C3 Facing Ye Xuan

"Ye Xuan, I've told you before, you're not worthy of challenging me in martial arts!" Ye Chen slowly approached, then mercilessly stomped on Ye Xuan's terrified face with a cold laugh.

His words hit like a slap across Ye Xuan's face, leaving him looking utterly defeated. "Ye Xuan, remember this in your next life: some people are beyond your reach!"

"Boom!" Before Ye Xuan and Ye Yang could react, Ye Chen unleashed the full force of his Body Tempering Stage strength, combined with the power of his 10,000-pound physique, and stomped down hard on Ye Xuan's head.

The sound was like a watermelon splitting open, as a torrent of crimson liquid slowly oozed out.

"Ye Chen, you...!" Ye Yang, initially stunned, snapped back to reality, glaring at Ye Chen with a face full of venom. Even he hadn't expected Ye Chen to be bold enough to kill Ye Xuan.

"Ye Yang, the Ye family has treated you well, even appointing you as the chief elder. Yet, you took advantage of my father's seclusion to steal my bone structure, shatter my martial soul, and attempt to seize control of the Ye family. What punishment do you deserve for that?"

Before Ye Yang could finish his sentence, Ye Chen let out a cold laugh, kicking Ye Xuan's body aside. His eyes locked onto Ye Yang with an icy stare.

"You little punk, you dared to kill Ye Xuan right in front of me... Prepare to die!"

Watching Ye Xuan meet a gruesome end before his eyes, a flicker of malice crossed Ye Yang's face. He ignored Ye Chen's words, and his Level Two Cultivation within the Martial Soul Stage erupted with force, pressing down on Ye Chen with intense power.

Not only that, a long spear, glowing with five yellow lights, materialized in his hand, elevating his aura to its peak.

"Boom!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Ye Yang seized the spear, moving with ghostly speed, the terrifying cold gleam of the spear aimed directly at Ye Chen.

"Kneel before me!"

The force of the spear made Ye Chen's robe flutter wildly, but he remained unfazed, a hint of disdain on his face. Behind him, the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul burst forth with a dazzling golden light, charging forward with a roar.

"Boom!"

As the golden dragon shadow descended, its overwhelming might shattered the spear's force, crashing down upon Ye Yang.

In an instant, a deafening boom echoed through the air. Ye Yang's previously fierce expression froze. His face changed dramatically, filled with fear and disbelief, as he slowly looked up at Ye Chen.

"Thud!!"

Suddenly, with the sound of a blood mist bursting, Ye Yang was sent flying several yards away by the force of the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul's attack. He crashed into the dungeon wall like a kite with a broken string.

"How... how is this possible?"

Ye Yang's face was a mask of terror, his mind blank. Struggling to his feet, he instinctively looked up at Ye Chen, his expression twisted with disbelief. Ye Chen's bone structure and martial soul had long been taken by him, so by all accounts, Ye Chen should have been nothing but a shell of his former self!

Yet, he never imagined...

With his Level Two Cultivation strength, he was utterly powerless against this seemingly useless Ye Chen!

Even more shocking, Ye Chen only needed to summon the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul to completely defeat him!

"You old fool, do you still want to steal my bone structure and shatter my martial soul now?"

Ye Chen approached Ye Yang slowly, a playful smile on his face, full of disdain.

"You... you worthless fool! I took your bone structure and martial soul long ago. How could you possibly have such terrifying power?"

It wasn't until Ye Chen stood right in front of him that Ye Yang snapped back to reality. The Ye Chen he knew had become a nobody. Otherwise, how could he have been locked away in a dungeon? But if Ye Chen was truly worthless, how did he just defeat Ye Xuan and severely injure him with a single strike? It was unbelievable!

"Worthless? Fine, since you think that, I'll show you who the real fool is!" As soon as Ye Chen finished speaking, the power of his ninth-level Body Tempering Stage erupted from within him.

At the same time, a golden aura emanated from Ye Chen's bone structure, unleashing a terrifying pressure that pinned Ye Yang to the ground, rendering him completely immobile.

"What...!" Ye Yang's eyes widened in disbelief. The oppressive force from Ye Chen's golden bone structure was so overwhelming that he couldn't even stand, forced to kneel on the ground. The dazzling golden light radiating from Ye Chen's bones was blinding, making it nearly impossible for him to look directly at it.

Ye Chen... actually possessed a golden-level bone structure!

"This... how is this possible?"

Seeing this, Ye Yang was utterly dumbfounded, his face instinctively filled with shock.

It's important to know that bone structures are classified into four levels: Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, and Yellow! Only a Heaven Rank bone structure can emit such a terrifying, dazzling golden glow, and its oppressive aura can pin a martial artist with a Yellow Rank bone structure firmly to the ground!

But the bone structure within Ye Chen was one he personally stripped away! How could Ye Chen possibly regain a Heaven Rank golden bone structure? This left him in a state of shock and bewilderment, unable to believe it for a long time!

"You old fool, now that you know who the real waste is, you can rest in peace!"

Seeing Ye Yang's face full of shock and disbelief, Ye Chen smirked coldly and spoke.

"Boom!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul behind Ye Chen shot out, erupting with a dragon's roar, and charged at Ye Yang.

"Ye... Ye Chen, I'm the elder of the Ye family, and you dare to kill me!"

Before Ye Yang could finish speaking, the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul struck him down, killing him on the spot.

"You old fool, you clearly didn't understand. The one I'm killing is you, the treacherous elder of the Ye family!"

Seeing the scene before him, Ye Chen let out a cold smile.

"Boom!"

Just as Ye Chen's words fell, he suddenly felt a surge of energy coursing through his entire body. A vortex of spirit energy began to swirl within him. This vortex was clearly formed by the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul after it absorbed the Yellow Rank Level Five Martial Soul from Ye Yang.

In that moment, Ye Chen distinctly sensed the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul lighting up its third yellow glow. Simultaneously, a massive amount of spirit energy rushed into his martial pattern.

"Boom!"

Instantly, the sound of the spirit energy vortex exploding echoed around. Ye Chen's body trembled as the immense spirit energy within the vortex slowly condensed into a golden martial pattern, spiraling continuously inside him. This was a clear sign of his cultivation advancing from the ninth level to the tenth level of the Body Tempering Stage!

At the same time, Ye Chen felt a powerful jolt throughout his body. He could clearly sense that the Nine Dragon Heaven Swallowing Technique had advanced to the third level of the Dragon Blood Stage!

"Now that Ye Yang and his son Ye Xuan have been defeated, the Ye family is safe. I wonder how much longer it will take for my father to finish his seclusion. Perhaps I should head to the Spirit Mist Mountains to hunt a few demon beasts and advance my cultivation to the Martial Soul Stage."

Upon realizing that the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul could absorb Martial Souls and Demon Beast Cores to enhance his power, a gleam of determination flashed in Ye Chen's eyes. He promptly left the dungeon and headed toward the Misty Mountains.