Kill!

"Brother Snake..."

Ye Qiu cried out inwardly. If this went on, he would die. He had no chance of winning.

Ye Yi could wear him down to death!

The Great Serpent said, "I'm very weak."

"I don't need much. Just a little!" Ye Qiu said inwardly. "If I die, you'll have nowhere to nurture yourself."

He figured there must be something unusual about his body. Otherwise, why would Brother Snake have chosen him?

The serpent could have chosen the most formidable body in the world.

Wouldn't that provide far more nourishment than Ye Qiu could?

The Great Serpent fell silent. Ye Qiu said solemnly, "Just a tiny bit!"

He could shake Ye Yi. He believed that if he grew even a little stronger, he could break him!

"You're courting death!" By now, Ye Yi's face had darkened beyond anything Ye Qiu had seen.

Ye Yi gripped his sword, and streams of blue flame rose from its blade.

Ye Qiu sensed a terrifying aura. His expression turned graver than ever.

"Slash!" As the blue flames reached their peak, Ye Yi swung his sword.

An enormous, razor-sharp wave of blue-flamed Sword Light hurtled toward Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu couldn't withstand it!

But he had to!

There was no other way!

His eyes hardened, and he charged forward.

Straight at the blue Sword Light!

He drew the Black Broadsword, but the instant it met the blue Sword Light, it exploded with a boom!

The Sword Light struck him directly!

But—

BOOM—

A surging force suddenly flooded his limbs and bones, then coursed through his body.

His Qi and Blood surged. In an instant, even his blood began to boil.

Heat blazed through every inch of him.

Brother Snake had acted!

Dragon Qi Baptism!

Bolstered by that terrifying force, Ye Qiu took the sword strike head-on and spat blood again.

Yet his injuries seemed less severe than before!

And the Sword Light shattered!

Ye Qiu burst through, moving twice as fast as before!

Ye Yi had already retreated.

He had pulled back at once, but he hadn't expected Ye Qiu to survive the strike, much less gain such a burst of speed.

BOOM—

A shockwave erupted. Ye Qiu reached him again, arriving just as Ye Yi's all-out strike left his magical power depleted.

His fist rose.

His strength surpassed its limits.

One Punch Breaks All Laws!

Pfft—

Ye Yi's body flew backward with a crash. As he hurtled through the air, he could no longer hold back the blood rising in his throat.

It gushed from his mouth, nose, and even his ears as though he had an endless supply.

Agony wracked him. It felt as if all his organs had been torn apart!

He was grievously wounded!

Then his body went limp, and he dropped to one knee.

Ye Qiu, too, was trembling violently.

Brother Snake had lent him a breath of power, but it was far, far less than the first time.

And even with it, there was no way he could suddenly soar to new heights in a single instant.

He had piled injury upon injury.

Blood stained his entire body, even his hair. It had seeped into his eyes.

His vision blurred!

Still, he steadied himself, gritted his teeth, fixed his gaze on Ye Yi, and charged again.

He had learned this much: strike while your enemy was sick and take his life. Even if I die, you're going down today!

Ye Yi ground his teeth. After a moment's painful struggle, he turned and ran without another word!

Ye Qiu ignored everything else and pursued him as fast as he could, dragging his blood-soaked body onward.

Blood made his eyes redder still, and boundless Killing Intent shone through them.

Even in this state, he moved faster. Faster and faster...

Ahead, Ye Yi spat blood again as he ran, and his pace gradually slowed.

That final punch had truly wounded him badly.

In fact, Ye Qiu's first punch to his chest, landed after Ye Yi's mistaken judgment, had already injured him.

After that, Ye Yi had lost the ability to kill Ye Qiu outright. Instead, Ye Qiu had traded wound for wound, leaving him even worse off. Now he was nearly crippled.

He could barely muster his magical power.

Naturally, he could no longer take to the air.

At Half-step Gathering Law, all he had ever been able to do was glide.

He couldn't truly fly.

Now his wings were broken!

But as he felt the Killing Intent closing in behind him, savagery and madness flashed in his eyes.

A strange aura surged from his body, and his speed rose again.

A Secret Art!

But its backlash was immense!

Especially in his current condition.

That backlash would leave him with many lasting consequences.

Even if he escaped this time, he would pay a terrible price!

An indescribable sense of stifled resentment welled up inside him.

He had never imagined that intercepting Ye Qiu alone would reduce him to such a sorry state.

BOOM—

Even through his anger, he sensed the Killing Intent behind him rapidly drawing closer.

Ye Qiu was still accelerating!

The bastard kept getting faster!

Ye Qiu should be badly hurt too, shouldn't he?

Even worse than I am!

How is this possible...

And Ye Yi had even swallowed several Healing Pills.

He couldn't understand it!

In truth, Ye Qiu was puzzled himself. Brother Snake's breath of power was still being refined inside him, causing his strength to grow rapidly.

But he also felt as though his injuries were easing.

The Great Serpent said evenly, "A Body Cultivator's flesh is far more vigorous than most people's. Their ability to heal is terrifying. And you're even more formidable than an ordinary Body Cultivator, so naturally, you heal faster!"

"A truly formidable Body Cultivator can eventually regenerate from a single drop of blood! That's why they call it the Undying Body!"

"Of course, you're still countless miles from that level!"

But Ye Qiu grew excited.

Healing on my own?

Body Cultivators are incredible!

How much money will that save me down the road?

Getting treated and healing injuries means buying Pills. That costs money.

But me? I just grit my teeth and push through!

My body heals itself!

I've struck gold!

BOOM—

Spurred on by that thought, he gained another sliver of speed.

This time, it wasn't due to anything unusual about his body.

His understanding of Movement Technique had deepened another step.

He had already gained new insight into it during that life-or-death moment earlier.

After all, if he hadn't gritted his teeth and pushed harder, he would have died on the spot!

Battles on the brink of death drew out a person's potential like nothing else!

Now that Ye Qiu had calmed down a little, those insights connected in an instant, and his understanding deepened further!

One chased. The other fled.

The distance between them kept shrinking.

At last, they rushed out of the mountains.

Straight toward the South Capital.

They were already nearing the city gate.

But Ye Yi had run out of chances.

Ye Qiu caught up.

BOOM—

A fist slammed into the middle of Ye Yi's back!

Ye Yi sprayed a great mouthful of Essence Blood, and his body hurtled forward like a broken kite.

With a thud, he crashed to the ground outside the city gate.

People were coming and going there, and the sight instantly drew their attention.

Ye Qiu ignored them. Covered in blood, he strode forward.

Ye Yi stared at him, humiliation burning in his eyes. Then he said in a low voice, "We can talk."

Ye Qiu gave no sign of hearing him and kept walking.

Ye Yi gritted his teeth. "Give me a chance. We used to play together all the time when we were children. Have you forgotten..."

Ye Qiu's expression did not change.

Ye Yi said, "Spare me this once, and I'll help you return to the Ye Clan and reclaim your position as Young Master. How does that sound?"

Ye Qiu stopped and looked at him. "Let me think."

Ye Yi sat up, about to speak, when Ye Qiu's foot slammed into his throat.

Ye Yi's eyes bulged.

Pfft—

The next instant, his head flew off.

Ye Qiu said expressionlessly, "Once I've made up my mind, I'll burn a note to tell you."

There was no need to waste words on someone like that.

Just kill him!

Otherwise, his stupidity might rub off.

Even after all this, he was still trying to scheme his way out?

Do you really think I'm seven years old?