As Ye Chen pondered, he packed everything into his storage bracelet.

  Stepping out of the room, he suddenly heard screams and wails from afar.

  "A Tier 2 beast, it's a Tier 2 beast!"

  "Run!"

  "Hurry and call the Mo Family's patriarch, only he can stop it."

  "Why is there still no movement from the Mo Family?"

  Besides the shouts of the cultivators, there was also the continuous rumbling of the ground.

  Clearly, a giant creature had entered the bazaar.

  At that moment, Ye Chen finally understood why Sun Ruoxin and her father were in such a hurry to leave.

  Soon, the voices of the cultivators outside became even more desperate.

  Neither the Mo Family's patriarch nor the Mo Family's Law Enforcement Team appeared.

  When some cultivators bravely entered the Mo Family's residence, they found it completely deserted.

  The Mo Family had abandoned the Silver Moon Market and fled.

  When this news spread, the entire Silver Moon Market descended into chaos.

  Some cultivators immediately fled with their families.

  Others saw this as an opportunity and began looting.

  After all, the Tier 2 beast wouldn't reach them immediately.

  Thus, the Silver Moon Market was soon abze with fires everywhere.

  Ye Chen returned to the courtyard.

  Lu Jing was trembling, and upon seeing Ye Chen, she rushed over as if she had found her pilr of support.

  Lin Ke'er, on the other hand, was gripping her magic artifact, her face full of vigince.

  Ye Chen was about to say something.

  When there was a commotion in the front courtyard.

  A fat figure crashed through the back door of the shop, flying into the courtyard, his face covered in blood, groaning in pain.

  This scene startled the two women.

  Lu Jing shrank directly behind Ye Chen.

  Ye Chen looked at the fallen figure and raised an eyebrow.

  It was none other than the usually smiling Steward Zhang.

  But now he y on the ground like a dead dog.

  Seeing Ye Chen, Steward Zhang struggled to get up and say something.

  A wind bde suddenly arrived, and Steward Zhang's head rolled away.

  Ye Chen sighed as he looked at the dead Steward Zhang.

  This man always tried to trick him.

  But he hadn't expected that without doing anything, Steward Zhang would end up like this.

  The next moment, Ye Chen looked up.

  A man and a woman emerged from the back door of the shop.

  The man was tall and strong, with a scar on his face, exuding a murderous aura.

  It was clear at a gnce that he was a robber cultivator.

  The male cultivator gnced at Ye Chen and the others, showing disdain.

  He then swaggered over to Steward Zhang's corpse and took four or five storage bags from his waist.

  "The goods and spirit stones from the One Leaf Pill Shop are all here. This haul is really profitable!"

  "Let's go! It'll be troublesome once the beast arrives."

  The male cultivator picked up the storage bags and turned to leave.

  This gesture made Lu Jing and Lin Ke'er breathe a sigh of relief.

  But the female cultivator stopped the male cultivator: "Brother Qin, that pretty boy is Ye Chen..."

  "The number one Lick Spirit of the Silver Moon Market."

  "He gives female cultivators magic artifacts and spells, even gifting top-grade bracelets. He's a member of the Ye family, very favored, and quite wealthy!"

  Hearing this, the male cultivator's eyes lit up as he sized up Ye Chen, as if looking at a weirdo: "So he's the Lick Spirit I've heard about even in the mountains. I've always wanted to kill such a person!"

  "Since we've run into him, let's kill him."

  Upon hearing this, the female cultivator looked at Ye Chen with a smug and venomous gaze.

  You ignored me before.

  Now I want you dead!

  This move by the female cultivator made Ye Chen take a few more gnces at her.

  At first, Ye Chen didn't remember.

  After a while, he realized this female cultivator was the one who had repced Lin Ke'er's position.

  She had tried to seduce him before but wasn't even worth a response.

  He had ignored her.

  Unexpectedly, she was a traitor and now wanted revenge.

  A woman's desire for revenge is indeed strong!

  But why bother?

  Steward Zhang was dead, and Ye Chen didn't care.

  The goods from the One Leaf Pill Shop were stolen, and he wasn't interested.

  Why not just go their separate ways in peace?

  Why seek death?

  ...

  The male cultivator stretched his neck, a cruel smile on his lips: "I hate Lick Spirits the most!"

  "Harming others and yourself."

  "Kid, if you don't resist, I'll give you a quick death."

  "Otherwise, I'll break your limbs and throw you on the street to be devoured by beasts. I bet you can't handle that."

  "Are these two female cultivators the ones you like? They're mine now!"

  "Too bad there's not enough time, or I'd make you watch as I..."

  The male cultivator was confident; he was at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining.

  Killing Ye Chen would be as easy as sughtering a dog.

  But before he finished speaking.

  There was a loud bang.

  A fsh of golden light appeared on the male cultivator's body, and he was sent flying, crashing heavily to the ground.

  His face was full of terror as he scrambled to his feet, shocked at Ye Chen.

  If it weren't for the mid-grade protective magic artifact that activated automatically.

  He would have died from that attack.

  Though he couldn't understand how Ye Chen could unleash such a powerful attack.

  The male cultivator was already thinking of retreating, slowly backing away.

  This haul was already substantial; there was no need to risk complications over this Lick Spirit.

  But seeing the male cultivator trying to leave, Ye Chen raised his hand and pointed again.

  The male cultivator's expression changed, the golden light on his body flickered, barely holding on.

  But his eyes were already filled with murderous intent: "You don't know what's good for you! You're at the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining; let's see how long you can st!"

  Ye Chen smiled, calmly pointing one finger after another.

  One after another, invisible Xuanhuang Sword Fingers shot out.

  The male cultivator dodged and countered with wind bdes.

  But they were easily blocked by the shield in front of Ye Chen.

  Finally, when Ye Chen pointed again, the male cultivator's defensive artifact reached its limit and shattered.

  But the male cultivator didn't feel any pain, because while dodging and blocking.

  He had already closed in within five meters of Ye Chen.

  At this moment, he suddenly accelerated, punching towards Ye Chen's head.

  His physical body was exceptionally strong, believing himself invincible at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining, especially against Ye Chen at the Sixth Layer.

  Now that he had the chance to get close, Ye Chen was surely doomed.

  But he was fast, and Ye Chen was faster.

  Ye Chen's body erupted with terrifying energy and blood, as if a dragon and elephant roared.

  The next moment, Ye Chen punched out.

  The male cultivator's expression changed, but Ye Chen was too fast; he couldn't react before Ye Chen's punch nded on his head.

  The next moment, the male cultivator's skull exploded.

  Blood and white matter spttered.

  Ye Chen raised his hand, disdainfully creating a shield to block it, avoiding getting stained.

  After Ye Chen finished, the male cultivator's headless body crashed heavily to the ground.

  The entire courtyard fell silent.

  The female cultivator, who had been instigating and gring venomously, was stunned.

  Lu Jing looked at Ye Chen with nothing but admiration.

  As for Lin Ke'er, her eyes were dazed.

  That night when she saw Ye Chen kill Jin Zhaodi, it was already unbelievable.

  But that scene was far less impactful than this one.

  Ye Chen had effortlessly killed a cultivator at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining.

  How was this possible?

  CPDD