Hell Emperor.

Chapter 643 Ye Jie - Ming King Peacock
"It's you……"

Upon recognizing Ye Jie's identity, the heavenly soldiers were greatly alarmed. The wanted criminal they had been searching for had not only not escaped, but had also shown himself, which truly gave them a fright.

"Didn't you come looking for me? I'm right here."

Ye Jie spoke slowly, his gaze sweeping over everyone. Those who met his direct gaze involuntarily took a step back. His aura alone was enough to intimidate everyone present.

"So you're the thief who defied the Heavenly Court's decree and was personally ordered to be arrested by the Great Emperor Gouchen? How dare you show your face before us!"

"Catch him, dead or alive!"

The heavenly soldiers were eager to try, thinking that some wonderful task awaited them. Immediately, some of them brandished long swords and attacked Ye Jie.

Seeing this, Ye Jie's eyes darkened. Facing the long sword that was slashing towards him, he did not dodge but instead threw a punch to meet it. The power of the celestial official's authority suddenly erupted. With a crisp collision, the long sword in the celestial soldier's hand shattered into two pieces, and he was sent flying backward, crashing into countless buildings along the way.

Seeing this, the heavenly soldiers froze on the spot, their faces turning grim.

"Be careful! This person is powerful and not easy to deal with!"

"Don't worry, we've already sent out the message, and reinforcements will arrive soon!"

Ye Jie remained calm. Even if all the heavenly soldiers in the city were combined, they probably wouldn't be a match for him. What truly concerned him were the several powerful auras that had suddenly risen from not far away. In his perception, the auras were getting closer and closer, clearly the reinforcements the heavenly soldiers had mentioned.

Ye Jie had no intention of making things difficult for these heavenly soldiers. He simply turned his attention to the aggressive individuals in front of him. If he hadn't come here, the innocent people in the restaurant might have suffered. Of course, they had to be punished.

“You have indiscriminately killed innocent people and harmed the mortals in the city. You deserve to be punished.”

Ye Jie spoke slowly, his tone devoid of any emotion.

The heavenly soldiers pointed at by Ye Jie also sensed a chilling undertone in his tone. A genuine sense of crisis gripped them, and they trembled as they spoke:
"What...what are you going to do?"

Ye Jie remained silent, his Dao Scripture slowly circulating within his body. Forged from numerous Daoist cultivation techniques, this Dao Scripture possessed power surpassing all other laws in the world, giving it extraordinary strength.

Several heart-wrenching screams were heard. The heavenly soldiers who had fallen earlier were not dead, but their meridians were completely empty, like parched land, and they could no longer store even a trace of immortal essence. Not only that, but their cultivation techniques were also swallowed up by the most fundamental Daoist scriptures, and their knowledge was completely forgotten.

After finishing his business, Ye Jie slowly withdrew his gaze. He did not execute the heavenly soldiers, but stripped them of their cultivation. Since they liked to bully mortals by relying on their cultivation and status, they should also experience what it was like to be reduced to mortals.

The heavenly soldiers, who once acted with impunity thanks to the Heavenly Court, have now lost everything. This feeling is even more unbearable than killing them.

A deafening explosion from afar drew Ye Jie's attention. Several immortals descended from the sky, leaving a deep crater in the ground at their point of impact, with spiderweb-like cracks spreading outwards. "How dare you! You are merely a mortal, yet you dare harm celestial soldiers and defy the might of heaven and earth! Your entire clan will perish with you!"

As the smoke and dust cleared, not just one person emerged, but three, each carrying a magnificent and extraordinary treasure, exuding considerable power.

Upon seeing the group, the previously lifeless heavenly soldiers erupted in cheers:

"Great! It's Marshal Zhang, Marshal Zhao, and Officer Ma! We're saved!"

"With these guys here, no matter how much the thieves struggle, they won't be able to cause any trouble!"

Hearing the clamor of the heavenly soldiers, Ye Jie composed himself, his gaze falling on the approaching figures in the distance. His eyes lingered on one of them for a moment before he spoke:
"These heavenly soldiers bullied mortals, and all I did was punish them. Besides, I didn't kill them; I just abolished their cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Marshal Zhang, with his red hair, blue face, phoenix beak, and silver teeth, immediately flew into a rage:
"Who do you think you are? What have the heavenly soldiers done that is none of the business of mortals pointing fingers at them? Even if they are truly wrong, it should be judged by the celestial officials. What right do you have to interfere? All I see is your cruelty towards the heavenly soldiers and your disrespect for the Heavenly Court. Everyone related to you will die. I will make everyone understand the consequences of daring to offend the Heavenly Court!"

Ye Jie's eyes darkened. This was the first time he had been threatened like this since he ascended to the Great Dao, and a surge of anger rose within him.

"The heavenly soldiers' dereliction of duty is the fault of the marshal's poor management. As the marshal, you can't even control the heavenly soldiers. It seems I have no choice but to teach you a lesson!"

Without waiting for his reply, Ye Jie's immortal energy burst forth, and his form suddenly changed, transforming into a peacock with emerald green feathers. As his tail feathers unfolded, the beautiful feathers shot out like thousands of blades falling at once, bringing with them the sound of wind tearing through space, and attacked Marshal Zhang in front of him.

Faced with the attack of countless feathers, Marshal Zhao's gaze sharpened, as if he had seen something: "This aura... could it be the power of True Monarch Yisheng? But how could it appear on that person?"

Marshal Zhang laughed heartily, seemingly not taking this move seriously at all: "If the True Lord Yisheng himself were here, I might show him some respect, but a mere thief is not worthy of making me back down!"

As if to prove his point, Marshal Zhang did not dodge the thousands of feathers that came flying at him. He let the sharp feathers pierce his body, making a crisp sound like metal clashing, but they did not even cut his skin, nor did they leave a single wound on his immortal body.

Marshal Zhang's actions greatly boosted the morale of the nearby heavenly soldiers. Nothing could boost morale more than seeing their commander-in-chief display his power. Just as the many heavenly soldiers thought the enemy was about to be defeated and cheered in unison, a streak of light that cut through the sky abruptly stopped their cheers.

The other two marshals were shocked to see a peacock shrouded in divine light standing behind Marshal Zhang. Before Marshal Zhang could even utter a word, his immortal body was cleaved in two at the waist, his entire body tragically severed.

On the left wing of the peacock, there were still specks of blood. Just now, with lightning speed, he launched a fierce attack that cleaved through the void. Marshal Zhang was caught off guard and did not even have time to resist before he died on the spot.

In the distance, Gu Zuyi, who was standing and watching, also took in the peacock's appearance, and her pupils involuntarily contracted:
"That's... the Myo-o Peacock? How could he possibly possess the power of the Myo-o Peacock?"

(End of this chapter)