Chapter 1222: A Thorough Beating

"Is this kid out of his mind?"

"Standing there letting the Heavenly Punishment Divine King hit him—he really has a death wish."

"Even if the Heaven-Calming Divine King were here, he wouldn't dare speak so arrogantly!"

...

Ye Yuan's words stirred up a commotion.

The Heavenly Punishment Divine King Ye Yuan was now renowned far and wide; throughout the entire divine realm, it was hard to find anyone who would dare say such things.

Yet, they had encountered one!

There was only one possibility for the one who said this—he had lost his mind!

Don't talk about someone with strength daring to say such things, because in the entire divine realm, there was absolutely no one like that.

Not even the Heaven-Calming Divine King!

But to the fake Ye Yuan, these words carried an entirely different meaning.

He had already witnessed Lü'er's strength.

If Ye Yuan dared to boast so boldly, could it be that his strength surpassed that little girl's?

It wasn't impossible!

The fake Ye Yuan's heart was pounding, but his face still bore the demeanor of an expert. He said calmly, "Heh, it's been a long time since anyone dared to provoke me like this! Even if Zhuge Qingxuan came, he wouldn't dare speak so arrogantly before me!"

In truth, the fake Ye Yuan was already having second thoughts.

He deliberately blustered, but in his heart, he was desperately thinking of a way to escape.

After all, those spirit medicines and primal crystals were already in hand—why not flee now?

However, Ye Yuan said another sentence calmly: "Don't blame me for not giving you a chance. I won't use any primal power at all! If that's not enough, the three of you can come at me together, that's fine too!"

...

Everyone was utterly speechless!

This guy was definitely a madman!

Not using primal power meant relying solely on physical strength for defense.

Even a ninth-order great perfection physical body couldn't withstand a full-force strike from a Void Profound expert!

The fake Ye Yuan's eyes lit up, and his mind began to stir, though his face remained impassive. He said calmly, "Heh, I am still the Heavenly Punishment Divine King; how can I allow you to belittle me so! Since you seek death, I shall grant your wish!"

He had feared Ye Yuan's domain power, but if Ye Yuan didn't use primal power, he was absolutely certain he could kill him!

This kid looked wealthy; he must have plenty of good stuff on him.

This would be a huge score!

"Come on, then! See this? As long as you kill me, this storage ring is yours." Ye Yuan held a storage ring in his hand, saying calmly.

The fake Ye Yuan hesitated no longer; his long sword shot out!

This strike was truly terrifying; the fake Ye Yuan held nothing back, moving like lightning as he charged at Ye Yuan.

"This young man must have lost his mind! He really isn't using primal power!"

"He's dead! Dead for sure! That storage ring must contain many good things—what a pity!"

"Hey, before he died, this fool at least did a good deed, donating his spirit medicines to the warriors at the front."

"It seems Lord Ye Yuan is truly enraged. This strike is too fearsome; that kid is definitely dead... no... doubt."

"Ding..."

Just as that person was speaking, a crisp collision sound was heard.

A layer of earthy yellow light radiated from Ye Yuan's body. The fake Ye Yuan's sword struck the earthy yellow light and came to an abrupt halt!

The fake Ye Yuan had poured full primal power into this strike, so much so that the residual force bent the top-grade saint artifact longsword.

The fake Ye Yuan's eyes bulged wide, staring in disbelief at the scene before him.

Because Ye Yuan truly hadn't used any primal power!

This earthy yellow light was nothing but an extremely profound body-tempering technique!

The other party had used pure physical strength to block his strike.

How could he know the terror of the "Profound Turtle Body Protection Divine Art"?

Back then, Tian Li was only at the Insight Divine Realm, yet Zuo Zong of the Return to Void Divine Realm couldn't kill him, only suppress him.

From this, one could see how terrifying this technique was when cultivated to its peak!

If not for this, how would Ye Yuan dare to face the siege of the three great demon gods head-on?

His reliance was not just the Sword Domain!

"Clang!"

Under the stunned gaze of the crowd, the top-grade saint artifact snapped in two!

Ye Yuan's body trembled slightly, sending the fake Ye Yuan flying.

Dead silence!

Relying solely on physical strength to break a top-grade saint artifact—how terrifying a force was needed?

For a moment, everyone's minds went blank.

"Don't be ridiculous. If the Heavenly Punishment Divine King had only your level of strength, he would have been killed by the six great demon gods long ago."

Ye Yuan smiled and said to the crowd, "That middle-aged man was clearly playing a double act. This guy doesn't have much strength at all; he's just bluffing. If you don't believe me, go up and try yourselves."

The crowd was startled and suddenly came to their senses!

Yes, if he were truly the Heavenly Punishment Divine King, how could he fail to break through a young man's defense?

This guy must be an impostor!

"Son of a bitch, how dare you deceive us! Give me back my ninth-order spirit medicine!"

A bearded man finally couldn't hold back; he stepped forward and kicked the fake Ye Yuan to the ground.

Fake Bai Guang, fake Li'er, and the middle-aged man wanted to help, but suddenly felt their bodies tighten, locked by a fierce killing intent.

They had no doubt that if they moved, a thunderous strike would await them.

The bearded man effortlessly knocked the fake Ye Yuan down; how could he still doubt Ye Yuan's words?

This guy was nothing but a fraud!

This sparked public outrage, and the crowd became incensed.

In an instant, those martial artists turned into common street folk, abandoning techniques and martial skills, and directly laid into the fake Ye Yuan.

"Letting you cheat! Letting you cheat!"

"Cheating is one thing, but daring to impersonate my most admired Heavenly Punishment Divine King—I'll kick you to death!"

"Return my ninth-order spirit medicine! Return my celestial primal crystals!"

...

The fake Ye Yuan was thoroughly beaten, completely unable to fight back.

In truth, with his strength, he had no fear of these people.

But the shock from Ye Yuan earlier had scattered his primal power, making it impossible for him to gather it for a while.

Thus, he couldn't withstand the crowd's fury.

He wouldn't die, but the pain from his body and the deep humiliation were extremely intense.

Suddenly, Ye Yuan's expression changed.

A divine sense probed unscrupulously, sweeping over Ye Yuan and his companions.

However, the divine sense quickly withdrew, apparently finding nothing.

In the sky, several figures flew past.

"Just a few small fry; the Heaven-Calming Divine King is being too sensitive." An old voice laughed.

Ye Yuan had excellent eyesight and immediately recognized the old man as the City Lord of Yungao City, Old Man Han!

"Hmph! That brat Ye Yuan is full of tricks; he might be mixed in with these people. Better to be careful." Zhuge Qingxuan, standing beside Old Man Han, said.

Ye Yuan's expression tightened; he hadn't expected these two to have joined forces.

Old Man Han's strength was unfathomable; although he wasn't among the ten great divine kings, no one dared to underestimate his power.