Chapter 661: Ruthless Instant Kill

Ye Qingsheng and Ye Ziyi quickly turned around, staring in shock at the person who had suddenly appeared, moving with ghostly speed. Their hearts gave a violent jolt. Such astonishing speed meant the opponent’s profound energy must surely surpass their own!

The person before them looked to be around twenty years old, dressed in light clothing with golden patterns. His face was calm but held a gloomy cast. Both men exclaimed in unison, "Who are you?!"

The moment the words left their mouths, they also sensed the profound energy aura of the other party. Their expressions turned to astonishment, and the tension that had just arisen instantly vanished without a trace. Ye Qingsheng's next words immediately became contemptuous: "Hmph, just some insignificant brat who popped out of nowhere."

This was because the other party's profound energy aura was only at the third level of the Sovereign Profound Realm. While such cultivation was astonishing for his age, he was utterly vulnerable before them, completely incapable of causing them any impact or hindrance.

As for his speed... it was likely due to specializing in movement profound skills or using some kind of profound artifact.

Yun Che traveled at lightning speed. By the time Ye Qingsheng broke open the Heavenstone gate, Yun Che had already arrived above the Ice Cloud Divine Hall. He had heard everything Ye Qingsheng and the others said clearly, instantly grasping the general situation. He knew well that the Ice Cloud Divine Hall was constructed entirely from Heavenstone Jade. The toughness of Heavenstone Jade was something he had tested with the Dragon Fault back then; even under his full power, it hadn't chipped at all. Clearly, the Ice Cloud Asgard, facing difficulty, had all taken refuge inside the Divine Hall. And these people had spent a long time forcibly breaking open the Divine Hall's gate.

And he himself had arrived just in the nick of time.

Back then, he had secretly wondered why the Ice Cloud Ancestor had inexplicably used such luxurious Heavenstone Jade to build this underground hall. Now, it had saved almost all the Ice Cloud disciples, saving the entire Ice Cloud Asgard.

Yun Che's gaze, heavy with thought, swept over the twelve people before him. All were unfamiliar faces. They were all dressed uniformly in black, with no identifying marks or even different colors on their clothing, clearly intentionally hiding their identities and origins. Their profound energy... two were at the mid-stage of the Tyrannical Profound Realm, and ten were Monarchs at Level Eight or higher!

Yun Che's gaze moved away from them. His face was indifferent, and he didn't respond with a single word. He simply turned around and looked at Gong Yuxian, who was being supported by Murong Qianxue and Jun Lianqie.

The sudden appearance of this man also startled everyone in the Ice Cloud Asgard. But when he turned around, all the women who saw his face instantly froze. Their beautiful eyes flickered with disbelief amidst their shock.

"Yun... Yun Che!?"

His gaze swept over a corner of the Ice Cloud Divine Hall. Inside an ice coffin, from which sparse ice spirits drifted, Yun Che saw Supreme Palace Master Feng Qianhui, who had passed away with resentment. He slowly stepped forward, approaching Gong Yuxian under their stunned gazes. Gong Yuxian's face was pale with a bluish tint, and her life aura was incredibly weak. He could tell at a glance that Gong Yuxian's internal injuries were not only severe but had also persisted for several months. If not for the Seven Ice Cloud Fairies continuously forcefully extending her life with profound energy, combined with her unwillingness to simply die and her desperate hold onto her last breath, she would have long since perished. If that final thread of her will broke, she would die in mere moments.

Furthermore, there was barely any profound energy aura left on her body. All her profound energy had dissipated. Even if she recovered, her profound energy would have to be cultivated from scratch. He understood that for someone who had once stood proudly in the Azure Cloud Continent and was a palace master, this was far more cruel than simply dying.

Yun Che took a long breath and knelt down. He extended his arm and, from a distance, channeled a stream of Heaven and Earth aura into Gong Yuxian's body, saying regretfully, "Palace Master... I came back too late."

Gong Yuxian struggled to extend her palm. Under extreme shock and excitement, an unnatural flush appeared on her pale face. "You... you... Yun Che... is it really you? Weren't you... weren't you..."

"It's me," Yun Che nodded emphatically. He opened his palm, and a miniature Ice Phoenix tree grew within it. "The Ice Phoenix Divine Arts prove it. I wasn't buried in the Primordial Profound Ark three years ago as everyone said; I was merely taken to another world by the ark and only returned today."

In this world, only Yun Che and Xia Qingyue possessed the Ice Phoenix Divine Arts. Looking at the Ice Phoenix tree in Yun Che's palm, even if they dared not believe it, they clearly knew that the person before them was not just someone who resembled Yun Che, but truly Yun Che, whom everyone had believed to be dead.

Gong Yuxian's lips trembled. A faint glimmer of excitement flickered in her eyes, but immediately, that glimmer dimmed. "You're... still alive... It's truly... a miracle... It's just... *cough*... *cough, cough*... you shouldn't have... shouldn't have come today..."

Yun Che understood the meaning of "shouldn't have come." The ones who had plunged the Ice Cloud Asgard into despair were two terrifying Tyrant Profound Emperors. His arrival... would only be suicide.

"No," Yun Che shook his head. "I am also a disciple of the Ice Cloud Asgard. When the sect is in trouble... I should have returned much earlier. Palace Master, rest assured. Since I have returned... I will never again allow anyone to trample upon our Ice Cloud Asgard."

"Tsk, hahahaha." Behind Yun Che, a burst of contemptuous laughter rang out. To Ye Qingsheng, Yun Che's recent whispers were undoubtedly an utterly ridiculous joke. "This is truly hilarious. This wild brat, who knows where he crawled out from, actually has the audacity to claim he'll protect the Ice Cloud Asgard? Hahahahaha... This lowly, humble land truly produces nothing but pathetic jokes. A third-level Sovereign Profound practitioner can indeed swagger around in this little Azure Cloud Nation, but unfortunately, you people from this lowly land will always be nothing but jokes in my eyes. Your movement profound skill isn't bad; it's worthy of a compliment from me. But if I want you to die in one breath, you absolutely won't live to the second."

"Yun Che? That name sounds a bit familiar," Ye Ziyi said indifferently.

"Heh, of course it's familiar," Ye Qingsheng sneered. "Isn't he that brat who slapped the Divine Phoenix Empire in the Seven Nations Ranking Tournament and dared to provoke the Young Master? Tsk tsk, I heard he disappeared with that Primordial Profound Ark, whatever it was. I never thought he'd actually come back alive... The Young Master gnashed his teeth in hatred for quite a long time whenever the name 'Yun Che' was mentioned back then. If he knew this brat was still alive... he'd be absolutely thrilled!"

Young Master? Primordial Profound Ark?

These two terms made Yun Che's heart sink abruptly. A name and a face he detested instantly appeared in his mind...

Sun Moon Divine Hall... Ye Xinghan!!

These people were actually from the Sun Moon Divine Hall. And it seemed Ye Xinghan had personally sent them!

What was going on? Why would the Sun Moon Divine Hall send people to attack the Ice Cloud Asgard? The Sun Moon Divine Hall and the Ice Cloud Asgard... they clearly belonged to two different worlds, two different planes, and should have had no connection whatsoever!

Ye Qingsheng wore an expression of mockery and pity. "You barely managed to escape with your life, and now you're eager to court death again."

He narrowed his eyes and waved a hand. "Seize this brat for me! But don't kill him too quickly. The Young Master will surely be more interested in how he dies!"

The moment his voice fell, a black-clad figure behind him shot out like lightning, grabbing towards Yun Che. Of the ten men, only one was dispatched. Among the ten, the one with the lowest profound energy cultivation was at the eighth level of the Sovereign Profound Realm. Dealing with a mere third-level Sovereign Profound practitioner, even one person was more than enough.

"Yun Che, be careful!" Murong Qianxue and Chu Yuechan cried out in alarm in unison. At the same time, they quickly grabbed their ice swords, intending to go forward and resist alongside Yun Che. They had personally experienced the strength of these people. Although the ten black-clad figures behind them were mere attendants, each one was stronger than any of them.

Facing the black-clad man who suddenly lunged, releasing a powerful profound energy aura, Yun Che's gloomy expression remained unchanged, and he didn't move an inch. Only his palm made a casual wave.

BOOM!!!

A thunderous roar suddenly erupted. The black-clad man, who was still ten meters away from Yun Che, amidst this massive sound... instantly vanished from mid-air, reappearing slammed against the stone wall thirty meters behind, then bounced off violently, collapsing limply to the ground, covered in blood, utterly motionless, like a beaten dog.

The entire underground space vibrated violently for a moment.

The Ice Cloud Divine Hall instantly became dead silent. Ye Qingsheng, Ye Ziyi... and everyone from the Ice Cloud Asgard were all frozen in place. That black-clad man was a ninth-level Monarch; even the Seven Ice Cloud Fairies were no match for him. The profound energy pressure he released as he charged at Yun Che was incredibly formidable. Let alone a third-level Sovereign Profound practitioner, even a fifth-level Sovereign Profound practitioner would have been subdued in an instant.

But Yun Che... had merely... flicked his wrist!!

"Haokong!!" After a moment of stunned silence, the other black-clad men rushed over. Upon touching the black-clad man's body, all their eyes trembled, revealing deep horror.

"All his meridians severed... bones completely shattered... dead... he's dead..." one black-clad man said with a trembling voice.

"Wh-what?!" Ye Qingsheng and Ye Ziyi exclaimed in shock, their spines simultaneously chilling.

A ninth-level Monarch... was dead... And all his meridians were severed, his bones completely shattered... And the one opposite him was only a third-level Monarch, who had merely made a casual wave! It was truly just a casual wave; before that, they hadn't detected any movement from Yun Che to gather profound energy, not even the slightest profound energy fluctuation... nor had he released any profound skill!

And it was done through the air... from at least ten meters away!

With their cultivation at the mid-stage of the Tyrannical Profound Emperor Realm, they could naturally also instantly kill a ninth-level Monarch with one strike. But the prerequisite was that they would have to use at least eighty percent of their strength, and it would be absolutely impossible for them to do it with such effortless ease as Yun Che... nor could they kill someone remotely with mere profound energy. Let alone shatter all their meridians and bones...

Murong Qianxue and Chu Yuechan, who had been about to act, froze in place. All the women of the Ice Cloud Asgard also widened their eyes and parted their lips, utterly unable to believe what they had just witnessed. Gong Yuxian's eyes trembled violently, and her breathing became extremely ragged. Yun Che hadn't died, and she believed that with his astonishing talent, three years would surely bring immense growth in his strength.

But even with the fastest growth, it was ultimately impossible to reach a level capable of rivaling a Tyrant Profound Emperor in just three short years. Therefore, upon Yun Che's return, she had first been shocked and delighted... but then filled with trepidation.

But she never in her wildest dreams imagined... that the current Yun Che could instantly kill a powerful ninth-level Monarch with such casual ease!

Although she had never been able to reach a level beyond the Sovereign Profound Realm, she knew enough to understand that to achieve this... one would need at least late-stage Tyrannical Profound Realm cultivation!