Chapter 536: Crushing

Luo Qianzhong’s robust body rapidly withered, reverting to its original scrawny appearance.

His unparalleled aura quickly faded, plummeting from a level approaching the Divinity Transformation Realm all the way down to the Fifth Layer of the Primordial Mansion Realm.

“How… how could this be?!”

The sudden change twisted Luo Qianzhong’s old face into a snarl. He stared at Ye Chen in disbelief, his heart trembling as if battered by monstrous waves.

This was the Luo Race’s ultimate trump card, a Forbidden Array that could gather the Spiritual Power of all their Cultivators at the Bone Forging Realm and above, channeling it into a single person to grant the user an incredible level of strength.

Yet the young man before him had destroyed the Forbidden Array in just a few moves. It was as if… as if he was intimately familiar with its flaws and imperfections, allowing him to pinpoint its weaknesses and strike with precision.

No wonder Luo Qianzhong and the rest of the Luo Race were so utterly shocked.

How could they have possibly known that Ye Chen’s understanding of arrays had already reached a level beyond ordinary comprehension?

In fact, not even he knew what level his mastery of arrays had truly reached.

He only knew that after absorbing the experience from the Demon God Creation Skill, he could effortlessly see through the weaknesses of any array he encountered.

Like a grandmaster standing at the very pinnacle of the Dao of Arrays, his insight was unimaginably profound.

‘Not good!’

Realizing the Forbidden Array could no longer help him, Luo Qianzhong immediately tried to retreat.

But he was a step too late.

With a casual swat, as if killing a fly, Ye Chen slammed Luo Qianzhong’s body to the ground.

The immense force shattered Luo Qianzhong’s bones and tore his meridians, leaving him paralyzed on the ground like a formless heap of mud, unable to move.

This terrifying scene left the members of the Luo Race completely stunned.

Their Clan Leader, Luo Qianzhong, was a Cultivator at the Fifth Layer of the Primordial Mansion Realm.

But before this young man, he couldn’t even withstand a single exchange before being severely wounded and incapacitated.

It was hard to believe. The boy didn’t even seem to have a cultivation level, yet his combat prowess was terrifying beyond imagination.

“What are you all standing around for?”

“Are you just going to stand by and watch our Clan Leader be humiliated by an outsider?”

A powerful member of the Luo Race roared in anger, “Everyone, attack! Drive this enemy out!”

The Luo Race’s dignity had been trampled upon, and rage filled the hearts of many.

Soon, an atmosphere of shared hatred spread through the clan. Countless Luo Race experts surrounded Ye Chen, eyeing him menacingly.

Although their cultivation levels were far inferior to their old Clan Leader’s, under the leadership of a few high-ranking members and banking on their superior numbers, they still had the courage to challenge Ye Chen.

Ye Chen glanced indifferently at the crowd of Luo Race members. His expression unchanging, he said nonchalantly, “Priest Qing Lian, please go to the Luo Race’s prison and rescue the others.”

“But you…” Qing Lian faltered.

“Don’t worry, I’ll hold them back,” Ye Chen said.

“You think you can stop so many of us all by yourself?”

“Kid, are you dreaming?” someone snorted, holding a spiritual weapon, his aura sharp.

“Go now. They won’t be able to interfere with you.” Ye Chen ignored the Luo Race members and spoke to Qing Lian in a low, firm voice.

Hearing this, Qing Lian no longer hesitated. She immediately set off, darting toward the depths of the Luo Race’s territory.

“STOP RIGHT THERE!!!”

A young man from the Luo Race drew a large bow, aiming an arrow at Qing Lian.

A faint light emanated from his body, and behind him, a brilliant Spiritual Sea churned.

He was a Spirit Sea Realm expert!

Ye Chen merely glanced over before looking away. He picked up a small stone and flicked it with his finger.

“BOOM!”

A sonic boom echoed through the air. The small stone shot out like a cannonball, reaching the Spirit Sea Realm Cultivator in the blink of an eye.

The man didn’t even have time to react before the stone slammed heavily into his chest.

In an instant, the tiny stone erupted with the force of a meteorite. The terrifying destructive power ripped the Spirit Sea Realm Cultivator’s torso open, spilling his intestines and organs all over the ground.

His hand had just touched the bowstring when he was killed on the spot.

This incredibly bloody scene made countless members of the Luo Race gasp in horror.

Their hearts trembled, and they couldn’t help but take a step back.

The young man before them was simply too terrifying, too savage.

‘Even with our numbers, could we truly suppress this young man by relying on brute force alone?’

In the end, Qing Lian successfully broke away. Any Luo Race member who tried to intercept her was summarily executed by Ye Chen.

“Attack!”

A high-ranking member of the Luo Race grit his teeth and gave the order. Despite the enemy’s strength, he clearly had no intention of giving up easily.

But the moment the words left his mouth, Ye Chen was in front of him. With a single slap, he reduced the man to a pile of bloody paste.

“Give up the struggle. For those willing to submit, I might just let you live.”

Ye Chen said indifferently, his hands clasped behind his back.

Everyone’s heart shuddered, their expressions shifting.

The opponent was simply too strong. He could obliterate them with a wave of his hand, extinguishing any thought of resistance.

“You want my Luo Race to submit?”

“You’re dreaming!!!”

A large man holding a giant hammer roared.

His eyes were wide with fury, his aura erupting as he looked ready to attack Ye Chen.

But in the blink of an eye, Ye Chen appeared before him and gently gripped his arm.

The next moment, the crowd watched in horror as the large man’s arms, still holding the giant hammer, were twisted like pretzels.

The man screamed repeatedly, his resolute face contorting violently in agony.

Ye Chen shook his head and said casually, “I have no intention of torturing you. Let’s just make it quick.”

With that, he struck out with his palm, shattering the man’s skull on the spot.

Another Spirit Sea Realm high-ranking member of the Luo Race had fallen!

The young man before them was like a god of slaughter who had walked straight out of the depths of hell. His brutal and efficient methods of killing struck bone-deep terror into the surviving members of the Luo Race.

“We… we are willing to submit…”

“Please be merciful, sir, and spare our lives!”

All the high-ranking members had been killed. Those who remained were nothing more than a leaderless rabble.

With no will left to resist, they fell to their knees one by one, begging for their lives with expressions of utter despair.

Just then, Qing Lian broke open the Luo Race’s prison.

With her cultivation, she could easily break it open with brute force even without a key.

“Ye Chen, I’ve rescued them!”

Qing Lian emerged from the prison, her face flushed with excitement.

Behind her followed the imprisoned members of the Vermilion Bird tribe, as well as the missing clan leader of the White Tiger tribe.

Seeing this, Ye Chen had yet to even breathe a sigh of relief.

Just then, a cold glint of light suddenly shot from the distance, hurtling straight toward Qing Lian.