"Kid, how dare you!"
Commander Leng roared in fury.
Thump!
Before the echo of his voice had faded, Ye Yunfei's fist was already whistling towards Xiao Wuhen. Pitifully, with only Late Stage Earth Realm cultivation, Xiao Wuhen possessed no ability whatsoever to resist before Ye Yunfei's savage physical power. His body instantly exploded into pieces.
Before his body detonated, a flicker of regret appeared on Xiao Wuhen's face.
He deeply regretted ever provoking Ye Yunfei.
And thus, he brought death upon himself.
"Roar...! Kid, you deserve to die!"
Commander Leng was incensed to the extreme, letting out a ferocious roar.
Clang!
Amidst his roar, the heavy saber on his back suddenly leaped into the air and was grasped in his hand.
Boom! Boom!...
With the blade in hand, his aura began to swell explosively. The saber momentum, like a vile dragon, rose section by section, unstoppable!
Astounding saber qi billowed forth, rushing out like a surging river, forming a twisting and violent current of air above his head.
"Oh, so it seems you're proficient with the saber. And you've even comprehended a bit of saber intent. Not bad," Ye Yunfei said, looking at Commander Leng whose whole body was seething with saber qi.
The next moment, Commander Leng's saber slashed out.
As the blade swept down, a violent, supremely domineering arc of saber light, akin to a rampaging dragon, crushed towards Ye Yunfei.
Wherever it passed, the air was sliced and scattered!
"Haha, using saber intent against me? You're just showing off," Ye Yunfei chuckled disdainfully.
After speaking, Ye Yunfei extended his hand, using his palm as a saber, and sliced out.
Swish...!
A brilliant saber light shot forth, carving a black crack through the space in its path.
Kaboom!
The two arcs of saber light collided completely, entangling and grinding against each other.
"Impossible!"
Commander Leng retreated over a dozen steps in succession, even blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, his face filled with shock.
He discovered that Ye Yunfei's mastery of saber intent was even greater than his own!
"Fine, fine! Kid, I truly underestimated you! To think you'd be so monstrous!" Commander Leng was both horrified and enraged.
He had just been forced back repeatedly by Ye Yunfei's physical strength. Now, he was pushed back by Ye Yunfei's saber intent.
Now, he held not a trace of contempt for Ye Yunfei.
The look he cast towards Ye Yunfei was filled with wariness.
"However, you've offended the Great Prince, and now you've killed the Third Young Master of Chancellor Xiao. Today, you must die!"
Gritting his teeth, Commander Leng strode forward, charging through the air towards Ye Yunfei.
Boom! Boom!...
The saber in his hand hacked towards Ye Yunfei.
The next instant, a giant saber arc, several meters long, suddenly formed. Brutal and violent, carrying the vicious might to grind everything to pieces, it came chopping straight down at Ye Yunfei!
Bang! Bang! Bang!...
The giant saber arc cleaved the air, causing it to burst and explode continuously, the blade splitting the sky in an endless chain.
Although his saber intent was inferior to Ye Yunfei's, the Profound Realm Early Stage spiritual power imbued into the saber made its power truly terrifying.
"Well met!"
With a thunderous roar, Ye Yunfei unleashed his near twenty-thousand-jin physical power without reservation. The divine power within his entire body rumbled like ten thousand galloping warhorses, unstoppable.
Wrapped in this divine power, Ye Yunfei's confidence soared to its peak, a domineering aura filling his chest, leaving him utterly fearless.
Boom!
Ye Yunfei's move was exceedingly simple. A single punch, driven forward with all his might, crashed solidly into the several-meter-long giant saber arc.
The immense force of nearly twenty thousand jin, concentrated into one fist, acted upon the saber light instantaneously.
Buzz...
The saber arc emitted a mournful hum, trembled violently a few times, and exploded into fragments.
The saber intent filling the sky directly vanished into nothingness.
"What?!"
Commander Leng simply couldn't believe what was happening before his eyes.
He was a Profound Realm expert! Yet before an Late Stage Earth Realm youngster, he couldn't gain the slightest advantage.
What astonished him even more was that after Ye Yunfei's fist shattered the saber arc, it didn't pause for a moment. It still aimed directly at him and continued smashing forward.
"Kid, try my 'Slaughtering Thousands'!"
In his shock and fury, Commander Leng attacked again.
Swish! Swish!...
The saber in his hand, with the force of a toppling mountain and the momentum of a massive army, attacked Ye Yunfei from over a dozen different angles, seeking to grind him to dust.
A dense multitude of saber shadows filled the space, making it impossible to distinguish the real one from the illusions.
However, Ye Yunfei's Soul Power was exceptionally powerful. He had long discerned the trajectory of Commander Leng's saber.
Boom!
Ye Yunfei's fist collided directly with the saber in Commander Leng's hand.
Hum...
The saber let out a hum and flew out of his grip.
A sense of crisis he had never experienced before instantly flooded Commander Leng's heart.
He spurred all his latent potential, his body retreating violently.
Thump!
Ye Yunfei's fist grazed past, directly shattering his entire right arm! Blood sprayed wildly!
"Damn it! Brat, just you wait! I won't let this go!"
Commander Leng let out a roar like a cornered beast. His figure had already retreated dozens of meters away. He stepped onto the air, his movement technique swift as a flash of lightning, and rolled away into flight.
"With my current strength, trying to kill a Profound Realm warrior is still a bit short," Ye Yunfei thought, shaking his head as he watched Commander Leng fleeing through the sky.
Profound Realm warriors could travel through the air. That was something Ye Yunfei couldn't achieve yet.
"Hu Miao, silence the witness." Ye Yunfei said.
He had killed Xiao Wuhen and killed so many members of the Li Family. Of course, he couldn't allow this Commander Leng to escape.
Otherwise, within half a day, forces from Chancellor Xiao's residence and the Li Family would be combing the entire city for him.
"Understood."
Hu Miao nodded. Her figure flickered, and in a single breath, she caught up with Commander Leng. A fight erupted between them.
Hu Miao's current strength was equivalent to a Late Stage Profound Realm human cultivator. Commander Leng's strength was merely Early Stage Profound Realm, and on top of that, his right arm had been shattered by Ye Yunfei. How could he possibly be her match?
After just a few moves, a single flick of Hu Miao's finger shattered Commander Leng's skull, killing him on the spot.
"Hu Miao, kill everyone Commander Leng brought."
Ye Yunfei ordered.
In the distance, a group of men still surrounded the area, encircling this patch of grassland.
They were the troops Commander Leng had brought.
Swoosh...
Hu Miao moved her body, charging towards the surrounding area and unleashing a great slaughter.
Soon, all of Commander Leng's troops were killed by Hu Miao. None escaped.
Ye Yunfei flicked his finger, and a wisp of alchemical flame shot out, landing on the ground.
Immediately, the grassland began to burn fiercely.
A short while later.
All the corpses were reduced to ashes.
"Let's go back."
Ye Yunfei, along with Hu Miao, discreetly re-entered the imperial city and returned to the Third Prince's residence.
"Brother Ye, the Alchemy Competition begins tomorrow."
Shortly after Ye Yunfei returned, the Third Prince came looking for him.
One could tell he was somewhat nervous.
"Third Prince, rest assured. I will win first place,"
Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
What a joke. He, a true Alchemy Venerable, facing those mediocre alchemists within a small empire? If Ye Yunfei couldn't win first place, it would be as if he had lived his life in vain.
In fact, Ye Yunfei didn't even need to lift a hand. With Huang Shang present, securing the first place would be as easy as pie!