Chapter 42

"Ha, I do like your confidence. However, excessive confidence often leads to a very miserable end!" Jiang Le smiled, and then a series of fine meridians began to appear on his skin. With just a light step, it seemed as if all his strength surged forth, and his blood began to boil intensely.

"Bang—"

At the moment his blood boiled and his power condensed, Jiang Le moved, directly pouncing towards Ye Zhong's location. His fingers, charged with an extremely terrifying force, glowed with a blinding light and shot towards Ye Zhong's forehead like lightning.

"Bang—"

Ye Zhong's aura also surged instantly at this moment. The faint meridian patterns on his slender hands appeared under his skin. Then he punched out forcefully, directly colliding with Jiang Le's finger.

A low,闷闷的闷响声在此刻响起，狂暴的劲风席卷之间，直接将满地落叶吹飞，两人的身形都同时一震，几乎同时退了数步。

"Forging the Body Fourth Level, huh? No wonder you're so confident!" Jiang Le glanced at Ye Zhong. He wasn't too surprised that Ye Zhong could withstand his attack; clearly, if Ye Zhong didn't have this strength, he wouldn't have been able to do what he did earlier.

"However, if you naively think that Forging the Body Fourth Level strength is enough to let you show off here, you'll be very disappointed!" A mocking look flashed in Jiang Le's eyes, and his smile became more sinister. In his view, a mere Ye Zhong didn't even have the qualifications to be taken seriously! Even if he was a Forging the Body Fourth Level powerhouse, so what?

"Whoosh—"

With a cold sneer, Jiang Le's foot tapped the ground, and his figure transformed into a streak of light, pouncing towards Ye Zhong like lightning.

"Whoosh—"

A terrifying finger wind, sharp and swift, aimed for Ye Zhong's throat. Clearly, Jiang Le was extremely confident in his physical strength, and his speed was also extremely fast.

Ye Zhong's expression remained cold. His right hand instantly clenched into a fist, and without dodging, he punched out heavily under Jiang Le's strange gaze.

"Thud—"

A low sound echoed, and at the point where their fists and fingers met, fine cracks appeared on the ground. However, in this clash, Ye Zhong's figure remained still, while Jiang Le's figure wavered, and his fingers twisted like a pretzel. In Ye Zhong's punch, Jiang Le's confident attack was completely shattered.

"Bang—"

Jiang Le's figure wavered slightly, and he staggered back about ten steps, his face pale to the extreme! Just a moment ago, he thought he had the strength to crush Ye Zhong, believing that Ye Zhong was merely a Forging the Body Fourth Level powerhouse, not worth his attention! But now, with just one serious move from the other side, he had lost!?

Apart from Jiang Le, the few remaining Chiyun Martial Mansion powerhouses who were still standing all had expressions of shock. Although they had lost earlier, they didn't show much fear. But now, they were all filled with fear, and they couldn't help but want to retreat when they looked at Ye Zhong.

However, Ye Zhong didn't even glance at those ordinary powerhouses. His gaze fell lightly on the swaying figure, his eyes still cold.

"You, bastard—"

Jiang Le's figure wavered, and a thread of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. Ye Zhong's punch not only broke his two fingers but also sent a sharp, blade-like aura into his body, causing him intense pain in his internal organs.

If it weren't for the remarkable Forging the Body Spirit Technique Jiang Le practiced, he would have been directly killed by that punch.

At this moment, Jiang Le looked at Ye Zhong with a hint of disbelief. He couldn't understand how Ye Zhong, also a Forging the Body Fourth Level powerhouse, could be so strong! Could it be that he practiced the Star Formation Forging the Body Technique, a lower-grade Spirit Technique of the Star Formation Sect?

How could this guy be so strong?

Ye Zhong, seeing the change in Jiang Le's eyes, smiled faintly, his expression unchanged. Just now, Ye Zhong had only used the Six Paths Burial Sword Technique. He hadn't even activated the spirit energy circulation in his body. But even with just the Six Paths Burial Sword Technique, Jiang Le, also at the Forging the Body Fourth Level, was no match for Ye Zhong! Because Ye Zhong practiced a true Forging the Body Divine Technique!

"Alright, why don't you tell me what the others are doing inside, and I won't kill you, okay?" Ye Zhong took a step forward, but his movement made Jiang Le's face twitch. In the latter's fearful gaze, Ye Zhong smiled and said.

"Hmph, what Chiyun Martial Mansion is doing, you won't understand! Kid, just wait!" Jiang Le struggled to stand up. In the next moment, he ignored the intense pain in his chest and quickly retreated.

As Jiang Le fled, the other Chiyun Martial Mansion powerhouses also fled in a panic. In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, even those who were still groaning and rolling on the ground had all run away.

However, Ye Zhong didn't chase after them. He just watched them flee, clearly seeing that they were heading towards the Tingtao Pavilion.

"Why didn't you stop them! What if the people inside discover us?" Behind him, Xiang Qiyu and the other three women walked over, and Xiang Qiyu huffed.

"Are you really naive enough to think that the people inside haven't already discovered us?" Ye Zhong glanced at Xiang Qiyu, smiling faintly.

"You—" Xiang Qiyu was taken aback, unable to respond.

"Besides, sending a dozen injured people inside will force them to allocate some manpower to take care of them, right? I have three small tails following me, and if I don't find a way to weaken their combat strength, wouldn't that be like courting death?" Ye Zhong muttered, his face filled with a sense of resignation. After speaking, he slowly walked towards the Tingtao Pavilion.

"You—"

Xiang Qiyu stomped her foot in anger, but after huffing, the three of them still followed Ye Zhong towards the Tingtao Pavilion.

...

At the same time, deep in the bamboo forest, in front of the Tingtao Pavilion.

The elegant Tingtao Pavilion wasn't very large, but at this moment, a faint light halo enveloped it, clearly indicating that anyone wanting to enter the Tingtao Pavilion needed to break through this light barrier first.

At this moment, dozens of figures were scattered in front of the Tingtao Pavilion.

Standing at the front was a young man with a slightly sinister face. He frowned, staring at the light barrier in front of him, clearly having thought of many ways to break it, but all had failed.

Soon, a commotion came from behind him, and then Jiang Le and his group stumbled quickly to this place, their faces extremely grim.

The young man with the sinister face frowned slightly, turned to look at Jiang Le, and asked with a hint of surprise, "Didn't you go to deal with those pests? What happened?"

"Meng Xu, the ones outside are from the Star Formation Sect, and I lost!" Jiang Le wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said with a hint of fear.

"Even you lost?" A look of shock appeared on Meng Xu's face. "What's the strength of the opponent? Is it Song Shaochen or Rong Tian?"

"Neither. It's a kid we've never seen before, along with three girls of low strength. But that kid has Forging the Body Fourth Level strength, and I suspect he practices the Star Formation Forging the Body Technique!"

"What!?" Meng Xu was slightly taken aback, and after a moment of contemplation, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes. "Could that kid be Ye Zhong, who has been causing a stir in the Innate Holy Temple recently? It's said that even Lord Kuxu couldn't deal with him, and Mo Fanlong personally took action against him. If it's this kid..."

Clearly, Meng Xu was aware of what had been happening in the Innate Holy Temple, so his face changed slightly, and his expression became a bit grim. If the person coming was indeed Ye Zhong, it would be extremely difficult to deal with.

"What do we do now!?" Jiang Le asked, his expression somewhat panicked. "From their appearance, it seems our goals are the same!"

"No problem," Meng Xu's eyes flashed, and then he waved his hand. "Gather all the people around. No matter how strong Ye Zhong is, he's still only at the Forging the Body Fourth Level! I don't believe we can't deal with him with so many people here! If we lose the thing inside, we won't be able to explain to Young Master Ning Yu!"

Hearing Meng Xu's words, Jiang Le nodded, and then figures quickly gathered from all around, with nearly a hundred people converging on the open space. Their gazes all fell on the path where Jiang Le had returned.

It seemed everyone knew what had happened, and they all watched the front with extremely serious expressions.

"Rustle—"

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, a faint sound of footsteps suddenly came from the quiet bamboo forest, and four figures slowly appeared at the edge of the open space.

"Quite a grand scene, isn't it?" Ye Zhong looked at this scene and smiled lightly, his cold voice echoing in the area...