Ye Chen's expression was severe as the challenger was a domineering brute whose intensely powerful aura exuded an extremely oppressive sensation.

To Ye Chen, the first impression this powerhouse gave off was one of towering prominence!

He roared through the ages, dominated the world, and stood unrivaled in his prominence!

At that moment, as the strong man descended from the sky and covered him with a palm, Ye Chen felt a force he couldn't resist, involuntarily bringing a thought of retreat to his mind.

However, the path of martial arts demands advancing against the current without retreating. As one of the absolute strongest, Ye Chen naturally understood that he must not retreat at this moment, or his martial heart would be flawed!

Whether it was a blessing to the soul or a godsend, Ye Chen rose to the challenge. His palm struck out, colliding with the palm of the dominating brute who had descended from heaven.

"Boom!"

The energy around them both exploded, sending soil flying in all directions, and a powerful shockwave swept out from them like a tornado.

"Good lad, to take a palm from me, you do have some ability!" roared the domineering brute, his voice shaking the heavens, as his arms, like a union of dragon and serpent, struck again.

"Who are you?" Ye Chen demanded, feeling an immense sense of dread from this person. He was a rare terror, his prominence battling the heavens, and his presence was even stronger than that of the great crocodile in the late Grandmaster stage.

Ye Chen had just arrived when he noticed three ascending pillars of blood energy, which shocked him. When had Grandmaster powerhouses become so commonplace that they were gathering in groups?

Yet before his shock could subside, he was attacked by this domineering figure and oppressively overwhelmed to a pitiful extent.

Ye Chen was extremely strong and only a step away from entering the late Grandmaster stage. He had always considered himself one of the world's most formidable beings, but this domineering brute in front of him was even more terrifying. With supreme martial prowess, he overwhelmed Ye Chen completely!

Moreover, the other two hidden Grandmasters were extraordinarily dreadful as well, each no less imposing than the great crocodile!

All three were Great Grandmasters, the absolute pinnacle among Grandmasters, and Ye Chen still had a significant gap to reach this level.

"I'm Qin Lan's second grandfather. Since you and my granddaughter are together, that makes me your second grandfather too!" The brute was raging like an attacking titan, relentlessly trampling over Ye Chen.

His claim to be Ye Chen's second grandfather felt utterly disrespectful due to his age.

Their clash was like thunder, their tremendous power colliding and breaking several large trees nearby, creating deep craters, and making the very land tremble.

Qin Lan watched from a distance, and as she saw Ye Chen fight her second grandfather, her eyes shone with dazzling brilliance. Her choice was indeed not wrong; Ye Chen was actually contending with her second grandfather!

To know, her second grandfather surpassed a king-level figure in status, and within Huaxia, he was exceedingly revered as a generation's Grandmaster!

For Ye Chen to be comparable to her second grandfather, and with him being so young, his future was truly boundless!

Qin Lan felt she had bet correctly. If her relationship with Ye Chen indeed bore fruit, then the Qin Family would not only refrain from obstructing but would even provide robust support. After all, having a parent who was a martial arts powerhouse increased the odds for the next generation to be martial prodigies.

If Qin Lan and Ye Chen were to have children who inherited Ye Chen's martial talents, becoming a master and vying for the Grandmaster rank would be well within reach!

One should note that up to this point, the highest martial accomplishment within the direct line of the Qin Family was merely a Martial Arts Master.

Qin Lan felt she shouldn't settle for her current status as a mere mistress; she should vie for the position of Ye Chen's chief wife from those other women!

After all, her second grandfather had eight wives. If Ye Chen could stand against her second grandfather, surely his own household would not be short of wives either.

"Lad, is this all you've got?" The domineering brute had Ye Chen retreating step by step, bursting into a triumphant laugh. "I heard you made the great crocodile flee in a miserable defeat, but with your skills, a draw is the best you can hope for, not enough to inflict serious harm on him!"

"I respect you for being older, but you are relentlessly aggressive. Do you believe I can't unleash my full power and beat you into a dead dog in a minute?" Ye Chen's body radiated an edge, an indomitable spirit that fought to break through the heavens with his martial prowess!

"Haha, I admit you're a tough young man, blowing your own horn to the skies!" The man chuckled coldly.

"Even a clay figure has three points of heat. I don't even know you, and you attack me without reason. If needs be, even at the risk of serious injury, I will use my supreme secret skill to defeat you in minutes!" Ye Chen's words were sharp, with a hint of anger, as the man's unprovoked attack prompted a fiery response.

"You sure talk big, kid, constantly threatening to defeat your second grandfather in minutes!" The man laughed wildly.

"Try touching me again, and I'll really fight back. Don't force me, or I'll beat you up so bad, even your mother won't recognize you!" Ye Chen roared.

"You ungrateful little scoundrel, how dare you speak to me like that? If it weren't for your Great Grandpa, second grandpa, and third grandpa here to protect you, you would have been killed long ago by the experts of the Messiah Organization. You wouldn't have lived to see this day!" The brute was towering with prominence, and upon hearing Ye Chen's disrespect, he swung a powerful slap, tearing open the ground beneath Ye Chen's feet with unmatched ferocity.

"It was you, who intimidated the experts of the Messiah Organization!" Ye Chen was startled.

Quite some time had passed since the battle with the crocodile, but there seemed to be no movements from the crocodile and the Messiah Organization. During this period, there was only one attempt against his life by a venomous scorpion.

This made Ye Chen suspicious, making him believe that these terrifying individuals were lurking in the shadows, hatching some earth-shattering conspiracy. He had not expected that the likes of the crocodile had actually been intimidated by the three terrifying Grandmasters before him.

It turns out, these three Great Grandmasters were truly Ye Chen's benefactors!

Because of their secret intimidation, they had indirectly saved his life. The Messiah Organization was immensely formidable, and if three to five experts had come together to strike at him, there was no way Ye Chen could escape a fate of certain death!

The cultivation of this towering man should be at the late Grandmaster stage, but his martial arts realm was terrifying enough that the combat power he showcased was even superior to that of the crocodile!

Ye Chen once thought he was strong and fierce, but after encountering this person, he realized he was not strong or fierce enough!

"Kid, you're indeed quite remarkable, capable of striking down the strong while being weak! I, your second granduncle, am only half a step away from the Grandmaster Peak, and you, at the Mid Grandmaster Stage, have been able to battle fiercely with me for a long time. Even though I did not exert my full strength, your performance is still quite astonishing. With your abilities, you do indeed qualify to have my granddaughter!" The big man suddenly stopped attacking, his tone teasing as he continued to call himself Ye Chen's second granduncle, showing a somewhat flippant attitude.

Ye Chen looked on silently at the towering man. Both of his arms were trembling slightly. The man's strength was too oppressive, and had his opponent not stopped, Ye Chen would have had to resort to using his secret technique to increase his combat power tenfold, because otherwise, he would have been beaten to death!

There are always people outside people, and heavens outside heavens!

This was Ye Chen's sentiment at the moment. He had thought that in this world, except for the unsurpassable Land Gods and those of the caliber of the Dragon King of the South Sea, he could be invincible, but just when this thought began to sprout, he encountered this towering man, a terrifyingly powerful person who claimed to be his second granduncle!

But this was also a good thing, as it served to temper Ye Chen's wild and arrogant heart!

Suddenly, the two Great Grandmasters who had been lurking without moving also burst into action, which made Ye Chen's heart turn cold!

This towering man before him was boundlessly terrifying, and the two Grandmasters who had not yet shown themselves were also unfathomably profound. Even though Ye Chen had not fought them, their martial prowess could hardly be concealed, exuding an extreme dominance with surging vitality that pierced the heavens!

Two figures appeared before Ye Chen like specters, both exuding a suppressive aura. One was an elderly man of advanced years, the other was a young man with a youthful face.

"Great Grandfather! Second Grandfather! Third Grandfather!"

Qin Lan frolicked over from a distance, and upon seeing the three terrifying Great Grandmasters, she behaved as if she was meeting respected elders.

"My dear granddaughter, your beau is too haughty. He's nearly spitting blood from my beating, yet he says he can cripple me in minutes. This doesn't please your second granduncle at all!" the towering man said to Qin Lan, with a tone that was quite bothered by Ye Chen's earlier arrogance.

In the presence of Qin Lan, the terrifying air of the towering man was nowhere to be seen. He no longer displayed his ferocious and overwhelming presence. Instead, he was like a loving elder.

"Second granduncle, it's not very honorable of you. Aren't you over sixty this year? How can you stoop so low and bully the younger?" Qin Lan blinked her eyes and asked innocently with feigned purity.

"In martial arts, age does not matter. As long as it's a fight between equals, it doesn't count as bullying!" the second granduncle replied.

"Second granduncle, that's not very honorable of you. If martial arts contests don't account for age, then let's have another fight in thirty years' time. I'll be able to knock you down with just a puff of breath. Do you believe that?" Ye Chen jokingly interjected.

Thirty years later, this domineering man's vital energy would likely be in decline, whereas Ye Chen would be at his peak. If they were to fight again, he might actually be able to blow the second granduncle over with a single breath.

"Hahaha!" The domineering man laughed heartily at Ye Chen's remark. "I like the cut of your jib!"

"I'm deeply grateful to the three seniors for intimidating the Messiah Organization's experts and giving me the chance to catch my breath!" Ye Chen bowed deeply with sincerity, expressing his thanks to the three Great Grandmasters before him.

It was from the words of the towering man that Ye Chen learned why the crocodile and the Messiah Organization had remained quiet all along, all thanks to the intimidation of these three Great Grandmasters.

Each of Qin Lan's grandfathers was terrifying in their own right. Even the youngest-looking among them, who seemed to be in his fifties, must be older. It was just that those at the Grandmaster level could maintain youthful appearances without showing signs of aging.

These three were unfathomable, especially the elderly man who appeared frail. In reality, he was the most terrifying and fearsome of the three. Ye Chen sensed a dreadful presence about him and surmised that this elder must be at the Grandmaster Peak, a true formidable Grandmaster. Despite his aged appearance, his vitality remained at its peak, making him a truly boundlessly terrifying person!

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