Reborn as a Mountain: I Defy the Heavens with a Smile-Chapter 120: Yet Another Genius Is Going To Fall Because Of Someone

"Humph! Don't twist the words! I had done my research before coming here, and I know those disciples inside the mythic pond just fought with the people related to you; however, they did not kill anyone! Also, what about now? Why did you destroy the first ninety-nine stairs and do nothing to help those who want to try ascending? You are nothing but a hypocrite!" Song Lingxi shouted furiously at his threatening words.

"Hehe! Am I a hypocrite? Then so be it! This is much better than being a self-righteous person like you who doesn't know their bounds," Ye Chen laughed mockingly in response.

"You! How dare you call me self-righteous! I am doing this for everyone, not because I think you are wrong!" Song Lingxi roared with anger and hatred; clearly, the word 'self-righteous' was a trigger for her.

But Ye Chen cared none of this.

"Yes, you are self-righteous and doing everything because you think I am wrong. If not, then why is no one supporting you? Why is no one coming for your help? Even disciples from your sect don't dare to stand with you. The fact of your self-righteousness is in front of your eyes, but you are too blind and ignorant to see it," he spoke with contempt as he touched more sore points of hers.

"Shut UP! I am not self-righteous! I am just doing what everyone should do and wants to do! But don't worry, I won't kill you, as it will dirty my hands; however, I will teach you a good lesson so you won't be committing evil acts everywhere!" Song Lingxi stated with a cold look, and then, without any hesitation, she launched an attack.

Everyone who was down there could only shake their heads while the disciples from Sword Pavilion couldn't help but panic. They, after all, knew Ye Chen's cruelty, and there was no way Song Lingxi would be alive if she confronted him.

But no one made a move to stop her as they knew things would only get worse and they might even die. Of course, letting Song Lingxi die here would not yield any good for them; however, at least they won't die after they return back to the sect.

"Humph! Take my sword!"

Just as everyone down there was thinking Song Lingxi arrived in front of Ye Chen, directly thrusting her sword slightly beside his heart without too much strength. Clearly, she didn't want to kill him and was only hoping to injure him seriously.

However, Ye Chen cared nothing about her actions and swiftly stopped her sword with his fingers.

"In the next life, don't become ignorant and blind," he stated with a calm look and then delivered a threatening punch at her.

Song Lingxi didn't have any time to react as she was dumbfounded by his strength. She did hear his words, but before she could process what was happening, a strong force landed on her abdomen, then the world around her became blurry, and she lost her consciousness with an iron taste in her mouth.

Boom!

As soon as Ye Chen's punch landed, Song Lingxi's figure flew back like a bullet, and it didn't stop until she crashed into several trees. Clearly, Ye Chen was ruthless and was intending to kill her.

However, despite the life-threatening attack, Song Lingxi was alive, and the reason was the protective inscription on her body, which got triggered after her injuries became serious.

Swoosh!

Suddenly a white light shot towards unconscious Song Lingxi, and before anyone could react, she and the white light disappeared in the forest with extreme speed.

There was not even any need to think, and everyone understood she got saved by Qin Lan, as he was nowhere to be found.

"Well, another one escaped," Ye Chen shrugged with disappointment as he saw this but made no effort to chase after them.

Anyway, killing one more or two would make no difference to him. As for their revenge? Both of them don't have the ability to fight against him.

Hence, he didn't care and resumed looking at the staircase where some people cried with pain and fought with each other.

Although what happened was shocking, the disciples on the staircase weren't able to look as they can't stay idle for too long. The reason was a sudden strong force that would try to push them back. The more one tries to stay on the one step, the more the force will grow, kicking them a few steps back or even further.

Even when fighting, they had to keep this in mind, and now they all understood why the old man said there would be no rest.

…

Just as the disciples on the staircase were busy with what they were doing, the disciples below couldn't help but sigh.

"Yet another genius is going to fall because of someone."

"Yeah, Qin Lan missed a great opportunity, and there is no way he could catch up to anyone with his peers."

Everyone discussed what happened, and many felt pity for Qin Lan; as for Song Lingxi, no one was happy with her! After all, she was an idiot who didn't even know what the strength of the enemy was and went to fight.

With such personality, even if she didn't die today, she will perish someday.

Ye Chen was also the same, but he had real strength and was currently protected by three big powers. So, unless he did something really unsettling, no one would care about his actions and would try to kill him.

Of course, one can try to kill him secretly, but who doesn't face such things? Even the crown prince, who had been favored by the king, the strongest known person in the kingdom, had to face assassins, not to mention Ye Chen, who didn't have good relationships with top powers.

"Now that Chang Bai and Qin Lan have disappeared, the only geniuses in this group remaining are Crown Prince Ji Feng, Xue Feng, Zhu Dong, Lin Xian'er, Ye Chen, and people beside him."

"What about the ones who came later?"

"Like that would make too much of a difference. Don't forget most of the Qi-refining who came to the mystic city were just normal disciples and had awakened their spiritual roots later than a year or two. Furthermore, most of them relied on resources to boost cultivation. Of course there are geniuses in this group too, like Liu Jiarong, but they can be counted on two hands."

The disciples conversed with each other as they looked at the staircase and the few figures who were yet to start ascending.

Many were puzzled at why Ye Chen was not climbing the stairs, but no one dared to ask.

Just like this, Li Mei and others who were in the top reached the three hundred and first step.

Swoosh!

The moment they stepped, an arrow of fire materialized before shooting towards them at speed. This step tested one's agility and response; if Li Mei and they were slow, they would definitely get sent flying by this.

Nevertheless, this part was still easy for them. However, the further they moved on, the more the numbers of arrows made it difficult.

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Just as they were doing this, a few figures started climbing the steps with speed, attracting a lot of attention.

Two of them were females, which were Liu Jiarong and Lin Xian'er.

However, what surprised everyone was not this but three male disciples who were closing in upon Wang Yiyi and them.

"Isn't that Zhu Dong and Xue Feng?"

"Yeah, but does anyone know who the third one is? He is wearing a mask and doesn't look like he is from any other powers."

The disciple's attention was focused on the unknown figure with many thoughts in their minds. A few of them, after all, had encountered disciples from fallen sects and heretical sects. There was no way they could not doubt the identity of this person as he tried to hide his face.

But no one was panicking because the bane of these people was here, and they were none other than the disciples of the Buddhist temple. Not to forget, Ye Chen was also here, and with him having a close relationship with the fatty Li Zhenyuan's master, there was no way he wouldn't help.

So, everyone just watched and discussed. Many also looked at Ye Chen, wondering about his reaction, but all there was a faint smile on his lips as he gazed at the figure covered in a mask.

'What is he thinking?' The crown prince Ji Feng muttered in his heart as he looked at Ye Chen.

After a while he shook his head and decided to ascend the stairs.

Although the staircase looked easy for them, one had to know there were ten thousand steps, and the further they moved, the higher the difficulty, even though it was happening slowly.

This might not mean too much, but if the difficulty is super high at upper steps, it might take a longer time to reach the end, maybe half a day or even more.

There was no way Crown Prince Ji Feng or anyone else could afford to wait like Ye Chen.