Xiong Daoliang's footsteps toward Ling Shuya and the others halted abruptly as a voice resonated from within the villa.

Xiong Daoliang slowly lifted his head to look at the villa, and not only him, Ling Shuya, Shen Qiuyu, and everyone present turned their gazes toward the villa because of that voice.

Bang!

A loud noise erupted from the roof of the villa, as a red shadow burst out like a meteor, its speed so fast that even Xiong Daoliang was slightly taken aback.

The meteor shot up and then plummeted, landing exactly where Xiong Daoliang's men were positioned.

Boom!

Within two meters of where the meteor fell, everyone was violently knocked down instantly, their heads and bodies harshly smashing against the ground, merging blood, water, and mud—the synonyms of death and carnage became predominant here.

Then, everyone finally saw what that meteor was!

Blood-red hair draped over the shoulders, blood-red eyes like apparitions, a pale face that sent chills down the spine, and white clothes that for some reason had turned dark red.

A Shura from hell!

That was everyone's first reaction!

The corners of his mouth slightly raised, his look was one of utter disdain.

"Ye Xiao?" Xiong Daoliang, looking at the strangely behaving person, said with a slight surprise.

This person was indeed Ye Xiao, who had just emerged from seclusion. It was clear that this wasn't the Ye Xiao from before, as his bloodthirstiness, brutality, and malevolent nature could all be seen in him at this moment.

"No, in this state, shouldn't you give me a good nickname?" Ye Xiao slowly lifted his eyes to look at Xiong Daoliang, who was dressed in a black robe.

However, before Xiong Daoliang could even respond, Ye Xiao uttered a sigh and said, "Look at me, what a fool I am, knowing that you're nothing but an old fellow who bullies girls, yet I still let you pick a nickname for me, truly unforgivable. Then I'll choose for myself, hmm, what should it be?"

Ye Xiao mumbled to himself, turning his head to look at a young man who was closest to him at the moment, one of Xiong Daoliang's men as well as a member of the Plum Blossom Group, his strength being not insignificant, at the Middle-Stage Xuan Rank.

"What do you think my nickname should be?"

"Ah?" The young man was startled by Ye Xiao's sudden question, already utterly shocked by Ye Xiao's appearance, who had instantly killed four Martial Artists of the same Middle-Stage Xuan Rank. This left the young man utterly defenseless in front of Ye Xiao!

"Speak, make it sound nice!" Ye Xiao's sinister smile made him shiver even more.

"Emperor… Emperor!" The young man had already lost the will to fight. What he was thinking now was purely about saving his own life, so he tried his best to suggest a nickname he thought would make Ye Xiao happy.

"Vulgar, I'm a bodyguard, how can I be called an emperor? Dishonest!" Ye Xiao smiled slightly, then suddenly, flames appeared in his hand. In an instant, those flames invaded the young man's body, burning his internal organs and killing him instantly.

Ah?

Everyone present was stunned. Ye Xiao could kill a high-level Xuan Rank Martial Artist in the blink of an eye with laughter.

"You say!" Before anyone could react, Ye Xiao immediately approached another person, smiling warmly at this trembling individual.

"Shura… Hell Shura!" That person didn't even think, or rather, had no time to think, and unconsciously blurted out these words.

"Hell Shura!" Ye Xiao murmured.

At that moment, Xiong Daoliang moved, leaping up like lightning and charging rapidly toward Ye Xiao, intending to kill him.

But!

Ye Xiao was already holding one of Xiong Daoliang's men, so as soon as Xiong Daoliang moved, Ye Xiao also moved. However, Ye Xiao's action was to throw that man of Xiong Daoliang right at him.

Boom!

Ye Xiao threw him so fast that even Xiong Daoliang couldn't dodge, his hand transformed into a sharp Finger Skill, piercing through the body of the Middle-Stage Xuan Rank underling in an instant, splitting him apart.

However, by the time Xiong Daoliang reached where Ye Xiao had been, Ye Xiao had already vanished.

"Still holding her, do you want to taste the methods of this Hell Shura too?" Ye Xiao stood in front of a Martial Artist who was holding Wang Luoxin, seeming to completely ignore Xiong Daoliang.

"Ah?" The underling holding Wang Luoxin was already stunned. The previous Ye Xiao hadn't possessed such power, and certainly not his current form. Was this still Ye Xiao?

So, as soon as Ye Xiao finished speaking, the Martial Artist's hand finally let go, not because he wanted to, but because he couldn't help it.

Ye Xiao grabbed the now weakly breathing Wang Luoxin, and in the blink of an eye, he was already beside Ling Shuya.

At that moment, Ling Shuya and Shen Qiuyu were still staring at Ye Xiao in shock.

Ye Xiao handed Wang Luoxin over to Ling Shuya, Shen Qiuyu, and the others, and then let out a very sharp voice towards Xiong Daoliang's men,

"If your Mr. Xiong is dead, and you still threaten my friend's life, I guarantee you won't have a whole corpse left!" Ye Xiao's voice wasn't loud, but everyone heard it, and everyone who heard Ye Xiao's words felt a very piercing sensation.

Even those Martial Artists who thought they had achieved great merit by capturing Cheng Yun, Huang Tian, and Purple Flame were so frightened that their hands trembled, and they dared not touch them again.

"Nonsense!" A loud shout rang out, and Xiong Daoliang's figure appeared again, but this time Ye Xiao did not dodge, for he knew that the real battle was about to begin, a battle that would decide life and death.

Thus, Ye Xiao moved his feet and leapt towards Xiong Daoliang.

Red and black, at this moment, in the eyes of the many Martial Artists, were truly dazzling.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Continuous battle, continuous booming, the deafening sound of the air blasts, and the afterimages of light produced by the blasts made everyone extremely tense and trembled in their hearts.

After countless rounds of melee, both men landed on the ground.

"Your strength has actually reached the Earth Rank?" Xiong Daoliang looked at Ye Xiao in disbelief, for just half a month ago, Ye Xiao's strength was at most at Late-stage Xuan Rank, not even at the Peak of Xuan Rank, but now Ye Xiao's power had apparently reached the early stage of Earth Rank, attack, defense, speed, all meeting the lowest standards of Earth Rank.

Earth Rank masters, when fighting against those below their rank, always had an overwhelming advantage; those below Earth Rank simply could not break the defense of an Earth Rank master, and this was previously the reason for Xiong Daoliang's strength.

But now, Ye Xiao's strength had reached the standards of Earth Rank.

When competitors at the same level have not much difference in strength, then there would be no overwhelming advantage.

Although Ye Xiao had just touched the lowest standard of Earth Rank, Xiong Daoliang's strength was only at the early stage of Earth Rank, so when the two fought now, they were evenly matched!

Ye Xiao's eyes shone with a blood-red color, and he chuckled at Xiong Daoliang, saying, "Barely so."

Although Ye Xiao's smile was indifferent, his words after speaking made everyone drastically pale; because although Earth Rank and Xuan Rank were only one grade apart, in reality, the difference in strength was vast.

But now, Ye Xiao was saying that he was barely considered to have reached Earth Rank.

Barely so, but still so.

"Hmph, do you think that barely reaching Earth Rank gives you the right to be arrogant in front of me?" Xiong Daoliang's face still held disdain; he absolutely didn't believe that Ye Xiao could defeat him, for he hadn't used his trump card yet.

Ye Xiao smiled faintly, raising his eyebrows and looking at Xiong Daoliang, saying, "I wouldn't dare to be arrogant, but Senior Xie told me he hopes I would kill you. So, in order to repay Senior Xie for saving my life, I need to help him clear his ranks!"

"Haha, clear his ranks?" Xiong Daoliang's face was somewhat distorted; in his whole life, the person he most wanted dead was Xie Zheng, because Xiong Daoliang's ultimate techniques were from Xie Zheng. If Xie Zheng died, then no one would know his weaknesses, yet now, Ye Xiao dared to claim he would help Xie Zheng clear his ranks?

"You're courting death!" Xiong Daoliang roared furiously, and his figure, like a rocket, pounced directly in front of Ye Xiao.

His speed could truly be described as lightning.

Although Ye Xiao had perfectly entered the Mad God State by now, it was only due to the Mad God State that he barely reached Earth Rank.

The fight between Ye Xiao and Xiong Daoliang reignited as soon as Xiong Daoliang arrived in front of Ye Xiao; at this moment, both were nearly unleashing their full power.

Ye Xiao watched as Xiong Daoliang's fists, palms, and fingers unpredictably attacked him; originally able to fight evenly with Xiong Daoliang, but under Xiong Daoliang's bizarre triple ultimate technique,

Ye Xiao's initial attacks quickly turned into a mix of attack and defense, and finally, they became purely defensive!

Boom—

A loud explosion signified another hard clash.

At this moment, Ye Xiao, under the Mad God State, was sent flying by Xiong Daoliang's fist, spinning several times in mid-air before he stabilized his landing.

However, even what was called a stable landing created two large craters on the ground!

"Die!" As soon as Ye Xiao had steadied himself, Xiong Daoliang immediately appeared in front of Ye Xiao, bearing the wind and with palm techniques as sharp as knives, ferociously aiming at Ye Xiao.

How could Ye Xiao not know how powerful this Hand Skill was, but even then, thinking more was still too late.

Boom—

Ye Xiao was once again sent flying by Xiong Daoliang's attack, and this time, he flew even further than before, more importantly, this time Ye Xiao didn't make any moves in mid-air!

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