Free Web NovelChapter 39: Chapter 38: One vs. Three
"Gale Blade!"
With a flick of his wrist, Tang Yi unleashed a white Wind Blade.
The crescent-shaped Wind Blade was silent, marked only by a brilliant flash of white light.
"Watch out!" Zhangg Yuxi cried out a warning.
But it was too late.
The Wind Blade was incredibly fast. It was just a flicker in everyone’s eyes before it reached Zhangg Yuxi’s men. With a cry of "AHH," one of the gray-robed Martial Artists was struck.
WHOOSH!
A large head flew into the air, the cut perfectly clean. A few seconds later, the headless body collapsed.
A Battle Grandmaster of at least the Two-star level had died without warning under Tang Yi’s Wind Blade!
"Damn it!" Zhangg Yuxi’s brow twitched. He glanced at the headless corpse of the gray-robed Martial Artist, then immediately looked away.
He knew Tang Yi was formidable, but he hadn’t expected him to possess such deadly techniques. A Two-star Battle Grandmaster had just died under that white light, just like that.
Whether it was Tang Yi’s Palm Technique or that flash of white light just now, both were incredibly powerful and destructive!
Zhangg Yuxi didn’t dare to be careless. Who knew if Tang Yi had even stranger and more powerful techniques up his sleeve.
The remaining gray-robed Martial Artist and Li Kuang felt their fear of Tang Yi intensify. However, they didn’t dare defy Zhangg Yuxi’s orders and could only brace themselves to attack Tang Yi.
Attacking Tang Yi might mean death, but fleeing would be an even more miserable death. Even if they were lucky enough to escape with their lives, the Wolf Heaven Mercenary Corps would hunt them down, perhaps even exterminating their entire clan. Therefore, they would rather die at Tang Yi’s hands than defy Zhangg Yuxi’s command.
After the death of one gray-robed Martial Artist, only three men remained on Zhangg Yuxi’s side.
Three against one, they still had the upper hand in terms of strength against Tang Yi.
However, Tang Yi hadn’t shown any fear when facing five of them, so why would he be scared now that there were only three?
By killing Hong Ya and that gray-robed Martial Artist just now, he had gained another two hundred thousand Experience points and leveled up again, reaching the rank of an Eight-star Battle Grandmaster.
He was truly getting Stronger with Each Battle.
Killing people was indeed a faster way to level up than killing monsters, but Tang Yi didn’t dare to kill indiscriminately. Otherwise, what would be the difference between him and a Demon?
But these people before him deserved to die!
Therefore, he felt no psychological burden.
Against the Nine-star Battle Grandmaster Zhangg Yuxi, Tang Yi’s strength as an Eight-star Battle Grandmaster, combined with his superiority in Cultivation Technique, Martial Techniques, and Body Technique, was already enough to secure a solid victory over him.
"Alright, I’ll play with you guys for a bit!" Tang Yi smiled faintly. His figure finally blurred into motion as he activated Phantom Step, rushing toward Zhangg Yuxi and his men.
"Celestial Star Palm!"
Tang Yi threw out a palm strike. It looked no different from the one before, but...
its Power was a notch higher!
When he had killed Hong Ya, he was only a Seven-star Battle Grandmaster. Now that he had advanced to an Eight-star Battle Grandmaster, his strength was on a completely different level.
The might of his Celestial Star Palm had at least doubled!
Seeing Tang Yi take the initiative and attack with a palm strike, Zhangg Yuxi and the others hastily tightened their grips on their weapons and met him head-on.
"Heart-stopping Sword!"
"Mad Dagger Chaos Skill!"
"White Rainbow Soaking the Sun!"
The three men unleashed their own Martial Techniques, attacking Tang Yi.
BOOM!
The two sides hadn’t even made contact, still two meters apart, yet their two powerful forces had already collided, erupting in ferocious shockwaves of air.
Terrifying Energy shot out in all directions as a fierce wind howled. The faces of the spectating Nine Cities Mercenary Corps stung from the blast, and they couldn’t keep their eyes open.
They hurriedly retreated to avoid the aftershocks of the energy vortex.
BANG! BANG!
Just two seconds later, the gray-robed Martial Artist and Li Kuang were both sent flying backward, while Zhangg Yuxi was also forced back three steps in the exchange.
The three of them had joined forces against Tang Yi, but under his powerful palm strike, they still came up slightly short.
However, none of the three were seriously injured. The gray-robed Martial Artist and Li Kuang had only been thrown back by the powerful shockwave and were largely unharmed.
"This—!!"
Seeing this, the members of the Nine Cities Mercenary Corps were all gaping in astonishment.
They never would have thought Tang Yi was so powerful. He had clashed head-on with three Battle Grandmasters by himself, sending two flying and forcing one back three steps. It was simply unbelievable!
The great battle continued. The gray-robed Martial Artist and Li Kuang were uninjured after being thrown back. They got to their feet, returned to the battlefield to stand with Zhangg Yuxi, and the trio attacked Tang Yi once more.
They brandished their weapons in a dazzling, impenetrable flurry. An ordinary person would have been hacked to pieces by such a powerful, inescapable assault.
But would Tang Yi, who possessed a Body Technique like Phantom Step, die under a flurry of blades?
Of course not!
His figure moved swiftly. Every time a sword thrust or a blade chopped toward him, he would dodge with just a slight lean of his body.
Moreover, Phantom Step created three illusions, making it impossible to tell which one was real. Most of the trio’s attacks struck nothing but these illusions, having no effect whatsoever.
"Basic Boxing Skill, break!"
Catching Li Kuang off guard, Tang Yi slammed a punch into his body.
Li Kuang was sent flying by the punch. He was dizzy and disoriented when he landed. Combined with the fact that he had already expended too much energy luring the members of the Nine Cities Mercenary Corps, he was now completely exhausted. He collapsed to the ground, losing all Combat Power.
"Heart-stopping Sword—Wind Extreme Spike!"
Seizing the opening created by Tang Yi’s attack on Li Kuang, Zhangg Yuxi spun his longsword and thrust it straight out.
Rushing currents of air formed along the blade of his longsword, as if the wind itself were spiraling around it in cheerful celebration.
SHING! SHING!
A few leaves falling from the sky drifted near the blade of Zhangg Yuxi’s longsword and were instantly shredded into countless fine particles by the currents of air.
Tang Yi’s gaze sharpened. Seeing the power of this strike, he didn’t dare be complacent. If he were to be hit by that sword, his body might be shredded to pieces just like those leaves.
He took a small step back, then with a twist, he landed several meters away, retreating out of the range of Zhangg Yuxi’s attack.
SWOOSH!
"Heart-stopping Sword—Half Moon Slash!"
Zhangg Yuxi’s sword strike missed, but he didn’t pause. He pursued Tang Yi with his sword in hand, changing his thrust to a slash as he chopped down at him.
The longsword sliced through the air, its energy forming a crescent moon shape. The blade emitted a brilliant, blinding light.
Another incomparably powerful strike came at him!
WHOOSH!
Startled by the relentless attacks, Tang Yi moved again. He stomped down hard with both feet, using the reactive force to leap backward. His whole body spinning, he shot into the air in an instant, flying rapidly backward.
In the blink of an eye, he was braced against a large tree several meters high behind him, his legs gripping the trunk as he looked down on Zhangg Yuxi.
Anyone would be angry after being pushed back time and time again. At this moment, Tang Yi was furious.
"It is impolite not to reciprocate! Hmph!"
"Mountain Collapse!"
Tang Yi snorted coldly and leaped directly down from the tree. With his elbow pointing downward, he unleashed the powerful Earth Tier Martial Technique, Mountain Collapse!
