Ye Chenfeng's meridians were unsealed, unleashing his Divine King Realm power and astonishing everyone. He quickly subdued Zhou Hongjing and Zhou Tianlu, but his demonization returned, consuming him and leading him to brutally kill his captives.
Inside the True Dragon Hall, stillness seemed to prevail as time itself appeared to halt. No one had foreseen Ye Chenfeng’s swift and decisive elimination of Zhou Tianlu and Zhou Hongjing. Many believed that Ye Chenfeng, being merely at the Initial Stage of the Divine King Realm, should have chosen the prudent path and departed. Yet, the Zhou family boasted three experts at this very same cultivation level. Cheng Yuanmu and Cheng Yiyao, who had been urging Ye Chenfeng to withdraw, stared in utter disbelief at the fallen heads of Zhou Tianlu and Zhou Hongjing. Could Ye Chenfeng truly have ended them so brutally and quickly? Zhou Zhande and Zhou Yongwang, witnessing the demise of their direct kin, were initially frozen in shock. Their eyes then ignited with boundless fury, and their Half-step Divine Venerable auras surged forth. They simply hadn't anticipated that Ye Chenfeng would dare to exact such a fatal consequence. Ye Chenfeng’s eyes, now completely crimson, seemed to be consumed by his own inner consciousness. A torrent of death aura and killing intent flooded his entire being. The three Initial Stage Divine King Realm cultivators from the Zhou family, who had been occupied with restraining Cheng Yuanmu and Cheng Yiyao, now disregarded them entirely. With Zhou Tianlu and Zhou Hongjing gone, they could only imagine the intense rage of Zhou Zhande and Zhou Yongwang, and their own power levels rapidly escalated. Ye Chenfeng, his blood-red eyes radiating an unnatural aura, fixed his gaze upon Zhou Zhande and Zhou Yongwang. Simultaneously, the three Initial Stage Divine King Realm Zhou experts lunged towards Ye Chenfeng. Was he not merely at the Initial Stage? Surely, the three of them together could subdue a single cultivator of that level. Zhou Zhande and Zhou Yongwang, being Half-step Divine Venerables, saw their celebratory occasion devolve into profound mourning. As the three Zhou experts at the Initial Stage of the Divine King Realm moved, Zhou Zhande roared, "Leave him with a sliver of life; don't let him perish too swiftly." The three charging cultivators clearly understood their patriarch's command. Even before they could close the distance, their oppressive aura slammed into Ye Chenfeng. Ye Chenfeng presented a truly peculiar sight at this juncture. However, he was, after all, only at the Initial Stage of the Divine King Realm. To the onlookers, Ye Chenfeng appeared destined for capture, facing the combined assault of three Initial Stage Divine King Realm experts. Cheng Yuanmu, Cheng Yiyao, and the elderly Steward were left feeling utterly powerless. Although Cheng Yuanmu possessed the strength of the Initial Stage Divine King Realm, his previous encounter with Zhou Yongwang's aura had left him injured. As the three Zhou experts drew nearer, Cheng Yuanmu murmured with a heavy heart, "Who could have conceived that young Brother Ye is an Initial Stage Divine King Realm expert? At his age, he could very well reach the apex of the Ancient Realm someday. It is we who have inadvertently endangered him!" Cheng Yiyao’s gaze held a hint of unwavering resolve as she declared firmly, "Ancestor, if Brother Chenfeng falls today, I shall join him in death." The moment Cheng Yiyao uttered these words, the three Initial Stage Divine King Realm cultivators from the Zhou family were completely surrounded by Ye Chenfeng. Ye Chenfeng, his consciousness having been completely overwhelmed, frantically channeled the Spiritual Qi flowing through his meridians. A dark, deathly aura and potent killing intent began to emanate from his body. A thick shroud of black death energy enveloped Ye Chenfeng. As this power erupted from within, his form abruptly vanished from the sight of the three Zhou experts. In the very next instant, Ye Chenfeng materialized behind the trio of Initial Stage Divine King Realm cultivators. Faced with Ye Chenfeng’s incomprehensible speed, the three Zhou experts were utterly incapable of reacting. Each of them suddenly sported a finger-sized puncture wound on their necks, weeping warm blood. Their eyes widened in sheer disbelief as their bodies stiffened and the life force within them extinguished entirely. In the span of a mere breath, Ye Chenfeng had annihilated three cultivators at the Initial Stage of the Divine King Realm. This astonishing feat shattered everyone's prior understanding; such combat capability was beyond monstrous! Cheng Yuanmu, Cheng Yiyao, and the old Steward held their breath, having already prepared themselves for the ultimate sacrifice. The expressions of Zhou Zhande and Zhou Yongwang turned exceptionally grim. Their prior assessment was that three Initial Stage Divine King Realm experts should have easily subdued Ye Chenfeng. Yet, in the end, their own family's cultivators at that level had been obliterated in an instant? Who exactly was this Ye Chenfeng? With Zhou Tianlu and Zhou Hongjing already deceased, and now the three Initial Stage Divine King Realm experts of the Zhou family also gone, their family's strength, which numbered only three Divine King Realm experts in total, had suffered a devastating blow.
Although Zhou Zhande and Zhou Yongwang were taken aback by Ye Chenfeng's combat capabilities, their bodies closed in relentlessly on him, their fury escalating to its zenith.
However, being within the confines of the True Dragon Hall and with a multitude of guests observing, Zhou Zhande and Zhou Yongwang found themselves restricted from unleashing potent secret techniques and formidable martial skills, fearing collateral damage.
Consequently, they opted to direct a simultaneous palm strike towards Ye Chenfeng.
Nevertheless, a full-powered palm assault from individuals at the Half-step Divine Venerable realm was certainly not to be trifled with.
The surrounding atmosphere immediately rippled, and the very fabric of space began to distort.
With his eyes now shimmering with an unsettling crimson hue, Ye Chenfeng's consciousness was consumed by a singular, primal urge: "kill." Without hesitation, he advanced to meet the incoming palm strikes of Zhou Zhande and Zhou Yongwang. As he did, he elevated his aura to its absolute peak, rapidly dispersing the death aura that permeated his being, even allowing it to permeate the bodies of Zhou Yongwang and Zhou Zhande.
This unexpected intrusion of the death aura caused Zhou Zhande and Zhou Yongwang's Spiritual Energy to falter momentarily, thereby diminishing the potency of their palm attacks.
"Bang! Bang!" The sound of impact resonated twice.
Ye Chenfeng was propelled backward by two steps.
Zhou Zhande and Zhou Yongwang were also forced to retreat by two steps.
Empowered by the death aura, the demonized Ye Chenfeng found himself matched against Zhou Zhande and Zhou Yongwang, standing his ground.
As they retreated, Zhou Zhande and Zhou Yongwang's brows furrowed deeply, their already immense astonishment growing without bounds.
Ye Chenfeng's manifestation of death aura was profoundly peculiar.
If this confrontation were to persist within the True Dragon Hall, the entire structure risked complete annihilation.
After a swift exchange of glances, Zhou Zhande retrieved a ring no larger than his palm. Casting it into the air, both he and Zhou Yongwang simultaneously channeled their Spiritual Energy into it, causing the ring to expand exponentially in mid-flight.
A distinct fluctuation of energy emanated from the burgeoning ring.
Among the assembled guests, a few individuals with keen insight exclaimed, "Behold, the Zhous' Immortal Artifact, the Skylock Space! For a mere cultivator at the Initial Stage of the Divine King Realm to provoke the deployment of an Immortal Artifact by two Half-step Divine Venerables of the Zhou family? With the Skylock Space now unleashed, this boy at the Initial Stage of the Divine King Realm has no hope of escaping with his life."
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