Ye Xiao, upon witnessing this scene, was instantly alarmed and without hesitation, he weaved past Ling Shuya and swiftly arrived in front of Hu Zhi Han and Zhou Yuyan. Hu Zhi Han had already anticipated Ye Xiao's arrival, so as Ye Xiao approached, Hu Zhi Han launched an Ice Palm straight at him!

Given Ye Xiao had dared to come over, he naturally expected Hu Zhi Han to attack him!

At this moment, the Nine Yang True Qi within Ye Xiao's body was at least around the ninth layer, and Hu Zhi Han's inner strength was certainly no match for his own robustness. Thus, with a friction of his hands, a spark appeared and in the blink of an eye, the flame grew extremely large!

Fire Demolishing Palm!

In that instant, Ye Xiao concentrated all the Nine Yang True Qi in his body into his right hand, and the Fire Demolishing Palm collided head-on with the Ice Palm!

One ice, one fire – inherently opposing elements. Thus, at the moment of the clash between the Fire Demolishing Palm and the Ice Palm, Hu Zhi Han was sent flying and smashed heavily onto the ground, while Ye Xiao's situation didn't look optimistic either. He rebounded against the villa's wall so hard that dirt debris fell from it!

Both Ye Xiao and Hu Zhi Han spat out a mouthful of blood almost simultaneously. However, when comparing their conditions, Ye Xiao's injuries were indeed lighter. Ye Xiao had gambled with the Fire Demolishing Palm, wagering that Hu Zhi Han's Inner Power True Qi would not match his own, ensuring that most of the damage from the Fire Demolishing Palm would be inflicted on Hu Zhi Han. And indeed, Ye Xiao's assumption was right. However, he had forgotten that although Hu Zhi Han's Inner Power True Qi was somewhat lesser at the time, he still possessed significant strength. Therefore, even though Hu Zhi Han was severely injured during the collision between the Fire Demolishing Palm and the Ice Palm, Ye Xiao also sustained not insignificant injuries as a result of the two hand skills' simultaneous impact!

Hu Zhi Han hadn't expected Ye Xiao to use the Fire Demolishing Palm, as it was a very effective technique when used by someone of a higher level against someone of a lower level. However, when competitors of equal rank used it, it was undoubtedly a tactic that harmed the enemy a thousand and oneself eight hundred – it was utterly unwise!

Hu Zhi Han coughed several times, then struggled to stand up. By now, the palm power of the Fire Demolishing Palm and Ye Xiao's extremely strong and masculine Nine Yang True Qi had disrupted the True Qi in his body. Furthermore, his internal organs felt like they were being roasted due to the Fire Demolishing Palm, so he was absolutely incapable of continuing the fight!

And there was Ye Xiao, who, to everyone's astonishment, was also standing up and walking towards Hu Zhi Han. Hu Zhi Han saw Ye Xiao getting up and even approaching him. What was this about? Could it be that Ye Xiao wasn't seriously hurt?

Not wanting to take any chances, Hu Zhi Han's eyes darted around, his body suddenly sprung back, retreating more than ten meters before turning to flee. Despite Hu Zhi Han's severe internal injuries, he was a Xuan Rank Martial Artist and was thus capable of departing quickly by running!

Ye Xiao watched Hu Zhi Han escape but did not pursue. In fact, his approach was merely a bluff to intimidate Ye Xiao, but Hu Zhi Han thought Ye Xiao was actually coming to kill him and was thus scared off!

The residual force from their clash inevitably affected Zhou Yuyan, who was very close by. She was hit and fell to the ground. Combined with the previous infiltration of cold poison, Zhou Yuyan was now exhaling more than inhaling and seemed on the brink of death!

"Yuyan! Yuyan!" Ling Shuya screamed, rushing to Zhou Yuyan's side. Seeing her face turn blue and blood dribbling from her lips, Ling Shuya was in agony. Zhou Yuyan was her best friend, even closer to her than her father – after all, she had spent more time with Zhou Yuyan than with her own father!

Despite bearing severe internal injuries himself, Ye Xiao immediately came to Zhou Yuyan's side, concentrating a dense Nine Yang True Qi in his hands and swiftly channeling it into her body!

The Nine Yang Divine Skill was the most masculine and strong Inner Strength mental method in the world, perfectly suited to suppress and heal internal injuries induced by extreme yin and cold. Therefore, the Nine Yang Divine Skill was the best Internal Cultivation Method to treat the cold poison in Zhou Yuyan's body!

But at this time, Ye Xiao had also been hit by the Ice Palm. Even though he was endowed with the Nine Yang Divine Skill, granting him an immunity to cold poisons, he had used the Fire Demolishing Palm, resulting in a backfiring of his inner strength. This caused the previously impervious defense system to crack, allowing Hu Zhi Han's cold poison to enter Ye Xiao's body. So now, his body contained not only Nine Yang True Qi but also Supreme Yin Cold Poison!

Originally, these Nine Yang True Qi and Supreme Yin Cold Poison were battling within Ye Xiao's body. The Nine Yang True Qi had the upper hand, as it was fighting on its home turf, and the incursion of Supreme Yin Cold Poison was not persistent. However, when Ye Xiao directed the majority of his Nine Yang True Qi into Zhou Yuyan's body, his complexion quickly turned worrisome – first turning a burning red, then a ghastly pale blue!

Ye Xiao could feel the cold poison wreaking havoc inside his body, and although the Nine Yang True Qi regenerated very quickly, he could still sense his internal injuries rapidly worsening!

Ye Xiao knew that if he sat down to cultivate the Nine Yang Divine Skill, the cold poison would quickly dissipate. But Zhou Yuyan had been affected by the cold poison, and unlike him, she had no Nine Yang True Qi – she was just an ordinary person. Having survived the Ice Palm thus far was a miracle!

As Ye Xiao poured a vast amount of Nine Yang True Qi into Zhou Yuyan's body, her complexion showed some slight improvement—at least, the greenish tint had faded to a pale green color!

Ye Xiao could also feel that the vast amounts of cold poison inside Zhou Yuyan were being eradicated by the robust Nine Yang True Qi. However, the quantity of cold poison within Zhou Yuyan's body was simply too great, so even Ye Xiao didn't know if he could completely eliminate all the cold poison inside her!

Good fortune never comes in pairs, but misfortune does!

At this very moment, Ye Xiao, Ling Shuya, and Zhou Yuyan, all at the doorstep of the villa and in what could be described as a worse-than-death condition, were being watched from a distance of thirty meters atop another villa, by a handsome young man standing there with a cold smile on his face. He had clearly witnessed the recent battle between Ye Xiao and Hu Zhihan, and could plainly see that Ye Xiao had suffered extremely severe internal injuries!

"Hmph, Ye Xiao, I've waited so long, and finally, the time has come when I can kill you!" the young man thought triumphantly to himself!

This man was none other than Hong Shaofeng, who had fought Ye Xiao in an abandoned building before, and realizing he was outmatched, had fled on foot!

Hong Shaofeng had been lurking around Ye Xiao ever since that day. Originally, he had planned to seize the opportunity to kill Ye Xiao during his battle with Fu Bin, but then Fu Bin fled, and Hong Shaofeng could tell that Ye Xiao's strength had greatly increased. Therefore, Hong Shaofeng had not seized the opportunity but continued to wait for the right moment—which had finally arrived today!

'Swoosh!'

Hong Shaofeng's figure flickered and he leapt from the rooftop of the villa, approaching Ling Shuya's villa at a speed invisible to the naked eye!

"Ye Xiao, die!" Hong Shaofeng charged over with incredible speed and, without another word, lunged at Ye Xiao. He wasn't stupid; he went straight for his strongest move, the Ice Frost Fist!

Ye Xiao noticed Hong Shaofeng's appearance right away. So, when the Ice Frost Fist was imminent, Ye Xiao knew it was coming, but he didn't even attempt to defend himself—not that he didn't want to, but because he simply couldn't. At that moment, the cold poison had gained an absolute upper hand in his body, and Ye Xiao realized that even if he tried to defend himself, it would be futile, and perhaps, would only end worse!

At that moment, Ye Xiao really felt like laughing. He wanted to find a fortune teller to ascertain whether he was jinxed today. Hardly had Hu Zhihan left than Hong Shaofeng arrived. Wasn't this like signing his own death warrant?

In the blink of an eye, Hong Shaofeng was upon him, and the Ice Frost Fist made contact with Ye Xiao's body!

Hong Shaofeng had braced himself to witness Ye Xiao's death, and Ye Xiao had prepared himself to die, but...

When the Ice Frost Fist struck Ye Xiao, his entire body radiated a brilliant purple light, and a plume of Purple Cloud seemed to flicker into existence, enveloping his body!

Hong Shaofeng was shocked beyond belief. What was happening? Was this some sort of protective martial art? Moreover, Ye Xiao didn't even seem to be putting up a fight; instead, he maintained the same pose as before!

Hong Shaofeng was enraged. He quickly threw another punch at Ye Xiao, but this punch didn't touch Ye Xiao's body—instead, it struck the Purple Cloud, sending Hong Shaofeng reeling back seven or eight steps!

At this point, Ling Shuya, who was crouched nearby, was also stunned because she thought Ye Xiao was done for. However, to her surprise, after two consecutive punches from Hong Shaofeng, Ye Xiao was unharmed. What was even more surprising to Ling Shuya was that Ye Xiao's complexion had turned from cyan to a recovering pale, which was certainly a big improvement over the ghastly cyan!

Neither Hong Shaofeng nor Ling Shuya understood what had just happened, but Ye Xiao was very clear about it and was overjoyed in his heart!

Ye Xiao had indeed thought he was going to die, but unexpectedly, at the moment the Ice Frost Fist struck him, the third layer of the Nine Yang Divine Skill, "Purple Qi From the East," automatically formed a Protection Shield—the Purple Cloud Shield!

After the Purple Cloud Shield appeared, it not only blocked Hong Shaofeng's Ice Frost Fist attack but also caused Ye Xiao's Nine Yang True Qi to surge enormously with each punch Hong Shaofeng threw. After two punches, the Nine Yang True Qi had recovered to around three layers. As the Nine Yang True Qi increased rapidly, the cold poison was naturally no match for it, quickly being eradicated by the surging Nine Yang True Qi inside his body, which also began to automatically heal his severe wounds. This was the reason why Ye Xiao's complexion started to improve!

It was then that Ye Xiao understood why the Nine Yang Divine Skill was the number one defensive mental method in the world—it was all because of the Purple Cloud Shield. With the Purple Cloud Shield in place, the harder a lower-level martial artist hit him, the quicker his True Qi would recover. Thus, at that moment, Hong Shaofeng wasn't really doing Ye Xiao any harm; he was actually helping Ye Xiao regain his strength.

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