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Cave Number Ten is very close; it's located in the upper row, just a few steps up...

When Ye Chen brought Wang Fugui to the entrance of Cave No. 10, the disciples who couldn't pass by curiously gathered around.

Many of them had seen Ye Chen in action before, and were now filled with curiosity.

"Isn't that Senior Brother Xu? What's he doing here?"

"Could he be Senior Brother Sun from Cave Ten? That makes sense, the spiritual energy in Cave Ten is much richer than in Cave Twenty..."

"I remember Senior Brother Sun successfully established his foundation last month, right? Now that his cultivation is stable, he's not easy to deal with..."

"Foundation Establishment is nothing! Senior Brother Xu even beat up several Foundation Establishment disciples from the inner sect yesterday, why would he be afraid of Senior Brother Sun?"

"That's right... Senior Brother Sun is in trouble now..."

The disciples gathered together, discussing amongst themselves...

"Knock on the door!"

Ye Chen glanced at Wang Fugui beside him and said.

"Yes, senior brother..."

Wang Fugui could no longer contain himself. He strode forward and raised his hand to knock on the stone door...

"Knock knock knock..."

A deafening knocking sound came at the door...

After a few breaths, the stone door slowly opened!

"Who disturbed my cultivation?"

Sun Zhigang stormed out, his body surging with spiritual energy, exuding an imposing aura. His gaze fell on Wang Fugui outside the door, and seeing that he was only at the seventh level of Qi Refining, his eyes grew even more hostile...

Was that you knocking on the door just now?

Meeting Sun Zhigang's gaze, Wang Fugui showed no fear, nodding and admitting, "It was me..."

With Ye Chen behind him, he wasn't worried at all...

"Alright, alright, I hope your bones will be as hard as your mouth in a bit..."

Sun Zhigang narrowed his eyes, preparing to teach Wang Fugui a lesson...

A mere Qi Refining stage disciple dares to cause him trouble? He's practically courting death!

If he doesn't cripple the person, people will think Sun Zhigang is easy to bully...

"Senior Brother Sun, don't be in such a hurry... I'll challenge you later..." Wang Fugui said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Sun Zhigang, who was about to make a move, frowned and looked at him with an unfriendly expression.

"What does 'a while' mean?"

"Before you... there was someone else?"

He vaguely sensed that something was wrong...

Wang Fugui smiled and nodded, then slowly stepped aside, turning his gaze to Ye Chen not far away...

"Senior Brother Xu, please help me!"

Seeing this, Sun Zhigang's gaze fell on Ye Chen, and he frowned in confusion...

He had been in seclusion in his cave for the past few days, preparing to enter the inner sect. He was unaware of what was happening outside and was completely unfamiliar with Ye Chen, having never seen him before...

When did the outer sect gain another expert?

As he pondered this, his expression grew increasingly strange upon sensing the fluctuations of spiritual energy surrounding Ye Chen...

"Eighth level of Qi Refining?"

In his eyes, disciples below the Foundation Establishment stage were no different from ants, and he didn't care about them at all.

How dare they come to his door and challenge him?

You're asking for it!

Sun Zhigang's gaze towards Ye Chen changed at this moment...

"You want to challenge me?"

Meeting Sun Zhigang's gaze, Ye Chen calmly nodded and walked straight ahead...

Upon seeing this, Sun Zhigang's face instantly darkened...

"Kid, you're pretty arrogant..."

"Don't you know who I am?"

"A mere eighth-level Qi Refining cultivator dares to come and challenge me, Sun Zhigang..."

Ye Chen remained unmoved and continued walking towards him...

Sun Zhigang was furious; he had never seen such an arrogant outer disciple.

"Fine, fine, I'll see how long you can keep up this arrogance. Today I'm going to cripple you..."

Ye Chen's actions were undoubtedly arrogant and disrespectful to him, which thoroughly enraged the ever-proud Sun Zhigang...

The moment he finished speaking, he lunged at Ye Chen, who was walking towards him...

He raised his hand and struck out with a palm...

"Swift Wind Palm!"

In an instant, a gust of wind suddenly rose up and howled towards Ye Chen...

Seeing this, Ye Chen simply raised his hand and waved it lightly, easily breaking through the fierce gale...

Sun Zhigang's pupils contracted, his expression changing slightly. He realized that Ye Chen's strength was considerable, definitely not just at the eighth level of Qi Refining...

He was already in mid-air, and it was too late to stop. He could only unleash his spiritual power and attack with all his might...

Ye Chen remained calm, raising his hand and throwing a punch to meet Sun Zhigang's palm strike...

"Bang!"

"Snap!"

The moment they clashed, the two spiritual energies exploded!

The next second, Sun Zhigang's figure flew backward like a cannonball, crashing to the ground not far away...

"ah..."

"My hand!"

Sun Zhigang clutched his injured wrist and screamed in agony...

The piercing scream sent chills down your spine!

The disciples watching the spectacle were stunned, their eyes wide with disbelief as they stared at the scene before them...

"Senior Brother Sun... was he sent flying by a single punch?"

"Even at his worst, he's still at the Foundation Establishment stage..."

"How is this possible? Senior Brother Sun couldn't even withstand a single move from Senior Brother Xu?"

"Senior Brother Xu is too strong! Is he really only at the eighth level of Qi Refining? How can he be so terrifying..."

"Hiss! Am I dreaming? Is Senior Brother Sun really that weak? I feel like I could do it myself..."

...

All the disciples couldn't help but gasp in surprise...

Although many disciples knew that Ye Chen's strength far surpassed Sun Zhigang's, they still thought the two would have a fair and even fight...

Unexpectedly, in just one exchange, Sun Zhigang, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, was sent flying by a single punch from Ye Chen...

Judging from his appearance, it was just a casual strike, not his full strength.

The way everyone looked at him changed at that moment...

Senior Brother Xu, you are terrifying!

Ye Chen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Sun Zhigang was still not unconscious.

"Luckily I'm still awake, otherwise it would have been terrible..."

"This is so weak, I thought they'd be much stronger..."

He muttered a few words to himself and walked straight toward Sun Zhigang, who was lying not far away...

Hearing footsteps, Sun Zhigang, who was wailing and crying, felt a jolt in his heart. Looking up and seeing Ye Chen walking towards him, he trembled with fear, almost wetting himself, and his face changed drastically...

"No...don't hit me!"

"I admit it..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ye Chen suddenly stopped and spoke first.

"I give up!"

Sun Zhigang: ???

The surroundings suddenly became quiet...

Everyone present stared in astonishment at Ye Chen's "admission of defeat," wondering if they had misheard.

"Wait... Senior Brother Xu admitted defeat? What happened?"

"Didn't he defeat Senior Brother Sun in one move? Why did he admit defeat on his own initiative?"

"Could it be... that Senior Brother Sun's palm strike just now also injured Senior Brother Xu?"

"Internal injury? That's why we can't see it?"

...

Sun Zhigang was completely bewildered, staring blankly at Ye Chen in front of him, his expression gradually becoming strange...

He was ready to admit defeat, so how did he manage to beat him to it?

What's this kid up to?

You wouldn't want to challenge yourself again, would you?