Su Zhan agreed to the battle invitation, and Ye Shuangluo kicked the prone Ye Xiong aside.
The Kill Order was activated, marking the opponent.
Asura Demon Eye opened, and his eyes slowly turned from pitch black to blood red.
Finally, he strengthened his legs with wind spiritual power and charged towards Su Zhan.
Clang!
When Ye Shuangluo kicked Ye Xiong aside, Su Zhan had already drawn the blood-red long blade from his back.
The two blades clashed fiercely, and Ye Shuangluo retreated five steps while Su Zhan remained unmoved.
In this contest of strength, it was clear that Ye Shuangluo had lost.
Without a moment’s pause, he continued to use the wind element to enhance his speed and weapon.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The sound of the two blades clashing echoed continuously in the warehouse. No matter how Ye Shuangluo tried to attack or from which direction, he was always seen through.
He attacked over a dozen times, each time easily blocked.
“Sigh.”
Su Zhan sighed, feeling a bit bored.
This young bodyguard was strong, but that was all. Although his attacks grew stronger with each strike, his strength was still insignificant in their current plan. There was no need to continue playing with him.
So he decided to take the initiative and end this farce.
“Seven Kills Technique, Second Form.”
With a single slash, a terrifying blade aura instantly surged towards Ye Shuangluo.
Ye Shuangluo’s instincts screamed at him: if he couldn’t dodge, he would die!
He instinctively dodged to the left, but the blade aura seemed to have tracking capabilities, following him to the left.
Boom!
The blade aura exploded upon contact with Ye Shuangluo, kicking up a cloud of thick smoke.
Su Zhan sighed and was about to turn and leave when he heard a defiant voice.
“Hey, Grand Strategist, the fight isn’t over yet. Where are you going?”
As the smoke cleared, Su Zhan frowned slightly, seemingly seeing something unbelievable.
Ye Shuangluo stood in place, his blood-red eyes still filled with boiling battle intent, and a large puddle of water on the ground.
Su Zhan couldn’t understand. Even if he hadn’t used the Seven Kills Demon Blade but the Red Flame Demon Blade, reducing the power, that last move shouldn’t have been something a mortal could withstand.
Ye Shuangluo appeared unscathed, but in reality, he had used all his strength.
Fortunately, he had automatically comprehended a new skill after gaining extraordinary perception; otherwise, he might have really been done for.
[Ice Obedience Lv.1
Skill Effect: Ice Element Resistance +15
You can control the ice element.
Skill Description: Loyal to the one blessed by the endless frost, ice is your most faithful servant, transforming into a shield to block all attacks and a sword to pierce the hearts of those who dare to obstruct you.]
[PS: This skill is self-comprehended by the player and cannot be improved through skill points or other means. Please explore ways to enhance it on your own.]
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At the moment the blade aura was about to reach him, in a split second, he converted all his spiritual power into ice elements, forming a barrier in front of him.
He also activated the special effect of his shoes, “Breath of Nature,” creating a 500-point shield.
Only through layers of weakening and protection did he barely withstand the attack, but forcibly gathering the ice element had nearly exhausted all his spiritual power.
But he had one last move.
Ye Shuangluo raised his hand towards Su Zhan and then clenched his fist tightly.
Killing Mark, explode!
Boom!
After the explosion, Su Zhan’s clothes were torn apart, and his left arm was injured.
Drip, drip…
Blood dripped from Su Zhan’s arm to the ground.
The entire warehouse fell silent, everyone staring in shock at the two confronting each other. The invincible Grand Strategist had been injured.
Su Zhan, however, showed no signs of displeasure or anger. He curiously looked at Ye Shuangluo.
He couldn’t figure out how Ye Shuangluo had done it, but he was indeed injured.
How interesting!
The usually calm and composed Su Zhan became serious, and his arm wound began to heal rapidly before their eyes.
Just as Ye Shuangluo prepared to face a storm of attacks, Su Zhan suddenly reverted to his calm demeanor and sheathed his blood-red blade.
“We don’t need to continue this fight. That last slash… consider it the price for cutting off Ye Xiong’s arm. We’re even now.
Let’s call it a draw.”
“Agreed.”
Ye Shuangluo deactivated the Asura Demon Eye, having no desire to continue the fight.
Since the other party offered an out, he took it.
This spur-of-the-moment duel seemed to end in a draw, but Ye Shuangluo knew very well that if they continued, he would definitely suffer a crushing defeat.
His perception told him that the opponent hadn’t even used half of his strength.
Even so, he had been beaten without any chance to retaliate.
What a terrifying man, Ye Shuangluo thought, curious as to why such a man would serve under someone else.
On the other side, after changing his clothes, Su Zhan scanned the crowd with a cold voice, reprimanding them:
“I believe I said to invite Young Hero Ye over, as he is a guest of our rebels. Is this how you treat a guest?
Moreover, when I arrived, you were about to put down your weapons. What were you thinking? A bunch of useless fools!”
The crowd was scolded harshly, but they were actually quite helpless.
They initially wanted to give Ye Shuangluo a show of force to curb his arrogance.
Of course, they knew this would anger him, so they had a bunch of women waiting at the door.
When Ye Shuangluo arrived, they planned to use the women to calm him down, but he turned out to be indifferent to women.
And who would have thought this kid had such a sharp tongue, directly provoking the Feng family brothers into action, only to be crippled by him.
This wasn’t a big deal, but they never expected Ye Xiong to act recklessly and get his arm chopped off, which was quite embarrassing.
Even more embarrassing was that when they tried to help, they almost got themselves killed.
At the same time, they felt somewhat fortunate that the Grand Strategist arrived in time. If he had been any later…
They glanced at the Feng family brothers lying on the ground, thinking that might have been their fate.
From the duel between Ye Shuangluo and Su Zhan, they could tell that even though this young bodyguard couldn’t defeat their Grand Strategist, he could easily handle them.
After reprimanding his subordinates, Su Zhan turned to Ye Shuangluo and said:
“Sorry, we were rude. On behalf of Ye Xiong, I apologize to Young Hero Ye.”
Ye Shuangluo snorted coldly, neither accepting the apology nor rejecting it.
On the other side, Ye Xiong was helped up by the others, clutching his severed arm and glaring at Ye Shuangluo.
“Try glaring at me again, and let’s see how many more arms you have for me to chop off.”
Ye Shuangluo placed his hand on Mortal Kill, ready to strike.
“Ah Xiong! Apologize to Young Hero Ye! Immediately!”
Su Zhan commanded Ye Xiong in an irrefutable tone, but Ye Xiong remained defiant, still glaring at Ye Shuangluo.
“Sigh.”
The Grand Strategist of the rebels sighed. This was why he disliked these half-human, half-demon beings; they had no brains.
“Sorry, Young Hero Ye, it seems this beast won’t apologize. Do as you please.”
Ye Xiong looked at Su Zhan in disbelief. Did he just hear that right? Su Zhan wasn’t going to intervene?
Wouldn’t that mean…
Slash!
Ye Xiong’s head flew high, his face frozen in shock, unable to comprehend what had just happened.
“I don’t need your apology. Just be more careful in your next life.”
Ye Shuangluo wore a kind smile as he sheathed his blade, having decapitated Ye Xiong right after Su Zhan finished speaking.
[Congratulations, your achievement “Demon Slayer” progress has increased.]
[Current progress: 1/5]
Ye Shuangluo hadn’t expected Ye Xiong to be a demon, but it made sense. Since he arrived in this world, normal people had black hair and eyes, while this guy had brown hair.
Ye Xiong… could he be a hybrid of a human and a bear?
The rebels looked at Ye Xiong’s headless corpse, feeling a sense of shared fate.
Su Zhan, however, became serious, addressing the crowd with a stern expression:
“We are currently in the capital, the enemy’s stronghold. I know you are all trusted aides of various generals, but don’t forget, I am the commander of this operation.
I hope no one disobeys my orders again. If anyone dares to defy me next time, I will personally deal with them according to military law!”
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