Blaze!
Darklight King's left hand tightly clenched into a fist, emitting a frightening heatwave. He rigidly stared at Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng's backs and inwardly said, "Gemstone Islands is not suitable for fighting. Once we're outside, I'll make you beg for death."
'Strongest' half-step Kings were revered existences wherever they went. They were even fewer in number than Life and Death Kings. As a veteran 'strongest' half-step King, even experts of the same level were apprehensive of him. After all, the longer one lived, the more ruthless one would become. This was something that newcomers lacked.
Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng taking away the Shadow Armor in front of Darklight King was undoubtedly challenging his bottom line. Only heaven knew how important the armor was to him. A 'strongest' half-step King paired with a pseudo supreme grade defensive artifact was practically invincible under Life and Death realm.
After Darklight King left, the crowd began to discuss in low voices.
"Thoroughly offending a 'strongest' half-step King is too unwise. I'm afraid that not only will they not be able to keep the Shadow Armor, they will also suffer a calamity."
"The Shadow Armor is no small matter. Perhaps after equipping it, they can escape from Darklight King's hands." The speaker was a young man. He felt that it would be too much of a pity for a stunning woman like Murong Qingcheng to die at Darklight King's hands.
A robust man beside him turned his head and said, "You've just arrived at Gemstone Islands, haven't you? If you've been here for a long time, you'll know that this is impossible. As a veteran 'strongest' half-step King, Darklight King's strength is unfathomable. His Darklight Palm Arts contain fire and earth profounds, and moreover, they have been fused to a high degree. In terms of breaking through defenses, it's extremely frightening. Although one or two palms can't kill them, a few more palms can jolt them to death even with the Shadow Armor's protection, unless their Zhen Yuan can operate the armor for a long time. "
Using a pseudo supreme grade artifact required a large amount of Zhen Yuan. Ordinary half-step Kings simply couldn't use it more than a few times. Although pseudo supreme grade defensive artifacts didn't have the same effect as offensive artifacts and could last longer, it could only delay death. After all, the offensive power of a 'strongest' half-step King was incomparably powerful, and Darklight King's Darklight Palm Arts excelled at breaking through defenses.
"This … There will always be accidents."
"How could there be so many accidents?"
…
After leaving the Glorious Exchange, the two of them saw Wang Lan in a corner.
Wang Lan came up to them and said, "Do you have any other orders?"
After buying the Shadow Armor, Murong Qingcheng was in a good mood. She tossed a hundred Upper Grade Spirit Stones to the other party and said, "You should know which island is quieter and more suitable for living. Bring us there."
"Blue islands are usually quieter, and the Deep Blue Island is the best. There are all kinds of architectural styles there, including luxurious courtyards, gardens, ancient castles, and even underground buildings. But, only half step kings have the right to enter the island."
Wang Lan was very familiar with the affairs of the Gemstone Islands.
"Alright, bring us there."
Ye Chen nodded.
Wang Lan froze for a second, then said hurriedly, "Oh, over here." Ye Chen's words told her without a doubt that they were indeed half step king warriors.
Orchid Island did not allow people below half-step King realm to enter, but it would not be a problem if they brought someone in. After all, some half-step Kings liked to be served, so they could not forbid their servants from entering, right? Therefore, Wang Lan acted as a guide and followed the two to Orchid Island.
There were almost no commercial buildings on Orchid Island, only residential areas. Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng chose a huge garden and settled in.
The garden's fee was not high, only a thousand upper grade spirit stones per month. It seemed that they did not want to earn spirit stones from half-step Kings, and only wanted them to stay in the Gemstone Islands and enjoy honorable treatment.
With the Shadow Armor in hand, Murong Qingcheng returned to her room and prepared to erase the soul imprint on it. Ye Chen, on the other hand, enjoyed the scenery in the pavilion above the lake. As for Wang Lan, Ye Chen gave her an independent small courtyard, which was next door. Faintly, one could hear the sound of Qi tearing through the air. She should be cultivating a martial art.
The green lake was covered with water lilies, each of them with different colors swaying in the wind, looking elegant and beautiful. Besides a couple of pavilions connected to each other, there was also a stone bridge made of gray rocks. From Ye Chen's perspective, the afternoon sun and the stone bridge seemed to be on top of each other, looking very picturesque.
Ye Chen was a person who did as he pleased, so he laid down in the pavilion and took a nap.
After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, a yellow light streaked across the sky, as if a faintly discernible meteor was streaking across the sky. Eh? A soft exclamation sounded out as the yellow light curved in the direction of Ye Chen's garden, ultimately landing in the pavilion.
Ye Chen opened his eyes and said with a smile, "You also live in the Gemstone Islands."
It was none other than the yellow-robed woman who had parted ways in the Mysterious Yin King's ruins.
"Huang Mei, I still don't know your name." The yellow-robed woman sat on a stone chair with a smile and poured herself a cup of tea.
Ye Chen sat in front of her and said, "Ye Chen."
"Good name. I heard that a man and a woman offended the Darklight King in Scarlet Island's Glorious Exchanges. Don't tell me it's the two of you?"
Huang Mei looked pensive.
Ye Chen smiled, tacitly agreeing.
"The Darklight King is very powerful. You'd better not be careless. If possible, it's best not to clash head-on. His Darklight Palm Arts are extremely powerful, and even my innate ability is somewhat unable to bear it. After so many years, his Darklight Palm Arts should have improved by another level."
Ye Chen said, "So, you've exchanged blows with him?"
Ye Chen wasn't too clear on how powerful a 'strongest' half-step King was, but he was certain that they couldn't do anything to him.
"Eh? Eh? You've entered half-step King realm?" Huang Mei faintly nodded and suddenly exclaimed. She hadn't paid much attention to Ye Chen's cultivation base. Just a moment ago, she unintentionally sized him up and discovered that Ye Chen was already a half-step King. Ye Chen was already unfathomable when he was at the peak of late Sea of Soul realm. How strong would he be after entering half-step King realm?
"Hehe!"
Chuckling, Huang Mei said, "Seems like I was worrying for nothing."
In truth, although Huang Mei felt that Ye Chen wasn't someone to be trifled with, if she went all out, she still had the confidence to defeat Ye Chen. After all, 'strongest' half-step Kings were not just for show. Moreover, she also had a pseudo supreme grade artifact. A 'strongest' half-step King combined with a pseudo supreme grade artifact could erupt with an unimaginable battle strength.
It should be known that pseudo supreme grade artifacts were too high-end for half-step Kings. Ordinary half-step Kings couldn't use them more than a few times. On the other hand, the Zhen Yuan of 'strongest' half-step Kings was incomparably deep, allowing them to bring out the might of pseudo supreme grade artifacts to a whole new level.
However, now that Ye Chen was a half-step King, his strength was bound to increase by several folds. Darklight King would most likely be at a disadvantage.
Of course, she didn't know that Ye Chen was different from others. Others only had more Zhen Yuan and purer Zhen Yuan, but Ye Chen had upgraded his Green Lotus Sword Arts to heaven grade. Moreover, he had unearthed a half-baked Sword Domain. Be it in group battles or one on one battles, he was a frightening existence.
After chatting for a cup of tea's worth of time, Huang Mei left.
A few days later, not only did Murong Qingcheng erase the soul imprint on the Shadow Armor, she also imprinted her own soul imprint on it.
As a pseudo supreme grade artifact, the Shadow Armor could be adjusted to a certain degree. For example, since Murong Qingcheng was a female, the Shadow Armor had become a lot slimmer, and her chest area had two protrusions. Wearing it on the body wouldn't cause any discomfort.
In the courtyard, Ye Chen smiled, "How about testing the Heavenly Star Force Field first?"
"Alright!"
Murong Qingcheng didn't use the Dark Force Field. Instead, she poured her demonic power into the Shadow Armor and activated its Heavenly Star Force Field.
Pop!
A transparent ripple spread out.
Standing in front of Murong Qingcheng, Ye Chen felt that the surreal space had become much more viscous, and any movement he made would be more strenuous. He couldn't do as he pleased. Along with Murong Qingcheng's manipulation of the Heaven Star Force Field, a repulsive force acted on Ye Chen's body like the power of heaven and earth.
Deng! Deng!
Ye Chen retreated several steps.
"Not bad."
Just as Ye Chen finished his words, the repulsive force suddenly turned into a gravitational force, pulling him over. Without a choice, he had to increase his Zhen yuan circulation to counteract this gravitational force.
"Now, let's try the effect of combining the Heavenly Star Force Field and the Dark Force Field!"
The Heavenly Star Force Field's strength was quite impressive. Ye Chen estimated that even if he circulated his Zhen yuan with all his might, he would still be affected. The closer he was to Murong Qingcheng, the greater the effect. It was no wonder that Darklight King would pay so much attention to it. After all, in a battle between experts, even a tiny gap was a gap.
The surface of Murong Qingcheng's body flickered with purple-black electric currents. With a sizzling sound, the space suddenly shook, and the whole courtyard became blurry.
Shoo!
Caught off guard, Ye Chen was repelled by an extremely powerful repulsive force. Even if he circulated his Zhen yuan with all his might, it would be useless. He was too close to Murong Qingcheng, and the density of his Zhen yuan was almost the same as Murong Qingcheng's. Moreover, the latter's demonic power was purer than his.
"Too powerful!"
Ye Chen was directly pressed against the courtyard's wall. If not for Murong Qingcheng restraining the repulsive force, he would have been repelled even further. Moreover, he would have suffered some injuries, and wouldn't have been able to get close.
After restraining the repulsive force, Murong Qingcheng suddenly changed the force field into gravity. Under the amplification of the Heavenly Star Force Field, the gravity of the Dark Force Field was like a black hole. Ye Chen was directly sucked in, so fast that Ye Chen seemed to be passing through the void.
"Sword Domain!"
At the crucial moment, Ye Chen released his Sword Domain, which interweaved with Murong Qingcheng's Dark Force Field.
Although the Sword Domain was not a force field, it possessed extremely powerful defensive and offensive abilities. After layers of weakening, the Dark Force Field no longer had much effect on Ye Chen.
Pop!
The purple-black electric currents on Murong Qingcheng's body dissipated, and the force field retracted.
Retracting his Sword Domain as well, Ye Chen praised, "Simply inconceivably powerful. Even a 'strongest' half-step King can't get close to you, and can only attack from a distance."
Force field had a huge effect on a whole object, but it would be much weaker against energy attacks, because the energy was only temporarily gathered together, and not a whole. Of course, it would still be somewhat weakened, and couldn't be ignored.
Murong Qingcheng said, "This Shadow Armor has another use."
"What use?"
Whoosh!
A dim light flickered, and Murong Qingcheng suddenly appeared in front of Ye Chen.
"Speed amplification!"
Ye Chen's eyes lit up.
Murong Qingcheng's speed was already very fast, and combined with the Shadow Armor, her speed was probably the fastest among half-step Kings.
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