Chapter 596: You Are Different

With one punch, ten Soul Sea mid-stage experts flew out like scattered petals!

Ye Yuan's mastery of True Dragon Power was now more refined, and the power of this move was no longer what it used to be.

Given Ye Yuan's current combat strength, Soul Sea mid-stage opponents were no match for him in a single exchange!

"Is... is this a joke? How can a Transformation Sea realm martial artist be this strong!"

"Those were all commanders, and they couldn't even block one punch?"

"Where did this kid come from? He's terrifying!"

The shock this scene brought to the Windbound Realm martial artists was overwhelming; they stood dumbfounded.

A Transformation Sea realm martial artist sending ten Soul Sea mid-stage experts flying with one punch—this defied all reason!

After delivering the punch, Ye Yuan did not pause but continued walking forward unhurriedly, gradually approaching Deng Sheng.

His demeanor was as if he were strolling through his own backyard, not amidst a vast army.

Intimidated by Ye Yuan's aura, Deng Sheng involuntarily took a step back!

Soon, Ye Yuan stopped before Deng Sheng and said calmly, "Get out of my way. I just want to enter the city."

Everyone drew a cold breath. A Transformation Sea realm martial artist telling the commander of an entire army to get lost—and that commander actually stepped back!

Deng Sheng's face flushed crimson, feeling humiliated before his many subordinates.

"Kid, you're too arrogant! Just you alone want to enter the city? Do you think we don't exist?" Deng Sheng blustered, though his voice betrayed his fear.

Truth be told, he too was shaken by what had just happened!

Sending ten Soul Sea mid-stage experts flying with one punch—he could do it himself, but certainly not with such effortless ease.

And he didn't need to look to know that fewer than half of those ten commanders were still alive.

Ye Yuan's single punch had killed half of them outright!

Ye Yuan lifted his eyelids slightly and said, "As if you exist. Get out of my way now, or I'll strike!"

Deng Sheng's expression changed. The pressure this Transformation Sea realm martial artist exerted on him was immense, so much so that even he found it absurd.

They had always thought Boundless Realm martial artists were pushovers. Today, he had finally met a tough nut!

Only this nut seemed too hard!

Here, amidst a thousand troops, this kid actually planned to fight his way into the city!

Ye Yuan wasted no words. He raised his fist and unleashed a Blazing True Dragon Kill.

Deng Sheng hadn't expected Ye Yuan to actually attack him directly.

Caught off guard, he could only hastily defend.

"Boom!"

Deng Sheng's body was sent flying backward!

But Deng Sheng's strength was clearly far above those Soul Sea mid-stage martial artists. This punch did little real damage to him.

Still... before so many subordinates, this was a huge loss of face.

Yet it wasn't over. Ye Yuan's figure flickered, and with another "boom," he threw another punch!

Deng Sheng was sent flying again.

After two punches, Ye Yuan closed in, advancing a hundred zhang and catching up with Liu Hong and the other three, who were fighting fiercely.

"Boom!"

An overwhelming surge of power swept through, sending a group of Windbound Realm martial artists flying.

Deng Sheng's aura instantly peaked, his eyes bloodshot, clearly enraged to the extreme!

As the commander of an army, being slapped in the face today—how could he not be furious?

"Brat, you're dead!"

A terrifying aura erupted as Deng Sheng prepared to get serious!

Yet faced with this, Ye Yuan remained utterly calm, as if Deng Sheng's target were not him.

Just then, a figure suddenly appeared in midair before Deng Sheng.

"Stand down. You're no match for him!"

The newcomer was none other than Shangguan Lingyun!

Seeing Shangguan Lingyun, Ye Yuan was slightly surprised.

He knew Shangguan Lingyun was a top genius on par with Zhao Chengqian, but they had never crossed paths. Unexpectedly, after some time apart, the other had already reached Soul Sea late stage!

"Ye Yuan, long time no see! I didn't expect our reunion to be under such circumstances!" Shangguan Lingyun greeted with a smile, as if meeting an old friend.

Though Shangguan Lingyun had greatly improved, Ye Yuan's strength was also vastly different now, so he paid it no mind.

"You didn't expect it? But I foresaw it long ago," Ye Yuan said indifferently.

Shangguan Lingyun paused, then quickly understood Ye Yuan's meaning. He smiled and said, "The martial world has always been about the strong preying on the weak. The Boundless Realm is weak yet enjoys abundant resources; the Windbound Realm is strong yet suffers from constant gale winds. So naturally, these fine lands should be ours to enjoy!"

"Is that so? Then what about the city massacre?" Ye Yuan didn't argue but asked instead.

He was all too familiar with this rhetoric and too lazy to refute it.

Shangguan Lingyun said, "The weak should know their place! Your Boundless Realm sealed the two-realm passage for thousands of years, wasting how much of our time? This is the Wind Emperor's punishment for the Boundless Realm!"

"I underestimated that old dog Zhao Tianyin. Seems he does have some skill—at least his method of fooling the masses is masterful. But... do you believe that excuse?" Ye Yuan sneered.

Hearing Ye Yuan curse Zhao Tianyin as an old dog, Shangguan Lingyun didn't seem angry but instead smiled. "The Wind Emperor is our supreme ruler; whatever he says is naturally correct! As his subjects, we only need to follow his orders."

Ye Yuan narrowed his eyes, studying Shangguan Lingyun with curiosity.

Shangguan Lingyun wore a genial smile, speaking as if his words were only natural.

Ye Yuan chuckled. "That doesn't seem right. By all logic, your Shangguan family and Zhao Tianyin should be mortal enemies. It's one thing for him to fool these fools, but you top-tier families shouldn't be deceived by his words, right?"

Shangguan Lingyun smiled. "Don't waste your efforts. The Wind Emperor is the Wind Emperor; his words are imperial edicts. Ye Yuan, you're different from these lower-class martial artists of the Boundless Realm. Why not join us in the Windbound Realm? With your strength, becoming the Wind Emperor in the future is inevitable!"

Shangguan Lingyun was a clever man; he saw at once that Ye Yuan was trying to pry information from him.

Seeing no gain, Ye Yuan waved his hand. "Save your spiel! That old dog Zhao Tianyin must die! Next time you see him, tell him to wash his dog neck clean and wait for me to chop it off!"

Shangguan Lingyun's smile remained. "To be honest, I don't want to be your enemy. But it seems we can't avoid crossing swords. How about this: we'll settle it with one move. If you win, I'll let you into the city. Deal?"

Ye Yuan was slightly surprised. "I thought you'd use your subordinates' lives to wear me down. Didn't expect you to care about them."

Shangguan Lingyun smiled. "For others, it wouldn't be worth my intervention. But you... you are different."