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Clap! Clap!
The sound of palms striking together echoed sharply.
Xu Kun's expression changed drastically as he quickly retreated several steps away from Ye Tian. With a loud shout, elemental force surged around him and flowed back into his right palm.
It turned out that Xu Kun had held back during his attack due to concerns for his own people. After a brief stalemate, Ye Tian seized the opportunity to evade the elemental force Eagle Shadow and placed the Seal Technique on his palm.
"This bastard keeps targeting my palms, and my Azure Hawk Palm relies on these hands. If he destroys them, my life will be over... that damned bastard!" Xu Kun thought bitterly, glaring at Ye Tian and cursing him inwardly.
Seeing Xu Kun's expression, Ye Tian understood what he was thinking. However, Ye Tian was not angry; instead, he smiled lightly and said, "Are you cursing me in your heart?"
"I’m damn well cursing you! What about it? Do you think two seals can ruin me?" Xu Kun, realizing his thoughts had been exposed, stopped pretending and shouted angrily, "You bastard! I've heard all about you—your dad is a gigolo, your mom is a prostitute, and my cousin has been with her!"
What Xu Kun said was not true, but to Ye Tian's ears, each word felt like a needle piercing his heart.
If he had hesitated to strike before, the situation was now different. He was genuinely enraged!
Ye Tian took a deep breath, his eyes igniting with intense fury. Gritting his teeth, he said slowly, "Those words will become the reason for your lifelong regret!"
Xu Kun had been enjoying his insults until he met Ye Tian's gaze. At that moment, a sudden unease gripped him, followed by a chilling voice that sent cold sweat breaking out all over his body.
"Get lost! If you don't leave quickly, don't blame me!" Ye Tian's tone was icy as he glanced at Xu Kun's group of lackeys.
Although Ye Tian was filled with murderous intent at that moment, he still distinguished between fighting and hatred. He knew this group might go to the Xu Family for help, but he decided to let them go. The detonation of the Seal Technique would shatter their lives in an instant. However, this hatred belonged solely to Xu Kun; he had not yet reached the point of being blinded by vengeance to indiscriminately kill innocents.
Under the terrifying gaze of Ye Tian, those people were momentarily stunned, but they quickly regained their senses and hurriedly scrambled to escape.
"Damn it, a bunch of useless fools!" Xu Kun cursed inwardly. At this moment, he deeply regretted his earlier decision to hold back. It wasn't out of concern for the lives of these subordinates; rather, he was worried about his own image. After all, if word got out that he was indifferent to the lives of his subordinates, it would have a severely negative impact on the Xu Family's future recruitment efforts.
"Only you and I are left!" Ye Tian slowly approached Xu Kun, his voice still icy. "You will pay for what you just said!"
Xu Kun understood that his previous words had crossed Ye Tian's bottom line. What had started as a competition between the two had now escalated into a desperate struggle.
"Then let's see if you have the strength!" Xu Kun's expression turned serious. Facing an inevitable life-and-death battle, he felt some fear in his heart, but he refused to show any weakness in front of Ye Tian.
"Ha!"
Ye Tian stopped wasting words with Xu Kun. With a loud shout, he leaped forward, his tightly clenched fist slicing through the air towards Xu Kun's head.
"How... how can he be so fast!" Faced with Ye Tian's sudden and fierce attack, Xu Kun had no choice but to brace himself for the blow.
Boom!
With a loud crash, the elemental force cyclone generated by their fists erupted outward, sending strong winds swirling around them and lifting dust from within three meters.
"Oh no!" The onlookers gasped and covered their faces to shield themselves from the stinging wind.
Amidst the dust, the sound of footsteps retreating could be heard.
After a moment, as the wind settled, clarity returned to the scene.
Everyone hurriedly looked over and saw that Ye Tian had retreated a full ten feet away, and he was still unsteady on his feet. On Xu Kun's side, aside from his slightly pale complexion and his feet sinking slightly into the ground, there were no other unusual signs.
The arena fell into silence.
"This..." The first to speak was the burly man from earlier, who looked at Ye Tian with an expression of deep disappointment. He could only utter the word "this," unable to say anything more.
"The strength of the two is actually so disparate?" The others, after a moment of realization, couldn't help but marvel at the stark contrast before them.
"Could it be that Ye Tian's talent is just a boast from the Cold Family?" questioned a thin, dark-skinned onlooker.
"Impossible! I personally witnessed him unleash Nine Seals on Dragon Stream Wood!" The burly man, having regained his composure after the shock, rebutted: "That day happened to be my last day as a guard for the Cold Family. Fortunately, before I was dismissed, I witnessed this once-in-a-century scene!"
The crowd did not interrupt him as he continued, "Two Days Nine Seals; someone with his kind of talent would never be defeated like this!"
"That's right, the one who will not be defeated is me!" Ye Tian had now steadied himself. Although his chest was heaving violently, he spoke with unwavering confidence.
"Cough!"
A heavy coughing sound echoed...
"Cough cough..."
Then came the second and third coughs...
At first, the crowd didn't pay much attention, but as the coughing grew increasingly intense, it finally drew everyone's gaze. They found it hard to believe as they shifted their focus from Ye Tian back to the motionless Xu Kun.
"Cough!" Another heavy cough echoed.
"What happened?" The onlookers began to whisper among themselves.
"It looks like an internal injury..."
"Could it be? He clearly has the upper hand..."
"Poof!" Finally, after holding back for so long, Xu Kun couldn't contain himself any longer. A sweet taste filled his throat as a mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out in front of the horrified gazes of the crowd. Then, it was as if his body lost all support, collapsing to the ground with a thud.
"This... this..."
"He..."
The onlookers were once again puzzled. They certainly didn't know that in that earlier clash, neither had used martial arts; it was a brutal exchange of strength. Although Ye Tian was much weaker than the second-tier warrior Xu Kun in terms of raw power, the former's mastery of Jujutsu had granted him a physical resilience comparable to that of a mid-tier warrior. Thanks to his body's flexibility, the damage he sustained was negligible compared to Xu Kun's, making it clear that Xu Kun had suffered a significant loss in this mutual destruction.
Footsteps sounded as Ye Tian approached the half-kneeling Xu Kun step by step.
The onlookers' gazes followed Ye Tian's slow movement, ultimately locking onto Xu Kun, who appeared to have little strength left to resist.
"I told you, you would pay the price," Ye Tian said expressionlessly.
"You won. I just regret why I had to provoke you!" Xu Kun replied, though there was a clear unwillingness in his eyes.
"But it's too late!" Ye Tian's lips moved slightly, and the decisive blow was about to be delivered in the next moment.
"Not so easy!" Xu Kun suddenly erupted, and his palm surged with energy as Eagle Shadow reappeared, charging straight for Ye Tian's vital point.
Bang! Bang!
"Break!"
"Ah~!"
The sounds of muffled impacts, gasps of surprise, and the invocation of the Break Seal Technique rang out simultaneously. Ye Tian staggered back several steps, while Xu Kun's entire right hand was left mangled and bloodied, clearly rendered useless.
Such a scene left even the onlookers pale-faced. Like Ye Tian, they had not expected Xu Kun to strike again. However, unlike Ye Tian, they were even more astonished that Ye Tian could resonate with energy to such an extent, managing to activate his protective energy just as Xu Kun's palm was about to make contact with his body.
The shock in their eyes was shattered by the sound of Xu Kun's agonized cries. He was convulsing uncontrollably, clutching his disfigured right hand tightly and wailing in pain.
At this moment, he regretted everything. If only he hadn't caused trouble in the tavern, if only he hadn't pursued Ye Tian after he had already left, if only he had heeded the initial warning...
"Don't kill me! Please don't kill me!" Xu Kun cried out in desperation as Ye Tian approached him once more.
In response to his pleas for mercy, Ye Tian remained expressionless and slowly pointed downward.
"Ah! Don't kill me! I beg you! I'll bow to you!" Xu Kun, terrified and losing his grip on sanity, disregarded his pain and began to repeatedly bow before Ye Tian.
"Forget it, just get lost!" The sight of Xu Kun's pitiful state softened Ye Tian's heart; having his hand destroyed was already a heavy punishment for someone who practiced martial arts.
"Leaf Young Master, come here for a moment." Suddenly, someone beside Ye Tian pulled him aside.
Ye Tian glanced sideways and saw the burly man from earlier. He noticed the man was watching Xu Kun warily and whispered, "Someone is coming over there. They seem to be from the Xu Family."
Hearing this, Ye Tian was startled. He wasn't afraid of the Xu Family, but he still had a few companions present. It was hard to say whether the Xu Family would, in a fit of rage over their young master's injury, endanger his companions' lives.
"Thank you, big brother," Ye Tian said to the burly man, then decisively helped each of his companions, who had slightly recovered their strength, to their feet before quickly disappearing into the streets.
...
Not long after Ye Tian and his group left, the Xu Family members finally arrived at the scene.
Leading them was a young man around twenty years old, with a hooked nose, pointed chin, and triangular eyes that gave off a treacherous impression at first glance.
Upon seeing Xu Kun still lying on the ground groaning, his expression changed drastically. After briefly tending to Xu Kun's wounds, he gritted his teeth and asked, "Second brother, who did this to you?!"
Seeing his elder brother Xu Ao arrive, Xu Kun could no longer hold back and burst into tears, sobbing, "It was Ye Tian from the Cold Family! Brother, you must avenge me!"
"Don't worry. If I find this person, I will definitely tear him to pieces!" Xu Ao's gaze turned vicious as he looked far into the distance.
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