Dominating Sword Immortal - Chapter 672

Chapter 672: 672

“Second brother is right! The Explosion Fruits can sense vitality from hundreds of meters afar . However, the fruits on every tree are controlled to explode in order, meaning no two fruits on the same tree can explode at the same time . Thus, if you’re not confident in evading the explosions, you can move a bit slower . ”

Chen Yuxin didn’t think Ye Chen’s result would be too shabby, and explained some details to him .

“Actually, you don’t really have to tell me . ”

Ye Chen liked challenges and explore the rules by himself . Before entering danger, nobody knew what circumstances they would have to face . And precisely because everything was known could such circumstances properly reflect one’s reaction and insight .

Li Feng sneered and said, “Junior SIster Chen, some people simply don’t know how to appreciate kindness . You need not waste your breath on them . Perhaps he has confidence to obtain good results?”

“Shut your mouth if you don’t want to bring calamity on yourself . ” Ye Chen had already been quite tolerating of the latter’s mocking . However, he was no puppet, not to mention even a puppet would have felt somewhat angry . In response to Li Feng’s overbearing attitude, Ye Chen shot a quick glance at him . This glance made Li Feng’s body numb . He could still think, but he could not move his body at all . It was as if he was locked under a gaze of an ultimate predator, making him feel that the slightest movement would lead to his end .

“Junior Sister Chen, help me open the water clock . ” Ye Chen said to Chen Yuxin .

‘Yes, yes!”

Chen Yuxin was also a little intimidated . To her fear, she could faintly feel that Ye Chen was perhaps ten times stronger than she’d imagined . Ye Chen’s focus a moment ago was merely her senior brother, but she had also felt a life-threatening sensation at that instance . It was sort of a subconscious sensation, one that couldn’t be justified through reason .

She started the water clock .

Shua!

With a flicker, Ye Chen’s figure turned into a blue light and entered the Orchard . His speed was not less than Li Feng’s at all .

“Fast!”

Apart from Li Feng and Chen Yuxin, the others didn’t feel any peculiarity at all . They were startled and indignant since Ye Chen dared to tell their second brother to shut up . In any case, the latter was a disciple of Dragon God Celestial Palace while Ye Chen was an outsider . Thus, they, of course, chose their second brother among the two . However, seeing Ye Chen’s speed, they were still astonished,

“Does speed mean anything? This is a test of reaction and insight…If you lack these two, speed will only make you more miserable . ”

“Right! If he can score under four hundred, I’ll eat an Explosion Fruit . ”

“Four hundred is still a good score . If he scores under five hundred, I’ll two Explosive Fruits . Did you forget most of us scored above thousand when we first took the test?”

The numerous discussions rose . The majority didn’t have much for Ye Chen .

“B*stard!”

As soon as Ye Chen left, Li Feng recovered from his body paralysis . His face was extremely dark . To tell him to shut up before Chen Yuxin was the same as humiliating him . But, what he couldn’t endure the most was that he was actually intimidated by a mere glance, rendering him incapable of retaliating .

His extreme resentment momentarily made him overlook Ye Chen’s strength and only think about how he had been humiliated . He glanced at Chen Yuxin and said somberly, “Just wait for the results! He’ll know how to humiliate oneself . ”

Chen Yuxin said, “Second Senior Brother, you don’t really have to go against him . Regardless of how he is, he is a genius valued highly by Patriarch . ”

“Chen Yuxin, why are so insistent on taking his side?” Li Feng said with a displeased expression .

Chen Yuxin let out a sigh . She could tell that the current Li Feng wouldn’t listen to reason due to his temper . But, she could feel that Ye Chen was truly strong . And if it really was as her Grandpa Yu had told her, the latter would not be his opponent at all .

Peng Peng Peng…

Sounds of muffled explosions continuously rang out, getting increasingly closer .

Inside the Orchard…

A dim shadow shuttled through the blazing flames . The shadow’s every flicker covered more than one li . The flames could only chase it from behind, incapable of touching it .

The source of these flames was actually the fruits shot from the trees . Following the flame’s trajectory, one could see beehive-like, bowl-sized fruits grown all over the trees . The longan sized-cavities within unceasingly shot oval-shaped fruits, which upon encountering strong wind currents or physical entity immediately exploded into blazing flames .

Although Ye Chen could not let his soul power out, his hawk-eyes absorbed the trajectories into the depths of his eyes, then quickly calculate the optimal path based on it .

Rumble!

Dozens of trees around him shot out more than a hundred fruits . They collided with each other, and a mushroom-shaped blaze soared into the sky while Ye Chen charged through it as if evading thousands of blades . Since he couldn’t use Zhen Yuan, the flame was only a finger away from him, almost enough to burn his clothes . But, it couldn’t catch up to him .

“Hm? That explosion tree ahead seems a bit different . ”

The orchard had only one huge spherical pathway with the same beginning and end point . Upon covering one third of the path, there was a tree several folds taller than the rest by the pathway . The fruits on it were pot-sized, and the cavities within them were fist sized .

Swish Swish Swish!

Sensing the vitality, the huge tree shot out fist-sized, oval-shaped fruits . Although they still weren’t shot at the same time, the time interval between them was much shorter compared to before . One after other, they formed a white-colored current .

“Too crowded! Can’t cross directly . ”

Ye Chen didn’t decrease his speed; instead, he unsheathed the golden sword from his waist . Sword light flickered, issuing countless strikes, and dozens of Explosion Fruits were cleaved in half . Although he couldn’t use Zhen Yuan, under his absolute sword speed, no fruit could approach him .

Before the cleaved fruits touched the ground and exploded, Ye Chen’s figure flickered indefinitely and sped past the huge tree .

“This Explosion Orchard is indeed tricky . Although it only tests reactions and insight, it also gives the feeling of a large-scale battle . ”

In Ye Chen’s view, each fruit on either side of the pathway was an enemy . One had to avoid the enemies’ attacks and reach the destination . Although it looked simple, once it became habitual, it could increase one’s chance at survival in a large-scale battle . Even if one’s body were to be scared stiff, they would be able to subconsciously repeat these actions .

Ye Chen’s guess was correct . The true purpose of this Explosion Orchard was precisely to increase the survivability of palace disciples in a large-scale battle . It was a preemptive measure, something done by every fifth grade sect . After all, a large-scale war was entirely different from usual battles .

Ye Chen’s speed was high and he almost never slowed down . When he was a dozen li away from the checkpoint, faint sounds of explosion could be heard by the people outside .

“How is it possible! Clock is barely at three hundred mark!”

“It’s actually so much better than even second brother…It’s on a a completely different level . ”

Hearing the sound of explosions getting increasingly closer, some people couldn’t help but glance at the clock .

Li Feng’s face turned dark, and he secretly clenched his fists .

Beside him, Chen Yuxin sucked in a breath of cold air . She originally thought that as long as Ye Chen could get a passable score, it would be a good result, since this was his first time . How could she have imagined that not only his score was passable, it was actually about to break her second brother’s record .

As expected, when the water clock pointed to three hundred and five, Ye Chen appeared .

Hiss!

Many sharp breaths could be heard .

“Three hundred and five! Don’t tell me he didn’t slow down at all!”

“Impossible! Then how could he escape the fire blade net?”

The group went into an uproar .

“Senior Brother Ye, you’ve created a new record—three hundred and five mark . ” Chen Yuxin was dazed for a moment before she walked over with a faint smile .

Ye Chen said, “Not bad! This orchard is indeed a little tricky . ”

“Hehe!” Chen Yuxin smiled bitterly . Only Ye Chen would call it a tricky . The rest of them had to try their hardest, not daring to relax at all .

“Haha, what shamelessness!” Right at this moment, Li Feng’s voice could be heard .

Ye Chen’s expression turned cold and said, “What did you say?”

“I said you are shameless,” Li Feng coldly smiled, “As for your win, you used Zhen Yuan . What does it count for?”

Hearing these words, the other disciples suddenly had a look of realization . Indeed, how could one obtain such a score if not using Zhen Yuan? Their gazes on Ye Chen instantly changed .

The Explosive Orchard restricted Soul Power, but didn’t restrict Zhen Yuan at all . It was on one’s own conscience . The disciples of Dragon God Celestial Palace didn’t use Zhen Yuan because through their numerous interactions, they could get an inkling of each other’s reactions and insight . There was once a disciple who used Zhen Yuan and was discovered later on . It resulted in him suffering endless ridicule and gradually being isolated . Henceforth, nobody dared to cheat . But, Ye Chen was an outsider, and might have no qualms to cheat .

“You’ll be responsible for your words . ” Ye Chen’s voice turned cold .

Chen Yuxin said anxiously, “Second Brother!”

Le Feng coldly said, “Sister Chen, why are you still speaking up for him? He is clearly cheating . ”

“Whether I cheated or not, you’ll know if you dare to take one move from me . ” Ye Chen had decided to teach the former an unforgettable lesson and let him realize the immensity of the heavens .

“Hehe, flying into anger after being exposed? Let me see what your one move can do . ”

Although he said these words, Li Feng didn’t dare look down on Ye Chen . He still remembered that one glance from before the test . Therefore, he decided to go all out and leave no room for the latter . He didn’t believe he couldn’t endure a single move from Ye Chen . After all, even their eldest brother couldn’t defeat in one move .

“Senior Brother Ye, please don’t be too harsh!” Chen Yuxin cold tell Ye Chen was angry . She could feel that the second brother would be suffering miserably, and could only hope that Ye Chen wouldn’t be too harsh .

Before she said these words, Li Feng was still alright . However, once he heard these words, he immediately took out his long blade and stared at Ye Chen with a murderous look