in the eyes of the others, it looked utterly sinister.
"Everyone, no rush. We have plenty of time. We can take it slow."
Gu Qingyang smiled brilliantly. The other Royal Super Prodigies' faces couldn't have been uglier. They hurriedly turned to Ye Chen: "Ye Tianchen, what's the meaning of this? Sealing our cultivation and letting a junior bully us? If you have the guts, release our seals. We could slap this kid to death with one hand!"
Boom—
Gu Qingyang slapped out, directly sending the Royal Super Prodigy who shouted flying over a thousand zhang away, crashing hard into a mountain and creating a large crater. He whooshed over to the Royal Super Prodigy who was seeing stars, putting on a pitiful expression. "Oh my, I heard Uncle say you could slap me to death with one hand. I'm so scared—"
As he said this, his face was full of pitifulness. If a girl said it, it might evoke sympathy, but paired with Gu Qingyang's rough, honest face, it looked utterly eerie.
Thump—
He punched the Royal Super Prodigy in the eye socket, instantly creating a black eye, still shouting, "I'm so scared, so scared you'll slap me to death. What should I do—"
Two punches later, there was now a human-shaped panda. Moreover, Gu Qingyang gave the other's face a fierce slap. Boom— He sent the man flying up into the sky, the pitiful act continuing: "Sorry, I didn't mean it. It was just a bodily instinct out of fear. Don't blame me—"
Boom! Boom! Boom!—
While pitifully crying out, Gu Qingyang kept attacking, fists and feet raining down pitter-patter on the Royal Super Prodigy's body without holding back at all. The Royal Super Prodigy was seen flying around like a little ball.
After roughly half an hour, the Royal Super Prodigy landed heavily before the other three, utterly disheveled, bruised and swollen. Even with a tough enough physical body, he was beaten to within an inch of his life.
Gu Qingyang also landed before him. Seeing the man's legs splayed open, he very intentionally delivered a crotch-kick right in front of everyone, landing it squarely between the legs.
Faintly, a slight cracking sound seemed to be heard. The Royal Super Prodigy clutched his crotch in unbearable pain, closed his eyes, and directly fainted.