Chapter 417: No One Dares to Step Up!

Zhao Chengqian's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, but he had to admit that Shangguan Lingxue was absolutely right.

Compared to himself, Ye Yuan, aside from being inferior in cultivation level, was flawlessly powerful!

Zhao Chengqian dared not imagine what the outcome would be if Ye Yuan were at the same cultivation level as him.

If Ye Yuan were allowed to continue growing like this, that day might come very soon!

Zhao Chengqian's mind raced, and he couldn't help but look at Ye Yuan on the arena.

…

"Anyone else?" Ye Yuan said calmly, without looking sideways.

Ye Yuan's move against Wang Jie had already intimidated many. At least, martial artists at the Crystal Condensation stage dared not easily step up.

He had defeated Wang Jie, a ninth-level Crystal Condensation expert, without even moving. Going up would just be asking for a beating, right?

"I'll go!"

Just then, a burly man leaped onto the arena.

"Please!" Ye Yuan made the same gesture of invitation.

"Heh, your soul attack might work on Crystal Condensation martial artists, but with my advance precautions, it's useless!" the man sneered.

Ye Yuan smiled faintly. "Is that so?"

Seeing Ye Yuan's unconcerned expression, the man flew into a rage!

"You're asking for death!" The man dashed in front of Ye Yuan in one swift step.

Despite his massive and bulky build, his movement was extremely agile!

His speed was even faster than Wang Jie's.

A huge fist came crashing down toward Ye Yuan's head!

However… with a loud "boom," the man crashed to the ground, shaking the arena.

Ye Yuan still hadn't moved!

"This… was that another soul attack? That man was a Sea Transformation martial artist! And… he said he was prepared…"

"How terrifying! Ji Qing's soul attack is too terrifying! Even a Sea Transformation martial artist can't force him to make a move?"

"Make a move? What for? With this soul attack, he doesn't need to make a move at all, right?"

"What kind of soul attack is Ji Qing using, that he can defeat a Sea Transformation expert across realms? This is unbelievable!"

…

Ye Yuan hadn't used any profound soul technique; it was still the Spirit Stab.

Using soul attacks to fight across realms might be difficult for others, but for him, it was as easy as drinking water.

Ye Yuan's soul realm had now reached the Great Perfection of the Grand Alchemist stage!

Just like when he was an alchemist, his current Great Perfection was fundamentally different from his previous life's Great Perfection.

In fact, his soul was now not much weaker than that of a Sea Transformation martial artist.

Using soul techniques against Sea Transformation martial artists was nothing remarkable.

Given Ye Yuan's attainments in the soul, when the soul realms were not vastly different, even if the opponent was prepared, so what?

The Xiao family referee was still standing there, looking around, wondering if the man would get up again.

Ye Yuan smiled. "Don't bother looking; he won't get up. Drag him off."

"Ah? Oh, oh. Someone, drag this man off!" the referee said, stunned.

Seeing the man fall, Zhao Chengqian and Shangguan Lingyun both showed surprise.

Zhao Chengqian, in particular, didn't know what to say.

He had just said that Ye Yuan couldn't do anything to Sea Transformation martial artists, and then the man fell with a "boom."

Shangguan Lingyun smiled bitterly. "It seems we still underestimated Brother Ji. His soul attack already has the capital to contend with Sea Transformation martial artists!"

The Sea Transformation martial artists Shangguan Lingyun referred to were naturally not rookies like the burly man.

Although martial artists do not cultivate the soul, they must have means to protect it.

The man claimed to be prepared, but his defenses were actually flimsy. If it were Shangguan Lingyun, his defenses would not be so easy to break through.

Shangguan Lingxue suddenly became playful and said to Zhao Chengqian with a smile, "Your Highness, the Seventh Prince, care to guess whether the next Sea Transformation martial artist to step up will be defeated by Ji Qing in one blow?"

Zhao Chengqian snorted coldly. "I don't believe he can keep winning with just this one trick!"

…

After the arena was cleaned, Ye Yuan said calmly again, "Anyone else?"

Admittedly, this martial arts contest for a bride had gathered many young talents. There were many Sea Transformation martial artists present, and the burly man was merely the weakest.

Advancing to Sea Transformation before the age of thirty was already an impressive achievement.

Thus, these martial artists were very confident in themselves. Even though the burly man fell instantly, they didn't believe Ye Yuan could take them down!

However, the result was that several subsequent Sea Transformation martial artists were all defeated by Ye Yuan in one move, without exception!

From start to finish, Ye Yuan didn't move a single finger!

The strongest among these martial artists was at the third level of Sea Transformation!

After he fell, no one dared to step up anymore.

For a time, the crowd below looked at each other, none daring to go on stage!

Even a third-level Sea Transformation couldn't last a single move against Ye Yuan. How could they fight?

"This Ji Qing is simply too freakish. One trick works for everything! With such a method, unless you have a powerful soul technique to protect your soul, who dares to fight him?"

"Exactly, this is too unfair! I feel like all my thirty years of cultivation have gone to waste in front of Ji Qing! He can make you fall in less than a second!"

"So this is how powerful an alchemist can be. Truly enlightening! I really want to see if Huang Wenqiu and Xue Zaihe can force Ji Qing to make a move!"

"Now I understand where Ji Qing's confidence comes from! Everyone laughed at him at first, but now it seems we were the fools! With his strength, why shouldn't he be the first to step up?"

The crowd buzzed with discussion, and many had clearly given up on going up.

At least, no early-stage Sea Transformation martial artist dared to step up anymore.

Seeing this, Xiao Changfeng realized he still knew too little about Ji Qing!

This young man was truly unfathomable, constantly surprising people!

"Young Master Ji has already defeated seven in a row. Is there anyone else who wishes to challenge? If not, I will announce the result!" the referee declared loudly.

The crowd below looked at each other, none daring to step up.

"In that case, I declare…"

Huang Wenqiu could no longer sit still. Although Ji Qing was very strange, he couldn't retreat without a fight.

Moreover, unlike those rookies, he was confident he could withstand Ye Yuan's soul attack.

Just as Huang Wenqiu was about to stand up, a loud shout rang out.

"Hold on!"

A gray figure floated onto the stage, interrupting the referee.

"I am Xu Qing, and I wish to experience Young Master Ji's soul attack!" the gray-clad youth said to Ye Yuan with a cupped fist salute.

This Xu Qing was the one who had first recognized Ye Yuan's soul attack earlier!