Chapter 200: Chapter 173: The Black Pearl
Outside the battlefield, twenty-one Spirit Sea late-stage powerhouses, the remaining five Half-Step Rotating Pill experts, and five Spirit Sea mid-stage warriors watched the two combatants—one standing foolishly after his Spirit Sea was shattered, and the other disappearing then reappearing in an extraordinary manner—none of them could utter a single word.
But in every one of their minds, there was a thunderous explosion!
This Spirit Sea beginner stage Ye Chen had truly defeated the Half-Step Rotating Pill master Wang Luocheng! He had completely ruined Wang Luocheng's Spirit Sea!
When Wang Luocheng had decisively moved to deal with Ye Chen and the others, Ye Chen declared he would end Wang Luocheng's ancient tomb exploration journey, everyone still thought Ye Chen was clueless about the strength of a Half-Step Rotating Pill expert and was just bragging.
Now it seemed that Ye Chen had long been absolutely confident he could suppress Wang Luocheng!
No wonder this young Spirit Sea beginner-stage youth had always been so calm, he actually possessed such formidable strength!
When Ye Chen shattered Wang Luocheng's Spirit Sea and reappeared, looking towards them outside the field, those Half-Step Rotating Pill experts who had been ready to attack Ye Chen hastily retreated several steps.
Facing Ye Chen's unfathomably swift movements and powerful Qi, these Half-Step Rotating Pill experts no longer had the confidence to challenge him!
Even, they worried whether Ye Chen would target them next, knowing that even if they joined forces, they might be able to suppress Ye Chen, but in a real fight, undoubtedly some of them would end up like Wang Luocheng, defeated outright!
These Half-Step Rotating Pill experts didn't even have the courage to look Ye Chen in the eye anymore.
As for the others, who hadn't spoken of eliminating Ye Chen before, they were not scared that Ye Chen would trouble them, but their gazes towards Ye Chen were likewise filled with dread towards a powerful being!
Even though they were Spirit Sea late-stage powerhouses, at this moment, they all revered and feared this young man!
"This Ye Chen, I'm afraid his strength could match Fairy Nishang from our sect, definitely one of the strongest few who entered the ancient tomb this time!"
"An ordinary Half-Step Rotating Pill expert is definitely not his match, within our Fourth Sea Island, he will surely be able to make it to the center of the giant island!"
The five late-stage Spirit Sea female disciples from the Moon Concealing Sect looked at Ye Chen with bright eyes, having never seen such a powerful youth, to think that at the Spirit Sea beginner stage, he could have such formidable strength!
And those five mid-stage Spirit Sea warriors, who had been prepared for certain death, upon seeing that Wang Luocheng, who had first come out to block their path, had his Spirit Sea shattered by Ye Chen, suddenly felt as if they had escaped from a desperate situation, and when they looked at Ye Chen again, their eyes were full of gratitude.
It seemed that the others also didn't dare to make another move.
Ye Chen, by ruining Wang Luocheng's cultivation, had effectively saved their lives!
In the midst of countless gazes, Ye Chen turned his head towards Wang Luocheng.
After having his Spirit Sea destroyed, Wang Luocheng seemed unable to accept the outcome and appeared foolish, but as Ye Chen looked at him, his heart did not ripple in the least.
Wang Luocheng's earlier ruthlessness, Ye Chen had experienced firsthand. If he had not been strong enough, he feared he would have been ruined much worse than just having his Spirit Sea destroyed; Wang Luocheng might have genuinely taken his life and those of the other five mid-stage Spirit Sea warriors.
Such a ruthless person deserved no leniency!
Destroying his Spirit Sea was the consequence of his own actions!
Upon seeing Wang Luocheng, who had come out to threaten and eliminate them, turned into this sorry state, Ye Chen shook his head, ready to leave. At that moment, a wooden plaque on Wang Luocheng's body suddenly shot towards Ye Chen.
Whoosh!
In an instant, the wooden plaque flew into Ye Chen's hand.
"Hmm?"
With the wooden plaque that had suddenly flown to him in his hand, Ye Chen frowned and looked at it.
Then, before Ye Chen's eyes, the plaque suddenly transformed into a small black bead. Accompanying the plaque's transformation into a black bead, as if guiding information about the ancient tomb exploration like before, the black bead began emitting strands of textual information that surged into Ye Chen's mind.
After absorbing these texts, Ye Chen's eyebrows tensely furrowed.
A moment later, with a clench of his hand, he crushed the black bead in his grasp.
Then, with a step into the void, he flew into the sky.
Other people noticed the wooden plaque from Wang Luocheng's body shooting towards Ye Chen, but they didn't realize it had transformed into a black bead; they assumed Ye Chen had directly taken the wooden plaque into his hand.
Now, seeing Ye Chen ascend, everyone's gaze turned towards him in the sky.
Ye Chen looked down at the crowd, his gaze fixed on those Half-Step Rotating Pill experts, and he slowly said, "The remaining thirty-two of us will vie for the ten spots to enter the central giant island, everyone on their own merit!"
"If I encounter anyone else using their position to attempt murder, I won't hesitate to act again!"
Boom!
Ye Chen's words caused the complexions of those who had supported Wang Luocheng to change, and they all shook their heads with bitter smiles: "No more!"
"The five of us Half-Step Rotating Pill experts, ten spots are enough for us. As for the treasures, let's rely on our fortunes to acquire them!"
Hearing these Half-Step Rotating Pill experts' intentions, it was clear they were intimidated by Ye Chen!
Hearing Ye Chen speak and the responses of the other Half-Step Rotating Pill experts, the five mid-stage Spirit Sea warriors felt a sudden release of the heavy pressure on their hearts.
Clearly, Ye Chen was backing them up!
"Thank you, Brother Ye Chen!"
They couldn't help but salute Ye Chen with a fist while standing on the ground.