Entrusted by Another

Battle techniques! On the Blood Soul Continent, not every martial cultivator could cultivate battle techniques. Many would never even come into contact with one in their entire lives, and those who did often encountered only extremely low-grade battle techniques.

For example, the Mighty God Palm was a relatively popular low-grade battle technique passed around among the vast mercenary community. It was a lowest-tier low-grade Yellow Rank battle technique, capable of increasing attack power by twenty to thirty percent.

"Profound Yin Palm! The Li Family's exclusive high-grade Yellow Rank battle technique, capable of carrying a frost effect. Once struck, it is as if one has been enveloped by ten-thousand-year ice!"

Someone knowledgeable immediately cried out in a low voice nearby, clearly astonished by the Profound Yin Palm Li Yue had unleashed.

Sure enough, just as that person had said, everyone felt the temperature around them drop considerably, showing the power of the Profound Yin Palm.

Li Ye's face was also grave. The Profound Yin Palm was on an entirely different level from the Thunderclap Fist Li Tianwu had used back then!

After all, the Thunderclap Fist was merely a mid-grade Yellow Rank battle technique. It could even be said that, if not for the rolling thunder-like lightning effect that accompanied its use, that technique was not much stronger than the so-called Mighty God Palm!

"Trash! Don't think you can turn your life around! In this young master's eyes, you are still that coward who crawled out of the family home back then! Trash!"

Each "trash" made Li Ye's expression grow colder. Although he had not personally experienced what happened back then, after merging with those memories, he could still feel that roar rising from the depths of the soul!

It was the roar of that former trash young master of the Lineage! Even though that soul had long since vanished.

"Shut up!"

Suddenly, Li Ye's eyes seemed to have been dyed red with blood. An eerie gleam shot directly into the eyes of Li Yue, who bore the brunt of it!

Crack!

Li Yue's palm struck Li Ye's left arm directly, and the crisp sound of bone breaking rang out. At the same time, everyone saw a layer of frost instantly cover the arm that had been hit!

"What a terrifying Profound Yin Palm! This young man is done for!"

A burly man in the crowd saw this scene, and a sharp gleam flashed through his eyes as he prepared to intervene. But in the next instant, something he discovered made him abandon that thought.

"Huh?!"

The others also noticed it then. Although Li Yue had shattered Li Ye's left arm with one palm strike, he did not press the advantage and continue attacking. Instead, he clutched his head, a trace of pain appearing on his face.

"Brother Li! What's wrong with you?"

Yu Wen Tianhua and Wu Wenhao revealed a hint of confusion in their eyes. Everything had been fine, so why was he suddenly clutching his head? Had he been possessed?

Meanwhile, Li Ye bit down hard on his lips. The bones in his left arm had been shattered, and frost had spread all the way to his shoulder. Yet none of that was what occupied his attention. His mind was focused more on Li Yue, who stood there clutching his head in pain. Seeing his state, a flicker of delighted surprise rose in Li Ye's heart!

"He has fallen under my Blood-Eyed Illusion!"

To be honest, a vampire's blood eyes were not very effective against martial cultivators with strong willpower. Against an expert like Li Yue, whose realm was more than four levels above his, the possibility of affecting him was practically zero.

Even though the Dream Heart Sutra had strengthened the power of this illusion somewhat, Li Ye had only grasped the barest surface of it. It was sufficient against mercenaries with weak wills or people of lower realms, but against someone stronger than him, he had little chance.

Yet Li Yue's appearance clearly showed that he had been affected.

It was precisely the reaction of someone who had fallen under the Blood-Eyed Illusion. However, after only a brief moment, Li Yue's pained expression relaxed. It appeared that he had broken free of the illusion's influence.

No one knew what scene Li Yue had seen just now, but a trace of fear still lingered in his expression. Yet when he looked at Li Ye, his gaze brimmed with intense killing intent!

"Li Ye! What did you just do?"

Instinctively, he felt this matter was connected to Li Ye. But would Li Ye admit it? Illusion techniques were incomparably mysterious even on the Blood Soul Continent. Perhaps no one in all of Wuzhou City even knew of them.

"What did I do? Oh! You mean that ghostly wailing and wolfish howling just now? Wasn't it simply your madness acting up?"

"Roar! I'll kill you!"

Li Yue suddenly erupted, throwing out a punch. His expression was twisted, making him look like an evil ghost.

The force of his fist was like a sharp blade, slicing directly through the air. A full-force punch from someone at the seventh level of the Spirit Martial Rank could completely shatter a huge block of incomparably hard granite! Let alone a human body?

Facing this punch, Li Ye remained calm and composed. He knew he could not compare in absolute strength, but his reaction speed was faster than his opponent's. He shifted aside and dodged the punch.

The fist wind grazing past his face even cut several wounds into it, blood flowing from them.

Perhaps because he was too enraged, Li Yue left himself completely exposed. Li Ye did not hesitate, swinging out a palm strike. It landed like a heavy hammer, followed by a scream. Li Yue, four realms above him, was actually sent flying by that palm!

That palm strike had been none other than the common, run-of-the-mill technique widely circulated among mercenaries—the Mighty God Palm! Yet at this moment, it produced a miraculous effect.

However, Li Ye was also driven back more than ten steps by a powerful rebound force. After all, one was at the peak of the third level of the Spirit Martial Rank, while the other was at the seventh level—a full four realms apart!

Accomplishing this much was enough for Li Ye to become famous throughout Wuzhou City! But this time was different from three years ago!

"My heavens! Is that trash from back then about to turn his life around? Is he going to become like that man from back then?!"

"A trash actually fought the Li Family's genius to this extent. No matter how this battle ends, no one will ever call him trash again!"

"Yes, if this counts as trash, then people like us are not even worthy of being called trash!"

The hearts of many onlookers churned with towering waves.

This included Yu Wen Tianhua and Wu Wenhao. No one knew what they were thinking, but their eyes flickered as threads of killing intent surged from their bodies.

"What do you think?"

"At the peak of the fourth level of the Spirit Martial Rank... no, he should already be at the fifth level of the Spirit Martial Rank! But even so, how did he do it? That idiot Li Yue may not have much of a brain, but his cultivation talent is first-rate. You and I both know that! Yet he was beaten into this state by someone two realms below him!"

"More than that! You and I both know Li Yue's strength. Though I hate to admit it, after he entered the seventh level of the Spirit Martial Rank, he surpassed the two of us. Even if we joined hands, we might not necessarily win. Yet this trash actually forced him into such a state!"

"No! That is not what worries me! What worries me is, do you remember? Three years ago, he was trash incapable of cultivation. Over these three years, our families have kept him under constant surveillance, and there was no movement at all. So how did he suddenly become able to cultivate, condense Blood Soul, and even rise to his current realm?"

This was what confused the two of them the most. Their fear of that man from back then had caused the leaders of both families to never relax their surveillance over the years!

Unfortunately, they had no idea that Li Ye, whom they believed had reached at least the fifth level of the Spirit Martial Rank, was actually only at the peak of the third level! If they knew, it was truly hard to imagine what their expressions would be like right now!

Trash and genius, both gravely wounded!

While not everyone had guessed wrong about this outcome, it still left everyone dumbstruck.

Struck in the chest, Li Yue spat out a mouthful of blood and suffered severe injuries. But Li Ye was not doing well either. His left arm was fractured, and the strands of frost clung to him like maggots to bone, making his entire body tremble. After launching that palm strike, he staggered slightly as well.

He struck his left arm hard with a palm, directly shattering the frost covering it.

Seeing that his left arm had almost frozen to a deep purple, a trace of amazement flashed through his eyes. "What terrifying cold energy!"

Fortunately, not much time had passed. Otherwise, this arm might have been crippled.

But now was not the time to worry about that. Li Yue, who had been blasted back, was already like a male lion consumed by fury.

"Li Ye! You little bastard! You dared to hurt me! You are dead! You are absolutely dead! Today, I will kill you! I will definitely kill you!"

How could Li Yue, who had been pampered since childhood and had always sailed with the wind at his back, accept being defeated by trash he looked down upon? Even if he had underestimated his opponent first, with so many people watching, he simply could not save face.

At this moment, Yu Wen Tianhua and Wu Wenhao did not need to provoke him. He had already lost his reason.

Boom!

The two exchanged a palm strike. Without question, Li Ye was sent flying. The gap between their realms was simply too great!

Yet Li Yue had no intention of letting him go. With a savage grin, both his hands turned frost-white as he unleashed palm strikes in rapid succession!

"This is bad! The kid can't block this!"

The burly man in the crowd cried out softly, shooting out from the crowd. His huge hand became a sharp blade, directly cutting through Li Yue's palm imprints. Then he reached out, grabbed the pale-faced Li Ye, and drifted back.

"Who! Who dares ruin my good thing!"

Just as he was about to succeed, someone had actually interfered. Li Yue immediately flew into a towering rage!

Li Ye's heart pounded wildly. He regretted things slightly. He had only just gained some strength and had yet to properly consolidate it. He truly should not have provoked someone like Li Yue.

At the same time, he turned to look at the burly man who had saved him and said gratefully in a soft voice, "Thank you for saving me, brother! I will never forget this kindness!"

The burly man merely grinned, gave Li Ye's shoulder a heavy pat, and said, "No need to be polite. I was also acting at another's request—if I haven't mistaken you for someone else."

At another's request? Who? Who in all of Wuzhou City would still care about him?

Aunt Yun? Clearly impossible. She was merely a weak woman without the strength to truss a chicken. But then who could it be?

Seeing himself ignored, Li Yue roared and chopped out with a palm, immediately stirring up a whirlwind of frost.

But the burly man was no ordinary person. At last, he displayed his formidable strength. With a casual sweep of his hand, he easily neutralized it.

Seventh level of the Spirit Martial Rank! Li Ye and the others were instantly shaken! And judging by how effortless the burly man appeared, his true strength was clearly beyond even that!