160: Twenty-two people were wiped out in an instant!

Ye Chen glanced at him.

"Whether I am brave or not is irrelevant."

"What's important is..."

"Are you the Elder of the Hidden Sect?"

Elder Hong stroked his long beard and burst into laughter: "I am indeed Hong Sanqian, the Inner Sect Elder of the Hidden Sect!"

He naturally recognized Ye Chen and realized that the Drought Fiend and her group had most likely run into trouble.

But he hadn't expected... Ye Chen would dare to come here with only one person.

"That's enough then."

Ye Chen nodded and walked step by step toward Elder Hong.

"Then prepare to die."

"Dare to harm the people around me..."

"You will die a miserable death."

As soon as these words were spoken.

The gamblers in the entire casino hall were dumbfounded.

Wait... Didn't this young man win money, and the casino staff refused to pay?

How did it turn into the casino staff harming his people?

Chaos!

Too chaotic!

But the Hidden Sect members surrounding them were all stunned, their faces filled with shock.

Does this kid... know who he's talking to?

Elder Hong, a Xuan Realm expert!

One of the Inner Sect Elders of the Hidden Sect!

That guy actually so casually told the other party to "prepare to die"?

Is he insane?!

Elder Hong was also stunned, failing to react for a full two seconds.

Immediately after, he threw his head back and laughed heartily.

"Hahahahaha... Good! Good! Good!"

"Ye Chen, you have more character than this old man imagined!"

His laughter abruptly stopped, and his gaze suddenly turned cold.

"However..."

"Do you think that just because you broke in here and knocked down a few pieces of trash, you can really come and go as you please on the Hidden Sect's territory?"

Behind him, twenty-two Yellow Rank Earth Fiend Guards stepped forward simultaneously!

"Boom—!"

Twenty-two Yellow Rank auras burst forth without reservation, like twenty-two suppressed volcanoes, merging into one, transforming into an invisible monstrous wave that ruthlessly pressed down upon Ye Chen and Liu Qingluo!

Killing intent surged like a tide!

Heavens Net and Earths Snare!

Elder Hong's gray-white long beard moved without wind, and his Xuan Realm coercion enveloped the entire area like a tangible mountain.

He stared at Ye Chen, a terrifying look emanating from his eyes.

"Those who ruin the Hidden Sect's affairs are absolutely forbidden to live!"

"Since you delivered yourself right to our doorstep, this old man will make you understand today..."

"What true despair is."

"Once you are dead, this old man will personally go and take Bing Lan away!"

The moment Elder Hong's voice fell—

"Kill—!!!"

The twenty-two Yellow Rank Earth Fiend Guards roared in unison, their figures moving abruptly!

Twenty-two black shadows shot toward Ye Chen from different directions like arrows released from a bowstring!

Yet, Ye Chen's steps did not stop.

He didn't even spare a glance for the twenty-two incoming figures.

"Brat, I'll let you know the consequences of underestimating us!"

Seeing this scene, one of the Earth Fiends was furious, unleashing his full aura.

The twenty-one people behind him also erupted simultaneously!

They intended to seize the momentum and instantly tear this limitlessly arrogant bastard to shreds!!!

Liu Qingluo's pupils contracted sharply. She subconsciously tightened her grip on her dagger, ready to step forward and shield Ye Chen.

But, in the next second... Ye Chen's right hand had been pulled out of his pocket at some unknown point, holding Silver Needles as fine as ox hair between his fingers.

Immediately after.

Ye Chen merely flicked his wrist casually.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!!!"

The sound of them tearing through the air was mournful, like the wailing of ghosts!

Dozens of cold stars shot out in a fan shape, centered on him!

There was no earth-shattering fanfare.

Only speed!

They were so fast that the twenty-two Yellow Rank Earth Fiend Guards had just caught sight of the silver light, and before their bodies could react... suddenly!

A sharp sting simultaneously came from vital points like their glabella, throat, and heart.

And then.

Excruciating pain, like a tidal wave, swept over them, instantly swallowing all sensation!

"Thump!"

"Thump!!"

"Thump!!!"

The twenty-two charging figures froze in mid-motion, as if the pause button had been pressed simultaneously, and then, like dumplings dropping into a pot, they softly tumbled to the ground one after another.

Dead.

The twenty-two Yellow Rank Earth Fiend Guards were all killed without even touching the hem of Ye Chen's clothes!

The entire casino hall was terrifyingly silent.

All the gamblers had their mouths wide open, unable to make any sound, only heavy breathing could be heard.

What did they just witness?

That young man just casually flicked his hand, and over twenty people were all lying down?

This is something movies wouldn't even dare to film!

And... it looks like those people are all instantly dead?

"M-murder... Murder!"

Someone screamed in terror, and the entire scene instantly descended into complete chaos.

Liu Qingluo's hand, gripping the dagger, trembled.

She wasn't afraid; she was shocked!

Unparalleled shock!

She knew Ye Chen was powerful—able to heal her shattered Dantian and meridians, and grant her new life and strength—he must be unfathomable.

But she never expected... Ye Chen to be strong to this extent!

Twenty-two Yellow Rank masters, many of whom were Mid or even Late Yellow Rank, were capable of sweeping through a region and making countless forces tremble in the outside world.

Yet, before Ye Chen, they were like paper toys, instantly turning to dust with a snap of his fingers!

She hadn't even clearly seen how Ye Chen had attacked!

The sky full of Silver Needles was too fast, exceeding the limit of her visual perception!

"My Benefactor..."

Liu Qingluo looked at Ye Chen's back, massive waves surging in her heart, "He is infinitely stronger... than I ever imagined!"

At this moment, the flame of vengeance in her heart burned more fiercely than ever before!

Following such a Benefactor... what is there to fear from the Hidden Sect?!

The smile on Elder Hong's face had completely frozen.

Shock!

Horror!

Disbelief!

He had originally thought that since Ye Chen could deal with the eight Drought Fiends, his strength might have reached the threshold of the Xuan Realm, but with himself as a Mid Xuan Realm expert, combined with the formation attack of the twenty-two Yellow Rank Earth Fiend Guards, he could easily suppress him.

But reality gave him a heavy blow!

No!

It was a crushing blow that violently shattered all his plans!

Twenty-two Yellow Ranks killed in the blink of an eye!

Is this something a Peak Yellow Realm expert can achieve?

No!

Even an ordinary Mid Xuan Realm expert could absolutely not do this so casually!

Elder Hong's face suddenly turned gloomy as water. He stared intently at Ye Chen, who had stopped five steps in front of him, filled with shock and rage.

"You... you are also a Xuan Realm expert?!"

Ye Chen finally stopped walking.

He raised his eyes, meeting Elder Hong's hesitant and suspicious gaze.

"You only figured that out now?"

"It seems..."

"As an Elder, your discernment is poor, and your strength is probably even worse."

Elder Hong's face instantly became so dark it looked like it could drip water.

"Brat, stop spouting such arrogant nonsense!"

"The Hidden Sect's Inheritance spans centuries, and its foundation is profound—far beyond what a reckless upstart like you can imagine!"

"Do you really think that with a bit of luck and some unorthodox methods, you are qualified to boast in front of me? The Hidden Sect is not someone you can afford to provoke!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen merely twitched the corner of his mouth slightly.

"But the fact is..."

"I casually dismantled your Hidden Sect Outer Sect, I kicked Wang Tian away, two of the Thirty-Six Fiends of the Earth Fiend Guards were killed by me outside, eight were knocked down, and now..."

His gaze swept over the twenty-two corpses of the Earth Fiend Guards on the ground, then returned to Elder Hong's livid face.

"Look, twenty-two more are lying down."

"I'm standing right here, I harmed your people, and I slapped your face..."

Ye Chen tilted his head slightly, his eyes clear, "What can you do to me?"

"You—!!!"

Elder Hong's chest heaved violently, and his gray-white long beard trembled slightly with fury.

He was a powerful expert of the Hidden Sect, holding the esteemed position of Elder!

Yet now, he was silenced by a stinking brat who hadn't even shed his baby teeth, unable to utter a single word!

He was truly enraged!

"Sharp-tongued! You seek death!!!"

Elder Hong could no longer restrain himself. The majestic aura of a Mid Xuan Realm expert burst forth with a roar, sweeping across the entire casino hall like an invisible storm!

The remaining tables and chairs nearby were sent flying by the force, and the few gamblers closest were knocked off balance, screaming as they scrambled backward.

Elder Hong's robes billowed around him without wind, rustling loudly. He joined his fingers like a sword in his right hand, and a wave of heat surged forth.

"Crimson Fiend Finger!"

"Brat, die for this old man!!!"

He roared fiercely, his figure transforming into a red shadow, moving so fast it left an afterimage. He pointed a finger through the air toward Ye Chen's glabella!

Before the finger force arrived, a scorching energy had already locked onto Ye Chen, as if intending to pierce him and his soul simultaneously!

This was Elder Hong's famous ultimate skill, the Mystic Rank Martial Technique, "Crimson Fiend Finger"!

The finger force condensed Earth Fire Fiend Qi. Those struck would have their meridians burned, their flesh withered, making it utterly sinister and overbearing!

He had once used this finger to severely wound more than one Late Xuan Realm expert!

"Oh?"

"Are you already rushing to deliver yourself?"

"Then I shall grant your wish!"

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, clenched his own fist, and casually smashed it out, meeting Elder Hong's strike.

One was a joined finger strike, majestic in momentum, with rolling heat waves!

The other was a clenched fist, plain and unadorned, seemingly soft and powerless!

And then.

They collided...