After obtaining the Yin-Yang inheritance, I became invincible.

Yun Chen slowly raised his right hand, and the pure yang fire and the extreme cold true energy intertwined, transforming into two dazzling fist beams, one golden and one blue.

"boom!"

Their fists collided, and a violent shockwave instantly swept across the entire arena.

Tantai Zhaoting's proud Hunyuan Battle Body cracked inch by inch the moment of contact, and the golden light dissipated.

Chu Jiangli's crimson fire lotus was mercilessly devoured by the pure yang fire, turning into nothingness.

"No...impossible! How could you be a Martial Venerable?"

Tantai Zhaoting and Chu Jiangli coughed up blood, staggered backward, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.

Chu Jiangli spat out a mouthful of blood from his heart.

The scimitar was engulfed in flames once more.

"So what if you're a Martial Venerable? Die!"

Chu Jiangli's eyes were filled with madness as he suddenly hurled his flaming scimitar.

The celestial weapon transformed into a crimson meteor, carrying a blazing blade of light as it hurtled straight toward Yun Chen's face.

Yun Chen's eyes were cold, but a thought flashed through his mind.

"Zheng—!"

A clear, resonant sword cry echoed throughout the arena, and a divine sword, entirely crimson, appeared out of thin air.

The terrifying pressure of the Saint-level divine weapon descended instantly, and the Heaven-Defying Sword transformed into a dazzling red light, slashing down with overwhelming force.

"Snap!"

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and the invincible Heavenly Rank Scimitar was cleaved in two by the Heaven-Defying Sword as easily as cutting tofu, its spiritual light dimming as it fell.

Everyone's pupils constricted, their faces filled with horror.

However, Yun Chen did not stop, but instead pressed forward.

Completely horrified, Chu Jiangli tried to escape, but it was too late.

Yun Chen formed his right palm into a claw and gripped Chu Jiangli's left chest.

"what……"

With a scream from Chu Jiangli, a cloud of blood burst from her chest.

A blood-red lotus flower, the size of a palm, bloomed from Chu Jiangli's bleeding chest, still burning.

Before anyone could even react, Yun Chen pushed them away.

"Return it to its rightful owner!"

The fire lotus then shot towards Xiao Hanyi's direction.

Xiao Hanyi was caught off guard and never expected that she would find the origin of the Fire Lotus Holy Body in this way.

"boom--!"

A burst of crimson energy exploded around her.

Everyone around was blown around by that violent force and left in a disheveled state.

Xiao Hanyi leaned back and floated in mid-air. It was as if thousands of lotus flowers were blooming around her, but they were no longer fiery red, but holy white.

"This...this is what the Fire Lotus Holy Body should look like! Even the Fire Lotus is inherently pure white."

An elderly man in his seventies exclaimed in surprise.

"That's... the granddaughter of the God of War, Elder Xiao. She used to possess the Fire Lotus Holy Body, but she was stolen when she was young."

"Holy crap! This was really done by the Chu family!"

Before the uproar from the audience had subsided, a human head flew into the air.

Chu Jiangli's eyes were wide open in death, as if he only now realized how foolish he had been to provoke a monster.

"Thump—!"

As Chu Jiangli's headless corpse fell to the ground, Crown Prince Tantai Zhaoting slammed his knees hard into the ground.

"I surrender! I give up!"

"Heh, that's not what you said at first!"

The Heaven-Defying Sword in Yun Chen's hand emitted a crisp hum.

"cut--!"

The Heaven-Defying Sword transformed into a crimson beam, slashing towards Tantai Zhaoting.

Just when everyone thought they were about to see the Crown Prince's head fly off, a golden light flew in from the direction of the Meridian Gate.

"clang--!"

The golden light collided fiercely with the Heaven-Defying Sword, unleashing a deafening roar, and the violent shockwave shattered the bluestone of the arena inch by inch.

Yun Chen raised an eyebrow. The golden light was actually a five-clawed golden dragon shield, and the person holding the shield was none other than Emperor Tantai Yin of the Great Xia Dynasty, who had flown in from the Meridian Gate!

No one expected that Tantai Yin would actually reach the level of a ninth-grade Martial Venerable.

For a hundred years, no Martial Saint has appeared in the Great Xia Dynasty; the Ninth Rank Martial Venerable is the pinnacle of the Great Xia Dynasty.

However, what shocked everyone even more was that Yun Chen had already reached the level of a seventh-grade Martial Venerable.

Moreover, with his seventh-grade Martial Venerable realm, Yun Chen was not at all at a disadvantage in the previous confrontation.

Even though Tantai Yin did not use his full strength, Yun Chen is undoubtedly worthy of the title of the number one martial arts prodigy of our time.

"Yun Chen, I want to save his life!"

Tantai Yin's voice was as loud as a bell.

"Can you protect it?"

Yun Chen gripped the Heaven-Defying Sword, his voice as cold as a deep pool.

"Father...save...save me!"

Tantai Zhaoting's voice trembled as he crawled on his knees behind Tantai Yin.

Tantai Yin shook his head and sighed bitterly.

"I am utterly disappointed in you. Leave!"

Tantai Zhaoting turned and left as if he had been granted a pardon.

Did I let you leave?

Yun Chen's voice was like a demon seeking death, making Tantai Zhaoting tremble with fear.

"You won't even give me face?"

Tantai Yin was displeased and stared intently at Yun Chen.

"He was the one who approached me and made the pact of life and death. If the roles were reversed, and I were now outmatched, would His Majesty personally come to my rescue?"

After a moment of silence, Tantai Yin nodded slightly: "Speak, how do you want me to compensate you in order to let the Crown Prince go?"

Yun Chen smiled.

"I'm sorry! I'm a person who values ​​promises. What I say, I must do!"

Tantai Yin frowned, not expecting that even with such a humble attitude, Yun Chen still wouldn't accept it.

Just then, Chu Meiniang landed on the arena.

"Mother!"

Tantai Zhaoting quickly stepped forward and took Chu Meiniang's hand.

"Ting'er, don't panic! With your mother here, no one can harm you!"

She looked at Yun Chen with indifferent eyes.

"You just said that my son, Ting'er, brought this upon himself?"

"That's right!" Yun Chen nodded slightly.

Chu Meiniang scoffed and looked toward the peak arena.

"The Alliance Leader Tournament has ended ahead of schedule. The current champion is Yun Chen. Whoever can defeat Yun Chen will become the leader of the Great Xia Martial Arts Alliance!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned into silence.

No one expected that this empress, who was the mother of the nation, would say such a thing.

Xiao Ruolan exclaimed, "Oh no!"

The four people in the viewing area are here today to compete for the position of leader of the alliance.

Previously, the four of them must have been wary of each other.

At their level, their strengths are almost equal, and neither is willing to make a move unless absolutely necessary.

But now the conditions for vying for the alliance leader have changed. They no longer need to tear each other apart and fight each other. All they need to do is kill Yun Chen, this junior, and they will get what they want.

Moreover, none of the four would be willing to give up the cushy task of killing Yun Chen to someone else.

Therefore, it is now inevitable that four top experts will surround and kill Yun Chen, as they all want Yun Chen to die by their own hand.

"Shameless! With an empress like you, the Great Xia Dynasty is not far from its demise!" Qiao Zhiyao shouted angrily.

This single act caused a huge uproar, with hundreds of thousands of people immediately launching a verbal attack on Chu Meiniang on the stage.

When they saw Yan Ruyu, Wen Huacheng, Gu Qingchen, and Lü Buhuan enter the arena almost instantly, one after the other, everyone in the Dragon Alliance's spectator stands stood up.

Yun Chen smiled and gestured for him to stop.

He waved gently to Luo Yuning and Han Ziyan.

"Go back to the stands and tell everyone to stay put."

Without any hesitation, Luo Yuning and Han Ziyan returned directly to the viewing area and relayed Yun Chen's words to everyone.

"You four want to come at me all at once, is that it?"

Wen Huacheng took a deep breath, clasped his hands and said, "Today should not be like this, but I have already promised the disciples in the sect that I will make Qingyun Sect the number one sect in Great Xia."

Gu Qingchen gripped his longsword and said calmly, "In the face of such a momentous matter, there's no need to be bogged down in trivialities. If anyone's to blame today, blame yourself for being impractical!"

Lu Buhuan waved his folding fan, his expression showing a hint of regret.

"How about this! If you die by my hand, I will definitely take good care of your Dragon Alliance."

After hearing this, Yun Chen smiled.

"These three heroes of our time, who are always spouting righteousness and morality and are praised as paragons of virtue, are nothing but hypocrites. If you want a group fight, why all this nonsense!"

These few words, though brief, left the three men's faces turning pale and then red.

Yun Chen looked at Yan Ruyu.

"We've finally met!"

Yan Ruyu smiled elegantly.

"Truly, heroes emerge from among the young!"

Yun Chen suddenly laughed a few times.

"Do you regret it? If you had killed me three years ago, things wouldn't be in this mess now."

Yan Ruyu covered her mouth and chuckled, "You don't really think you can contend with me just because you've just stepped into the Martial Venerable realm, do you? Besides... your life has already been taken by the King of Hell."

Yun Chen curled the corners of his lips dismissively, his gaze sweeping over the other three.

"Although I don't like you, I won't kill you if you leave now."

The three felt humiliated, and the murderous intent in their eyes was revealed without reservation.

Yun Chen shrugged: "Looks like you're not going to appreciate it."

As he spoke, he turned to Yan Ruyu.

"It seems they're determined to stay and die with you."

Yan Ruyu gently brushed the stray hairs behind her ear with her fingertips and chuckled.

"There's no way around it; the allure of power is irresistible to everyone. May we begin?"

Without hesitation, Yun Chen made an OK gesture.