Just as Hu Qing was growing more perplexed with each strike, suddenly, Ye Xiao, who was locked in battle with him, fiercely retreated!

Hu Qing thought Ye Xiao was trying to escape, so he applied full power and quickly charged towards Ye Xiao. Seeing Hu Qing rushing towards him, and having already drained two or three levels of Hu Qing's Inner Power True Qi, Ye Xiao jumped up high. His body spun several times in midair, and with a large concentration of Nine Yang True Qi in his feet, he directly launched a Flying Kick at Hu Qing!

When Hu Qing saw Ye Xiao initiate an attack, he immediately let out an angry shout, concentrating almost all his Inner Power True Qi into his fist and bellowed, "Iron Stone Fist!"

At that moment, Hu Qing's fist was as solid as steel and stone, directly meeting the incoming Flying Kick from Ye Xiao!

"Thud..."

A muffled sound echoed as Ye Xiao's foot and Hu Qing's fist came into contact; they separated immediately. Ye Xiao performed a backflip in midair and then landed steadily on the ground. Although his foot was a bit numb, it was still within the range he could endure!

In contrast, Hu Qing had thrown all his True Qi into the punch. Originally, he intended to land a certain strike and cripple Ye Xiao on the spot, but what he hadn't anticipated was that when his fist met Ye Xiao's Flying Kick, he felt a surge of immensely thick True Qi invading his body like a savage flood. Then he felt all the meridians in his body snap one after another!

After Ye Xiao landed, he pushed off the ground, and his entire figure vanished from the spot as if he were a Super Saiyan from Dragon Ball. He 'whooshed' right in front of Hu Qing, who was moving backward, and his fists rained down on Hu Qing with lightning speed!

Hu Qing, whose meridians were already mostly damaged and wracked with pain, subconsciously wanted to scream out loud. However, Ye Xiao dashed over like lightning, arriving right before him, pummeling him until he was completely numb all over. Hu Qing couldn't feel the pain anymore!

After delivering more than twenty punches, Ye Xiao's palms suddenly erupted with Palm Fire, and with a 'boom,' they struck Hu Qing's body!

At this point, Hu Qing was unable to gather True Qi and naturally couldn't resist. Ye Xiao's Fire Demolishing Palm, imbued with the destructive Nine Yang True Qi, ruthlessly annihilated every bit of True Qi within Hu Qing!

At this moment, the power of the Fire Demolishing Palm couldn't possibly only affect Hu Qing's meridians. Under the fierce destruction of the palm, none of his organs were spared!

As Hu Qing fell, his body was still twitching. It was the Nine Yang True Qi still wreaking havoc within him. However, Hu Qing himself had already stopped breathing. Indeed, Hu Qing was dead!

At this time, Hu Er, who was lying on the side, saw Hu Qing killed by Ye Xiao. Moreover, Hu Qing died bleeding from all seven orifices, and he cried out loud, "Big brother..."

Hu Er's shout could no longer be heard by Hu Qing, but Ye Xiao heard it!

At this juncture, Ye Xiao naturally couldn't afford to be merciful as he slowly walked towards Hu Er.

Seeing the blood-drenched Ye Xiao approaching, Hu Er was greatly shocked. At this time, with a cold sneer on his face, Ye Xiao might still be smiling, but in Hu Er's eyes, it was more terrifying than a fiendish messenger from hell—the smile was as fierce as a ghastly bull-headed horse-faced demon!

"You... you can't kill me!" Hu Er looked at Ye Xiao, his face full of terror. He didn't want to die. In fact, any person facing imminent death would feel immense fear, which was a normal reaction.

Ye Xiao, who was previously arrogant, now looked at Hu Er, who was full of fear, and slowly said, "Can you give me a reason not to kill you?"

Hu Er said, "You have already killed my big brother, and I'm crippled now. I can tell you, our third brother is a martial arts prodigy. If you kill us, he won't let you off. He will surely seek revenge on you in the future. If you could spare me today, I could plead for mercy on your behalf. Perhaps, you might survive!"

When Ye Xiao heard Hu Er's words, he burst into laughter. He couldn't comprehend how Hu Er could come up with such things to say at this point. How could Ye Xiao possibly show mercy now? Even if they had a so-called genius third brother, and even if Hu Er was spared, he would surely seek revenge later on. In the Martial Arts World, where marvels abound, if Hu Er were as fortunate as himself and found a martial arts technique that could rival the Nine Yang Divine Skill, wouldn't that be a major threat to himself? This was something Ye Xiao absolutely didn't want to see!

Looking at Hu Er, Ye Xiao spoke indifferently, "The moment you came here, you should have considered that you might end up dead right here!"

"No... please don't..." Hu Er was genuinely afraid, but regardless of his fear, Ye Xiao wouldn't spare him. As the saying goes, if you don't eliminate the root when cutting grass, it'll grow back with the spring breeze!

Hu Qing was dead, and so was Hu Er!

The two Martial Artists that Chen Ming had enlisted were now both dead. At this moment, Chen Ming, who was standing upstairs, was completely stunned. He never imagined Ye Xiao could be so formidable. During the fight between Ye Xiao and the Hu brothers, Chen Ming couldn't see clearly how they were fighting because both Ye Xiao and the Hu brothers were extremely fast. Chen Ming, being an ordinary person, naturally couldn't see the details of their battle!

Ye Xiao didn't bother to look at the Hu brothers again and instead lifted his head toward Chen Ming upstairs. Chen Ming, who was looking at Ye Xiao with a terrified face, trembled all over when he saw Ye Xiao looking at him. He immediately turned around and ran downstairs. Now, he needed to flee; if he didn't, he feared he would share the same fate as Hu Qing and Hu Er. Just moments ago, these two were about to take him as a disciple, but now, both of his prospective masters had been killed!

Chen Ming wanted to run, but Ye Xiao didn't plan to let him go. Today, Ye Xiao was determined to deal with Chen Ming once and for all, otherwise, who knew what trouble Chen Ming would cause in the future? After all, Chen Ming had brought so many elite thugs and Martial Artists today, so what about the future? Who could say that Chen Ming wouldn't bring even more thugs, even more Martial Artists?

Ye Xiao wasn't an immortal, so he wanted to eliminate the future threat once and for all!

Chen Ming ran quickly downstairs, but the moment he had descended just one floor, he stood frozen in place, because in front of him, he saw a blood-soaked Ye Xiao!

To Chen Ming at this moment, Ye Xiao, covered in blood, seemed even more terrifying than a ghost!

Chen Ming fell to his knees with a thud, his face filled with pleading as he looked at Ye Xiao and said, "Ye Xiao, it was all my fault, I was wrong. Please have mercy on me. I won't dare to do it again. From now on, whatever you ask me to do, I'll do it. I beg you, don't kill me. I'm the only child of my father; if I die, he'll go mad. I'm begging you, please don't kill me..."

Chen Ming knelt on the ground, his speech incoherent, no longer knowing what to say. He only knew that he truly did not want to die!

Ye Xiao slowly approached Chen Ming, his face wearing a smile, and said softly, "It's too late, all too late. You must die!"

Chen Ming's heart shattered. Weren't Ye Xiao's words essentially the final judgment? Was he truly going to die today?

Thinking about the privileged life he had led, Chen Ming felt an intense unwillingness to accept it, but now, as Ye Xiao approached him, he couldn't even find the strength to stand up and run away.

Ye Xiao walked up to Chen Ming, ready to throw a punch directly at Chen Ming's head, but just then, a sudden hidden weapon interrupted Ye Xiao's movement!

Ye Xiao retreated swiftly, quickly dodging the hidden weapon. The weapon was a pebble, which struck the wall with force!

Ye Xiao immediately looked back and saw a young man in white standing on the balcony of the second floor. The young man had black hair with hints of yellow, handsome features, and would be considered trendy if one encountered him on the street. But at this moment, here, Ye Xiao had no interest in observing this lad. The pebble had clearly been shot by him!

Could this be the third Martial Artist?

Ye Xiao couldn't be careless. Generally speaking, the last one to appear was invariably the most powerful. Ye Xiao believed the rule wouldn't change this time.

"Quite agile!" The young man in white said with a smile as he observed Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao looked at the young man in white and said, "So you're the third Martial Artist Chen Ming hired."

The young man in white replied, "You could say that. I didn't want to show up when you were weak, but there's no helping it. I was not only hired by Chen Ming; there are other reasons too."

Ye Xiao didn't speak, just kept looking at the young man in white. For some reason, Ye Xiao felt as though he had seen this young man before.

The young man in white raised an eyebrow and said, "Don't you want to know what the other reasons are?"

"If you want to tell me, you will tell me without my asking," Ye Xiao responded indifferently.

The young man in white laughed, "You've got personality. Alright then, I'll tell you. You must be familiar with the Hong Family of the Northern Territory!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiao immediately thought of Hong Shaofeng, mentioned by his senior sister Shen Qiuyu!

Now, looking at the age of the young man in white, and his features, he did seem to share some resemblance with Hong Ancheng!

"Hong Shaofeng!" Ye Xiao said with uncertainty.

Hong Shaofeng gave a slight smile, "Smart. Now you should know why I am here."

Ye Xiao hadn't expected Hong Shaofeng to appear at this time. Although his Nine Yang Divine Skill was very efficient at recovering True Qi, it didn't mean his energy could return to full immediately. The battle with Hu Qing and Hu Er had indeed drained a considerable amount of his Nine Yang True Qi. And in the final battle with Hu Qing, using the Flying Kick and Fire Demolishing Palm, with each punch infused with Nine Yang True Qi, Ye Xiao's energy was only at about seventy percent of its peak state. Ye Xiao knew from Shen Qiuyu that Hong Shaofeng's power was extraordinary, perhaps comparable to his own at peak condition!

A smile appeared on Ye Xiao's face as he looked at Hong Shaofeng and said, "If you wish to follow in Hong Ancheng's footsteps, I can't help you."

Hong Shaofeng coldly smirked, his figure flickered, and he shot directly towards Ye Xiao!

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