Chapter 599: Not Going All Out

When Ye Yuan appeared before Su Hu, he could not suppress the shock in his heart.

This youth had actually walked straight through the formation and then flown up to the city wall to stand before him.

Su Hu very much wanted to slap this youth to death, yet for some reason, he could not lift his hand.

“Are you City Lord Su Hu?” Ye Yuan looked calmly at Su Hu and asked.

“How dare you! You show no respect to the City Lord!” Ding Qi scolded.

Ye Yuan ignored him, still looking calmly at Su Hu, waiting for his answer.

Su Hu found that before this youth, he actually felt a sense of shortness of breath!

Finally, unable to bear this oppressive atmosphere, he nodded and said, “That’s right, I am Su Hu! Could it be… you really came to reinforce Redlight City?”

Qin Yan was furious at the sight of Su Hu. He was about to explode when Yin Yanhua pulled him back from behind and shook her head at him.

Qin Yan was startled, glanced at Ye Yuan, and shut his mouth.

“Of course it’s true. Otherwise, do you think I would be standing here talking to you for no reason?” Ye Yuan said indifferently.

Su Hu’s heart skipped a beat, understanding the meaning of Ye Yuan’s words.

If he could bring these four people into the great formation, he could naturally bring others in as well.

If Ye Yuan were really a spy sent by the Windwild Realm, why would he waste time talking nonsense with him?

Although he did not know what had gone wrong at the formation’s core, Ye Yuan’s power had clearly exceeded their understanding.

A genuine fifth-rank great formation could not stop Ye Yuan in the slightest!

Having figured this out, Su Hu looked embarrassed and cupped his hands to Ye Yuan, saying, “Young master, my apologies. Your group’s appearance was too unreasonable, so I was a bit cautious. I never expected to nearly make a grave mistake!”

Ye Yuan waved his hand and said, “No harm done. City Lord bears a heavy responsibility; it is only right to be cautious. Rather, I was abrupt in breaking through the formation. Please do not take offense.”

Ye Yuan truly did not blame Su Hu; otherwise, given his temperament, he would never have been so polite.

This Su Hu had managed to hold Redlight City until now, which was no easy feat.

Shangguan Lingyun was extremely clever; he had likely tried to deceive Su Hu more than once. If Su Hu had not been careful, he would have fallen for it long ago.

To have persisted until now, this Su Hu deserved Ye Yuan’s respect.

Seeing that Ye Yuan was so easy to deal with, Su Hu felt much more relaxed.

Ye Yuan was already famous in No Direction City, but Su Hu did not recognize him.

In his view, Ye Yuan must be the descendant of some important figure to possess such strength.

With the arrogance of youth and such power, he should have looked down on him, but unexpectedly, he was so easy to talk to.

The young man behind Ye Yuan had clearly been about to lose his temper but forcibly restrained himself, like a young master.

Wait, could he really be Grandmaster Qin’s grandson?

Thinking of this, Su Hu’s heart skipped a beat.

The four behind Ye Yuan were all extraordinary in bearing and all at the second level of Soul Sea—top-tier strength for their age.

If so, it was very likely that this young man was Grandmaster Qin’s grandson!

But the problem was that these four clearly looked up to Ye Yuan, even appearing to be his attendants.

Then what identity did this seventeen- or eighteen-year-old youth before him have?

Given Grandmaster Qin’s status, how could he let his grandson be an attendant to a youth?

Su Hu felt a bit confused. What background did this youth have?

The combination of these five people was too strange; he could not make heads or tails of it.

But one thing was clear: these young people were not to be provoked!

Not to mention the power behind them, just the fact that Ye Yuan had punched ten mid Soul Sea experts flying—their own strength could not be ignored!

Having understood this, Su Hu unconsciously felt a bit humbled.

“How dare I? You came to lift the siege, and I shut you out. That was my fault! But…” Su Hu looked at Ye Yuan and the other four, a troubled expression appearing on his face.

Ye Yuan smiled and interjected, “But why are there only five of us, right?”

Su Hu smiled awkwardly. Ye Yuan continued, “Because the five of us are enough!”

Su Hu had a good impression of Ye Yuan, but hearing such arrogant words now, he could not help but feel skeptical.

“I saw your strength earlier, young master. Even the Windwild Realm’s commander could do nothing to you. But the rest of us are no match for the Windwild Realm!” Su Hu said tactfully.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, “This is not a place for conversation. Shall we go to the City Lord’s residence?”

Su Hu was startled, then slapped his forehead and said, “Look at my head! My apologies! Please, young master.”

Ye Yuan nodded and followed Su Hu to the City Lord’s residence.

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“Lord Shangguan, who on earth is that youth, to have such terrifying strength?”

In the central army tent, Deng Sheng still had a look of shock. Ye Yuan’s performance earlier had left too strong an impression on him.

Shangguan Lingyun glanced at him and said calmly, “Do you know that a year ago, a youth from the Borderless Realm infiltrated the Central Royal City and turned it upside down?”

Deng Sheng’s expression changed drastically upon hearing this. He exclaimed, “It’s him! No wonder! No wonder! Even the Seventh Prince was his defeated opponent, so it’s no surprise he’s this strong! But… I heard that when he fought the Seventh Prince, he was only at the Crystal Condensation stage. How long has it been… and he’s already close to the Soul Sea stage?”

Such a cultivation speed was unheard of.

And although Ye Yuan’s breakthrough was fast, his strength increased even faster!

He was only at the Sea Transformation stage, yet he could already apply Energy Convergence and Shape Manifestation to such a degree—truly terrifying!

If that earlier strike had not been between Shangguan Lingyun and Ye Yuan, but had been him instead, he would likely have become a ghost under Ye Yuan’s sword.

“I originally thought that with my great progress this past year, I would be able to defeat him when we met again. I never expected that meeting him today, the outcome is still uncertain,” Shangguan Lingyun sighed.

Deng Sheng was taken aback, feeling that he was not on the same level as these peerless geniuses.

Their pace of progress was something he could never catch up to.

“Lord Shangguan, although Ye Yuan is formidable, you did not go all out in the earlier fight, did you? If you had gone all out, how could that brat be your match?” Deng Sheng flattered subtly.

Shangguan Lingyun smiled and said, “Do you think Ye Yuan went all out?”

Deng Sheng’s expression changed. “The power of that move was something even I dared not face head-on. Was that not his full strength?”

Shangguan Lingyun shook his head. “I don’t know. That previous exchange was just both sides testing each other’s strength. But I think his strength should be more than that!”