825: Chapter 821: Duel on Tianshan 825: Chapter 821: Duel on Tianshan “Swish, swish, swish~~~~~”
The first attack naturally came from the Black Widow’s soft whip.
The whip snaked forward, coiling around Ye Tian’s neck.
Ye Tian ducked to avoid it, but just as he dodged the whip, Dracula’s ghostly claw was already upon him.
Ye Tian struck out with his palm, dissolving the Claw Force from the ghostly attack.
No sooner had he deflected the claw than Ye Xuong and Andrew launched an assault from both sides, one to his left and one to his right!
The two martial artists both favored brute strength, attacking jointly from both directions, leaving Ye Tian no space to evade…
Ye Tian could only thrust out both palms, his hands carrying immense power, colliding directly with the fists of Ye Xuong and Andrew!
“Bang!”,”Bang!”
Two heavy impacts sounded.
Ye Tian finally managed to neutralize the frontal attacks from Ye Xuong and Andrew.
However, the sudden exertion left his energy flow disrupted within his body.
At this moment, Ye Tian was exactly in such a condition!
While Ye Tian was regaining his energy, the other martial artists from Night King Hall surged forward.
Due to their overwhelming numbers, they abandoned martial techniques and simply held Ye Tian down collectively.
Ye Tian hadn’t anticipated that the group of martial artists would confront him in such a manner, leaving him completely unable to break free…
“Slap!”
A heavy palm landed firmly on Ye Tian’s back.
The impact was tremendous, making Ye Tian feel as though his entire body was writhing internally, every fiber screaming in discomfort.
What made it worse was the fact that the hand that dealt this painful blow wasn’t anyone else—it was Ye Xuong, the man Ye Tian trusted the most in Night King Hall!
“Hahaha~~~~~ Ye Tian, looks like you’re out of tricks now, isn’t it?”
At the moment Ye Tian took the blow, a raging voice erupted from within Ye Xuong—it was Sima Yun.
Amidst the arrogant laughter, Dracula’s ghostly claw and Black Widow’s blood claw closed in once again…
“Sima Yun, you filthy beast!”
At the brink of danger, Ye Tian roared loud and forceful, unleashing an unstoppable torrent of power from within his body.
This overwhelming energy immediately blasted away all the martial artists clinging to Ye Tian!
Seizing the opportunity, Ye Tian moved swiftly, striking simultaneously at Dracula’s and Black Widow’s abdomens!
Attacking to defend, his palms flew out in rapid succession, catching Dracula and Black Widow off guard.
The two were defenseless when hit, their techniques rendered useless against Ye Tian, and their bodies immediately collapsed limply…
Andrew, the Shark, attempted to take advantage of the situation, throwing a punch toward Ye Tian, but Ye Tian neither dodged nor blocked, simply waved his hand.
A surge of Palm Force swept out—a raging wind propelled Andrew backward without physical contact, hurling him out of the fray!
Earlier in the battle with Night King Hall’s martial artists, Ye Tian had been holding back.
After all, these martial artists were his confidants—even if they were under someone else’s control, Ye Tian couldn’t bring himself to harm them grievously!
Yet the martial artists of Night King Hall had grown stronger under his tutelage.
Many had even mastered the use of the force of nature, and the power boost from their transformation into puppets made them far more formidable.
This overwhelming strength had placed Ye Tian in a tight spot during the confrontation.
If Ye Tian didn’t unleash his full power, he might very well be killed on the spot by the collective force of the martial artists!
Thus, Ye Tian was left with no choice but to draw upon the power of the Innate Realm!
Upon attaining the Innate Realm, Ye Tian’s strength was utterly transformed; both his physical power and mental acuity had surged tremendously!
Even Sima Yun, who was remotely controlling the puppets, was astonished…
“Innate Realm?
He’s actually reached the Innate Realm??”
From within Ye Xuong’s body, Ye Tian heard Sima Yun’s frantic shouting clearly.
But Ye Tian paid no heed to his voice and closed in on Ye Xuong.
With his full strength unleashed, Ye Tian’s movements became swift and his footwork unpredictable.
Ye Xuong had no chance to evade and was instantly restrained by Ye Tian!
Ye Tian’s palm rested again against Ye Xuong’s abdomen…
Earlier, Ye Tian hadn’t used the power of the Innate Realm, but now he intended to fully deploy it in order to dissolve the energy vortex within Ye Xuong’s body.
Every movement of Ye Tian’s was being tracked by Sima Yun!
“You want to break my Puppetry Technique?
Don’t even dream of it!”
Sima Yun shouted, causing Ye Xuong to back away several steps.
Losing contact with Ye Xuong’s body, there was no way Ye Tian could act on dissolving the energy vortex.
“Ye Tian, I’ll be waiting for you at Heavenly Mountain.
If you’ve got the guts, come to Heavenly Mountain!”
Sima Yun declared loudly.
Ye Tian heard it clearly but couldn’t be bothered to respond.
He knew that a showdown between him and Sima Yun was inevitable.
The choice of battleground didn’t matter to Ye Tian at all…
“I could have those men of yours killed right now.
But I want your brothers to witness your death at my hands while being powerless to help.
So, I’ll spare their lives for the time being!”
Sima Yun said coldly as the martial artists of Night King Hall began using Qinggong to leave the headquarters estate.
“…”
Ye Tian watched the backs of his brothers as they departed, his heart filled with a mix of emotions.
Given the Slaughter Order from Heavenly Gate, it was natural that he and Sima Yun would cross swords.
Yet Ye Tian had never imagined Sima Yun could be so despicable and shameless!
First, he had sent his son and Xu Ziwen to ambush Ye Tian during his breakthrough into the Innate Realm.
Now, he had taken control of all the martial artists within Night King Hall…
Ye Zhicang had come to Jiangcheng specifically to warn him to focus solely on his battle against Sima Yun, without involving others, especially those from Heavenly Gate, who were strictly off-limits!
But things had gone so far that Ye Tian no longer cared about such restrictions…
Sima Yun’s actions were so despicable.
Sima Kuan and Xu Ziwen had each had a hand crippled by Ye Tian—it was their own doing.
Given Sima Yun’s ruthless nature, Ye Tian knew that even when he reached Heavenly Mountain, he would face countless more enemies.
Sima Yun’s goal, naturally, was to drain Ye Tian’s stamina and focus, making him vulnerable in their ultimate battle…
“Forgive me, Ye Zhicang.
You risked your life to warn me, but my opponent has pushed me too far—even I can’t abide by meaningless promises any longer!”
Ye Tian murmured to himself, then entered his study.
After all the martial artists had left, the entire estate felt empty, bringing Ye Tian a sense of loneliness.
Ye Tian clenched his fists tightly and declared loudly, “Brothers, rest assured!
I will save every single one of you—all of you, without exception!”
The martial artists of Night King Hall might nominally be Ye Tian’s subordinates, but they were, in truth, his brothers.
How could Ye Tian stand by and let his brothers be reduced to Sima Yun’s puppets?
After taking a solemn oath, Ye Tian carefully searched his study for his safe, but found that the Jade Xiao it once held was nowhere to be seen…
“Just as I suspected!”
Ye Tian had feared that Sima Yun had some other means of controlling the martial artists within Night King Hall…
But seeing that the Jade Xiao was missing, Ye Tian felt a measure of relief!
It seemed that controlling the puppets required the Jade Xiao and no other method!
At that moment, Ye Tian felt a pang of regret.
He shouldn’t have hesitated out of compassion—he should have outright destroyed the Jade Xiao after extracting its power.
If he had done so, his brothers wouldn’t have fallen under Sima Yun’s control!
The truth was laid bare: Sima Yun had secretly infiltrated Night King Hall, stolen the Jade Xiao, and used it to enslave the martial artists there…
But the Jade Xiao’s energy had already been fully absorbed by Ye Tian’s wooden blade.
How was Sima Yun still using the Puppetry Technique?
“Shu Xin, are you certain you absorbed all the power of the Jade Xiao?”
Ye Tian asked, puzzled, as he drew the wooden blade from his side.
“Kid, that little girl’s power was completely absorbed by me!
She’s fallen into a deep sleep.
To awaken her, she’d need to absorb another millennium’s worth of energy—nothing less!”
“Then how could someone still be using the Jade Xiao’s power to turn my brothers into puppets?”
Ye Tian questioned again, but the millennium ancient tree’s Shu Xin remained silent.
“Kid, I don’t know the answer to this.
My knowledge is limited; I can’t provide explanations for everything!”
“…”
Ye Tian shook his head helplessly.
The millennium ancient tree’s Shu Xin had inherited the Jade Xiao’s memories along with its energy.
But in those absorbed memories, there was no indication of how the dormant Jade Xiao could rapidly regain its power…
Clearly, Sima Yun had used some special method to infuse energy into the Jade Xiao and awaken it, thereby enabling him to use the Puppetry Technique again!
For Ye Tian, this challenge was undeniably the toughest he had ever faced!
“Kid, if that little girl’s power were fully restored, she’d be unbelievably difficult to deal with.
After all, she’s a near-high-level Life Weapon!”
Shu Xin warned, but Ye Tian was in no mood to listen.
“Shu Xin, this time, I can’t heed your advice!
Sima Yun has turned all my brothers into puppets—I refuse to let him off!
Even if Heavenly Mountain is a den of dragons and tigers, I’ll break through it.
I’ll see for myself whether that despicable scoundrel Sima Yun is stronger—or I am!”
The murderous intent in Ye Tian’s words was unmistakable to Shu Xin, who could say no more to dissuade him…
“Kid, if that’s your decision, then we shall go to Heavenly Mountain together!
This time, we’ll overturn Heavenly Mountain itself!”
Shu Xin declared emphatically.
Unable to persuade Ye Tian otherwise, the proud Life Weapon chose to stand beside him in battle!
“Thank you, Shu Xin!”
Ye Tian expressed his gratitude, gripping the wooden blade tightly.
Since the estate of Night King Hall’s headquarters was now deserted, staying there served no purpose.
After confirming that the Jade Xiao had been stolen, Ye Tian left the estate.