If it were only a normal Sea of Souls Realm warrior looking at them, they would not have stopped breathing, unless the warrior had done it on purpose. But, Ye Chen had only casually glanced at them, and his expression was not cold at all. It was just like a senior looking at a junior. But, the pressure of a senior was way too powerful. It was just a normal glance, but it had already numbed their bodies. If Ye Chen had done it on purpose, they might have been scared out of their wits.
Ye Chen naturally did not do it on purpose. He had just finished training his defensive sword spell, so a wave of sword intent was still lingering. Even if it was just a strand of it, it was enough to make the four feel uncomfortable. After all, no one in the world could have such a powerful sword intent at the Sea of Souls Realm. Plus, Ye Chen had accepted the title of Sword Master, so he had a kind of prestige that could not be violated.
"Ye Xuan, is this your friend?"
Ye Chen had let go of some of his unhappiness a long time ago. Back then, Ye Xuan was only a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, and did not have any schemes. Not to mention Ye Xuan, even his uncle Ye Batian had been forgotten by Ye Chen. As a Sword Master, one should not be calculative, but one should also be decisive in killing. One should know who was the enemy and who was not.
As Ye Xuan's cousin, if he did not care about them after noticing them, it would only hurt Ye Xuan's feelings. Therefore, Ye Chen decided to ask about them.
Indeed, a joyful expression flashed through Ye Xuan's face as she nodded, "Yes, cousin Ye Chen."
"Come here!"
Hearing him, the four jumped down from the Wind Pavilion and carefully arrived at Ye Chen's yard. Right then, even Di Hongyin, who was usually aggressive, seemed very cautious as well. Her small hands were holding onto the corner of her clothes. Luo Baishuang and Lan Cuicui's eyes were full of nervousness.
"Don't be nervous. I am about the same age as you guys." Ye Chen chuckled as the remaining sword intent disappeared completely.
"Of course I am nervous."
Di Hongyin mumbled to herself.
Lan Cuicui asked carefully, "Brother Ye, what kind of sword spell did you just train? Can your sword fly out?"
She didn't know how to address Ye Chen. Fortunately, she was one year younger than Ye Chen, so she just called him Big Brother Ye.
Ye Chen said, "This is the Imperial Sword Technique. It requires soul power to control."
"Sword Control Technique?"
Ye Xuan and the other three looked confused. They were unfamiliar with this sword art and had never heard of it before.
"Flying on a sword, taking a person's head from a thousand miles away. You can understand it this way."
After mastering the Imperial Sword Technique, Ye Chen could already fly on his sword. Due to his powerful soul force, the speed of his flying sword was even faster than the Sword Light Flight Technique. This was because the speed of the flying sword was faster than most attacks, which was something that the Sword Light Flight Technique could not achieve at the moment.
Hearing Ye Chen's words, the eyes of the four brightened, and an image naturally appeared in their minds. A peerless swordsman was riding on a flying sword, flying elegantly and fiercely. Without a doubt, the image of this swordsman was Ye Chen.
"It is very rare for you to be able to reach the Astral Reaching Realm at such a young age. If your will power is strong enough, it would not be impossible for you to reach the Sea of Souls Realm."
Ye Chen did not use the standard of the Sky Martial Region to treat the four, since those who could appear in the Sky Martial Region were all insane martial geniuses. There might not even be one in a hundred million. But in the South Rudra Region, the four of them were already considered top martial geniuses, and it was not impossible for them to reach the Sea of Souls Realm.
"Will power? Doesn't it need talent? "Luo Baishuang asked.
Ye Chen shook his head, "Talent can help you reach the Astral Reaching Realm, but reaching the Sea of Souls Realm will be extremely difficult. When you fail to make any progress for countless times, you will start to waver and lose your confidence. Then, you will be satisfied with your current cultivation and lose your ambition. Not having talent is not scary, but having your confidence shaken and having no ambition is the scariest thing. When your will power is strong enough, then even if your talent is a bit weaker, it will still be okay, because once you reach the Astral Reaching Realm, everyone will be on the same starting line.
People with a strong will power will have a much higher chance of success than geniuses with less confidence. "The talent that Ye Chen mentioned was relative to their level. If it were those martial geniuses in the Sky Martial Region, it would indeed be insane. Even if they did not have enough will power, they would still be able to reach the Sea of Souls Realm. But, whether it was the Sea of Souls Realm or the Astral Reaching Realm, one would still need the will power in the end.
Hearing him, Ye Xuan and the other three seemed to be thinking about something. Besides Ye Xuan, who knew a lot about Ye Chen in the beginning, Luo Baishuang and the other two had all heard about how Ye Chen was not that amazing at the beginning. Since he was able to achieve so much, he must have an unimaginable will power. If Ye Chen were just an Astral Reaching Realm warrior like them, then they would not think that way. But, in their eyes, Ye Chen was a legend. Whatever he said, it would not be wrong.
After that, Ye Chen taught them a little bit. Ye Xuan and Luo Baishuang trained sword arts, so they did not know much about the last few top rank Earth Realm sword arts. But, after Ye Chen's teaching, they were suddenly enlightened. On the other hand, Di Hongyin and Lan Cuicui trained a whip art and a palm art respectively. Ye Chen also taught them a little bit, and they learned no less than Ye Xuan and Luo Baishuang. It should not be forgotten that Ye Chen was unrivaled in terms of martial arts training. Although he mainly trained sword arts, any martial arts he learned would be easy to master. Plus, top rank Earth Realm martial arts were not as powerful as profound sense martial arts after all, which were way easier.
…
As the days passed by, Ye Chen had soon trained to the peak of the first level of the defensive sword spell. Within a hundred steps, he could cut off dozens of flies' wings with a single thought.
On the other hand, Luo Baishuang and the other two rarely got to see Ye Chen in person, so they refused to leave the Ye family. Ye Xuan could not get rid of them no matter how hard she tried.
Of course, they did not dare to disturb Ye Chen too much. Every three to four days, they would only ask to see Ye Chen with the excuse of learning martial arts. To them, Ye Chen was already an extravagant hope, so it should not be a problem for them to see him.
Just like that, a month had passed, and it was already late October.
Ye Chen left the Ye family and flew towards the Murong family.
Seeing that Ye Chen had left, Luo Baishuang and the other two finally felt too embarrassed to stay any longer, so they left together.
…
The Ye family was not far from the Murong family, but it was still a few million miles away. On the way, Ye Chen passed by a big city in the Black Dragon Empire, the Black Line City.
With a thought, Ye Chen directed his flying puppet to fly down.
Inside the pavilion, there were a lot of warriors lining up in front of the gate. The second master level warrior ranking had been released a week ago, and every day, there would be a huge amount of people coming to buy it. The first day had the most people, and then the following days, the number would decrease. It had only been a week, but if one wanted to buy the ranking, they would still have to line up. One had to admit that the ranking had already become a symbol of the whole true spirit continent. If one had not seen the ranking before, they would be too embarrassed to talk to others, since it would be very easy to be looked down upon.
"This year, there are indeed a lot of young warriors in the ranking. Shangguan Fei, Helian Wuhua, Situ Hao, Yan Fengfeng, Beiming Hui, Xiao Chuhe, Lu Shaoyou, Xia Houzun, Dugu Jue, Bai Wuxue … So many … What? Ye Chen is ranked number one, and his title is Sword Master. "
"Ye Chen, Sword Master?"
Some of the people who had not bought it yet heard people mumbling. Their eyes widened as they dug their ears, thinking that they might be hearing things.
"Are you sure?"
Someone asked hurriedly.
"Of course I am! The number one is indeed Ye Chen, and his title is Sword Master." The person who was talking said with a bit of shock.
"Boss, give me a copy."
All of a sudden, the area around the pavilion was heated up. Sword Master Ye Chen, the number one on the ranking … This news was just too shocking. Those who had not bought it yet were extremely anxious, wishing that they could go and grab one for themselves.
"Alright! Don't worry, everyone will get one."
The owner of the pavilion was so busy that his forehead was covered in sweat.
After queuing for a while, Ye Chen also managed to buy a master level warrior ranking book. Before he left, someone noticed him and was immediately dumbfounded.
However, when he came back to his senses, Ye Chen had already left.
"I think I just saw Ye Chen."
…
High up in the sky, Ye Chen sat on his flying puppet.
Flipping to the first page, Ye Chen saw his own name.
"Number one on the ranking, Sword Master Ye Chen. This person is a rare sword art martial genius. At the age of twenty-six, he made it to the top of the ranking, and his title is Sword Master … On September eighteenth, he beat Lu Shaoyou and Dugu Jue, and on September twenty-fifth, he beat Xia Houzun in the Turtle Mountain. After the evaluation of dozens of our elders, he has been ranked as the number one on the ranking, and his title is Sword Master. This title is still to be decided, but we all think that the title will definitely belong to him."
The pavilion had a very high evaluation for Ye Chen, and their tone was very certain.
"He actually called me Sword Master?" Ye Chen was a bit surprised. Gao Changtian calling him Sword Master was just giving him a title, which was different from the pavilion calling him Sword Master. At least, the latter would be more powerful than the former. So, whether or not the leader of the pavilion was involved would be a mystery.
Without paying too much attention to it, Ye Chen continued to flip to the back.
There were indeed a lot of young warriors in the ranking this time. There were seventeen of them, which was close to one-fourth of the ranking. It was quite a high ratio.
Among them, Dugu Jue was ranked fourth, the Axe Master was second, Xu Yuan was third, Xie Baiting was sixth, and Bai Wuxue was still the seventh …
"The title of Sword Master has landed on me just like that. It seems like I will have to work hard."
Closing the book, Ye Chen smiled lightly.
…
"This is ridiculous! What is wrong with the pavilion? They put our head master in second place? What right does that Ye Chen have to be at the top?"
In the Surreal Martial School, a lot of the disciples were very upset, and some of the elders looked angry as well.
Inside the head master's palace …
The Axe Master Lin Ruhai closed his book, "Sword Master … I am afraid it will not be for long. Those old guys are not easy to deal with. They don't care about the ranking, but the title of Sword Master is something they have to care about. As the head master of the Surreal Martial School, it is not appropriate for me to make a move, but it is not necessary for me to make a move either."
In the middle of a mountain of swords, a white-haired elder slowly spat out a mouthful of white mist. The mist was like a blade, flashing across the sky like a piece of white silk.
Crack!
A mountain that was as straight as a sword had been cut in half, and the cut was as smooth as a mirror.
"It seems like after a long time, the martial world no longer cares about us. They even gave us the title of Sword Master so easily."
The white-haired elder had a calm look in his eyes. Every move he made, the plants around him would shake, as if they were sharp swords.
If any sword artist came here, they would definitely be terrified.
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