Chapter 452: Slaying a Soul Sea Realm Martial Artist!

"The Supreme Elder is so strong. If I were to take that move, even a hundred or a thousand of me would be dead!"

"Indeed, below the Soul Sea, all are mortal. The Supreme Elder and we are on completely different levels!"

"Thank goodness the Supreme Elder is here, otherwise we would have no way to deal with this formation. Now that he has personally intervened, this formation will surely be broken!"

"Those scum from Nethercloud Sect have turned into turtles! Once we break in, I'll pull their heads out of their shells!"

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Ma Yi was indeed a Soul Sea realm expert, and this Extreme Yuan Heavenly Heart Palm was extremely terrifying.

Even its sheer momentum was enough to instill fear in other martial artists.

It was common knowledge among martial artists that only a Soul Sea realm martial artist could withstand the attack of another Soul Sea realm martial artist.

A prodigy like Zhao Chengqian could cross realms in battle as easily as drinking water, but if he faced a Soul Sea realm martial artist, he would still have no chance of survival.

Even the most ordinary Soul Sea realm martial artist was far stronger than any Sea Transformation realm martial artist.

Compared to the physical body, the soul was clearly more attuned to the natural world.

A Soul Sea realm martial artist used their soul to communicate with the world's primal energy, and the speed and quality of its mobilization far surpassed that of a Sea Transformation realm martial artist.

It was this advantage, combined with the far more powerful fourth-rank martial techniques, that made Soul Sea realm martial artists so formidable, leaving those below them almost in despair.

The disciples of Purple Firmament Sect had blind faith in Ma Yi, a Soul Sea realm expert, believing that this strike would surely shatter the formation.

In the minds of disciples from southern domain sects, the Soul Sea realm held a status similar to that of the Wind Emperor among martial artists in the Hurricane Realm.

However, things did not develop as everyone had hoped.

Just as Ma Yi's palm force was about to reach the formation, the formation erupted again!

Suddenly, dozens of streaks of light shot out from the formation, heading straight for Ma Yi's palm force.

Ma Yi had struck out with a confident smile on his face. But at this moment, his expression changed drastically.

Those dozens of streaks of light annihilated his palm force with irresistible force!

But it didn't end there. After annihilating Ma Yi's palm force, the streaks of light came straight for him.

Ma Yi hadn't expected such a turn of events, and his face turned pale!

An attack that could instantly annihilate eighty percent of his primal energy—the power of this formation was definitely beyond his ability to withstand!

Without time to think, under the gaze of the crowd, Ma Yi turned and fled.

But the streaks of light were extremely fast. Ma Yi had barely run a short distance when they caught up.

"Boom!"

A loud crash rang out. Under the stunned gaze of the Purple Firmament Sect disciples, a figure fell helplessly from the sky.

"Thud!"

Ma Yi's body hit the ground heavily, raising clouds of dust.

Everyone was dumbfounded; no one even reached out to catch him!

It was only when the dust gradually settled that they suddenly came to their senses.

"Wh... what happened?"

"I... I don't know! The... the Supreme Elder... what's wrong with him? Could he be..."

"Bah! The Supreme Elder is a Soul Sea realm expert. How could he be killed so easily by the formation? He... he must have fainted!"

At that moment, Zhu Mingyu stepped out from the crowd.

He had been severely injured by the formation's backlash earlier, and now he was still clutching his chest, walking unsteadily.

Zhu Mingyu's face was grim, his brows tightly furrowed, whether from his injuries or from Ma Yi's fate, it was unclear.

As Zhu Mingyu approached, he couldn't help but pause.

"The... the Supreme Elder... he's... gone!"

Zhu Mingyu himself didn't know how he managed to utter those words; he felt his mind couldn't quite grasp the situation.

Ma Yi had no vital signs left; he was clearly dead.

In front of Nethercloud Sect's mountain gate, there was a deathly silence, broken only by the sobbing of the gentle breeze.

A Soul Sea realm expert had actually been killed by Nethercloud Sect's protective sect formation!

How many years had it been since a Soul Sea realm expert had died in the entire southern domain?

Zhu Mingyu and the other Purple Firmament Sect disciples could not accept this outcome.

But Ma Yi's corpse was an unrelenting reminder that it was a fact!

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Inside the formation hub of Nethercloud Sect, all the disciples were drenched in sweat, looking somewhat exhausted, but their faces were extremely excited, as if they had been injected with stimulants.

Everyone's faces were flushed red as they stared at the figure ahead, their eyes revealing fanatical adoration.

They clearly wanted to speak, but they desperately suppressed their impulses, afraid of disturbing Ye Yuan, who was presiding over the formation.

Suddenly, Ye Yuan slowly turned around and said calmly, "Purple Firmament Sect has retreated. This battle, we have won!"

"Wow...!"

These Nethercloud Sect disciples immediately erupted with thunderous laughter!

Since Tian Feng and Luo Qingfeng were detained, there had never been such joyful laughter in Nethercloud Sect!

This battle was incredibly exhilarating!

"Long live Ye Yuan!"

"Long live Ye Yuan!"

…

Ye Yuan also smiled. He knew that these fellow disciples had been压抑 for too long and desperately needed a victory to release their emotions.

By leveraging the power of the formation, Ye Yuan had slain a Soul Sea realm expert—a victory of extraordinary significance!

For a time, the entire Nethercloud Sect was in an uproar!

"This feeling is amazing! What did we do? We actually killed a Soul Sea realm expert!"

"Haha... to have killed a Soul Sea realm expert, my life is complete! Even if I die for the sect from now on, I'll have no regrets!"

"Hey! Do you realize? That was a Soul Sea realm expert! A Soul Sea realm expert! I actually killed a Soul Sea realm! Haha..."

"Haha, in the future, I'll tell my son that his old man once killed a Soul Sea realm expert!"

"This is freaking awesome! I thought Ye Yuan activated the protective formation just to turtle up and defend, but who knew he would take the initiative and kill a Soul Sea realm expert in one strike!"

These Nethercloud Sect disciples were all acting like madmen, freely releasing their emotions.

In the past few days, Ye Yuan had completely modified the Two Extremities Chaos Heaven Formation, not only repairing the missing part but also connecting hundreds of small formations to the formation's core.

These hundreds of small formations were each presided over by a Nethercloud Sect disciple. Through the formation core, Ye Yuan could draw on the primal energy of these hundreds of people, providing continuous support to the Two Extremities Chaos Heaven Formation!

A Soul Sea realm expert could instantly kill these hundreds of Nethercloud Sect disciples with a single move, but when the disciples' primal energy was channeled through the formation, it formed a terrifying attack that directly slew a Soul Sea realm martial artist!

Although this was a collective achievement, the hundreds of Nethercloud Sect disciples felt it as if they had done it themselves!

Killing a Soul Sea realm expert was something they had never dared to imagine before!

At this moment, the Nethercloud Sect disciples looked at Ye Yuan with eyes full of fanatical worship.

This victory was brought to them by Ye Yuan!

Without Ye Yuan, they couldn't even withstand a Sea Transformation realm martial artist; with Ye Yuan, they had slain a Soul Sea realm expert!