Hell Emperor.

Chapter 644 Ye Jie - The Story
Ye Jie's sudden attack, coupled with Marshal Zhang's fall, stunned the immortals, and for a moment the arena fell silent.

The soldiers behind them stared wide-eyed, never imagining that Marshal Zhang, who was usually so imposing and looked down on everyone, would die so quietly at the hands of the enemy.

Ye Jie, who had transformed into the Peacock King, remained calm. He had only tested the power of the celestial official he had just acquired, and the so-called Marshal Zhang could not withstand it. It seemed that the so-called marshal was just all show and no substance.

Soon, an angry shout shattered the tranquility of the room:

"What...what have you done? You actually harmed Marshal Zhang! Do you know what the consequences of doing this will be?"

The one who said this was Marshal Zhao, who had come with Marshal Zhang. Ye Jie knew him and had had many interactions with him. This man was none other than Zhao Gongming, the future God of Wealth, but at present, he was only a marshal.

"He indulged his subordinates and spoke rudely; he brought this upon himself. I merely gave him the punishment he deserved," Ye Jie said slowly.

Zhao Gongming glared at Ye Jie: "You have already committed a terrible crime, and you are the person that the Western Emperor Gouchen specifically requested. Now your crime has been compounded, and no one can save you!"

Ye Jie snorted coldly. Anyone treated like a thief would feel genuinely displeased.
"What did I do? I merely borrowed the Book of Life and Death, and I'm currently looking for an opportunity to make amends to the Ksitigarbha Hall. Besides, I didn't kill Jiutian Yingyuan. I've explained this many times, but you insist on holding onto it, so how can you blame me?"

Zhao Gongming glanced at him: "Do you think that Emperor Gouchen ordered your execution for these reasons?"

"Isn't that right?" Ye Jie countered.

Zhao Gongming shook his head: "Your mistake was that you shouldn't have reported the matter of Xiniu Hezhou to the Heavenly Court. All matters, large and small, in the West are overseen by Emperor Gouchen. By reporting this to a higher level, you are essentially telling the Supreme Being of the Heavens that Emperor Gouchen is incompetent in managing Xiniu Hezhou, which is a disgrace to Emperor Gouchen. Now, there is nowhere for you to stay in the entire Xiniu Hezhou!"

"what?"

Ye Jie's lips twitched. He had heard of the name of Emperor Gouchen and knew that he was a being above the Heavenly King, the highest leader of the Heavenly Court in charge of managing Xiniu Hezhou.

Upon learning that Emperor Gouchen was preparing to execute him, Ye Jie initially thought it was because of the Book of Life and Death. However, he never expected that things were not as he thought at all. Emperor Gouchen was preparing to execute him simply because his actions in reporting to the Heavenly Court had offended Emperor Gouchen's reputation and caused him to be branded as a mismanager. That was why Emperor Gouchen wanted to kill him to vent his anger!
"Ridiculous. If he has something to say, why doesn't he go and explain it to the Supreme Lord Haotian himself? What's the use of coming to me? Besides, my report to the Jade Emperor about the Demon King Bo Xun was not just empty talk, but a fact. If he really managed Xiniu Hezhou well, how could he have allowed the Demon King to run rampant?" Ye Jie sneered.

Zhao Gongming remained unmoved: "No matter how powerful your cultivation is, as long as you don't enter the Heavenly Court, you are still just a mortal. How dare you speak ill of the Emperor? This is the order of Emperor Gouchen, so I will take you down!"

Ye Jie remained calm and did not take Zhao Gongming's threat seriously. Even Zhao Gongming five hundred years later could not do anything to Ye Jie. If it were him now, what waves could he make when facing Ye Jie who had achieved the Great Dao?
Zhao Gongming reached out and grasped, and a long golden rope appeared in his hand. The rope moved nimbly and began to wrap around Ye Jie, intending to bind him completely.

Ye Jie, of course, would not give him such an opportunity. Instead, he activated the power of the Soul-Binding Rope, condensing a pitch-black and chilling rope, choosing to fight in the same way! Facing Zhao Gongming, Ye Jie couldn't help but feel somewhat troubled. Logically speaking, he certainly couldn't harm Zhao Gongming, lest the future be completely different. However, things had already come to this point, and even the King of Hell had died at Ye Jie's hands. No one knew where the future would lead.

The two ropes, like slender serpents, collided and probed each other, pushing each other away while trying to bind them together. In the end, the ropes intertwined and were tied into a pretzel, neither able to do anything to the other.

Ye Jie withdrew his gaze and was about to speak when a sincere warning suddenly came from his forehead, followed by a chilling sensation, as if some deadly crisis was about to descend.

Sensing the impending crisis, Ye Jie immediately channeled his inner energy, circulating the Daoist scriptures within his body, and brewing all the subtleties of various techniques within them. An immovable wall appeared in response, blocking his path.

Moreover, when Ye Jie unleashed the Immovable Wall, the true form of the Peacock King was also affected by it, and seemed to undergo some kind of change, beginning to infuse it with unique power.

A loud explosion rang out, and the scene before him made Ye Jie's eyes narrow.

The immovable wall, capable of blocking everything, was covered with cracks and looked on the verge of collapse. At the center of the wall, a golden copper coin shattered through layers of obstacles and was embedded in it. If it weren't for the power of the Ming King Peacock supporting the wall, even Ye Jie behind it would have been unable to protect himself and would have suffered a severe injury!

"Failed..."

Zhao Gongming gritted his teeth inwardly. Taking advantage of the Dragon Binding Lock attracting Ye Jie's attention, he secretly threw out his second-grade copper coin dart, which he had refined with his own life essence, as his real killing move. However, he did not expect that he would still fail in the end.

The copper coin dart was only a foot away from Ye Jie's face, but that foot of distance was like an insurmountable chasm, enough to extinguish all hope of victory.

The killing move failed, but Zhao Gongming saw even more: "There's no mistake, that must be the aura of a celestial official's power! But how did he do that? How could someone possess different celestial official powers? What kind of celestial official is he?"

As Zhao Gongming looked on in surprise, Ye Jie slowly reached out and took down the copper coin dart embedded in the immovable wall.

As soon as the copper coin dart was acquired, it was summoned by Zhao Gongming and began to vibrate violently, preparing to return to its master's hand. But how could Ye Jie let it have its way?
The unique bond with the God of Wealth activated, and Ye Jie was about to forcefully buy the copper coin dart in his hand when he discovered that he had no money at all.

Although Ye Jie of later generations possessed infinite Yin virtue, Yin virtue did not exist in this era. What could he use to buy it?
This discovery made Ye Jie frown. Seeing that the copper coin dart was about to escape, he glanced at the Book of Life and Death, and suddenly his eyes lit up:
"Since I can't force them to buy copper coin darts, I'll just use them as tokens for my advancement as a celestial official!"

With a thought from Ye Jie, the copper coin dart vanished instantly, leaving no trace. Zhao Gongming, far away, was completely stunned. In his perception, his natal magic weapon had disappeared without a trace, as if it had vanished from the world into thin air.

(End of this chapter)