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Guan Chongshan repeatedly attempted to counter Ye Xiao's Eagle Claw Skill with his own breaking methods, but Ye Xiao's hand speed was extremely fast. Every time Guan Chongshan was about to break through Ye Xiao's Eagle Claw Skill, Ye Xiao always narrowly dodged it!

After another dozen or so exchanges, Ye Xiao suddenly retreated sharply, swiftly withdrawing his Eagle Claw Skill. He had fully mastered it, and now, what he intended to do was to break through Guan Chongshan's Eagle Claw Skill!

Seeing that Ye Xiao suddenly withdrew his Eagle Claw Skill, Guan Chongshan was very puzzled. Therefore, he quickly dashed towards Ye Xiao, who also moved swiftly, flying straight towards Guan Chongshan. Guan Chongshan, evidently putting forth his full strength, sent a sharp claw strike, lightning-fast, towards Ye Xiao's chest!

Ye Xiao, until he was less than two meters away from Guan Chongshan, still hadn't used any effective martial arts skills to attack, which made onlookers Ouyang Hua and Xiong Daoliang extremely puzzled. Could it be that Ye Xiao was courting death? They were very clear about the power of the Eagle Claw Skill!

Just as Ouyang Hua was about to step in and stop Guan Chongshan, suddenly, Ye Xiao's left hand flickered, and a Fire Demolishing Palm struck at Guan Chongshan!

Fire Demolishing Palm?

Upon seeing that Ye Xiao was using an ordinary Yellow Rank Martial Arts technique, Ouyang Hua thought, how could Fire Demolishing Palm possibly contend with the Eagle Claw Skill? Moreover, there was a danger of Inner Strength backlash with the Fire Demolishing Palm. Was Ye Xiao not valuing his own life?

Of course, Ye Xiao valued his life and was very precious about it. Just as Ye Xiao's Fire Demolishing Palm was about to make contact with Guan Chongshan's Eagle Claw Skill, Ye Xiao suddenly changed his move. All the force of the Firm Demolishing Palm was concentrated on two fingers, which struck like lightning at the center of Guan Chongshan's palm!

At that moment, Guan Chongshan's Inner Strength was fully condensed, resulting in an extremely powerful strike. However, when Ye Xiao's fingers hit the center of Guan's palm, Guan felt a numbness in his arm, followed by a burning sensation that temporarily robbed his entire arm of sensation!

Guan Chongshan retreated over ten meters, coughing repeatedly before spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, while Ye Xiao promptly followed up, changing one hand into an Eagle Claw, which instantly clutched Guan Chongshan's throat, looking as if he was about to kill him!

"Brother Ye, please show mercy, we hold no ill intent!"

Witnessing the sudden turnaround in the battle, and Ye Xiao gaining total control, even threatening Guan Chongshan's life, Ouyang Hua and Xiong Daoliang immediately could not sit still!

The speaker was Ouyang Hua, who emerged from the pavilion and quickly ran towards Ye Xiao, followed closely by the father and son duo, Xiong Daoliang and Xiong Tao!

Ye Xiao's Eagle Claw was tightly positioned on Guan Chongshan's neck. At this moment, Guan Chongshan's complexion was pallid, obviously having his Eagle Claw Skill broken by Ye Xiao just now, and was now suffering from an internal injury!

"No ill intent? Every move you made was aimed at killing me!" Ye Xiao said coldly with a sneer.

Ouyang Hua quickly spoke to Ye Xiao, "Brother Ye, you have truly misunderstood. Brother Guan was just trying to test your strength. Although the Eagle Claw Skill is vicious, did you really get injured just now?"

Considering Ouyang Hua's words, Ye Xiao thought there seemed to be some truth in them, but he didn't immediately let go of Guan Chongshan. Instead, he asked, "Who exactly are you?"

Ouyang Hua replied, "I come from Jinchen City, and I came here to find Brother Ye, hoping that you could work for our country in the future!"

"A state official?" Ye Xiao evaluated Ouyang Hua up and down.

Ouyang Hua said, "You're right, brother. Why not we sit down and talk properly? I assure you, my purpose for coming here will definitely be more beneficial than harmful for you!"

Ye Xiao's observation of people was incredibly detailed, but he saw that Ouyang Hua's expression seemed not to be deceiving him!

Ye Xiao slowly withdrew his Eagle Claw.

"Brother Guan, how are you?" At this moment, Xiong Daoliang rapidly approached Guan Chongshan, supporting him as he staggered, nearly falling over!

Guan Chongshan felt as if his insides had been displaced, excruciatingly uncomfortable, but he dared not reveal his sorry state here, so he could only grit his teeth and force a smile, saying, "It's nothing, just a minor injury."

Xiong Daoliang wasn't a fool; he could see Guan Chongshan had indeed suffered a serious internal injury. He immediately took out a power pill from his clothes and said, "Brother Guan, these are some True Qi Pills I got the last time I went to Jinchen City. Take one, it will help with your internal injuries!"

Guan Chongshan expressed his thanks and swallowed the True Qi Pill immediately.

Ye Xiao and Ouyang Hua went to the pavilion and took their seats.

Ouyang Hua smiled at Ye Xiao and said, "My name is Ouyang Hua, and this is my proof."

As he spoke, Ouyang Hua pulled out an identification with a red exterior, on which a few simple words were printed: 'Yan Country Flame Dragon Team'.

"What does that mean? To my knowledge, Yan Country doesn't have anything called the Flame Dragon Team. So, who exactly are you?" Ye Xiao asked with a serious expression.

Ouyang Hua replied, "Every country has its most secretive organizations, and the Flame Dragon Team is Yan Country's most mysterious organization. You must have heard of the Dragon Badge!"

Dragon Badge!

Ye Xiao was slightly surprised to hear the words 'Dragon Badge'. In the Assassin's world, he had heard others mention the world's three most fearsome items, among which the Dragon Badge was one. It was said to be the insignia of a mysterious organization in Yan Country, and whomever received the Dragon Badge, no matter how powerful or wealthy, could not escape a fate of being killed. Therefore, the Dragon Badge also had another name, Death Summons!

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Could it be that this Dragon token came from this so-called Flame Dragon Team?

Ouyang Hua saw through Ye Xiao's thoughts at a glance and said with a slight smile, "Your guess is not wrong at all, the Dragon token indeed comes from the Flame Dragon Team, and now the nation is offering you an opportunity to join the Flame Dragon Team!"

"Join the Flame Dragon Team?" Ye Xiao knew about the power of the Dragon token, but when he thought about the people who had been killed by the token, each one was a person of renown and most had some form of interest tied with Yan Country. And himself? Did he have any entanglements? It seemed not!

Ye Xiao said, "I'm used to being free and unfettered, I have no plans to join any Flame Dragon Team, so please leave!"

After speaking, Ye Xiao stood up, intending to walk away directly!

"Brother Ye, you should consider it, joining the Flame Dragon Team will grant you many special privileges!" Ouyang Hua stood up and called out to Ye Xiao, who had walked a couple of steps away.

Ye Xiao did not turn his head and waved his hand, saying, "I'm not interested!"

"Without special privileges, after killing someone, do you still think you can roam freely in Yan Country?" Ouyang Hua suddenly spoke in a cold voice!

Ye Xiao was slightly taken aback and stopped his steps!

Ouyang Hua stepped out of the pavilion and continued, "Killing Yan Country people has already posed a great threat to the nation's social stability and the safety of its citizens, such a person meets the lowest criteria for receiving the Dragon token!"

Ye Xiao slowly turned around and looked at Ouyang Hua, saying, "Hmph, you think you can make me submit with a mere Dragon token? That's overestimating your so-called Dragon token by far. As long as I deem someone should be killed, I will surely kill them. If one day I decide you should be killed, you too will not be spared!"

Ye Xiao's voice was icy cold. Hearing it, Ouyang Hua appeared composed, but his back was covered in sweat—this Ye Xiao truly was as described by the reports!

Seeing that intimidation wasn't working, Ouyang Hua then said, "If you don't join the Flame Dragon Team, forget about getting any useful information from Ling Hengyu's mouth. You should be clear about what I mean!"

Ye Xiao looked up at Ouyang Hua, his heart secretly troubled. How did Ouyang Hua know the secret between him and Ling Hengyu? Could it be that Ling Hengyu had been captured by him too?

"How do you know about that matter?" Ye Xiao asked.

Seeing a glimmer of opportunity, Ouyang Hua immediately responded, "There's no need for you to know that. However, I can tell you that nothing can be hidden from the Flame Dragon Team if they wish to know!"

Ye Xiao hesitated; he had no desire to join any organization, but now it seemed as if the matter was beyond his control. He could leave without looking back, but then, it looked like he would never discover his true origin. Since Ouyang Hua was aware of this matter, it must be Ling Hengyu who told him. Why would Ling Hengyu disclose such an important matter to Ouyang Hua? Was there a conspiracy hidden within?

After much thought, Ye Xiao finally looked at Ouyang Hua and asked, "I really want to know, what exactly do you want by asking me to join the Flame Dragon Team? What makes me so highly regarded by the Flame Dragon Team?"

"Just because you reached Xuan Rank at 19—that's already enough!" Ouyang Hua said.

Actually, what Ouyang Hua said was not wrong. The Flame Dragon Team had strict criteria for selecting members, but they would make exceptions for talents. Ye Xiao's young age and high level were notable, but just moments ago, Ye Xiao had instantly learned Guan Chongshan's Eagle Claw Skill on the spot. This alone made Ouyang Hua determined to keep Ye Xiao in the Flame Dragon Team. Otherwise, such a person becoming an enemy of the Flame Dragon Team would undoubtedly become a major future threat.

Ye Xiao said, "Is it that simple? I'm sure you must have something else you want me to do!"

"Brother Ye, let's not talk about other things for now. No matter how big the issue, we will discuss it after you join the Flame Dragon Team!" Ouyang Hua laughingly approached Ye Xiao, pulling him like an old friend back to the pavilion.

Once seated, Ouyang Hua took out a red booklet from his clothes, very similar to his work ID, and handed it directly to Ye Xiao.

"What is this?" Ye Xiao received the booklet and asked inquisitively.

"Open it and have a look!" Ouyang Hua said.

Ye Xiao opened the red booklet with curiosity, but he was shocked when he saw the first page—his own photo was there, with some information below it, and to his surprise, the information was actually about him. What's more astonishing, at some point he had apparently acquired a military rank and was now a Major!

"Major Ye, from now on we're colleagues!" Ouyang Hua laughed heartily.

Ye Xiao, looking at the information on the booklet that read Flame Dragon Team Group Z member, asked in confusion, "What does 'Group Z' mean?"

"The Flame Dragon Team consists of 24 groups, ranked from A to Z by strength!"

Hearing this, Ye Xiao's brows furrowed deeply. He looked at Ouyang Hua and asked, "Why am I a member of the worst group? Who decided this?"

"I did!" Ouyang Hua pointed at himself.

"Why?" Ye Xiao looked at Ouyang Hua in confusion.

Ouyang Hua chuckled and said to Ye Xiao, "I'm the leader of Group Z!"

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