Chapter 145: Complete Collapse

"W-What is going on?"

Su Yishan's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the scene, unable even to hear Ye Yuan's taunts.

Hundreds of Stone Apes appearing out of thin air—the visual impact was overwhelming!

The sight was filled with second-rank Stone Apes, their oppressive presence absolutely unforgettable.

Su Yishan could even feel his legs trembling!

Not just Su Yishan; the Chang brothers were also completely dumbfounded. No matter how much they had experienced, they had never seen such a spectacle!

These hundreds of second-rank Stone Apes were enough to raze the Su family to the ground.

Although most of these Stone Apes were at the early second-rank, there were also many at the mid and late second-rank.

A single mid second-rank beast was already a handful for him; what would it feel like to face over a hundred of them together?

At that moment, their nerves were stretched to the limit.

"A spatial artifact! It must be a spatial artifact! Otherwise, it would be impossible to contain so many beasts! Ye Yuan... he actually has a spatial artifact!" Chang Yi suddenly exclaimed.

"A... spatial artifact? H-How is that possible?" Even though the fact was right before his eyes, Su Yishan still found it unbelievable.

"Indeed, it is a spatial artifact. I didn't expect you to have some insight; you're quite a character. But you've offended me, and that's the stupidest thing you've ever done in your life!"

Although the exchange had lasted only a few breaths, Ye Yuan could tell that among the four, Chang Yi played the role of strategist.

Given Su Yishan's personality, he could not have devised such a meticulous ambush.

Their absolute strength far surpassed that of Ye Yuan and his companion, so there was no need for such caution.

Chang Yi's final strike was too exquisite, virtually flawless; Ye Yuan had indeed been at a critical juncture of life and death.

If he hadn't remained calm in the final moment and broken through on the spot, he would already be a corpse.

Thus, Chang Yi was definitely a troublesome opponent!

But unfortunately for him, his opponent was Ye Yuan! He was a young master who always repaid grievances, not some goody-goody who returned good for evil.

Chang Yi did not refute Ye Yuan's words, because he knew Ye Yuan was telling the truth.

The stupidest thing he, Chang Yi, had ever done in his life was to offend Ye Yuan!

Chang Yi was well aware of Ye Yuan's deeds at the Alchemy Martial Academy and knew he was the type to hold grudges, so he abandoned any thought of begging for mercy.

"Brothers, fight to the death! Forget about those beasts; kill Ye Yuan directly!" Chang Yi, decisive in killing, gave the order.

With Chang Yi's command, he himself was the first to dart toward Ye Yuan. Chang Er and Chang San, perfectly coordinated with their elder brother, followed closely behind, charging at Ye Yuan in a triangular formation!

Chang Yi's move was a suicidal one; facing so many second-rank beasts, he didn't think he could kill Ye Yuan. However, to his surprise and delight, those second-rank beasts showed no reaction at all!

These beasts did not even try to stop the three of them!

Could it be that these beasts were just a bluff by Ye Yuan? That Ye Yuan couldn't actually command them?

This discovery filled Chang Yi with ecstasy!

"Haha, you almost fooled me! So you can't actually command these beasts at all! Brothers, kill him!" Chang Yi laughed loudly.

Ye Yuan made no move, just watching Chang Yi with a faint, mocking smile.

"Hmph! Still putting on airs at death's door! Wind Thunder Sword!"

Chang Yi's sword appeared before Ye Yuan again, but this time Ye Yuan didn't bother to block it. He stood there motionless.

Just then, a white shadow shot in from the side, brutally grabbed Chang Yi's sword, and twisted it into scrap metal.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

In one exchange, three palms struck Chang Yi, Chang Er, and Chang San square in the chest.

The figure was as fast as lightning; none of the three even saw clearly what it was before they were sent flying.

All three spat out a mouthful of blood with a "wah."

"A... a third-tier beast!"

Chang Yi's face finally changed, staring in terror at the iron-tower-like white giant ape. Only now did he realize why Ye Yuan had never moved—because he didn't need to.

With a third-tier beast guarding him, why would he need to act himself?

But... why would a third-tier beast obey Ye Yuan? He was only a Yuan Qi realm martial artist!

Chang Yi suddenly recalled that Ye Yuan had just come down from Chifeng Ridge, and a glimmer of understanding dawned, making his face change again.

"You... you've subdued the entire clan of Arm-Stretching Stone Apes on Chifeng Ridge?" Chang Yi stared at Ye Yuan in horror.

"Heh, you finally caught on. I thought you were clever, but you're so slow! That's right, Yuan Fei and his clan will follow me from now on."

Of course, it wasn't that Chang Yi was stupid, but the shock he'd received today was too great.

A Yuan Qi realm martial artist subduing the entire clan of Stone Apes on Chifeng Ridge—if word got out, people would surely think him mad!

Yet this impossible thing had actually happened!

"This... how is this possible? The ape king is a third-tier beast; how could he willingly obey you? And humans and beasts don't share a language; how could you subdue him?" Chang Yi asked, unwilling to accept it.

"Do you think I need to answer your question?" Ye Yuan sneered.

Chang Yi had only asked out of intense doubt, not really expecting Ye Yuan to answer.

Chang Yi sighed, closed his eyes in pain, and let out a long breath. "Alas, the Su family's opposition to you is their greatest blunder! Perhaps the Su family will vanish from the stage of Qin State because of this! Do it!"

Yuan Fei swung his long arm, and immediately a dozen second-tier Arm-Stretching Stone Apes rushed forward to carry away the defenseless Chang brothers.

Soon, heart-rending screams came from afar, making one's scalp tingle.

Arm-Stretching Stone Apes were naturally wild and untamable, always killing human martial artists on sight. Only Ye Yuan, who understood the universal beast tongue, could communicate with the intelligent Yuan Fei; otherwise, his fate would have been little better than the Chang brothers'.

Each scream reached Su Yishan's ears, battering his mind and utterly breaking his psychological defenses.

Ye Yuan walked slowly toward Su Yishan, who jolted awake and stumbled back several steps until he bumped into an Arm-Stretching Stone Ape, then flinched and scrambled away.

"Ye... Ye Yuan, I... I was wrong... I deserve to die! I deserve to die! Please don't kill me! It was all that old bastard Su Yubai who forced me! He forced me!"

Su Yishan could no longer hold himself together; with a thud, he fell to his knees and begged for mercy hoarsely.