Upon hearing Li Dachong's words, Ye Xiao immediately felt the urge to beat the crap out of this guy. Damn it, the guy had hardly started and was already pretending to be a god?

"Can you tell me why you took Qin Yulu?" he's just an innocent civilian!

Ye Xiao knew about Li Dachong's strength. Previously, during their battle in the rain, his abilities had seemed nearly equal to his own. He shouldn't have needed a hostage to threaten him!

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Li Dachong burst into loud laughter and said, "Qin Yulu? Are you talking about that little girl? Heh, let me make it clear to you, I, for one, definitely don't need to take any hostages to kill you. That kind of thing is really beneath me!"

Ye Xiao looked at Li Dachong with intense puzzlement and said, "What do you mean by this? Who was the person on the phone?"

"Of course, it wasn't me!" replied Li Dachong. "All right, since you're a dead man walking anyway, I'll tell you. The Zhang family—you've offended the Zhang family, so you must die!"

"So it really is the Zhang family!" Ye Xiao chuckled.

Li Dachong raised an eyebrow and regarded Ye Xiao with scorn, "Now that you know, it's about time for you to die!"

"Oh?" Ye Xiao really couldn't fathom where this guy got such confidence from. If this were an hour ago, before Ye Xiao's epiphany within the Seven-Colored Dragon Suppressing Formation, it might indeed have been difficult to defeat Li Dachong. But now, Ye Xiao felt that his strength had increased by at least twenty percent.

But how could Li Dachong possibly know whether Ye Xiao's strength had increased or decreased? He only knew one thing, a few days ago, when Ye Xiao battled against him, his Inner Power True Qi was nowhere near as robust as his own, and if it hadn't been for the appearance of Xiong Daoliang, who knows what might have happened that day!

Moreover, Ye Xiao had just broken through the Six-Colored Hidden Tiger Formation and the Seven-Colored Dragon Suppressing Formation, and he even used his Inner Power True Qi to treat Wang Luoxin's injuries. Each of these tasks was a significant drain on Inner Power True Qi. For an average Martial Artist, at this moment, if they still held half the peak level of their Inner Power True Qi, that would already be quite impressive. That's precisely why Li Dachong was looking down on Ye Xiao right now. In his eyes, Ye Xiao was nothing more than a sick cat, utterly vulnerable!

Whoosh—

In an instant, Li Dachong disappeared from the spot, reappearing right in front of Ye Xiao.

'Boom—'

A fist, laden with incredibly destructive Inner Strength True Qi, almost instantly reached the front of Ye Xiao's head, striking directly like a hammer at his skull!

In Li Dachong's view, this punch was more than enough to kill Ye Xiao.

Inside, there was a beauty, Qin Yulu. Although Li Dachong was getting on in years, the love for beauty is something everyone possesses, let alone male Martial Artists who have an abundance of yang energy and substantial desires in that respect. Having seen Qin Yulu, Li Dachong had already wanted to partake in those harmonious activities, but he was wary that Ye Xiao might show up at any moment, so he had been waiting. As he saw it, only by killing Ye Xiao could he entirely enjoy this stunning beauty without any reservations!

Moreover, after coming out from the cold storage and seeing that most members of the Seven-colored Lamp had been severely injured, especially Chi Yu, the eldest sister, who was unconscious, the Seven-colored Lamp's three male and four female members were all natural beauties. In the past, Li Dachong would not have dared to harbor improper thoughts because the Seven-Colored Dragon Suppressing Formation was too powerful. He had never entered the Seven-Colored Dragon Suppressing Formation, but he believed in its power. Now, however, with Chi Yu unconscious and the others severely injured, it was impossible for them to execute the Seven-Colored Dragon Suppressing Formation. Thus, Li Dachong was prepared to kill Ye Xiao and then slay the three male members, taking all four females for himself.

Every man hopes to become the supreme emperor, but is it really just for the power to rule the world that they want? No, that's only part of it. What they probably crave most is the tenderness of being doted on by beauties.

Though it's said that emperors are ruthless and set up lakes of wine and forests of meat, ask yourself, how many men wouldn't envy such a luxurious imperial life?

In Li Dachong's view, today he had such an opportunity, a hard-to-come-by chance. The higher-ups had even said that as long as he could kill Ye Xiao without arousing suspicion and make it seem like Ye Xiao had vanished into thin air, he could take as many beauties for himself as he wished.

But...

Perhaps everything was going according to Li Dachong's plan, but finally, there was a hitch in the plan!

Li Dachong's punch, thunderous and immense, suddenly aimed at Ye Xiao's face. However, Ye Xiao did not exhibit the kind of brutal impact Li Dachong anticipated; instead...

Li Dachong moved with incredible speed and thus, Ye Xiao truly had no time to dodge. Or rather, Ye Xiao chose not to dodge at all. With a dragon's roar, his hands transformed into a pair of dragon claws.

Grasping Li Dachong's incoming fist with a Fire Dragon Claw, Li Dachong's punch was indeed full of power. So even though Ye Xiao had seized Li Dachong's fist, he was still propelled backward about twenty meters, slamming into the wall of a warehouse with such force that a huge hole was smashed into the brick wall; Ye Xiao tumbled into the gaping void!

Yet, as Ye Xiao fell into the large hole, he wasn't alone—his Fire Dragon Claw tightly clutched Li Dachong's fist, dragging him into the warehouse as well!

The collision of Ye Xiao and Li Dachong into the warehouse was but a flash of lightning, an event so unbelievable it might only be seen in novels and movies. Yet, at that moment, it happened in reality!

At this time, the only people around were the members of the Seven-Colored Lamp. Aside from Wang Luoxin, who lay unconscious, the rest gaped in utter shock. Their Seven-Colored Dragon Suppressing Formation was indeed formidable, but when it came to one-on-one combat, they were not so impressive.

So witnessing the battle between Ye Xiao and Li Dachong, they were truly astounded!

In the blink of an eye, Ye Xiao and Li Dachong commenced a ferocious battle within the dilapidated warehouse, at times on the ground, and at times in mid-air!

The members of the Seven-Colored Lamp saw Ye Xiao and Li Dachong enter the abandoned warehouse, but none dared to approach. The battle between these two late-stage Xuan rank masters was too dangerous for these peak Yellow Rank martial artists—a mere shockwave of True Qi could prove fatal!

Inside the warehouse, the fight between Ye Xiao and Li Dachong was intense. Although the members of the Seven-Colored Lamp did not dare to observe, the cracking and clashing sounds emanating from within kept everyone on edge.

"Die!" Li Dachong, hovering about three meters in the air, his fist charged with savage Inner Power True Qi, hurtled towards Ye Xiao's body with the swiftness of lightning. Ye Xiao quickly reacted, leaping upward and somersaulting over Li Dachong's head. But it didn't end there—just as he passed over Li Dachong, Ye Xiao's two dragon claws violently plunged downward!

With a fierce shout, Ye Xiao's Fire Dragon Claw went straight for Li Dachong's head!

At that moment, Ye Xiao held nothing back; he was set on a simple goal—to kill Li Dachong. Today, it was a battle to the death between them!

Although Li Dachong hadn't cultivated an unparalleled technique like the Nine Yang Divine Skill, his strength was incredibly formidable, nearing Late-stage Xuan Rank. Not just in Minghai City, but even across Chu City and the entire Yan Country, he was considered a master!

As Ye Xiao abruptly grasped at Li Dachong's head with his Fire Dragon Claw, Li Dachong immediately executed a Thousand Catty Drop, plummeting to the ground at high speed. However, Ye Xiao's Fire Dragon Claw tracked him like a shadow, just as swift!

At that moment, seeing that his Thousand Catty Drop couldn't evade Ye Xiao's Fire Dragon Claw, Li Dachong bellowed in fury, channeling all his Inner Power True Qi and retaliating with a vicious counter-attack!

Boom— A detonation as loud as a bomb resounded far and wide, and the surrounding scrap metal pieces were sent flying by the shockwave of True Qi collision between Ye Xiao and Li Dachong!

Ye Xiao and Li Dachong separated immediately upon contact, but it was during this split second that Ye Xiao felt his True Qi reversing, sending him flying out and crashing hard to the ground. However, as he hit the ground, Ye Xiao's reflexes, unlike ever before, released a surge of powerful Nine Yang True Qi, sparing him from severe injury.

But Li Dachong wasn't as fortunate. The moment he separated from Ye Xiao, he didn't fly back as far as Ye Xiao did. Instead, like two pillars, his legs drove straight into the ground. The immense impact force of the Nine Yang True Qi drove half of Li Dachong's body into the ground—considering the warehouse's solid concrete flooring, despite its disrepair and disuse, this indicated the severity of Li Dachong's injuries.

Spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, Li Dachong's internal organs took a concentrated blow in an instant. His eyes bulging with fury. Anyone timid seeing Li Dachong now would surely be shocked because, at this moment, Li Dachong didn't look human at all, his face was twisted grotesquely!

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