950: Chapter 946: Victory?
Defeat?
950: Chapter 946: Victory?
Defeat?
“Smack!”
Ye Tian’s fist struck the chest of the fake Yun Xinyan once again, causing the imposter’s breathing to become obstructed.
But at this critical moment, the fake Yun Xinyan had no time to tend to his injuries.
He retaliated suddenly, swinging a palm strike toward Ye Tian.
“Bang!”
The palm strike landed squarely on Ye Tian’s chest as well.
Under Ye Tian’s relentless approach, the fake Yun Xinyan began employing the same desperate fighting tactics, where victory no longer depended on skill or strength but on sheer willpower.
The fake Yun Xinyan, always arrogant and dismissive of Ye Tian, was now utterly shaken…
After taking so many of Ye Tian’s forceful punches, the fake Yun Xinyan started to feel his head spinning, teetering on the brink of fainting.
In contrast, Ye Tian seemed to grow stronger as the battle dragged on!
Even though Ye Tian’s injuries were evidently more severe, somehow, he showed no sign of falling.
The fake Yun Xinyan was bewildered.
In duels between masters, the outcome often turned on a moment’s hesitation.
This very doubt in his heart caused the fake Yun Xinyan to gradually lose ground!
“Crash!”
Ye Tian delivered a bone-crushing punch, hitting the fake Yun Xinyan once more.
This time, the imposter’s leg bone snapped under the force.
With a shattered leg, the fake Yun Xinyan could no longer stand.
He collapsed completely to the ground.
But Ye Tian, one step at a time, approached the fallen imposter!
“Don’t come any closer!
Don’t come any closer!”
The fake Yun Xinyan, who had never faced an opponent like Ye Tian, felt as if he were facing an unkillable being.
“Hand over…
my…
wife…”
Although Ye Tian had won, the aftermath of the battle was brutal beyond description.
Ye Tian was holding himself together solely through sheer willpower, fueled by his unwavering love for Yun Xinyan.
Yun Xinyan had been swapped with an imposter, leaving her whereabouts unknown, which filled Ye Tian with unease.
Thus, when faced with a master like the fake Yun Xinyan, Ye Tian refused to fall, for he knew that if he collapsed, he would lose all hope of finding his wife, Yun Xinyan.
After defeating the fake Yun Xinyan through sheer determination, Ye Tian struggled even to form coherent sentences, his words coming out haltingly!
“Ye Tian!
Don’t come any closer!”
Despite this, the fake Yun Xinyan was already terrified, retreating instinctively.
However, with a broken leg, escape was impossible for him.
“My…
wife…”
Ye Tian’s voice was hoarse, his tone as chilling as a vengeful ghost.
The fake Yun Xinyan was paralyzed with terror, having never come this close to death before…
Ye Tian stepped closer and closer, but when he was just a meter or two away from the imposter, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.
“…”
The fake Yun Xinyan stared in disbelief at Ye Tian.
What’s going on?
Ye Tian had clearly emerged victorious, so why wasn’t he moving forward?
What was he doing?
While the fake Yun Xinyan wrestled with his confusion, a voice echoed through the air!
“He’s already fainted!”
Along with these words, a man dressed in white descended gracefully, landing in front of the fake Yun Xinyan.
“What are you doing here?”
The man in white seemed to be an ally of the fake Yun Xinyan, but the imposter’s tone toward him was far from welcoming.
The man in white ignored the fake Yun Xinyan, instead gazing at Ye Tian, who, though appearing to stand proudly, had already lost consciousness…
“As expected of the King of the Night.
Despite such a massive difference in strength, he managed to secure victory through sheer willpower alone.
His potential is truly boundless!”
The man in white remarked, then turned his attention to the fake Yun Xinyan, who remained sprawled with a shattered leg.
“What a disgrace!
To be defeated by a Martial Artist who has just entered the Innate Realm.
You’ve lost all face!”
The man in white mocked the fake Yun Xinyan, whose face twisted with disdain.
“If you’re so capable, why don’t you take him on?
If you can defeat Ye Tian from earlier, I’ll slit my throat on the spot!”
During his battle with Ye Tian, the fake Yun Xinyan had, for the first time, understood true fear.
His opponent, noticeably weaker, had fought with such unrelenting ferocity that it turned Ye Tian into a beast in combat.
Even the imposter’s superior strength became irrelevant…
This was precisely why the fake Yun Xinyan had lost.
He believed that since his strength was similar to that of the man in white, if he couldn’t beat Ye Tian, neither could the man in white!
But the man in white’s thoughts were clearly not focused on whether he could defeat Ye Tian.
He glanced at the fake Yun Xinyan.
“The mission was to bring back Yun Xinyan.
Why did you attack Ye Tian?
And why try to kill him?”
The man in white asked, his tone sharp, but the fake Yun Xinyan dismissed the question with a scoff.
“Though the mission was merely to retrieve Yun Xinyan, my instincts told me Ye Tian was a threat to us.
That’s why I struck!
Later, Ye Tian’s strength grew to threaten my life, so I fought him with everything I had!
I didn’t disobey orders; I acted based on my judgment of the situation!”
“…”
The man in white listened to the explanation without responding immediately.
After a moment, he said lightly, “The King of the Night must not die, not for now.
Keeping him alive benefits ‘us.’ The stronger he becomes, the greater his value to us.
So he cannot die, at least not by ‘our’ hands!”
Hearing this, the fake Yun Xinyan nodded in agreement.
“Let’s go!”
The man in white cast one last glance at his companion and then hoisted the crippled fake Yun Xinyan onto his back.
Just as they were about to leave, the fake Yun Xinyan looked back angrily at the unconscious Ye Tian.
He spat venomously, “Ye Tian, you may have won this time, but next time, your luck will run out.
I will fight you again, and the victory will be mine alone!”
The man in white activated a flying technique, carrying the fake Yun Xinyan away…
Meanwhile, Ye Tian, who had fainted, remained standing until the soil beneath him gave way under his weight.
Finally, his body collapsed to the ground.
The grueling battle with the fake Yun Xinyan had left him utterly drained.
Ye Tian lay motionless for over ten hours before groggily waking…
When he came to, the fake Yun Xinyan was long gone.
Ye Tian realized his nemesis had fled during his unconsciousness.
Although awake, Ye Tian’s internal injuries remained untreated, leaving him gravely wounded.
Yet Ye Tian had no time to rest.
Dragging his injured body, he descended the mountain…
At this point, Ye Tian could no longer perform Qinggong.
He had to flag down a taxi by the roadside, which took him to the headquarters of the Night King Hall.
The taxi driver was alarmed at Ye Tian’s tattered, blood-soaked appearance, but Ye Tian didn’t give him a chance to refuse.
He threw a thick wad of cash from his wallet at the driver.
Tempted by the money, the driver begrudgingly drove Ye Tian to the headquarters of the Night King Hall.
When Ye Tian stepped onto the grounds, the Martial Artists there were stunned!
“Boss, what happened to you?
How did you get so badly injured?”
“Yeah, Boss, who could have hurt you like this?”
“Are your wounds severe?
Do you need treatment?”
…
The Martial Artists were all deeply concerned about Ye Tian’s injuries.
What troubled them the most was figuring out who had managed to harm someone as powerful as Ye Tian.
“I’m fine.
No need to treat me.”
Seeing their concern, Ye Tian waved it off, signaling he was okay.
The Martial Artists asked no further questions.
As the leader of the Night King Hall, Ye Tian’s word was final, and no one dared press him if he didn’t want to explain.
Ye Tian swept his gaze across the gathered Martial Artists and asked, “Where are Ye Xuong and Qiqi?”
One Martial Artist immediately replied, “Ye Xuong and Qiqi left for a mission early this morning!”
Ye Tian, still dazed from his fight with the fake Yun Xinyan, had momentarily forgotten he had sent Ye Xuong and Tian Qi on an errand.
They had gone to the southern border town, meaning they wouldn’t return anytime soon…
For Ye Tian, Ye Xuong, the second-in-command of the Night King Hall, was someone he entrusted with all critical tasks.
As for Tian Qi, one of the thirteen guardians of the Black Hole Clan, he might know things Ye Tian didn’t, so naturally, Ye Tian had wanted to consult with him.
Unfortunately, neither Ye Xuong nor Tian Qi was present, leaving Ye Tian with no choice but to sigh and ask, “Are Alice and Dracula here?”
“Present!” “Present!”
The Black Widow, Alice, and the Vampire, Dracula, answered in unison, stepping forward to stand before Ye Tian.
Looking at them, Ye Tian nodded and said, “Alice, Dracula, the situation is urgent.
The two of you must accompany me to Twin Rivers Town immediately!”
“Understood!”
Alice and Dracula answered without hesitation.
Neither knew how Ye Tian had gotten so injured, who had hurt him, or the purpose of this trip to Twin Rivers Town.
But to Alice and Dracula, Ye Tian’s orders were absolute!
No matter the challenges, they would accompany him and ensure his safety on this mission…
“Good.”
Ye Tian nodded in satisfaction at their resolve.