Ye Xiao's gaze was as sharp as a torch. The peculiar steps of Fu Bin kept repeating in his sight, and at the same time, Ye Xiao committed them to memory!

"So, it's these steps, seemingly chaotic but actually rhythmic," Ye Xiao thought to himself while fighting Fu Bin.

Ye Xiao had once studied "The Book of Changes" for a period of time and was surprised to find that, when observing these seemingly random steps through the lens of the I Ching's hexagrams patterns, they became extremely smooth!

Yes, "The Book of Changes"!

Realizing this, Ye Xiao couldn't help but inwardly admire the profoundness of "The Book of Changes." At first, his master had insisted that he study it, but he had read less than a third before giving up. Now, he somewhat regretted it; it turned out that "The Book of Changes" could be so helpful in martial arts, revealing a connection between martial arts and various classical texts, especially the vast and profound "The Book of Changes"!

"Sky Splitting Palm!" Seeing that his attacks were not successful, Fu Bin grew anxious and quickly transformed his fists into palms. A burst of inner strength surged to his palms, and he swiftly struck at Ye Xiao!

Ye Xiao could tell from Fu Bin's attack posture that he was going to use some extremely powerful martial arts move. However, upon hearing Fu Bin shout "Sky Splitting Palm," Ye Xiao was greatly taken aback!

Sky Splitting Palm was a Xuan Rank martial arts, and a very rare one at that, once a secret technique of several sects, though it was said to have been lost. Yet, unexpectedly, Fu Bin knew it!

Ye Xiao dared not be careless and quickly changed his palms into claws.

Eagle Claw Skill was learned from his battle with Guan Chongshan and was quite a formidable move, Guan Chongshan's trump card, and also a Xuan Rank technique. So, using Eagle Claw Skill to counter the Sky Splitting Palm should be an even match!

The Eagle Claw and Sky Splitting Palm collided abruptly, causing a huge blast of energy. Ye Xiao and Fu Bin were both forced back several steps. Ye Xiao felt a slight numbness in his hands, indicating the formidable power of the Sky Splitting Palm.

Fu Bin was also shocked; he had expected Ye Xiao to dodge his Sky Splitting Palm. He never anticipated that Ye Xiao would confront it with martial arts. The power of Sky Splitting Palm was tremendous, and normally even a Mid-stage Xuan Rank martial artist would be injured, but after Ye Xiao took the hit, Fu Bin was stunned to find no apparent distress in him; instead, Ye Xiao still wore a smile!

Ye Xiao should have been injured, but he was protected by the Nine Yang Divine Skill, which had astonishing defensive abilities, absorbing the damage that should have been inflicted.

"Sky Splitting Palm indeed lives up to its reputation. However, it's a pity that your inner strength isn't deep enough. Your Sky Splitting Palm felt as if it was scratching an itch!" Ye Xiao laughed heartily, kicked off the ground, and, like an eagle spreading its wings, charged toward Fu Bin with incredible speed.

At this juncture, Ye Xiao was no longer on the defensive but launched a full-on attack. After his Sky Splitting Palm, Ye Xiao remained unharmed, which Fu Bin obviously didn't know was due to the Nine Yang Divine Skill. He thought that Ye Xiao's martial arts level must have surpassed Mid-stage Xuan Rank.

The martial arts levels were strictly defined; lower-ranked martial artists were at a great disadvantage against higher-ranked ones. Furthermore, when Ye Xiao came at him again, he used the vicious Eagle Claw Skill against Fu Bin's Sky Splitting Palm.

At first, Fu Bin managed to fend off Ye Xiao's assaults, but as time wore on, he realized something was wrong—he was running out of stamina, and Ye Xiao was fast. Although he had learned Wind Shadow Steps, Ye Xiao hadn't used them immediately.

Wind Shadow Steps were not an offensive martial arts technique, so Ye Xiao thought it best to try them out in a non-combat situation where he could immediately correct any flaws. In battle, especially against an opponent of Xuan Rank like Fu Bin, one couldn't afford to be careless; in a fight between equals, a moment of inattention could cost one's life, which Ye Xiao certainly did not wish to happen.

After all, he needed to live for the dual cultivation to come!

The Nine Yang Divine Skill was a particularly unique cultivation technique; the faster the consumption of Inner Power True Qi, the quicker its growth, never-ending. Thus, even though they had been fighting for quite some time, Fu Bin was drenched in sweat, while Ye Xiao remained spirited.

With a fierce strike of the Eagle Claw sweeping at Fu Bin, Fu Bin hurriedly dodged. However, at that moment, Ye Xiao's Eagle Claw transformed instantly into the Fire Demolishing Palm!

Fire Demolishing Palm was a Yellow Rank technique that Ye Xiao might not have used in a normal fight. However, now that he had spotted a weakness in Fu Bin's combat style, he quickly executed the Fire Demolishing Palm, striking Fu Bin with speed and sending him flying into the air. Fu Bin coughed up blood midair—it was clear that, despite being a Yellow Rank technique, the power of Fire Demolishing Palm was greatly increased by Ye Xiao's more robust inner strength.

After delivering the Fire Demolishing Palm, Ye Xiao thought for sure that Fu Bin would crash hard into the ground. However, to his surprise, Fu Bin bore the severe pain and managed to use Wind Shadow Steps in midair to fly four or five meters away, to the opposite side of Ye Xiao!

Ye Xiao was slightly startled, the spot Fu Bin had fallen towards was on the outside of the building, about four or five meters away! Then he saw a cold smirk on Fu Bin's face as he fell straight down!

Fell down from the building?

Ye Xiao was a little startled and wanted to go over to take a look, but then he heard Ling Shuya exclaim excitedly, "Ye Xiao, you've made him fall from the building, he's definitely dead!"

Ling Shuya and the others hurried over to Ye Xiao's side!

Ye Xiao gave a bitter smile and said, "How is that possible? Let's not even talk about Fu Bin, even if that guy Zhou Hao jumped down from here right now, he wouldn't die!"

"Ah?" When Ling Shuya and the other girls heard Ye Xiao's words, they were extremely surprised and said to him, "How could that be? This is more than twenty stories high, at least sixty or seventy meters, isn't that a sure death if someone falls?"

At that moment, Zhou Hao said with a bitter smile, "Of course not, didn't you realize? Just now, it wasn't Brother Xiao who made him fly that far, but Fu Bin himself used some martial arts technique to jump out!"

"Ah? He jumped himself? Is that guy an idiot?" Zhou Yuyan was also somewhat surprised and said, "Hmph, I'm so annoyed that we didn't catch him. He has left my brother in such a state!"

Hearing Zhou Yuyan's words, Zhou Hao's face turned slightly red, then he said, "Hmph, sooner or later I will catch him, and I will personally slaughter him!"

Ye Xiao asked, "Does the Fu family know some kind of martial arts technique that can increase movement speed?"

When Zhou Hao heard Ye Xiao's words, he immediately thought of Wind Shadow Steps. As the Zhou family, which was inferior to the Fu family, he knew the Fu family well, especially their secret cultivation techniques.

"The Fu family indeed has a very wondrous technique called Wind Shadow Steps. Once you learn Wind Shadow Steps, your movement speed will greatly increase. It's absolutely the best technique for escaping. As long as the difference in levels isn't too great, it would be quite difficult for someone without Wind Shadow Steps to catch someone who has mastered it," Zhou Hao told Ye Xiao seriously!

Ye Xiao smiled inwardly. Was the technique Fu Bin had just used the amazing Wind Shadow Steps? During his battle with Fu Bin, his own inner power true qi was much stronger than Fu Bin's, yet several times when he was almost able to hit Fu Bin, he just couldn't land the blow. Now it seemed it must have been because of Wind Shadow Steps!

However, now that he had memorized the steps of Wind Shadow Steps, once he got familiar with it, opponents of the same level wouldn't be able to stand in his way at all!

Ye Xiao said with a smile, "Everyone, don't be upset. Although Fu Bin ran away, he left behind a very good cultivation technique!"

"Oh?" When they heard what Ye Xiao said, everyone was puzzled. Fu Bin and Ye Xiao's fight was evenly matched. When had he left behind any technique?

Ye Xiao chuckled. He had intended to tell them, but seeing Su Yun also looking at him, his heart skipped a beat and he quickly changed his statement, "However, that's a secret. I'll tell you all about it after I have fully comprehended and mastered it."

It wasn't that Ye Xiao wanted to keep it from Su Yun, but certain events had led him to feel strange about Su Yun!

Could it be that Su Yun was not an ordinary person? But that didn't make sense; in Ye Xiao's eyes, Su Yun had always been very fragile, just like when she was bullied by the principal's nephew, Li Dong. If Su Yun really wasn't an ordinary person, how could she have been bullied by Li Dong last time? If it wasn't for his intervention, Su Yun might have been disgraced!

But if Su Yun really was a fragile woman, could it be true that she was walking on the street at around two in the morning just because she was hungry? Most importantly, since she seemed quite timid, why would she go out at that time?

Therefore, with these contradictions, Ye Xiao simply couldn't figure it out. He didn't want to think of Su Yun as an enemy, but until he understood more about Su Yun's background, Ye Xiao had to be wary!

"Ling Shuya, why are you being so stingy? What kind of secret are you hiding?" Ling Shuya demanded with a huff. If you're going to keep it a secret, then don't mention it at all. Since you've brought it up, you might as well explain the whole thing, don't just say half of it!

In fact, everyone was very curious at the moment, but Ye Xiao wasn't in the slightest rush.

However, just then, Zhou Hao suddenly said, "It's not right; it seems like a lot of people are coming upstairs!"

Ye Xiao had already sensed it too, and moreover, at least three of them were trained individuals. Ye Xiao said, "Don't worry, let's see what happens first."

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