In the underground world, almost everyone knew that Ye Xunhuan was no saint; or rather, among those who could become overlords of the underworld, how many of them were good men and devout believers?

If you really were a good man and devout believer, in this man‑eats‑man world, you'd never rise to become an underworld overlord.

But if Ye Xunhuan and Andrei really threw down, would the people behind Andrei just sit back and watch?

You had to understand, Andrei was the other side's dog— and the most loyal dog at that!

If someone beats your dog, is the master really not going to make a move?

If the master steps in, it means that on top of this Xumi Mountain today, the two great overlords are going to go at it hard!

Andrei's face immediately shifted between dark and pale, and the look he threw Ye Xunhuan was full of open hostility.

"Marshal, you came today to wreck my place!"

"That's right, I did come to wreck your place." Ye Xunhuan admitted calmly. "Andrei, there are some people you don't get to touch just because you feel like it."

"Oh yeah?" Andrei snorted coldly. "Men, take him down!"

At Andrei's command, more than a dozen men suddenly shot out from the surrounding crowd, instantly encircling Ye Xunhuan.

Seeing this, a thick sneer slowly curled up at the corner of Ye Xunhuan's lips.

"Andrei, you sure you want to play with fire?"

"Marshal, today is my son's wedding. I will never allow anyone to cause trouble— including you!" Andrei said heavily.

"I hope you don't regret it."

The moment Ye Xunhuan's words fell, dozens of figures jumped straight out of the helicopter circling in the sky. The instant they hit the ground, cold light flashed in their hands, and then they shot toward the men surrounding Ye Xunhuan like streaks of lightning!

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

Thuds sounded dully all around, and corpse after corpse toppled into spreading pools of blood.

Ye Xunhuan, meanwhile, didn't move an inch, just stood there cold‑eyed, quietly watching everything in front of him, as if none of it had anything to do with him, as if he were nothing more than a spectator.

In the space of a heartbeat, the area was saturated with a thick reek of blood. Faced with Ye Xunhuan's men, the ones Andrei had sent out were like clay chickens and pottery dogs, utterly unable to withstand a single blow— they were completely in a state of being insta‑killed!

In an instant, more than a dozen bodies littered the ground!

"My king, all targets have been eliminated!" One man wearing a black mask, only a pair of eyes visible, bowed respectfully to Ye Xunhuan as he spoke.

Ye Xunhuan nodded in satisfaction, then slowly set his gaze on Andrei. "Andrei, you still want to continue?"

When the onlookers saw the dozen‑plus corpses lying in pools of blood on the ground, each of them couldn't help but shiver.

These were the Marshal's Hidden Guards?

Their strength was downright terrifying— they sliced through Andrei's people like they were cutting melons.

Right then, Andrei's expression sank to the bottom of the pit, and his eyes flashed with waves of murderous intent.

"Marshal, you asked for this."

With that, Andrei stamped the ground, and his rough, somewhat fat body shot toward Ye Xunhuan like a moving hill.

Before Ye Xunhuan could even move, those black‑masked men, only their eyes exposed, were already bracing to strike.

But just then, Ye Xunhuan suddenly spoke. "All of you, stand down."

The instant Ye Xunhuan's voice rang out, those men who'd been primed to explode didn't hesitate in the slightest and all retreated to the side. The killing intent rolling off their bodies didn't lessen at all, and in their cold eyes, crazed murder still danced.

It was as if, with just one word from Ye Xunhuan, they would immediately go in for the kill, and even if it meant their deaths, they would not waver.

In their hearts, Ye Xunhuan was their king, their faith. To die for their faith— worth it!

"Swoosh!"

As Andrei moved, he whipped up a gust of wind, his whole body whistling to a stop in front of Ye Xunhuan. His iron fist, like a shell fired from a cannon, smashed toward Ye Xunhuan in a frenzy.

With that punch, the air in front of him was directly torn apart, and a fierce gust howled at Ye Xunhuan, lashing his body like blades of ice!

Facing Andrei's berserk fist, Ye Xunhuan didn't move at all. He looked as if he'd been scared stupid, frozen in place, not knowing what to do.

But the next second, just as Andrei's iron fist was about to land on him, Ye Xunhuan moved— his right hand shot out, guarding his chest!

"Bang!"

Andrei's iron fist slammed hard into Ye Xunhuan's palm, and his face changed dramatically.

Because that wild punch of his hadn't budged Ye Xunhuan in the slightest. Instead, Andrei felt as if his fist had smashed into an impossibly hard boulder. He hadn't hurt Ye Xunhuan at all; on the contrary, the shock left his own arm aching sharply!

This sudden realization sent a violent tremor through Andrei's heart, and he moved to yank his right hand back.

But how could Ye Xunhuan possibly give Andrei the chance to pull back?

Just as Andrei tried to withdraw, Ye Xunhuan's right hand suddenly clawed tight, clamping down on Andrei's iron fist and wrenching it down. At the same time his right hand snapped out in a vicious slap!

"Crack!"

A crisp snap sounded instantly. Andrei's right wrist sagged limp on the spot, and his face twisted into a mask of pain and ferocity.

Then, before Andrei could react, Ye Xunhuan's right leg whipped out and drove viciously into Andrei's lower abdomen. The terrifying force sent Andrei's rough, slightly fat body flying!

"Clang!"

A dull crash rang out as Andrei's whole body slammed heavily into the ground.

When the crowd saw this scene, their hearts couldn't help but clench— was… was this the power of an overlord?

One move. With just one move, Andrei had been insta‑killed.

And the most crucial part was, Andrei had struck first.

Even so, he'd still been subdued by Ye Xunhuan in a single move.

How could everyone not be shocked?

You had to know, Andrei was a first‑rate fighter. Yet now he couldn't even withstand one move from Ye Xunhuan. Was the entire underworld really like the rumors said— that aside from Blood Phoenix, Ye Xunhuan was invincible?

Andrei, who had just crashed to the ground, ignored the pain wracking his body and scrambled back to his feet, ready to launch himself at Ye Xunhuan again.

But before Andrei could make a move, Ye Xunhuan's figure blurred and flickered, appearing in front of Andrei in a flash, a palm shadow streaking across Andrei's face.

"Smack!"

The palm shadow flashed, and a crisp slap cracked through the air. Andrei's two‑hundred‑plus‑pound body was once again sent flying, smashing heavily into the ground, a mouthful of bright red blood spraying from his lips and several teeth scattering across the floor!

In that instant, Andrei only felt a buzzing in his ears, and golden stars exploded across his vision!

At this moment, a gentle yet anger‑laced voice suddenly boomed from midair. "Marshal, wasn't your hand a bit heavy?"

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(PS: The remaining two chapters will be up around 9:30 tonight!)