Ye Chen's words exploded like a thunderclap out of the blue in everyone's minds.
This young man had actually ventured alone up Black Cliff Stronghold to take the heads of the three great fort chiefs by himself?!
Even if he was formidable, could he truly be that powerful?
All the underlings of Black Cliff Stronghold couldn't believe it.
Although Ye Chen had previously defeated the third in command, Lei Qing, Lei Qing was indeed the weakest among the three chiefs. Now that the stronghold's leading chief and the second in command had made their move, the underlings didn't believe Ye Chen could still be victorious.
"You want our heads?"
"Haha, haha, what a huge joke!"
Sikong Miao, in the sky, looked down on Ye Chen and let out a few cold laughs.
Previously, he had been worried about Ye Chen's background, fearing they had provoked someone troublesome. After all, a person who dared to venture up Wan Ya Mountain must have something to rely on.
Now, upon hearing that Ye Chen claimed to come from the three great families of Qingyang City, they realized that Ye Chen sought revenge for them!
The three great families, whom they dared to kill right at their doorstep, held no weight in their eyes, a mere trifling force.
While it was true that Ye Chen, with the cultivation of the eleventh level of the True Qi Realm, had obtained combat skills like Flight Feathers and even defeated Lei Qing to the shock of both Sikong Miao and Wei Wuya,
the two chiefs did not believe that Ye Chen had the means to kill them.
A person of the eleventh level of the True Qi Realm hoping to kill mid-stage cultivators of the Spirit Sea Realm and two of them at that, was simply unheard of to Sikong Miao and Wei Wuya, who had cultivated for years.
Even the most talented young people they encountered couldn't achieve this!
Let alone a youth from a small family in Qingyang City.
Both of them thought that Ye Chen was blinded by hatred, not knowing the immensity of heaven and earth.
"Big brother, you assist me from the side. I'll directly take out this youngster from the three families of Qingyang City myself!" Wei Wuya took a step in the void, moving out directly towards Ye Chen.
Sikong Miao nodded and stepped aside.
By standing aside, he would better seize the chance to deal Ye Chen a deadly strike.
Even Sikong Miao and Wei Wuya entertained the thought that they had not killed enough of those three families the last time, allowing their young members the audacity to come seeking trouble at their doorstep.
The two of them also planned that after they had killed Ye Chen, they would directly make another visit to the three families in Qingyang City, to completely eliminate future troubles!
The chilling glint in the eyes of Wei Wuya and Sikong Miao surged, and Ye Chen, with his keen senses, understood everything in his heart.
Although he didn't know what malice these two harbored, Ye Chen, having come to Wan Ya Mountain, had to avenge his clan members and resolve these three loose cultivators, no matter what.
Dead men, all their malice would come to naught!
In the sky, Wei Wuya faced Ye Chen, with Sikong Miao standing aside.
The underlings of Black Cliff Stronghold all looked up at the sky, wanting to see if Ye Chen really had the strength to kill their leading and second chief, as he had claimed.
Right when Ye Chen and Wei Wuya faced off against each other, Bai Xiaodie and other youths from the three families who had also run towards Wan Ya Mountain had penetrated deep into the mountains.
From afar, they saw the trio in the sky facing off!
"Ye Chen, it's Ye Chen!"
"He's really about to confront the three mighty loose cultivators head-on!"
The youths from the three families all stopped in their tracks, looking up at the sky, their hearts filled with worry for Ye Chen's safety and eager anticipation that he could display great power and avenge their people!
In the sky, Wei Wuya and Ye Chen, who faced each other, finally moved.
The one to strike first was Wei Wuya.
Boom!
Wei Wuya, as a mid-stage cultivator of the Spirit Sea Realm, let the boundless True Qi and Spiritual Liquid from within his Spirit Sea gush forth at once. The smoke-like Spiritual Liquid soared up over eighty meters high, the overpowering presence of the True Qi making even the underlings of Black Cliff Stronghold, significant distances away, shiver.
A mid-stage cultivator of the Spirit Sea Realm's Spirit Sea, having undergone a transformation, had an exceedingly large amount of Spiritual Liquid that naturally filled the True Qi Realm underlings with fear.
"Joint attack, you say?"
Ye Chen looked at Sikong Miao and Wei Wuya, his palm moving, and that Sword of Slaughter still smeared with Wei Wuya's blood at once multiplied into dozens, hovering in front of him, "Come on, let me see just how extraordinary the strength of two middle-stage Spirit Sea Realm experts is, and whether it truly entitles you to bully my clan at will!"
This time, it was a real face-to-face encounter between three fighters!
Sikong Miao and Wei Wuya were ready for a direct confrontation with Ye Chen.
Despite Wei Wuya being injured, his strength at the Spirit Sea Realm meant that even with both legs severed, his fighting power was only slightly affected. His prowess remained tremendously powerful, and together with Sikong Miao, their combined force was truly terrifying!
But none of the spectators were looking at Sikong Miao and Wei Wuya; their eyes were all on Ye Chen.
The lackeys of Black Cliff Stronghold had never imagined that even their second-in-command, in a clash with Ye Chen, would suffer such a heavy defeat, losing half of his legs!
They hadn't even clearly seen Ye Chen's movements.
The technique Ye Chen employed was the "Void Instantaneous Change," a divine art that of course these people could not comprehend. They wouldn't understand—not them, and not even Sikong Miao and Wei Wuya knew the secret to Ye Chen's movement technique.
The young members of the three clans observing from afar, including Bai Xiaodie and others, were already overjoyed.
Having seen Ye Chen's miraculous movements, they finally understood why Ye Chen had dared to go alone to Wan Ya Mountain.
Ye Chen hadn't deceived them; he truly possessed the strength to battle the three great Loose Cultivators!
Boom!
Standing side by side, Sikong Miao and Wei Wuya exchanged a glance, then simultaneously moved to attack Ye Chen.
One completely focused on the front, the other on guarding the rear. Together, their offense and defense became incredibly powerful.
When their True Qi combined and blasted towards Ye Chen, the roaring energy even formed two raging True Qi dragons that in a flash hurtled towards Ye Chen.
At this moment, Ye Chen too made his move.
The dozens of Swords of Slaughter in front of him went straight for the two roaring True Qi dragons, while at the same time, Ye Chen activated Void Instantaneous Change, his figure disappearing from the arena once again.
Seeing Ye Chen vanish into thin air, Sikong Miao and Wei Wuya's hearts pounded furiously.
Facing Ye Chen's mystical maneuvers, they had no idea how to defend themselves.
The next moment, while both were fully alert, a sudden burst of murderous intent shot down from above their heads.
This murderous force was so sudden that by the time they sensed it overhead, they were only just stunned.
Barely managing to mobilize their speed to dodge the attack, they both narrowly avoided getting killed, but not before the tops of their scalps were sliced off, causing blood to gush, painting their faces with blood, and leaving them completely disheveled.
And just as they prepared to attack Ye Chen, he disappeared once again.
Panic!
Sikong Miao and Wei Wuya, who once were unrivaled outside the ancestral land of the three clans, were truly panicking now.
They knew they were completely on the defensive against Ye Chen's enigmatic powers.
And Ye Chen wanted exactly that—a sense of terror!
He intended to make these three great Loose Cultivators taste the feeling of being perpetually tormented by an omnipresent threat of death!
To let them experience the sensation of powerless waiting for death!
Boom!
The next moment, the ever-shifting Ye Chen appeared behind Sikong Miao. Just as Sikong Miao finished defending himself, Ye Chen instantly shifted to Wei Wuya's front.
After more than a dozen shifts, Sikong Miao and Wei Wuya were on the verge of insanity.
And then, a faint voice entered their ears, "Let's end this!"
The next moment, a fiery red flying sword instantly pierced the space before them. Under the incredulous gazes of the two men, it aimed straight for their necks.
Within their minds flashed a single thought, "Are we really going to die like this?"
The next second, two massive heads tumbled through the sky, rolling to the ground!