Ye Tian’s arms danced, each palm carrying powerful surging energy infused with his own intent, blocking Sha Shan’s ferocious attacks. The two clashed with Innate-level martial techniques in an extremely intense battle, their strikes sending bursts of energy flying in all directions!
The Yao Kingdom crowd had sunk into despair after Chen Bowen’s defeat, their spirits at rock bottom. But now, seeing Ye Tian use his hands to withstand the opponent’s repeated devastating chops, their hearts trembled with shock.
“So Ye Tian is truly the number one in Yao City!”
“What terrifying arm strength, using just his arms to block leg techniques that can split stones. I never imagined Ye Tian was this strong!”
“…”
Su Zhengping and the others had their eyes light up. They could not help turning to praise Ye Li. “When did your son become so powerful? To be able to unleash palm techniques with such full and rich intent!”
Ye Li was equally stunned. He had no idea when his son had grown so strong.
“Get down!” Ye Tian blocked one of Sha Shan’s kicks and thrust a palm forward fiercely. His intent transformed into something like a surging wave. Sha Shan tried to block it but was still forced back several steps, his face paling noticeably.
“Well done, Ye Tian!” The Yao Kingdom crowd saw Ye Tian gaining the upper hand and erupted in excited cheers. The sound waves were so loud they seemed to drown out heaven and earth.
Chen Bowen was carried off the stage. Watching Ye Tian receive such fervent support, his expression grew even uglier, his face turning ashen and gloomy. No one knew what thoughts were swirling in his mind.
“Your big brother is no simple character either!” Pang Shao watched Ye Tian actually suppress his opponent and could not help clicking his tongue at Ye Chu. He was only at the Seventh Layer of Intent Transformation Realm, yet he could overpower a cultivator of the same level using an Innate-level technique. He was a truly formidable cultivator.
Ye Chu was also somewhat surprised. Ye Tian had truly exceeded his expectations. Moreover, the Ye family did not possess such a palm technique. Where had Ye Tian learned it from?
“Good! Excellent!” Sha Shan burst into laughter. “I thought Yao Kingdom was full of useless drunkards and rice buckets, but it turns out there are real men here after all! Not everyone is a pretty boy!”
Those words immediately drew curses from the Yao Kingdom crowd. Chen Bowen’s face grew even darker, the usual brightness completely gone!
“Yao Kingdom has never lacked true men!” Ye Tian stared at him and declared, “The Sand Kingdom will gain nothing here! Put away your greedy hearts and withdraw the armies you have gathered at Yao Kingdom’s border as well.”
“That depends on your ability!” Sha Shan laughed loudly and swept out another kick, even more ferocious and domineering than before.
Ye Tian swung his arms, unleashing palm after palm that clashed with Sha Shan’s attacks, firmly suppressing Sha Shan’s momentum.
Seeing Ye Tian dominate Sha Shan, the Yao Kingdom crowd shouted loudly, their voices soaring to the heavens, even louder than when Chen Bowen had been fighting earlier.
This tremendous noise also affected Zhang Su’er and her group. They could not help raising their arms and cheering for Ye Tian.
“Looks like Ye Tian is stealing all the spotlight this time!” Pang Shao stared at Ye Chu with a trace of jealousy on his face, thinking that once he got back he absolutely had to learn some Innate-level techniques. Picking up women would become far too easy.
“Get down!” Ye Tian forced Sha Shan to retreat continuously until he reached the edge of the duel arena. He unleashed a palm strike, intending to send Sha Shan flying out.
Just as Sha Shan was about to be knocked out, a strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. His arm flipped, and several silver needles appeared in his palm.
Ye Tian thrust his palm forward and clashed directly with Sha Shan’s hand. He was confident he could send Sha Shan flying.
But the moment their palms met, Ye Tian’s expression changed drastically. A massive pain exploded in his hand, as if his entire arm was being torn apart. The intense agony made him pause for an instant. In that split second, Sha Shan kicked out fiercely, landing squarely on Ye Tian’s body and sending him flying.
“Pfft…”
Ye Tian spat out a mouthful of blood and crashed to the ground. Looking at the silver needles embedded in his palm, he cursed loudly, “Despicable!”
Sha Shan ignored Ye Tian’s curses and cupped his hands towards him. “I accept your concession!”
This sudden turn of events stunned the Yao Kingdom crowd, but in the next instant, fury erupted. Endless angry shouts rang out. “Despicable! Using hidden weapons!”
“People from the Sand Kingdom really are all villains, resorting to such shameless tricks!”
“…”
The Yao Kingdom crowd’s anger was fully ignited. They cursed loudly at the Sand Kingdom side. Some people, in their rage, even picked up bricks and hurled them towards the Sand Kingdom camp.
“What? Yao Kingdom can’t afford to lose? Before the match, we already said any weapon was allowed. You chose not to use any weapons. Who can you blame?” The Sand Kingdom leader waved his hand to block the flying stones. His gaze fell on Su Zhengping, filled with mockery.
“Carry Ye Tian up here!” Su Zhengping shouted in fury, ordering people to bring Ye Tian over.
At this moment, Ye Tian’s hand had already turned black. The several cultivators surrounding him had drastic changes in expression. “There’s poison!”
Ye Tian shook his head. “It’s baleful qi! The silver needles were tempered with baleful qi and contaminated by it!”
Those words caused everyone, including Su Zhengping, to pale dramatically. The Sand Kingdom intended to destroy Ye Tian. Baleful qi was extremely vicious and not something the human body could absorb. It could destroy a person’s vitality and meridians. Once it invaded the five viscera and six bowels, death was certain!
Right now, Ye Tian felt as if his arm was being torn apart. The excruciating pain made his whole body break out in cold sweat, and his body began to spasm.
“Haha! Does Yao Kingdom have no one else left to fight? If that’s the case, then send up Su Rong and the city maps!” The Sand Kingdom leader laughed loudly.
His voice made the Yao Kingdom crowd glare in fury, but every face looked equally grim. The two strongest in Yao City had both been defeated. Who else could stop him?
“Is there anyone left? Is Yao Kingdom full of useless trash?” Sha Shan taunted from the duel arena, his laughter grating on the ears.
Pang Shao nudged Ye Chu. “You really not going up?”
“No interest!” Ye Chu replied, though his expression did not look good. He did not step towards the duel arena but instead walked in Ye Tian’s direction.
With baleful qi invading his body, if no one saved him, Ye Tian would truly be ruined!
Su Rong and the others had already gathered around Ye Tian. Seeing black spots gradually appearing on his arm, their beautiful faces lost all colour, turning deathly pale.
Ye Chu pushed aside Zhang Su’er and Su Rong who were blocking his way. The two women saw him still daring to touch them at a time like this and glared at him coldly. Zhang Su’er was about to open her mouth and curse him.
But Ye Chu ignored them. He crouched down beside Ye Tian, reached out, and grasped the silver needles in Ye Tian’s hand.
“Don’t touch them!” Ye Tian shouted in alarm. These were silver needles tempered with baleful qi. How could Ye Chu possibly handle them?
“It’s fine!” Ye Chu smiled, reached out, pulled out the several silver needles, then tightly gripped Ye Tian’s hand.
Ye Tian was about to push Ye Chu away, but he suddenly discovered that after Ye Chu held his hand, the tearing agony actually vanished. He was stunned. Then he heard Ye Chu’s voice by his ear. “Calm your emotions! Don’t move recklessly!”
The crowd saw Ye Chu holding Ye Tian’s hand and frowned slightly, but no one paid much attention to it. Their focus was entirely drawn to the Sand Kingdom, which was still jeering loudly.
Su Zhengping and the others had the ugliest expressions imaginable. At this point, who could possibly step up? Their gazes swept involuntarily towards the younger generation of Yao City, only to see them all avoiding eye contact, not daring to meet Su Zhengping’s gaze!
If even Chen Bowen and Ye Tian were no match for the opponent, how could they possibly dare to step forward?