Chapter 1134 Shangguan Yan

Not long after, the light golden smoke began to spin faster and faster, forming a small golden vortex.

New smoke continued to pour out from the center of the vortex. The originally thin mist gradually became thicker and condensed into shape at a speed visible to the naked eye.

But in the blink of an eye, a tall figure appeared in the vortex.

The figure had a thick beard with distinct hairs and a faint golden sheen.

His figure was unusually tall, and even though he was wearing a loose green robe, it was difficult to hide the bulging muscles beneath the clothes.

Every muscle is like carefully carved rock, full of explosive power.

When he stood up straight, he was over three meters tall, like a towering iron tower.

Standing there, you will feel a sense of oppression, and the air around you seems to become heavy.

This tall and strong figure appeared out of nowhere in the scene, and an invisible aura seemed to linger around him.

He was at least two meters tall, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. The muscles under his green robe were like cast iron, and every inch of his body exuded explosive power.

The most frightening thing was his eyes. His dark brown eyes were as cold as ice that had not melted for thousands of years. There was no emotion at all, he just stared straight at Ye Chen.

It was as if he was looking at a lifeless dead object. The indifference that emanated from his bones made the air around him seem to freeze into ice, and even the sound of the wind became sluggish.

Young Master Shangguan first felt the air around him suddenly become cold, and then he noticed a familiar breath.

That was the pressure from the powerful members of the family that had accompanied him since he was a child.

He turned around abruptly, and when he saw the face of the burly figure clearly, the fear and grievance that had been pent up in his heart instantly burst out. Tears and snot flowed uncontrollably, and even his voice was filled with sobs: "Uncle Yan! You finally came out! You must save me!!!"

He staggered forward as if grabbing a life-saving straw, hugged Shangguan Yan's thighs tightly, rubbed his head on the other's robe, and cried with his shoulders shaking, like a child who had suffered a great injustice.

Everyone present was stunned.

Master Shangguan, who had been so arrogant and domineering before, was now in such a miserable state.

But no one dared to laugh at him, because everyone knew that the person who made Master Shangguan so dependent on him must have an unfathomable status in the family.

This man called "Uncle Yan" indeed holds the supreme status in the Shangguan family.

Not only does he control most of the family's power, he is also one of the few powerful figures in the Wuxiang Divine Kingdom.

The confidence behind all this comes from his genuine cultivation as the "Chaos Holy Emperor".

In the entire Formless Divine Kingdom, the Chaos Saint Emperors stand at the top of the pyramid, and each of them possesses the power to overturn rivers and seas and shatter stars.

The seemingly ordinary ring on Master Shangguan's finger is actually a protective treasure made by Shangguan Yan using alien black iron and his own blood essence. No ordinary strong man can hurt it at all.

Shangguan Yan looked down at Master Shangguan who was hugging his thighs. His eyes first swept over his tear-stained face, and then fell on the cracked ring on his finger.

The originally smooth ring body was now covered with spider-web-like patterns, and one could even see the flickering spiritual light inside gradually dissipating.

His brows furrowed slightly, and his eyes instantly became serious.

This ring was made by him personally. He knew better than anyone that in order to break the defense of this ring, it would require a full-strength attack from a strong man of the same level.

In other words, the seemingly young Ye Chen in front of him is actually a Chaos Saint Emperor!

No one present was stupid. When they heard the name "Uncle Yan" and thought about the distribution of power in the Shangguan family, they already had some guesses in their minds.

Then we saw Shangguan Yan emerge from the ring. Anyone who could refine such a powerful protective ring must be a strong man at the level of Chaos Saint Emperor.

When all the clues are connected together, a shocking conclusion emerges in everyone's mind.

"This is a Chaos Saint Emperor!!!"

Some people subconsciously held their breath, their hearts beating wildly in their chests, but they dared not say a word and could only shout wildly in their hearts.

Their eyes were fixed on Shangguan Yan, filled with awe and fear.

The Chaos Holy Emperor, that was a height they would never be able to reach in their lifetime, and now he was standing right before their eyes alive.

But soon, someone noticed something was wrong.

Although the aura around Shangguan Yan was powerful, it lacked the "heaviness" that a Chaos Saint Emperor should have, and was more like a condensed energy body.

"It's probably not the real body... It's most likely an incarnation of immortal power, or a soul fragment that has been hidden in the ring for a long time."

Some people secretly speculated in their hearts, but even so, it was enough to make them terrified.

Even if it is a split soul, it possesses the pressure of the Holy Emperor level, which is enough to easily crush everyone present.

"Why are you crying? It's useless!!!"

Shangguan Yan's voice exploded like thunder, filled with undisguised disgust.

He raised his foot slightly and threw Master Shangguan off his legs.

Young Master Shangguan staggered back a few steps, almost falling to the ground, and his cries were instantly stuck in his throat.

Shangguan Yan's eyes were so cold they could freeze someone to death: "You are a member of the younger generation of the Shangguan family. How can you look down upon yourself crying in public? If this gets out, people will think that all of us in the Shangguan family are wimps!"

Frightened by this pressure, Master Shangguan fell silent instantly, not even daring to shed tears.

He shrank his neck, lowered his head, and clenched the corners of his clothes with both hands, looking like a student who had done something wrong.

But then he thought that the grievance he had suffered should not be in vain, so he mustered up his courage and pointed his finger at Ye Chen. His voice was trembling a little, but still rose a few degrees, as if he was accusing Ye Chen of a crime.

"Uncle Yan, he hit me! He even broke the protective treasure you helped me refine! This man is extremely vicious and just now said a lot of bad things about His Majesty the Holy Emperor! Don't let him go!!!"

As he spoke, he secretly observed Shangguan Yan's expression, hoping to arouse his anger.

In his opinion, Uncle Yan was the most protective of his people and cared the most about the family's reputation. Ye Chen not only hurt him, but also destroyed the treasures personally refined by Shangguan Yan, and dared to slander the Holy Emperor. Uncle Yan would never let him off easily.

After hearing his tearful accusation, Shangguan Yan's brows suddenly furrowed, the lines at the corners of his eyes were icy, and he glared at him viciously.

That look was like a poisoned knife, almost cutting his face, clearly saying "shut up".

Even if this kid sewed his mouth together for a whole day, no one would think he was mute!

After being swept by this glance, Master Shangguan seemed to have lost all his confidence in an instant. His neck shrank and even his breathing became lighter.

He clung tightly to Shangguan Yan's arm, his fingertips unconsciously gripping the hem of the other's robe, not daring to make a sound.

But relying on Shangguan Yan as his "backer", his suppressed arrogance quietly emerged again.

Hiding behind the large figure, he only dared to stick out half of his face and winked at Ye Chen: his eyebrows were raised very high, and a sarcastic arc appeared at the corners of his mouth. He even deliberately hooked his finger at Ye Chen. Every movement revealed an undisguised provocation, like a mouse baring its teeth hiding under the wings of an eagle.

But Shangguan Yan didn't care about the young man behind him at this moment. The aura around him suddenly became heavy, and his eyes fell on Ye Chen as if it were real. He looked at him carefully from the tips of his ink-black hair to the corners of his moon-white robe, inch by inch, his brows slightly furrowed, and there was a bit of inquiry in his eyes.

Obviously, he wanted to find some familiar traces from this unfamiliar face and identify the other person's true identity.

Shangguan Yan is considered a veteran Saint Emperor with extensive experience in the Chaos Domain. Over the years, he has made friends with at least eighty powerful peers, and his network of contacts covers most of the domain.

Logically speaking, he should have heard of or seen the portrait of anyone who was somewhat famous in the Chaos Saint Emperor's circle, even if he had never met them.

But he stared at Ye Chen for three full breaths, from the other party's indifferent eyebrows to the restrained aura around him, and searched through all the images of the Holy Emperor in his memory, but could not find any overlap.

In other words, the person in front of him was either a newcomer who had just been promoted to the Saint Emperor and had not yet made a name for himself, or an "unknown person" who had been in seclusion for many years and had never revealed his identity to anyone.

"Fellow Daoist," Shangguan Yan finally withdrew his gaze, his tone as cold as ice, yet he deliberately suppressed a degree of restraint, "Why bother to get angry with a junior?"

He paused, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the dark patterns on his sleeves, and added, "If there's any conflict, we can just sit down and discuss it. There's no need to resort to violence."

Although Shangguan Yan himself has the cultivation level of a Chaos Saint Emperor, and has the support of the Shangguan family of the Wuxiang Divine Kingdom, he can walk all over the Chaos Domain in terms of strength and background, and he doesn't need to give face to ordinary Saint Emperors at all.

But he knew better than anyone else: those who could be promoted to Saint Emperor were all people with profound background. Instead of creating such a powerful enemy for no reason, it would be better to try to resolve the grudge.

In this world, no one is willing to make an enemy of the Chaos Saint Emperor level, not even Shangguan Yan is an exception.

Therefore, his first reaction was not to follow Master Shangguan's wishes and attack Ye Chen, but to lower his posture and try to ease the situation.

This action caught the eyes of Master Shangguan, and made him so anxious that he almost jumped up.

He hid behind, his face flushed red, his fingers tightly grasping the corner of Shangguan Yan's clothes, his mind full of thoughts of "killing Ye Chen".

He really couldn't understand why Uncle Yan, who seemed to be "invincible" in his heart, would be so "gentle" to the man who almost beat him to death?

Even if the other party is also a Chaos Saint Emperor, the Shangguan family is wealthy and powerful, and there are several registered Saint Emperors in the family. Would they be afraid of a wandering Saint Emperor who appeared out of nowhere?

According to Shangguan Yan's previous temperament, if he met someone who dared to touch the younger generation of the Shangguan family, he would have drawn his sword and killed them once and for all. Why would he be so patient and say soft words?

But at this moment, although Shangguan Yan's tone was still cold and didn't sound polite at all, Master Shangguan knew better than anyone that this was the most "gentle" attitude Uncle Yan could adopt!

The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. He just hoped that Uncle Yan would take action immediately and teach Ye Chen a severe lesson to vent his anger.

But he also knew that he had no right to interrupt in such an occasion. No matter how much dissatisfaction and confusion he felt, he could only hold it in his heart, turning it into unwillingness and resentment in his eyes, staring at Ye Chen's back.

Ye Chen stood there with an indifferent expression from beginning to end. He heard the "goodwill" in Shangguan Yan's words clearly, and even sensed the other party's deliberately restrained breath.

With the power of the Shangguan family, they could easily bully others and take direct action, but the other party not only did not do so, but instead lowered their stance in an attempt to resolve the hatred.

However, Ye Chen did not care about this kind of "friendship" that was full of calculation and consideration.

There was a hint of coldness at the corner of his lips, and the alienation in his eyes was even greater, as if Shangguan Yan's goodwill was nothing but insignificant dust in his eyes.

In the eyes of others, Shangguan Yan is the powerful Chaos Saint Emperor.

But in Ye Chen's eyes, this so-called Chaos Holy Emperor is nothing more than a bigger ant!

No matter Shangguan Yan’s own strength or the overall background behind him, he is not worthy of Ye Chen’s attention!

Hearing Shangguan Yan's words, Ye Chen just smiled faintly and said, "I can kill whoever I want, what's it to you?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the hearts of all the powerful people who were watching the excitement from a distance almost stopped beating, and even their breathing almost stopped!

Of course they knew that Ye Chen was also the Chaos Saint Emperor!

But as both are Chaos Holy Emperors, isn’t Ye Chen too disrespectful to Shangguan Yan?

Everyone present was not a fool. They could all hear that Shangguan Yan hoped to reconcile with Ye Chen.

In fact, no one was surprised by Shangguan Yan's choice.

It doesn't mean that people with great power will only solve problems by killing.

On the contrary, the more talented people are from powerful forces, the more they realize the importance of winning over allies and building connections!

Especially for a behemoth like the Shangguan family, they certainly don't want to offend a Chaos Saint Emperor unless absolutely necessary.

Rather than offending a Chaos Saint Emperor, it is better to find a way to resolve the hatred between the two.

Even if you can't pull the other party into your camp, at least you can ease the relationship between the two sides so that they don't become mortal enemies!

Many times, if you want to make the entire family stronger and last longer, it does not depend on the strength of a single strong person.

It’s a combination of connections from all parties!

Shangguan Yan knows this very well!

Everyone present was also very clear about this.

In their expectation, when Shangguan Yan extended his friendly hand, if it were them, they would definitely walk down the stairs and shake hands and make peace.

In this way, the conflict between the two sides is resolved without the need for fighting.

why not?

But they never expected that Ye Chen actually chose an option that no one had ever imagined!

He actually rejected Shangguan Yan's kindness!

Not only that, he even told Shangguan Yan directly in front of him: You have no right to meddle in my affairs!

This attitude is too strong and overbearing, isn't it?

In front of Shangguan Yan, he didn't even give him any face!