Ye Chen stared at the floating long knife, the eerie aura it emitted making him extremely uncomfortable. He stomped on the ground again, picking up another brick, silently feeling as though a gust of bloody air was rushing towards his face.

"You've been injured in your fight with Croc No. and have damaged your vital energy. Now, you're just pretending to be strong!"

"I am the Poison Scorpion, here to kill you and avenge the brothers of Croc No."

Her Huaxia language was a bit stiff, but the voice was soft and gentle—a terrifying female upper-class ninja!

What shocked Ye Chen even more was that this female upper-class ninja was actually the third leader of Croc No., Poison Scorpion!

Among the three leaders of Croc No., Poison Scorpion was the most mysterious. Never had Ye Chen imagined that this Poison Scorpion would be a person from the island nation, a grandmaster level powerhouse, a terrifying upper-class ninja!

In a flash, three long knives broke through the air, striking with deadly force. The shadow of the Poison Scorpion was nowhere to be seen, but the intention to kill was clear and present!

"If you had remained hidden, I really wouldn't have been able to deal with you. But now that you've revealed yourself, I can't let you live!" Ye Chen said with a cold voice as the aura of a grandmaster fully erupted from him.

Poison Scorpion's cultivation should be at the early stage of the grandmaster realm, and she was far inferior to Ye Chen in terms of cultivation level. However, she was an upper-class ninja from the island nation, with unpredictable assassination skills. If she had continued to lurk and assassinate, Ye Chen would only have been on guard. But now, driven by her intense desire to kill him, she had shown herself, giving Ye Chen a trace to follow and eliminating this huge threat.

"Pretending to be calm, if you were at your peak, I would not dare to come and kill you alone. But you've been seriously injured in your battle with Croc No., killing you will be as easy as slaughtering a dog!" Her figure hidden in the void, her voice ethereal and indistinct, but the long knives were already slashing towards the major acupoints on Ye Chen's body.

"I deliberately showed weakness, waiting for you for a long time!" Ye Chen laughed arrogantly, his aura suddenly surging to its peak.

"To kill you, I only need a photo, one powerful strike!" Ye Chen proclaimed with boundless pride, wielding the brick in his hand with immense force, knocking away the long knives aimed at him.

"Still arrogant, but your death is in the next instant!" Poison Scorpion sneered from the shadows as the scattered long knives sharpened and attacked again.

"Ha-ha!" Ye Chen leapt up, hurling the brick in his hand toward an empty spot in the air, forcing out a graceful silhouette—it was the hiding Poison Scorpion.

"What!" Poison Scorpion was forced by Ye Chen's strike to reveal her form, disbelief written all over her eyes.

According to the information Poison Scorpion had, Ye Chen should've had less than a third of his peak strength at this moment, nowhere near enough to resist her assassination.

But now, not only was Ye Chen full of life and vigor, but he had also detected her position and forced her into the open—all unforeseen by her.

"Looking at this skin of yours, still a beautiful woman. But as a grandmaster, with vigorous qi and blood, you can keep your face unchanged and remain forever young. Who knows if you're actually an old woman over fifty!" Seeing Poison Scorpion's true face, Ye Chen uttered a strange laugh.

Poison Scorpion's face was covered with a black veil, with only a pair of beautiful eyes exposed, which still could not hide her exceptional beauty, making Ye Chen conclude that she was definitely a stunning beauty.

However, since they were enemies, even if she were an immortal descended to Earth, Ye Chen would show no mercy!

"Damn it!" Poison Scorpion cursed, grasping the three long knives and slashing towards Ye Chen.

Ye Chen stood fearless, empty-handed, his iron fists striking the long knives as he engaged Poison Scorpion in fierce battle.

Poison Scorpion was only at the early stage of the grandmaster realm, but she practiced the unpredictable and unfathomable Ninja Skill, so her combat power was definitely higher than her actual realm.

But who was Ye Chen? He was just one step away from stepping into the Mid Grandmaster Stage, a formidable individual who could battle ferocious late-stage grandmasters like Croc No., even when at the Mid Grandmaster Stage himself!

Poison Scorpion thought that after Ye Chen's peak battle with Croc No., his physical and True Qi had been significantly depleted, that he had suffered great damage to his vital energy. That's why she dared to abandon her specialty, foregoing stealthy assassination to engage Ye Chen in direct combat, wanting to kill him as quickly as possible since delay could lead to unpredictability.

However, after only a few moves, Poison Scorpion's face turned pale, realizing that she had made a grave mistake.

"You thought I was really using deceptive tactics, pretending to be strong to scare you away?" Ye Chen laughed heartily in battle, his domineering aura growing ever more intense. "I have been at my peak from the beginning. You're just too foolish, thinking I was weak, trying to overwhelm me. That's nothing but a fool's dream!"

"How is that possible!" Poison Scorpion showed disbelief. "You should be greatly weakened now, not even a third as strong as before. How could you have recovered so quickly!"

"There's nothing impossible. Since you've shown yourself, why waste words? Come and fight me to the last, let's decide on life or death!" Ye Chen, full of boldness, struck out with his iron fists, unconcerned about showing no mercy.

"Damn it!" Poison Scorpion met the attack with her knife, her expression extremely unsightly.

Ye Chen was relentlessly powerful, possessing a regal quality that allowed him to fight openly and mightily, displaying an invincible air that pushed all other powers aside in the world. After ten moves, he had gained the upper hand, suppressing Poison Scorpion completely.

After his peak battle with Croc No., Ye Chen had indeed suffered significant depletion of his vital energy, a decline in his power. But knowing that Croc No. was lurking in the shadows and that danger was all around him, he did not hesitate to consume a Healing Holy Medicine and also used the Strength God Elixir to temper his body every day. Now, his power had already reached its peak and was even on the verge of breaking through.

Poison Scorpion's face grew increasingly unsightly. Initially shocked at Ye Chen's recovery, she was then completely astounded by his ferocious combat strength.

This was the most terrifying opponent she had ever seen since she had reached the pinnacle of her martial arts. Even with Croc No., she had never felt this way. The only person who could elicit such a feeling in her was her transcendent and extraordinary master.

Ye Chen's techniques were exquisite and his killing power immense, almost unstoppable. His combat instincts were frighteningly sharp, rendering all of Poison Scorpion's ninjutsu useless.

Ninjutsu is a simplified version of the Huaxia Five Elements Skill, but it has its own advantages: it is unpredictable, sinister, and vicious!

The Scorpion is an upper-level ninja. She is intelligent and perceptive, a martial arts prodigy! She had been practicing Ninjutsu from a young age and has grown into a Grandmaster-level powerhouse, intimidating everyone around her, with the Ninja Skills ingrained in her bones!

However, The Scorpion had never encountered someone as troublesome as Ye Chen. Ye Chen could predict every one of her attack trajectories and restrict her movements tightly!

Whenever she tried to escape into the void and hide in the shadows to carry out her sinister assassinations, Ye Chen always managed to crack her techniques perfectly!

Once The Scorpion concealed her figure, Ye Chen would find her within a few breaths, using his ferocious power to force her to reveal herself, leaving her increasingly suppressed.

"Island country's minor skills, nothing more!" Ye Chen forced The Scorpion into a continuous retreat, speaking with arrogant pride.

"You are at the Mid Grandmaster Stage, while I have just entered the Grandmaster Realm. You are a whole major stage higher than me, so of course you are stronger. It's expected," The Scorpion said coldly.

Ye Chen could suppress her only because his cultivation was above hers, not because her Ninjutsu was inferior to his techniques.

The Scorpion had never been defeated in a fight against opponents at her level, which spoke to the terrifying aspect of her Ninjutsu training!

The Art of Ninjutsu, harmonizing with the wonders of the five elements, is unpredictable like phantoms and gods, with incredibly lethal force. Practitioners of Ninjutsu are considered invincible within their own rank!

"Do you think I am using my realm to suppress you?" Ye Chen chuckled lightly, repelling The Scorpion with a palm strike as he stood unfazed.

"Is it not so?" The Scorpion sneered. "In a fight within the same realm, I would slaughter you like a dog!"

If Ye Chen had not been a whole major stage above her, The Scorpion believed she would never lose. Even now, as she faced the prospect of defeat, she had not lost yet!

She was a proud woman!

"I see you are a woman with 'all brawn and no brains'. And even then, you have no 'brawn'!" Ye Chen laughed heartily.

Even though The Scorpion's visage was hidden behind a veil, making her true face inscrutable, Ye Chen gauged from her figure that she must be an exceptional beauty.

But no matter how beautiful she was, her chest lacked any prominence, as flat as an airport runway!

"You bastard!" The Scorpion raged with shame and anger. In the midst of a life-and-death battle, this man dared to utter such filthy language.

"You are a proud woman, but I, the King, am even prouder than you!" Ye Chen declared, his aura surging violently. "It's true that my realm is higher than yours, but if I were to unleash my full power, you'd already be a cold corpse!"

"Croc No. was at the Late Grandmaster Stage, and even he struggled against me. How much more would you?" Ye Chen's presence erupted in full, exuding the aura of a giant standing tall with supreme dominance.

That day, Ye Chen's powers had increased tenfold, making the mighty Croc No. flee for his life. Despite being weakened after the battle, he gained some indescribable insights into martial arts. Now his energy had returned to its peak, and his fighting prowess was even stronger than before!

Even if Croc No. returned fully healed now, Ye Chen would not fear facing him again. Without resorting to the Supreme Secret Skill to increase his power, he was confident in fighting him. Even if he couldn't win, he would not be as suppressed as before.

"You suppressed your own cultivation just now!" The Scorpion, sensing the oppressive aura from Ye Chen, realized something terrifying and her expression changed.

"Of course, the King bullies others but never bullies women!" Ye Chen declared with overbearing confidence. "Since your cultivation is lower than mine, I only used a realm equal to yours in our fight!"

"You!" The Scorpion was both shocked and enraged, with changing expressions as Ye Chen's strength had indeed exceeded her expectations.

"You ninjas are the most annoying, always lurking in the shadows and attacking, like flies sucking blood." Ye Chen strode toward The Scorpion, reaching out with his hands as if casually catching a small chicken. "You might be a woman, but your threat is significant. I can't let you go; I must eliminate the hidden danger!"

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