Chapter 15: Chapter 12: Forced Slaying
"Joining forces, are we?"
Ye Xuan frowned slightly as he watched Jing Tian and Wu Sha reach an agreement before him. He hadn't expected these two to actually unite. Indeed, when it came to treasures, people would swallow their pride and resort to any means necessary.
"Ye Xuan, to die at the hands of two First Grade martial masters working together, even in death you should rest easy."
Jing Tian's eyes were filled with satisfaction. Even if Ye Xuan won against him, what of it? In the end, he would still die by his hand.
"Saying that now might be a bit premature."
Ye Xuan looked at the two men in front of him, yet his face showed not the slightest bit of fear. Other than frowning at the beginning, he didn't even seem tense.
"Ha ha, are you suggesting that you can survive against the two of us? Stop joking around!" Jing Tian's originally handsome face now looked somewhat fierce. A nobody, making him suffer defeat repeatedly and then trample him underfoot, how could he accept this?
"Enough talk, let's get to it!"
Wu Sha was also getting impatient. He didn't care about Jing Tian's grudge with Ye Xuan; all he wanted was to kill Ye Xuan immediately and snatch the Dragon Blood Grass.
After saying this, there was a "clang" as he suddenly drew his sword, then raised the nine-ringed blade high, and earthy yellow True Qi rapidly condensed at the edge of the blade.
"Blade Qi Mountain!"
As the blade qi gathered, it formed a mountain of earth, rolling down towards Ye Xuan's head.
"Eagle Strike the Sky!"
On the other side, Jing Tian's body curved like a raptor. His body shot out swiftly, like an eagle, while at the same time, True Qi extended from the tips of his fingers, forming blades sharp as swords growing from his fingertips.
The combined efforts of the two were astonishingly powerful.
Caught between their pincer attack, Ye Xuan planted his feet on the ground, then explosively lunged forward, throwing a punch like thirty wild horses galloping fiercely, colliding with the mountainous blade qi.
Both sides released rampant forces, almost equal in strength, but at the same moment, Jing Tian had already closed in, his hand now a row of five swords, slashing viciously at Ye Xuan's back.
Sss...
In the nick of time, Ye Xuan barely dodged the claw strike, but his clothing was still torn apart, revealing five bloody marks instantly.
"Die!"
Although Ye Xuan had blocked the first wave of their joint assault, the sight of Ye Xuan's injury greatly boosted their confidence, and they attacked again with a fierce onslaught.
"Get lost!"
With a thunderous shout, Ye Xuan's body suddenly seemed to grow taller, his presence transforming into a towering giant, unyielding and defiant. He paved a path with his fists, clearing the way above his head, repelling the two attackers and breaking free from their encirclement.
"What a fierce Fist Skill."
Jing Tian felt his blood churn from the punch and was inwardly shocked. This Fist Skill, although only Mortal Grade, seemed to possess a might that was no less powerful than ordinary Earth-grade Martial Arts.
The move just now was the final technique of the Heavenly Dominator Fist, Unrestrained and Boundless, its power naturally formidable.
At this moment, Chen Yu, Meng Hao, and Chen Yitian had also heard the commotion and arrived to see this scene, and they couldn't help but gape in astonishment. Jing Tian and Wu Sha were actually teaming up against Ye Xuan?
"These two guys have really no shame."
Chen Yu said indignantly, while Meng Hao and Chen Yitian's expressions turned ugly. They had thought Jing Tian was simply narrow-minded, but they didn't expect his character to be so despicable that he would stoop to joining forces with someone as lowly as Wu Sha to gang up on Ye Xuan.
"Probably Ye Xuan has obtained that extraordinary treasure that caused such a phenomenon, otherwise, these two wouldn't gang up against him," Meng Hao guessed astutely.
"This time, Ye Xuan is in danger..."
Chen Yitian voiced his concerns. A Seventh Grade martial disciple against two First Grade martial masters was inconceivable, there seemed to be no chance of victory.
"Ye Xuan, you've hit a dead end; today, no one can save you."
Jing Tian's eyes were venomous. No matter how strong Ye Xuan was, he was still just a martial disciple. In front of the two of them, there was no chance for a comeback.
"A dead end? You're wrong. Neither you nor Wu Sha combined have the qualifications to push me to that point," Ye Xuan said, his gaze piercing, showing no sign of retreat. Before Jing Tian could scoff, Ye Xuan's clothes suddenly bulged, and within his body, True Qi boiled, emitting sounds like dragon roars that shook one's soul.
Crack crack bang bang!
His bones snapped and crackled like firecrackers. His body's surface veins and blood vessels bulged crazily, and his whole body expanded, growing to a massive two meters tall, becoming a giant.
Hidden Dragon True Qi, erupted!
"This is..."
Both Jing Tian and Wu Sha's expressions changed; they could naturally feel that under this transformation, Ye Xuan's momentum was rapidly increasing. And just as they had thought, with the Hidden Dragon True Qi in a state of complete eruption, Ye Xuan's strength was skyrocketing in a straight line!
The power of forty galloping horses!
Fifty horses!
"Darn it, we can't let him continue, act now and kill him!"
Wu Sha's eyes suddenly darkened, and the nine-ring broadsword in his hand chopped down towards Ye Xuan's neck. Jing Tian also moved again, attacking Ye Xuan from the left and right alongside Wu Sha.
Under the shocked gazes of Chen Yu and the others, Ye Xuan quickly rose up, throwing punches simultaneously to meet the attacks of Wu Sha and Jing Tian.
Boom boom boom boom!
Having elevated his strength to the power of fifty galloping horses, Ye Xuan now possessed immense power. After shattering the two men's offensive, he continuously threw punch after punch, shifting from defense to offense, fiercely bombarding Jing Tian and Wu Sha.
Suddenly, the situation reversed, and Jing Tian and Wu Sha were gradually being suppressed.
The crowd was already dumbfounded. Ye Xuan, fighting one against two, was actually gaining the upper hand. How supremely wild and domineering!
"Is this guy even human?"
Meng Hao swallowed hard. The current Ye Xuan was simply a monster, no, rather a humanoid Demon Beast. Merely at the Seventh Grade Martial Apprentice realm, he was overwhelming two First Grade Martial Masters, truly baffling.
"Damn it!"
Being pressed into a continuous retreat, Jing Tian and Wu Sha roared in fury, trying desperately to reverse the situation and attack Ye Xuan.
"Hmph!"
With a cold snort, True Qi roared inside Ye Xuan's body. In an instant, his aura crazily surged, as though he had entered an invincible state, a transcendence of limits.
"Heavenly Dominator Fist, fifth form, Overbearing Millennia!"
The three figures intertwined once more, and the astonishing sounds of collision echoed through the air!
This was based on the concept of "dominance." Ye Xuan, through deducing and integrating the first four forms of the Heavenly Dominator Fist, created this fifth Fist Skill, its power greatly surpassing the previous forms.
Ptui!
The collision was extremely fierce. In a flash, all three of them were sent tumbling backward, blood spurting from their mouths and noses. However, after retreating more than a dozen steps, Ye Xuan abruptly halted, then once again punched towards Jing Tian and Wu Sha as they retreated, his might unmatched.
"Damn it, does this kid's strength never run out?"
Seeing Ye Xuan advancing with another flurry of ferocious punches, Wu Sha also looked pale. Ye Xuan's recent move, Overbearing Millennia, had already injured his internal organs, and Jing Tian's condition was even worse. If he were to be hit again, he would likely not die but be left crippled.
"Boy, I can only trouble you now."
Wu Sha suddenly looked toward Jing Tian, a trace of sinister intent flashing across his face. And before the latter could react, Wu Sha made a lightning-fast move, slapping Jing Tian's back and sending him flying towards Ye Xuan's direction.
"Wu Sha, you bastard!"
Suddenly hit hard, Jing Tian cursed loudly. This bastard, he actually wanted to sacrifice him to block Ye Xuan's fist?
However, before he could think further, Ye Xuan's punch was already upon him, striking his chest without mercy.
"No!"
With a "crack," Jing Tian watched eyes wide open as the fist hit his chest, then his ribcage caved in, his eyeballs bulging out.
With that punch, his internal organs were shattered to bits! And following this, the vitality in his eyes dissipated, his body fell, completely limp, silenced forever.
"Jing Tian is dead." Seeing this scene, Chen Yu couldn't help but cover her mouth, her face turning pale; after all, the person was someone who had traveled with them.
"He brought it upon himself."
Meng Hao, with a resolute nature, shook his head. Jing Tian's action was purely suicidal; no one else was to blame.
After punching Jing Tian to death, when Ye Xuan aimed to pursue Wu Sha, the latter had already fled at full speed into the dense forest, vanishing without a trace.
"He sure runs fast."
Ye Xuan did not pursue, knowing he wouldn't be able to catch up. He wasn't worried that Wu Sha would spread the word about what happened here, as Jing Tian's death was also linked to him. If the Jing family were to settle accounts, Wu Sha wouldn't be able to escape. He probably wouldn't do something so foolish.