Supreme Sword God

Chapter 745 744: No More Pretending, I'm Coming Clean

"Elemental Martial Dao, it's truly incredible, such an eye-opener." At this moment, a man in the crowd spoke, breaking the deathly silence.

The man was burly and strong, with long hair draped over his shoulders, his face carrying a trace of fierceness, and his massive, muscular arms exuding a bronzed sheen.

"Meng Qiang, Third-Grade Frenzy Bloodline, Heaven-Reaching Realm Seventh Layer, Ye Chen, do you dare to fight me!"

Beside him, the elder Han Xun frowned and said, "Meng Qiang, step back."

Ye Chen smiled faintly and said, "Elder Han, I can give it a try."

Han Xun said, "Meng Qiang's strength is too domineering, it's hard for him to hold back, easy to accidentally injure."

"No worries."

Ye Chen looked at Meng Qiang and said, "I look forward to your impressive moves."

Meng Qiang grunted and said, "I will try to restrain my strength."

As soon as he finished speaking, Meng Qiang's foot stomped hard on the ground.

"Boom!"

The ground shattered, and Meng Qiang's figure, like a ferocious beast, charged fiercely at Ye Chen.

The air roared, and the violent power distorted everything.

Reaching Ye Chen, Meng Qiang roared, throwing a punch, the terrifying force of his punch arousing a palpable wave of air.

Ye Chen thrust his sword.

Sword Qi erupted, meeting Meng Qiang's punch head-on!

"Boom!"

The two forces collided fiercely, yet neither yielded, resulting in a stalemate.

"Great Power Demon God Fist!"

Meng Qiang shouted angrily, and the force of his punch surged instantly.

"Sun and Moon as One!"

Ye Chen also chanted softly, with the sun and moon floating on both sides of his Sword Qi.

"Boom Boom!"

The sun and moon Sword Qi shattered, and the fist force dissipated.

Both figures flew backward at the same time.

Meng Qiang steadied himself, looking at Ye Chen, full of fighting spirit: "Ye Chen, again!"

"Alright!" Ye Chen replied cheerfully.

The two rushed toward each other.

On Ye Chen, the extreme sharpness blossomed, the Instant Void Swordsmanship erupted, and his figure disappeared from Meng Qiang's line of sight.

Meng Qiang was startled, suddenly feeling a terrifying sharpness behind him. He twisted his waist and abdomen, instantly turning around and swinging a fist backward.

Ye Chen, emerging from the spatial rift, slashed down with his sword.

Dragon and Phoenix Sword Qi erupted!

The might of the Dragon and Phoenix was awe-inspiring.

This time, Meng Qiang's body flew back like a kite with a broken string.

And that Dragon and Phoenix Sword Qi, its power undiminished, though Ye Chen did not attack again, swung his sword diagonally towards the sky, as the Dragon and Phoenix Sword Qi shot up high and then dissipated!

It wasn't a life-and-death struggle.

Nor was it a fight with an enemy.

It was purely a spar, there was no need to injure the other!

Meng Qiang landed, stepping back a few paces, then looked at Ye Chen and said, "Convinced, but... I want to ask, is Elemental Martial Dao really that strong?!"

At this moment, a powerhouse beside him said with a complex tone, "If Elemental Martial Dao is truly this strong, and someone of your talent is considered average, then Bloodline Martial Dao truly has no place anymore."

"Why hasn't the Daoist Lord returned? If we continue waiting, when Bloodline Martial Dao reappears in this world, it will likely be a laughingstock, how can it compete in a new era?!"

"With the turning of epochs, and the progress of time, Bloodline Martial Dao cannot showcase its splendor again..."

For a moment, the surrounding crowd looked dejected... one after another, their heads hung low!

Ye Chen: "..."

Went too far!

For him, this was a small matter.

But he overlooked the most important aspect.

The people here had always been hoping for their Daoist Lord to return, to lead them in battles in the new era!

They awaited the day when Bloodline Martial Dao would shine once again.

This was the sole belief that had supported their ancestors to persevere until now!

But now, his seemingly ordinary Elemental Martial Dao self, with Unity Realm cultivation, defeated their Heaven-Reaching Realm genius...

The blow to their faith was unimaginable!

How to wrap this up?

Ye Chen's gaze turned to Han Xun.

Han Xun also appeared troubled, and his expression was downcast.

"Ahem!"

Ye Chen coughed a few times and said, "Everyone, my talent outside might be quite good too... I've killed many at the peak of the Heaven-Reaching Realm... I've even killed Dharma Realm... and quite a few Saint Realm and Great Saints."

Alright, time to lay it all out!

He had the aura of Mad Old Man, and since Mad Old Man was their Daoist Lord, even if they were angry, they probably wouldn't do anything to him.

The crowd was silent again, with all eyes looking at Ye Chen with a strange gaze.

"With such cultivation, you can kill the Saint Realm, slaughter Great Saints... compared to this, Bloodline Martial Dao is truly lackluster!" an elder exclaimed in grief and indignation.

Ye Chen: "…I used external forces to kill, it was all external forces; without them, a Saint Realm powerhouse could crush me with a finger!"

"To have Unity Realm cultivation and still dare to kill Saints and Great Saints, even with external forces, such courage is unparalleled."

"Ye Chen, when you killed Dharma Realm, did you also use external forces?"

Ye Chen: "I did, without external forces, how could I be a match for Dharma Realm?"

This sparring had turned into an effort to help them regain their confidence, even though he won, it was truly exhausting.

"Outside, without external forces, can you sweep through the Heaven-Reaching Realm?" someone asked.

Ye Chen: "Well... probably not, but the vast majority are no match for me."

At these words.

A gasp went up around him.

Not relying on external forces to almost sweep through the Heaven-Reaching Realm was still quite astonishing!

Han Xun fixed his gaze on Ye Chen: "Didn't you say your talent was slow and unremarkable?"

Ye Chen: "…Elder Han, I was scared at the time..."

Han Xun regained his original expression, but in his eyes, there was no anger at Ye Chen's previous deception, rather a sense of gratitude!

If Ye Chen had not confessed now, then this group of people would have faced the collapse of their beliefs!

At this moment.

The surrounding young people regained their fighting spirit!

Ye Chen was a top-tier genius in the outside world, so losing to Ye Chen didn't mean they couldn't surpass the geniuses out there.

And several Heaven-Reaching Realm prodigies were now eager to try.

Outside, Ye Chen could almost sweep through the Heaven-Reaching Realm; if someone among them could defeat Ye Chen, it would mean they are stronger than the geniuses outside.

Moreover, talent compared to Ye Chen's didn't matter anymore.

After all, Ye Chen was someone who had contact with their Daoist Lord, meaning he was, in a sense, one of their own!

Ye Chen, seeing the change in their expressions, felt a sigh of relief.

It was good they had adjusted their mindset.

If he had truly shattered their mindset, once Mad Old Man found out, he would likely hang him up and beat him, to death possibly!

Moreover, the people here seemed so simple, that none were angry or furious with him for his previous deceit.

Except for being glared at by Elder Han Xun earlier, no one else gave him the evil eye!

At this moment.

A woman with exquisite features and a curvaceous figure flew forward.

"Wu Qian, First-Grade Flawless Dao Body Bloodline, Heaven-Reaching Realm Tenth Layer." The woman looked intently at Ye Chen, drawing her sword, and said, "Ye Chen, please enlighten me!"

Ye Chen smiled broadly.

The previous fight was just to procure more Bloodline Martial Dao cultivation methods for Miss Hua.

Fighting like that was indeed pointless.

Now, finally, he would compete with the top-tier genius of Bloodline Martial Dao.

Ye Chen's heart was also filled with anticipation; fighting with full force was where the fun was!