"Chen... Brother Chen?!"
Hee Qi was first startled, then burst into loud laughter,
"I knew it, you brat would definitely reach Foundation Establishment!"
"Hahaha! Many thanks to Brother Hee for the help."
Chen Ye laughed heartily, feeling exhilarated all over.
Previously, he could only forcefully wield the Cyan Wave Sword Control Technique of the 5th or even 6th Layer with his Qi Cultivation.
Back then, every time he used it, it felt like a child swinging a heavy hammer, not only weakening its power but also consuming tremendous energy.
But now...
Each time he wielded his flying sword, he felt it as easy as moving his arm, fluent and effortless.
"Boy, don’t get arrogant!" The cloaked man, seeing he dared to ignore him, was instantly furious, "You have just reached Foundation Establishment with an unstable foundation, and you dare to act presumptuously in front of me!"
He could tell that Chen Ye had just broken through, and his aura was still somewhat unstable.
"Kill him!"
The cloaked man’s five fingers suddenly spread wide open!
Three bone-penetrating nails whizzed over, and the bronze warrior let out a roar, closing in on Chen Ye.
"Come at me! Surging Waves!"
Chen Ye wanted to test his new Foundation Establishment strength, as the Flying Light shot out of his sleeve.
It transformed into three incredibly condensed sword lights, each layer overlapping the other.
This was the Overlapping Waves Triple Slash!
The layers of sword light surged like waves, the first layer instantly slicing through the three bone-penetrating nails.
The remaining two layers continuously struck the bronze warrior.
"Bang! Bang!"
The Second Tier puppet that had just been overwhelming Hee Qi was now, under Chen Ye’s overwhelming sword light, retreating in defeat!
The final slash directly sent the puppet flying!
"Ugh!" The cloaked man suffered backlash, spitting out a mouthful of blood, not even knowing how to react.
What was happening?
He had just reached Foundation Establishment, so why was his sword light so terrifying?
The cloaked man didn’t know.
Though Chen Ye seemed to have just reached Foundation Establishment, his mastery over cultivation techniques and skills had, through relentless practice, far exceeded his actual cultivation level.
Yet, the difference between Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment is like night and day.
Even with Chen Ye’s extraordinary skills, he suffered due to insufficient spiritual power, greatly reducing his attacks’ effectiveness.
"Huh? Turns out I’m this strong."
Chen Ye said in surprise, causing the cloaked man to spit out another mouthful of blood.
Indeed,
His Sword Control Technique had already reached the Sixth Layer, Ningyuan. In Lingyin Sect’s history, Foundation Establishment cultivators reaching this level were extremely rare.
Among his peers in the Yan Kingdom, Chen Ye’s Flying Sword Technique ranked among the top ten.
However, he was once an unremarkable Spirit Plant Cultivator, with little opportunity to showcase his swordsmanship.
Not to mention,
Apart from the Flying Sword Technique, Chen Ye’s Evergreen Technique was at the Grandmaster Realm, and now he practiced the Realm of Great Success of the Withering Glory Arcane Scripture!
His spiritual power was second to none at the same level; who dared claim to be first?
As the saying goes, might makes right.
Despite just reaching Foundation Establishment, Chen Ye couldn’t yet perfectly control his strength... but who could blame his immense power!
Seeing the cloaked man intending to retreat, summoning his puppet again, clearly planning to repeat his previous tactics.
"Trying to escape? I’ve taken a liking to your puppet, as for you..."
Chen Ye praised, admittedly, the man’s puppet had extraordinary defense.
It took the full force of the Flying Light’s Overlapping Waves Triple Slash, yet was merely sent flying, its body still intact.
A splendid meat shield indeed.
"You..." the cloaked man, realizing his thoughts had been seen through, looked increasingly somber, opening his mouth once more, "My Ten Thousand Puppet Sect is the..."
Chen Ye didn’t bother listening, a sharp look flashed in his eyes.
"Ningyuan!"
The Flying Light spun in his palm, light drawing inward into a singular point, dark and deep as an abyss.
"Flying Light, go—"
In an instant, the Flying Light vanished from his palm,
And with a flick of Chen Ye’s wrist, it silently appeared suspended by his fingertips.
In the blink of an eye, the sword tip was already stained with mottled blood.
"Our Ten Thousand Puppet Sect is the overlord of Yan Kingdom! Should I die..."
The cloaked man’s lips continued to move, but a faint blood line appeared from top to bottom on his face.
"Splat—"
The next moment, the man split in two, blood gushing forth.
"My God!" Hee Qi was stunned, rubbing his eyes repeatedly,
No way? Was his Brother Chen possessed by a Golden Core True Man?
When he turned back, he saw Chen Ye’s face pale, body swaying unsteadily.
"Brother Chen, did you... did you use a forbidden technique for me?" Hee Qi assumed he understood.
In his view, only the use of some blood-burning, foundation-harming forbidden secret technique could allow a newly Foundation Established cultivator to unleash such a stunning sword!
"Brother Hee overthinks it; it wasn’t a forbidden technique."
Chen Ye waved his hand, finding a clean step to sit on.
He licked his parched lips, explaining with a wry smile: "It’s just... having just entered Foundation Establishment, my control over spiritual power isn’t yet refined, exerting too much force."
Well, he still couldn’t control his strength properly.
Just now, he accidentally overused Ningyuan, draining all his spiritual power with that single strike.
Thankfully, his body had a great circulation, continually nourishing and stabilizing his dantian.
If it were an average newly-Foundation Established cultivator pushing their magic skills to such extremes, half of their future cultivation path would be ruined.
Listening to his almost nonchalant explanation, Hee Qi was, for a moment, at a loss for words.
Too much force?
One strike, instantly killing a peer Foundation Establishment cultivator, and this was called too much force?!