573: Chapter 573 Sword Saint? Against you, I wouldn't even need a sword!

The Middle-aged Man stood ten feet away from Ye Chen and sized him up.

"Ye Chen."

"You are younger than I imagined, and also more arrogant and formidable than I imagined."

Ye Chen became curious: "So... who are you?"

The Middle-aged Man smiled slightly, with a hint of haughtiness in his smile.

"Guest Elder of the Bai Family, Bai Yujing."

As soon as he said this, the expressions of the group of people behind him all changed.

Not because Bai Yujing announced his name, but because Ye Chen actually asked him in such a casual tone?

The Bai Family!

One of the Five Clans!

They were the existences standing at the very top of the Kunlun Ruins pyramid, a behemoth that even the Eight Sects had to look up to.

A Guest Elder of the Bai Family—what did that concept entail?

That was a figure whom even the Sect Masters of the Eight Sects had to treat with the utmost courtesy!

But what about Ye Chen?

He actually responded with the three words "Who are you?"

Ye Chen realized: "So, in order to climb the social ladder, you went so far as a Guest Elder to even change your surname? Aren't you ashamed before your ancestors?"

Everyone: "???"

No...

How many people would break their heads trying to get into the Bai Family? Even changing their surname would be worth it.

Because once someone became a member of the Bai Family, it meant having one of the Five Clans, the Bai Family, as their backer!

But to Ye Chen, it seemed that changing one's surname was a shameful thing...

Well.

Although it indeed was, you couldn't just say it out loud!

Bai Yujing didn't get angry; instead, he laughed.

"Interesting."

"I have lived for eighty-seven years and seen countless geniuses and countless madmen."

"But an arrogant person who is both a genius and so outspoken like you..."

"This is the first time I've seen one."

He paused, and his voice suddenly turned cold.

"However, to be arrogant, one must have the capital for it."

Ye Chen looked at him without speaking.

Bai Yujing's gaze moved away from Ye Chen, scanning the mess on the ground, then looking at the ripples still floating on the sea, and finally landing on the spot where Zhou Xuanji's body was slowly surfacing.

"Zhou Xuanji, Early Golden Core Stage, cultivated for ninety-two years, ranked sixteenth in the Tianyi Sect."

"You slapped him away."

He withdrew his gaze and looked back at Ye Chen.

"Being able to slap away someone at the Early Golden Core Stage means your strength is at least above the Mid Golden Core Stage."

"But it's impossible for someone at the Mid Golden Core Stage to prevent me from seeing through your cultivation."

He paused and said word by word.

"Therefore, you've hidden your strength."

"Your true cultivation is the Late Golden Core Stage."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place went into an uproar.

Late Golden Core Stage!

What kind of concept was that?

In the entire Kunlun Ruins, experts at the Late Golden Core Stage could be counted on one's fingers. Each one was an old monster who had lived for a hundred years, a pillar of their respective power.

But what about Ye Chen?

He looked to be only in his early twenties. How could he possibly have a cultivation at the Late Golden Core Stage?

The faces of several Tianyi Sect disciples turned pale, and their legs shook even more violently.

They finally understood why Elder Zhou had been slapped away.

Early Golden Core Stage against Late Golden Core Stage—that wasn't a battle; it was a one-sided slaughter!

Shen Qingyi stood behind Ye Chen, her heart beating like a drum.

Late Golden Core Stage...

Her grandfather had spent his entire life and was only at the peak of the Tianyi Realm, not even touching the threshold of the Golden Core.

But Ye Chen, younger than her grandfather and the same age as her, was already at the Late Golden Core Stage.

What kind of monster was this?

Shu Yuan and Jiang Daoxuan looked at each other, both seeing excitement in each other's eyes.

With a Late Golden Core Stage powerhouse as their support, why the hell should they be afraid?

Yan Qingwu was also stunned.

She had long known that Ye Chen was very strong, ridiculously strong, pervertedly strong.

But the moment she learned he was at the Late Golden Core Stage...

She was still shocked.

One must know that the strongest enforcer of the Dragon Group was only at the Early Golden Core Stage, and that was only because Old Master Xuanyuan Huo had invited him from the Xuanyuan family...

Yet Ye Chen, alone, was equivalent to the entire Dragon Group...

No.

He was stronger than the entire Dragon Group!

If this news were told to Old Master Xuanyuan Huo, wouldn't it make the old man so excited that he'd be unable to sleep all night?

*Swish!!!*

Everyone's gaze focused on Ye Chen, waiting for his reaction.

Would he admit it?

Or deny it?

Or continue to hide it?

Ye Chen looked at Bai Yujing and suddenly smiled.

"Late Golden Core Stage?"

He shook his head.

"You guessed wrong."

Bai Yujing's brow furrowed slightly.

Ye Chen looked at him and spoke calmly: "I am not at the Late Golden Core Stage."

A hint of doubt flashed in Bai Yujing's eyes.

Not Late Golden Core Stage?

Then what was he?

Mid Golden Core Stage?

Impossible. Someone at the Mid Golden Core Stage couldn't have slapped Zhou Xuanji away.

Golden Core Peak?

Even more impossible. In the entire Kunlun Ruins, aside from the first-generation old monsters in secluded cultivation, there were very few with such cultivation.

And how old was Ye Chen?

Unless...

He was one of those old monsters who had stepped into the realm of Rejuvenation and entered the mortal world to comprehend the Dao.

But was that possible?

If such an old monster really appeared, the entire Kunlun Ruins would experience an earthquake...

Ye Chen watched the changing expressions on his face, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

"I don't know what level I am at either."

"The only thing I know is..."

"To this day, no one has been able to test the limits of my realm. Will you be that person?"

Bai Yujing's face turned completely cold: "Boy, are you making a fool of me?"

He had lived for eighty-seven years and had seen arrogant people, but never someone this arrogant.

What did he mean by not knowing his own level?

This was clearly mocking him!

Ye Chen shrugged with an innocent look.

"I'm telling the truth and you don't believe me. Then I'm out of options."

"How about... we trade a few moves?"

"After I beat the crap out of you, will you believe me?"

Arrogant!

Too arrogant!

The whole place gasped.

Who was Bai Yujing?

A Guest Elder of the Bai Family, a top expert at the Late Golden Core Stage!

In the entire Kunlun Ruins, the number of people who could speak to him like that could be counted on one hand.

And those few were all old monsters who had lived for over a hundred years.

Yet Ye Chen, a young man in his early twenties, actually said in front of so many people that he would beat the crap out of Bai Yujing?

This was no longer just arrogance; this was seeking death!

The faces of the Tianyi Sect disciples turned from pale to excited.

Although they had lost an elder, they were now inexplicably looking forward to it.

With the Bai Family's Guest Elder taking action, no matter how strong Ye Chen was, it was absolutely impossible for him to leave alive!

The Japanese men were even more excited, their bodies trembling.

"With Lord Bai taking action, that Shina person is dead for sure!"

"Hahaha, let him be wild! Let him be arrogant! Let's see how he cries in a moment!"

"Lord Bai, kill him! Our Yamaguchi-gumi is willing to become a vassal of the Dragon Country's Bai Family!"

...

Bai Yujing didn't speak, only looking at Ye Chen coldly.

Then.

He slowly raised his right hand, his five fingers spreading open.

In his palm, a ball of golden light began to condense.

The pressure of the Late Golden Core Stage surged out of his body like something physical, crushing down in all directions.

But just then.

"Wait."

An aged voice rang out from the crowd.

Bai Yujing's hand paused, his brow furrowing slightly.

An old man wearing a cyan robe walked out from the crowd.

He walked to Bai Yujing's side and cupped his hands slightly.

"Elder Bai, to deal with this junior, there is no need for you to personally take action."

Bai Yujing glanced at him and didn't speak.

The old man straightened up, turned around, and his gaze landed on Ye Chen.

"I am an elder of the Hehuan Sect, Sword Saint Liu Shenfeng."

"Yesterday you injured our Hehuan Sect's Meng Ziyi like that. I haven't settled that debt with you yet."

"Since we've run into each other today, it's just as well."

"I am untalented, but I would like to experience your Sword Intent."

As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings immediately erupted into a commotion.

"Sword Saint Liu Shenfeng! It's actually him!"

"My god, the Hehuan Sect actually sent out the Sword Saint?"

"Rumor has it that Liu Shenfeng's Sword Intent has reached the realm of 'Man and Sword as One', and is only one step away from the legendary Heavenly Sword!"

"Meng Ziyi is only a Sword Venerate and could already stride arrogantly in the Kunlun Ruins. If the Sword Saint takes action, what will happen?"

...

Listening to the discussions around him.

Bai Yujing stood with his hands behind his back and said indifferently: "Very well."

Hearing this, Ye Chen's smile grew even wider.

"Sword Saint?"

"You're overthinking it. To deal with you, I don't even need a sword."

Liu Shenfeng's face turned cold, and the killing intent in his eyes surged.

"Junior, you have successfully enraged me!"

"Today, I shall let you witness what true Swordsmanship is!"

Before his voice had even faded.

He suddenly raised his right hand, pressing his index and middle fingers together into a sword finger, and pointed into the air.

*Ring—*

A clear sword whistle broke through the air from a distance, like a dragon's roar from the nine heavens, making everyone's eardrums ache.

Everyone looked up in unison.

In the night sky, a silver-white light streaked from afar at an incredible speed.

Wherever that light passed, the air was torn apart, making explosive sounds, and even the moonlight was eclipsed by that sword light.

It was a sword.

Its entire body was silver-white, with a faint light flowing over the blade, like a pool of autumn water frozen within the sword.

Before the sword arrived, the sword qi had already reached them.

An invisible Sword Intent erupted from Liu Shenfeng's body, spreading in all directions like a physical force.

On the ground of the harbor, fine cracks spread out from Liu Shenfeng as the center, as if cut by invisible sharp blades.

The people around them all changed expression and retreated one after another.

Someone cried out in alarm.

"Is this the Sword Saint's Sword Intent? It's too terrifying!"

"Just the sword qi is already so sharp. If that sword falls, wouldn't it be able to split even a mountain?"

"Ye Chen is finished, completely finished!"

...

Bai Yujing stood with his hands behind his back, watching this scene expressionlessly, but a hint of gravity flashed in his eyes.

A full-force strike from a Mid Golden Core Stage Sword Saint—even if he was at the Late Golden Core Stage, he couldn't completely ignore it.

Suddenly!

Liu Shenfeng's right sword finger thrust forward violently.

"Go!"

That silver-white Flying Sword drew a sharp arc in the air, its tip aimed at Ye Chen's heart, shooting forward with an aura that could destroy heaven and earth.