Ye Chen took a long breath and saw the chaotic trio of kings seated on the high platform—with King Xiao on the left, the War King on the right, and the King of Chaos sitting high in the center. The gathering of heroes from all directions also marked the commencement of a grand martial arts convention, with the trio serving as the hosts.

Ye Chen did not join the trio of kings immediately but chose to first lurk in the shadows to observe the arriving heroes. Although the kings were aware of his presence, they had not summoned Ye Chen as the crowd had yet to fully assemble.

"Miaojiang Saintess!" Ye Chen suddenly spotted a familiar figure.

Fang Ruolan gracefully descended. Her own cultivation was rather mediocre, only at the early stage of a Grandmaster, but the towering figure behind her made many in the shadows wary.

"Why is she heading straight for me? Could she be seeking revenge?" Ye Chen's eyelids twitched.

Although Fang Ruolan's Martial Arts Realm wasn't high, the Indestructible Vajra Gu behind her was extremely terrifying. Once it unleashed its full strength, it could effortlessly slaughter peak Grandmasters!

Even if Fang Ruolan could not unleash the full power of the Indestructible Vajra Gu, the Vajra itself was indestructible, oblivious to pain or injury. Its mere existence was a simple and direct form of brutal destruction. Once entangled by it, even a Qingyun master would find it troublesome.

"Strange, I've hidden myself well and haven't shown my face. How did Fang Ruolan know my hiding place?"

Ye Chen moved and settled behind a large tree, leaving his previous hiding spot, but Fang Ruolan, seemingly sensing something, gently walked towards his new hiding spot.

"She must have used some special method to lock onto my aura!" Ye Chen frowned.

However, Ye Chen was not panicked. Even in a calm state, he could burst forth with the combat power of a peak Grandmaster, and once he employed a Secret Technique that surged his strength, he could definitely contend with the warriors on the Qingyun List!

Ye Chen had not feared Fang Ruolan before, and he had even less reason to fear her now, especially since she did not emanate an aura of slaughter.

"..."

Ye Chen felt somewhat uneasy. Fang Ruolan had arrived, but she hadn't attacked or even spoken; instead, she just stood silently beside him, watching him.

Fang Ruolan's eyes appeared like still water, calm enough to send a shiver down one's spine. Her life's Gu King had been refined by Ye Chen, and he had also consumed much of her blood essence. This was a grievance as high as the sky; Fang Ruolan ought to be fighting Ye Chen to the death. However, the saintess bore no murderous aura, resembling a woman scorned by a man.

"Are you alright?"

Ye Chen was puzzled. This saintess, known for her deadly fierceness and unpredictable Gu techniques, shaking her robe to release countless deadly Gu, seemed somewhat docile today.

"You consumed my blood essence and refined my life's Gu, seizing my heaven-defying transformation!" Fang Ruolan coldly spoke.

"I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose." Ye Chen candidly admitted his mistake.

"What can an apology rectify?" The beautiful face of the saintess turned fierce. "You have ruined me, my future, my entire life!"

"Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration? It's just a life's Gu King. At most, you were greatly weakened. Seeing how vigorous you are now, as if nothing happened, are you perhaps trying to impose on me?" Ye Chen was somewhat worried; he was indeed too handsome, perhaps the saintess had uncontrollably fallen for him.

"You are truly shameless!" Fang Ruolan scoffed. "However, you are also close to death. My master will personally come to kill you!"

"Stop kidding, I have the protection of the supreme Dragon Head behind me. Who in the world can kill me?" Ye Chen said with a slight smile.

"If the Dragon Head shelters you, then my master will kill even him. You must die!" Fang Ruolan said through gritted teeth, her hatred for Ye Chen reaching an intense degree.

"Is it that serious?" Ye Chen was shocked. "But if you really want to kill me, why wait for your master to come? You have the Indestructible Vajra Gu with you, which could fight against even the Grandmasters at their peak. Why don't you kill me yourself?"

"You've assimilated my Gu King and stolen my fortune, which must have immensely improved your strength. I can't kill you!" Fang Ruolan calmly responded, as if she understood everything that had happened to Ye Chen. "But I will keep an eye on you. When my master arrives, it will be your time to die!"

"..."

Ye Chen really wanted to slap this adorable saint to death, but since he had assimilated her life's Gu King and taken a great advantage, he felt somewhat reluctant to strike her harshly.

Fang Ruolan stayed by Ye Chen's side, silently watching him, giving an eerie feeling as if a deeply wronged woman had come face to face with the heartbreaker.

The way Fang Ruolan stared at him made Ye Chen truly uneasy, and the atmosphere between them became even more bizarre.

...

The night deepened and stars began to cluster in the sky, while the forest occasionally echoed with the howls of beasts, adding to the inexplicably oppressive atmosphere.

The stars became more numerous, and so did the Grandmasters gathering at the spot.

The venue for the Peak Group was this quiet forest, secluded and far from crowded places, meaning even if a fierce battle broke out, it would not disturb the ordinary people.

Energies burst forth violently, suggesting the formidable arrivals of exceptional Grandmasters, and even Ye Chen saw several dragon-like vitalities appear, which truly shook one's spirit; however, they all eventually concealed their presences, lurking among the trees, seemingly unwilling to expose themselves too much.

As the night grew darker and more champions flocked to the location; even though they concealed their tracks upon arrival, Ye Chen roughly estimated that the forest now harbored hundreds of these champions, and their numbers were still increasing!

Ten directions, a hundred Grandmasters!

If the champions in this forest united, they would undoubtedly possess a force capable of sweeping through the world. Even the Land God would have to avoid the edge of a hundred Grandmasters' campaign!

The sky was filled with starlight, while the forest below was pitch-dark; however, martial artists could gather True Qi in their eyes, making the dark scene as clear as daylight.

Ye Chen's mind reached out, observing the heroes in the forest. Though he could not see their true forms, he could judge the strength of the arrivals by the energies they emitted.

This small forest was teeming with powerful individuals, all heroes from various origins. If not for the emergence of a great sage's cave in this place, these powerful figures would not have come here.

Ye Chen's spirit wandered outward, hoping to find the person he was looking for in his heart, the Old Dragon King who reigned supreme over the South Sea among one emperor, two kings, three champions, and four heroes!

Ye Chen had only seen this Dragon King once before, but at that time, he had not yet advanced to Grandmaster, and the other was already among the two kings, looking up to him like a mortal seeing a deity.

Now, Ye Chen's cultivation was not the same as before, and he wanted to see the South Sea Dragon King again, to see just how much of a gap still existed between them!

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