Primordial Star Scripture-Chapter 959 - 909 Dark Swamp Stars (2nd Update)

These four True Spirit Divine Kingdom martial artists were all of the Upper Heavenly Divine Venerate Realm.

They were extremely rugged in appearance, each towering several zhang in height, with muscles rippling like coiled dragons. Their foreheads were marked with lion-shaped patterns, and in addition to the usual two eyes, a golden eye rested in the middle of their brows. Their hair was a chaotic mess.

Ye Chen recalled that during the initial recruitment selection, someone seemed to have mentioned that these four were from the race of "Three-Eyed Divine Lions," a clan of True Spirit Sacred Beasts.

"Trouble has really come knocking, huh!"

Ye Chen sighed inwardly.

These four individuals from the "Three-Eyed Divine Lion" race had commented that he looked "handsome," leaving Ye Chen at a loss for words.

Among human martial artists, Ye Chen could be described as an extraordinary youth of outstanding temperament and elegant bearing, traits that were hardly connected to the descriptor of "delicate."

However, comparing his refined presence against the ruggedness of the four "Three-Eyed Divine Lions," it could perhaps grudgingly be said that he looked "handsome."

"A beating for me?"

"This time, it seems I can’t keep a low profile even if I wanted to."

Ye Chen naturally wouldn’t allow the likes of four mere Heavenly Divine Venerates to bully him without retaliation.

Ye Chen glanced around the void, noticing that the four had set up a screen barrier array. It was evident they wanted to keep their bullying under wraps.

"No one will see, huh? That suits me just fine."

Without making a single move, Ye Chen observed a sight that went unnoticed by the four "Three-Eyed Divine Lions." Outside the screen barrier array they had erected, another screen barrier array, tens of times stronger, had silently materialized!

The entire region where Ye Chen and the four "Three-Eyed Divine Lions" were standing was now enveloped by a mysterious spatial force, forming an isolated special space!

At this moment, seeing Ye Chen surveying his surroundings, the four "Three-Eyed Divine Lions" sneered at him. "Human Junior God King, stop looking around."

"Just behave and accept your beating. Even if you scream your lungs out, no one will hear you."

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

As they spoke, the four began cracking their knuckles and smirking coldly as they closed in on Ye Chen.

One of them spoke first, stepping forward. "I’ll take the first shot; you three can go after me."

"Hmph. After being disqualified for no reason by the ’Ten Thousand Spirits Medicine Pavilion,’ I’ve been holding in a lot of anger. It’s time to vent it out properly!"

The other three, seeing this one take the initiative, shook their heads resignedly. "Pao Long, sure, you go first. Just be careful not to kill this little human outright."

"We need to blow off some steam too!"

"Besides, we don’t bear any real grudge against him—just a bit of a lesson will suffice."

Hearing this, Pao Long chuckled and said, "Don’t worry. I’ll only rough up his face. I promise I won’t kill him."

The four "Three-Eyed Divine Lions" were engaged in animated discussion when suddenly, Ye Chen’s voice interrupted them.

"You all are quite amusing."

"Alright, since you ambushed me, I was tempted to wipe you out entirely. But since you don’t harbor murderous intent and only wish to rough me up, I suppose I’ll return the favor and rough you up instead."

Ye Chen’s calm and indifferent tone immediately made the four, especially Pao Long, freeze in confusion.

Then, all four burst into raucous laughter.

"This little human—could it be that being chosen by Cai Meng’er has driven him mad with excitement?"

"He struggled even to defeat a mid-tier Heavenly Divine Venerate level black puppet after a prolonged fight, and now he thinks he can rough up all four of us Upper Heavenly Divine Venerates?"

Pao Long took a few steps closer to Ye Chen and said mockingly, "Come, come, little human Junior God King. Let’s see how you’ll rough me up."

Ye Chen smiled faintly. "Such a reasonable request. As you wish, then. Watch closely."

Boom!

With that faint smile, Ye Chen casually extended his hand toward Pao Long.

To the shock of Pao Long and the other three "Three-Eyed Divine Lions," something astonishing happened.

The figure of Pao Long, like a towering giant, was sent flying backward by the casual grasp of the seemingly inconsequential Junior God King.

With a loud "bang," Pao Long found himself grabbed in mid-air by Ye Chen, as if plucked out of the void!

Pao Long struggled wildly, only to discover, to his horror, that he couldn’t escape Ye Chen’s grasp in the slightest.

The binding force emanating from this Junior God King before him was even mightier than what he had experienced from Lower Immortal Divine Venerates!

"Heavens."

"Could it be... his power exceeds mid-tier Heavenly Divine Venerate combat strength?!"

As this unthinkable thought flashed through Pao Long’s mind, he saw Ye Chen’s fist shadows growing larger as they smashed toward him.

In despair, Pao Long heard Ye Chen’s voice ring out: "I, too, am curious—what does a ’Three-Eyed Divine Lion’ look like after being beaten black and blue?"

Bam! Bam! Bam!

The fierce impact of Ye Chen’s fists landed squarely on Pao Long’s lion-patterned face.

In mere moments, Pao Long’s once-fearsome visage swelled up grotesquely under the barrage.

After a few breaths’ time, even the other three "Three-Eyed Divine Lions" could no longer recognize Pao Long—he resembled nothing more than an inflated lion head!

Boom.

Only after pummeling Pao Long mercilessly with dozens of punches, leaving his face unrecognizable, did Ye Chen casually toss him to the ground.

Hearing the thud of Pao Long’s massive body hitting the earth, and seeing Ye Chen’s gentle, smiling gaze turn toward them, the remaining three "Three-Eyed Divine Lions" felt a chill run down their spines!

At that moment, they understood clearly: the human youth before them was an existence they should never have provoked!

Luckily for them, this person had not chosen to end their lives outright; otherwise, they would surely be dead by now!

"He’s concealing his strength!"

"Earlier, when he fought the black puppet, he wasn’t even giving it his all!"

"Heavens, we’ve bitten off more than we can chew!"

Panic-stricken, the three "Three-Eyed Divine Lions" no longer dared to face off against Ye Chen. Instead, they scrambled toward the void, desperate to escape.

But just then, they felt a powerful barrier rise up in the void, slamming them back down to the ground with great force.

"He set up a screen barrier array too!"

Thrown to the earth by the massive repelling force of the screen barrier array, the "Three-Eyed Divine Lions" transformed in their panic. Each turned into a massive divine lion, spanning several dozen zhang in length and radiating brilliant divine light as they stared at Ye Chen with mortal terror.

Ye Chen, observing these three transformed True Spirit Sacred Beast "Three-Eyed Divine Lions," chuckled and said, "Relax; I’ll merely rough you up a bit. It’s no use screaming—no one will hear you."

Bam! Bam! Bam!

With a casual sweep of his hand, the three massive divine lions were lifted into the air. Thereafter, a relentless storm of fist shadows rained down on their faces.

The confined void echoed with their piercing cries of anguish.

Feeling their swollen faces expand further with each blow, the three "Three-Eyed Divine Lions" were filled with utter frustration.

The humiliation was unimaginable: they had intended to disfigure Ye Chen, only to find their own appearances utterly ravaged by his strikes!

Though they were Heavenly Divine Venerates, the sheer violent strength of Ye Chen’s punches ensured their injuries would require several days to heal. Such a long recovery was an irrecoverable loss of face!

And they had taunted earlier that not even screaming at the top of his lungs would help Ye Chen.

Ironically, the tables had turned; they were now the ones beaten senseless, their cries falling on deaf ears in the sealed space.

At this moment, all three hoped to end the beating quickly, as Pao Long had before them.

Thankfully, they got their wish.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

After another dozen or so breaths, the three "Three-Eyed Divine Lions" were left as unrecognizable as Pao Long, their bruised and swollen faces slumping lifelessly to the ground alongside him.

"Human martial artist, with such power, why conceal your strength?!"

Sprawled on the ground in agony, the four "Three-Eyed Divine Lions" couldn’t resist asking Ye Chen as they saw him turn to leave.

Even their voices were now slurred and unclear.

Ye Chen glanced at them and replied with a wry smile, "I merely wanted to keep a low profile. Who knew you four would come looking for me."

"Remember, don’t let anyone else know about me roughing you up. Otherwise, I might pay you another visit."

With that, Ye Chen dismantled his screen barrier array and left leisurely.

Only after Ye Chen had vanished did the four battered "Three-Eyed Divine Lions" struggle to their feet with anguished groans.

"Low profile?"

"Heavens, human martial artists are truly devious!"

The minor skirmish with the four "Three-Eyed Divine Lions" was but an interlude.

After teaching them a lesson, Ye Chen continued to wander around Haotian Divine City.

A single day flashed by like the snap of a finger.

Exploring part of Haotian Divine City he hadn’t visited yet, Ye Chen eventually returned to the "Ten Thousand Spirits Medicine Pavilion" just in time for the mission to gather spirit medicines in the "Eight Great Regions."

At his current level, Ye Chen could go without rest for an entire day without feeling the slightest bit of fatigue.

He remained energetic and radiant.

By now, the other recruited martial artists had also convened outside the "Ten Thousand Spirits Medicine Pavilion." ƒгeewebnovёl.com

Seeing Ye Chen approaching, Fat God King Kuang Meng waved enthusiastically at him and pulled him closer.

As the group chatted, Cai Meng’er emerged from the "Ten Thousand Spirits Medicine Pavilion," leading their team of spirit herb gatherers.

Ye Chen noticed the little girl Cai Xiao’er, who had appeared before in a mysterious manner and exchanged a few words with him, holding Cai Meng’er’s hand and walking beside her.

When she saw Ye Chen looking over, Cai Xiao’er blinked her bright eyes and smiled sweetly, nodding at him.

Ye Chen also observed that the "Ten Thousand Spirits Medicine Pavilion" had dispatched five Sovereigns to oversee the operation.

Among them were three Four-Star Sovereigns and two Seven-Star Sovereigns.

Such a lineup for a mere herbal collection mission demonstrated to Ye Chen once more the formidable power of the "Ten Thousand Spirits Medicine Pavilion."

Seeing three thousand recruited martial artists waiting outside, Cai Meng’er nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

Then, a Seven-Star Sovereign beside her waved his arm, summoning a mystical Ultimate Heavenly Artifact flying boat into the void.

Cai Meng’er’s voice resonated in everyone’s ears. "The annual spirit herb gathering expedition of the Ten Thousand Spirits Medicine Pavilion officially begins!"

"Now, we set forth for the first gathering region—the ’Dark Swamp Stars’!"