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"The Ninth Ancient Stele must be returned to the people of the Barbaric Wilderness Continent,"

Ye Chen's slowly uttered words resounded throughout the venue, making all the warriors around the eighteen ancient steles in the Five Elements Divine Temple tremble.

Everyone heard that Ye Chen was directly asking Elder Minghua for the Ninth Ancient Stele!

Although previously Elder Minghua had been extremely polite to the youth Ye Chen and might even do him the favor of directly returning the Ninth Ancient Stele to the warriors of the Barbaric Wilderness Continent,

but there is a stark difference between the Purple Dawn Continent returning the Ninth Ancient Stele and the Barbaric Wilderness Continent demanding it.

The implication in Ye Chen's words was clear—he intended to retrieve the Ninth Ancient Stele, regardless of whether the Purple Dawn Continent would return it or not!

He was set on taking it back, not waiting to see if Elder Minghua felt like returning it!

To dare to speak so directly in front of a late-stage Heavenly Saint, one of the peak powers, naturally caused a great stir among the other warriors.

Moreover, they were shaken by the fact that Ye Chen, this young lad, was referring to Elder Minghua as simply "Minghua."

He was but a young boy in the early stages of Core Rotation!

And yet he dared to address a late-stage Heavenly Saint, a mighty being of an entire continent, as his equal.

Clearly, he was treating himself as Elder Minghua's peer.

This left the crowd of warriors incredibly astonished.

Meanwhile, the warriors of the Barbaric Wilderness Continent had tears welling up upon hearing Ye Chen's words.

They had been unsure of Ye Chen's thoughts since he had remained silent, but who could have known that as soon as he spoke, he would be demanding the return of the Ninth Ancient Stele for the Barbaric Wilderness Continent, with no care whether Elder Minghua agreed or not.

Such a domineering stance, of course, swept away the perpetual gloom from the hearts of the Barbaric Wilderness warriors, leaving them feeling exultant!

Even the earlier supportive intervention of Elder Minghua reprimanding the warriors of the Purple Dawn Continent hadn't brought them such satisfaction.

Ye Chen was one of their own from the Barbaric Wilderness Continent.

When a person from the Barbaric Wilderness Continent spoke up, it had a completely different impact than when Elder Minghua from the Purple Dawn Continent did—Ye Chen was asserting their dignity!

However, the warriors of the Barbaric Wilderness Continent now looked worriedly towards Elder Minghua.

They did not understand why Elder Minghua had treated Ye Chen with such courtesy, but as Elder Minghua was a late-stage Heavenly Saint power, they feared that Ye Chen's assertive demeanor may provoke his anger.

What these Barbaric Wilderness warriors didn't expect was that Elder Minghua was far from angry – he was inwardly smiling wryly.

Elder Minghua did not expect that on matters related to the Barbaric Wilderness Continent, Ye Chen would show such sharpness for the first time in front of him, leaving him somewhat at a loss.

However, as a hero who had witnessed countless changes, Elder Minghua's facial muscles twitched unnaturally for a moment after Ye Chen spoke and then he regained his composure.

Elder Minghua cheerfully responded to Ye Chen, "As for returning it, there's no need for Minghua to say—the Ninth Ancient Stele naturally should be returned to the Barbaric Wilderness Continent."

"Originally, since Minghua mentioned settling the matter, I shouldn't punish those disciples who vied for the Ninth Ancient Stele, but they have indeed broken the rules. Let's penalize them by having them leave this place, so they don't need to comprehend the laws of the five grand cosmic voids here!"

Hum!

This statement from Elder Minghua immediately sparked a flurry of discussions beneath the eighteen ancient steles.

Many had wanted to see if Elder Minghua, for the sake of the Purple Dawn Continent's face, would get furious and have a head-on confrontation with Ye Chen after the direct demand for the Ninth Ancient Stele.

Unexpectedly, Elder Minghua agreed to Ye Chen's request and continued to treat him with utmost politeness,

not only handing over the Ninth Ancient Stele to the Barbaric Wilderness Continent but also specifically punishing those Purple Dawn Continent disciples who fought for it.

Under these circumstances, everyone understood that there must be a reason Elder Minghua had always been so courteous to the youth Ye Chen,

and it was even possible that Elder Minghua truly feared Ye Chen.

Otherwise, it would not be possible to disregard the dignity of a top expert from the Heavenly Saint!

"It seems that this youth is quite extraordinary, or else Minghua would definitely not treat him this way." Below the Tenth Ancient Stele, a late-stage Heavenly Saint existence among the warriors of the Heavenly Vast Continent murmured in his heart.

Below the Eighth Ancient Stele, the leading late-stage Heavenly Saint existence from the Crimson Source Continent also looked towards Ye Chen and muttered to himself, "I originally thought that without Yuan Li participating, the Barbaric Wilderness Continent would be much weaker among the thirty-three continents. However, I didn't expect the Barbaric Wilderness Continent to produce such an exceptional youth. It seems it's time to forge a good relationship with this youth."

These peak figures and late-stage Heavenly Saint experts from various continents were all martial artists with exceptional insight, naturally able to infer the hidden meaning behind Elder Minghua's utmost courtesy towards Ye Chen.

Eventually, when Ye Chen returned to sit at the base of the Ninth Ancient Stele with the warriors from the Barbaric Wilderness Continent, many formidable warriors from the other ancient steles approached Ye Chen for a chat and invited him to comprehend the inscriptions on the steles they occupied.

Even Elder Minghua transmitted a few messages to the warriors of the Purple Dawn Continent before continuing to discuss the matters of the eighteen ancient steles with Ye Chen by his side.

Having reclaimed the Ninth Ancient Stele and seeing Elder Minghua's extreme politeness, the slight anger in Ye Chen's heart due to the oppression faced by the warriors from the Barbaric Wilderness Continent finally dissipated.

He greeted the formidable warriors from the other ancient steles with a smile, didn't refuse their invitations, and indeed went to each of the great ancient steles to observe.

Finally, Ye Chen settled back into his seated position below the Ninth Ancient Stele.

The Ninth Ancient Stele had been reclaimed, and the disciples from the Purple Dawn Continent had been punished. Ye Chen, of course, would not dwell on this matter.

The only lesson he took from this incident was that a true powerhouse must always strive to become stronger!

If it hadn't been for his absolute power to slay ten Phantom Beasts and save Elder Minghua, making Elder Minghua recognize his might, a prominent figure like Elder Minghua from a continent wouldn't have been so polite to him.

If he hadn't instilled fear into Minghua, there would be no talk of reclaiming the Ninth Ancient Stele for the Barbaric Wilderness Continent. Perhaps the warriors from the Barbaric Wilderness Continent would still be forced to cultivate below the Fourteenth Ancient Stele!

Only when one is powerful enough can they earn the respect of others, prevent others from bullying them, and turn their reverence into utmost politeness!

"The strength that made Elder Minghua fear me is not my true strength. Neither the True God Talisman nor Bing Shiyi are my own."

"Reliance on external power can only last so long. Only when one is truly strong can they always have absolute confidence."

Ye Chen also thought of the life-threatening battles he had faced in the forbidden ancient lands.

"The eighteen ancient steles, I have finally come to the base of the Eighteenth Ancient Stele in the Five Elements Divine Temple."

"Right here, I will completely attempt to break through to the mid-stage or even late-stage of Spinning Dan, and take my strength to the next level!"

With countless thoughts crowding his mind to the brim and the critical moment to break through to the mid-stage of Spinning Dan upon him, Ye Chen, who had already obtained numerous cultivation treasures, was now finally seated within the Five Elements Divine Temple and would not miss this most crucial time for cultivation.

Whizz! Whizz! Whizz!

He was not afraid of what others might think; he directly had Bing Shiba, Bing Shijiu, and Bing Shiyi emerge from the Ice Snow Jade Pendant to stand guard below the Ninth Ancient Stele for the warriors of the Barbaric Wilderness Continent.

After all, this was the Five Elements Divine Temple, and who knew who else might come. Ye Chen did not want his cultivation to be disturbed, nor did he wish for the disciples of the Barbaric Wilderness Continent to be bullied again.

When the three late-stage Heavenly Saint figures, Bing Shiba, Bing Shijiu, and Bing Shiyi flew out from the Ice Snow Jade Pendant, even though the three War Beasts assumed a size similar to that of Ye Chen, the earth-shattering aura they emitted still shocked all the warriors present to an unbelievable extent.

Especially the aura of Bing Shiyi, which even surpassed that of Elder Minghua!

It immediately caused all the late-stage Heavenly Saint experts present to tremble in awe.

"Could it be because of this powerful War Beast that Minghua was so fearful of Ye Chen?" Experience exclusive tales on empire

Many people pondered.

But Ye Chen no longer cared about these people's thoughts. The pressing matter at hand was to focus on cultivation.

He transmitted a few messages to the warriors from the Barbaric Wilderness Continent and the Skyscraper Palace Master before sitting down below the Ninth Ancient Stele and deeply immersing himself in the breakthrough to the mid-stage of Spinning Dan.

And the warriors from the Barbaric Wilderness Continent, perhaps motivated by the incident involving the Ninth Ancient Stele, adjusted their mindsets after Ye Chen began his intense cultivation. They cast aside all distractions and quietly began to cultivate while seated below the Ninth Ancient Stele.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

And Bing Shiba, Bing Shijiu, and Bing Shiyi stood as guards beside Ye Chen, not moving a step as they protected his cultivation.