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Chapter 407 - 361 Fury Burns

Chapter 407: Chapter 361 Fury Burns

Whoosh!

The sudden turn of events caused Ye Fan’s face to abruptly change!

Not only had he failed to detect Xu Longxiang’s arrival, but he also had no idea when Xu Longxiang had entered the Enchanting Soul Array!

At the same time, from Xu Longxiang’s words, Ye Fan could infer that Xu Longxiang might have been present for some time, simply hiding in the shadows, watching him deal with Wu Hu and the others.

All this set off a tumultuous storm in his heart!

Under the light.

He turned his head, staring intently at Xu Longxiang’s unfamiliar face, his shock impossible to conceal.

"It looks like I’ve scared you pretty bad, haven’t I?"

Seemingly having anticipated Ye Fan’s reaction, Xu Longxiang couldn’t help but laugh. His gaze, full of mockery, was as if he were watching a monkey play.

No response.

Ye Fan squinted at Xu Longxiang, attempting with all his might to sense Xu Longxiang’s energy using his Spiritual Sense, only to find that he could not determine Xu Longxiang’s strength at all.

This discovery made Ye Fan’s expression turn exceedingly grave!

Because he couldn’t determine Xu Longxiang’s strength, there were only two possibilities.

The first, Xu Longxiang’s power was far greater than his, to the point that if Xu Longxiang did not release his energy deliberately, he would not be able to detect it.

The second, Xu Longxiang possessed a Magic Artifact that could conceal his energy, just like the Ghostly Gourd he had.

Whichever the possibility, it was not a good sign for Ye Fan—the fact that the other party dared to appear so confidently after having observed him dealing with Wu Hu and others meant that he was completely undervalued in the eyes of the opponent.

As if to confirm Ye Fan’s speculation, Xu Longxiang said mockingly with a smile, "Don’t waste your effort. If you were capable of sensing my energy, you would have already found me."

"Are you from the Wudang Sect?"

Hearing this, Ye Fan no longer tried to sense Xu Longxiang’s power. Instead, he secretly improved his Power, his entire body tensed, ready to strike like a tiger at any moment.

"You seem very tense?"

Xu Longxiang, ignoring the question, had an even thicker mocking smile, "Are you afraid that I’ll spread the news of how you killed Wu Hu and the others to the world? Or are you afraid that I will make a move on you?"

"Hmm, you’ve returned to the Ye Family and are valued highly by the Ye Family elders. I’m sure even if I reveal this issue, you wouldn’t be afraid—you trust that the Ye Family will cover it up for you or smooth things over."

Seeing that Ye Fan remained silent, Xu Longxiang answered for him, his eyes narrowing into slits as he laughed, "So, you’re scared I’ll make a move on you?"

"The deaths of Murong Gu and Father Murong were entirely of their own doing..."

Ye Fan furrowed his eyebrows tightly, worried for Su Liuli’s safety and unable to judge the strength of Xu Longxiang, he chose not to rashly attack and instead tried to resolve the conflict with Xu Longxiang.

"Hehe... of their own doing?"

Xu Longxiang sneered as he interrupted Ye Fan, "Fine, even if their fate was deserved, and they died with guilt to spare. But after you and your father killed them, why did you take the Wudang Sect’s magical weapon, the Taiyi Xuan Sword, for yourselves?"

"On that day, Murong Sheng dueled with me to the death holding the Taiyi Xuan Sword, with the person in charge of the Yanhuang Organization East Sea Branch as the witness. According to the rules, since he was defeated by my hand, the Taiyi Xuan Sword naturally belongs to me."

Ye Fan said word by word: "Moreover, this was the judgment made by the Yanhuang Organization. If the Wudang Sect feels that the Yanhuang Organization’s judgment was unfair, you can go reason with them!"

"Reason with the Yanhuang Organization? As an organization within Huaxia, the Yanhuang Organization naturally favors the Ye Family, not to mention that Yan once had the intention to take Ye Wenhao as an apprentice and has deep connections with Ye Wenhao. Wouldn’t it be degrading for our Wudang Sect to go seeking justice from them?" Xu Longxiang responded with a sneer, as anger gradually surged in his eyes, and a murderous intent suddenly appeared.

"It seems that unless I hand over the Taiyi Xuan Sword today, you are determined to make a move against me." As he spoke, Ye Fan pushed his war intent to the limit, ready to face the battle at any moment.

"If it had been a few days earlier, you could have returned the Taiyi Xuan Sword to our Wudang and we would have let bygones be bygones, but now, it’s too late!"

Xu Longxiang looked at Ye Fan with a gaze that regarded him as a dead man, seemingly not the least bit worried that Ye Fan would escape, but instead coldly said, "Our Wudang gave you a chance, but you did not know when to appreciate it—from the moment you arrogantly rejected me at your door, our Wudang Sect no longer has any intention but to see you dead! And my coming down the mountain is to send you to Yama Palace!"

"So, you are the chief disciple of the Wudang Sect, Xu Longxiang!"

Before, even though Ye Fan was unable to determine Xu Longxiang’s strength, he had constantly been speculating about which member of the Wudang Sect Xu Longxiang was. Now, hearing Xu Longxiang’s words, he immediately recalled the time Xu Longxiang had gone to Ao Xiang Villa to visit him.

"Remember my name, so that when you get to Yama Palace, and King Yan asks, you won’t be clueless about whose hand you died by." Seeing that Ye Fan had learned his name, Xu Longxiang no longer concealed his aura and slowly drew his treasure sword from behind.

"If I remember correctly, as the chief disciple of the Wudang Sect, you are only at the realm of Innate Great Perfection and haven’t yet broken through the Half-step Gang Qi realm, right?"

Seeing this, Ye Fan had a thought and provocatively said, "And the reason you were able to hide around me undetected is entirely because you carry a magic artifact that conceals your aura."

"So what if it is? Do you think you can survive against me with your strength?"

Clutching the treasure sword, Xu Longxiang looked at Ye Fan with a playfully mocking face, "Heh, if I hadn’t known the card up your sleeve with your flying knives, maybe I would’ve capsized in the gutter. Now that I know what you’re hiding, killing you is no different than slaughtering a chicken!"

"Many people have arrogantly thought they could easily kill me before, but they are all dead."

Ye Fan had deliberately provoked Xu Longxiang just now to confirm his true strength. Seeing Xu Longxiang indirectly acknowledge that he was merely an Innate Great Perfection martial artist, Ye Fan had no more caution in his heart. But considering that Su Liuli’s life and death were uncertain and killing Xu Longxiang would take time, he pondered, "I am in a hurry to save my friend now, I don’t want to fight with you..."

"Hahaha..."

Amidst the ringing of Ye Fan’s words, Xu Longxiang laughed wildly as if he had heard the coldest joke in the world, "If you’re afraid to die, just say so. Why all the nonsense?"

"Whoosh!"

The response to Xu Longxiang was a piercing sound of cutting air.

Enraged in his heart, Ye Fan moved his consciousness, and the blood-stained Xuanye Flying Blade suddenly shot out from his sleeve, turning into a white light and streaking toward Xu Longxiang at high speed.

Swish!

At the same time, Xu Longxiang flicked his wrist, the sword sheath flew up, and he slashed at the incoming Xuanye Flying Blade!

"Clang!"

As the blade and sword collided, sparks flew in all directions, and the Xuanye Flying Blade was struck aside by a sword blow from Xu Longxiang.

"Die!"

Having sent the Xuanye Flying Blade flying with one sword, Xu Longxiang shouted coldly and bounced off the ground, sword in hand, as he lunged at Ye Fan.

"Whoosh!"

Ye Fan remained unmoved, his consciousness stirred once again, and another Xuanye Flying Blade whistled out.

"It’s useless!"

Xu Longxiang snorted coldly, swung the treasure sword in his hand, and chopped it down toward the second incoming Xuanye Flying Blade.

Hmm?

The next moment.

Just as Xu Longxiang thought he could easily cleave through the Xuanye Flying Blade, the swiftly assassinating blade suddenly halted.

"Swoosh~"

Xu Longxiang’s sword cut through the air, the fierce sword wind slashing a gap in the air, with a formidable momentum.

"Whoosh!"

At that moment, the previously halted Xuanye Flying Blade reignited and shot toward Xu Longxiang at an even faster speed than before!

Swoosh!

Xu Longxiang’s heart tightened, his face changed, and his body stiffened quickly, leaning backward and tilting skyward.

Feet like cast iron, body straight as a board, slanting like a bridge!

—Iron Plate Bridge!

After being caught off guard, Xu Longxiang used "Iron Plate Bridge" to dodge Ye Fan’s Flying Knife Assassination.

"Phew!"

The sharp Xuanye Flying Blade whistled past Xu Longxiang’s face, the fierce knife wind brushing against his face, causing the hairs on his face to stand on end, and even the capillaries on his nose were cut by the knife wind, bleeding fresh blood.

"This little beast didn’t use all his strength just now, that was close!"

Seeing he dodged Ye Fan’s treacherous strike, Xu Longxiang secretly let out a sigh of relief, his body flipped over, like a Serpent Dragon turning over, with his toes repeatedly tapping the ground, charging again at Ye Fan.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

At this moment, two more sounds of breaking through the air arose.

The Xuanye Flying Blade that had missed its target suddenly turned sharply, shooting toward Xu Longxiang from behind, while the third Xuanye Flying Blade whistled out from Ye Fan’s sleeve.

Two blades?!

Xu Longxiang, startled, his heart tightened, and while running he stomped fiercely on the ground.

"Smash—"

With his stamp, the floor tiles beneath Xu Longxiang turned to powder, swept up by the airflow.

And the two Xuanye Flying Blades, like two fast-moving trains, passed by narrowly, all missing their target.

"Whoosh—"

Upon seeing this scene, Ye Fan moved his feet, his figure flashed to the window, then with a leap, he kicked the window.

"Clang—"

With a crisp sound, Ye Fan kicked the glass window and jumped out.

"Where do you think you’re going?"

Sensing Ye Fan’s movement through Spiritual Sense, an infuriated Xu Longxiang bellowed, transformed into a Phantom, and pursued Ye Fan, pushing his speed to the utmost limit, as if fearful that Ye Fan would escape.

Indeed, it was so.

Following the Wudang Sect Leader Heavenly Master Zhang’s order, Xu Longxiang was to ensure a one-hit kill when acting against Ye Fan.

Originally, Xu Longxiang planned just that, but having witnessed the fight between Ye Fan and Wu Hu and others, he thought he had gauged Ye Fan’s true strength. Therefore, in order to preserve his own and the Wudang Sect’s dignity, he gave up the idea of ambush assassination, intending instead to send Ye Fan off in a fair and open battle.

Just—

What he didn’t expect was that Ye Fan had not used all his strength when dealing with Wu Hu and the others. This not only caught him off guard but also nearly injured him.

How could he possibly let Ye Fan escape?

Furthermore, he was well aware that if Ye Fan were to escape, Heavenly Master Zhang would definitely not let this slide easily, and even... the entire Wudang Sect would have to pay a heavy price!

This... was something he absolutely didn’t want to see!

"Xu Longxiang, you’re courting death!!"

Heard Xu Longxiang’s words by his ear and sensing that Xu Longxiang was in hot pursuit, Ye Fan, who was eager to save Su Liuli, was enraged!

Never had there been a moment when he was as angry as he was now!!

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PS: Two Chapters complete.

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