Chapter 63

"Damn it, this is the residence of Hero Meng, how dare you rudely barge in!" Seeing someone rudely intrude, Ye Zhen roared in anger.

"It's Wang Yunbao, the Prefect of Yanshan County, and also an inner disciple of the Lishui Sect. He has been watching over me for six years now." Lady Meng said, while hugging Xiaoyue tightly, carefully observing the group that had rushed in.

At this moment, the four patrolmen who had been captured by Ye Zhen earlier were already shouting for help: "Senior Brother Wang, you finally came, it's this kid."

Wang Yunbao, dressed in the uniform of a prefect, with a fierce expression, lightly waved his hand, and over a dozen martial artists rushed into the courtyard, quickly surrounding them.

Ye Zhen moved, blocking in front of the Meng family's grandparents. Lady Meng was already shouting in anger: "Wang Yunbao, what are you trying to do? Didn't we agree that you wouldn't disturb us until Xiaoyue turns fifteen? Are you really not afraid that I will expose this scandal to the Lishui Sect?"

"Ha ha, Lady Meng, the premise of that agreement is that you behave yourself. Now, the sect has changed its mind and wants me to bring you and your granddaughter up the mountain early."

"Besides, even if you want to expose it, you have to be able to do so. You should know that the entire Meng family compound is surrounded by our people!" Wang Yunbao laughed loudly.

"You dare!"

"Lady, I'm already here, what's there to be afraid of? Go!" His face darkened, and Wang Yunbao gave a low command.

"Shameless scoundrel, if anyone dares to take another step forward, I'll kill them!" Seeing the many Lishui Sect disciples rushing forward, Ye Zhen's anger had reached its peak.

Ye Zhen never imagined that the family of Hero Meng, who had saved the people from danger, would be monitored and controlled by the Lishui Sect for six years for their own selfish reasons.

Wang Yunbao glanced at Ye Zhen with a sneer and said, "You, a man about to die, still dare to make noise?"

"Shut up, your conscience has been eaten by dogs! You are also a citizen of Heishui, have you already forgotten the life-saving grace of Hero Meng seven years ago?"

"And you, do you have any sense of shame? Seven years ago, Hero Meng saved the families and loved ones of all of you, and now you are bullying his family. Are you even human?"

Two loud shouts made some of the Lishui Sect disciples surrounding the Meng residence look at each other, and some even lowered their heads in guilt. Wang Yunbao, however, was enraged with shame.

"Too much talk, you few, get in and kill this kid! You few, escort Lady Meng out of here." The word 'escort' was emphasized heavily.

With Wang Yunbao's angry command, six Lishui Sect disciples rushed at Ye Zhen, while another three tried to bypass Ye Zhen to grab the Meng family's grandparents.

Ye Zhen quickly retreated several steps, blocking the path of the many Lishui Sect disciples, his eyes red with rage: "Lishui Sect scoundrels, come on!"

The family of a hero who had sacrificed himself for the people was being persecuted to such an extent, and these people from the Lishui Sect were utterly inhuman.

As his true essence energy surged, nine Lishui Sect disciples engaged Ye Zhen in battle.

These nine Lishui Sect disciples were much more skilled than the four patrolmen earlier, each possessing the cultivation of the True Essence Realm. As soon as they surrounded him, they made Ye Zhen struggle to keep up.

At this moment, Ye Zhen finally understood how difficult it was for Meng Chuan to face seventy-eight other True Essence Realm cultivators and thirteen even more powerful Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators with his own Spirit Induction Realm cultivation.

And to kill all of them while facing such a formidable group was an incredible feat.

"What kind of secret does Meng Chuan have that allows him to kill beings ten or even a hundred times more powerful than himself?"

This thought flashed through Ye Zhen's mind as he roared, his true essence energy surging, and a thin layer of protective aura enveloped his body.

In an instant, Ye Zhen's figure flashed, and he launched a punch at a Lishui Sect disciple in front of him—the Thunder Leopard Collapse Fist!

Smack!

Two palm prints from the Lishui Sect disciples struck Ye Zhen's back, causing the protective aura on his back to ripple like water.

"Be careful!" Seeing the protective aura, Wang Yunbao's face changed, and he shouted urgently.

These events happened almost simultaneously.

Just as Wang Yunbao shouted, Ye Zhen's Thunder Leopard Collapse Fist hit a Lishui Sect disciple's chest.

Even though the Lishui Sect disciple had quickly crossed his true essence energy-infused hands to protect his chest, a terrifying sound still rang out.

The sound of flesh tearing, bones breaking, and even internal organs shattering echoed in that moment.

The hands protecting the chest were instantly shattered by the force of the Thunder Leopard Collapse Fist, and the powerful force spread through the chest, causing the Lishui Sect disciple to fly backward, with internal organ fragments gushing from his mouth, clearly not surviving.

This bloody scene stunned the Lishui Sect disciples, and their movements became sluggish.

This moment of hesitation decided the fate of most of them, especially since they were using the Water Disk Soft Palm, which Ye Zhen knew well.

In an instant, Ye Zhen, like a tiger descending from the mountains, moved with the agility of a snake, each step cleverly inserting into the gaps in the Lishui Sect disciples' attacks, either slicing through their throats or using the Inch Step Collapse Fist.

The Inch Step Collapse Fist was particularly suitable for this kind of close combat, with each punch deciding life and death.

In the blink of an eye, six out of the nine Lishui Sect disciples surrounding Ye Zhen were dead, making Wang Yunbao, who had just shouted, turn green with fear. These were all inner disciples of the Lishui Sect.

With a roar, claw shadows like a rainbow in the sky attacked Ye Zhen.

Wang Yunbao's attack forced Ye Zhen to abandon the attempt to kill another Lishui Sect disciple. His figure flickered, and he launched a Thunder Leopard Collapse Fist to meet the attack.

Bang!

"Fall back!"

The claw shadows and Ye Zhen's fist collided, bursting into a blinding light. Ye Zhen and Wang Yunbao's figures separated upon contact.

Taking advantage of this moment, the three Lishui Sect disciples, who had narrowly escaped, quickly retreated.

"True Essence Fourth Level?" Ye Zhen, who had flipped back to the ground, rubbed his swollen fist, somewhat surprised.

That punch, on the surface, seemed evenly matched, but secretly, Ye Zhen had taken a hit, with the other party's true essence energy penetrating his meridians.

However, with his exceptionally pure true essence energy, Ye Zhen neutralized the invading energy in a single breath.

That punch was almost at the level of Ye Zhen's current maximum combat strength.

For the first time, someone had been able to withstand Ye Zhen's Thunder Leopard Collapse Fist without any damage.

Behind Ye Zhen, the Meng family's grandparents watched the scene intently. When Ye Zhen had displayed his power earlier, Lady Meng was almost standing up in excitement, but now, her face was filled with concern.

"Wrong, it's True Essence Fourth Level peak!"

Seeing Ye Zhen's surprised expression, Wang Yunbao smiled proudly: "I forgot to tell you, I only used sixty percent of my strength just now!"

"Sixty percent?" Ye Zhen's eyes flickered again.

"Hmph, if you're scared, just surrender now, and I'll give you a full body as a reward!" Wang Yunbao was extremely proud.

"Scared of you? I'll take you down first!"

With a roar, Ye Zhen's figure burst forward, charging at Wang Yunbao again.

"Want to die? Then I'll show you my true strength! Fiery Ghost Leg!"

With a kick of his right foot and a twist of his body, Wang Yunbao spun like a top, aiming at Ye Zhen. More terrifyingly, the surging true essence energy ignited into fierce flames, and the fiery true essence energy sliced through the air, scorching the air itself.

For a moment, Ye Zhen and Wang Yunbao were locked in a fierce battle.

It must be said that Wang Yunbao was truly very powerful. With his True Essence Fourth Level cultivation, his Fiery Ghost Leg was so deadly that Ye Zhen could only defend.

This was only possible because Ye Zhen was using the combined power of the Thunder Leopard Collapse Fist, barely matching Wang Yunbao. Several times, Ye Zhen narrowly avoided Wang Yunbao's lethal attacks with the Snake Spring Grass technique.

The difference in cultivation was too great.

Ye Zhen had just broken through to True Essence Second Level, while Wang Yunbao was at the peak of True Essence Fourth Level.

If he were facing a True Essence Third Level cultivator, Ye Zhen would have confidence in defeating them with the power of the Thunder Leopard Collapse Fist, but the gap at True Essence Fourth Level peak was too large.

The higher the realm, the greater the difference in cultivation.

What Ye Zhen didn't know was that Wang Yunbao was even more shocked.

Wang Yunbao had thought that a True Essence Second Level cultivator would be easy to defeat with his full strength, but after such a long battle, the opponent showed no signs of defeat.

The Lishui Sect disciples watching from the side were also increasingly stunned. Damn, is a True Essence Second Level cultivator really this strong?

Lady Meng's hope was fading, and by the time she saw Ye Zhen's panicked steps, she was almost in despair.

"Little Brother Ye, you should run for your life. Don't worry about us, your grandparents."

"Run for my life? Lady Meng, rest assured, I will definitely cut down these heartless scoundrels today!"

"Kill me? You're talking big, I'll destroy you first!" With a roar, Wang Yunbao unleashed his Fiery Ghost Leg, immediately kicking at Ye Zhen with a fiery ghost shadow.

"Is that so?"

Ye Zhen coldly snorted and, as usual, launched a Thunder Leopard Collapse Fist. At the moment of impact, he loosened his fist, and his index finger suddenly extended. The true essence energy vortex in his dantian suddenly moved, and a massive amount of true essence energy surged out.

True Essence Sword Finger!

A dark green true essence sword finger suddenly appeared, slicing horizontally towards Wang Yunbao's thigh.

This sudden change made Wang Yunbao's soul fly away. If his leg was cut, he would be finished even if he survived.

Wang Yunbao was also extremely skilled. At the critical moment, his true essence energy surged, and he kicked his feet together, spinning like a top. His leg avoided Ye Zhen's true essence sword finger, and he condensed a thick layer of true essence energy into a punch, meeting Ye Zhen's true essence sword finger.

Silently, Ye Zhen's figure turned, and both hands shot out true essence sword fingers, slicing towards Wang Yunbao's neck.

"Save me!"

Almost using all his strength, Wang Yunbao roared. True essence energy surged on the left side of his neck, and the protective aura instantly expanded from half an inch to half a foot. At the same time, Wang Yunbao's right hand swung, blocking Ye Zhen's other true essence sword finger.

Puff!

Crack!

Ye Zhen's right hand true essence sword finger cut into Wang Yunbao's protective aura, but ran out of power and dissipated after penetrating seven inches.

The left hand true essence sword finger, however, cut through the protective aura without resistance. With a crack, Wang Yunbao's entire right arm, including the bone, was split in two, slicing straight from the shoulder.

As half of his right arm fell to the ground, Wang Yunbao's feet stomped, and his figure shot out of the battle circle like a cannonball, directly to the entrance of the Meng family compound.

"Go, quickly go!" Wang Yunbao's face turned deathly pale as he roared.

"Want to run? Wang Yunbao, die here!"

Ye Zhen's figure flashed, and with a Snake Spring Grass technique, he pursued Wang Yunbao. Only then did the many Lishui Sect disciples in the courtyard react, blocking Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen's true essence sword finger technique was so powerful that none of the Lishui Sect disciples could withstand him, and heads were flying into the air.

Wang Yunbao, who had just gained a moment of respite outside the gate, was terrified. He mounted a horse and fled.

As he left, three fiery red talismans suddenly shot from his sleeve into the sky.

Almost simultaneously, Lady Meng, who had just recovered from her shock, let out a cry, calling back Ye Zhen, and knelt down in front of him.

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