Ye Zhongnian smiled and nodded, very satisfied with his son's performance.
Ye Zhongnian had two sons.
The younger son, Ye Qiang, was at Body Tempering Fifth Level, a standout among the younger generation of the Ye Family.
The elder son, Ye Lei, was at Body Tempering Eighth Level!
He was even more, one of the leading figures among the younger generation of the Ye Family!
It was said that these past few months, Ye Lei had been in closed-door cultivation, preparing to assault the realm of Body Tempering Ninth Level.
It could be said that these two sons were Ye Zhongnian's pride, and also his most important source of confidence in daring to vie for the position of family patriarch!
In contrast, the family patriarch, Ye Tianpeng, only had one son, Ye Yunfei, who was, moreover, widely recognized throughout Yuanyue City as a good-for-nothing, lacking any martial veins and unable to cultivate!
The gap was too great!
It was precisely because of this stark contrast that most of the clansmen within the Ye Family had sided with Ye Zhongnian.
"Ye Yunfei, let me tell you first exactly what kind of calamity you've caused with your good-for-nothing self, how much trouble you've brought upon our Ye Family," Ye Qiang said, pointing at Ye Yunfei with a condescending, self-righteous expression. "Then, I will cripple you before arresting you to face judgment!"
"Listen!"
"Today, at Yuanyue Academy, you injured several members of the Qin Family and shattered Qin Feng's dantian."
"Moreover, you had the gall to publicly renounce your engagement to Shi Xiaodie, making the Shi Family lose all face."
"Heh, you good-for-nothing, I think you probably haven't received the news yet. Qin An has awakened a Heavenly Spirit Body."
"He's destined to soar to great heights in the future!"
"The patriarch of the Shi Family, the patriarch of the Lu Family, and even the City Lord himself have personally brought lavish gifts to the Qin Family to offer congratulations."
"If the Shi Family, Lu Family, and Qin Family form an alliance to deal with our Ye Family, the consequences are unthinkable!"
"When that time comes, I'm afraid even the City Lord will side with them to suppress our Ye Family."
"Ye Yunfei, this entire situation was created by your own hands!"
"You caused trouble, and implicated our Ye Family. That is a grave crime, a crime deserving of death ten thousand times over!"
Ye Qiang spoke eloquently, appearing pompous and condescending as if an elder was rebuking a junior, even though he was the same age as Ye Yunfei.
"Young Master Ye Qiang is right!"
"You good-for-nothing have brought a calamity upon our Ye Family!"
"You deserve to die ten thousand times over!"
All the Ye Family clansmen in the small courtyard joined in with Ye Qiang's clamor.
These clansmen all supported Ye Zhongnian.
The moment Ye Zhongnian received the news, he immediately felt that the opportunity to topple Ye Tianpeng might have arrived. Therefore, he brought a group of clansmen to cause trouble for Ye Yunfei.
"Alright, Ye Yunfei. Now you know the enormity of the crime you've committed."
"In your words, you've even insulted my father. To your crimes, I'll add another: disrespecting elders and committing insubordination!"
"Today, I will cripple you as punishment!"
A ferocious smile spread across Ye Qiang's face as he pressed toward Ye Yunfei.
Spiritual energy surged across the surface of his body, his clothes fluttering in the wind, exuding an imposing aura.
"You? Cripple me?"
Suddenly, a cold, fierce smile curved at the corner of Ye Yunfei's lips.
As soon as the words left his mouth.
Abruptly, Ye Yunfei's body moved violently.
Swoosh!
It was as if Ye Yunfei's feet were stepping on a wind vortex. With a stomp on the ground, his entire body shot forward at high speed, streaking like a meteor chasing the moon, drawing a straight line as he charged at Ye Qiang.
In an instant.
Ye Yunfei instantly closed the distance to Ye Qiang, raising his hand to deliver a backhand slap.
The speed he demonstrated was astonishing.
The poor Ye Qiang hadn't even managed to react.
Whack!
A crisp sound rang out.
The slap exploded through the air and hit Ye Qiang squarely on the right side of his face.
Ye Qiang felt as if he had been struck by a Primeval Savage Bull. His body was sent flying more than a dozen meters before crashing heavily to the ground.
The entire right side of his face was smashed, the facial bones completely shattered into a bloody mess. A distinct palm print was deeply indented.
Then, his head lolled to the side as he passed out!
A moment ago, he had been pointing at Ye Yunfei, speaking eloquently and full of himself, never expecting to be knocked out cold by a single slap from Ye Yunfei.
"How...how is this possible?!"
The people surrounding them were all stunned.
"You good-for-nothing! How dare you strike my son! I'll slaughter you!"
Ye Zhongnian, being narrow-minded and vengeful by nature, exploded in fury at seeing his son knocked unconscious.
Boom...
Torrential Spiritual Energy erupted wildly from his body, creating fierce gusts of wind that carried a frighteningly imposing aura.
BOOM!
Ye Zhongnian sent a palm strike toward Ye Yunfei.
An eddy of swirling Qi appeared on his palm, spinning at high speed, tearing through the air and making the air ahead splash and churn like water, rumbling loudly.
This palm strike not only possessed terrifying power but also contained extremely sophisticated technique. With a single palm, it sealed off Ye Yunfei's retreat!
"Earth Realm experts are truly terrifying!"
The surrounding Ye Family clansmen all retreated in fear.
However, facing this terrifying palm strike, Ye Yunfei remained unfazed. His figure suddenly moved in a bizarre manner.
Like willow catkins in the wind, he actually floated against the force of the palm wind, retreating more than a dozen steps away at the last possible moment.
"The Spiritual Wind Steps truly didn't disappoint me," Ye Yunfei said with a slight smile.
The Spiritual Wind Steps was a footwork technique Ye Yunfei had once cultivated in his past life, profoundly mysterious.
Although Ye Yunfei's current strength and cultivation realm were still low, preventing him from unleashing the true power of the Spiritual Wind Steps,
they were barely sufficient to avoid the attacks of an Earth Realm martial practitioner.
"How is that possible?!"
Ye Zhongnian couldn't believe it.
The surrounding onlookers were also dumbstruck.
An Earth Realm expert's wrathful palm strike had been avoided so effortlessly.
Every Ye Family clansman present thought inwardly, were they in Ye Yunfei's place, they absolutely could not have dodged Ye Zhongnian's terrifying palm strike!
"It seems this good-for-nothing truly has restored his cultivation."
Many Ye Family clansmen looked at Ye Yunfei with complicated gazes.
The incident at Yuanyue Academy had already reached the ears of the Ye Family.
"I didn't expect this good-for-nothing has really recovered his strength."
"Good. I'll take this chance to cripple him again!"
"Good-for-nothing!"
"Let's see how many times you can dodge!"
Ye Zhongnian let out a furious shout, pushing the Spiritual Energy throughout his body to its limits. His body suddenly moved, unleashing wave after wave of powerful Spiritual Energy that violently spun around his person.
The broken branches, fallen leaves, weeds, dust, and stones on the ground of the courtyard were all swept up, entangling and swirling to form the twisting, dancing form of a Jiao Dragon in midair.
BOOM!
Ye Zhongnian launched another palm strike at Ye Yunfei.
A phantom palm shadow flew from his palm, constantly expanding as it blasted toward Ye Yunfei.
At the Earth Realm, one could initially manifest their Spiritual Energy externally, injuring foes at a distance!
This time, he was using his full power!
Ye Yunfei's brow furrowed slightly.
His Yuan Power realm was too low; a bloody battle seemed unavoidable.
Right at that moment.
"WHO DARES BULLY MY SON!"
Suddenly, a furious roar echoed from afar, drawing closer as a figure charged into the courtyard like a galloping horse.
A surge of powerful Spiritual Energy erupted from this figure, accompanied by a fist striking out.
BOOM!
Fist and palm collided, causing the entire courtyard to shudder violently.
Ye Zhongnian was jolted back three steps.
"Ye Zhongnian, how dare you!"
"You actually dare to attack my son!"
A middle-aged man dressed in a golden robe, with a square face, a back as straight as a sword, and a naturally imposing aura even without anger, stepped in front of Ye Yunfei. His face flushed with rage, he glared at Ye Zhongnian.
Gazing at the middle-aged man who stood before him like a mountain, Ye Yunfei's eyes warmed with feeling.
This middle-aged man was precisely Ye Yunfei's father, the patriarch of the Ye Family, Ye Tianpeng.