Even so, Elder Chen's condition wasn't good. He was covered in wounds, some of which were permanent and irreversible, showing how ruthless and skilled Lord Han had been.

But as long as the final result was his victory, that was enough.

The winner is king, the loser is villain. Everything was that simple.

These terrifying injuries could be healed with good care after returning, at least partially.

But a lost life was lost forever!

As Elder Chen thought about these things, the night sky above rumbled again, and raindrops began to fall.

Using the light, he finally saw the situation below and... locked onto a person.

"Ye Se Liming!" (Night Dawn)

His grand plan had been completely ruined by Ye Se Liming.

Without the princess as a chess piece, he would have to re-plan the path ahead.

While thinking, Elder Chen aimed at Fang Yue and stretched out the three remaining finger bones of his right hand, opened his palm, and made a pulling motion.

A pulling force immediately appeared on Fang Yue.

But when Elder Chen exerted his strength, he found that Fang Yue was stubbornly using his ring as a medium to condense a fire blade, which he stuck into the ground to resist the pulling force.

"How dare a mere ant..."

Just as Elder Chen was about to increase his strength, he suddenly heard a cracking sound. A crack appeared in his hand bone, like an old machine part malfunctioning under heavy load.

Slightly stunned, he frowned and stopped his action, slowly landing on the ground.

On Fang Yue's side, the pulling force also stopped.

"Ye Se Liming, you killed a member of my Wu Yu (Black Rain) clan's royal family, do you know what price you'll have to pay!"

Elder Chen put his hands behind his back and walked towards Fang Yue.

"Elder Chen, you destroyed my Gu Yue (Ancient Moon) Village, do you know what price you'll have to pay!"

Seeing that the pulling force was gone, Fang Yue also dispelled the fire blade and walked towards Elder Chen step by step!

The two, one old and one young, walked towards each other in the night rain!

Boom!

Another thunderclap sounded, and the speed of the night rain gradually increased.

Dense damage numbers began to appear on both of them.

As for the survivors of Gu Yue Village who still had a little desire to survive, they all found nearby shelters to hide in.

Fortunately, the bone ball had exploded, and the huge bone shell that fell out provided excellent shelter nearby. Otherwise, with the night rain intensifying, they would have fallen on the road and died before reaching the nearest roof.

"It's Ye-ge!" (Brother Ye)

Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu (Faint Sky Paper Kite Dance), who was dragging the dazed Lin Ling into the bone shell, suddenly pointed forward and exclaimed.

The others then noticed the situation in front.

Lin Ling, who had been completely disheartened, saw Fang Yue walking towards Elder Chen with an aura that seemed equal to his.

Lin Ling's eyes immediately began to gradually regain clarity.

"Xiao, Xiao Ye? (Little Ye) What is Xiao Ye doing? Xiao Ye! Come back! Come back quickly! You are no match for him!"

Regaining his senses, Lin Ling's face changed drastically, and he shouted.

However, his voice seemed very weak in the booming thunder and crackling rain.

The others then noticed the change in front and their expressions immediately varied.

They didn't know what Fang Yue wanted to do.

They knew that Fang Yue was special and could move normally in the night rain.

But they also knew that Fang Yue was a Houtian (Acquired Realm) martial artist!

This was an undeniable, ironclad fact.

And a Houtian martial artist could never defeat a Rain-level expert!

Below the Immortal-level, the Rain-level is invincible!

Even if Fang Yue was special and favored by Lord Han, what could Fang Yue do when even Lord Han had been killed? It was just a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

Everyone will die! Everyone... without exception, will be killed by Elder Chen, killed by the Wu Yu clan, no one can escape! This is our fate, our fate!

Despite thinking so, despite the fact being so, when they saw Fang Yue walking towards Elder Chen in the night rain, a trace of expectation, a little delusion, rose in their hearts for some reason.

Boom!

The thunder roared again.

The rain, the rain fell more urgently.

In the sky and on the ground, within a hundred li, no one except Fang Yue and Elder Chen dared to be exposed to the night rain, and no strange creatures dared to walk outside.

Everyone, all the strange creatures, hid in the safe zone to avoid the rain, not daring to move, quietly waiting for the night rain to pass.

However, the night rain was still intensifying! Still becoming more fierce!

The wind howled, and lightning flashed and thunder rumbled.

The night rain was gradually transforming from [light rain] to [moderate rain].

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The violent rainfall caused dense numbers of -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 to appear all over the bodies of the two exposed to the night rain.

The raindrops were fast and dense, and Fang Yue's steps were getting faster and faster!

However, Elder Chen on the opposite side began to gradually slow down his pace. His expression changed from the initial calmness and composure to confusion and incomprehension, then to nervousness and unease, and finally to the current gloomy and ugly look.

As Fang Yue's steps towards him became more and more hurried, more and more fast, Elder Chen completely stopped.

He was afraid.

Because the human in front of him was actually able to withstand the erosion of the night rain in such a violent night rain, without any external force, just like him, without changing his expression!

This was not something a Houtian martial artist could do!!

There was only one type of martial artist who could do this, and that was... a Rain-level martial artist!

Ye Se Liming was actually a Rain-level martial artist?!!

Elder Chen didn't believe it for anything.

But the night rain in front of him was the best quality inspector.

Anyone who couldn't withstand the night rain was not worthy of being called a Rain-level expert.

Conversely, anyone who could move freely in the night rain was definitely a real Rain-level expert!

Rain-level, invincible below the Immortal-level!

Elder Chen, who had just fought against the half Rain-level Lord Han, understood the horror of Rain-level peers even more.

That kind of powerful strength was not something that he, who was now exhausted and full of sores, could fight against!

So, Elder Chen was afraid.

He was afraid... that Fang Yue was really a Rain-level! And he had no ability to fight a second Rain-level expert!

If Fang Yue showed even a hint of retreat in the night rain when facing his oppression, he would not have thought that Fang Yue was a Rain-level expert.

But, Fang Yue didn't.

Fang Yue was like going against the heavens, no obstacle, no pressure, could stop him from moving forward.

He was like holding his breath, striding forward!

"No, it's impossible! It doesn't make sense! How could another Rain-level expert come out of a mere Gu Yue Village! Absolutely impossible!"

Elder Chen muttered to himself, but his heart was very shaken.

Because the night rain would not deceive people.

Also because, the Blood-level Ma Ling'er died in Fang Yue's hands.

If... Fang Yue had Rain-level strength, and had been pretending to be weak all along.

Then all the confusion at the moment seemed to be explained!