Trading Lives

"Hahaha! I was wondering who it was. Just some snot-nosed brat!" Xiong Ge laughed mockingly from the side, rolling his thick arms. "Wonder if you can even take one move from me?"

"I doubt it." Sato crossed his arms and leaned against a tree, looking at Ye Qiu with contempt.

Scarred Leopard raised a hand to stop them, studying Ye Qiu with interest before glancing at the bandages around his second young mistress's leg.

Pointing at her injured leg, he asked, "Kid, were you the one who saved her?"

"That's right." Ye Qiu faced them calmly. "What, got a problem with that?"

Clap, clap!

"Heh. You've got guts." Scarred Leopard clapped, sneering. "No problem with that. But in that case, you must have had a hand in my brothers' deaths too!"

"So what?" Ye Qiu picked at his ear.

"So, you'll have to pay with your life!" Ye Qiu's flippant gesture infuriated Scarred Leopard. Soul Power surged around him as he clearly prepared to attack!

"Don't!" A voice called out from behind him.

"Oh? What are your orders, Second Miss?" Scarred Leopard stared at her coldly, as though she were already dead.

"Haha. Big Brother, I think she wants to plead for this kid!" Xiong Di grabbed her by the hair and yanked upward again.

That was indeed the case. With tears in her voice, she said, "As long as... as long as you let him go, I... I'll let you do whatever you want with me!"

After saying that, it was as if all her strength had been drained away. She closed her eyes in despair, two trails of tears running down her face.

"Heh! I wonder what His Highness the Third Prince would think if he saw this." Scarred Leopard mocked her, then turned his murderous gaze toward Ye Qiu.

"Forgive me, but I can't comply. Once he dies, you'll still be ours! Neither of you will escape!"

This kid was as good as dead!

Listening to their conversation, Ye Qiu finally understood who they were. He had never expected the girl he saved to be Zhu Zhuqing!

Since she was willing to cast aside her dignity and sell her body in exchange for his life, what else was there to say? Just fight!

"Don't worry! I'll save you!" Ye Qiu smiled at Zhu Zhuqing.

In the instant his eyes blinked, a bloody red surfaced within them. He was ready for battle.

"Xiong Di, keep playing! Xiong Ge, go deal with him!" Seeing how recklessly fearless the kid was, Scarred Leopard figured he was just a hotheaded fool and no longer felt like acting personally.

Upon receiving the order, Xiong Ge charged toward Ye Qiu. Before leaving, he did not forget to tease Xiong Di. "Good little brother, don't finish too quickly!"

"Don't worry, I'll definitely leave you a bite!"

Zhu Zhuqing ignored Xiong Di's lecherous hand reaching toward her and shouted at Ye Qiu, "Run!"

Hearing her, Ye Qiu obediently started running—straight toward Xiong Ge.

"Kid, you're courting death! Second Spirit Ability, Explosive Bear Paw!"

Flames ignited across his fan-sized palm as it came crashing down toward Ye Qiu's head!

Ye Qiu rushed forward, and the Three Tomoe in his eyes instantly transformed into Six-pointed Stars!

Pop! "!" ×4. Everyone aside from Xiong Di was stunned!

"What's going on?!" Disbelief filled Xiong Ge's eyes. Unable to halt his attack, he passed straight through Ye Qiu's body.

Meanwhile, Ye Qiu ran directly toward Zhu Zhuqing!

Xiong Ge hurriedly turned around and roared at Xiong Di, whose mind was occupied solely with playing with women. "Brother! Watch out!"

Scarred Leopard's heart jolted at the shout. Only then did he snap out of it and warn Xiong Di. "Xiong Di, be careful! There's something strange about this kid!"

"What?" Xiong Di's lecherous hand froze in midair as he looked oddly toward his brother.

But all he saw were Ye Qiu's scarlet eyes. Ye Qiu had already rushed in front of him!

Under the influence of the Illusion Technique, he froze in place.

Whoosh! A glint of cold light arrived first.

Pfft! A small arrow had already embedded itself in his throat. It was a Sleeve Arrow!

Spurt! Blood sprayed out, splashing across Zhu Zhuqing's face. She stared blankly at Ye Qiu as he ran toward her. How had he done it?

"Urgh..." Xiong Di stared at Ye Qiu in disbelief. Even at the end of his life, he was still wondering how Ye Qiu had appeared there. Then he fell stiffly backward.

Ye Qiu swept Zhu Zhuqing into his arms!

"Brother!" Xiong Ge roared. Everything had happened too quickly! So quickly that Scarred Leopard and Sato had not even had time to react.

Ye Qiu had even used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track during his charge. Coupled with their underestimation of him, killing Xiong Di and reclaiming Zhu Zhuqing had taken only a few seconds!

"Sato! Attack!" Scarred Leopard was furious as well. He had lost another brother!

Without needing further instruction, Sato had already summoned his Martial Soul.

"First and Second Soul Skills, Demon Vine Extension, Hardening!"

Several vines transformed into spears and stabbed toward Ye Qiu, who had just caught Zhu Zhuqing.

Scarred Leopard also used his Second Soul Skill, Dash, charging in to kill Ye Qiu.

"Watch out!" Seeing the attacks coming from behind Ye Qiu, Zhu Zhuqing hurriedly warned him!

Ye Qiu looked back. Kamui activated in his eyes, and a tiger and an ox appeared behind him! (Like Obito firing nails during the Shinobi War!)

Pfft! Scarred Leopard's and Sato's attacks both struck the two Spirit Beast corpses.

Taking advantage of the opening, Ye Qiu turned to face them and stepped backward, widening the distance to a safe range!

"What exactly is going on with this kid? Where did those Spirit Beasts come from?" Scarred Leopard's face darkened as he stared at Ye Qiu.

"Kid, give me back my brother's life!" Blinded by hatred, Xiong Ge had no patience for such thoughts.

Black Bear Possession! Third Spirit Ability, Mighty Charge!

"Sato, pull him back!"

"Xiong Ge!" Sato released his vines, trying to drag him back, but he was a beat too late.

"Damn it!" At this point, Scarred Leopard did not dare rush forward recklessly. His Soul Power had already been heavily depleted when they were surrounded by the Shadow Spider swarm earlier!

Xiong Ge charged like an enraged bull. Every step he stomped down left a crater in the ground!

Seeing Ye Qiu close his left eye, Zhu Zhuqing could not help warning him.

"Ye Qiu, he's com—"

"Shut up!" Ye Qiu snapped at her. He needed to focus! His left eye suddenly fixed on Xiong Ge.

This was the first time he had used this move on a person!

"Kamui!"

His gaze focused on Xiong Ge's neck, but Xiong Ge charged ahead without a care.

"Argh!" Though he had no idea what was happening, he endured the pain and rammed toward Ye Qiu!

Ye Qiu had not expected the fool to be so stupid that he would not dodge even when it hurt!

Pfft! Just before he hit Ye Qiu, his neck suddenly exploded.

Bang! The mangled corpse crashed down at Ye Qiu's feet.

"Ah!" Zhu Zhuqing cried out in terror, clutching tightly at his collar.

Ye Qiu's face was now covered in blood. It ran down his chin and dripped continuously onto Zhu Zhuqing in his arms.

"B-Big Brother... how did Xiong Ge's neck suddenly break?!" Sato's face was filled with horror, cold sweat covering his back.

Scarred Leopard shook his head, his expression grim! He did not know either. Ye Qiu clearly had not used a Soul Skill...

"So noisy..." Blood and bits of flesh clung to Ye Qiu's face. His scarlet eyes turned toward Zhu Zhuqing, frightening her into silence.

Looking at the corpses on the ground, Ye Qiu felt somewhat sickened—and even more exhilarated.

"Heh. Who's next?"

He gave the remaining two a bloodthirsty, demon-like smile. Amid the red, only his teeth remained white.