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The sky was clear and bright, a perfect day, but in the tense atmosphere, no one could muster a good mood.
Ye Tian frowned as he looked at the people from Black Wind Stronghold several dozen yards away. The number was not the over a thousand reported earlier, but only about three to four hundred, even fewer than their own side.
"Leaf Young Master, why do they have so few people?" Fifth Brother also frowned and asked quietly.
"I don't know. Maybe they think they don't need to mobilize all their forces to deal with us," Ye Tian replied, scanning the surroundings. He intended to be cautious about whether Black Wind Stronghold had set up an encirclement, but upon looking around, the area was open with no other figures in sight, and this terrain was not suitable for ambushes.
"Damn it, Dog Eyes Look Down on People!" Fifth Brother exclaimed angrily.
"That person must be Wang Tiankuang, right?" Ye Tian pointed at a burly man among them and asked with a frown.
"It seems so, but I can't see clearly," Fifth Brother squinted and looked carefully for a few moments before nodding slightly. Although they were only several dozen yards away, the dust kicked up by the hooves had yet to settle, making visibility poor.
"Advance," Ye Tian waved his hand and led the way toward Black Wind Stronghold.
The group moved forward slowly, so the sound of hooves was not very loud and somewhat chaotic.
In a moment, the distance between the two sides shrank to less than ten yards, and the faces across became quite clear.
"It really is that bastard Wang Tiankuang; he has actually joined Black Wind Stronghold!" As they got closer, Fifth Brother recognized Wang Tiankuang and erupted in anger, cursing loudly.
Ye Tian remained silent as he carefully observed the five leaders on the opposite side.
At the forefront stood an old man who appeared to be over eighty years old, yet his expression was lively and his aura was formidable. Beside him was a bald man with a large belly; despite having a face resembling that of Maitreya Buddha, he was currently baring his teeth in apparent anger. As the gaze continued to move, it fell upon a dignified man whose imposing figure and stern features made one feel he must be a fierce general.
"Sky Mad Second Master!" Ye Tian cupped his hands in greeting towards Wang Tiankuang while carefully observing the two individuals standing beside him. The two were both handsome; one appeared quite young, likely only twenty-five or twenty-six, with a pale complexion and somewhat effeminate demeanor. The other, though slightly older, exuded an air of elegance that seemed quite out of place for a bandit.
"You are Young Master Ye!" Wang Tiankuang returned the gesture with a friendly expression.
"Who are you? State your name!" Just as the two were exchanging pleasantries, Black Maitreya shouted loudly at Ye Tian.
Ye Tian chuckled lightly and replied, "Ni Daye."
"Ni Daye..." Black Maitreya furrowed his brow in confusion, pondering, "What an awkward name, Ni Daye... Ni Da..."
"Damn it, you old fool!" After muttering to himself for a moment, Black Maitreya suddenly realized and angrily cursed.
"You are Ye Tian?" Hu Lue waved his hand at Black Maitreya, signaling him to be quiet.
Faced with Hu Lue's seemingly interested question, Ye Tian responded in the same tone, "You are the Boss of Black Wind Stronghold?"
Hu Lue was taken aback; he did not expect Ye Tian, so young, to show no fear in such a dangerous situation. Instead, he remained calm and even dared to be so audacious.
"You are being outrageous! My brother is asking you a question!" Black Maitreya shouted again in anger.
"You are the one being outrageous!" Fifth Brother retorted angrily.
Both Hu Lue and Ye Tian frowned slightly at this situation; they were not here to engage in insults.
"I am Ghostly Shadow Hu Lue. I wonder if you have heard of me?" Hu Lue spoke proudly. For visitors from Spirit Martial Town who were quite far away, mentioning Black Wind Stronghold might not ring any bells, but invoking the name Ghostly Shadow would be different. In earlier years, he had roamed nearby towns alone, stirring up quite a storm wherever he went.
"I haven't heard of it," Ye Tian replied decisively. Not only had he truly never heard of it, but even if it were well-known, he wouldn't give the other party the chance to feel smug.
"You're quite arrogant, aren't you?" A glint of coldness flashed in Hu Lue's eyes as he thought fiercely, "Young and reckless, kid, you're asking for death!"
"I think you've been talking too much!" Ye Tian retorted fearlessly, his tone extremely cold.
"Damn it! Arrogant brat, do you dare to fight me, Black Maitreya?" Black Maitreya could no longer contain his anger at Ye Tian's disrespect towards Hu Lue. After shouting, he stepped forward to challenge him.
"Jumping clown!" Ye Tian did not accept the challenge and didn't even bother to look at him. Instead, he fixed his gaze on Hu Lue, making his challenge unmistakably clear: "I want to fight you!"
"Heh heh, young man, don't be too arrogant," Hu Lue sneered.
"Just answer whether you dare or not," Ye Tian insisted, pressing Hu Lue for a fight. In truth, he had no confidence; with Wang Tiankuang siding with them, it was equivalent to Black Wind Stronghold having six Martial Masters. If he had to fight each one, regardless of the outcome, it would exhaust him. Thus, he could only take a gamble—if he captured the leader, as the saying goes, "to catch the thief, catch the king," once Hu Lue was defeated, Black Wind Stronghold would be left without leadership and thus lose its fighting strength.
Ye Tian's thinking was based on common sense; however, the situation at Black Wind Stronghold was far worse than he imagined. Not only had Wang Tiankuang not joined them but two major figures had also rebelled. Moreover, their original force of over a thousand had diminished by six or seven hundred overnight.
Therefore, Hu Lue could not afford to engage in battle; he needed to maintain control over the chaotic situation to prevent Wang Tiankuang and others from launching an attack and to assess Ye Tian's strength.
"You aren't worthy yet," Hu Lue said casually while fiddling with a white jade ring on his finger.
"I said you just need to answer whether you dare or not," Ye Tian's gaze remained fixed on him as he continued to provoke.
"Heh heh, if I were to fight you and win, that would be me bullying the weak. If I lose to you, you'd have something to brag about—saying you defeated the Boss of Black Wind Stronghold. That wouldn't be worth it for me," Hu Lue said with a smile and a shake of his head, his demeanor relaxed and somewhat dismissive.
"Heh heh, the Boss really is the Boss; you've managed to come up with so many excuses for not daring," Ye Tian chuckled lightly and shook his head in even greater disdain than Hu Lue.
"Stop talking nonsense! If you really have the ability, then come and fight me!" Black Maitreya shouted from less than ten paces away from Ye Tian, gripping a Wolf Tooth Club in his hand with a fierce expression.
"Who are you?" Ye Tian finally glanced at him.
"I am the fifth seat of Black Wind Stronghold, known as Black Maitreya!" Black Maitreya announced proudly, his tone suggesting that the name carried significant weight.
"Oh." Ye Tian nodded lightly, dismissively saying, "I've never heard of you."
"How dare you! You little brat, you're too arrogant! I must teach you a lesson!"
With that, Black Maitreya suddenly moved, swinging his Wolf Tooth Club towards Ye Tian's chest with great force.
Ye Tian, who was on horseback, raised an eyebrow at the sight. He swiftly spun his body and leaped into the air, performing several turns before landing on the ground.
Whoosh!
As soon as Ye Tian landed, the Wolf Tooth Club followed closely behind with a whistling sound, its momentum impressive.
"You are too ugly; I don't want to fight you," Ye Tian mocked lightly, using Yuqi Tayan Jue to effortlessly evade the incoming attack once more.
"Wow! This is infuriating!" Black Maitreya was extremely irritable. Initially, he had looked down on Ye Tian, but after two attacks were easily dodged by him, his anger boiled over. He shouted and charged forward again.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Black Maitreya swung the Wolf Tooth Club in a dense pattern. As it spun rapidly, it resembled a whirlwind, with fierce energy swirling around it, uprooting the surrounding weeds within half a foot.
Ye Tian continued to dodge left and right, refusing to confront him head-on.
"Take it easy; be careful not to pull your back," Ye Tian said lightly as he stepped through the air above Black Maitreya's head and turned back to tease him.
The martial arts practiced by Black Maitreya are primarily characterized by their fierce and aggressive nature. Although the techniques are formidable, they lack flexibility, making it impossible for him to even graze Ye Tian with his attacks using the Yuqi Tayan Jue.
"Damn it, if you have the guts, stop running around and fight me head-on!" Black Maitreya was extremely angry. After several attempts to attack, all of which Ye Tian easily dodged, he found himself moving around like a monkey, which was quite embarrassing.
"I told you, you're too ugly; I don't want to fight you," Ye Tian pretended to shake his head in resignation, then chuckled and said, "How about this? You go back and put on some makeup to look better; I'll wait for you here."
"Go to hell!" Black Maitreya roared and charged again. However, this time he was a bit smarter; instead of focusing solely on attacking, he activated his Martial Origin Power in an attempt to restrict Ye Tian's movements.
As a First-Stage Martial Artist, Black Maitreya's control over Martial Origin Power was not particularly strong. In his determination to capture Ye Tian, he spread his Martial Origin Power over a wide area, but this also made it considerably weaker.
"You fool." Ye Tian sneered at the Martial Origin Power enveloping him within several yards. Instead of retreating, he advanced, and with a flash of blue lightning in his palm, he suddenly struck towards Black Maitreya's chest.
"Damn it!" Black Maitreya cursed upon seeing this. He had thought Ye Tian would continue to flee but was surprised when Ye Tian took the initiative to attack. Judging by the style of the strike, it seemed quite powerful.
With the speed of Yuqi Tayan Jue in such a critical moment, Black Maitreya could only hurriedly defend himself. He swung his Wolf Tooth Club, twisting his wrists and spinning it rapidly.
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