Invincible Soul Emperor-Chapter 149 It seems that I am not too late

Li Zongrui was utterly stunned. He was at a critical moment, and Li Susu had suddenly thrown him this curveball. It was infuriating.

Li Susu’s eyes reddened again as she choked up and said, "Brother Zongrui, I’m not intentionally toying with you. It’s just that every time I think about that bastard Ye Qingchen still being alive, I feel so unclean. I’m not worthy of you! I’m afraid of sullying you..."

Li Zongrui sighed. It’s only normal for a woman to be left with such a deep scar after an ordeal like that.

Seeing Li Zongrui’s reaction, Li Susu knew her goal was nearly achieved and continued, "Brother Zongrui, thank you for your help. I have now reached the Ninth Layer of the Martial Master realm. I’m preparing to find Ye Qingchen and fight him to the death. Otherwise, with his aptitude, I’m afraid I’ll never be his match in the future."

Li Zongrui sighed again. What Li Susu said was true; Ye Qingchen’s cultivation was improving at a terrifying pace. The first time they had met, Ye Qingchen had not yet reached the Martial Master Realm, but now, after such a short time, he was already a Sixth-Layer Martial Master.

If Ye Qingchen is allowed to develop any longer, I’m afraid even I won’t be his match. Thinking this, Li Zongrui made up his mind. "Alright, I’ll go with you," he said to Li Susu. "However, it’s not wise to make a move within the Qingyun Sect. We’ll have to look for an opportunity."

This was exactly what Li Susu had been waiting to hear. Upon hearing his agreement, she threw herself into his arms again. "Brother Zongrui, I knew you were the best! Thank you!"

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After Ye Qingchen entered the secret chamber, he took out the twenty low-grade Spirit Stones given to him by Sect Leader Li Qingfeng and began his closed-door cultivation.

At that moment, Ye Qingchen was both excited and frustrated. He was excited because the ordeal in the Heart Demon Tower had greatly benefited him. Not only was his strength approaching the Seventh Layer of the Martial Master realm, but his mental state had also become exceptionally firm. Even the speed at which he absorbed Spiritual Energy during cultivation had increased significantly. If I maintain this pace, breaking through in the future will become much simpler.

But what frustrated him was that the Spiritual Energy he cultivated did not all gather in his Dantian Qi Sea. Instead, a large portion of it simply dissipated throughout his body. Ye Qingchen activated his Double Pupils and scrutinized his body carefully, but he couldn’t find anything unusual. Because of this, although he should have broken through much earlier, he ended up spending over ten days and consuming all of his low-grade Spirit Stones before finally reaching the Seventh-Layer Martial Master level.

For more than ten days, Ye Qingchen had continuously observed his body but remained clueless as to why his Spiritual Energy was dissipating. Fortunately, this phenomenon only occurred during cultivation and didn’t affect his combat strength.

Next, Ye Qingchen took out the top-grade Xuan-level Martial Technique given to him by Sect Leader Li Qingfeng, Sword Dusting the Wind, and began to practice it. The power of a top-grade Xuan-level Martial Technique was astonishing, and it was also incredibly difficult to cultivate. However, with the aid of his Dual Pupil Martial Soul, his training wasn’t entirely without direction.

Three days later, Ye Qingchen finally emerged from the secret chamber. After more than ten days of seclusion, his strength had reached the Seventh-Layer Martial Master level, and he had mastered the top-grade Xuan-level Martial Technique, Sword Dusting the Wind. His combat prowess had increased by a large margin.

Hei Ze had already prepared a meal. Seeing that Ye Qingchen had broken through yet again, he was both surprised and delighted.

Just as Ye Qingchen and Hei Ze were eating, Wang Qiang ran in, covered in blood. Ye Qingchen quickly rushed over to support him and took out a Spirit Pill from his storage ring for him to take. After swallowing the Spirit Pill, Wang Qiang’s condition improved slightly, but he was still weak. He said to Ye Qingchen, "Junior Brother Qingchen, hurry, go help! Senior Brother Zhao and Senior Sister Hong Yan are in danger!"

Ye Qingchen’s brows furrowed deeply. He told Hei Ze to take good care of Wang Qiang, then rushed towards the location Wang Qiang had indicated.

It turned out that Zhao Jiehui, knowing Ye Qingchen was on good terms with Wang Qiang and Hong Yan, had invited the two to join him on an adventure. As one of the top ten Inner Sect Disciples, Zhao Jiehui’s invitation had naturally made Wang Qiang and Hong Yan ecstatic, and they had gladly agreed. However, during their journey, the trio was ambushed by a pack of giant apes. Zhao Jiehui and Hong Yan fought desperately to create an opening for Wang Qiang, allowing him to return to the Qingyun Sect for reinforcements.

After escaping with his life, the first person Wang Qiang thought of was Ye Qingchen. Although Wang Qiang was unsure of Ye Qingchen’s current strength, Ye Qingchen had performed so many miracles that he seemed incredibly reliable. Wang Qiang even had a faint feeling that as long as Ye Qingchen took action, any crisis could be easily resolved!

After Wang Qiang fled, only Zhao Jiehui and Hong Yan were left to hold on desperately. The strength of the giant apes varied. Some were equivalent to human Fifth-Layer Martial Masters, while others were only at the Third Layer. Zhao Jiehui was a Fifth-Layer Martial Master and could barely hold them off, but Hong Yan was much weaker. Besieged by the apes, she was already covered in wounds and in danger of collapsing at any moment.

Zhao Jiehui saw that Hong Yan was exhausted and took the initiative to stand in front of her, shielding her with his body. But facing so many giant apes, even he found the numbers overwhelming. He was struck repeatedly, his body becoming covered in wounds as he constantly spat up blood.

"Senior Brother Zhao, you should run! With your strength, you can definitely get away!" Hong Yan cried out, unable to bear the sight of the battered Zhao Jiehui.

Zhao Jiehui laughed heartily, his voice full of heroic spirit. "I, Zhao Jiehui, never abandon my friends! The worst that can happen is death. I will never choose to live as a coward!"

Hong Yan was deeply touched. She tried to stand and help him fend off the apes, but her body wouldn’t obey.

By this point, Zhao Jiehui was an arrow at the end of its flight. Both he and Hong Yan were plunged into despair.

"Senior Sister Hong Yan, this is all my fault! If I hadn’t brought you out on this trip, this never would have happened!" Zhao Jiehui said, filled with guilt.

Hong Yan managed a weak smile. "Senior Brother Zhao, don’t say that."

Zhao Jiehui let out another loud laugh and blasted a Third-Layer Martial Master ape with a palm strike, sending it staggering back. He snorted coldly and declared, "Even if I die today, I’ll take a few more of you down with me to quell the hatred in my heart!"

After another round of fighting, Zhao Jiehui finally collapsed, his strength completely spent. The encircling giant apes began to close in on him and Hong Yan step by step.

The two looked at each other, then closed their eyes in despair, awaiting death.

SWOOSH!

A sharp whistling sound cut through the air, followed by the wail of a giant ape. Zhao Jiehui opened his eyes to see the ape that was a Fifth-Layer Martial Master now lying lifeless on the ground.

"Reinforcements are here! Senior Sister Hong Yan, we’re saved!" Zhao Jiehui shouted excitedly.

At that moment, Ye Qingchen appeared before them. He stood with his sword in hand as a gentle breeze passed, causing his dark hair to flutter. He looked like a Sword Immortal. Behind him lay a trail of giant ape corpses.

Ye Qingchen smiled at the two of them. "Senior Brother, Senior Sister, it seems I’m not too late..."