Chapter 1676: Hitting People Right in the Face

"Stop looking. You don't really think he can come out, do you?"

At the summit of Ten Li, Leng Qiuling was somewhat distracted. For an entire month, she had been unable to enter meditation, constantly glancing toward the direction of the Boundary Mist.

Seeing this, Zhuo Han couldn't help but feel a surge of jealousy and began to mock her.

Leng Qiuling glanced at him indifferently and said lightly, "Maybe he really can come out?"

Zhuo Han laughed derisively. "I know what you're thinking, but there's a saying: once, twice, but not three times! Who does he think he is? A Return to Void cultivator barging into the Boundary Mist—that's pure suicide!"

Leng Qiuling opened her mouth but said nothing.

What Zhuo Han said made sense, even though she knew Ye Yuan was mysterious and resourceful.

But this Boundary Mist clearly exceeded normal limits. No matter how extraordinary one's methods, it was impossible to come out.

Leng Qiuling didn't know why she felt this way. Perhaps it was because of his unreserved willingness to stand up for her.

Unlike others who deliberately struck up conversations, Ye Yuan had simply wanted to help her.

Leng Qiuling could tell that when she took out the jade sword, Ye Yuan hesitated for a moment.

Clearly, he hadn't wanted to accept it.

Zhuo Han glanced at Leng Qiuling and said, "Junior Sister Leng, I admit that kid has some skill. But people like him will eventually get themselves killed. Such a guy isn't worth your longing."

"Oh? Then a fool like you is worth longing for?" Just then, a calm voice rang out, drawing everyone's attention.

Ye Yuan slowly emerged from the mist, a playful smile on his face.

Ye Yuan's sudden appearance immediately caused an uproar.

"I... am I seeing things? He really came out of the Boundary Mist alive?"

"No way! His aura seems different—he's no longer at Return to Void!"

"Indeed! His aura is much stronger, but... I can't quite see through him!"

"What did he experience inside the Boundary Mist? Could there be some lucky encounter in there?"

...

Everyone was incredulous. It was one thing for a Return to Void cultivator to enter the Heavenly Mountain, and understandable for him to reach the summit of Ten Li.

But a Return to Void cultivator entering the Boundary Mist and coming out—what was that about?

Was this guy immortal?

"You, you, you... how did you get out? Impossible! Even a Divine Lord can't come out of there. How could you?"

Zhuo Han looked at Ye Yuan as if he had seen a ghost, his speech faltering.

"How did I get out? I walked out, of course!" Ye Yuan said with a half-smile.

Zhuo Han was utterly shocked. He couldn't understand why this guy was so lucky.

The so-called forbidden ground was like flat ground to him.

Could there really be such a freak in this world?

Not far away, Leng Qiuling watched Ye Yuan, both surprised and stunned.

She hadn't expected Ye Yuan to actually come out of the Boundary Mist.

This man was truly an enigma!

What had he experienced in there over the past month?

Ye Yuan slowly walked toward Zhuo Han, smiling. "Remember what I said before I left?"

Although Ye Yuan's aura had surged considerably, Zhuo Han, at the ninth level of Divine Lord, naturally wasn't afraid of him.

Recalling Ye Yuan's words before he left, Zhuo Han sneered, "This is the Heavenly Mountain. Even if I dare not make a move on you, do you dare make a move on me?"

Ye Yuan looked at Zhuo Han with a grin. "Then... shall we try?"

With that, Ye Yuan suddenly threw a punch, striking Zhuo Han square in the face.

Zhuo Han never expected Ye Yuan to actually make a move.

Caught off guard, he was sent flying by the punch.

There's a saying: hit people but don't hit the face. However, Ye Yuan's punch was aimed right at the face, leaving it covered in blood.

Zhuo Han staggered to his feet, completely dazed and disoriented.

"S-so strong! A casual punch broke through Zhuo Han's divine essence protection!" Leng Qiuling said in shock.

Ye Yuan himself looked at his fist, full of surprise.

The power of this punch exceeded his expectations.

He hadn't used his physical strength in that punch, relying solely on divine essence.

He found that his divine essence seemed completely different from before.

Although this punch didn't contain the power of the world, he could sense another force within it, enhancing the power of his technique!

Ye Yuan didn't know what this force was, but he was certain it was no weaker than the power of the world.

No, it was even stronger!

Zhuo Han shook his head vigorously before barely coming to his senses.

He looked at Ye Yuan, burning with rage.

"You... you actually dared to make a move! I... I'll kill you!"

Zhuo Han had never been so humiliated in his life, beaten by a kid who had just broken through to the Divine Lord realm!

Now, he was completely blinded by rage, forgetting that he was on the Heavenly Mountain.

The aura of a ninth-level Divine Lord burst forth, the terrifying fluctuations of divine essence sending a chill through everyone's hearts.

Zhuo Han's strength was indeed no joke.

Ye Yuan looked at Zhuo Han with a half-smile, seemingly unconcerned.

Suddenly, a terrifying aura descended from the sky.

Dark clouds gathered almost in an instant.

The dreadful aura instantly overwhelmed Zhuo Han's momentum.

Zhuo Han shuddered violently. A deathly aura gripped his throat in an instant, making it hard to breathe.

Without thinking, Zhuo Han dispersed his divine essence and returned to normal.

The dark clouds in the sky seemed to calm down and dissipated.

Though the clouds had cleared, Zhuo Han's back was drenched in sweat.

He finally realized he was on the Heavenly Mountain.

Anyone who dared to make a move would trigger divine punishment!

Good thing he hadn't struck; otherwise, he would have been annihilated.

Suddenly, he shuddered and looked at Ye Yuan in disbelief.

Why was this guy fine?

Not just him—everyone stared at Ye Yuan in horror.

Although Ye Yuan's momentum was far weaker than Zhuo Han's, he had indeed used divine essence and the power of laws.

Why hadn't divine punishment descended?

"Aren't you going to kill me? I'm standing right here. Come on!" Ye Yuan said with a playful smile.

Zhuo Han's face was extremely ugly. In his eyes, Ye Yuan was now an outright monster.

"If you won't come, then I'll go to you! That punch just now wasn't satisfying enough!"

Ye Yuan slowly approached Zhuo Han. This time, Zhuo Han was truly afraid. He kept retreating, panicked. "D-don't come near me! Don't come near me! Why, why doesn't your attack trigger divine punishment?"

"Boom!"

Ye Yuan couldn't be bothered to explain. His figure vanished instantly, and he threw another punch straight at Zhuo Han's face.