Ye Xiao, Ling Shuya, and Zhou Yuyan alighted from the car.

The person glanced at the three of them, then said indifferently, "To be in the company of two great beauties, Ye Xiao, you are indeed blessed with luck with the ladies!"

"Who are you?" Ling Shuya shouted at the youth.

"Who I am is not important, what's important is that Ye Xiao is here!" His expression remained, without a hint of change.

Ye Xiao looked at the person and said, "Who are you? I don't seem to recognize you."

"Of course, you don't recognize me, and I am also meeting you for the first time. If you hadn't killed someone you shouldn't have, I definitely wouldn't be here!"

Killed someone he shouldn't have?

This is an enemy!

Ye Xiao immediately understood the other party's identity and promptly shielded Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan behind him, saying with a smile, "Who exactly are you? Since you've dared to come here, you shouldn't be afraid to reveal your name, right?"

"Me? Haha, listen well, my name is Hu Zhihan!" The youth raised his eyes only for a moment as he spoke those words, a strong desire flickering within them, the desire for battle!

Hu Zhihan?

Upon hearing the name Hu Zhihan, Ye Xiao's face was filled with confusion, for he had never heard of Hu Zhihan, nor had he ever had a feud with this person.

Ye Xiao looked at Hu Zhihan and said, "I don't know you, right?"

"A few days ago, in the abandoned building of Minghai Academy, you killed two martial artists, didn't you?" Hu Zhihan's face was filled with casual indifference.

However, when Ye Xiao heard what Hu Zhihan said, he was slightly startled, suddenly remembering Hu Er's words about having a brother who would seek revenge for him. Could it be this person in front of him?

"Are you their brother?" Ye Xiao dared not take this lightly, for just from Hu Zhihan's aura, Ye Xiao could feel that Hu Zhihan must have reached the Xuan rank!

Since Hu Er had so much faith in his own brother to avenge him upon his death, then this Hu Zhihan must indeed have some exceptional abilities!

"How do you want to handle this?" Ye Xiao asked Hu Zhihan coldly.

Hu Zhihan suddenly smiled and said to Ye Xiao, "You should know the principle that murder begets a life for a life."

Upon hearing Hu Zhihan's words, Ye Xiao suddenly laughed and said to Hu Zhihan, "It's true that murder requires atonement, but are you sure you can kill me?"

Ye Xiao and Hu Zhihan's conversation left Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan both with shocked expressions, but from their exchange, they also knew that a fight was likely about to happen!

A cold smile appeared on Hu Zhihan's face. Suddenly, Ye Xiao noticed that the temperature around them had drastically dropped, and astonishingly, Hu Zhihan was the source of this chilling air!

Ye Xiao was secretly surprised. Who exactly was this Hu Zhihan? Could it be he was cultivating some special internal cultivation method?

While Ye Xiao was puzzled, he saw Hu Zhihan vanish right on the spot and then reappear right before Ye Xiao in the blink of an eye. Ye Xiao dared not receive the attack head-on, but with Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan, two frail girls, behind him, he had no choice but to pull them both away as quickly as possible!

After Hu Zhihan appeared, he immediately struck with a palm, and though it was filled with cold energy and missed Ye Xiao, Ye Xiao still felt a chill. In contrast, Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan, pulled away by Ye Xiao, were both shivering, obviously freezing!

Despite it not being midday, the fact that these two girls felt so cold clearly indicated that Hu Zhihan's martial prowess was not weak!

Seeing that Ye Xiao had dodged his Ice Palm, the smile on Hu Zhihan's face grew even wider.

"Ha ha, it seems you care quite a bit about these two beauties. But that's fine, after you die, I will take away these two beauties. Don't worry, I'll be sure to love them well on your behalf!" Hu Zhihan laughed heartily.

Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan were both shivering from the cold, but upon hearing Hu Zhihan's words, both were so angry their faces trembled!

"Ye Xiao, kill him for me!" These were the words of Zhou Yuyan.

Last time Fu Bin had ridiculed her, and now this Hu Zhihan was actually speaking about her.

Hu Zhihan looked at Zhou Yuyan and chuckled, "What a tough little girl, this young master's skills in bed are pretty impressive, you'd better not struggle!"

At that moment, Ye Xiao was also furious. No matter how capable Hu Zhihan was, the fact that he dared to flirt with the woman Ye Xiao was currently protecting right in front of him was unforgivable!

Ye Xiao swiftly moved forward two meters, looked at Hu Zhihan, and said, "I don't care who you are, but today, you must die here, no reason needed!"

As soon as Ye Xiao finished speaking, his whole body charged at Hu Zhihan in a blur!

The Hu Zhihan in front of him was clearly no ordinary person, possibly even stronger than Fu Bin, so Ye Xiao didn't consider this a joke and immediately executed his Eagle Claw Skill!

With a cry resembling an eagle's call, Ye Xiao quickly closed the distance to Hu Zhihan!

'Swish'

A razor-sharp talon, like a blade, slashed at Hu Zhihan's throat. The speed was so swift it was almost instantaneous, yet, such velocity didn't prompt Hu Zhihan to dodge at all; once more he countered with his Ice Palm towards Ye Xiao!

When the Eagle Claw collided with the Ice Palm, a violent burst of energy erupted, and both Ye Xiao and Hu Zhihan immediately separated upon contact!

From this brief exchange, Ye Xiao could sense that Hu Zhihan's abilities might faintly surpass his own—Hu Zhihan's earlier confidence in threatening to kill Ye Xiao had indeed been based on something solid. Moreover, the power of the Ice Palm was truly astonishing, and what was more significant, the cold blast from the Ice Palm could easily freeze an opponent's blood vessels!

Had Ye Xiao not cultivated the extremely robust and positive Nine Yang Divine Skill, which was the exact counter to the extremely cold and negative Ice Palm, he might have actually been at a disadvantage!

"Good technique, but too venomous!" Ye Xiao eyed Hu Zhihan coldly, with a sneer on his face!

Hu Zhihan chuckled, looking at Ye Xiao, and said, "You're quite something as well, being able to withstand my Ice Palm, but, I wonder if you can withstand the second, the third!"

After finishing speaking, Hu Zhihan immediately charged at Ye Xiao again, his aura of coldness becoming even more oppressive!

Ye Xiao, surprised upon hearing Hu Zhihan mention Ice Palm, had never seen the Ice Palm himself but had heard about the Cold Moon Sect from the old men on Qiu Mountain.

The Cold Moon Sect was a major sect in Yan Country, and the first Sect Master, Han Ming, had risen to prominence in the Martial Arts World hundreds of years ago with a miraculous hand skill, the Ice Divine Palm, and eventually founded the Cold Moon Sect. The Ice Palm was a simplified version of the Ice Divine Palm, taught only to the sect leaders, while the simplified Ice Palm was taught to some talented disciples of the sect. Seeing that the person before him knew the Ice Palm indicated a definite link to the Cold Moon Sect, this young man was surely one of the so-called genius disciples of the Cold Moon Sect!

Ye Xiao and Hu Zhihan clashed again. Now that Ye Xiao understood the opponent's technique was the Ice Palm, he immediately employed the Dragon Claw Hand. Both their speeds were extremely fast, yin and yang, fire and ice, and in the blink of an eye, they had exchanged dozens of moves without determining a clear winner.

'Boom!'

'Boom!'

'Boom!'

Ye Xiao's Wind Shadow Steps, learned from Fu Bin, were put to full use in that moment. Although Hu Zhihan's Inner Strength was indeed a bit more profound than Ye Xiao's, Wind Shadow Steps allowed Ye Xiao to move even faster, making it impossible for Hu Zhihan to gain an advantage. While the Nine Yang Divine Skill was powerful, it wasn't the strongest attack mental method in the world, and so Ye Xiao couldn't defeat Hu Zhihan in a short amount of time.

However, the Nine Yang Divine Skill had one very advantageous ability; it allowed constant circulation of Inner Strength: whatever was spent was restored. But it was different for Hu Zhihan!

Even though Martial Arts experts also had decent Inner Strength recovery, when compared to the recovery rate of the Nine Yang Divine Skill, there was a vast difference. Therefore, unless Hu Zhihan could kill Ye Xiao quickly, Ye Xiao would become an undying little war god in front of Hu Zhihan!

After ten minutes, Ye Xiao's strength was intact; another ten minutes later, his strength was still unchanged, while Hu Zhihan could only push his energy to the max. As the fight dragged on, Hu Zhihan's Inner Strength was rapidly depleted, and twenty-some minutes later, Hu Zhihan gradually started to show signs of weakness!

Hu Zhihan was extremely puzzled. He was supposed to be stronger than Ye Xiao but as they fought, he felt that was not the case anymore, and his advantage was slowly fading. Ye Xiao's Inner Strength seemed endless!

"Dragon Claw Hand!" Ye Xiao roared furiously, swiftly slashing across Hu Zhihan's chest, tearing his clothes and leaving bloody marks, the blood belonged to Hu Zhihan!

Hu Zhihan stumbled back a few steps, his face displaying a touch of surprise. Ye Xiao's speed was too fast for Hu Zhihan to reckon with. Hu Zhihan was no fool; knowing that if the stalemate continued, he definitely could not kill Ye Xiao, so after being hit, he immediately darted towards Zhou Yuyan and Ling Shuya!

Seeing the direction Hu Zhihan headed, Ye Xiao was instantly alarmed and dashed towards Ling Shuya. However, because they were too close to Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan, Hu Zhihan was upon them in an instant, grabbing Zhou Yuyan, who was closest, with one hand and reaching out to seize Ling Shuya with the other!

Nevertheless, Ling Shuya shifted to the side smoothly, just as Ye Xiao arrived, snatching Ling Shuya away!

While Ling Shuya was rescued by Ye Xiao, Zhou Yuyan was seized by Hu Zhihan, his hand clutching her throat!

"What do you think you're doing?" a startled Ye Xiao exclaimed at Hu Zhihan, angrily!

Hu Zhihan looked at Ye Xiao with a cold smile and said, "Since I can't kill you, I will kill your woman!"

Having said this, Hu Zhihan's Ice Palm struck Zhou Yuyan's back, and her complexion instantly turned ghastly pale, her body enveloped by the icy chill. This was the signature effect of the toxic cold from the Ice Palm's invasion!

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