Silence!
The grand Hong Family hall was utterly silent, the drop of a pin audible.
No one expected.
Ye Qingchen, under the siege of many elite Hong Family experts, could slay five Stewards, dozens of Guards, almost killing step by step!
"Too strong!"
Ning Xuan, who had previously sworn that Ye Qingchen was doomed, now had a look full of disbelief.
As for Hong Ren, it was as if a bucket of ice water had suddenly been poured over him, his entire being seemed to freeze even the blood at this moment!
It should be known.
Even for the Hong Family, Martial Artists are extremely precious, yet now several have been slain. Not to mention five experts of the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, how can this not cause fear? How can it not be shocking!
"How is it possible?"
"He actually fought his way out!"
"Is this Ye Qingchen's strength?"
After a brief silence, an uproar of astonishment erupted among the crowd.
"How is your strength so strong?"
Hong Ren's eyes widened, filled with terror.
That extraordinary deadly trap was such that even with three or four experts of the Qi Refining Seventh Layer present, they would have been killed at will. But Ye Qingchen, right under his nose, fought his way out!
"The dead don't need to know so much!"
Ye Qingchen slowly raised his sword.
Indeed!
With his strength, facing such a deathtrap was originally nine deaths and one chance of survival. But since entering the Nine Heavens Palace, the ordinary True Qi within him had been replaced by the more pure, more refined, and more powerful starlight True Qi!
A fierce battle.
Let his starlight True Qi flow through his limbs and bones, constantly remaking his body.
Such that.
Even though Ye Qingchen was still at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, his strength was even greater than before!
Boom!
As the words fell.
Hong Ren's face turned pale.
"Ye Qingchen, how dare you be disrespectful to our Patriarch..." a loyal guard, though full of terror, muscles taut, True Qi circulating, poised to strike at any moment.
However.
Ye Qingchen was faster!
"Shut up!"
The blade flashed, Ye Qingchen swung his hand, the guard's body suddenly stiffened, blood spurting as a huge head flew up, the headless corpse crashing to the ground, blood flowing.
"How dare you?"
Another guard holding a bow and arrow, his eyes filled with rage, was about to draw the bow and shoot. Yet unexpectedly, Ye Qingchen stepped forward and raised his sword, and instantly a blood hole appeared in the guard's brow, killing him on the spot!
At this moment!
No one dared to stop Ye Qingchen anymore!
"Hong Ren, what a gutsy dog you are!"
Ye Qingchen's gaze swept all around, whether it was the guards or the guests present, all were captured by his wild aura. Finally, his gaze landed on the pale-faced Hong Ren:
"You should know the consequences of plotting against my sister, right!"
"Ye Qingchen!"
Hong Ren, worthy of being the master of the Hong Family, if it were someone else, they would have already wet their pants in fear, yet he could still maintain his composure, thinking of a strategy:
"This time, it was my mistake!"
"Ye Qing is right here, I haven't touched a single hair on her, you can take her with you directly! All of this is Ye Cangliu's conspiracy of the Ye Family, the reason he sent Ye Qing to me was to eradicate the roots!"
Ye Qingchen was unmoved, his eyes only growing colder with killing intent!
"If you kill me, it will be of no benefit and only harm!" Hong Ren quickly said: "It will only cause our Hong Family to be at odds with you forever! Now that you have been abandoned by the Ye Family, do you still want to turn against our Hong Family?"
"Oh?"
Ye Qingchen's brows slightly furrowed.
Upon seeing this.
Hong Ren's heart was overjoyed, as he thought Ye Qingchen was indeed afraid!
Indeed!
To the Ye Family, Ye Qingchen is an absolute threat. If Ye Cangliu knows that Ye Qingchen is not dead, he will surely stop at nothing! Just one Ye Family is enough to make Ye Qingchen busy, let alone another Hong Family?
In this situation, Ye Qingchen is sure to hesitate, not daring to act!
"Ye Qingchen, if you obediently beg me, I may still show you and your sister a path to life!"
Seeing Ye Qingchen remain silent, Hong Ren, believing he had the upper hand, immediately said with a pleased smile.
Of course.
He would not actually provide a way out!
Ye Qingchen killed so many of his clansmen, he couldn't wait to tear Ye Qingchen into pieces!
"Heh, what did I say before?"
Ye Qingchen suddenly laughed.
"What did you say?" Hong Ren's brow twitched, a bad feeling rising in his heart.
Staring straight at Hong Ren, Ye Qingchen, word by word, his voice like a chilling wind from the Nine Netherworld: "I said, I am going to destroy your Hong Family! Did you think I was joking with you?"
"How dare you?"
Hong Ren's complexion changed drastically, his eyes filled with fear!
He had thought that was just Ye Qingchen's joke, but who knew, the other actually intended to do so. Coming to his senses, Hong Ren steeled his expression, shouting fiercely:
"Do not forget, Ye Qing is still in my hands! Should you move against me, I will kill her first!"
Boom!
He grabbed at Ye Qing's hair, intending to pull her closer to himself.
But!
Ye Qingchen was even faster!
"Clang!"
A sound of the sword echoed.
Hong Ren suddenly felt a pain in his wrist, the right hand reaching for Ye Qing was directly severed and flew into the air.
"Ah!"
"My hand!"
Looking at his severed right hand, and at Ye Qingchen approaching step by step, Hong Ren was finally truly afraid at this moment.
The look he cast toward Ye Qingchen no longer held any previous delight. Ye Qingchen's decisive killing directly shattered the last defense in his heart! The whole person involuntarily trembled! Unable to restrain his fear, he directly kneeled to the ground!
"Ye Qingchen, don't kill me, I really know I was wrong..."
Thump thump thump!
Hong Ren knelt on the ground, heavily kowtowing, banging his head like pounding garlic. He made heavy dull sounds, even bleeding from the head, not daring to stop even slightly.
"As the master of the Hong Family, in a high position, what kind of woman would you not want?" Ye Qingchen quietly looked at Hong Ren. No matter how many words Hong Ren had, at this moment he dared not resist, only pleading non-stop.
"You are right, killing you will certainly provoke the Hong Family's backlash!" Ye Qingchen shifted his tone.
Hong Ren's heart instantly leapt with joy, even the onlookers thought Ye Qingchen was about to let him go, when suddenly Ye Qingchen let out a leisurely sigh, "Unfortunately, you shouldn't have touched my sister! Even if you were the Celestial Emperor, you must die!"
"What?"
Hong Ren was suddenly shocked.
The whole person, like a startled rabbit, wanted to flee. But at this moment, a foot stepped down.
Boom!
A mighty crash, like a meteor falling, erupted. The grand hall trembled violently, countless dust falling. Countless people covered their ears in terror!
Like the sound of a watermelon exploding, Hong Ren's head, like a watermelon, was directly crushed by Ye Qingchen's foot.
The entire hall was deathly silent, everyone dumbfounded.