All sound fell silent, and heaven and sea mourned as boundless rain suddenly poured down around them, as if weeping for the passing of a powerful warrior.
The downpour completely doused the remnants of the demonic flames, and Ye Kang reached out to scoop up some Grotto Heaven Fragments.
They were fragments of the Grotto Heaven Spirit Treasure Tuoba Chi Li had forged. When its master died, the treasure shattered with him. But Ye Kang couldn't bear to let anything go to waste, so he salvaged a few fragments. The Ink Jade Realm accepted them all and refined every last one.
Ye Kang turned to look at the stunned Ye Hou. The latter's face was deathly pale, and the heavy rain had plastered his long hair flat against his head, stripping him of every trace of his former elegance and leaving him utterly disheveled.
The lower half of his body had also been shattered by the battle axe. But since he hadn't borne the full force of the blow, he could recover in an instant. Even so, he had suffered serious injuries.
Ye Hou was a truly clever man. His original plan had been to make Tuoba Chi Li of the Dragon Diagram Sect fight to the death while he hid behind him and waited for a chance to land a few finishing blows.
But he had never imagined that the young man would directly slay even Tuoba Chi Li, who had manifested the Six Qi.
It was obviously too late for Ye Hou to regret anything. He could only grit his teeth as boundless Scholar Sword Qi surged forth once more.
Now that they had completely fallen out, there was no point in saying another word. They might as well fight.
Ye Kang braced himself against the Scholar Sword