Supreme Lord of Towers Chapter 156 - 153: Desertion Before Battle?

The Life and Death Battle Platform is located above a peak at the very center of the Celestial Fla Academy.

This peak, nad Life and Death Peak, doesn't fall under the jurisdiction of any faction within the Celestial Fla Academy.

Moreover, it remains closed year-round and only opens when soone is about to ascend the Life and Death Battle Platform for a life-and-death duel.

However, today is the day Ye Chen and Duanmu Jie will ascend the Life and Death Battle Platform for their life-and-death duel.

Early in the morning, a large number of students from the Celestial Fla Academy gathered above the Life and Death Peak. At a glance, there were at least several thousand people.

Understandably, Duanmu Jie is a seed student of the Celestial Fla Academy!

Throughout history, few have dared to challenge a seed student to a life-and-death duel on the Life and Death Battle Platform.

Therefore, everyone is extrely interested in this duel.

Although they all know that the winner today will undoubtedly be Duanmu Jie.

Still, they want to see how Duanmu Jie will crush that clueless waste Ye Chen.

"The ti is almost here, so why hasn't Ye Chen shown up?"

"That waste must be scared, wanting to flee at the last minute. If he knew this would happen, why did he overestimate himself and sign a Life and Death Contract with Senior Brother Duanmu in the first place? Who does he think he is? Is he even qualified to challenge Senior Brother Duanmu?" At this mont, in front of a massive battle platform, many students from Profound Sword Peak sneered, their mouths filled with mocking smiles.

Duanmu Jie is one of the seed students from their Profound Sword Peak and cos from the Duanmu Family.

Thus, the students from Profound Sword Peak naturally stand on his side.

In their view, Ye Chen, who can't even awaken his bloodline, isn't even worthy of carrying shoes for Duanmu Jie.

How dare he challenge Duanmu Jie to a life-and-death duel? Isn't this just courting death?

"Junior Sister Lin'Er, let tell you so good news: not long ago, my cultivation broke through to the Third Layer of the Gang Qi Realm. This ti, I will personally crush that waste Ye Chen to avenge you." In a grand hall in front of the Life and Death Battle Platform, Duanmu Jie said with a cruel smile at the corner of his mouth to Ye Lin'Er beside him.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother Duanmu. A month ago, crushing that waste Ye Chen was already a trivial matter for you. Now, wanting to kill him is even more effortless," Ye Lin'Er said with a cold smile, her tone filled with mockery and disdain.

Understandably, Duanmu Jie possesses three tis the Qi Sea Foundation.

His cultivation breakthrough to the Third Layer of the Gang Qi Realm ans he possesses nine feet of Gang Qi, and the sheer power from the outburst of Gang Qi alone reaches a staggering four hundred and fifty tiger power.

As for that waste Ye Chen?

Though his physical body is unusual, even if he has mastered the Yellow Level Middle Grade Martial Arts "Thunderstorm Swordsmanship" to the Perfection Realm, the most he could muster would be around two hundred tiger power.

In front of Duanmu Jie, he's just a joke.

What is he going to use to fight against Duanmu Jie?

"Humph! This arrogant waste, attempting to tarnish Junior Sister Lin'Er, I won't let him die so easily. I want him to first taste the despair before crushing him—to vent your anger." Duanmu Jie said with a sinister smile.

After all, isn't he wanting to get rid of Ye Chen to please Ye Lin'Er?

Ye Lin'Er is now second only to the number one prodigy Chu Feng in the entire Celestial Fla Academy.

If Duanmu Jie could win Ye Lin'Er's favor, the future benefits would be unimaginable.

"Senior Brother Duanmu, you are so kind to ," Ye Lin'Er said with a sweet smile, as if speaking to a lover, with a sweet smile on her lips.

However, within the depths of her eyes flashed intense contempt.

In the eyes of others, Duanmu Jie is undoubtedly a heavenly prodigy, unparalleled in talent or background within the Celestial Fla Dynasty, with countless won dreaming of marrying him.

But in Ye Lin'Er's eyes, Duanmu Jie is rely a pawn.

Once she is done using him, he can be discarded at any ti.

"Humph! Duanmu Jie, who do you think you are? To even dream of winning my heart, utterly ridiculous. My bloodline has recently transford into an Earth Level Bloodline. How dare a trash like you aim so high? It's utterly delusional," Ye Lin'Er sneered in her heart.

A month ago, Ye Lin'Er's bloodline was rely of Profound Level Second Grade.

However, the bloodline within her body constantly fused with Ye Chen's Phoenix Race bloodline.

Until a few days ago, her bloodline finally transford again, successfully advancing to an Earth Level Bloodline.

Understandably, an Earth Level Bloodline is considered rare even in the entire Southern Heaven Domain.

As for the Celestial Fla Dynasty, a third-rate dynasty, none have existed since ancient tis.

So forget about Duanmu Jie. Even the number one prodigy of Celestial Fla Academy, Chu Feng, is not worthy of Ye Lin'Er's attention.

Only the world's most elite prodigies are eligible to be her true destined ones.

As for everyone else, they're simply unworthy.

"Ye Chen, oh Ye Chen, I owe my success today to you, this worthless creature. Without your Phoenix Race bloodline, I would never have achieved what I have now! To repay your kindness, today I will have Duanmu Jie send you down to the Yellow Springs to reunite with your biological parents. Living in this world is just suffering for soone like you; rather than that, you might as well be dead." Ye Lin'Er's eyes were filled with a deep cruelty that would make anyone's soul tremble.

"Ouyang Zhong, what's going on? There's less than half a stick of incense before the duel starts, and that ant Ye Chen still hasn't shown up. Could he have fled in guilt?" At this mont, in a palace atop Life and Death Peak, Duanmu Ying coldly spoke to Ouyang Zhong beside her.

"Ha! He surely knows he is no match for Duanmu Jie, so he wants to escape reality. If he had the guts to co face his death, I would at least respect him as a man, but now, I truly look down on him. The thing I hate the most is soone who is useless and cowardly." Master of the Soul Palace, Chen Fei, couldn't contain his sneer, his eyes full of disdain.

"Does he think that hiding will keep him safe? Life and Death contracts are no joke! No matter where this pathetic coward hides, I will drag him out." Duanmu Ying sneered coldly, her eyes glinting with a terrifying light.

In her view, Ye Chen was rely an obstacle blocking her from seizing the resources of the War King Hall.

After all, Ye Chen's talent for body refining was incredibly high. Given ti, he might really have a chance to beco the new Hall Master of the War King Hall.

If that ti ca, it wouldn't be so easy for her to seize the cultivation resources of the War King Hall.

So, she truly wanted to remove this thorn in her side imdiately.

"Master of Profound Sword Peak, it's not ti yet! It's not too late to talk about these things when the ti cos," Ouyang Zhong said coldly to Duanmu Ying, his face extrely grim.

At this mont, his heart was truly heavy.

He had waited so long for an extraordinary talent like Ye Chen with high body refining talent.

However, before he could start cultivating Ye Chen, it seed Ye Chen was about to die at Duanmu Jie's hands.

How could he be willing to accept this?

What was more disappointing for Ouyang Zhong was that despite his tireless efforts for Ye Chen, the man was so disappointing, choosing to give up right before the decisive battle.

No matter how talented, a coward who knows only how to run away is worthless.

Even if he survived, he wouldn't achieve anything significant in the future.

"What a waste of Ye Chen's martial arts talent. If he had been willing to join our Celestial Fla Peak, he wouldn't end up like this. But, this was his choice. Whatever consequences arise, he must bear them himself. Even if he regrets it now, it's too late," the Celestial Fla Peak Master said indifferently.

From the mont Ye Chen refused to join Celestial Fla Peak, Ye Chen had been completely abandoned by him.

Celestial Fla Peak only shelters its own students.

As for students from other factions, no matter how talented, they have nothing to do with Celestial Fla Peak.

Therefore, there's no way he would step out to save Ye Chen today.

"Girl, it seems Ye Chen is indeed a coward. He doesn't even have the courage to step onto the platform and fight Duanmu Jie. Such a person is not worthy to be our son-in-law." In a hidden corner on Life and Death Peak, a mysterious elder wearing a bronze mask spoke coldly, full of disdain and disgust in his tone.

"Alas! I had thought that our lady's fiancé would surely be a peerless prodigy, both brave and wise. Yet, I never imagined he would be so cowardly! Fine, today I'll save him once for the sake of our lady, but after that, we will leave the Celestial Fla Dynasty, and I never want to see this coward again," sighed the girl in a black veil beside the mysterious elder, her expression showing utmost disappointnt.

This girl was the sa one Ye Chen had seen at his residence before.

She originally thought Ye Chen was just relatively weak, but should at least have so courage.

After all, he was a direct descendant of the Ye Clan of the Divine Spirit Family!

But now, she found Ye Chen not only lacked strength but also courage—a true coward.

Ironically, she had foolishly thought of recruiting this coward to help avenge her lady.

This was nothing short of a ridiculous farce.

This coward couldn't even handle a re cultivator in the Gang Qi Realm; how could he possibly assist in confronting a terrifyingly powerful entity?

"Alas! Ye Chen, it's useless; everything is already too late. You've signed the Life and Death Contract with Duanmu Jie, so even if you hide, soone will drag you out to face him. Why were you so impulsive back then?" In front of the Life and Death Battle Platform, a pang of sorrow flashed through Ouyang Xue's dark eyes as she sighed in her heart.

Although she hadn't known Ye Chen long, she once had high hopes for him.

So there's no way she could feel nothing towards Ye Chen.

Precisely because of this, she really didn't want Ye Chen to be killed by Duanmu Jie.

But, reality is so cruel.

Today, even if anyone ca, nothing could change this outco.

"The ti is almost up, and hmph! Ye Chen really did desert at the last mont."

"This guy is really a coward," more and more students secretly sneered as ti passed, their eyes full of disdain.

"Pass the order to catch Ye Chen and bring him to ," Duanmu Ying directly ordered her subordinates.

"Duanmu Jie, are you ready to die?" At that mont, a cold voice suddenly echoed around the Life and Death Battle Platform, as if thunder had burst, shaking everyone to the core.

Imdiately following, a figure appeared before everyone.

It was none other than Ye Chen.