458: Chapter 458 Ye Chen, today is your death day!

Ye Chen slowly raised his head. "I said I'd go after I finished my meal, yet you insisted on making a move. Aren't you just asking for trouble?"

Thor's face turned pale and then flushed red; the hand holding his short axe was trembling.

It wasn't out of fear.

It was from the shock of the impact.

And from sheer rage.

Despite his belly full of fury, not a single word could escape his lips.

Because he suddenly realized something...

If the chopstick Ye Chen had just flicked hadn't hit the axe but had been aimed at his throat instead, he would likely be a corpse by now.

Thor took a deep breath, then another, finally squeezing out a few words with difficulty: "You... you're very strong. Exactly what level are you at?"

"What level I am is none of your business."

Ye Chen stood up, pulled a tissue from the table, and wiped his mouth.

"Lead the way."

"To your Hall of Saints."

Thor was stunned, thinking he had misheard. "You... what did you say?"

Ye Chen tilted his head to look at him, acting as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"Weren't you here to take me away?"

"What? Am I not welcome anymore?"

Thor was dumbfounded.

He could tell that Ye Chen wasn't joking.

He had come to capture Ye Chen, yet the target wasn't running or hiding—he was actively asking to go to their headquarters?

Was this arrogance, or was he just a fool?

But meeting Ye Chen's terrifyingly calm eyes, he suddenly understood...

This man from the Dragon Kingdom was neither arrogant nor foolish.

He simply didn't respect the Hall of Saints at all.

Thor gritted his teeth and spoke one word at a time.

"You will regret this."

Ye Chen gave a slight, harmless smile. "In my entire life, I've never learned how to spell the word 'regret'."

Having said that,

He started walking outside.

Yan Qingwu stood up excitedly and waved to the trembling woman behind the counter.

"Ma'am, how much is it?"

The woman poked her head out and stammered, "One... one thousand two hundred in total."

Yan Qingwu pulled some bills from her pocket, placed them on the table, and gave a beautiful smile.

"The food was delicious. We'll be back tomorrow."

Then, she followed after Ye Chen.

However,

When she reached Thor's side, Yan Qingwu paused and gave him a reminder.

"Hey!"

"What are you dazing off for? Lead the way!"

Thor snapped out of it, his face turning the color of pig liver, the veins on the hand holding his axe bulging.

But in the end...

He gritted his teeth and turned to walk out the door.

Fine!

Fine, Ye Chen!

Since you're looking for death, I'll grant your wish!

Once I get you to headquarters, I'll settle the score with you slowly!

This is what happens when you underestimate the Hall of Saints!!!

...

Soon.

Thor was speeding ahead in a sports car.

A taxi followed behind him.

He glanced at the taxi from time to time, his face so dark it looked like it could drip ink.

He, a dignified War God of the Hall of Saints and a powerhouse at the Peak Celestial Master Realm, was currently acting like a tour guide, leading a kid from the Dragon Kingdom to his own nest.

If word of this got out, where would he hide his face?

But he didn't dare refuse.

That single chopstick earlier had already shattered most of his courage.

He knew all too well that someone who could repel him with a single chopstick at a dinner table would only need one more chopstick to kill him.

Besides,

Wasn't their goal to capture Ye Chen anyway?

As long as he brought him into the Hall of Saints' territory, that guy would never be able to escape even with wings!

Before long.

The cars stopped at a pier.

A few dilapidated fishing boats were docked at the pier, and the air was thick with the salty fishy smell of seawater.

Thor walked to the innermost fishing boat, knocked three times on the gunwale, and then knocked twice more.

"Click."

A soft sound came from the bottom of the boat, and then the entire fishing boat actually slid aside slowly, revealing a metal staircase extending downwards.

At the end of the stairs was a heavy metal door, engraved with a massive silver cross emblem.

Yan Qingwu followed Ye Chen, her pupils shrinking slightly. "The Hall of Saints' headquarters is actually hidden beneath a pier?"

Thor didn't answer; he just strode down the stairs and stopped before the metal door.

He looked back at Ye Chen and said through gritted teeth, "Ye Chen, it's not too late for you to regret this now."

Ye Chen put his hands in his pockets and smiled faintly.

"I never do things I regret."

Thor snorted coldly and pressed his right hand onto the fingerprint scanner next to the door.

"Beep—"

The metal door slowly opened, revealing a brightly lit corridor.

On both sides of the corridor walls, a fully armed guard stood every three meters, looking heavily guarded.

Thor strode inside.

Ye Chen and Yan Qingwu followed behind him.

At the end of the corridor was another metal door.

Thor pressed his fingerprint again, and the door opened.

Behind the door was a massive underground space.

The vaulted ceiling was dozens of meters high, and countless cold-light lamps were embedded in the surrounding walls, illuminating the entire space as bright as day.

In the very center was a circular stone platform, with eleven figures standing around it.

This was the Council of Eleven of the Hall of Saints.

Behind the platform, hundreds of elite members of the Hall of Saints were lined up in neat formations, swords drawn and brimming with killing intent.

Thor quickly walked up to the platform and stood beside a white-haired old man.

He turned around and looked down at Ye Chen at the entrance, the frustration on his face finally swept away and replaced by a sinister grin.

"Ye Chen, you've been tricked!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he slammed his hand down on a hidden mechanism on the platform.

"Rumble—"

A dull mechanical sound echoed from overhead.

The ground beneath Ye Chen and Yan Qingwu's feet suddenly jolted.

Immediately after,

The floor tiles all around them split open without warning, and eight heavy metal walls rose violently from beneath the ground!

The walls were pitch black and smooth as mirrors, each three meters wide, five meters high, and half a foot thick!

The eight walls fitted together seamlessly, trapping the two of them inside an octagonal sealed space in the blink of an eye!

From above, another massive black metal plate descended from the ceiling, covering the top and sealing the octagonal cage tight.

The entire process took less than three seconds.

Up on the platform,

Thor looked at the two people trapped in the cage and finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Ye Chen! Why do you think I led the way so obediently?"

"This cage was specially prepared by the Hall of Saints for cultivators!"

"It's forged from extraterrestrial meteorite mixed with a special alloy—it can't be cut by blades or split by axes!"

"Even a powerhouse of the Celestial Master Realm can't hope to get out once trapped inside!"

The eleven council members behind him also broke into smiles.

Ingrid stood with her arms crossed, looking down coldly.

"Man from the Dragon Kingdom, you are indeed very strong."

"Unfortunately..."

"You were too arrogant, so arrogant that you thought you were invincible, even daring to stroll into someone else's nest."

Grand Speaker Olof stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at Ye Chen. There was no triumph in his eyes, only a trace of pity.

"Young man, your courage is admirable, but your stupidity has ruined you."

"This cage is something even a Peak Celestial Master Realm expert couldn't survive in for half an hour. You can wait for death inside in peace."

Hearing this, Yan Qingwu's heart sank.

She suddenly turned around and struck out with both palms, slamming them hard against the pitch-black metal wall!

"Boom!!!"

With a dull thud, true qi poured from her palms like a torrent!

However,

Not only did the wall remain undamaged, but it also acted like a giant sponge, completely absorbing the true qi she had struck it with!

Not only that, the surface of the wall even flickered with a faint, eerie light, as if it were digesting her power.

Yan Qingwu's face changed drastically. "This... what's going on?"

She had seen various domestic research projects targeting cultivators, but this was the first time she had seen something that could absorb a cultivator's true qi.

It was truly...

Too bizarre!

Seeing this, Thor's laughter became even more manic.

"Don't waste your energy!"

"This cage is made of extraterrestrial meteorite. The special substance inside can absorb all true qi!"

"The harder you hit it, the faster it absorbs!"

A cruel light flashed in his eyes.

"Of course..."

"You probably won't have the time to experience it."

Having said that, he waved to a control console behind the platform.

"Activate Phase Two!"

An operator pressed a red button in response.

"Click."

Inside the cage, a faint mechanical sound came from all eight walls simultaneously.

Immediately after,

Countless spikes slowly emerged from the inner side of the walls!

The spikes were half a foot long, their tips as sharp as needles, glinting with a cold, sinister light under the lamps!

And the most terrifying thing was...

The eight walls actually began to move slowly toward the center!

One inch!

Two inches!

Three inches!

With every inch they moved, the spikes on the walls grew closer to the two of them!

Yan Qingwu's pupils snapped shut, and she instinctively leaned closer to Ye Chen.

She looked up at those high-and-mighty faces on the platform, her teeth gritted. "You... despicable!"

Thor laughed loudly.

"Despicable?"

"This is something you people from the Dragon Kingdom taught us..."

"All is fair in war!"

"Who can you blame?"

An obese council member beside him chimed in, laughing so hard the fat on his face was trembling.

"Ye Chen, oh Ye Chen, there was a path to heaven but you wouldn't take it; there was no door to hell but you barged right in!"

"Today is the day you die!"

"Once your corpse is pressed into a meat patty, I will personally put it in a box and send it to the Manluodi Family!"