Rebirth of the Peak Young Master
Chapter 132: Devouring

Chapter 132: Chapter 132: Devouring

Surrender?

Upon hearing Shangguan Jingyun’s words, the disciples of the Shangguan Family erupted in despair, with some even collapsing to the ground, unable to stand.

Shangguan Jingyun’s act of surrender shattered the mental pillar that had been holding their spirits aloft!

However, Shangguan Hong’s eyes remained indecisive, flickering between light and dark!

Ye Fei’s strength had greatly surpassed his expectations!

Yet he was unwilling to accept it!

Even though Shangguan Jingyun had been defeated, he still refused to yield!

"For the honor of the Shangguan Family, Ye Fei must die! If the Family Head can’t kill him, then we’ll use guns or bombs! As long as the Family Head is rescued, I can arrange someone to act. Once Ye Fei is dead, our Shangguan Family will still be untouchable by anyone! As long as the Family Head remains the Innate Martial King..."

Crack!

Before Shangguan Hong could finish this thought, Ye Fei stomped on Shangguan Jingyun’s Dantian, eliciting a gut-wrenching scream.

"You... you actually crippled my cultivation!"

What?

Shangguan Jingyun, the Family Head of the Shangguan Family, a dignified Innate Martial King, had just been crippled by a single stomp from Ye Fei?

The crowd was utterly stunned.

Shangguan Hong’s eyes bulged with fury as he stepped forward and shouted, "You... how dare you!"

"Why wouldn’t I dare?"

Ye Fei kicked Shangguan Jingyun aside like a dead dog, then turned to Shangguan Hong and said coldly, "Shangguan Hong, you once relied on the Shangguan Family’s might to force me to hand over a pill. Is this true?"

"You failed in coercing me and instead lured Lu Yidao and others to ambush me, lurking in the shadows to reap the rewards. Is this true?"

"When Lu Yidao and the others were killed, you orchestrated the arrival of Black Demon and his associates, intending to take my life directly. Is this true?"

"Shangguan Jingyun, using your identity as an Innate Martial King, sought to seize my Magic Treasure. Is this true?"

With each rhetorical question, Ye Fei took a step forward toward Shangguan Hong, shaking him to the core, leaving him unable to utter a single word.

Ye Fei then snorted coldly and declared, "Given all of this, it is perfectly reasonable for me to cripple Shangguan Jingyun in my capacity. If you are not satisfied, I’ll annihilate your entire clan!"

"I..."

Hearing Ye Fei’s incredibly domineering words, Shangguan Hong felt as if a fishbone was stuck in his throat. Though countless arguments swirled through his mind, he couldn’t utter a single word.

Finally, with a thud, he knelt to the ground and murmured in defeat, "I submit!"

Seeing Shangguan Hong’s surrender, the crowd let out collective sighs.

With such a kneeling, the Shangguan Family was utterly finished!

A family once capable of presiding over the Martial Arts Conference, such a prestigious gathering of cultivators, had crumbled today beneath the foot of this seventeen or eighteen-year-old youth!

Watching it all, Yang Qingqing couldn’t help but recall Ye Fei’s demeanor on that night.

"So this is your true self, Su Province’s Mr. Ye, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old Innate Martial King! No wonder you were disdainful of Lu Yidao’s ambush and calmly faced Black Demon’s revenge. Because you... you’re such an incredibly powerful being!"

That night.

Ye Fei still resided in the room Shangguan Hong arranged for him on the first day; the surroundings remained eerily quiet and deserted.

But this time, unlike the deliberate emptiness of the first day, it was entirely different!

Ye Fei’s acts of killing Hua Realm experts and crippling an Innate Martial King had instilled unparalleled dread in everyone. They now looked upon him with reverence, too afraid to even disturb him.

Ye Fei, on the other hand, reveled in the tranquility, sitting cross-legged on the bed with a smile on his face.

"I never expected that by devouring an Innate Martial King’s inner strength, my cultivation would improve so significantly. Haha, now I’m just a step away from the Golden Core Stage!" Ye Fei chuckled to himself.

The strike he delivered to Shangguan Jingyun’s Dantian during the day was not merely to cripple his cultivation but to use the Soul-controlling Technique to completely absorb all the inner strength within Shangguan Jingyun’s Dantian!

Ye Fei knew, however, that if others discovered the existence of the Soul-controlling Technique—a Demon Technique capable of devouring others’ powers to enhance one’s own—he would immediately be surrounded and killed!

Even though he was currently at the Foundation Establishment Peak, it wouldn’t be enough to save him!

After all, there were still countless things in this world capable of killing him!

Thus, he chose to devour in secrecy.

But the results had proven astonishing!

That one strike not only terrified the Shangguan Family and other Martial Arts Conference participants but also those lurking in the shadows with malicious intentions, and it significantly boosted Ye Fei’s strength.

Ye Fei even pondered whether he should seek out more Innate Martial Kings. If he could devour them all, wouldn’t the Nascent Soul Stage be within his reach?

However, this thought barely surfaced before Ye Fei dismissed it.

Through conversations with Old Gu, Ye Fei had learned that Innate Martial Kings came in various types.

Someone like Shangguan Jingyun was merely among the weakest of the Innate Martial Kings.

And those stronger than Ye Fei undoubtedly existed in abundance.

But so what if they were currently stronger?

With the Soul-controlling Technique in his possession and the memory of the Soul-controlling Demon at his disposal, Ye Fei knew that it was only a matter of time before they were trampled beneath his feet!

For Ye Fei’s sights were set not on China, not even on Earth, but on the vast and infinite cosmos...

In the Vajra Sect main hall in the Northwest region of Ann Province.

A group of bald-headed monks, radiating formidable presence, had gathered together.

At the forefront of this assembly stood an elderly monk in a Kasaya, his expression filled with hostility as he glared coldly at the others and spoke in a deep voice, "Regarding Tie Tou... Why didn’t anyone inform me and let Nu Mu act on his own?"

"Abbot, are you worried that Nu Mu will create trouble?" one of the older but smiling monks asked.

"Trouble?"

The old monk snorted coldly and said, "Our Vajra Sect has dominated the Northwest region of Ann Province for years now. We are powerful—so what if trouble arises?"

"Then... then why does the Abbot dislike Nu Mu avenging Tie Tou? After all, Tie Tou was Nu Mu’s disciple!" the smiling monk asked in confusion.

With a sinister grin, the Abbot explained, "Since taking over the Vajra Sect, I’ve always advocated expansion. However, the Martial Arts Conference has been monopolized by the Shangguan Family. Recently, the formation I devised with my junior brothers has been completed; naturally, we should challenge Shangguan Jingyun head-on. This way, we could use it as an excuse!"

"Though we can’t defeat Shangguan Jingyun outright, as long as our formation can stall him, we’ll secure our piece of the Martial Arts Conference!"

"I see now. It’s just unfortunate that Nu Mu may kill that young man who dared to slay Tie Tou. If that happens, it might be too late for us to act!" the smiling monk said regretfully.

"That isn’t necessarily the case! If that brat’s Magic Treasure truly possesses the legendary might, he might survive Nu Mu’s assault. If we leave now, we should still make it in time!"

Saying this, the Abbot immediately stood up, leading everyone toward the door.

"Report!"

Just then, a young novice monk rushed in from the doorway, shouting, "Abbot, there’s... there’s bad news! Nu Mu... Nu Mu has died!"