Ye Feng and Ye Honglin led the charge out of the Ye Family, and news of the fierce battle with the Ning Family quickly spread throughout the Ye Family. In the courtyard of the eldest brother, Ye Hongjian, he and Ye Honghai had gathered more than twenty trusted subordinates to discuss something.
Suddenly, the courtyard door was flung open, startling Ye Hongjian and the others, who turned to look at the entrance.
A man in his fifties, with graying hair, rushed in and immediately knelt on the ground, his expression filled with excitement as he said, "Master, it's about Young Master—he has appeared!"
"What!" Ye Hongjian exclaimed as he jumped to his feet and quickly approached the man. He shouted, "Zhao Butler, do not deceive me! Wasn't Zhan Er already captured by the Ning Family? How could he suddenly appear!"
"I—I don't know either," Zhao Butler stammered. "But it's being said outside that Young Master is currently at South Wall, engaged in a fierce battle with Ye Feng, son of Ye Honglin!"
"How could this happen? How could that little brat Ye Feng confront Zhan Er at a time like this?" Ye Hongyan, the second brother, also stepped forward, looking astonished.
"Second Master, it's not as you imagine. Young Master... it seems..." Zhao Butler hesitated, a troubled expression on his face as if he found it hard to speak.
"Spit it out!" Ye Hongjian shouted anxiously about his son's safety.
"Yes, yes. According to what I've heard from the clansmen outside, it seems Young Master has joined the Ning Family and is currently helping their members fight against our Ye Family!" Zhao Butler said nervously.
"What? That little bastard has truly betrayed the Ye Family? I'm going over there to skin him alive!" Ye Hongjian was momentarily stunned but soon erupted in fury as he prepared to leave.
"Eldest Brother, have you forgotten what we just discussed?" Ye Honghai frowned and quickly blocked Ye Hongjian's path. "If I may guess, Zhan Er wouldn't easily do such a thing. It must be because Third Brother didn't rescue him earlier that he lost hope in our Ye Family and had no choice but to join the Ning Family!"
"Even so, our goal is only to seize power; we never intended to betray the Ye Family!" Ye Hongjian said solemnly.
"Eldest Brother, forgive my bluntness!" Ye Honghai glanced around cautiously. Seeing that only their trusted allies were present, he continued without hesitation.
"Eldest Brother, do you think we can handle Third Brother and Fourth Brother's group with just us? Just Third Brother's cultivation level alone is beyond our capability to contend with. Besides, he has been designated as the family heir by our father long ago; now the entire Ye Family regards him as the true head of the family. What do we have to fight against him? Moreover, even if we somehow manage to bring down Third Brother, how will we withstand an attack from the Ning Family? Even if you become head of the family, I fear it won't last long!"
"Then what do you mean?" Ye Hongjian also found himself in a difficult position. The second brother was right; with only this few subordinates, even if they took the opportunity to seize the position of the family head, they would eventually be taken down by the Ning Family.
"Since Zhan Er has already allied with the Ning Family, why don't we also join them? We could work together from the inside and outside to easily bring down Third Brother and Fourth Brother. At that time, perhaps the Ning Family will let us off as long as we relinquish control over East Street and submit to them. This way, we might be able to temporarily preserve the Ye Family in Silvermoon City!"
"Surrender!" Ye Honghai's body trembled slightly, and his expression became hesitant.
"Big Brother, there's no time! If the Ning Family breaks through the Ye Family, we will eventually become prisoners!" Ye Honghai urged impatiently.
At that moment, another person entered from outside the courtyard. Dressed in black, it was a spy sent by Ye Honghai to monitor Third Brother and Fourth Brother.
"Master, it's bad! Young Master is being pushed back by Ye Feng outside and is in imminent danger!" The spy was sweating profusely and spoke urgently.
"How dare you harm my son! I will never forgive you!" Ye Honghai, who had been wavering, immediately made up his mind. He gestured with both hands, instructing everyone present to leave the city and engage in battle!
More than forty trusted subordinates nodded in agreement without hesitation and followed Ye Hongjian and Ye Honghai straight to the city walls.
On the other side, outside the South Wall, Ye Feng was using his overwhelming strength to corner Ye Zhan. If it weren't for Ning Hong and other experts from the Ning Family coming to assist in time, Ye Zhan would likely have lost his head soon.
"Brother Zhan, I didn't expect this kid's cultivation to have improved again; he has reached the fourth level of Origin Martial Realm. We were already not his match, and now it’s even more difficult!" Ning Hong desperately helped Ye Zhan block Ye Feng's full-force attack while panting heavily as he pulled Ye Zhan back quickly.
Soon, several experts from the Ning Family at Origin Martial Realm rushed up to block Ye Feng's path!
"No matter how strong he is, what can he do? The Ning Family has so many experts; we can wear him down!" Now referred to as Ning Zhan, Ye Zhan sneered as he took out an Essence-Enhancing Pill from his pocket and swallowed it.
As a first-grade pill, the Essence-Enhancing Pill could no longer be used by Origin Martial Realm warriors to break through their cultivation but was still quite effective for recovering Vital Energy.
Whenever their Vital Energy was exhausted, experts from the Ning Family would step in to block Ye Feng while they consumed pills and meditated to recover. In this way, Ye Feng found himself unable to deal with them effectively.
After battling for a full hour, Ye Feng had no time to recover his Vital Energy by consuming pills. However, the Vital Energy within him was incredibly pure, so he did not need to worry about it running out anytime soon.
"Die!" Ye Feng shouted as he flicked his sword, sending the weapons of two Ning Family experts flying. With the Raging Thunder Step activated, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from him, locking onto the two.
Due to the Raging Thunder Step, the momentum Ye Feng unleashed carried a paralyzing effect akin to lightning, causing both men to tremble and freeze in place, unsure of how to evade.
"Primordial Thunder Palm!" Ye Feng yelled, using his free left hand to strike twice, hitting the chests of the two Ning Family experts.
Both let out a horrified scream as Ye Feng's formidable palm strength shattered their heart veins, killing them on the spot.
At this moment, other Ning Family experts were entangled with Chen Xiaobing and other Ye Family members, leaving no one to stop Ye Feng's pursuit of Ning Hong and Ye Zhan!
Ning Hong and Ye Zhan turned pale; their Vital Energy had not fully recovered, and they were now filled with fear as they attempted to flee.
"Ning Hong, Ye Zhan, today I want to see where you can escape!" Ye Feng sneered and was about to strike when he heard a long howl from behind the Ning Family. Immediately after, an overwhelming palm force came crashing down.
Ye Feng's heart jolted; he quickly realized that he could not take this massive palm force head-on. Changing his footwork, he executed the Wind Chaser Step and swiftly retreated like a gust of wind.
"Boom!" The spot where he had been standing was blasted open into a bottomless pit!
"You little beast, daring to harm the Old Man's grandson; you're still too young!" The head of the Ning Family, Ning Zhiyuan, who had been observing coldly from the sidelines, finally charged out from his camp towards Ye Feng.
He had noticed Ye Feng's presence early on and was secretly alarmed by his formidable strength. He lamented that if things continued this way, the Ye Family would rise powerfully and produce another Ye Honglin!
Ning Zhiyuan would not let such a talented young man like Ye Feng slip away. He was even willing to tarnish his own reputation in order to crush this young rival with the authority of an elder.
"I absolutely cannot let him grow stronger!" Seeing that Ye Feng could evade his carefully prepared full-force attack shocked Ning Zhiyuan even more and solidified his resolve to kill.
"Ning Zhiyuan!" Ye Feng also noticed the appearance of the newcomer. Before he went to the Dragon Tiger Sect, he had seen the head of the Ning Family at a family banquet, so he quickly recognized that this person was none other than Ning Zhiyuan from the Ning Family!
"I didn't expect it to be this old fart. Now that Grandpa is still injured and Dad is entangled with those two black-clad men from the capital, the Ye Family no longer has any experts at the Eighth Layer of Yuan Martial Realm to deal with this old fart!" Ye Feng's expression quickly darkened. Although he could fight above his level, facing an expert at the Eighth Layer of Yuan Martial Realm left him with only one option: to turn and flee!
However, he was now less than thirty meters away from Ning Zhiyuan, and behind him was a ten-meter-high wall of fire. To escape, he would have to leap into the air and vault over the wall of fire. This distance was neither far nor close, but it would definitely allow Ning Zhiyuan to catch up easily.
At that point, his body would be in mid-air with no place to gain leverage, making it nearly impossible to evade Ning Zhiyuan's thunderous pursuit!
"What should I do? Am I left with no choice but to use the Blood Pattern Needle? But even if I use the Blood Pattern Needle against Ning Zhiyuan, who is four realms above me, it probably won't have much effect!" The Blood Pattern Needle was Ye Feng's last resort; he would not use it lightly unless absolutely necessary.
Seeing Ye Feng's troubled expression, Ning Zhiyuan let out a cold laugh. In his eyes, Ye Feng was already a dead man.
The prospect of eliminating a future genius filled Ning Zhiyuan with rising excitement. To prevent anyone from the Ye Family from coming to rescue him, he unleashed all his power at the Yae level and charged towards Ye Feng like a bolt of lightning.
"Brat, you should feel honored to die under this old man's renowned martial technique, Xunfeng Tianluo Fist!" Ning Zhiyuan sneered as he reached out his right hand, summoning a small visible vortex that began to swirl slowly.
The vortex in his palm spun faster and faster, drawing in the surrounding wind-based Vital Energy under Ning Zhiyuan's martial arts, converting it into his own strength.
Although only warriors at the Gangwu Realm could truly manipulate external Vital Energy, some highly skilled Origin Martial Realm warriors could draw small amounts of surrounding Vital Energy into their martial techniques through powerful techniques, unleashing ferocious power comparable to that of an Expert of the Gale Martial Realm!
"Xunfeng Tianluo Fist!" Ning Zhiyuan laughed heartily as he suddenly sprang forward, launching himself like a cannonball towards Ye Feng.
With no way to dodge, Ye Feng could only muster all his strength and channel all his Vital Energy into the Azure Dragon Sword!
"Tide Sound Sword Technique!" He shouted as the Azure Dragon Sword surged three meters in length under the enhancement of his Vital Energy, its azure glow shining brilliantly in the night sky!
"This guy didn't even unleash all his power before!" Both Ye Zhan and Ning Hong were taken aback, their faces pale as they looked at Ye Feng wielding the Azure Dragon Sword.
Facing Ye Zhan, Ye Feng initially did not plan to hold back his strength. However, the use of this Martial Technique required a significant amount of time to gather Vital Energy. He had been besieged by disciples of the Ning Family and had no opportunity to unleash it. At this moment, as Ning Zhiyuan made his move, the opponent aimed to deliver a fatal blow with the Xunfeng Tianluo Fist, thus giving him enough time.
"Brat, I didn't expect you to have some skills. Your cultivation level is only at the fourth stage of Origin Martial Realm, yet the strength of the Vital Energy within you can already rival that of a master at Yuan Wu Realm Sixth Level. Given time, you will surely become an extraordinary figure. But for now, you can only blame yourself for being born in the wrong circumstances!" Ning Zhiyuan, who rushed over quickly, was somewhat surprised and halted his movement, gazing at Ye Feng as he fully unleashed his Martial Technique, unable to help but express his thoughts.
"Ning Zhiyuan, kill me before spouting such nonsense!" Ye Feng replied coldly with a smile, swinging the Azure Dragon Sword down with a thunderous roar, aiming directly at Ning Zhiyuan's head!
"Seeking death!" Ning Zhiyuan sneered and unleashed the Xunfeng Tianluo Fist.
Boom! Boom! Boom! The clash of violent forces erupted with three loud bangs, and the terrifying residual force sent nearby disciples from both families flying, drawing everyone's attention.
In an instant, Ye Feng executed three sword strikes in quick succession, finally causing the swirling vortex within the Xunfeng Tianluo Fist to stall. However, he could no longer withstand the immense fist power remaining in the Xunfeng Tianluo Fist!
"Spirit Power Shield!" Ye Feng secretly mobilized all the spirit power within him, gathering it at his heart meridian to withstand this heavy punch!
A sharp pain surged through his chest as the Xunfeng Tianluo Fist met no resistance and struck him fiercely. Ye Feng's body was sent flying backward toward the fire wall!
"Brother Ye!" Chen Xiaobing exclaimed in shock. She swung her long sword wildly to repel the Ning Family Descendants that were entangling her and swiftly moved to catch Ye Feng before he fell into the fire wall!
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