The Patriarch of Hell was currently at the mastery stage of Spirit Assembly.
Meanwhile, Ye Chen was at the peak stage of Spirit Assembly. However, their abilities were not on the same level. After all, Ye Chen's flesh alone was invincible.
The patriarch's ability should be on the same level as a half-step martial venerable if he were an ancient martial artist. It would have been fine if he were to fight a half-step martial venerable, but Xue Feng, Guardian Huang, Li Ya, the old man in gray, and Bai Hongyu were half-step martial venerables.
It was definitely impossible for him to defeat five people on his own.
Therefore, the patriarch performed his most powerful attack from the start and bragged, copying Ye Chen's tone. He was trying to scare the five of them away as he threatened them with his boasting.
However, he never expected the five of them to agree to fight him at once.