Invincible Soul Emperor

Chapter 674: Chapter 674: The Wrongdoer Complains First

"Since you’re the ringleader of this farce, I’m taking you with me." Ye Qingchen looked at the unconscious hedgehog-headed disciple and slowly reached out his hand.

"Stop!" Suddenly, an old and authoritative voice, tinged with anger, boomed from above.

Ye Qingchen looked up to see a frail figure appearing in the sky. By this point, the disciples’ Formation had completely vanished. The elder stared down at Ye Qingchen and declared, "You’re a foreigner, yet you dare to attack and injure disciples of our Wuji Immortal Palace! Such audacity! Our Wuji Immortal Palace has never been humiliated like this!"

Brimming with anger, the elder slowly descended to stand before Ye Qingchen.

Frowning, Ye Qingchen looked at the furious old man. "Who are you?"

The elder huffed coldly. "I am the Third Elder of the Wuji Immortal Palace, and I oversee its various affairs! Now, apologize to our disciples immediately, boy!"

The elder demanded an apology without even asking what had happened. Naturally, Ye Qingchen refused. "Old man, it was your disciples who tried to kill me just now. Why don’t you have them apologize to me? Besides, I was only acting in self-defense." He was not intimidated in the slightest.

This old man is definitely here to make trouble on purpose! He must have sensed it when they set up the Formation earlier! But even after sensing it, he didn’t come over to see what was happening. He deliberately waited until I had injured these disciples to show up. Isn’t this clearly premeditated?

"Self-defense? Hah! You need to understand that this is the territory of our Wuji Immortal Palace! Only our people get to claim self-defense!" the Third Elder declared righteously. "You, on the other hand, must have done something to harm our palace. Otherwise, they never would have attacked you."

The disciples Ye Qingchen had injured quickly recovered enough to chime in.

"That’s right! He deliberately hurt our people, so we fought back."

"Yes, Third Elder! Look, Hedgehog Head was poisoned and knocked unconscious by this guy!"

"Third Elder, you must stand up for us! We can’t let a villain like this run rampant in the Wuji Immortal Palace!"

The group of disciples all scurried behind the Third Elder. They couldn’t defeat Ye Qingchen, but they believed in the Third Elder’s strength! Before an expert like the Third Elder, a mere Ye Qingchen was insignificant.

The Third Elder stood before them, carrying himself with an air of immortal sagacity.

"Boy, seeing as you’re a foreigner, I’ll show you some leniency. If you apologize to these disciples and offer suitable compensation, this Elder will consider forgiving you!"

Ye Qingchen sneered. "I never thought the people of the Wuji Immortal Palace were all this type of character. It seems the rumors about you in the outside world are true after all!"

According to rumors, everyone in the Wuji Immortal Palace was selfish and arrogant, looking down on everyone and everything.

What is even the point of a palace like this existing?

Ye Qingchen’s words made the Third Elder’s eyes go wide. "What do you mean by that, boy?! You still dare to mock our Wuji Immortal Palace at a time like this!"

The Third Elder was clearly furious with Ye Qingchen’s attitude, but Ye Qingchen remained dismissive. "Third Elder, are you planning to drive me away? I’m Elder Chen’s guest."

How could the Third Elder not know he was Elder Chen’s guest? It’s precisely because he knows that he only asked me to apologize. If it were anyone else, they would be half-dead by now.

"Hah! I am the Third Elder of the Wuji Immortal Palace, and you are harming its interests! Elder Chen will have no complaints when I punish you to protect our palace!" The Third Elder looked as if he had everything under control. I made sure to check before coming. Elder Chen is completely focused on refining medicine these days. I can teach this arrogant brat a proper lesson before he’s finished!

Ye Qingchen sneered. "It seems you came prepared. Let me ask, was this all the Saint Heir’s idea?"

The Third Elder, however, said flatly, "You are not worthy of knowing whose idea it was! All you need to know is that if you don’t apologize, then prepare for me to take action!"

Ye Qingchen activated his Double Pupils. The Third Elder has reached the Eighth Layer of the Martial Emperor Realm.

Although he knew it would be a difficult fight, Ye Qingchen would absolutely not apologize to those people. "Third Elder, if you’re going to make a move, then hurry up! Stop dithering like a woman!"

Ye Qingchen’s words thoroughly enraged the Third Elder. "Fine, fine! Today, you brat, I’ll show you the power of our Wuji Immortal Palace!"

With that, the Third Elder’s body trembled as a powerful aura surged toward Ye Qingchen. This was no ordinary strike; an average person would have been instantly blown to smithereens.

Yet Ye Qingchen wasn’t intimidated. He simply stood his ground, a mocking smile on his face. The Third Elder snorted inwardly. He doesn’t know his own limits!

The Third Elder’s attack struck Ye Qingchen directly. But, unexpectedly, it hit nothing but air. His powerful punch seemed to pass right through Ye Qingchen’s clothes, unable to touch him in the slightest.

"Not bad, kid. You’re quick to dodge!" the Third Elder said sarcastically. In my eyes, he’s only at the third layer of the Martial Emperor Realm. He’s just good at scurrying away like a sewer rat. Let’s see how long he can keep it up!

"Third Elder, you can stop wasting your energy. You can’t hurt me," Ye Qingchen said with a faint smile.

Hearing this, the Third Elder sneered. "Hahaha... Ye Qingchen, don’t think you can escape my second and third attacks just because you dodged the first! Do you think you’re safe just standing there?"

With another cold smile, the Third Elder swung his right hand, striking at Ye Qingchen once more.

Ye Qingchen remained where he was, neither dodging nor evading. He simply watched as the Third Elder’s attack landed squarely on him.

BANG!

The punch landed, yet Ye Qingchen stood in the same spot, completely unharmed.

The Third Elder was dumbfounded. How is this possible? He’s only at the third layer of the Martial Emperor Realm! That last strike was powerful enough to severely injure him. How could he be completely unscathed?!

"Third Elder, this guy is very cunning! Don’t be fooled by his tricks!" At that moment, Hedgehog Head, having slowly regained consciousness, saw the scene and shouted.

"Right, you’ve reminded me," the elder mused, his surprise instantly vanishing. "This brat is probably just putting on a brave face!"