Ye Tianchen truly did not expect that the person who secretly harmed his parents, skilled in the "Dream Demon Killing Skill," would turn out to be China’s third-ranked War King, Xu Zigang!

This not only reminded Ye Tianchen of a few years ago, at that time, he had just become a martial artist, returned to Capital City of the mortal world, unexpectedly, Xu Zigang also returned, and his sole purpose was revenge, to destroy this country of China, because he harbored hatred, hatred for those top leaders of China who ordered the extermination of the entire Xu family, yet Xu did not rationally consider the issues, as it was the Xu family who plotted rebellion, internal chaos, and would plunge China into despair, merely for the Xu family’s selfish desires, this is why those top leaders of China ordered the extermination of the Xu family, yet they did not eliminate Xu Zigang entirely, which was considered merciful, instead of being grateful, Xu Zigang chose betrayal, his character had become twisted!

However, at that time, Ye Tianchen was also entrusted with a dangerous mission, to stop Xu Zigang from pursuing such madness, only what he did not expect was that by then Xu Zigang was already a practitioner and had become even more powerful, most crucially, Xu Zigang had brought along an old man named "Lai Li Old Ghost" to face the battle together.

Ye Tianchen was outmatched and even with all his strength, he could not defeat the combined forces of Xu Zigang and Lai Li Old Ghost, especially Lai Li Old Ghost’s deep cultivation realm and formidable combat power, which suppressed Ye Tianchen, compounded by Ye Tianchen’s low cultivation and unfamiliarity with the treasure weapon he possessed, nearly leading to his total annihilation. If not for the timely appearance of Elder Beggar Feng Qingyang, Ye Tianchen would have lost his life!

However, at that time, Feng Qingyang did not take action to kill Xu Zigang and Lai Li Old Ghost, because Feng Qingyang was not one to kill the innocent indiscriminately, and he had no personal grievance with Xu Zigang and Lai Li Old Ghost, so he let them leave!

What Ye Tianchen did not expect was that after so many years, Xu Zigang was still alive, and seemed to have fully recovered from the severe injuries inflicted by Elder Feng Qingyang, more importantly, Xu Zigang’s cultivation realm appeared to have become even more formidable, and his combat power had also improved, making Ye Tianchen wary.

Xu Zigang was able, at the age of twenty-something, to become China’s third-ranked War King, gaining a great reputation domestically and internationally in the mortal world, truly talented and definitely not ordinary, after becoming a martial artist, he was equally talented with high perception, in just a few short years apart, Ye Tianchen found there was a special aura emanating from Xu Zigang, a sense of confidence that seemed to come from nowhere!

"The grievances between you and me should come to an end, everything that happened back then, the matter of you secretly harming my parents, will all be settled!" Ye Tianchen said coldly, looking at Xu Zigang.

"Hmph, I let you escape death back then, and when I returned to Capital City again, I felt there was no point in exterminating these mortal commoners. However, the grievances between you, Ye Tianchen, and me, will never end until one of us dies. I didn’t kill your parents immediately just to torment them, to make them feel worse than death. I didn’t expect you to return at this time, but it’s just as well, our grievances will have a resolution!" Xu Zigang coldly snorted, saying confidently.

Ye Tianchen smiled slightly, also speaking calmly, "I really want to thank you for not killing my parents, allowing me to see them again, which is my good fortune and your misfortune because I will never let such things happen a second time!"

Xu Zigang stood up, coldly glanced at Ye Tianchen and said, "Your cultivation realm has grown, your combat power is not weak, being unaffected by spiritual interference in this Dream Demon Killing Skill shows your growth, but unfortunately, all of this is useless, all in vain, you weren’t my opponent back then, much less today!"

"Enough talk, bring out Lai Li Old Ghost, let’s settle old scores today!" Ye Tianchen said coldly.

"Hahahaha, I can kill you by myself, no need to trouble that old ghost. You, a defeated opponent, rest assured, before you die, I will make sure your relatives die in front of you first!" Xu Zigang laughed maliciously.

Swish!

Ye Tianchen was not one to waste words, and immediately swung the Cheng Ying Sword in his hand, slashing towards Xu Zigang. Xu Zigang furrowed his brows, knowing full well Ye Tianchen was coming with this Cheng Ying Sword, appreciating the extraordinary nature of this divine sword, making no underestimation, quickly retreating and vanishing from this world!

"This guy exited the dream, I must not let him escape!" As he spoke, Ye Tianchen formed a sealing gesture with one hand, a surge of spiritual power emanating from his mind, moments later, Ye Tianchen returned from the dream to reality.

Ye Tianchen awoke, immediately releasing powerful divine thought, enveloping the entire Ye family mansion. After a moment’s investigation, ensuring everyone in this mansion was safe, he breathed a sigh of relief, and with a flicker, disappeared from his room!

The next moment, Ye Tianchen appeared above the Ye family mansion, looking down, despite Xu Zigang not being here, he was still not at ease. When Xu Zigang hadn’t directly killed his parents back then, but instead used the Dream Demon Killing Skill to secretly harm them, it wasn’t because Xu Zigang hesitated to kill, nor because he wouldn’t kill innocent mortals, it was precisely the merciless and ruthless side of Xu Zigang, that killing a person wasn’t the best way, the best way was to torture that person, making them feel worse than death, that was Xu Zigang’s true intention behind using the Dream Demon Killing Skill on Ye Tianchen’s parents.

But, as Ye Tianchen said, he’s grateful that Xu Zigang’s cruelty and perversion didn’t directly kill his parents. If Xu Zigang had acted from the start, wiping out the entire Ye family, then when Ye Tianchen returned, it would be a completely different scenario, an unacceptable reality. Of course, this also left Ye Tianchen with lingering fears, and a firm determination, never to let such things happen again.

Buzz!

With a thought, above Ye Tianchen’s head hovered a "Magic Cube," the "Holy Heaven Prison," to ensure nothing goes wrong, to prevent any unforeseen events, and to guard against Xu Zigang threatening his kin upon realizing Ye Tianchen had returned, Ye Tianchen summoned the Holy Heaven Prison, enclosing it over the Ye family’s old mansion, protecting it with powerful Chaos Qi!

Certainly, such scenes are things mortals cannot see, Ye Tianchen hid both the Holy Heaven Prison and the descending Chaos Qi, then explored using his powerful divine thought, tracking a not-weak source of spiritual power originating from a mountainous area outside Capital City, a hint of a smile appeared on Ye Tianchen’s lips, "Didn’t expect you to hide there, it’s perfect for me to fight without holding back!"

Whoosh!

After energizing the Holy Heaven Prison, safeguarding the Ye family’s mansion, Ye Tianchen himself vanished into the sky, heading towards a mountainous region outside Capital City. With Ye Tianchen’s Divine Movement Skill, he reached there within several breaths, finding upon arrival, standing atop a peak, someone equally overwhelming, exuding an overpowering aura, seemingly awaiting Ye Tianchen’s arrival!

"I didn’t expect you to arrive so quickly, rushing to your death as well!" Xu Zigang turned and coldly said while looking at Ye Tianchen.

"Are you so confident, that you can kill me with absolute certainty?" Ye Tianchen laughed back in inquiry.

"You weren’t my opponent back then, now still aren’t, even with some growth in your cultivation realm, I haven’t stood still either, so you’re still not my match!" Xu Zigang said with immense confidence.

"You’ll find out you’re wrong. I think you should call out Lai Li Old Ghost, so we can settle all grievances together without wasting time!" Ye Tianchen shrugged and said.

"Such arrogance, a defeated opponent, how dare you be so rampant." Xu Zigang shouted, leaping from the peak, charging towards Ye Tianchen.

"This place has quite a nice view, it would be a perfect grave for you!" Ye Tianchen coldly said as he engaged Xu Zigang!

Bang!

Bang! 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Bang!

Xu Zigang formed his hands into palms, continuously unleashing powerful palm strikes, determined to obliterate Ye Tianchen utterly.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Ye Tianchen clenched his fists, certainly not showing weakness, releasing waves of powerful fist radiance equally astounding, he wouldn’t let Xu Zigang off, wasn’t holding back, knowing this was a ruthless and treacherous adversary, if he had even a slight chance to kill him here, Ye Tianchen would seize it with all effort.

Back then, when Ye Tianchen had just become a martial artist, he was attacked by the combined forces of Xu Zigang and Lai Li Old Ghost and indeed was overmatched, yet he never gave up, even if it meant fighting to the death, he wouldn’t yield, battling alone against Xu Zigang and Lai Li Old Ghost, even though he was defeated, he fought to the end.

Now, years later, Ye Tianchen’s cultivation realm advanced rapidly, his combat power unfathomably deep, unleashing much hidden potential, hence he wouldn’t fear, even if Xu Zigang and Lai Li Old Ghost, those two ruthless individuals joined forces again, Ye Tianchen holds absolute confidence to slay these two and definitely will not leave latent threats, avoiding any past threats again...(to be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)