Invincible Soul Emperor

Chapter 643: Overestimating Oneself

He still had plenty of tricks up his sleeve. If I use the Fire Spirit Charm Shadow, the Willow Wood Martial Soul, and the Dual Pupil Martial Soul, I might be able to hold on for a while! With this thought, he made up his mind.

How could Xiao Xiao possibly agree to this? Her Young Master is only at the Second Level of the Martial Emperor Realm, while his opponent is at the Ninth Level. He’d lose even if his opponent fought with his eyes closed! Even just trying to delay the fight will get him severely injured! They had only managed to harass Jiang Qi earlier because their senior sister and brother were helping. Now that he’s alone, isn’t this just a suicide mission?

Xiao Xiao reluctantly clenched her teeth and stood firmly in front of him.

Jiang Qi saw her stance and shot a mocking glance at Ye Qingchen.

"You really are pathetic, always hiding behind a beautiful woman! Don’t you have any courage?"

Before Xiao Xiao could retort to the provocative words, Ye Qingchen pushed her aside with a single shove.

Xiao Xiao quickly steadied herself and turned to help him again, only to see him give her a reassuring look.

She hesitated, conflicted for a long moment. Finally, she walked silently over to Zhu Liang and the others, quickly feeding them the elixirs she was carrying.

"I didn’t expect you to have some guts, kid, but you’re still going to die today! This gap in our strength isn’t something you can bridge with a pile of useless trump cards!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Qi raised his longsword. Murderous intent flared as he swept it toward Ye Qingchen.

His unstoppable advance seemed capable of crushing everything in its path.

Ye Qingchen wasn’t afraid in the slightest. He faced the attack head-on, raising his Double Pupil Sword to meet it.

Although the Ninth Level was an abyss he couldn’t currently cross, his earlier observations had revealed a weak point in how Jiang Qi circulated his Energy with each move.

As long as he struck that point, he could at least stall for a little while.

When Jiang Qi saw that the man before him was actually foolish enough to meet his strike head-on, the scorn on his face deepened.

He had never seen someone so reckless in his entire life.

It was truly incredible. A mere Second Level Martial Emperor Realm cultivator dared to face a strike from someone at the Ninth Level!

If he weren’t in the middle of a battle, Jiang Qi would have thrown his head back and laughed.

Ye Qingchen also knew he was outmatched, yet he didn’t feel the slightest bit of nervousness.

After Zhu Liang and his companions took the elixirs, their injuries eased considerably. Watching the standoff, they couldn’t help but hold their breath for Ye Qingchen.

It’s all our fault for being so useless, forcing our junior brother to charge out and take the blow alone! No, we have to get back on our feet as fast as we can!

As their conviction grew, the Spiritual Power in their bodies began to circulate even faster.

Meanwhile, Ye Qingchen’s Double Pupil Sword clashed with Jiang Qi’s longsword. The two forces slammed into each other, creating a massive vortex that trapped them both.

Ye Qingchen’s sword was gradually being overpowered, pressed down step by step.

The smirk on Jiang Qi’s lips grew more and more uncontrollable.

"Ye Qingchen, a man should know his place. There are some people you can’t protect!"

The moment these words were spoken, Ye Qingchen was instantly infuriated.

Qin Yue had been captured by the Ancient Clan, and there was still no trace of her. And now, they audaciously sought to kill him too!

Does having greater strength give you the right to trifle with the lives of others?

His overwhelming anger transformed into power, channeling through his body and into his sword.

The blade that was being pressed down now faintly pushed back, inch by inch.

Jiang Qi refused to watch this any longer. He pressed down with his longsword, and a torrential wave of Energy surged from his body, crashing down on Ye Qingchen like a giant boulder!

Ye Qingchen was forced to his knees. A jolt of agony shot up from his kneecaps, making his body shudder.

"Overestimating your own strength!"

With Jiang Qi’s furious roar, the power of the longsword slammed into Ye Qingchen, sending him flying backward.

Nobody noticed that a wisp of Demonic Qi had escaped from Ye Qingchen’s pocket, subtly reducing the force of the attack.

「Somewhere on the Demon Clan Battlefield.」

A demon clad in armor and mounted on a warhorse was locked in fierce battle with a human. Just as his opponent was about to fall, a stray aura drifting through the air made the demon’s body tremble violently.

His killing blow stopped mid-strike. The human opponent froze in astonishment before seizing the opportunity to counter-attack.

But then, they saw the demon leader raise a hand to the sky. All the demons engaged in battle instantly stopped, turning to face him in a silent salute.

One of the demons, watching the humans flee in disarray, looked at his general in confusion.

"General, what’s going on?"

"The Young Master... the Young Master has awakened!" a muffled voice, trembling slightly, came from beneath the general’s helmet.

Upon hearing this, all the demons bowed their heads, performing the highest rite of the Demon Clan toward a distant point.

"Should we retrieve the Young Master, then?" the demon who had just spoken suggested.

But the demon general shook his head vehemently. "No, the Young Master has already formed a pact with someone. The Demon Clan is in turmoil right now; it’s better to let him remain with the humans!"

As he spoke, he waved a hand at the demons before him.

"Our work hatching the demons here is complete. Give the order—withdraw the army!"

「The Third Layer of the Demon Clan Battlefield, in the gorge.」

Ye Qingchen could no longer suppress the hot blood surging in his chest, and his mouth filled with the taste of copper.

PFFT...

Blood instantly stained the ground at his feet.

Despite this, Ye Qingchen struggled to grip his longsword, stabbing it into the ground to force himself upright.

Seizing the opportunity, Jiang Qi controlled his Flying Sword. It multiplied in the air, forming thousands of spectral blades that shot straight for Ye Qingchen.

The others watched in shock. They wanted to help, but they lacked the strength. All they could do was watch as the blades rushed toward him.

Xiao Xiao, throwing caution to the wind, rushed over, exposing herself completely to the rain of swords. In the next second, she would be riddled with holes.

An Earth Wall sprang up from nowhere, obstinately rising in front of them and blocking the Flying Swords.

Xiao Xiao had squeezed her eyes shut in terror. When she felt no pain and dared to open them, she was greeted by the sight of the Earth Wall, now bristling with swords like a hedgehog.

Realizing what had happened, she scrambled to help Ye Qingchen, who had collapsed, and move him to safety.

Zhu Liang saw the Earth Wall appear and felt his entire body go limp with relief.

"Eldest Senior Brother is here!"

Cheng Lu, who was treating Li Nian’er’s injuries, saw the wall and exclaimed with excitement, "Eldest Senior Brother, hurry and finish him off! That guy nearly killed me! If you’d been a second later, you’d never have seen your junior brother again!" he cried pitifully.

Jiang Qi stared at the Earth Wall that had appeared from thin air, finally sensing an unusually powerful aura nearby.

He looked in its direction and saw a man.

The cultivation emanating from this man was on par with his own—he was also at the Ninth Level of the Martial Emperor Realm