After diving for about three thousand meters, his protective zhen Qi layer had been compressed to only half an inch away from his skin, which was an extremely dangerous distance. Once his protective zhen Qi layer was shattered, it would be extremely hard for him to get it back up again. After that, he would have to rely on his ability to hold his breath.
Fortunately, three thousand meters was already close to the bottom of the lake.
Rumble!
Intense vibrations spread out in all directions. Faintly, colorful lights came from the front. Some of these lights were extremely sharp, some were as heavy as a mountain, and some even froze the water into ice.
"There's a fight going on one thousand and two hundred meters ahead, let's go check it out."
Ye Chen took back his soul power and said to the other three.
…
At the bottom of the lake was a magnificent palace. No one knew what kind of material the palace was made from, it looked like gold or jade, but it didn't look like gold or jade. The whole palace was shining with a colorful light, giving people a mysterious feeling.
Surrounding the palace was a broad square made of white marble. On the square, nearly four hundred disciples had been attacking a tens of meters long, scaleless, golden-grey, gigantic serpent.
This gigantic serpent was extremely powerful. Even though it was being attacked by nearly four hundred people at the same time, it was still extremely fierce and unstoppable. Normal attacks couldn't even break its defense. Only Clasping Yuan Realm Hidden Dragon Ranked martial artists could cause some damage to it.
"The Ancient Black Gold Serpent is powerful, individual attacks won't be effective. Everybody line up and attack it together." The one who said this was Lu Zhao, the top-ranked disciple of the White Mysterious Nation's rank 7 institution, the White Deer Cave. He was also a young martial artist ranked 61st in the last Hidden Dragon Ranked.
"Lu Zhao is right, everybody line up!"
The other Hidden Dragon Ranked martial artists knew that if they continued like this, they wouldn't know how long it would take. Therefore, they all used their own power to unite the other disciples.
"Damn it, they always get all the benefits, they only use us when we are in trouble."
"Eh, what can we do? We have to lower our heads when we are in trouble. Anyway, we have to kill this Black Gold Serpent sooner or later, otherwise we won't be able to enter the Heavenly Dream Battle Palace."
"Just bear with it! Once you step into the Clasping Yuan Realm, you can be just as arrogant. "
Many disciples were not happy about this. Many of their brothers and sisters had been killed by those Hidden Dragon Ranked martial artists. At this moment, when they heard that Lu Zhao wanted to control them, they subconsciously refused to accept it.
Ah!
On the other side, a martial disciple suddenly died. The one who killed him wasn't the Dark Gold Python, but the terrifying Yuanheng Ying.
"I gave you face, but you don't want it. What's the point of keeping you alive?" Smiling cruelly, Yuanheng Ying raised his head and said to the others, "Whoever dares to disobey the command, kill without mercy."
"Too tyrannical, killing people at every turn!"
Seven or eight hundred meters away, Zhu Mei looked angry.
Luo Hanshan let out a long breath and said calmly, "I think we'd better not go there right now. That Yuanheng Ying is very aggressive, we might be used as cannon fodder by him once we go there and fight against that ancient Dark Gold Serpent. Although this Dark Gold Serpent is only a level 5 demonic beast, ancient demonic beasts have always been very powerful and have great defensive power. Even Mid Clasping Yuan Realm martial artists would have to step back when facing it. Brother Ye, you …"
Luo Hanshan thought that he would be able to convince the others, but unexpectedly, Ye Chen was the first one to walk out.
After taking a few steps, Ye Chen turned around and said, "There's no need to hide from him, we can form a battle formation by ourselves. I believe that many of those martial disciples who have grudges against him will join us."
"Indeed, Brother Ye is not much weaker than Yuanheng Ying, why do you still hide?" Xu Jing also walked out.
Luo Hanshan gave a bitter smile.
The protective layer of Qi kept the water out, only the breathable air could get in. Ye Chen took a deep breath. He decided to go over, not because he was confident that he could fight against Yuanheng Ying, but because he didn't want to lose the heart of a sword artist. To be a sword artist, one had to be fearless. In a situation where the power gap was not huge, hiding was not the way to solve the problem, on the contrary, it would make one lose the spirit.
The four of them moved extremely fast, within a few blinks of an eye, they had already arrived in the middle of the martial disciples.
"It's you?" Yuanheng Ying narrowed his eyes, seeming to be a bit surprised. He licked his lips and said coldly, "You guys, come over here, stand in the front row."
Seeing this, the other martial disciples were all shocked. Obviously, Yuanheng Ying was going to use the four Sky Cloud Martial School's disciples as cannon fodder. Compared to him, they themselves were not any better. After all, the Dark Gold Serpent was not something that could be stopped by just a few cannon fodders. When the time came, the second batch of cannon fodders would definitely come. However, even though they knew that they might become cannon fodders, they still had to endure it. They didn't dare to disobey Yuanheng Ying, who had killed countless people. At least, they still had a chance to survive against the Dark Gold Serpent.
Ye Chen didn't even take a glance at Yuanheng Ying, his voice spread out along with his Zhen Qi.
"Who wants to join our battle formation and fight against the Dark Gold Serpent together?"
Once he said this, everyone was shocked. Even those who were fighting against the Dark Gold Serpent couldn't help but glance over.
Yuanheng Ying laughed out of anger, "You have challenged my patience over and over again. Very good. Today, even if you don't want to come, you will have to come. Otherwise, I will kill you."
"Even if you want to kill me, you will have to pay with your life. I'm just afraid that you can't afford it." Ye Chen's voice was as sharp as metal, piercing through the water. The sharp Qi released from his body was even sharper than when he was on the lakeside, and contained an unshakable will.
The previous fierce fight with Hong Qianjun had made Ye Chen's understanding of the sword intent reach a new level. If it weren't for the fact that he was limited by his cultivation, killing Yuanheng Ying would be as easy as killing a dog. Even so, Ye Chen was thirty percent sure that he could kill Yuanheng Ying, so there was no need for him to retreat.
"Good, since you want to die, I will fulfill your wish. Eagle Swooping in the Sky!"
Yuanheng Ying was extremely angry. His body shook and rose straight up into the sky. After that, the Zhen Qi eagle flew out of his body and swooped down towards Ye Chen.
"Chop!"
Once the Sword Qi was released, the water started to flow in a reverse direction. The strong Sword Qi made people slightly dazed.
Puff!
The Zhen Qi eagle's chest was cut open by the sword, it let out a long cry, flapped its wings against the Sword Qi, and let out a loud metal clashing sound.
In the next moment!
The water was sucked into this space and formed into a ten meter wide water ball, then it expanded and exploded!
Boom!
A thunderous sound was heard.
"What? He blocked Yuanheng Ying's attack? Who the hell is this Sky Cloud Martial School's disciple?"
"Even if Yuanheng Ying had only used eighty percent of his power, a Late Condensing Reality Realm warrior still couldn't compete with him. It's really incredible."
"Don't you think that it looks like the sword intent?"
"Yeah, why didn't I think of it? That is definitely the sword intent, no wonder he is not afraid of Yuanheng Ying."
Everyone was shocked.
Yuanheng Ying's eyes had turned red like a devil, which meant that he had already decided to kill Ye Chen. As for the fact that Ye Chen had mastered the sword intent, it didn't affect him at all. A dead sword artist, why would he need the sword intent? If he didn't kill Ye Chen today, he would bring himself a powerful enemy.
"Today, you will die. I wanted to kill you on the lakeside. No one has ever escaped from me, Yuanheng Ying." Yuanheng Ying pushed his Zhen Qi to its limit, an even bigger Zhen Qi eagle was formed. It flapped its wings, causing the water to flow in reverse.
"Enough."
All of a sudden, a cold voice came.
Everyone looked towards the source of the voice, and their faces changed.
It was Xue Hen, the head disciple of the Invisible Martial School, a rank 7 institution in the Sky Serpent Nation. He was ranked fifty-seventh in the last Hidden Dragon Rank, which was two ranks higher than Yuanheng Ying.
He said blandly, "Killing that Black Gold Serpent is the most important thing right now. Once we kill him, you can do whatever you want."
Yuanheng Ying turned his head, his face darkened, "Xue Hen, you and I are minding our own business. What right do you have to interfere with my business?"
"I'm just reminding you, don't forget why you came to the Heavenly Dream Ancient Region. Fighting over personal feelings will only bring you trouble."
"Yuanheng Ying, Xue Hen is right. Killing that Black Gold Serpent is the most important thing right now. Opening the gate of the Heavenly Dream Battle Palace is the most important thing, let's put everything else aside for now."
Lu Zhao, the head disciple of the White Deer Cave, also said.
Yuanheng Ying slightly restrained his Zhen Qi, he decided to wait for a while longer. Once he reached the Heavenly Dream Battle Palace and made some progress in his cultivation, he would immediately chase after Ye Chen. As for now, he wasn't so sure about killing Ye Chen. He had already seen how powerful Ye Chen's sword intent was during the Hidden Dragon Rank, it was not something that ordinary people could imagine.
Luo Hanshan was secretly happy. Yuanheng Ying didn't seem to be much more powerful than Ye Chen, otherwise, he wouldn't have listened to Luo Hanshan's advice at all. It seemed that Ye Chen's decision was right. When one's power was almost the same as Ye Chen's, one should never step back, otherwise, it would be harmful to one's future growth.
Ye Chen didn't know what Luo Hanshan was thinking, he said loudly, "Those who are willing to join our battle formation, come here right now, I can guarantee that you won't be harmed."
"I'm in."
"I'm in too."
"And our Seven Mystery Martial School."
Immediately, a large group of disciples came to Ye Chen's area, most of them were from Yuanheng Ying's battle formation. Seeing this, Yuanheng Ying was enraged, his eyes shone with a bright red light.
Hiss … hiss … hiss …
The Dark Gold Serpent was indeed a fifth-grade ancient beast, even under the joint attack of all kinds of battle formations, it was still incomparably powerful. From time to time, two or three disciples would be whipped into two by its tail, blood splashing everywhere.
However, by now, it had already become a cornered beast. Every single Hidden Dragon Ranked martial artist was powerful enough to challenge those who were at a higher cultivation level than him. Although the Dark Gold Serpent was powerful, how could it possibly withstand the joint attack of so many people? As time went by, it was forced to retreat step by step, unable to stop any effective attacks.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
Waves of fierce airpower landed on the Dark Gold Serpent's body, causing blood to spurt out. As for those Hidden Dragon Ranked martial artists, they would always attack the vital parts of the Dark Gold Serpent. Their attacks were more than ten times more powerful than those ordinary disciples. Obviously, they were the main attacking force.
After around half an hour, the Dark Gold Serpent let out a wail, its gigantic body heavily thudded against the ground and stopped breathing.
Creak!
Once the Dark Gold Serpent died, the Heavenly Dream Battle Palace seemed to have sensed it. The huge iron gate opened automatically and a pure white light shone on everyone.
Buzz!
The Zhen Qi inside his body vibrated, Ye Chen found that under the white light, he had already reached the peak of the Late Condensing Reality Realm. It was as if he had reached the peak of the Late Condensing Reality Realm without any hindrance. Ye Chen couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then thought to himself, 'Maybe it's because of the fight against Hong Qianjun, my Zhen Qi cultivation has been strengthened, and I only need to cultivate for a few days to reach the peak of the Late Condensing Reality Realm.
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