Danwu God Emperor

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gaze toward Ye Lou. They had always regarded him as an insignificant nobody, and even Jiao Deshou and the others who had been captured did not have any hope for him.

"You guys arrest him." Tu Dao casually ordered his men behind him, his main concern right now being the Jiao family's Yun Longxu.

The others nodded slightly and walked towards Ye Lou. Tu Dao and his men surrounded Jiao Deshou and the others, enjoying the joy of victory.

No one was paying attention to Ye Lou when suddenly four figures flew towards them. Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be the four people that Tu Dao had sent to capture earlier.

"What happened to you guys?" Tu Dao and the others were quite shocked. They hadn't even seen what Ye Lou was doing. In the blink of an eye, all four of them had been forced back, and they didn't even know how Ye Lou had done it.

Even the people from the four major families of Lotus Town looked on in disbelief.

"Boss, he's not simple!" One of the henchmen stood up, clutching his chest and wincing in pain, while pointing at Ye Lou with his other hand and shouting.

Only then did Tu Dao take Ye Lou seriously. He knew the strength of these four people, all of whom were around the Spirit Guiding Realm. Although they were not very strong, they were still the backbone of Tu Dao Village. However, their defeat in one move made him take them seriously.

"Who exactly are you?" Butcher Knife stepped forward and questioned.

"Didn't I tell you? Ye Lou of the Ye family in Wushan Town!" Ye Lou also jumped down from the tree.

"Impossible!" Tu Dao frowned, brandishing his broadsword and roaring furiously. "A junior from a third-rate town family is at most at the second level of the Spirit Induction Realm. How could you possibly fight four against one?"

Ye Lou shrugged. "I'm telling the truth, believe it or not. I didn't want to save these idiots, but since they have a treasure like the Cloud Dragon Whiskers, it seems I have no choice but to take action."

"Then let's see if you're qualified!" Tu Dao sneered. Could a junior from a third-rate town, even if he had some strength, be stronger than an elder from a major family in a first-rate town?

Jiao Deshou was captured by him; he didn't take a junior seriously at all.

"All of you, come at me together!"

Butcher gave another order to his men, and this time even more people surrounded them, and they were much stronger. Eight of them were all above the Spirit Guiding Realm, and one of them even possessed the strength of the third level of the Spirit Guiding Realm.

The swords in their hands gleamed coldly, and their angry roars echoed throughout the arena. Eight people were besieging a junior. Even if Ye Lou was strong, in their eyes, the number of people was a bit excessive.

"kill!"

With a shout from the eight, streaks of light shot out one after another, slashing towards Ye Lou with unstoppable force. The combined attack of the eight Spirit Guiding Realm warriors was layered and amplified, making it even more powerful.

Jiao Pengxing glanced over, then quickly looked away. He was in danger himself, so he had no time to care about Ye Lou's life or death. Besides, even he wouldn't dare to take such a powerful spiritual energy head-on, or Ye Lou would probably be blasted to death.

The other prodigies shared the same gaze, having no hope for Ye Lou whatsoever, and now only thinking about how to escape.

"Heaven-shaking Seal!"

Ye Lou gave a low shout and slowly unleashed a palm strike. A gust of wind caused the branches on both sides to sway, as if an invisible force from the sky was pressing down, but Ye Lou controlled it.

The crowd looked grim; such power was terrifying. A single palm strike shattered the air, scattering their silken ribbons.

"this..."

The people of Butcher's Knife Stronghold looked at each other in dismay. These were all good martial artists among them, and even if they joined forces, they could not withstand a single blow from Ye Lou.

In their eyes, Ye Lou only had the strength of the fourth level of the Spirit Induction Realm. Although he was stronger than any of the eight people, how could someone with the strength of the fourth level of the Spirit Induction Realm possibly break the combined strength of eight people by himself?

Of everyone present, only Tu Dao and Jiao Deshou could clearly see that Ye Lou's actual combat strength was definitely above the fourth level of the Spirit Guiding Realm.

"My turn!" Ye Lou smiled calmly, abandoning his frivolous demeanor, as if he had become a different person, exuding an aura of kingship.

"Earth-Covering Seal, Kill!"

Ye Lou shot out, his palms raised high in the air, suddenly drawing an arc, and golden light burst forth from the ground.

The eight men were filled with fear, their previous arrogance vanished, and they now realized how utterly vulnerable they were in front of Ye Lou. There was no way to dodge this golden palm print, it felt as if the sky was about to collapse, and its power made their legs tremble.

"Get out of the way!" Butcher shouted, finally sensing danger. The kid in front of him seemed to be much more terrifying than he had imagined.

At least among those present, no more than five people could withstand this blow, and none of them would have been as easily as he and Jiao Deshou.

"break!"

The butcher's knife slashed horizontally, its domineering aura rushing towards Ye Lou. This sweeping slash blocked the eight people's path, clashing with Ye Lou's palm print.

"So strong!"

The eight men from Butcher's Knife Stronghold were shocked. They never expected that this kid from a third-rate town would be so strong. If their stronghold leader hadn't intervened, they would have been seriously injured or killed.

At this moment, Jiao Deshou and the others had extremely solemn expressions. They had all witnessed the strength Ye Lou had displayed, and among these juniors, only Jiao Pengxing was confident in facing that palm strike.

"Goodness, he's got some strength, much better than these trash, but he still doesn't qualify for the Cloud Dragon Beard." Tu Dao gestured for his men to retreat, clearly indicating that Ye Lou hadn't used his full strength and that he was preparing to fight himself.

Butcher's words made the pride of the four major families even more embarrassed. They had always looked down on Ye Lou, but the facts before them were a slap in the face.

"Whether you're qualified or not, we'll only know after we fight!" Ye Lou suddenly shot out, his body shooting towards Tu Dao like lightning. His palm prints thundered down like boulders falling from the sky.

"Is that all the strength you have? You're still just a kid!" Tu Dao slammed his broadsword into the ground, where it sank half a meter deep. Rolling spiritual energy overflowed from his body, and the surrounding aura became exceptionally violent.

Ye Lou's palm prints continued to pound down, striking his body without causing the slightest ripple. The butcher's knife stood tall and unrestrained.

"Good! Boss is mighty!" The people of Butcher's Village all raised their arms and shouted.

"Kid, haven't you eaten? Try harder!" Butcher shouted at Ye Lou in front of him.

Ye Lou smiled calmly, not acting impulsively because of the other party's provocation. These few blows were just a test of the depth of the butcher's blade. It is undeniable that his body seems to be even stronger than his strength at the seventh level of the Spirit Guiding Realm.

"Then I will do as you wish!"

Ye Lou's aura surged once more, his spiritual energy overwhelming, his gaze like a sharp sword piercing straight to the heart. Upon seeing this butcher's knife, he couldn't help but take a few steps back, gripping the hilt tightly with both hands, and began to gather spiritual energy.

He hadn't expected that Ye Lou hadn't even unleashed his full power yet, and this palm strike was several times more powerful than the previous one. However, he didn't retreat. He was a seventh-level Spirit Induction Realm cultivator; how could he possibly fear a fourth-level Spirit Induction Realm martial artist?

Boom!

With his feet firmly planted on the ground, Tu Dao lifted his broadsword and somersaulted in place, unleashing a wave of blade energy that cleaved a deep trench in the ground.

Ye Lou retreated rapidly until he had created enough distance, then launched himself forward, leaping over the wave of blades and hurtling towards the Butcher's Blade.

Tu Dao's expression changed drastically. He hadn't expected Ye Lou's movements to be so unpredictable, easily dodging his attack, and it looked like he was about to kill him.

"I really underestimated you!" Butcher raised his broadsword, jumped into the air, and slashed down from above. He was like a mad beast, and his fierce shout made everyone retreat.

"You know now?"

The two collided in mid-air. A sword slashed down, striking Ye Lou's palm print. It looked like it was about to split Ye Lou's arms in two, but it couldn't advance even an inch further.

"Just who is this kid? How can there be such a powerful junior in a third-rate town!" Jiao Deshou looked at the juniors behind him with surprise.

They were just as bewildered. If they hadn't watched Ye Lou coldly back then, and if he had stepped in to help, things might be very different now.

It's too late for regrets now. They are lambs to the slaughter, ready to unleash the Cloud Dragon Beard at any moment. They've even begun to doubt whether Ye Lou can actually defeat the Butcher's Blade.

boom!

A loud bang echoed through the void, and both of them were forced backward. Ye Lou slid dozens of steps before regaining his balance, his internal organs trembling violently.

This butcher's knife is no less powerful than Xiong Wu, and defeating him will probably not be easy. It's time to get Xiong Wu to come down and help.

Boom!

Butcher's expression was also not good. As he retreated, he slammed his broadsword into the ground and stopped abruptly. His hand holding the broadsword was still trembling.

"Big Brother!" the henchman stepped forward and said.

"It's alright!" Tu Dao waved his hand and stared at Ye Lou, saying, "It's not bad to have such combat power at the fourth level of the Spirit Guiding Realm! However, you should know the gap between us from our fight just now. If we had continued fighting, you would definitely have lost."

"I'm giving you a chance now. As long as you don't interfere, I'll pretend this never happened."

Everyone was stunned; their eldest brother had actually compromised.

Although Tu Dao didn't want to lose face in front of his underlings, he knew that defeating Ye Lou would likely come at a great cost, and he certainly didn't want to do something so thankless.

However, Ye Lou didn't think much of it and said dismissively, "What if I say no?"

"Then you're courting death!" Butcher's face darkened. He hadn't expected Ye Lou to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit.

"I am determined to obtain Yunlong!" Ye Lou adjusted his breathing, stepped forward again, and regained his former kingly aura.

"You alone? It's questionable whether you can even beat me, let alone with so many brothers behind me. You're really overestimating yourself." Tu Dao didn't intend to waste any time and led his gang of underlings to meet him.

"Who said I'm all alone!" Ye Lou waved his hand, and Xiong Wu jumped down from the sky, landing steadily next to Ye Lou.

"The butcher's knife, and me too!"