His right arm felt like it had just been electrocuted, numb and numb. Murong Wu's eyebrows flicked as he recalled what had just happened. When his fist landed on the sword light, it felt like he had clashed with a mountain of gold. That intense vibrating power had layered on top of each other, acting on his right arm.
"This sword attack had vibrated more than two thousand times within a second, which made it hard for me to concentrate my power. Plus, the sword intent of this attack was even more powerful, making the sword light even more condensed, like the toughest steel board."
"Rank 4 peak level sword spirit!"
Thinking about that sword intent carefully, Murong Wu came to a shocking conclusion. Ye Chen's sword intent was actually at the peak level master level, which meant that his sword spirit had already reached rank 4 peak level. But, it made sense, since he was only at peak level Early Sea of Souls Realm, and he had not mastered all of his profound sword movements yet. Only through his sword intent would he be able to make up for this disadvantage.
"Alright, the battle is over. Now, is there anyone who still doubts Ye Chen's power?" Murong Zhishui took a deep breath as he looked around.
All of the masters shook their heads.
"After Murong Wu's right arm demonized, although he could perform some hidden ace attacks, this Ye Chen might still have some ace attacks. All in all, Murong Wu was indeed at a disadvantage."
"Indeed! With this kind of power, it would be more than enough for him to go to the Yuwen family. As for the risk, there must be. It would be weird if there was no risk at all."
Hearing the masters' discussion, a smile appeared on Murong Zhishui's face. Murong Wu was a top spirit warrior, and after demonizing his right arm, his overall power had increased by twenty to thirty percent. He was not that far away from the master level. So, the fact that Ye Chen could get the upper hand was already way beyond his expectation.
"Ye Chen, I admit that I have underestimated you."
On the battling platform, Murong Wu's right arm had not changed back yet. Once a demi demon demonized, it would take a while for it to return to normal.
Putting the gold sword back into its scabbard, Ye Chen said, "This is not important."
"Yeah, it is indeed not important. Whether I underestimate you or not, the result will be the same." Letting out a breath, Murong Wu continued, "My niece, Qingcheng, will depend on you to bring her back. Do not disappoint me. I believe that you will definitely succeed."
Murong Wu was the same as Murong Zhishui; he did not want Murong Qingcheng to marry into the Yuwen family. But of course, his purpose was even purer than Murong Zhishui's.
Ye Chen nodded. "I will."
"Among the young generation of the Yuwen family, you have to be careful of three people. One is Yuwen Hao, who is the brother of Yuwen Ye. The other is Yuwen Jie, who is the youngest uncle of Yuwen Ye, who is below forty years old. And the last one would be Yuwen Ye. These three are very powerful. As for exactly how powerful they are, the spies of our Murong family are not very clear about it. As for the other young warriors, they should not get involved. The Yuwen family is not that harmonious internally, and there are a lot of different factions." Murong Wu reminded Ye Chen.
Ye Chen nodded again. Actually, he did not have much confidence either. Below thirty years old, he thought he had ninety percent confidence. But, below forty years old, there would be too many uncertainties. Training ten years more or less would sometimes make a huge difference. The only thing he could do now was to try his best.
"Ye Chen, follow me. The rest of you, you can go now." Murong Zhishui left behind a sentence before flying toward the inside of the Murong family.
Ye Chen followed right behind him.
…
Inside a huge tower, Ye Chen and Murong Zhishui arrived at the highest floor, the twenty-first floor.
Each floor of the tower was very tall, seven to eight meters tall. The twenty-first floor would be one hundred and fifty to sixty meters. Standing on the seventh floor, one could see most of the buildings inside the Murong family.
"Murong Wu's power … What do you think?"
Murong Zhishui asked.
Ye Chen said, "Not too bad. If I use all of my power, I can beat him within ten attacks." It was not an exaggeration. After battling with Murong Wu for a while, he had already calculated his overall power, including the increase of his right arm after demonization.
"Oh!"
Murong Zhishui turned his head and looked at Ye Chen with surprise, "Ye Chen, can you tell me what rank your sword soul is? Is it peak level rank 4 or rank 5?"
"Peak level rank 4!"
Ye Chen was telling the truth. Although his sword intent seemed to have surpassed the master level sword intent, the rank of his sword soul was still at peak level rank 4. As for the reason, it was very simple. It was because his sword soul was the slaughter sword soul, which was at peak level rank 4. It was more powerful than a normal peak level rank 5 sword soul. Of course, he did not use the slaughter sword soul during the battle with Murong Wu. Instead, he used the normal sword soul embryo with the destruction element.
His normal sword soul embryo was actually not normal at all. Just like the slaughter sword soul, it had already developed a will power, which was equivalent to a normal peak level rank 2 sword soul. Combined with the destruction element, it would be equivalent to a normal rank 4 sword soul, which was a master level sword soul.
He knew it very well that although the peak level rank 4 slaughter sword soul was only equivalent to a normal peak level rank 5 sword soul, and it would not be as powerful as the ones in front of it. But, with the increase of the rank, the difference would be even bigger. Going from rank 3 to rank 4 and from rank 4 to rank 5 would have a totally different meaning, because a rank 5 sword soul would be a king level sword soul, just like how a rank 4 sword soul would be a master level sword soul.
"Peak level rank 4 … No wonder … I did not expect you to be this powerful in the sword art. I am just like the others … I have underestimated you."
After the surprise, Murong Zhishui laughed, feeling very good. This time, no matter if he won or lost, he would not regret it at all. Ye Chen's potential was beyond his imagination. With enough time, he would definitely be able to create a miracle, since he had just reached the Sea of Souls Realm not long ago. As long as he could increase his cultivation and profound sense martial arts, there would not be many people in the Sea of Souls Realm who would be able to compete with him. This kind of person was born to be a king.
"What if he reaches the Life and Death Realm?"
This thought suddenly flashed through Murong Zhishui's mind, and he was shocked by himself.
He finally understood why the Dragon King valued Ye Chen so much. He must have already seen how powerful Ye Chen was. This kind of horrifying martial genius was rarely seen in history. Once he became a Life and Death Realm warrior, all of the powerful warriors in the whole continent would be shocked.
With that thought in mind, he put himself in the Dragon King's shoes. From his perspective, no matter what, he would not give up on Ye Chen, this martial genius. For him, he would even fight against the king warriors. The bigger the investment, the bigger the profit. Anyone who dared to bully the weak would be going against the Dragon King. Once the Dragon King got angry, the consequences would be horrifying.
"I guess even Ye Chen himself did not know how important he was. For him, the Dragon King would do anything."
Murong Zhishui glanced at Ye Chen, feeling very excited. With the Dragon King protecting Ye Chen, breaking the rules of the demi demon family that had been around for thousands of years would be nothing. Since the Dragon King had already bet on Ye Chen, why couldn't he? The Dragon King's vision was not something he could compete with.
"This brat will definitely turn the world upside down in the future. Following behind him and cheering for him would be the honor of our Murong family."
With that thought in mind, the way Murong Zhishui looked at Ye Chen had changed. Deep in his heart, he had already considered Ye Chen as a powerful warrior. In front of him, he seemed to be a little bit smaller. It was not shameful, not at all. Some people were destined to be the ones who could not see the truth clearly.
"Hehe, about the demi demons, I have not told you everything yet. So, it would be fine if I tell you now." Clearing his throat, Murong Zhishui said, "Do you know what the demonization is?"
Ye Chen guessed, "Is it because of the Demons' bloodline?"
"Indeed. Every member of our demi demon race has half or less of the Demons' bloodline. The Demons are a race that is even more powerful than the human race. Having their bloodline is a good thing, but also a bad thing. It all depends on whether or not you can control the bloodline of the Demons, such as the demonization ability. You have seen it yourself. Murong Wu could demonize his right arm, and after that, his right arm would turn into a demon arm. I believe I do not need to say more about the power of the demons, right? "
Ye Chen nodded. Indeed, the demons were very powerful. Back in the parallel space battlefield, he had witnessed the battle between the Demon King and the three king warriors. That Demon King had been sealed for hundreds of thousands of years, and was at its weakest state. But still, it was able to beat the three king warriors so badly. It was not hard to imagine how powerful the demons were, which was hard to describe with words.
"The demonization ability can only be mastered after reaching the Sea of Souls Realm. If it happens before the Sea of Souls Realm, it would most likely turn into a murderous demon that had lost its mind. That would be the sign of not being able to control it. But once you reach the Sea of Souls Realm, you would usually be able to control the demonization a little bit, and it would not happen again. Look at me, my demonization ability is even more powerful than Murong Wu's."
As he spoke, Murong Zhishui's left and right arms both started to expand. Demon qi rolled in the air, and the fingernail-sized black scales reached all the way to his shoulders. That streamlined muscle gave people a metallic shine, containing an extremely horrifying power and defense.
"The reason why my demonization ability is even more powerful than Murong Wu's is not only because I can demonize both of my arms, but also because I can get out of the demonization mode as I please!"
Crack! Crack!
The scales disappeared, and Murong Zhishui's arms soon returned to normal.
"Get out of the demonization mode as you please?"
Ye Chen had seen Murong Wu's right arm being unable to return to normal even after a long time. This Murong Zhishui was not just a little bit more powerful than Murong Wu.
Smiling lightly, Murong Zhishui asked, "How is it?"
"Very powerful! Does the demonization have any side effects?" Ye Chen asked.
Letting out a sigh, Murong Zhishui said, "Yes."
"Demonization is a double-edged sword. The more you rely on it, the greater the consequences you will have to bear in the future. After all, we are human devils, not members of the demon race. Demonization is the same as developing into a demon race. Unfortunately, even if our whole body is demonized, we are not members of the demon race. There is an invisible abyss between one race and another race. Those who want to cross it will fall and break their bones. Therefore, unless it is a critical moment, we will not use demonization. This thing will erode our body. Once our body is completely eroded, it will erode our soul until we lose our reason." "That's right. Demonization is a double-edged sword, the more you rely on it, the greater the consequences you will have to bear in the future.
"There are a lot of people who hate demi demons on this continent because of this reason. They are afraid that there will be a Demon King among us, or even a group of Demon Kings who have lost their minds."
There must be some other reasons. Ye Chen did not think that the demi demons would cause that much of a threat. First of all, the number of demi demons would limit the influence of the demi demons. There were twenty families, so how many demi demons could there be?
Adding all of them together, it would not be more than one million. How many of them would become Demon Kings or lose their minds would already be horrifying. The chance of them becoming Life and Death Realm warriors would be ten thousand times higher than the chance of human warriors becoming Life and Death Realm warriors. Of course, part of it was because of their higher foundation. With a smaller population, the chance of them becoming powerful warriors would be higher.
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