862: Chapter 862 He pulled out nine!

Bai Canghe never expected...

Ye Chen not only won, but he won so cleanly, so shockingly.

The Holy Son forfeited, and the Holy Maiden forfeited as well!

What did this mean?

It meant that Ye Chen's strength had reached a point where even the peak of the younger generation of the Kunlun Ruins could not even muster the thought of resisting him.

He had originally thought that by preparing so many backups, he could at least force out some of Ye Chen's hidden cards in the third round.

And the result?

Ye Chen had just snapped his fingers from beginning to end, and then it was over; he hadn't even managed to test out a damn thing...

The few elders beside Bai Canghe looked even more ashen-faced.

Silence.

Dead, deathly silence.

Until Ye Chen's gaze pierced through the crowd and looked toward Bai Canghe: "Head of the Bai Family, can I claim my prize now?"

Bai Canghe's breath hitched.

The entire venue's gaze turned toward him.

He took a deep breath and waved his hand behind him: "Come, bring the item out."

A disciple of the Bai Family responded by stepping forward, holding a jade box in both hands, and walked to the edge of the arena.

The jade box was transparent, and inside lay a bronze key.

Every gaze in the venue fell upon that jade box.

Bai Canghe did not rush to hand over the jade box; instead, he spoke word by word.

"Ye Chen, I heard you have three bronze keys in your possession. Is that true?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire venue erupted.

"What? Three bronze keys? He has three in his possession?"

"No way... Legend has it that there are only nine of these things that can open the bronze gate in total, and he alone has three?"

"This guy must have had incredible luck, otherwise it's impossible to have gotten three keys and still be so strong!"

...

Countless gazes turned to Ye Chen, filled with shock! Greed! Trepidation...

Various emotions intertwined, pushing the atmosphere of the venue to its peak.

Ye Chen stood on the arena and smiled faintly: "It's true."

"BOOM!!!"

The venue boiled over once again.

Ignoring the entire venue, Bai Canghe narrowed his eyes.

"Three keys, plus this one, makes four."

"From today on, almost half of the keys are in your hands. Do you have anything to say?"

Many people around subconsciously swallowed their saliva.

That's right!

Half the keys were in Ye Chen's hands!

Yet other sects couldn't even get one despite begging for it.

This...

Was Ye Chen not about to become a public enemy of the world?

Ye Chen spread his hands: "No, actually, Head of the Bai Family, do you have something to say?"

Bai Canghe's expression stiffened.

He wanted to find even a trace of panic or unease on Ye Chen's face, but...

There was nothing.

Ye Chen just stood there on the arena, looking at him with a half-smile...

Wait!

That guy, he couldn't have guessed this was a trap, could he?

Bai Canghe's heart jumped, and just as he was about to speak to test him...

Suddenly!

An old, deep voice abruptly came from behind the viewing stands.

"He doesn't, but I do."

Everyone was startled and hurriedly turned around.

They saw...

An old man in a black robe walking out from behind the crowd.

A blood-colored hexagram was drawn on his forehead, but the most striking thing was his eye sockets...

Pitch black as ink, with no whites in the eyes.

Like black holes, they made one feel a chill down their spine just by looking at them.

Black Eyes!

True Black Eyes!

The entire venue was in an uproar at once.

"Who is that person? How come I've never seen him before?"

"He has a hexagram array on his forehead... That is the mark of the Great Elder of the Kunlun Ruins!"

"The Great Elder? Gui Ziming! The one known as the existence who is number one in the Kunlun Ruins if the Ancestor doesn't appear?"

...

The discussions surged like a tide.

Gui Ziming walked to the front of the arena and stood still, his Black Eyes staring at Ye Chen.

"I am the Great Elder of the Kunlun Ruins, Gui Ziming."

"You hold the bronze keys. An innocent man is innocent, but to harbor a treasure is a crime. Do you understand this principle?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen was not only not panicked, but instead laughed: "You want the bronze keys?"

He paused.

He gestured with his chin toward the jade box.

"Sure, that one in the box is yours."

The entire venue was stunned, and then dumbfounded.

"What? Ye Chen is actually giving it away just like that???"

"That's a bronze key! He's throwing it away like it's Chinese cabbage?!"

"Damn... Is this guy too generous? Or does he simply not care?"

...

Bai Canghe was also stunned.

His original intention was to use the fact that four keys were in Ye Chen's hands to incite all parties to apply pressure, but Ye Chen had turned around and given "this one" away?

Gui Ziming's expression did not change, but his eyes narrowed slightly.

"What I want are the three in your hands."

Ye Chen spread his hands: "That won't do. My three are real, unlike that one which is fake, so how can I give them to you?"

The entire venue: "???"

What?

Did they hear that right?

That key...

Was fake???

The entire venue was shocked!

Countless gazes shot toward Bai Canghe simultaneously.

Because.

This conference was organized by the Bai Family, and they had chosen to come precisely because of that one key.

If what Ye Chen said was true...

Wouldn't the Bai Family be playing everyone in the world for fools?

Feeling the murderous gazes from all around.

Bai Canghe was furious.

"Ye Chen! You are slandering me!"

"That key is clearly genuine! My Bai Family has personally appraised it! What right do you have to say it's fake?!"

Ye Chen sighed.

"Head of the Bai Family, since it's real, why are you so anxious?"

"I never said your Bai Family intentionally faked this key."

"Maybe your Bai Family was deceived by someone else?"

Bai Canghe: "???"

No...

This guy was insulting people without using dirty words.

Wasn't this just a roundabout way of calling their Bai Family blind???

Bai Canghe's breath hitched, and he was just about to open his mouth to refute.

As a result...

Gui Ziming raised his hand to stop him.

"Ye Chen, you just said that key is fake. Do you have proof?"

Ye Chen chuckled: "Proof, well, naturally I have it."

Gui Ziming raised an eyebrow.

"Then bring it out."

"You tell me to take it out, and I take it out?"

Ye Chen tilted his head, "What rank are you?"

The entire venue was deathly silent.

Only one thought remained in everyone's mind...

This guy must be crazy!

Who is Gui Ziming?

The Great Elder of the Kunlun Ruins, the number one person under the Ancestor, an existence at the peak of the Nascent Soul Stage, a figure whose stomp would make the entire Kunlun Ruins tremble!

Yet Ye Chen actually asked him what rank he was in front of so many people?

Gui Ziming's face turned completely gloomy.

"Kid, don't think that just because you are first in the grand competition, you can be unscrupulous in front of me."

"If you cannot produce evidence today, I will treat it as you slandering the Bai Family and disrupting the martial arts competition, and I will behead you first."

"Great Elder!" A figure swept over from the direction of the Kunlun Ruins seats.

It was none other than Mo Yuan.

He hurried a few steps to Gui Ziming's side and whispered a few words into his ear.

The next second.

A look of astonishment appeared on Gui Ziming's face.

Immediately following.

He frowned and stared at Ye Chen: "You are also... at the peak of the Nascent Soul Stage?"

As soon as this was said, the entire venue was in an uproar.

"What? Ye Chen is also at the peak of the Nascent Soul Stage???"

"How old is he? He's at the peak of the Nascent Soul Stage in his twenties???"

"Damn! No wonder he could sweep the third round by himself and make the Holy Son and Holy Maiden forfeit. So he is also at the peak of the Nascent Soul Stage!"

"A peak Nascent Soul Stage in his twenties... This guy must have cheated when he was reincarnated!"

...

The crowd exploded.

Even Patriarch Xuanyuan Hai was stunned on the spot.

Yan Qingwu and Xuanyuan Ji, on the other hand, had looks of sudden realization.

They finally understood why Ye Chen dared to be so arrogant.

So...

He was a powerhouse at the peak of the Nascent Soul Stage?

Especially Xuanyuan Ji.

She knew very well what the level of peak Nascent Soul Stage meant...

On Earth, it was the top-tier combat power!

And he, Ye Chen, was actually so young!!!

Ye Chen stood on the arena, his expression indifferent: "Yes, is it very strange?"

Gui Ziming narrowed his eyes.

This child, I fear I cannot let him leave alive.

Otherwise.

Given time, he will inevitably be a serious threat to the Kunlun Ruins!

Thinking of this.

The emotion on his face returned to calm.

"Even if you are at the peak of the Nascent Soul Stage, it doesn't mean you can be unscrupulous here."

"If you cannot produce evidence today to prove that this key is fake, I will still make sure you don't leave this ice field."

"You people, you just love to call for killing; how uncivilized." Ye Chen sighed, "However... It's not impossible to provide proof, but we have to agree on a condition first."

Gui Ziming's Black Eyes narrowed slightly: "What condition?"

"After I produce the evidence, you guarantee you won't hunt me down." Ye Chen said solemnly.

Gui Ziming took a deep breath: "If you can really produce evidence, I naturally will not pursue this."

"Alright then."

Ye Chen grinned and reached into his bosom.

And then.

One!

Two!

Three!

Three bronze keys were pulled out by Ye Chen.

Just when greed appeared in everyone's eyes, thinking that Ye Chen had taken them all out...

Ye Chen continued to reach into his bosom.

Four!

Five!

Six!

Seven!

Eight!

Nine!

All nine, just like that, appeared in Ye Chen's hands.

Everyone's eyes went straight!

Everyone was fucking stunned!

Ye Chen had actually taken out nine!!!

Gui Ziming's face changed completely: "What? Nine? You actually have... nine in your possession???"