CHAPTER 696: CHAPTER 695: HURT MY WOMAN, SEEKING DEATH! (4/5)

"Courting death!" Yang Chen roared angrily, stomping his foot as rocks and earth splattered, the ground cracked, and his figure shot toward the Third Elder like a cannonball.

Ye Xin’s expression changed slightly as the Third Elder’s blade was swift, and she had nothing to defend herself with, only able to dodge.

But in repeated evasions, there’s always room for mistakes.

Just a momentary error had wounded her arm, affecting her movements, and as she looked at the fierce Tang Blade, sweat began seeping from her face.

At this moment, Ye Xin heard a roar.

"Courting death!"

She saw Yang Chen rushing toward her as she heard the shout.

The Third Elder also sensed danger, turned his head, and found Yang Chen charging at him.

"Overestimating yourself!" The Third Elder snorted coldly, his Tang Blade swung in an arc, fiercely chopping towards Yang Chen.

Ding!

Sparks flew as the two collided.

Dun dun dun!

After the collision, both were compelled to retreat several steps.

The Third Elder felt a sharp pain in his hand, astonished by Yang Chen’s strength.

Having such immense power at the Transcendence stage is indeed surprising!

Looking again at Yang Chen’s dagger, not even a nick appeared, astonishing the Third Elder even more about the dagger’s material.

It’s known that the Third Elder’s Tang Blade was forged from divine iron sourced from the sect’s Divine Hall, refined for eight years, incredibly sharp, able to cut hair and slice iron like mud.

Yet Yang Chen’s dagger with its peculiar sheen was entirely unharmed!

Could this be divine iron too?

The Third Elder was incredibly astonished.

Yang Chen stared coldly at the Third Elder, "Respecting the old and cherishing the young has always been a virtue of Flame Country, and I’d rather not disrespect elderly people like you, but... you’ve hurt my wife, and that’s unforgivable!"

In the sect, age doesn’t determine a seniority.

Like the Second Elder and Third Elder, the Second Elder is much younger than the Third Elder, appearing around fifty. But the Third Elder looks much older, with silver hair, a wrinkled face, and age spots, seeming at least seventy.

Yang Chen didn’t want to harm such an old person.

But the Third Elder’s behavior wasn’t elderly, considering his stamina and demeanor, only his appearance was.

"Miscreant! Do you know what you’re doing now? This is the Shangqing Sect, not a place for your antics! I’m telling you, don’t think about leaving Shangqing Sect today! I will definitely ask the Sect Leader to use Secret Technique to extract your soul and leave it on fiery pain, so you endure agony forever!" The Third Elder threatened, staring at Yang Chen.

Upon hearing these words, Yang Chen’s last concern vanished, his eyes turned icy.

For such a venomous person, Yang Chen felt there was no need for restraint!

"Husband!" Ye Xin shouted, clutching her shoulder, "Be careful of his Tang Blade, it’s very sharp!"

Yang Chen nodded, staring coldly at the Third Elder, "Shangqing Swordsmanship? Or rather, Shangqing Saber Skill?"

Upon hearing this, the Third Elder furrowed his brow, his wrinkles seeming to crush a row of flies, appearing extremely repulsive.

"So what if you know? Today, dying under my blade is a fortune from your past life’s cultivation!" The Third Elder snorted, swinging his blade at Yang Chen.

The saying goes, longer weapons are stronger, shorter ones more dangerous!

The longer the weapon, the greater the power and force.

But shorter weapons are faster, once close, very hard to dodge!

It’s the difference between the two.

Thus, for such fierce attacks from the Third Elder, Yang Chen chose not to resist directly but to dodge, attacking from the side.

The Third Elder also reacted quickly, as Yang Chen’s hand attacked, he flipped his Tang Blade, positioning it along his arm, blade up, and pulled up fiercely!

Whoosh!

Cold light slashed towards Yang Chen.

With a flicker of cold light in his eyes, Yang Chen’s dagger clashed fiercely onto the Third Elder’s Tang Blade, pressing down hard!

It became a contest of strength!

Relatively, long weapons swing with more vigorous force, but in a static situation, with shifted balance, must exert greater force.

While Yang Chen’s dagger was easier to exert force.

For a moment, the Third Elder couldn’t withstand Yang Chen’s power, his blade resting on his arm, continuously pressed!

Seeing this, the Third Elder retreated abruptly, dodging Yang Chen’s dagger, his Tang Blade shifted from a thrust to a sweeping motion, sweeping toward Yang Chen’s chest.

Yang Chen hurriedly retreated, dodging the attack.

In the next second, as the Third Elder’s foot landed, he sprung up, raising the Tang Blade to fiercely chop towards Yang Chen.

Yang Chen reacted, exerting with his foot, shifting his body to the left, and rushed again at the Third Elder as his foot landed.

A trace of viciousness flashed in the Third Elder’s eyes.

He understood that Yang Chen was clever, wouldn’t confront a long blade with a short dagger because of the significant strength difference.

So, during his exertion, the frontal attack was actually a disguise; he awaited Yang Chen’s side attack!

"Die!" The Third Elder shouted angrily, turning his Tang Blade to chop fiercely from above onto Yang Chen’s head!

"Watch out!" Ye Xin shouted anxiously.

She knew that such an angle of attack carried immense strength.

She feared Yang Chen couldn’t dodge or withstand it.

Yet Yang Chen’s expression showed no sign of panic at the Third Elder’s attack, instead a hint of mocking intent.

Seeing Yang Chen’s expression, the Third Elder felt a twinge of doubt.

But in that moment, he didn’t dwell much, knowing one chop would certainly hurt Yang Chen. As Yang Chen winced in pain, he’d be able to hack off his head with a swipe.

So, the Third Elder was thrilled!

Ding!

The two finally clashed.

Sparks flew!

Under the Third Elder’s pressing attack, Yang Chen applied force with his feet, cracking the ground. Good that the ground was stone; otherwise, he would’ve sunk into the earth.

Nonetheless, the Third Elder wasn’t satisfied with this result.

He pressed down hard, extremely advantageous in an overhead pressing attack.

But after some exertion, the Third Elder’s expression changed.

He simply couldn’t press down one bit!

He glanced at Yang Chen, finding Yang Chen’s expression relaxed, showing no strain!

Could it be...

The Third Elder considered an impossible possibility, his face became extremely unpleasant.

Previously he thought posture and balance issues were why his power was suppressed by Yang Chen. But now it seemed Yang Chen’s strength was greater than he imagined!

At this moment, Kunze and the Great Elder arrived.

Upon seeing this, Kunze immediately shouted, "What are you gawking at? Charge! Capture these two alive for me!"

Hearing these words, Yang Chen’s expression changed, his figure swiftly flashing.

The Third Elder didn’t expect Yang Chen to suddenly withdraw, his body was caught off guard, and in the next moment, his eyes widened.

Poof!

The blade cut into flesh, a dull sound emitted, blood spurted forth!