"Kid, answer my questions honestly! What's your name? Where are you from? What faction do you belong to!"
The tall, thin young man moved with extreme speed, appearing in front of Ye Yunfei in an instant and shouting sternly. Although his frame was slender, his voice was like rolling thunder. As he roared, he unleashed a powerful wave of spiritual pressure, bearing down toward Ye Yunfei.
However, the spiritual pressure he released dissipated into nothingness upon reaching several zhang away from Ye Yunfei's body. Ye Yunfei didn't even lift an eyelid, as if he hadn't heard anything. This tall, thin man only had the strength of the Late Stage Primordial Soul Realm, akin to an ant in Ye Yunfei's eyes.
"What do you think you're doing! Why should he answer your questions!" Yan'er exclaimed angrily.
"Young Lady Duanmu Yan, you're still young and don't understand the wickedness of human hearts in this world," the tall, thin man sneered. "You are the precious daughter of the Duanmu Clan, a person of noble status. This lad is of unclear origins, clearly trying to take advantage of the opportunity to get close to you, Young Lady Duanmu Yan, with ill intentions. Moreover, anyone whose status or strength is insufficient simply doesn't have the right to sit on this platform. What qualifications does a boy of unknown origins have to ascend this platform and sit shoulder-to-shoulder with us? Therefore, I want to investigate his background and punish him as necessary."
"That's nonsense! He never tried to get close to me! I asked him to come with me. Who among you dares to drive him away!" Yan'er retorted furiously.
"Hehe... Young Lady Duanmu Yan, although you are the cherished daughter of the Duanmu Clan and of noble status, if you try to force us to sit alongside this boy of unclear origins, it would be tantamount to slapping us in the face and insulting us. I'm afraid no one here will agree to that," the tall, thin man continued to sneer.
"Quite right! What right does an ant have to stay among us? Less talk, kick this kid off immediately!"
"No! Break his arms and legs first, then throw him out!"
The other young talents on the platform voiced their opinions one after another.
"Yan'er, enough of this nonsense! Come here at once!" Duanmu Xue scolded.
"Sister Xue, look, all these people want to bully this young master. Please help him!" Yan'er pleaded with Duanmu Xue.
"I can't help him," Duanmu Xue said coldly. Each of these talents on the platform had a powerful faction backing them. With so many young talents combined, even Duanmu Xue couldn't bear the pressure.
"Sister Xue, don't forget, you're the one who brought him onto this platform! Please help him!" Yan'er pleaded again.
"Yan'er, if you continue like this, I will never take you out again in the future! And as soon as we return, I'll have father confine you to reflect on your actions!" Duanmu Xue reprimanded sternly. She then turned her head, casting a cold glance at Ye Yunfei, and said indifferently, "If you leave this platform now, I can plead for you, asking them not to take action against you."
"Sister Xue..." Yan'er grew frantic, about to argue loudly.
"Yan'er, there's no need to plead with her. Mere ants like these are no match for me."
Ye Yunfei suddenly spoke up.
Hiss...
As soon as Ye Yunfei uttered those words, a wave of hushed shock rippled across the platform.
*Was this kid insane? Daring to say such a thing right in front of us?*
The crowd on the platform first fell silent, then instantly erupted into noise, becoming as bustling as a marketplace.
Shocked gazes converged on Ye Yunfei.
After all, every single person on this platform was a formidable young talent, and behind each talent represented a major faction. It was estimated that even a Soul Formation Realm expert who came would have to be polite and respectful to these young talents, not daring to offend them in the slightest! And yet, someone dared to call these numerous talents on the platform 'ants' to their faces?
Some doubted their own ears.
"Hehe, just who is this guy? He must have lost his mind to be so arrogant."
"Unless he's from one of those ancient super sects or clans in the Sacred Domain, he might leave here safely today. Otherwise, his end will be utterly miserable!"
"I recognize most of the core disciples from those ancient sects and clans in the Sacred Domain, but I have no recollection whatsoever of someone like him. He's definitely not from one of those ancient Sacred Domain sects or clans," a man in green robes spoke up.
The crowd recognized him; he was a well-known gossip in the Sacred Domain. Though his own strength wasn't particularly high, he was the grandson of an elder from an ancient sect, got around quite well in the Sacred Domain, and was fond of inquiring about all sorts of anecdotes.
"Hehe... If that's the case, then he's dead for sure."
Everyone looked at Ye Yunfei as if gazing at a dead man.
"Sister Xue, please think of a way to save him! I dragged him up here. If something happens to him, my conscience won't be at peace," Yan'er pleaded urgently with Duanmu Xue.
Though mischievous by nature and a master at pestering, she had a kind heart and couldn't bear to see Ye Yunfei harmed.
"I can't save him. Talents cannot be insulted. He has offended so many young geniuses all at once; no one can save him," Duanmu Xue said, shaking her head as she cast a complex gaze at Ye Yunfei.
She noticed that Ye Yunfei remained composed, his expression placid as if the events unfolding on the platform had nothing to do with him!
"This is simply courting death," Duanmu Xue sighed, shaking her head.
In truth, if possible, she was willing to help Ye Yunfei. But given the current situation, she knew she couldn't offer any assistance.
"Good, good, good! I always thought I was a somewhat arrogant and insolent person myself. Never expected to meet someone today even more insolent than me! Only, arrogance not backed by strength will only bring you utter disaster!"
The tall, thin man exclaimed 'good' repeatedly, laughing in extreme anger.
Boom...
As he spoke, overwhelming pressure rushed toward Ye Yunfei from all directions.
He was at the Late Stage Primordial Soul Realm and also counted as a minor talent himself. Now, enraged and making a move, his imposing aura was immense.
"No! I'll stop him! Run, you!" Yan'er cried out in desperation, darting forward to block in front of Ye Yunfei.
"Let me handle this."
Ye Yunfei took a step forward, appearing in front of Yan'er like a ghost. "Step aside."
Rumble!
The next moment, a terrifyingly powerful wave of spiritual pressure erupted from Ye Yunfei's body like a volcanic eruption, soaring skyward!
It carried a momentum capable of darkening the heavens, unsettling the sun and moon!
Although Ye Yunfei's spiritual cultivation was only at the Early Primordial Soul Realm, he possessed a Chaos Divine Meridian and cultivated the Nine-Yang Scripture. The intensity of his spiritual power was horrifying, capable of contending with at least a Mid-stage Soul Formation Realm expert!
"Ah! How is this possible?!" The tall, thin man, feeling the torrential spiritual pressure bearing down on him, found his body instantly frozen, completely immobilized. He was scared out of his wits.
"You were quite right. Arrogance without the strength to back it up will only bring you utter disaster. Remember that principle well in your next life."
Ye Yunfei spoke softly, then raised his right foot, employing a body cultivation divine ability, and stomped down, crushing the tall, thin man's body beneath his foot.
"Ah! Get off me! I am a core disciple of the Youming Sect from the Sacred Domain! If you dare treat me this way, you're dead! Not only you, but your entire family, sect, teachers, and friends will all be implicated! Nine generations will be exterminated!"
Being stepped on by Ye Yunfei in front of everyone, the tall, thin man felt utterly humiliated and enraged, descending into a frenzied state. He roared hysterically, heedless of everything.
"It seems you truly have taken arrogance too far. Even in this situation, you still dare provoke me like this. Aren't you forcing me to kill you? Fine, as you wish, you can go die now."
Ye Yunfei shook his head with a bitter smile, releasing an icy killing intent that instantly enveloped the tall, thin man.
"Ah... Don't kill me! Someone save me quickly! Senior Sister Duanmu, save me! My Youming Sect will be forever grateful to your Duanmu Clan!"
Feeling Ye Yunfei's terrifying killing intent, the tall, thin man finally understood that this unfamiliar lad truly intended to kill. Panicked, he quickly began to beg for mercy.
"Young Master, please, if only for my sake, let's consider this matter settled."
Duanmu Xue looked at Ye Yunfei with a complex and embarrassed gaze as she spoke.
"Do you think, if my strength were inferior to his, would he have let me off?"
Ye Yunfei's gaze swept over Duanmu Xue as he asked indifferently.
Duanmu Xue was momentarily stunned, left without a reply.
Of course she knew that if the tall, thin man had been stronger, he definitely wouldn't have let Ye Yunfei go.
Squelch!
After speaking, Ye Yunfei exerted force with his right foot, crushing the tall, thin man into a bloody pulp on the spot.
Utterly annihilated!
In this moment, complete dead silence descended upon the entire platform.
Everyone stared dumbfounded at the scene before them.
A core disciple of the Youming Sect had just been killed?
And he was killed by a mere Early Primordial Soul Realm lad? More exaggeratedly, it was done with a single, effortless stomp!