Hell Emperor.

Chapter 656 Ye Jie - A Visit
"Is this the highest sacred mountain on this continent? It is indeed quite extraordinary."

At the foot of the mountain, Ye Jie stood still.

Ahead of him, a row of steps stretched almost vertically upwards along the mountainside, reaching all the way to where the clouds swirled. Even with Ye Jie's keen eyesight, he could not see the end of the path, which was enough to illustrate the steepness of the mountain wall.

"I heard from Juzuyi that this mountain is the highest in the Three Realms, extending all the way to the Heavenly Realm, and is no less impressive than Jianmu. Now that I have seen it, I can confirm that what he said is true."

Ye Jie sighed slightly. Even just breathing in the air, one could inhale the vast spiritual energy surrounding the mountain. If mortals lived here, even without any cultivation, as long as they were nourished by spiritual energy year-round and persisted in this way, their physique would be not much different from that of immortals.

Even in the remote foot of the mountain, the spiritual energy emanating from the summit is so abundant. One can only imagine the amazing fortune one could obtain by living on the mountaintop. Even immortals above the seventh rank would be moved by it. No wonder the powerful figures of this continent all choose to live here, for the extraordinary cultivation effect.

Recalling the information he had gathered along the way, Ye Jie's expression turned serious. It was rumored that Emperor Gouchen had cultivated here for tens of millions of years, while Ye Jie had only recently obtained the power of the Great Dao. He was inferior in both foundation and strength. If they were to really fight, he was afraid he would not be able to gain any advantage.

"I just hope this matter can be resolved satisfactorily. I don't want to challenge another ninth-level immortal."

Ye Jie took a deep breath and quickly put his worries out of his mind.

Once upon a time, he was just an ordinary ghost messenger. If someone told him that one day his strength would be comparable to that of a Nine-Turn Immortal, he would definitely think that person was crazy. But that is the truth. If he continues to advance in his career, even ordinary Nine-Turn Immortals will not be his match. Thinking of this, he can't help but feel emotional.

He took off and flew towards the mountaintop. As he ascended, a chilling coldness enveloped his body. Looking around, all he could see was the white, boundless mountain ridge, except for the stairway to heaven.

"Speaking of which... I remember there are a few items related to the snow mountain in the list of celestial officials who can be promoted. Perhaps this trip will yield some results..."

As Ye Jie pondered, he saw a thick cloud of immortals descend from the distance. Within the cloud, numerous divine generals and heavenly soldiers were arrayed in full armor, glaring at him with eyes that seemed to hold some deep-seated hatred. Yet, Ye Jie was clearly seeing them for the first time.

"By order of Emperor Gouchen, we have come to apprehend the thieves. Surrender now!"

At the front of the procession, a divine general clad in golden armor let out a resounding roar. His deep voice boomed like a bell, carrying a heavy, oppressive aura, but Ye Jie found it merely noisy.

Facing the enemy's formidable reputation, Ye Jie naturally wouldn't show any kindness: "You are no match for me. Let Emperor Gouchen come in person."

"Utterly arrogant! All celestial soldiers, follow me and form ranks! Capture him!"

The divine general was furious and immediately ordered his numerous heavenly soldiers to form a battle formation. The invisible power of the formation spread out, making the already numerous heavenly soldiers even more unstoppable.

Even ordinary cultivators of three to five can form a battle formation to fight against a powerful enemy whose overall strength surpasses their own. This is even more true for thousands of highly skilled celestial soldiers, who, relying on the most exquisite techniques of this continent, form an array to confront the enemy. As the battle formation solidifies, an invisible, oppressive aura descends. Faced with that overwhelming pressure that seems to tear the heavens apart, any enemy will lose their will to fight, as if falling into a bottomless abyss, ultimately swallowed by that fierce killing intent. When the combined power of tens of millions of celestial soldiers coalesces, it can unleash unimaginable power!

Unfortunately, Ye Jie's eyes remained unmoved, as if everything happening before him was merely a wave on the sea, and no matter how fierce the wave was, it could not swallow the vast sky.

"Battle formation? Judging from the skill and coordination of these heavenly soldiers, they must have been training and honing their skills together for a hundred years. They do have some imposing presence, but unfortunately, apart from that, they are far from good in other aspects."

Ye Jie spoke slowly, his tone revealing a sense of composure. The Heavenly Army Battle Formation, which was enough to crush those with weak wills, was nothing to him.

With a thought, he activated the Dao Scripture, and the Heavenly Gang Severing Boundary he once mastered appeared. A bright crack appeared in space, and the crack spread all the way. Everything that blocked its path was shattered. No one could stand in the way of the Heavenly Gang Severing Boundary, and the entire battle formation was completely torn apart from it!

After one move, the Heavenly Soldiers' battle formation was no longer as powerful as before. Some were crooked and others were overturned. Even the Heavenly Soldiers who were lucky enough to survive all had lingering fear in their eyes. If Ye Jie had not secretly withdrawn his power and only severely injured the Heavenly Soldiers along the way, there would have been countless Heavenly Soldiers whose bodies would have been destroyed in just one move.

"Well? Do you understand the difference in strength now? You are no match for me at all. Let me go see Emperor Gouchen!"

Ye Jie spoke slowly, after all, he still needed Emperor Gouchen to release the people he needed. If he really killed these heavenly soldiers, things would probably be hard to handle.

"You think you can insult the Emperor's majesty? If you want to pay homage to Emperor Gouchen, go back and cultivate for several thousand years first!"

However, faced with Ye Jie's act of holding back, the opposing general not only did not appreciate it, but his eyes were filled with even more resentment. He believed that Ye Jie was bluffing. After all, the aura that Ye Jie showed was only the late stage of the seventh level of the God of Wealth. The late stage of the seventh level is not low, but it is not high either. Compared with the ninth level of the Emperor Gouchen, it is two major levels lower. How could he possibly let him have his way?

Seeing that the enemy was so unappreciative, Ye Jie couldn't help but shake his head. He had already tried to persuade them with kind words, but they wouldn't listen to anything he said. It seemed that he could only let them suffer a bit.

"Very well, I'd like to see if Emperor Gouchen can still sit still when you've all been defeated. Since he refuses to let me see him, then I'll have no choice but to invite him to see me!"

Thinking of this, Ye Jie's eyes darkened, and an invisible killing intent emanated from his body. He was alone, but his fierce determination to achieve his goal overwhelmed the thousands of heavenly soldiers.

When Ye Jie stopped concealing his strength, his innate power of the Great Dao soared straight into the sky. At this moment, the expressions of the many heavenly soldiers finally changed. They realized that Ye Jie's strength was not as simple as it appeared. Such a terrifying aura was enough to make him a match for even the Gouchen Emperor!
This discovery made many heavenly soldiers tremble with fear. It turned out that Ye Jie's previous words were not arrogant, but that he truly had the confidence to say them.

The thought that they were about to stop was actually a powerful figure comparable to an emperor caused even the most resolute heavenly soldiers to lose their courage.

"Enough! You are no match for him, so let me deal with him myself!"

In the distance, a magnificent voice resounded through the sky, and many heavenly soldiers were overjoyed. The owner of the voice was none other than Emperor Gouchen, who ruled this continent!
(End of this chapter)