Chapter 143: The Wrathful Slaying of the Seven Stars

"Zihan!"

"Big Brother!"

The situation changed far too quickly. Yan Chen, Mo You, and the others instinctively rushed forward to save Ye Zihan, while Mo Wuhuan was also caught off guard, quickly standing up with the intention to intervene.

"Is that so?"

Just as they prepared to rescue him, Ye Zihan stood suspended in mid-air, completely calm. Far from being shocked by Yun Can suddenly acquiring the strength of the early Seven-Stars realm, he merely replied faintly.

"You have merely been infused with primal energy by a powerhouse, forcibly elevated to the Seven-Stars realm. Compared to a true Seven-Stars practitioner who has cultivated their soul essence by channeling the power of the seven stars, you are still vastly inferior!"

"Indeed, my current state is just as you described, but it is more than enough to deal with you!"

Boom!

The force belonging to the early Seven-Stars realm smashed into Ye Zihan. Defending with all his might against the violent impact, Ye Zihan was sent flying dozens of yards backward through the air before abruptly coming to a halt. His aura was extremely weak, yet he managed to steady his stance and gaze sharply down at Yun Can below.

"He's still not dead!" Yun Can's eyes narrowed slightly. Pouring force into the soles of his feet, instead of falling, his body surged upward, charging at Ye Zihan once more in a single breath.

"No matter how much power you possess, as long as you are from the Phantom God Palace, you must die!"

"Wood Summoning—Rock Beast! Violent Earth Bear! Burrowing Rat!"

Boom, boom, boom!

Roar!

Three successive Tier 6 demonic beasts belonging to the earth attribute emerged from the summoning space. Each of them roared furiously, their voices shaking the surrounding wilderness and filling the onlookers with shock and awe.

"He actually tamed so many Tier 6 demonic beasts? But why is he summoning earth-attribute beasts? Is he planning to use that technique again?"

Everyone was filled with doubt, unable to guess what method Ye Zihan was about to employ.

"Sacrifice—Earthly Prison! Piercing Heaven Thorn!"

"As expected!"

Upon hearing Ye Zihan shout the word sacrifice, the crowd suddenly understood, realizing he was about to unleash that fearsome technique once again. However, a moment later, they noticed something was amiss.

"What? How is this possible?"

Everyone could no longer restrain themselves. Even the Ten City Lords, along with Mo Wuhuan and the others, stood up in shock, lifting their gaze toward the sky.

"He is actually also an Earth Seal Master!"

"So he was hiding his strength all along! He turns out to be an peerless genius practicing three paths simultaneously, just like Lord Ye Yuejin!"

At this moment, no one could maintain their composure. If Ye Zihan's initial performance and his dual-path cultivation had astonished them, his status as a practitioner of three paths simultaneously left them utterly dumbfounded. Such a status was enough to shock all three realms!

Being a practitioner of three paths simultaneously meant that Ye Zihan would one day grow into a powerhouse comparable to Ye Yuejin. Ye Yuejin was a peerless expert at the Tenth-State realm, and for Ye Zihan to possess such terrifying potential as well was enough to send tremors through the entire three realms.

Every single person stood up, eyes wide, as if trying to get a fresh look at the true face of this young powerhouse of infinite potential, who had delivered shock after shock.

"Another peerless powerhouse of the Tenth-State realm is rising steadily right before our eyes!" This thought crossed everyone's mind.

"The same triple-path cultivation, the exact same age of around twenty, and the same Eighth-State realm!"

No one doubted Ye Zihan's future achievements anymore. Back then, Ye Yuejin had reached the Eighth-State realm in his early twenties and later attained the peerless Tenth-State realm. Now, Ye Zihan appeared to be less than twenty years old, yet he already possessed the strength of the mid Eighth-State realm. Almost everyone present became certain that Ye Zihan would undoubtedly reach the heights of Ye Yuejin in the future, or perhaps even surpass them!

Boom!

Slightly different from the spectators, Yun Can was currently filled with fear. It had been a long time since he had felt such a sensation. Having grown accustomed to slaughtering others with impunity, and even being capable of obliterating early Seven-Stars realm experts, he had never imagined he would be driven to such a state by someone whose realm was inferior to his own, unable to withstand him even after unleashing the secret arts of the Phantom God Palace.

Previously, Ye Zihan had nearly killed him by sacrificing a single Tier 6 demonic beast using a moon-grade martial skill. Now, Ye Zihan was simultaneously sacrificing three Tier 6 demonic beasts. Even an early Seven-Stars expert whose soul essence had been tempered by stellar energy would face certain doom when confronting such an attack.

After Ye Zihan revealed his identity as an Earth Seal Master, Su Zi felt the heavy anxiety in her heart quietly lift. She knew that this time, Ye Zihan was destined to win. Unexplainedly, a faint sense of joy blossomed within her.

Up in the sky, without the slightest suspense, the terrifying prison formed by the three Tier 6 demonic beasts descended from the heavens, instantly trapping Yun Can within its confines and rendering him completely immobile.

Whoosh!

At the critical moment, a dark figure suddenly flashed out from the crowd, shooting toward Ye Zihan like lightning.

"Ninth Elder! Save me!" Upon spotting the approaching figure, Yun Can shrieked desperately for help.

"Monstrosity! You cannot be allowed to live!"

That figure waved a hand, unleashing a sword beam that tore through the void and slashed toward the prison trapping Yun Can. Without pausing for even a fraction of a second, the figure continued charging straight at Ye Zihan. The piercing murderous intent caused the hairs all over Ye Zihan's body to stand on end, and even his soul trembled.

"Piercing Heaven Thorn!"

Suppressing his fear with all his might, Ye Zihan launched his attack before the sword beam could fall. Six earth thorns erupted from the six sides of the prison, instantly piercing straight through Yun Can.

"Ah!" With a miserable shriek, all of Yun Can's vitality dissipated, and he was dead beyond any doubt.

Just then, the sword beam arrived, effortlessly cleaving the prison in two. The corpse of Yun Can within it was similarly sliced apart, snapping into two halves. A rain of blood fell from the sky, spattering onto the faces of the people below, yet they seemed completely unaware, staring blankly up at the heavens out of fear of missing a single rare spectacle.

"Courting death!"

Just as that dark figure charged toward Ye Zihan, another figure suddenly burst forth from the crowd—it was none other than Mo Wuhuan. He had not expected someone to launch a sneak attack on Ye Zihan at such a moment. If the assailant succeeded, he himself would be ruined.

Boom!

Disregarding Mo Wuhuan entirely, the Ninth Elder of the Phantom God Palace charged fiercely toward Ye Zihan. However, he severely underestimated Mo Wuhuan's strength. Just as he was mere paces away from Ye Zihan, Mo Wuhuan's figure intercepted his path.

"How dare you cause trouble in my Nameless City? Die!"

Striking down with a single fist, the Ninth Elder was merely at the peak of the Seven-Stars realm; how could he possibly be a match for Mo Wuhuan? He was instantly sent crashing back down to the ground by Mo Wuhuan's fierce blow.

"Puff!"

The strength of the peak Eighth-State realm was no laughing matter, let alone when Mo Wuhuan was striking out of fury, exerting at least eighty percent of his power. It was pure luck that the Ninth Elder wasn't killed outright on the spot.

Crash-landing onto the ground, the Ninth Elder coughed up blood continuously, yet he stood straight, gazing at Mo Wuhuan with unyielding defiance.

"You dare kill me? I am the Ninth Elder of the Phantom God Palace! Are you not afraid of the wrath of the Phantom God Palace?"

"The Phantom God Palace! He is actually a man of the Phantom God?" As the Ninth Elder blurted out his affiliation, a commotion erupted among the crowd. The prestige of the Phantom God Palace was something virtually everyone knew of. To the three realms, the existence of the Phantom God Palace was an inviolable law of the heavens. Although many families and sects secretly wished to resist the palace, very few genuinely dared to defy it or oppose it openly.

This was because the Phantom God Palace gathered the absolute strongest powerhouses of the three realms. Almost no single faction could contend with it, and only by joining forces could anyone hope to have a fighting chance.

Upon the revelation of the Ninth Elder's identity, awe and reverence appeared on everyone's faces, and even the Ten City Lords exchanged uncertain, hesitant glances.

"So what if it's the Phantom God Palace? If you dare cause trouble here, you must die!" Having received Ye Zihan's command telepathically, Mo Wuhuan naturally had no intention of letting him escape. To him, Ye Zihan was the heavens; the Phantom God Palace was worth nothing in comparison. If Ye Zihan ordered someone to die, they had to die—could the Phantom God Palace prevent that?

"You!"

Puff!

The Ninth Elder never imagined that Mo Wuhuan would completely disregard the majesty of the Phantom God Palace. Before he could utter another word, Mo Wuhuan gave him no further chance, striking with a single fist that blasted him into a mist of blood, leaving not even bones behind in a profoundly miserable end.