Chapter 518: Priest Qing Lian

The man in the beast-hide robe was one of the strongest among them, a cultivator at the Peak of the Blood Coagulation Realm.

Yet before Ye Chen, he was so utterly defenseless!

Just moments ago, he had been glaring at Ye Chen like a tiger stalking its prey. But in the blink of an eye, a single punch from Ye Chen had left him half-dead, clearly beyond saving.

“It’s you!”

“I knew it was you bastards who lured us here!”

When the young girl and her companions saw the woman with the ponytail and her group, fury surged within them, and they shouted in accusation.

The woman with the ponytail ignored her, her eyes fixed on Ye Chen.

Without a doubt, this young man before them was the most dangerous person here.

He was far more dangerous than even that Spirit Sea Realm Great Demon!

“Are they your enemies?”

Ye Chen glanced at the young girl and asked casually.

“They’re our mortal enemies!!!!” the young girl snarled, her eyes glinting with cold fury.

“Perfect. They’re my enemies, too.”

Ye Chen shrugged. “In that case, I might as well take care of all of them.”

His tone was calm and unhurried, as if he were describing some trivial matter.

The woman with the ponytail and her group were both shocked and enraged. When had they ever been so underestimated?

But they had no time for anger. Ye Chen had already charged into their midst like a savage, humanoid beast. Every punch he threw instantly killed one person.

His attacks were swift and ruthless, with no wasted motion.

His ferocity not only stunned the people of the White Tiger Tribe…

…it even made Li Hong, a burly man who prided himself on his viciousness, so scared his legs went weak. He was inwardly overcome with relief.

In the blink of an eye, everyone except the woman with the ponytail had been killed by Ye Chen.

Ye Chen dusted off his arms and began to walk slowly toward the woman with the ponytail.

This was the Black Triangle, a place where everyone’s hands were stained with blood and human lives were as worthless as weeds.

Therefore, Ye Chen felt no psychological burden when he killed.

Although he possessed the power of life and death over others, he had never enjoyed slaughtering the innocent.

But in this region, almost no one was innocent.

The innocent could not survive in the Black Triangle.

‘Everyone here has a reason they deserve to die. It isn’t about right or wrong; it’s simply a matter of which side you’re on.’

‘And from my standpoint, this group led by the woman with the ponytail all deserved to die!’

“She’s the leader of this group. Should I kill her too? Or should you take her back to your tribe?”

Ye Chen asked nonchalantly.

“If you have the guts, then kill me!”

“All my companions are dead… I refuse to live on in shame!”

The woman with the ponytail had a fierce and unyielding personality. Upon hearing Ye Chen’s words, she immediately raised her spear and aimed to plunge it into her own heart.

But the young girl suddenly cried out, “Don’t let her die yet!”

Hearing this, Ye Chen’s figure flashed. He appeared in front of the woman and gripped the spear in her hands firmly.

No matter how much strength she used, she couldn’t move the spear another inch.

Her long hair was a mess as she cried out in a mixture of shock and rage, “Bastard!!!”

‘She felt so helpless.’

‘With Ye Chen in front of her, she couldn’t even take her own life.’

“As a prisoner, you should just be obedient.”

With a slight exertion of force, Ye Chen snapped the spear in her hands.

He easily subdued the woman and casually threw her before the young girl.

The members of the White Tiger Tribe stared at the woman with the ponytail, their faces a mixture of anger and indignation.

The memory of being hunted by the Wolf Demon, forced into a corner with nowhere to run, made them grind their teeth in fury. They wished they could tear her to shreds right then and there.

But the young girl stopped them. “Don’t be hasty. Let’s take her back first.”

“Don’t forget, we still don’t know the Clan Leader’s whereabouts. This woman can’t die!”

At her words, the others suppressed their anger.

Still, if looks could kill, the woman with the ponytail would have died countless times over.

“You want to know the Clan Leader’s whereabouts?”

“Hahaha, don’t be so naive, little girl. You’ll get no information from me!”

The woman with the ponytail sneered disdainfully.

Seeing that her people were about to erupt in anger again, the young girl promptly knocked the woman out.

“Let’s get her back first, then we’ll talk!”

“We’ve suffered heavy losses. It’s too dangerous to linger out here. We should return to the tribe to rest and recuperate.”

The young girl’s voice was as crisp and clear as a silver bell.

Although her face was youthful and she was not old, she seemed to hold great authority among her people.

Once she spoke, everyone quieted down. They obediently bound the woman with the ponytail, then set off with their prisoner and the corpse of the Wolf Demon.

Along the way, everyone was curious about Ye Chen, but they were also in awe of his strength and didn’t dare to approach him casually.

Only the young girl spoke with him.

Soon, Ye Chen learned her name from her.

Qing Lian.

A beautiful name, with a somewhat poetic ring to it.

Just like her captivatingly beautiful face, it was filled with a spiritual aura.

Through their conversation, Ye Chen learned of the ponytail-wearing woman’s origins.

She came from the Luo Race and was a pure-blooded member.

The Luo Race was a large clan from the wilderness that had a long-standing feud with the White Tiger Tribe. The two sides had always had frequent conflicts, but things rarely escalated to the point of such open hostility.

The reason for this was that the great power protecting the White Tiger Tribe, the Liuyue Sect, had been annihilated half a month ago!

With the White Tiger Tribe having lost its protection, the Luo Race could now act against them with impunity.

The reason Qing Lian and her group had appeared in the cave earlier, fighting the Wolf Demon, was precisely that they had fallen into a trap set by the Luo Race!

The Clan Leader of the White Tiger Tribe had gone out three days ago and had yet to return.

This had thrown the tribe into a panic. Qing Lian had led a group out to search for any sign of the Clan Leader, but they ended up tracking him all the way to the Wolf Demon’s lair.

Just as they realized it was a trap, the Wolf Demon happened to return, and a fierce battle broke out between them.

The Wolf Demon’s combat strength was terrifying. If Ye Chen hadn’t intervened, few, if any, from the White Tiger Tribe’s party would have escaped.

Even if some had managed to escape with their lives, they would have been maimed and would have inevitably been hunted down by the woman with the ponytail and her people.

Ultimately, Ye Chen had saved them all. Everyone was deeply grateful for his actions and regarded him as their tribe’s savior.

Furthermore, since Ye Chen came from the kindred Vermilion Bird Tribe, they felt an even greater affinity for him.

“We owe you our lives for this. If you hadn’t intervened, there’s no way we would have survived this ordeal.”

Qing Lian smiled sweetly, blinking at Ye Chen. “Priest Zhu Cheng has already spoken with me,” she said. “I know the purpose of your visit to the White Tiger Tribe.”

“As soon as we reach the tribe, I’ll take you to comprehend the tribal totem!”