"What?" The man was astonished upon hearing Ye Xiao's words.

However, before he could react, a flame suddenly appeared in Ye Xiao's hand, bright and beautiful to behold.

Regrettably, there was too little time to admire the flame. In the blink of an eye, the man was sent flying through the air, landing heavily on the ground, breathing out more than he could breathe in, clearly not long for this world.

"Ah?" His companions were terrified when they saw the young man in front of them killed in an instant. The first thing they thought of was who this person was, the second was how to take revenge, but by the end, thoughts of revenge seemed quite extravagant. So what they thought about was how to save their own lives!

Ye Xiao had not even used any high-level martial arts moves, only Yellow Rank techniques like Fire Demolishing Palm and Flying Kick. These moves were not of high quality and consumed even less of Inner Power True Qi. Thus, for a martial artist like Ye Xiao, whose Nine Yang True Qi recovered at an astonishing rate, the waste of this little Nine Yang True Qi was truly as if there were no waste at all.

The several Xuan Rank martial artists, who were originally battling evenly with Ling Hengyu's guards, were now being relentlessly driven back by Ye Xiao—oh no, it wasn't just a steady retreat, but rather, they simply had no ground to retreat to and could not withstand the pressure. In less than a minute after Ye Xiao joined the fray, all of those martial artists were wiped out, and this included Ye Xiao's moments of posturing and looking cool.

"Ye Xiao's strength seems to have increased again," Weei Jie said excitedly to Ling Hengyu while watching Ye Xiao fight.

Ling Hengyu nodded and said, "However, I believe that is not Ye Xiao's true strength."

"The dragon begets the dragon, the phoenix begets the phoenix!" Weei Jie lamented.

Seeing Ye Xiao approaching, Ling Hengyu responded, "Indeed!"

"These Xuan Rank martial artists are not very strong, but who knows how many more will come!" Ye Xiao walked up to Ling Hengyu and said with a wry smile.

Just then, Ling Hengyu said, "Here they come!"

"What?" Ye Xiao immediately turned to look.

Indeed, about twenty martial artists were pressing in.

"Uncle Ling, look who that person is!" Ye Xiao pointed at one of the twenty or so approaching martial artists and said with a smile.

Ling Hengyu immediately followed Ye Xiao's finger, and there was Xiong Tao.

"How could it be Xiong Tao?" Ling Hengyu was shocked to see Xiong Tao.

Ye Xiao quickly replied, "Why couldn't it be Xiong Tao!"

At this moment, not only Ling Hengyu was surprised, but Weei Jie also looked at Ye Xiao in astonishment and said, "Could it really be Xiong Daoliang?"

Ling Hengyu did not speak, but Xiong Tao's appearance was undoubtedly the greatest proof that Ye Xiao was right.

Ye Xiao looked at Xiong Tao and took a few steps forward, laughing heartily and saying to Xiong Tao, "Brother Tao, are you here on a visit, or to elope with the bride?"

As soon as Xiong Tao heard Ye Xiao's words, he too saw Ye Xiao. Xiong Tao truly hated Ye Xiao to the core. If it weren't for Ye Xiao's appearance, Xiong Tao would have certainly continued to lord over Minghai Academy.

But now, with Ye Xiao here, things that were taken for granted before had become luxury memories, fueling Xiong Tao's anger.

"Ye Xiao, today will be the day you die," Xiong Tao yelled at the top of his lungs.

"Ha ha, I think you alone shouldn't be able to kill me, right? Or is it with the help of these underlings you have?" Ye Xiao laughed openly, his demeanor supremely arrogant, utterly rampant!

"Hmph, I want to see just how long you can be so arrogant!" Xiong Tao immediately shouted back at Ye Xiao and then prepared to issue an attack order to those around him.

However, at this moment, someone next to Xiong Tao glanced at Ye Xiao, then spoke to Xiong Tao, "Young master, Mr. Xiong's intention is to recruit first, killing can wait if the recruitment fails."

"Hmph, is it necessary to be so troublesome? The earlier Ye Xiao dies, the better," Xiong Tao said.

"That may be so, but after all, it is Mr. Xiong's intention," the man replied.

Xiong Tao, no matter how arrogant, had his followers who were loyal to his father. Although they sometimes dared not disobey his own orders, it was clear that on pivotal matters, they would still listen to Xiong Daoliang.

Xiong Tao was so angry that he was puffing up his beard and bulging his eyes, but he was helpless.

The man who had previously spoken to Xiong Daoliang now stepped forward, looked at Ye Xiao, and said, "Hello, Ye Xiao, my name is Chen Yunzhong."

Before Ye Xiao could speak, Ling Hengyu immediately shouted at Chen Yunzhong, "What are you doing here, Chen Yunzhong? Did Xiong Daoliang send you?"

With a chuckle, Chen Yunzhong looked towards Ling Hengyu and said, "Chairman Ling, our visit here is indeed Mr. Xiong's intention. Please, Mr. Ling, do not take offense. We mean no harm, we simply wish to invite Mr. Ye to meet with Mr. Xiong."

"Hmph, since it's an invitation, does this form of yours even count as one? I also want to ask, is this signal disruption your doing?" Ling Hengyu said coldly.

Chen Yunzhong chuckled again but did not directly answer Ling Hengyu's question. Instead, he said, "Chairman Ling, please go back to rest. If Chairman Ling insists on opposing Mr. Xiong alongside Ye Xiao, Mr. Xiong's patience also has its limits."

"Who do you think you are, to talk to me like that? Tell Xiong Daoliang to come here, I want to speak with him in person," Ling Hengyu said angrily.

"It is not for Mr. Ling to worry about what I am. I think, Mr. Ling, you should first consider your current predicament. The proverb 'When you follow the right path, you will thrive; when you go against it, you will perish' is something you surely understand!"

"Chen Yunzhong, you dare speak to our Mr. Ling like that, are you tired of living? " Weei Jie was so angry that he was grinding his teeth.

"Haha, Ye Xiao, it seems you have a good relationship with the Ling family, huh? So, have you thought it through?" Chen Yunzhong looked at Ye Xiao and spoke loudly.

Ye Xiao replied, "Chen Yunzhong, isn't it? Although I haven't heard of you before, I believe your status must be quite high in front of Xiong Daoliang. Given the huge commotion in Minghai City today, I suspect you must be very involved with it. However, I am very curious to know, what merits and abilities do I, Ye Xiao, possess that compel Xiong Daoliang to want to see me so badly?"

"Mr. Xiong appreciates you, so... hehe, you must understand the value of recognizing the situation and being a wise man." Chen Yunzhong said.

Ye Xiao nodded and shrugged, replying, "I, Ye Xiao, am just a blockhead. So, I really don't quite understand the meaning of that saying. All I know is that the way you're acting right now has frightened me, and I hate being scared by others."

"Hmph, Ye Xiao, if you dare defy my father, I can obliterate you in an instant." Xiong Tao was already very impatient and yelled at Ye Xiao, who seemed a bit arrogant.

Ye Xiao immediately flashed a sharp look and turned to Xiong Tao, saying, "Can you die if you don't talk big, Xiong Tao? Do you enjoy the taste of boasting that much? You want me dead? You must have the ability first. Go find your father."

Complete disdain—that complete and utter disdain made Xiong Tao's face burn with humiliation; his eyes reddened with anger.

Seeing that the young master was distressed and Ye Xiao had no intention of submitting, Chen Yunzhong spread his hands and said to Ye Xiao, "Since you fail to see the situation for what it is, there's nothing I can do. Even though Mr. Xiong values talent as dear as life, since you are ungrateful, I have no choice."

As Chen Yunzhong gestured, the twenty or so men he'd brought with him immediately jumped into the courtyard.

At the same time, some other figures also leaped into the surroundings of the courtyard. Clearly, those who had jumped in later were not enemies but all of Ling Hengyu's guards.

Ye Xiao slowly stepped back a few paces, clearly, now was not the time for him to act.

Both sides had about twenty people each, so one could say there wasn't much difference in numbers. However, sometimes it's not about quantity but about quality.

The battle between over forty people ignited in an instant.

The combat of martial artists was not much different from that of ordinary people. After all, the strength was similar, but in this dark night, each of the martial artists' bodies shone with the glow of True Qi.

"There are also quite a few martial artists around, but it seems their strength is not as elite as these men!" Weei Jie observed as he walked towards Ye Xiao.

"If I'm not mistaken, those people should be the martial artists who were originally hidden in Minghai City, coming for the Heavenly Book," Ye Xiao said.

"Do these people also want to loot a burning house?" Ling Hengyu asked coldly.

"Aren't you aware of the situation in the Martial Arts World? This is the law of the jungle taken to the extreme where a weapon, a book of secrets, can be an excuse for murder," Ye Xiao sighed, sometimes feeling that the people in the Martial Arts World were quite pitiful.

"It looks like today's losses among our guards will be heavy!" Weei Jie said, witnessing the martial artists in the midst. Since the difference in strength wasn't great, the depletion of resources was naturally immense.

However, just as Weei Jie finished speaking, suddenly, there was chaos behind Xiong Tao.

Then, behind Xiong Tao, near the three or four guards protecting him, a large sphere appeared. From the outside, it was impossible to see what was inside the sphere.

"What is that..." Ling Hengyu was hugely surprised when he saw it because he really couldn't tell what it was.

Yet, when Ye Xiao saw the large sphere, he smiled slightly and muttered, "Finally, it has arrived."

"Who is it?" Ling Hengyu inquired.

"Reinforcements!" Ye Xiao said and took off running straight towards the entrance.

As Ye Xiao passed by, the fighting figures were forced back by his True Qi; of course, those forced back were his own people, while the real enemies were injured by Ye Xiao's Nine Yang True Qi. Thus, as Ye Xiao ran his way there, blood splattered everywhere!

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