839: Chapter 839 I'm not some kind of devil!

Two people, dead.

Ye Chen reached for Third Elder Bai Hongyuan's waist, fished out a cloth bag, and opened it to find six tokens inside.

He then searched Mo Moda's chest, pulled out a pouch, and took out four more.

Ten tokens in total.

Ye Chen weighed the tokens in his hand, his face full of disdain.

"Two dignified elders, and together you haven't even collected as many tokens as I have on my own. How can you even show your faces in public?"

"You two have been wandering this ice field for almost a day—are you just slacking off?"

The little bear squatted at his feet, tilted its head, and let out two "woo-woo" sounds, as if echoing his complaints.

Ye Chen stuffed the tokens into his pocket and, taking the little bear with him, prepared to leave.

But...

He had only taken two steps when he suddenly stopped.

Because from behind the ice hill in front, another wave of footsteps could be heard.

Judging by the sound, there were at least twelve or thirteen people, and they were approaching very quickly, clearly heading in this direction.

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes, decided not to leave, and stood in place to wait.

After all...

How could he refuse points that were delivered right to his doorstep?

Within a few breaths, a dozen figures filed out from behind the ice hill.

The leader, dressed in grey robes, was none other than the Bai family's Second Elder, Bai Honglie.

According to Patriarch Xuanyuan Hai, he was Third Elder Bai Hongyuan's own brother.

Beside him followed a young man with delicate, effeminate features, wearing azure robes and fanning himself with a folding fan.

Ye Chen hadn't met him before, but judging by his attire, he must be from the Tianyi Sect.

Behind them followed seven or eight people in various outfits—some from the Hehuan Sect, others from the Qianji Sect; almost all were from the One Clan, Three Sects, Five Gates.

The group rushed up, their gazes first landing on Ye Chen, then sweeping over to the two corpses lying at his feet.

The air suddenly froze.

The expression on Bai Honglie's face instantly shifted to astonishment and fury.

What had he just seen?

He saw his elder brother, actually! Actually! Actually! Lying on the snow...

"Big brother!"

He rushed forward, knelt down, reached out to check Third Elder Bai Hongyuan's breathing, and felt his pulse.

The next second.

He looked up, glaring at Ye Chen with eyes wide enough to split.

"You killed my big brother?!"

Upon hearing this, the people behind him all turned pale.

The young man from the Tianyi Sect snapped his folding fan shut, his gaze sweeping back and forth between the corpses of Third Elder Bai Hongyuan and Mo Moda, his expression darkening.

"Third Elder Bai Hongyuan, Elder Mo Moda, they're actually both dead?"

"This... it's only the first day!"

"Ye Chen, aren't you being a bit too ruthless?"

"Elder Bai and Elder Mo were just passing through; how could you kill them so ruthlessly?"

"The One Clan, Three Sects, Five Gates went to such great lengths to invite heroes from all over the world to the Antarctic Martial Arts Tournament, and you—you just start killing people to silence them??"

"Today, you must give us an explanation!"

The group clamored, their voices growing louder and louder.

They glared at Ye Chen as if he were their sworn enemy who had killed their fathers.

Bai Honglie stood up abruptly, his aura exploding outwards: "Ye Chen! My brother had no grudge against you; why did you kill him???"

"You lot, you've all arrived quite punctually."

Ye Chen looked at Bai Honglie with a calm expression.

"Bai Honglie, is it?"

"Your big brother and the other guy blocked my path earlier, tried to rob me, and even threatened to team up and kill me."

"Is that enough of a grudge?"

"Is there a problem with me killing them?"

Bai Honglie's expression stiffened.

He knew in his heart that his big brother's temper was indeed capable of such a thing.

But in front of so many people, he absolutely could not admit it.

Besides...

They had organized this grand event specifically to target Ye Chen.

Therefore.

Reasonably and logically, he could not back down.

His expression turned cold.

"You're spouting nonsense!"

"My big brother lived an upright life; how could he ever do such a despicable thing?"

"It's clear that you were greedy for his wealth and killed my big brother to steal his tokens!"

Ye Chen chuckled.

"Upright?"

"Your big brother practically had 'I'm going to rob you' written on his face earlier."

"But it doesn't matter. Whether you say I'm spouting nonsense or that I was greedy for wealth, the people are dead anyway. You can make up whatever story you want."

He paused, then stretched.

"As for you lot..."

He swept his gaze over the group behind Bai Honglie.

"Since you're already here, don't hide your intentions."

"I suggest you all come at me together; it'll save me the trouble of hunting you down one by one."

"Ye Chen, you're too arrogant!" The young man from the Tianyi Sect's expression sank. "You killed Elders Third Elder Bai Hongyuan and Mo Moda, inciting public anger, and now you want to attack all of us too?"

"I've been arrogant for more than a day or two; are you only just realizing that?"

Ye Chen grinned.

"You One Clan, Three Sects, Five Gates set up such a massive trap to lure me to the Antarctic—isn't it because you want to kill me here?"

"Now that the opportunity is here, are you backing down?"

"Bai Honglie, if Bai Canghe knew you were standing in front of me just flapping your gums instead of fighting, he'd probably break your legs when you get back, right?"

Mockery!

Barefaced mockery!

Bai Honglie was stung by his words, his face turning completely green.

He certainly knew the Bai family's plan...

The second round, the ice field chase, was a slaughterhouse prepared for Ye Chen.

But the plan was explicitly stated: wait until Ye Chen was exhausted before making a move.

Now, this.

They weren't even ready yet, and Ye Chen had already slaughtered Third Elder Bai Hongyuan and Mo Moda.

Bai Honglie gritted his teeth, killing intent flashing in his eyes: "Ye Chen, you killed my big brother. Today, I, Bai Honglie, will fight you to the death!"

As soon as he finished speaking.

He brought his palms together in front of his chest. A massive, sea-like surge of True Qi erupted from his palms, condensing into a ten-foot-long energy blade in front of him.

The surface of the energy blade was covered in a layer of frost, and even from a distance, one could feel the bone-chilling cold.

"Fellow daoists!"

Bai Honglie roared.

"This brat is vicious by nature and has killed two elders in a row. If we let him leave today, tomorrow it will be you or me who dies!"

"Attack together! Avenge Third Elder Bai Hongyuan and Mo Moda!"

The group behind him exchanged glances. After a brief moment of hesitation, they all brought out their weapons.

The young man from the Tianyi Sect flicked his folding fan, and densely packed azure runes appeared on its surface.

A female cultivator from the Hehuan Sect formed hand seals, and a pink aura permeated the air around her.

The person from the Qianji Sect unhooked an iron box from their waist, the lid popping open to reveal three crossbow bolts glowing with blue light.

"Attack together, kill him!!!"

Someone shouted, and a dozen attacks poured toward Ye Chen simultaneously.

Bai Honglie's energy blade took the lead, carrying bone-chilling cold as it carved a deep trench in the ice, slashing straight at Ye Chen's face.

The Tianyi Sect young man fanned his folding fan, and the sky full of azure runes transformed into streams of light, sealing off Ye Chen's escape routes to the left and right.

The Hehuan Sect female cultivator's pink aura spread silently, attempting to erode Ye Chen's mind.

The Qianji Sect's blue-glowing crossbow bolts arrived first despite being fired later, piercing toward Ye Chen's chest with a shrill sound.

Ye Chen stood in place, not moving an inch.

The little bear lay on his shoulder, its two black, beady eyes staring at those people as if watching toys.

But.

Just at this critical moment...

Ye Chen raised his right hand, spread his five fingers, and pushed gently in front of him.

"Boom!!!"

A visible circular shockwave exploded from his palm, like an invisible bomb detonating before him.

The moment Bai Honglie's ten-foot-long energy blade touched the shockwave, it shattered inch by inch, turning into a sky full of ice chips.

The Tianyi Sect young man's azure runes were swept away by the shockwave.

The Hehuan Sect female cultivator's pink aura was blasted backward, slamming right back into her, causing her to grunt and stumble back several steps on the spot.

So much so that.

Her cheeks flushed crimson, and she clamped her legs together...

The Qianji Sect's three blue-glowing crossbow bolts flew backward.

Then.

They slammed into the instep of the Qianji Sect person's foot, then pierced through the ice.

As for the other scattered attacks, they were like paper before the shockwave, not even touching the hem of Ye Chen's clothes.

The shockwave dissipated.

The ice field fell silent again.

Bai Honglie stared at this scene in shock, his face full of disbelief: "This... this is impossible!"

That strike of his contained eighty percent of his power; even if it couldn't kill Ye Chen, it should have at least forced him to defend himself.

And yet?

A whole group of people attacking together, yet they were pushed away by a single palm from Ye Chen; all their offensives had simply crumbled.

At this moment.

Everyone was plunged into shock.

For the first time, they truly felt what real despair was...

Ye Chen withdrew his hand and spoke nonchalantly.

"Is that it?"

"I thought with so many of you teaming up, it would be enough to get me to stretch my muscles, but it doesn't even count as a warm-up."

Bai Honglie was inexplicably shocked: "Ye Chen, you... what exactly is your cultivation level?"

Ye Chen thought for a moment and grinned.

"Higher than yours by just a little bit, anyway."

Bai Honglie: "..."

A little bit?

A little bit, my ass!

You're actually saying that the power to defeat everyone in one move is only a little bit higher than theirs?

They were just weak in strength, not mentally retarded!

Ye Chen took a step forward, and Bai Honglie subconsciously took half a step back.

"Don't be afraid; I'm not some kind of devil."

"I just want to ask you, what exactly is the plan for your Bai family this time?"

"So I can calculate how many more I need to kill to make it worth it."