Free Web NovelChapter 1423: Chapter 1400: Falling Behind?
"This is... the Cao Family’s secret killing move, the Evil God Firecloud Palm!"
Many people, seeing Cao Bin unleash this move, tactfully retreated backward.
Cao Bin had taken out his real skills; that kid was bound to die or be crippled.
If they rushed in now, it would be meaningless, they’d only interfere with the battle and mess Cao Bin up.
Better to hide in the back, wait for the right moment, and give Ye Huan a fatal blow!
Ye Huan’s eyes sharpened. His hands flashed back and drew three of the seven sharp swords on his back, and with extreme speed he activated all three longswords at once, slashing out three streaks of golden sword light!
The fire dragon and the sword light collided, erupting into a violent two-way explosion!
The power blasting toward Cao Bin’s side was clearly greater; even the curtain of rain was blown completely away!
This showed that the Sword Technique Ye Huan was using was a bit stronger than the Evil God Firecloud Palm!
And Ye Huan’s attacks did not stop!
He gripped the third sword in hand and had already slashed it right up to Cao Bin’s face!
Cao Bin’s expression turned vicious, both hands shot out together, catching the bare blade with empty hands!
"Clang!"
The sword edge collided with his flaming palms, and actually rang with the sound of steel striking steel!
Then, the flames in his hands actually began to melt the longsword Ye Huan was holding into molten iron!
"The Ling Family’s Cyan Lotus Sword Technique has never been defeated since it surfaced in the world. Today, I’m going to become the first powerhouse to defeat someone who’s mastered the Cyan Lotus Sword Technique!" Cao Bin gave a sinister grin, his right leg lashing out savagely in a kick. When Ye Huan’s hands dropped down to block, his twin palms, like raging fire dragons, blasted toward Ye Huan’s body!
And then, they all passed straight through!
At the critical moment, Cao Bin suddenly whipped out a spinning kick, booting backward!
"Bang!!!"
Ye Huan’s iron fist, swinging in, slammed hard into the sole of Cao Bin’s shoe, producing a dull thud!
Clearly, Cao Bin had predicted that Ye Huan would use Shifting Form and Position!
After fist and foot collided, Cao Bin’s right leg suddenly kicked out!
Ye Huan gave a cold snort. His eyes and hands were quick as lightning as he grabbed the man’s ankle and squeezed down hard!
"Crack—"
A crisp bone-cracking sound rang out, and Cao Bin drew in a sharp breath of cold air!
But even with the bones in his ankle shattered, he could still exert force!
Cao Bin’s right foot pressed down hard, dragging Ye Huan’s body—still clamped on his ankle—into a bend, and then he used that perfect opening to blast out with his right palm!
"Bang!!"
Ye Huan’s back took the hit; his spine bent sharply, and he was even knocked straight down to the ground!
"Brat, go to hell!!!" The aura on Cao Bin’s body exploded all at once, power infinitely close to a Mid-Tier Divine King gathering onto his palms!
"Hululu—"
The flames boiled; the blazing fire dragon blasted from his twin palms opened its bloody maw and lunged to devour Ye Huan’s body!
Faced with such a deadly crisis, Ye Bingning covered her mouth with both hands, her face deathly pale. Her legs went weak just from watching; she staggered back several steps and almost fell to the ground!
Ye Huan, however, stayed calm in the face of danger. He raised both hands, gathered all his power into his palms, then slammed them fiercely into the ground. As the earth shattered, his body sprang up like a compressed spring, shooting into the air and letting the flaming fire dragon smash into the broken ground instead!
"What!"
Cao Bin, who had thought victory was in his grasp and that he could insta-kill Ye Huan, had a dramatic change of expression!
Ye Huan, now rocketing into the sky, took advantage of his dazed moment, lifting the blue-steel longsword high!
"Swoosh—"
Lotuses flowed around the length of the sword. Ye Huan slashed once, and the lotus bloomed. A golden, razor-sharp sword light, overflowing with imperial might, cleaved through the sky with violent momentum and a piercing shriek, streaking straight for Cao Bin!
"Cousin, I’ll help you!" Cao Yuan, who had not struck before, actually flashed over at the decisive moment, using his own body to block that sword light for Cao Bin!
His body was directly blasted into a mist of blood under the impact of the golden sword light; even as he died he spat a great mouthful of fresh blood, an utterly ghastly sight!
With this single move, Ye Huan wiped out this genius-level Initial-Tier Divine King, Cao Yuan!
Maybe Cao Yuan had only planned to trade heavy injuries to keep Cao Bin’s combat strength intact, never expecting that he’d be killed in one stroke!
But everything had already happened!
No matter how much Cao Yuan regretted it, it was already too late!!
"Cousin, I’ll kill this bastard and avenge you, don’t you worry! As for Ye Bingning... I originally didn’t plan to sleep with her, but after this is over, I’ll sleep with her for you. Rest easy!" Cao Bin roared madly, his whole being turning into a completely enraged lion!
From his body, a blazing inferno suddenly surged up!
As if it was his rage turned into something real and tangible!
"Haaah—!" Cao Bin roared, his body sliding sideways, lunging at Ye Huan like a furious lion!
Hearing Cao Bin’s words, the killing intent on Ye Huan surged even stronger. Sword in hand and shrouded in boundless bloodlust, he rushed to meet Cao Bin head‑on!
"Klaaang—"
"Boom—"
"Crack—"
The clash of sword and palm resounded through the sky. The battle between Ye Huan and Cao Bin completely entered a white‑hot phase. In the span of a lightning flash, they could exchange hundreds of blows. They were moving so fast that not even afterimages could be clearly seen—only the sparks exploding where sword met palm!
Because both sides were attacking too fast, the originally sporadic sparks now burst out continuously in just a few seconds, looking like a blazing ball of fire!
The spectators only felt their eyes being dazzled, their vision overwhelmed!
Too fierce, this was just too damn fierce!
This was what a life‑and‑death showdown between top monstrous geniuses looked like!
"Holy shit! What the hell! How the hell is Ye Huan able to go head‑to‑head with the Cao Family’s dragon son?!"
"What’s going on, fuck!"
"Ye Huan’s about to defy the heavens here. How come we’ve never heard his name before... No, that’s not right, there isn’t even a Ye Family among the hundred clans! And he’s using the Ling Family’s Cyan Lotus Sword Technique—what the hell is going on?"
The Ancient Martial Artists who had retreated to the rear to watch were all dumbstruck at this moment, their jaws practically dropping to the floor from Ye Huan’s terrifying strength.
They had never imagined that Ye Huan’s strength would actually be on par with the Cao Family’s dragon son, Cao Bin!
You had to know, Cao Bin was a first‑rate genius in the entire three‑ring region!
Even if you threw Cao Bin into a top‑tier Ancient Martial Clan from the ancient era, he’d still be someone you couldn’t afford to underestimate!
Yet Ye Huan could actually fight Cao Bin to a standstill, and just now he had almost straight‑up killed Cao Bin!
This was simply beyond imagination!
While everyone was still in shock, the battle between Ye Huan and Cao Bin stepped into a new stage!
Cao Bin had suppressed Ye Huan!
That’s right, he had suppressed Ye Huan!
The longsword in Ye Huan’s hand was something he’d bought at the foot of the mountain. It was a common weapon forged by an ordinary blacksmith, basically the lowest grade of weapon. Whether in hardness or sharpness, it couldn’t compare at all to a powerful weapon, so of course it couldn’t withstand Cao Bin’s Fire Cloud Evil God Palm.
"Haaah—Hooaa—Raaah—"
Cao Bin roared again and again. His twin Fire Dragon Palms swept out across the air, the evaporating steam surging along with them as they slammed into the longsword Ye Huan was cleaving down!
With a loud "Klang," the longsword shattered!
Of the seven longswords Ye Huan had, all of them were now either blunted or broken. He had fallen into a state of having no weapon to use!
"Who has a sword, who has a sword!!!" Ye Bingning panicked, shouting anxiously at the crowd!
Many of the Ancient Martial Artists present had swords.
But they were all itching for Ye Huan to die—how could they possibly hand him a sword?
That would be an act of treason!
"Brat, let’s see how the hell you fight me now!" Cao Bin let out three wild laughs, took a heavy step forward, and after gathering his strength, his twin palms hammered toward Ye Huan like a sudden violent storm!
"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom!"
"Raaah haaah raaah haaah!"
The booming impacts and crazed shouts rang out nonstop!
Under Cao Bin’s relentless pursuit, Ye Huan was forced back against a wall, with nowhere left to retreat!
"Die!!!"
Cao Bin let out a soul‑reaping bellow, his right hand turning into a flaming hand‑blade, chopping down toward the crown of Ye Huan’s head!
Seeing this, Ye Bingning’s face went completely bloodless. She collapsed to the ground.
But at that very moment, Ye Huan formed a hand seal and shouted, "Eight Gates Escape Armor, Rest Gate—open!"
"Boom!!!!"
In that instant, a sky‑piercing thunderous force exploded out from Ye Huan’s body. His aura surged like a mountain range, making it feel as if he could move mountains with his bare hands!
Right after this power erupted, Ye Huan reached out with his bare hand and clamped down on Cao Bin’s left wrist—the one that had gathered all his power and turned into a hand‑blade to chop down!
That’s right—he caught it with his bare hand!
