Hu Zhihan's speed was fast, but in front of Ye Xiao, it didn't seem quite as swift. Although he had appeared before Ye Xiao in a blink, Ye Xiao could see his movements clearly.

Ice Palm!

Hu Zhihan started directly with a killer move, aware that Ye Xiao's strength was extraordinary, so he didn't dare to underestimate him.

However, Ye Xiao's strength had improved since his last exchange with Hu Zhihan, so he wasn't afraid of Hu Zhihan's Ice Palm in the least.

Ice is overcome by fire!

When the Ice Palm charged towards Ye Xiao with fierce momentum, Ye Xiao's hands swiftly changed, and flames appeared in his palms.

Boom!

Ice Palm and Fire Demolishing Palm, two completely different elemental hand skills, clashed in an instant, and at that moment of contact, a shocking noise erupted.

Fire Demolishing Palm was a Yellow Rank Martial Art, while Ice Palm was a Xuan Rank Martial Art.

Originally, these were Martial Arts of the same level, and logically, Fire Demolishing Palm shouldn't have been able to defeat Ice Palm. However, Ye Xiao cultivated the Nine Yang Divine Skill, which belonged inherently to Yang, therefore enhancing the power of Fire Demolishing Palm to a considerable extent. Furthermore, Fire Demolishing Palm was the type of Cultivation Technique that grew stronger when faced with weaker opponents.

The weaker the opponent's Inner Strength, the stronger the might of Fire Demolishing Palm.

It was like taking advantage of someone's weakness to finish them off!

Although Hu Zhihan was also a Xuan Rank Martial Artist, his strength still fell short when compared to Ye Xiao.

Therefore, at this contact,

Hu Zhihan was sent retreating backwards.

"Ah?" Hu Zhihan was instantly shocked and dismayed. He had fought with Ye Xiao before, but at that time, Ye Xiao's Inner Strength was definitely not as profound as it was now.

As Hu Zhihan retreated, Ye Xiao didn't just stand still; he immediately took a lunge step to follow closely. In an instant, he arrived in front of Hu Zhihan, his hand transforming into an Eagle Claw aiming straight for Hu Zhihan's throat.

Hu Zhihan was startled, too late to even think of dodging.

However, just when Ye Xiao was about to grasp Hu Zhihan's throat, a fair hand suddenly intervened, and a powerful wave of Ice True Qi then swept over towards Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao, not daring to be the least bit careless, quickly retracted his Eagle Claw, feinting a claw at the approaching plain-clothes woman, while his body burst back rapidly!

"Cold Moon Sect master, eh!" After retreating, Ye Xiao let out a light laugh and said, "I just don't know, may I ask who from the Cold Moon Sect you might be?"

"Liuyun Bing!" the woman said, assisting Hu Zhihan as she spoke.

Upon hearing this name, Ye Xiao slightly smiled and said, "Liuyun Bing, never heard of it, but I've never liked fighting with women, so I'll let you off this time!"

After speaking, Ye Xiao turned to leave.

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Liuyun Bing's eyebrows furrowed and with an icy tone she told Ye Xiao, "Now that you know my name, you won't be able to leave here alive today!"

Ye Xiao, without turning back, said, "I know you want to gang up on me, come on then."

Liuyun Bing's frown deepened at Ye Xiao's words. Ye Xiao was clearly contemptuous of them.

"Master, let's join forces and kill him!" Hu Zhihan said to Liuyun Bing.

Liuyun Bing didn't respond verbally but started walking towards Ye Xiao, with Hu Zhihan following right behind.

Two figures, one after the other, rapidly advanced towards Ye Xiao.

However, this time Ye Xiao was no longer as overconfident. He knew that it wasn't just Hu Zhihan he was facing, but also Hu Zhihan's master, Liuyun Bing.

From his brief encounter with Liuyun Bing's True Qi, Ye Xiao could tell that her strength was somewhat stronger than his.

Both Liuyun Bing and Hu Zhihan's signature move was the Ice Palm, but Liuyun Bing's Ice Palm was much more formidable than Hu Zhihan's.

Boom!

Boom!

Two Ice Palms were continuously hurled at Ye Xiao. He was still able to resist and even counter Hu Zhihan's Ice Palm, but Liuyun Bing's Ice Palm caused Ye Xiao a significant headache, to the point where he didn't dare to confront her head-on.

Ye Xiao unleashed a Flying Kick, forcing Hu Zhihan to explosively retreat, while Liuyun Bing struck out with an Ice Palm towards Ye Xiao's body.

Instantly, Ye Xiao was sent flying like a kite whose string had snapped, crashing through the grass—as tall as a person—flattening a large swath of it.

Ye Xiao hit the ground hard, feeling a sourness throughout his body. He cursed under his breath, "Damn it," and sprang up with a leap.

But just then, Liuyun Bing, like a shadow, swiftly reached Ye Xiao's side and launched another Ice Palm at him.

Ye Xiao paled in shock and, quick as lightning, rolled on the ground like a donkey, narrowly avoiding Liuyun Bing's attack.

"Damn, you wretched woman, are you really trying to beat me to death!" After his roll, Ye Xiao slapped the ground hard with both hands and sprung up with incredible sensitivity, leaping out of Liuyun Bing's attack range!

Upon hearing Ye Xiao curse her, Liuyun Bing became even angrier and charged at him, yelling, "You little thief, how dare you insult me! I will make you pay with your life!"

While Liuyun Bing was furious, Ye Xiao didn't rush to counterattack; instead, he focused all his attention on Hu Zhihan.

Ye Xiao had just realized something—that his repeated disadvantages in his fight against Liuyun Bing were all because of Hu Zhihan.

Though Hu Zhihan wasn't that strong, he was like an annoying fly—one couldn't leave him be, or he would strike. Being at the Xuan Rank himself, Ye Xiao couldn't afford to withstand attacks head-on.

So he had to go after Hu Zhihan, but every time Ye Xiao tried to do so, Liuyun Bing would quickly launch a deadly attack on him, leaving him unable to flee or fight!

Liuyun Bing was indeed powerful, but Ye Xiao knew that if it were a one-on-one fight, although he may not be able to overpower Liuyun Bing, he wouldn't be killed, so what he needed to do now was turn the two enemies into one.

But how could these two enemies possibly become one?

Immediately, Ye Xiao advanced instead of retreating, engaging both Liuyun Bing and Hu Zhihan with his quick Eagle Claw Skill. But after just a few exchanges, Ye Xiao was once again thrown to the ground by a fierce strike from Liuyun Bing.

This time, Ye Xiao didn't get up right away but sat down on the ground, propping himself up with one hand, appearing to be in great discomfort.

Liuyun Bing and Hu Zhihan exchanged a glance when they saw this.

"Master, he's finished," Hu Zhihan exclaimed excitedly to Liuyun Bing.

Liuyun Bing looked at Ye Xiao, who seemed out of breath and severely injured, her face expressionless, yet she made no move.

At that moment, Ye Xiao looked up at Hu Zhihan and Liuyun Bing. Seeing that neither of them was moving, his heart leapt with joy. Then, he intentionally addressed Hu Zhihan, "Hu Zhihan, do you want to avenge your brothers? Damn it, if you're so capable, why not stop letting this woman fight me? I could kill you in seconds, cough cough!"

Before Ye Xiao could finish speaking, he coughed violently, covering his mouth with his hand. As he moved his hand away from his mouth, there were traces of blood on it!

Martial artists have excellent vision, so both Liuyun Bing and Hu Zhihan saw the blood, and because they saw it, Hu Zhihan immediately burst out laughing, certain that Ye Xiao must be seriously injured and that the blood was indicative of internal damage.

"Ye Xiao, didn't you say you don't want my master to intervene? I know you are afraid of her. Since you want to challenge me alone, I'll give you this opportunity!" Hu Zhihan shouted at Ye Xiao.

Hu Zhihan believed that since Ye Xiao was seriously injured, his combat ability must have plummeted, as forceful cultivation while injured could lead to additional damage to the meridians and internal organs rather than an increase in strength.

So Hu Zhihan concluded that Ye Xiao was finished.

Liuyun Bing also saw that Ye Xiao was clearly injured; if not for the bloodstains, she would not have believed it.

And thus, Hu Zhihan walked toward Ye Xiao alone, with Liuyun Bing not stopping him.

Arriving beside Ye Xiao, Hu Zhihan laughed and taunted, "Come on, stand up if you can! Weren't you acting tough?"

Ye Xiao listened to Hu Zhihan's words but neither spoke nor moved.

Such behavior convinced Hu Zhihan even more that Ye Xiao was gravely injured.

At this time, Qin Yulu, who was standing not too far away, was shocked to see Ye Xiao on the ground. She immediately wanted to run over, but before she could take a few steps, Liuyun Bing stopped her.

Ye Xiao looked up at Hu Zhihan and said, "Hu Zhihan, there's no absolute in everything. Don't be too confident."

"Heh, do you still think someone will save you? Stop deluding yourself. Unless you can stand up now and take me down in seconds!" Hu Zhihan was truly triumphant.

"That's what you said!" Ye Xiao's head dipped lower.

Hu Zhihan didn't even hear Ye Xiao's response but continued to address him, "Ye Xiao, you killed my two brothers. Today, I will kill you to honor them!"

"Too bad, you won't have that chance!" These words came after Hu Zhihan finished speaking, startling him, but by the time Hu Zhihan reacted, Ye Xiao had already stood up, no longer weak but brimming with pride!

Hu Zhihan, having let his guard down, was unable to react in time to Ye Xiao's sudden movement. When Ye Xiao's hand, transformed into a Fire Dragon Claw, seized Hu Zhihan's neck, Hu Zhihan was dumbfounded.

"You…" Hu Zhihan looked at Ye Xiao in disbelief, because to him, wasn't Ye Xiao severely injured?

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