Eternal Holy Emperor
Chapter 38 - 36 Innate (3rd Update)

Chapter 38: Chapter 36 Innate (3rd Update)

Everyone was stunned. In a direct confrontation, Ye Zhengyang was actually at a disadvantage.

Boom—

Almost at the same time, Ye Chen suddenly moved. He moved as fast as thunder, rushing forward like lightning, taking the initiative to attack.

"You’re seeking death!"

Ye Zhengyang roared, pushing out with both palms, hitting towards Ye Chen. His palms contained the terrifying Nine-layered Internal Strength, monumental force that was enough to easily smash boulders.

If hit directly, Ye Chen would likely be severely injured and close to death.

Ye Ao and Xia Wei, the couple, were both worried, as were Huan’er and Ye Zimei.

But faced with this palm, Ye Chen remained calm. At the crucial moment, he twisted his body, narrowly dodging it. His right foot kicked lightning-fast at Ye Zhengyang’s knees, a weak point in the human body. Ye Zhengyang immediately cried out in pain and fell downwards.

At the same time, Ye Chen’s attacks came one after another—his palms also thundered out, forcefully striking Ye Zhengyang’s chest as he fell.

Boom—

Ye Zhengyang’s whole body flew backward, crashing to the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust, and spitting out a mouthful of blood, unable to stand up for a while.

The hall erupted in shock!

In the hall, Ye Zhengyang lay collapsed on the ground, unable to stand, while Ye Chen stood beside him. The events that had just transpired had shocked everyone deeply.

Ye Zhengyang had lost, and his defeat was utterly thorough, knocked down without the ability to continue fighting.

A prestigious Acquired Ninth Layer, just a step away from the Innate Realm, recognized as the top among the younger generation of the Ye Family, yet in a duel with Ye Chen, recognized as a cultivation failure, he did not achieve an overwhelming victory as imagined, but was instead easily defeated, which was incredible.

For a long time, the hall was utterly silent, where one could almost hear a pin drop, with sounds of people sharply inhaling in shock.

Moreover, everyone was looking at Ye Chen, disbelieving and astonished, but even more so, there was a sense of mysterious awe.

On this youth, once mocked by the world for two years, people seemed to see the return of the prodigious talent from three years ago, who had once stunned the world.

"Brother Ye Chen..." Ye Zimei cried with joy. Two years had passed, and the youth had endured so much ridicule and contempt, yet now he had climbed up from the depths of failure to once again display his dazzling talent, defeating Ye Zhengyang and proving his own worth.

His brilliance was just as in the past, yet even more charismatic.

"Is this really happening..."

The three elders still couldn’t believe what was happening in front of them. Ye Zhengyang lost thoroughly; not only was he unable to scratch Ye Chen, but he was also knocked to the ground.

Wasn’t Ye Chen considered a failure? Just five months ago, he almost died by throwing himself into a lake for the sake of a woman and betraying his family.

Yet it had only been five months since then. What had happened in the meantime? How had this youth, who had fallen from the pedestal of genius, apparently regained his former brilliance and stood up again, making such rapid progress that he was now able to defeat Ye Zhengyang?

This was all truly shocking.

"Ye Chen..." Especially for Ye Zhengyang, who was most impacted, he stared wide-eyed at Ye Chen so close to him, disbelieving, his heart filled with shame.

He was extremely proud, considering himself the number one among the Ye Family’s younger generation, high above, while Ye Chen was just a discarded failure.

In his eyes, he and Ye Chen were worlds apart.

And Ye Chen, whom he had disregarded since two years ago, treated only as a roadside weed, never seen as an equal.

But it was precisely this "weed" in his eyes that, under the public gaze, defeated him and claimed victory, a crushing blow indeed.

"I can’t possibly be defeated!"

Ye Zhengyang couldn’t help roaring, unable to withstand the impact of the defeat. His whole being suddenly stood up again with a swoosh.

Boom—

Suddenly, a strong aura surged from his body, escalating upwards, with waves of surging white Primordial Power emerging, circulating on the surface of his body.

Although faint, it gave off a terrifying oppressive feeling, and at the moment it appeared, everyone present was taken aback—

"Innate True Essence!?"

"This is clearly the Innate True Essence Power that only those in the Innate Realm can externalize,"

"Is Ye Ning about to breakthrough into the Innate Realm?"

"A twenty-year-old expert in the Innate Realm? So young, he is second only to Yang Yi in the entire Luofeng City."

"Truly, Cousin Zhengyang is a born prodigy, he has indeed broken through to the Innate Realm."

In the hall, someone uttered a sentence, which immediately elicited gasps from everyone.

In the Acquired Realm, one cultivates Inner Strength, but the power of Inner Strength can only circulate within the body and cannot be externalized.

Upon advancing from Acquired to Innate, it is akin to leaping to a higher level, where the power of Inner Strength within the body begins to transform into Innate True Essence, externalizable and possessing more than twice the strength of innate energy.

Clearly, Ye Zhengyang was beginning his breakthrough into the Innate Realm, his bodily power transforming into Innate True Essence, spilling outside, with an overwhelming aura spreading far beyond what it had been before.

Immediately, gazes fell on Ye Zhengyang, the streaks of white mysterious light around him becoming clearer, each streak an Innate True Essence, imbued with immense power, countless times stronger than Acquired Inner Strength.

Looking at Ye Zhengyang was a mix of envy, jealousy, awe, joy... a plethora of emotions.

"Good, good, good!"

The three elders were extremely overjoyed, surprised that in this duel, although Ye Zhengyang initially faltered, he had broken into the Innate Realm, externalizing his True Essence, and once he stepped into the Innate Realm, he was bound to undergo a significant transformation, his strength also surging dramatically.

Surpassing the Acquired Ninth Layer, his strength would increase by more than twice, undoubtedly becoming the number one of the Ye Family’s younger generation, even though Ye Chen seemed to have regained his formidable cultivation talent, and even if he achieved Acquired Perfection, he would not be able to compete with Ye Zhengyang of the Innate Realm.

Ye Ao’s expression turned somber, yet he sighed slightly, is this the twist of fate? Just when he watched his son regain prominence in the Ye Family, Ye Zhengyang unexpectedly made a breakthrough after a setback.

It seems like it’s all down to time and fate; destiny truly is unpredictable.

Yet when he looked at Ye Chen, he noticed that the latter was utterly calm, not showing any surprise at Ye Zhengyang’s breakthrough, which was quite astonishing.

For the first time, he realized that he couldn’t quite see through his own son...

"Is this the true power of the Innate Realm?"

Ye Zhengyang, feeling the vast power continuously flowing from within, was also extremely delighted; even the wounds inflicted by Ye Chen began to heal as he broke into the new realm, and he couldn’t help but throw his head back and let out a long laugh: "Haha, I, Ye Zhengyang, have finally broken through to the Innate Realm."

Although he was already at the Acquired Ninth Layer, just a step away from the Innate, realistically speaking, there is a vast chasm between Acquired and Innate, an insurmountable gulf.

Once this gulf is crossed, the entire person undergoes a massive transformation, strength increasing more than twofold.

Now, with just his strength, he felt as if he possessed the power of ten thousand catties.

And this was just the beginning of his breakthrough; if he consolidates it, his strength will grow even stronger.

This is the true might of the Innate Realm, far incomparable to the Acquired Realm.

Suddenly, Ye Zhengyang looked towards Ye Chen, his handsome face contorting into a fierce smile, and said, "Ye Chen, I admit you are very strong, but now that I have broken through the Innate Realm, if I don’t cripple you today, I am not Ye Zhengyang."

Hmph—

From the main seat, Ye Ao’s expression darkened, a cold snort causing him to change color, the True Essence Power circulating outside his body flickered faintly.

Ye Zhengyang was too arrogant, filled with the immense joy of ascending to the Innate Realm that he forgot Ye Ao was still in the hall, a high-ranking master of the High-Level Innate Realm, countless times stronger than someone just stepping into the Innate.

Even within the Innate Realm, there are levels.

At this moment, the three elders released their auras, restraining Ye Ao, and said, "Zhengyang, you can move freely without worries; it was already agreed upon earlier that when the younger generation acts, outsiders must not interfere."

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhengyang was overjoyed, turning his head to look at Ye Chen and began walking towards him step by step.

With each step, his aura grew stronger, but after the ninth step, the Innate Realm aura around Ye Zhengyang fully burst forth, overwhelming the entire hall, causing colors to drain from most of the clan members’ faces, the weaker ones turning deathly pale and almost falling to the ground.

The terrifying aura of the Innate Realm directly pressed towards Ye Chen, with the hall’s floor cracking open from the center where Ye Zhengyang stood.

This force was enough to make any Acquired Realm martial artist tremble in fear.

But at this moment, Ye Chen remained immovable, the formidable aura unable to shake him in the slightest; he stood like an unyielding mountain, his expression and gaze as calm and natural as ever while watching Ye Zhengyang slowly approaching.

Everyone was shocked; Ye Chen was just too monstrous, unaffected by the oppressive aura of the Innate Realm.

"Is this the power of the Innate Realm?" Ye Chen shook his head, his words shocking everyone again: "Very weak, pitifully weak!"

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