A flicker of killing intent flashed through his eyes as he spoke coldly, "Young man, did you hear everything we just said?"
Hearing this, Ye Chen curled his lips into a mocking smile.
Instead of answering, he said leisurely, "So this is how the Gu Clan looks after the Xiao Clan. Truly impressive."
Gu Fei's face darkened instantly.
Back then, when Xiao Xuan perished, he had entrusted the Xiao Clan to Gu Yuan, the Gu Clan's patriarch.
Yet now the Xiao Clan had fallen to such a state, and the Gu Clan was secretly scheming for the Xiao Clan's Dou Di Ancient Jade.
The irony was unmistakable.
"It seems you know quite a lot," Gu Fei said coldly.
"Speak. Who are you?"
His Dou Qi surged violently as he released his aura without restraint, murderous intent filling the air.
"Master, judging by his aura, his cultivation should be around Six-Star or Seven-Star Dou Zun."
Yao Chen's voice echoed within Ye Chen's mind.
Ye Chen had only ever personally experienced the might of a peak Nine-Star Dou Zong and was unfamiliar with higher realms. Hearing Yao Chen's assessment, his heart immediately steadied.
He let out a soft chuckle.
"Heh. Your Gu Clan's young lady is already pregnant with my child. What do you think my identity is?"
"What?!"
"You dare claim the young lady is carrying your child? You're courting death!"
Gu Fei's killing intent exploded. He raised his hand and unleashed a massive surge of yellow Dou Qi toward Ye Chen.
The deep yellow Dou Qi roared as it transformed into a ferocious earth dragon, lunging forward with a thunderous growl.
Wherever the earth dragon passed, trees were reduced to dust and the ground cracked apart.
Ye Chen knew that even with the power granted by the Nine-Star Dou Zong Peak Experience Card, he would be utterly powerless before such terrifying might.
"Stop."
Ye Chen's voice was calm, almost gentle.
Yet the moment that single word left his lips, the colossal earth dragon....roaring with destructive force and moments away from swallowing him whole—froze in midair.
The raging Dou Qi solidified, suspended as if time itself had been seized.
"This… how is that possible?!"
Gu Fei stared in disbelief. He was a late-stage Six-Star Dou Zun, an elder of the Gu Clan.....yet his full-powered strike had been halted by a single word from a young man.
"Disperse."
With Ye Chen's second command, the petrified earth dragon shattered into fragments of Dou Qi, dissolving into nothingness before they could even touch him.
Gu Fei's expression finally changed completely.
"Who… who exactly are you?"
At this moment, he no longer dared to treat Ye Chen as an ordinary junior.
The strength on display far surpassed even the most outstanding geniuses of the Gu Clan's younger generation.
"The power of a peak Nine-Revolution Dou Zun really is terrifying…"
Ye Chen quietly felt the surging strength within his body.
For an instant, it felt as though heaven and earth lay beneath his feet.
"I already told you," he said lazily, lifting his gaze. "I'm your clan leader Gu Yuan's son-in-law."
"You attacked the Gu Clan's future son-in-law without hesitation—your courage is impressive."
Mockery gleamed in his eyes.
"Insolence!"
Gu Fei's face twisted with fury. "How dare you slander the clan leader and the young lady?!"
Yet even as he roared, cold sweat trickled down his back.
Almost unconsciously, his gaze shifted toward Ling Ying....only to see her already standing respectfully at Ye Chen's side.
"Greetings, Master."
Ling Ying bowed deeply.
That single action sent Gu Fei's heart plunging into the abyss.
"So even you…" he muttered hoarsely. "It seems the young lady never searched for the ancient jade at all. She was taken by you from the very beginning!"
His fear was no longer directed at Ye Chen.....but at Xiao Xun'er's father.
If anything had truly happened to her, the wrath of the Gu Clan's patriarch would shake the entire Dou Qi Continent.
"No matter who you are," Gu Fei growled, his expression turning ferocious, "anyone who dares threaten the Gu Clan's young lady will beg for death!"
As he spoke, a strange jade tube appeared in his hand. Without hesitation, he crushed it.
"Oh?"
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