Chapter 291: Chapter 258: Xiao Jiukong!
Chapter 291: Chapter 258: Xiao Jiukong!
Ye Chen and Mu Qingqing smiled and took steps to walk outside.
As they were leaving, a tiny Spirit Stone flashed lightly from Ye Chen's sleeve and fell onto the table.
This was a broken piece of a superior Spirit Stone that had been placed under the high-quality Spirit Stones in the Life Origin Coffin when Ye Chen got his hands on several hundred top-notch Spirit Stones.
However, although it was just a tiny piece of a superior Spirit Stone, it was more than enough to cover the cost of the meal, with some to spare.
Even more so, when the waiter saw the piece of the superior Spirit Stone, he couldn't help but cry out in surprise, "Superior Spirit Stone!"
He had been at the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion for many years and had only seen superior Spirit Stones a handful of times. Now, he had found one on a Spirit Sea young man!
This was, of course, a huge shock to the waiter.
As Ye Chen and Mu Qingqing walked toward the outside of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, many martial warriors also began to stand up.
"Elder has arrived?"
"Elder, looking at the demeanor of these four individuals, it must be Elder Liu himself who has come!"
"Elder Liu is an early-stage Heavenly Saint Realm powerhouse!"
Thinking of Elder Liu's terror, many warriors broke out in a cold sweat for Ye Chen and Mu Qingqing.
However...
When they heard "Superior Spirit Stone" shouted from the waiter behind them, a gleam flickered through the eyes of these warriors.
Superior Spirit Stone, oh!
That was something that Heavenly Saint Realm powerhouses commonly used.
This young man had used a superior Spirit Stone right off the bat, which indicated that behind this youth, there might also stand a Heavenly Saint!
"No wonder these two are so fearless. It turns out they might have a Heavenly Saint behind them too!"
"Heavenly Saint versus Heavenly Saint?"
"There's going to be a good show."
The warriors all followed not far behind Ye Chen and Mu Qingqing, surging toward the outside of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.
"Hmm?"
Having arrived outside the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, Ye Chen and Mu Qingqing immediately looked up into the void.
Inside the tavern, they had used their spiritual sense to survey outside and had seen no one.
But now that they were outside the tavern, they could directly see an elderly man in a gray robe, standing in the air, with Liu Zheng, who Ye Chen had injured earlier, standing beside him.
At this time, Liu Zheng had already woken up and was glaring at Ye Chen and Mu Qingqing with eyes spitting fire.
"Heavenly Saint Realm powerhouse!"
When they saw the gray-robed elder, both Ye Chen and Mu Qingqing's eyes simultaneously lit up.
Previously, they had not even sensed Liu Zheng waking up, obviously because their spiritual perception had been blocked by the gray-robed elder.
Ye Chen and Mu Qingqing had both encountered Heavenly Saint Realm beings before, and with the aura exuding from the gray-robed elder, as well as his ability to block their spiritual sense, it was clear that the person who had come was a Heavenly Saint!
"It's Elder Liu!"
"It really is Elder Liu!"
"Elder Liu, who is Liu Zheng's uncle, is extremely fond of him. Now that Elder Liu has arrived, he will definitely make trouble for these two youngsters!"
The warriors not far behind Ye Chen and Mu Qingqing tensed as they looked at the gray-robed elder in the sky.
Hearing the discussions of the warriors behind her, Mu Qingqing's eyes initially flashed with brilliance, but after a quick turn, they returned to calm.
"Elder Liu?"
Mu Qingqing looked at the gray-robed elder in the sky, "Are you the one asking us to come out? We are out now, what do you want?"
Mu Qingqing's demeanor showed not a trace of respect for the gray-robed elder in the air, as if she were looking at an ordinary martial warrior.
This made the gray-robed elder's eyes narrow instantly.
"Yes, it is I who has called you out. I have heard that you are the ones who injured my grandson, Zheng'er?" The gray-robed elder, Elder Liu, shot a look at Mu Qingqing that was as sharp as lightning, and with that, a terrifying pressure descended directly upon Ye Chen and Mu Qingqing.
"Hmph!"
At the moment the gray-robed elder's pressure was released, Ye Chen pushed Mu Qingqing behind him, and instantly, the Heavenly Saint Defense Law Bead on Ye Chen's body suddenly glowed brightly, enveloping him and Mu Qingqing within an immense power of a Heavenly Saint.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
In an instant, the terrifying pressure released by Elder Liu struck the Heavenly Saint power emanating from Ye Chen.
In this terrible collision, Ye Chen and Mu Qingqing did not budge an inch, Ye Chen's Heavenly Saint Defense Law Bead easily fending off the Heavenly Saint's oppressive force.
"Heavenly Saint power!"
Upon seeing the Heavenly Saint glow coming from Ye Chen, Elder Liu's eyes in the void shone sharply.
He had recognized that Ye Chen's realm was mid-Spirit Sea, and from Liu Zheng's account, he knew that it was Ye Chen who had truly injured Liu Zheng.
Seeing a mid-Spirit Sea able to defeat a mid-Spinning Pill stage had already shocked Elder Liu. Upon witnessing Ye Chen's Heavenly Saint power, Elder Liu felt his heart pound.
Having Heavenly Saint power meant that behind this young man, a Heavenly Saint might very well stand.
Not only was Elder Liu surprised, Mu Qingqing's eyes also shone brightly.
When Elder Liu's pressure was first released, the young lady had intended to use her own moves, but Ye Chen stepped in front of her first.
This time, Ye Chen surprised her once again.
Mu Qingqing did not yet know that Ye Chen had another trick up his sleeve—the Heavenly Saint Law Bead!
"Ye Chen!"
Taking a step forward, Mu Qingqing stood shoulder to shoulder with Ye Chen, her eyes rotating on Ye Chen's face, revealing strands of a smile.
"The power of Heavenly Saint!"
"Indeed, there must be a Heavenly Saint behind this youth!"
When the crowd saw that Ye Chen and Mu Qingqing withstood the oppressive aura of Elder Liu without budging, their hearts began to race.
Their earlier speculations weren't wrong; the youth really did have Heavenly Saint methods!
Was this really going to be a contest between Heavenly Saints?
"Uncle Grandfather!"
Seeing Elder Liu's eyes flicker and then looking at Ye Chen, whose body was shimmering with the power of Heavenly Saint, Liu Zheng, who was afraid Elder Liu might not help him, could not help but cry out, "Uncle Grandfather, you must stand up for your grandson. It was this youth who crippled my arm while I was dining at the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion!"
"You must help me take revenge!"
Liu Zheng's wailing made Elder Liu's eyes brim with even colder intent.
Meanwhile, Ye Chen and Mu Qingqing couldn't help but sneer.
Mu Qingqing even said, "That's hilarious. While Ye Chen and I were ordering dishes, I don't know who suddenly barged over and attacked us first. Getting your arm crippled is getting off light."
After she finished speaking, Mu Qingqing's sly eyes turned toward Liu Zheng, "Keep spouting nonsense, and be careful I don't cripple your other arm too!"
Mu Qingqing's threat abruptly silenced Liu Zheng's cries.
And the other warriors were stunned by Mu Qingqing.
This young girl was incredibly bold to threaten Liu Zheng right in front of Elder Liu, a Heavenly Saint!
At that moment, Elder Liu's expression became exceedingly ugly, "Little girl, you dare threaten my grandson right in front of me. Do you really think that just because you have the power of Heavenly Saint, I wouldn't dare to touch you?"
Elder Liu had already extended his divine sense into the void and found no trace of any other Heavenly Saint.
Furthermore, upon observing the Heavenly Saint Law Bead on Ye Chen, the power of Heavenly Saint emanating from it seemed to have been crafted by an early-stage Heavenly Saint Realm master at best.
For an early-stage Heavenly Saint Realm, Elder Liu didn't feel intimidated.
He himself was at the beginning stage of the Heavenly Saint Realm, and moreover, this was Tai'a Sword Sect's territory—what had he to fear?!
With this in mind, Elder Liu reached down toward Ye Chen and Mu Qingqing with a great hand from the void, "For harming my grandson, I won't kill you on account of the Heavenly Saint behind you."
"However, though I can spare you from death, punishment is inevitable. I will just discipline you on behalf of your elders, let you taste what it's like to have your arms crippled, so you won't cause trouble outside again!"
Boom!
Instantly, Elder Liu's grabbing hand formed a terrifying spatial vortex, as though the entire void itself were imprisoned, with only a giant spatial hand lunging towards Ye Chen and Mu Qingqing.
This was a genuine Heavenly Saint attack, not mere oppressive aura!
Before, by relying on the power of the Heavenly Saint in the Law Bead, they could withstand the oppressive aura of a Heavenly Saint, but to contend with an actual Heavenly Saint attack using a bead refined by a Heavenly Saint was much more difficult!
Upon seeing the giant hand reaching towards Ye Chen and Mu Qingqing, the warriors behind them cried out in alarm.
How terrifying a Heavenly Saint attack was!
If it were to grab any of them, they would not be able to resist!
This was the wrath of a Heavenly Saint, and they were utterly incapable of enduring it.
All the warriors looked towards Ye Chen, wondering whether the youth had any more methods to defend against it.
"Heavenly Saint attack?!"
In the instant Elder Liu made his move, Ye Chen's mind stirred, preparing to have the Phoenix Spirit take him and Mu Qingqing into the Azure Blue Mansion.
The Azure Blue Mansion, a treasure of the Upper Realm, could absolutely withstand the attack from Elder Liu.
But just as Ye Chen's mind moved, he heard Mu Qingqing's assertive shout, "Discipline me on behalf of my elders?" Read the latest on m_v-l'e|-NovelBin.net
"I'm afraid you're not qualified for that!"
"Elder Xiao, if you don't make a move now and I actually get hurt, my grandfather will certainly not let you off the hook!"
Facing Elder Liu's attack, Mu Qingqing didn't dodge or evade; instead, her gaze was directed towards a direction in the void.
Elder Xiao?
This address from Mu Qingqing made Elder Liu pause even as he was commanding the spatial hand to attack.
Yet his controlled spatial hand still subconsciously moved towards Ye Chen and Mu Qingqing.
At that moment, an elderly voice came from the void, "Qingqing girl, you really do like to stir up trouble as soon as you arrive!"
In the face of this elderly voice, Elder Liu's hand that reached towards Ye Chen and Mu Qingqing instantly shattered.
Then, the entire void seemed to be constrained by a force much more powerful, such that even Elder Liu in the sky was left completely immobilized.
Elder Liu, at the early stage of Heavenly Saint Realm, was restrained by this more dominant force!
At that moment, Elder Liu completely lost track of being immobilized as he heard the elderly voice, his entire being growing stupefied, only to utter four words in disbelief, "Supreme Elder?"
As Elder Liu exclaimed "Supreme Elder," the entire void was torn open, and an old man with white hair and beard, wearing a white robe, stepped out from the rift.
Looking over the shoulder of the white-robed elder, one could see a snow-white mink napping on the elder's body.
This snow-white mink was none other than the mink Mu Qingqing had sent to the Tai'a Sword Sect.
And this white-robed old man, was none other than the strongest existence within the entire third-rated great sect Tai'a Sword Sect, a mid-stage Heavenly Saint Realm powerhouse, Xiao Jiukong!