C5 Killing Yang Wei

"With your pathetic Martial Souls, you dare to strut around here? Have you grown bored with life and now seek death?"

Ye Chen regarded the pair before him with the same disdain one might show a fool and spoke deliberately.

"Ye Chen... If you were still among the top ten of the outer domain, maybe you'd have a right to be so bold. But now, you're nothing more than a spent force, a broken dog, and yet you still have the gall to swagger before me!"

"Scarlet Flame Bear, attack!"

Yang Wei's sneer twisted into a grotesque smile as he spurred the Scarlet Flame Bear into action, commanding it to deliver a vicious slap toward Ye Chen.

His intent was clear: to shatter Ye Chen's confidence and pride, to humiliate him thoroughly before delivering the killing blow.

Tu Qi, not to be outdone, directed his iron-backed jackal to cut off Ye Chen's retreat, ensuring that Ye Chen couldn't simply flee from the bear's onslaught. They couldn't afford to let him slip away.

But Ye Chen had no thoughts of fleeing.

"Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul, slay them!"

With a cold laugh, Ye Chen unleashed the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul within him, launching a ferocious assault on the Martial Souls before Yang Wei and Tu Qi.

Instantly, the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul surged skyward!

The mighty creature opened its vast maw and devoured the Martial Souls of both the bear and the jackal in one fell swoop.

Clearly, the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul found the bear and jackal Martial Souls far more intriguing than Yang Wei and Tu Qi themselves.

"What?"

In that moment, upon witnessing Ye Chen summon a Golden Giant Dragon Martial Soul, Yang Wei and Tu Qi were momentarily dumbstruck. Then, an overwhelming pressure bore down on them, rendering them utterly immobile.

Powerless, they could only watch as their Scarlet Flame Bear and Iron Back Jackal Martial Souls were engulfed by Ye Chen's Golden Giant Dragon Martial Soul, their agonized screams piercing the air.

With those harrowing cries, the battle was over almost as soon as it had begun.

The Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul's maw exerted an ever-increasing pull, and before it, the Scarlet Flame Bear and Iron Back Jackal Martial Souls burst apart, scattering into countless crimson and earthy yellow shards.

The fragments of the Scarlet Flame Bear and Ironback Jackal's Martial Souls were forcibly devoured by the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul in an instant!

Yang Wei and Tu Qi, who had been brimming with arrogance and conceit, now stared in shock and disbelief. What was unfolding before their eyes?

Hadn't Ye Chen's Martial Soul and Bone Structure been destroyed and stripped away? How then could he call forth such a fearsome Golden Giant Dragon Martial Soul?

Meanwhile, Ye Chen felt a torrent of pure Spirit Energy flooding into his body from the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul, elevating his aura to new heights.

His power surged anew, reaching an astonishing 14,000 Jin in an instant!

The Nine Dragon Heaven Swallowing Technique had clearly advanced to Level Five of the Dragon Blood Stage...

With his newfound strength, coupled with the tenth level of the Body Tempering Stage, he could effortlessly defeat any warrior or Demon Beast below Level Five of the Martial Soul Stage.

On the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul, the initial three beams of yellow light were breaking through, expanding to four, then five!

Only when it reached the Fifth Grade Yellow Rank did the golden radiance of the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul begin to fade...

Simultaneously, Ye Chen felt a jolt within him.

The golden Martial Markings inside him burst apart, and streams of golden Spirit Energy poured into his bones and meridians. The bones and meridians touched by this golden Spirit Energy became translucent and lustrous, as if refined into Medicine Pills.

"Boom!"

Moments later, after the golden Spirit Energy had coursed through Ye Chen's body, he shuddered, breaking through a bottleneck and feeling a wave of relief wash over him.

In Ye Chen's Dantian, as the golden Spirit Energy receded like an ebbing tide, a majestic golden sword emerged, gleaming with a golden sheen!

"Truly worthy of the Nine Dragon Heaven Swallowing Technique. Who would have thought that upon reaching the first level of the Martial Soul Stage, I would awaken a second Martial Soul!"

Feeling the overwhelming power of the Martial Soul Stage within him and seeing the second golden sword Martial Soul near his Dantian—a sight strikingly familiar—Ye Chen's eyes sparkled, and he emerged from his meditative state.

After all, he hadn't yet dealt with Yang Wei and Tu Qi who stood before him!

"Ye... Ye Chen, wasn't your Martial Soul shattered? How have you awakened such a terrifying Golden Giant Dragon Martial Soul?!"

At that moment, Yang Wei and Tu Qi, reeling from the backlash of their shattered Martial Souls, looked on with faces etched in fear. They stared at Ye Chen, disbelief shaking their very frames as they spoke.

The scorn and disdain that once painted Yang Wei's face had vanished without a trace.

In its place was a visage of sheer horror and fear!

He could never have imagined that Ye Chen's strength, rather than diminishing after the destruction of his Bone Structure and Martial Soul, would surge to such a nightmarish degree!

"Yang Wei, I'll leave you with one final thought: some secrets... are only for the dead to know."

Ye Chen gazed at the trembling, terrified Yang Wei and Tu Qi, his voice cold and mocking as he slowly spoke.

"Ye Chen, you..."

"Ptui!"

Before Yang Wei could finish, the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul behind Ye Chen struck like a bolt of golden lightning, piercing the hearts of both Yang Wei and Tu Qi. Their eyes bulged in utter disbelief as they collapsed to the ground.

Confirming their demise, Ye Chen chuckled coldly and without further ado, snatched the Storage Bags from their waists, tucking them into his own.

He then quickly erased any signs of the skirmish before swiftly departing.

...

"My second Martial Soul is actually the Heaven Slaying Sword, a Heaven Rank Divine Weapon from my past life!"

Upon discovering a secluded cave within the Spiritual Mist Mountain Range, Ye Chen entered and released his second Martial Soul. His face lit up with joy, quickly followed by disbelief.

Before him hovered a massive pale-gold sword, its presence commanding.

Upon closer inspection, one could sense the formidable Sword Intent and the overwhelming aura it exuded!

The Heaven Slaying Sword was among the most fearsome of Divine Weapons within the Divine Realm's Heaven Rank arsenal.

Ye Chen's dominance as the foremost of the Divine Realm's nine great god emperors was not solely due to his own unmatched strength; the Heaven Slaying Sword spiraling before him was his ultimate ace and support!

"Unfortunately, while the Heaven Slaying Sword has been reborn with me, its energy has been completely depleted. Now, it's merely a Yellow Rank grade one Martial Soul. It seems that to elevate the sword's grade, I'll need to do as with the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul—devour and upgrade."

Ye Chen gazed at the Heaven Slaying Sword in his hand, its faint golden glow a testament to its potential, and shook his head in resignation. He couldn't help but wonder, though. If the Heaven Devouring Dragon Soul could ascend in rank by consuming other Martial Souls and Demon Beast Cores, what would the Heaven Slaying Sword require to enhance its own rank?