824: Chapter 820: The Despicable Sima Yun 824: Chapter 820: The Despicable Sima Yun Ye Tian adjusted his breath slightly, then took a deep breath, gathering his power, and launched an attack on Andrew.
But before he could get close to Andrew, a soft whip, like a black snake, darted toward him…
“Swish, swish, swish, swish~~~~~~”
The friction between the whip and the air produced an ear-piercing sound.
Ye Tian knew well who was wielding the whip.
In the entire Night King Hall, there was no one else but the Black Widow Alice who could wield a soft whip to such perfection!
Faced with the Black Widow’s attacking whip, Ye Tian dared not be careless and immediately grabbed the whip with his hand.
Ye Tian was well aware of the weak point of the Black Widow’s whip.
No matter how powerful she was, when using the whip, its “seven-inch point” always lacked leverage, serving as Ye Tian’s opening.
The whip was tightly gripped by Ye Tian, but the Black Widow didn’t panic.
She channeled her energy into the whip, engaging Ye Tian in a stalemate…
After receiving guidance from Ye Tian, the Black Widow’s “Power of the Clouds” had achieved a harmonious balance of hardness and softness.
Thus, the energy she infused into the whip was both nimble and heavy.
If it had been an ordinary martial artist, they wouldn’t have been able to withstand the Black Widow’s energy.
But Ye Tian was different; even with such perfectly balanced energy, he could easily neutralize it.
Ye Tian’s left hand gripped the soft whip firmly while his right hand struck out.
The overwhelming energy infused into the whip by the Black Widow passed through Ye Tian’s body and was directly released from his right palm, dissolving everything into nothing.
Seeing this, the Black Widow refused to concede.
She immediately unleashed her most deadly weapon—her Blood Claw—and pounced ferociously toward Ye Tian.
The claw strike was ferocious, augmented by the Power of the Clouds flowing through it, rendering it immensely destructive—almost as if it aimed to devour Ye Tian whole!
Ye Tian raised his palm to counter…
“Bang!”
Their palms collided, and the opposing forces within their bodies clashed, erupting with a deafening sound.
After the strike, both Ye Tian and the Black Widow recoiled a step back…
Ye Tian stared into the Black Widow’s eyes; there was no trace of emotion in them.
It became apparent she, like Dracula and Andrew, had been turned into a puppet by some villain.
“You wretched scum!
Just who is behind all this?”
Ye Tian, now boiling with rage, let loose an intense wave of power from within himself.
The Power of the Clouds from his Cloud Arts drew out all his Inner Strength, Power of Life, Power of Death, and the Spirit Vein Stone’s power.
The dense, heavy air around Ye Tian thickened, and the temperature began to rise.
As Ye Tian gathered his strength, a figure descended from the sky.
Who else but Ye Xuong?
“Die!”
Ye Xuong roared, curling himself into a ball and hurtling toward Ye Tian like a meteor.
Since the day Ye Tian subdued Ye Xuong, it was the first time he saw such a move.
The strike was unstoppable, and even Ye Tian couldn’t find a viable way to counter it.
Thus, Ye Tian could only leap into the air, avoiding the impact.
Ye Xuong’s body struck the ground directly.
“Boom~~~~~”
As though a meteor truly had fallen, Ye Xuong’s body created a deep crater in the earth—a bottomless pit that demonstrated the sheer ferocity of Ye Xuong’s attack!
Ye Tian landed lightly on the edge of the pit and looked down.
Suddenly, Ye Xuong leapt out of the pit, lunging toward Ye Tian again.
Among the martial artists in the Night King Hall, Ye Xuong was second only to Ye Tian in strength!
For this reason, Ye Tian had immense trust in Ye Xuong, appointing him as the second-in-command of the Night King Hall and delegating many important affairs to him.
Ye Xuong managed everything with tireless dedication, ensuring everything within the Night King Hall ran seamlessly, which reassured Ye Tian…
However, despite all this, Ye Xuong had once fallen victim to Puppetry Technique.
During that incident, Ye Xuong had been manipulated by Sima Feng.
Ye Tian had rallied all the martial artists of the Night King Hall to save Ye Xuong.
But only a few days later, Ye Xuong had been controlled once again…
Ye Xuong, being the strongest after Ye Tian, was also the first to train in Cloud Arts.
At this moment, Ye Tian’s undivided attention was focused on Ye Xuong!
As Ye Xuong charged at him, Ye Tian remained unflustered, raising his palm to strike at Ye Xuong’s face.
The late-firing strike forced Ye Xuong to dodge, creating an opening for Ye Tian!
Ye Tian flipped his hand.
The palm initially aimed at Ye Xuong’s face now directed toward his abdomen.
Left defenseless as he’d exhausted his moves, Ye Xuong was hit squarely by Ye Tian’s palm!
“Bang!”
A dull thud echoed.
Ye Tian’s intent behind the strike wasn’t to kill Ye Xuong, but to pour his energy into Ye Xuong’s body.
For any martial artist affected by Puppetry Technique, an internal vortex would form within them.
If this vortex could be dispersed, the martial artist would regain control…
Last time, Ye Tian and the martial artists of the Night King Hall had joined forces to dissipate the vortex inside Ye Xuong, bringing him back to his senses.
This time, Ye Tian naturally wanted to repeat his success!
Ye Tian continuously channeled his energy into Ye Xuong’s body, colliding fiercely with the vortex inside.
“Ye Xuong, snap out of it!”
Ye Tian shouted, expecting Ye Xuong to recover quickly.
To his astonishment, the vortex within Ye Xuong didn’t dissipate; instead, it grew even larger!
“How is this possible!?”
Ye Tian was seized by shock.
After all, his strength today far surpassed the time he battled with Sima Feng.
If Sima Feng’s power were behind Ye Xuong’s control, Ye Tian would undoubtedly have been able to dissolve the vortex.
Yet, the vortex within Ye Xuong was now unbelievably powerful—far more potent than the control Sima Feng had exerted!
Clearly, the puppet master behind this manipulation was much stronger than Sima Feng!
Despite exerting his full strength, Ye Tian failed to rescue Ye Xuong.
Worse, his focus on tackling the vortex left him vulnerable.
Under someone else’s control, Ye Xuong had lost all emotion.
Seeing Ye Tian expose a weakness, he swung both fists at him, landing a blow squarely on Ye Tian’s back!
“Thump!” “Thump!”
Two devastating punches!
Ye Xuong’s immense strength shined through in his mastery of Inner Strength, further enhanced by Cloud Arts.
Even Ye Tian tread cautiously when facing Ye Xuong’s overwhelming power.
This time, Ye Xuong’s punches carried his full force, amplified even further by becoming a puppet.
Ye Tian couldn’t withstand the strikes and coughed up blood instantly.
Feeling threatened, Ye Tian hastily retreated, maintaining a distance of four to five meters from Ye Xuong.
Facing such a deep mastery of Puppetry Technique, Ye Tian saw no option left but to engage in battle!
With Ye Xuong having seized the upper hand, the Black Widow, Dracula, Andrew, and other warriors swiftly surrounded Ye Tian.
Even the remaining martial artists of the Night King Hall emerged from the shadows, encircling Ye Tian tightly.
Over thirty martial artists surrounded their leader Ye Tian—a truly imposing sight!
“…”
Ye Tian gazed into the dull, lifeless eyes of his brothers and bit down hard, fury swelling inside him.
The enemy had turned every warrior in the Night King Hall into puppets, igniting Ye Tian’s rage to the extreme.
“Who are you?
Why have you turned all my brothers into puppets?”
Ye Tian called out, knowing that the puppeteer hiding in the shadows could hear his words.
Yet the villain behind the scenes remained silent.
Ye Tian pressed further: “Are you Sima Yun?”
At these words, a muffled voice emerged from within Ye Xuong—
“Ye Tian, how did you guess it was me?”
It seemed Ye Tian was correct—the one controlling all his brothers in the Night King Hall was none other than Sima Feng’s elder brother, Sima Yun, the clan leader of the Sima Family.
The same man who had issued the Slaughter Order through Tianmen and had come to confront him.
“Of course I knew it was you!
Only someone from the Sima Family could be so despicable!
One Sima Feng is dead, now another Sima Yun steps forward.
You two brothers are quite the pair!”
Faced with Ye Tian’s mockery, Sima Yun remained unperturbed.
“Despicable?
And what is despicable?
Achieving one’s goals by any means is the ancestral motto of the Sima Family.
In our family’s dictionary, the word ‘despicable’ does not exist!
Ye Tian, the moment you crippled my son, I swore to make you pay!”
From Sima Yun’s words, Ye Tian gleaned clarity.
Just as he was on the verge of breaking into the Innate Realm, Sima Yun’s son, Sima Kuan, had attempted to ambush him, only to lose an arm as a result.
Sima Yun, learning of this, retaliated against the Night King Hall.
“You sent someone to ambush me first, even nearly killing Ye Zhicang.
Letting your son walk away with only a missing hand was merciful!
Sima Yun, you and I are destined for a fight, but I never expected you would stoop to such vile tactics!”
Ye Tian retorted, but Sima Yun remained unaffected…
“Heh heh heh~~~~~ Ye Tian, whether or not I am vile is none of your concern.
But now, the martial artists of the Night King Hall are entirely under my control.
I wonder, as their leader, how will you bear the pain of striking down your own brothers?”
Sima Yun laughed coldly; his laughter was identical to Sima Feng’s!
As Sima Yun laughed, all the warriors of the Night King Hall advanced toward Ye Tian once again!
Ye Xuong, Vampire Dracula, Black Widow Alice, Shark Andrew, Poison Spider Bilis… and countless other warriors of the Night King Hall…
Over thirty martial artists, under Sima Yun’s command, charged at Ye Tian trapped at the center!