"The senior's realm is extraordinary, I'm afraid you've already transcended the Grandmaster Peak, haven't you?" Ye Chen spoke, attempting to probe into the Huabei King's Cultivation Realm.

Ye Chen spoke respectfully, considering himself a junior. In fact, the three kings of the chaotic era had extremely high seniority and were already considered senior predecessors of the military district kings!

The Huabei King's fierce reputation was well known, and now he has returned to simplicity and truth, his terror restrained and becoming even more unfathomable.

Ye Chen wanted to know the Huabei King's cultivation because he would have to battle with the South Sea Dragon King in the future, and the Huabei King was renowned in the Martial Tao, on par with Na Wudao!

"I have not achieved transcendence. I am still at the Grandmaster Peak," Song Deyu said, sipping his tea.

"Then why do I feel like you are like a celestial being descending to earth, unfathomable?" said Ye Chen.

Song Deyu gave Ye Chen a very subtle impression. He felt that this senior king's Martial Arts Realm definitely surpassed the Grandmaster Peak!

"I am much stronger than you, so you cannot see through me," Song Deyu said while pouring more tea for Ye Chen.

"By how much are you stronger than me?" Ye Chen asked with some trepidation.

Ye Chen had a pinnacle confrontation scheduled with Na Wudao. Ye Chen believed that as long as he continued his rapid progress and reached the same realm as the South Sea Dragon King, he would no longer fear him.

But after meeting the Huabei King, Ye Chen started to doubt this, because he had an intuition that even if he stepped into the Grandmaster Peak, he would still be no match for this lord of chaos!

And if he couldn't match the Huabei King, how could he possibly defeat the South Sea Dragon King, who was reputed to be on the same level as Song Deyu?

"Your current cultivation is already not weak, with the combat strength of a late Grandmaster. But you're not even a match for one-third of my power!" Song Deyu took a sip of fragrant tea and delivered a blow to Ye Chen's pride.

Song Deyu's remark made Ye Chen's face change drastically. The words were too domineering!

However, Ye Chen did not believe that the other party was lying. Facing this Huabei King, he instinctively felt like he was looking up at a giant, which showed how enormous their gap was!

"What if my strength were to increase tenfold?" Ye Chen asked.

Ye Chen's greatest reliance was on that Supreme Secret Skill, which once deployed could grant him tenfold combat strength, making him invincible.

"It seems you do possess a strange skill, a person with great destiny!" Song Deyu looked at Ye Chen meaningfully, as if he had seen through the secrets he possessed.

Ye Chen felt a chill in his heart. The Huabei King was notoriously fierce. If he accidentally let slip that he possessed the Supreme Secret Skill and this formidable old king decided to kill for the technique, he would be utterly defenseless!

"You needn't be afraid, you have your techniques, and I have my opportunities!" Seeing Ye Chen's nervous expression, Song Deyu smiled inscrutably. "Even if your combat power were to skyrocket, you would still only possess the combat strength of the Grandmaster Peak level. If I were to give it my all, you would still be no match for me in three moves!"

"Moreover, there are many in this world who hold secrets, and not everyone has the method to increase their combat power!" Song Deyu said.

"This!" Ye Chen was shocked. He was taken aback by the Huabei King's power and even more so by his concluding remark!

Even if Ye Chen reached the Grandmaster Peak, Song Deyu was confident he could defeat him within three moves. How formidable was that?

Especially the last sentence, which struck Ye Chen the most. His Supreme Secret Skill, which could increase his strength tenfold, was a legacy left by the ancestor of the Ye Family. He had thought it was unparalleled, but from Song Deyu's attitude, it was clear there were others in the world who also knew methods to greatly increase one's power!

And Ye Chen couldn't shake the feeling that the Huabei King himself might be well-versed in such a technique!

"Alright, let us set aside these matters for now and talk about the Savior," Song Deyu said.

"Senior, are you by any chance affiliated with the Dragon Group now?" Ye Chen suddenly asked.

The three kings from the era of chaos had boundless might, all being great and virtuous figures, but after the military introduced the four grand kings, these three invincible royalties also mysteriously disappeared.

Having heard about the deeds of the chaotic three kings, Ye Chen felt that these monarchs might have joined the mysterious and unfathomable Dragon Group!

"Yes, and no," Song Deyu said with an inscrutable smile.

"What does that mean?" Ye Chen asked, puzzled.

"We are just non-staff members of the Dragon Group, the kind that work without pay, but at least we're freer!" laughed Song Deyu.

"Non-staff members?" Ye Chen expressed his surprise.

Each one of the three kings from the chaotic world had peerless cultivation, and yet such unparalleled Grandmasters were only non-staff members. How incredibly powerful must the Dragon Group be then?

"Yes, we are just non-staff members!" reiterated Song Deyu.

"Aren't Grandmaster-level figures directly eligible to become core members of the Dragon Group?" Ye Chen asked. As the Huabei King and a seed member of the Dragon Group, he was familiar with some of the organization's rules.

"Ha ha, my dear boy, it's not that we can't become core members of the Dragon Group, we just don't want to!" Wuxia Jing interrupted.

"What can a brat like him stir up?" Chen Youyu grumbled. "Big brother, are we still able to play chess happily or not?"

"Hehe, you guys are too funny," said Qin Lan, who had been sitting quietly, as she now covered her mouth and giggled, watching the two grandpas teasing each other for fun.

Ye Chen, looking earnestly at Song Deyu, asked, "You've come here to intercept the savior's masters?"

"Hmm, you stirred up this storm, but your strength is still lacking, not enough to deter those fierce people!" Song Deyu said.

"The savior is terrifying beyond measure, with countless masters among them. Is it possible that the Dragon Leader will appear here?" Ye Chen wondered.

"The Dragon Leader is a celestial being, roaming the world freely. If she is needed here, then she will appear!" Song Deyu's words were always profound and inscrutable.

"If the Dragon Leader doesn't appear and the savior's forces prove overwhelming, what will we do if we can't suppress them?" Ye Chen expressed his deep concern.

"My second grandson, it seems you don't trust your grandfathers!" Wuxia Jing said. "You unfilial descendent, all of us grandfathers possess vast Divine Skills; how could we not suppress a few little cats and dogs?"

Ye Chen's face darkened.

This War King, with his insistence on calling him 'second grandson' and claiming to be his second grandfather, really made him feel helpless!

Ye Chen's ambiguous relationship with Qin Lan had led him to accept this junior status, but why the heck did he have to add a 'second' in front of it?

"Second grandson, don't think that because your great-grandfather looks weak with old age, he isn't fierce!" King Xiao also said with a laugh. "Within the entire Dragon Group, aside from the supreme Dragon Leader, your great-grandfather is indeed the most deserving of the title of top expert!"

"What!" Ye Chen exclaimed in surprise.

"All these are just empty honors that fade away. No matter how exceptional one's talents are, one cannot withstand the erosion of time. I'm old now!" Song Deyu shook his head and said.

Song Deyu spoke very humbly, but Ye Chen felt even more that this War King was even more mysteriously unfathomable!

The level of strength of this old king was something that Ye Chen could never pin down in his mind, because this seemingly simple elder seemed to possess a might that far exceeded what Ye Chen could comprehend.

"Where is the Giant Crocodile now?" Ye Chen asked.

With the presence of the three War Kings, Ye Chen naturally wanted to eliminate this great enemy swiftly!

"He has gathered with the savior's masters!" Song Deyu replied.

"Then let's launch a surprise attack on them and suppress them all!" Ye Chen's spirits were soaring.

"They won't act rashly now, so there's no need for you to worry!" said Song Deyu, asserting that the Giant Crocodile wouldn't seek revenge against him.

"Huh?" Ye Chen questioned, perplexed. With a blood feud against him and the savior's support arrived, the Giant Crocodile was unlikely not to seek revenge!

"Their plans are grandiose; they won't reveal themselves just yet!" Song Deyu said enigmatically. "However, when they do strike, it will surely cause upheaval in heaven and earth!"

"What do you mean by that?" Ye Chen asked, feeling an inexplicable sense of apprehension.

"This land is about to attract turmoil. Innumerable experts will gather here soon, and we must not damage our vital energy before that time!" Song Deyu warned.

Ye Chen felt a sudden insight upon hearing this; for some reason, he sensed a great chaos about to unfold in the future.

The three War Kings were all unparalleled Grandmasters. If they were merely here to subdue the Giant Crocodile, any one of them would suffice and there was no need for all three to emerge.

The Chaotic War King, the War King, and King Xiao—these three brutal figures gathering here was clearly meant to deter something!

The more Ye Chen thought about it, the more shocked he felt. Could it be that the current silence was the prelude to imminent chaos?

"It seems you too have had a flash of insight and sensed an impending great turmoil!" Song Deyu looked at Ye Chen, who seemed to have understood something, and a brilliant light suddenly burst forth from his usually calm eyes.

"It's a sensation that makes my heart pound with trepidation, what is it?" Ye Chen said, startled. "I can feel that soon this place will plunge into utter chaos, and countless experts will convene here!"

"Indeed!" Song Deyu said with an indistinct sigh. "In another month, this place will be teeming with Grandmasters, clashing vigorously to seize opportunities!"

"What opportunity?" Ye Chen inquired.

"Legend has it that beneath this land lies a hidden cave dwelling, home to an ancient power, a being who transcended even the Land Gods!" Song Deyu knew many things unknown to Ye Chen. "This cave dwelling is about to emerge!"

"Isn't that a bit too fantastical?" Ye Chen muttered.

"You too Cultivate Martial Tao, possessing abilities beyond ordinary people's comprehension. Don't you believe in a world where deities exist?" Song Deyu asked, pointing straight to Ye Chen's core beliefs.

"I believe!" Ye Chen replied. "But looking at the world, even the Land Gods are already at the pinnacle, and those who transcend Land Gods are almost unheard of; what kind of realm would that be?"

Ye Chen's face showed a hint of bewilderment. The path of Martial Tao was exceedingly long. Even if Ye Chen had achieved the status of a generation's Grandmaster, he had only just commenced on this path, with a vast and unknown journey ahead.

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