This Young Master is not Cannon Fodder

Ye Chen appeared behind another true immortal and a flash of light later, the light in the true immortal’s eyes disappeared. He glanced around and retreated, just in time to dodge the punch of a giant with pale blue skin.

Retreating a few steps, Ye Chen observed the Lunar Giant War Formation. Although the leader was only an immortal lord, the increased strength gave him greater overall power than a fifth-step monarch. In addition, each war formation would be paired with a true immortal that released a domain to gain a battlefield advantage. Thankfully, he had already killed said true immortal, but destroying the war formation wasn’t a simple task either.

However, it was not like it was his first rodeo with the Twin Moon Sect’s war formation. Even if he couldn’t clash head-on with the war formation, the war formation was ultimately formed of several parts. He just needed to find a weak link and focus on it until the war formation collapsed.

Ye Chen glanced toward the side. In the distance, he saw a man, who appeared to be in the prime of his life, attacking a giant with pale red skin. Unless reinforcement arrived, it was only a matter of time until the red Lunar Giant War Formation crumbled under Monarch Solesword’s blade.

He turned back toward his own foe and attacked. Although the war formation towered over him at a hundred meters tall and could severely injure him with one strike, Ye Chen showed no fear. His pure power and speed were greater than the Monarch Solesword. The only reason he seemed weaker was because he had not accumulated as much experience.

Ye Chen was confident that by the end of the war, his flaw would disappear. However, he wasn’t satisfied with just becoming invincible among immortal monarchs. Like Monarch Solesword, Ye Chen wanted to use the war to temper himself and step into the Extremity Immortal Realm.

Fierce flashes of light flew from Ye Chen’s sword. As one of the sword monarchs with the highest chance of becoming an immortal emperor, he had naturally already reached the level of sword intent. The sword lights struck the joints of the giant war formation, but aside from slowing down its movements and causing ripples to spread across its skin, it failed to deal any substantial damage.

However, as the ripples continued to spread, they overlapped. Ye Chen’s eyes lit up. ‘There!’

Ye Chen’s body flashed. Feeling an ominous premonition, the giant war formation’s hands reached for Ye Chen. He didn’t dodge either and allowed the hand to reach him, but when the hand clenched, it felt nothing. A second later, Ye Chen’s body phased through the back of the hand without even slowing down.

“Law of Space?” the immortal lord controlling the Lunar Giant War Formation uttered. A second later, he immediately denied his guess. He may not have been clear on all the concepts under the Law of Space, but the increased partnership with the Void Ripple Sect allowed him to see that what Ye Chen used was definitely not the Law of Space.

Regardless of his doubts, the Lunar Giant War Formation did its best to stop Ye Chen from getting closer. A bright blue light radiated off of its body, dyeing the surrounding sky in a cerulean hue. The trees and rocks bathed by the light lost their color, becoming bleached counterparts. Anything bathed by the cerulean light would become petrified.

All except one.

Ye Chen’s body remained unchanged. If anything, his speed increased. The Lunar Giant War Formation acted again upon seeing that its technique did not hinder Ye Chen at all, but it discovered that its reaction and movements have dropped several levels. His mind was quick, but his body was slow.

The Kunlun Sword sliced deep into the giant’s ‘skin,’ but when Ye Chen retracted his sword, there was not a mark left. Ye Chen didn’t distance himself, even as a palm reached for him. For him, it was incredibly slow. He appeared at another point on the giant’s body and slashed once more. Again, leaving no visible damage.

Only the immortal lord, true immortals, and mortal cultivators that formed the Lunar Giant War Formation sensed what Ye Chen had done. Each time he sliced into the war formation, he made it so that the flow of qi was disrupted and chaotic. Although the cultivators couldn’t fix it in a short time, it would not cause the collapse of the war formation, but the problem was that Ye Chen never stopped. In a few seconds, he had already disrupted the flow of qi at several locations.

Finally, Ye Chen appeared above the Lunar Giant War Formation’s head.

A silver light encased his body as his figure blurred. Before the immortal lord could react, Ye Chen had already stabbed the Kunlun Sword into the Lunar Giant War Formation’s forehead. Ripples spread from the stab, but unlike the previous points, the ripples severely distorted the structure of the war formation’s shape.

Although Ye Chen stayed in the position, the Lunar Giant War Formation didn’t even have the power to counteract. It just stood there as its body continued to distort. Ten seconds later, the war formation dissolved, revealing the true immortals and venerables.

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Ye Chen’s sword flashed again. The first one he wanted to kill was naturally the immortal lord. Although the thirty-three true immortals formed the Lunar Giant War Formation, only an immortal lord could properly unleash most of the war formation’s potential. If any ordinary true immortal led it, Ye Chen would have been able to destroy it much more quickly.

Without the war formation’s protection, he easily killed the immortal lord. Then, he focused on the remaining thirty-two true immortals. Ye Chen ignored the thousands of venerables. Even if he killed all of them, there would be countless replacements.

However, when almost half of the true immortals perished under his sword, a black mist filled with streams of silver engulfed him. Ye Chen recognized it as the Void Ripple Sect’s Voidwalker War Formation. It didn’t have the combat capabilities of the Lunar Giant War Formation, but its spatial and supportive abilities were unmatched.

Ye Chen didn’t have the raw power or skill to destroy it, but it didn’t stop him from trying. He wasn’t worried about his safety. He couldn’t destroy it, but the Voidwalker War Formation couldn’t teleport him or injure him much, either.

When the Voidwalker War Formation disappeared, all the fleeing Twin Moon Sect immortals and venerables vanished.

Ye Chen didn’t dawdle. It was not the first time this happened. Instead, he flew toward the nearest war formation. Just because he could fight a war formation by himself didn’t mean the other sword monarchs could. Only a few sword monarchs could hold back a war formation, and even fewer could defeat them like Monarch Solesword.

As Ye Chen destroyed the third Lunar Giant War Formation, the Voidwalker War Formation shrouded him again as he attempted to kill the true immortals. When the Voidwalker War Formation released him, he saw that the battlefield had become empty except for members of the Numinous Sword Sect.

Monarch Solesword announced the end of the battle. The Numinous Sword Sect didn’t always win each battle, but they won more often than not. As he wanted, four new sword monarchs were born thanks to the battle, but he himself felt that he was a hair’s breadth away from reaching the Extremity Immortal Realm.

With the enemies gone, the sword monarchs and sword immortals also retreated to their fortress. Although they won, it didn’t mean they were without any casualties.

“I didn’t understand why the Numinous Sword Sect treated Alchemist Ding so well before, but now, I kind of understand,” Feng Xuhua, one of Ye Chen’s women, said. Her face was pale, but after swallowing a pill, a healthy color appeared again.

Ye Chen nodded. Even he had to admit that Ding Mian was a step above other alchemists. He could concoct a pill better than pill monarchs, despite only being a true immortal. “How is it? Did you completely master the Law of Space?”

Feng Xuhua shook her head. “Unfortunately, I’m still a hair’s breadth away. It’s like there’s a thin film blocking my way. No matter how hard I try to pierce it, it won’t break.”

“Even fighting the immortals from the Void Ripple Sect can’t help?” Ye Chen asked. Because he himself didn’t have any talent in the Law of Space, he really wanted Feng Xuhua to master the Law of Space. With Feng Xuhua’s help, he would be like a tiger with wings.

“Maybe I should try to stop the Voidwalker War Formation,” Feng Xuhua said.

“No,” Ye Chen immediately denied. “The Voidwalker War Formation might not be able to do anything to monarchs like myself, but it’s fatal against true immortals. Even if you are an immortal lord, you will be suppressed. It’s better not to risk it. Perhaps you should focus on the Sky Diffracting Sword Art instead. The Eighth Style corresponds to the complete Law of Space. Perhaps you can find inspiration there.”

Feng Xuhua nodded. “I’ll listen to you.”

Ye Chen said goodbye as Feng Xuhua returned to her room to recuperate. He walked toward the command post, where Monarch Solesword and the other sword monarchs were already waiting.

“You’re finally here, let’s begin,” Monarch Solesword said.

Ye Chen didn’t participate much. He just stood there and listened. After all, as long as he had enough strength, who would dare ignore his opinions?

“Finally, we will have a change of personnel. Those who are on the verge of a breakthrough and need a safe place to ascend and those too injured to continue will return to the Numinous Sword Sect. They will be replaced by fresh cultivators from the sect,” Monarch Solesword said.

With the last announcement, the meeting ended. Ye Chen also left and returned to his residence. Although it was a war, it wasn’t like a battle was fought every day. Each side would watch the other side, looking for a chip in the other’s defense.

So, until the reinforcements arrived, Ye Chen stayed in his room, digesting the insights he gained from the recent battle. Although he wasn’t a hair’s breadth away from becoming an immortal emperor, the distance was rapidly shrinking. If he was lucky and gained a burst of epiphany, he could become the Numinous Sword Sect’s newest immortal emperor before Monarch Solesword or Meng Tingfeng.

Speaking of Meng Tingfeng…

“I thought you would stay hidden in the sect until I became an emperor,” Ye Chen said upon meeting his rival.

“How could I let you have all the fun?” Meng Tingfeng returned, not showing any weakness.

“That’s good. Otherwise, once I become an emperor, it’ll be boring without you behind me,” Ye Chen said.

“Behind you? It might not necessarily be me that’s doing the chasing,” Meng Tingfeng said.

Ye Chen snorted. Without another word, he walked away.

In both their eyes, Monarch Solesword was not part of their competition. Even if he entered the Extremity Immortal Realm, he had already lived for tens of thousands of years. How can he compare to them who only lived less than ten thousand years? They would catch up and surpass him.

Meng Tingfeng entered his room and adjusted his condition. He wanted to be in peak condition when he entered battle. Like Ye Chen said, he was behind him because he had stayed back in the Numinous Sword Sect. However, he didn’t regret his decision. He wanted to wait until he was sure of Ding Mian’s safety in case the enemy attacked the sect.

However, before he could participate in the next battle, an event occurred that shocked the entire Numinous Realm.

The Wavefold Sect had been annihilated.