"Just wait here for a little while,"
Zuo Shi signaled not to act rashly and recklessly, deciding it was better to find trouble with Ye Xuan after his successful advancement.
At this time, within the vortex at the bottom of the lake, Ye Xuan had clearly entered a critical phase. With the lake water’s agitation and the whirlpool’s rapid circulation, an extremely powerful fluctuation also emanated from below.
Waves surged, and a tempest brewed.
However, just a few minutes later, such commotion had calmed down.
As the sky above grew lively, Ye Xuan, situated in the depths of the lake, suddenly opened his eyes at this moment. In his black eyes, a sharp light surged, and the surrounding lake water was instantly vaporized.
"What was bound to come has come,"
Ye Xuan slowly looked up, his brows furrowing slightly, vaguely guessing something.
"Childish actions. Let them fuss if they want, if I were to join in their commotion, wouldn’t I be just as childish as them?"
Ye Xuan sat cross-legged at that spot, not in a hurry to leave but instead closing his eyes. He knew that once he emerged, he would definitely face numerous difficulties and troubles from the people outside, so he simply chose to ignore them.
A full hour had passed, and there was still no movement under the lake.
Above the lake, Zuo Shi stood in the air, her beautiful eyes fixed on the gradually calming surface below, her delicate eyebrows slightly raising. This guy, even now, still hides?
"Could this Ye Xuan be a coward?" Lu Hun, standing next to Zuo Shi, couldn’t help but speak out and mockingly laugh.
The news about Ye Xuan had been a hot topic before, and Lu Hun thought Ye Xuan was some incredible genius, but at this moment, Ye Xuan was actually shrinking back at the bottom of the lake and did not dare to come out, which was truly contemptible.
"Junior Sister Zuo, watch me fish that guy out!" he stepped forward, and this time, Zuo Shi did not stop him.
Seeing Zuo Shi had no objections, Lu Hun also grinned, his robust True Yuan suddenly sweeping out from within his body, while his form turned into a shadow of light, rushing fiercely towards the lake below.
He clearly intended to enter the depths of the lake and drag out the hiding Ye Xuan.
His speed was undoubtedly very fast; the powerful wind pressure created a massive depression on the lake’s surface. However, just as he was about to tear through the surface and dive into the lake, suddenly from depths of the lake, a gigantic water column, akin to a roaring water dragon, burst forth.
That water dragon smashed fiercely into Lu Hun’s body, the True Yuan it contained directly causing the taken-aback Lu Hun to be sent tumbling back in embarrassment, his clothing completely drenched.
Stabilizing his form, Lu Hun’s face instantly turned ashen, his eyes fixedly staring at the heart of the lake where a huge vortex was beginning to form. In the midst of that whirlpool, a water column rose, and atop that column stood a handsome young man with a sky-blue sword hanging at his waist.
As Ye Xuan made his appearance, he glanced at the nearby figures and then turned his gaze towards Zuo Shi in the sky, his brows slightly furrowed, he spoke, "Why disturb someone’s peaceful cultivation?"
"Cut the nonsense, are you Ye Xuan?"
Zuo Shi looked at the now visible Ye Xuan, scrutinizing him from head to toe, she said, "I am Zuo Shi from the Sword Dao Department, and this is Senior Brother Lu Hun from the Soul Department. You should know why we are looking for you, right?"
Ye Xuan frowned and said indifferently, "Is it just because I refused to join the Sword Dao Department and the Soul Department a few days ago? Shouldn’t every disciple have the right to freely choose? Must there be punishment for this? Are all the disciples of the Heavenly Martial Holy Land so narrow-minded?"
Junior Sister Zuo’s pretty face flushed, then she became somewhat annoyed by Ye Xuan’s indifferent tone. Was this guy still so confident and fearless?
"Of course it’s not for that reason," Junior Sister Zuo said, biting her silver teeth. "I just wanted to see for myself what’s so great about this much-talked-about newcomer. But now, it seems rather ordinary."
"I am indeed just an ordinary newcomer," Ye Xuan said with a smile. "It seems I’ve disappointed you, Senior Sister. If that’s the case, please leave. I need to cultivate and don’t have time to entertain you."
Having said this, Ye Xuan intended to leave directly.
Just as Ye Xuan had turned around, Lu Hun suddenly coldly shouted out. He moved swiftly, appearing above Ye Xuan like lightning. His hands quickly formed a seal, and a powerful surge of soul power immediately swept out.
A boundless surge of soul power formed a fierce storm, lifting waves upon the surface of the lake and continuously spreading and slapping all around.
Previously, Ye Xuan had left him in a rather embarrassing state, and he felt he had lost face in front of Junior Sister Zuo. Now, he naturally wanted to regain his composure, so his attack was without courtesy, a full force strike.
Upon seeing this, a cold light flashed in Ye Xuan’s eyes. This person’s soul power was indeed not weak, probably just reaching the Late Stage Heavenly Realm. The soul storm roared towards him with terrifying momentum, causing huge waves to rise.
If Ye Xuan truly were just an ordinary newcomer, this attack would have been enough to knock him down.
"Do you think a newcomer is easy to bully?" Ye Xuan scoffed. If Junior Sister Zuo was just being willful, then this Lu Hun actually had a problem – he was deliberately targeting him. Against such a person, there was no need to hold back.
With that thought, Ye Xuan didn’t hesitate a bit. He brought his hands together, and the next moment, an invisible soul power surged out, creating a huge soul storm that broke the surface of the lake and clashed head-on.
Visible ripples of soul power swept out from the point of impact like a storm, tearing a hundred-zhang-long deep chasm into the lake below.
The two great waves of soul power madly swept out, but Lu Hun’s expression changed drastically at this moment because he felt his soul power being consumed at an astonishing rate.
With a shocked expression, Lu Hun yelled out. His soul power suddenly contracted, condensing into a sharp blade intending to slice Ye Xuan’s soul power into pieces.
After deploying this move, a smirk quickly appeared on Lu Hun’s face. In his view, although Ye Xuan, a newcomer, might have strong soul power, he couldn’t possibly be better at wielding it than an older disciple like him. Perhaps his opponent didn’t even know what a Soul Skill was.
But the reality told him that it was all wishful thinking on his part.
"Child’s play, break!"
With a sudden wave of his hand, Ye Xuan’s soul power transformed into a giant sword that cleaved outward. A deep sound echoed, instantly shattering Lu Hun’s soul blade and then slamming into his body.
Lu Hun was sent flying backwards, a sweetness reaching his throat as a hint of scarlet appeared at the corner of his mouth. The clothes on his body were completely shredded by Ye Xuan’s attack.