Chapter 96: Chapter 96: Launching an Attack

BOOM!

Ye Feng’s body was still bursting apart, blood raining down and splattering everywhere.

Forbidden Pills... Just one or two were enough to squeeze a Cultivator dry, yet Ye Feng had swallowed an entire bottle. One could only imagine the gruesome end that awaited him.

The crowd’s scalps tingled, and they shivered uncontrollably. Staring at Ye Wushuang, they subconsciously took a step back.

Ye Feng had swallowed Forbidden Pills to kill Ye Wushuang. Ye Wushuang had granted his wish and let him swallow them all, but the outcome was so brutal it made one’s blood run cold.

"You damn animal! How could you be so vicious!"

Ye Xiong was incandescent with rage. Ye Feng’s body had already been stretched to the breaking point and exploded.

RUMBLE!

A terrifying wave of True Essence erupted from Ye Xiong’s body, surging toward Ye Wushuang in an instant. It was like a boiling river, which in the next moment transformed into countless sharp blades that sliced through the air, hurtling toward Ye Wushuang.

Ye Xiong’s killing intent was clear; he wasn’t holding anything back.

Ye Xuan was utterly furious. His figure blurred into motion as a giant True Essence Palm descended from above, causing the air to tremble and crack.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

The countless wind blades were instantly obliterated. A few that landed on the battle stage carved long gashes into it, a chilling sight to behold.

How vicious!

If those had struck a person’s body, what chance of survival would there be? It was obvious Ye Xiong was aiming to kill Ye Wushuang.

RUMBLE!

Ye Xuan landed in front of Ye Wushuang and glared coldly at Ye Xiong. "Ye Xiong, are you going to disregard the rules of the competition?!"

These were the same words Ye Xiong had said to him earlier. Now, Ye Xuan was throwing them right back.

"The rules?!" Ye Xiong roared sinisterly. "Ye Wushuang is a malicious viper, a plague on this family! What’s wrong with me eliminating a plague for the sake of the family?"

"You have the nerve to speak of maliciousness?!" Ye Xuan said coldly. "Just now, Ye Feng took a Forbidden Elixir to kill Xiaoshuang. Wasn’t that malicious? Is Ye Feng’s life a life, but Xiaoshuang’s is not?"

Ye Xuan’s voice was utterly frigid. Ye Xiong had repeatedly and shamelessly disregarded their kinship to try and kill Ye Wushuang. It had truly enraged him, sparking his own killing intent.

"He deserves to die!"

Ye Xiong’s killing intent flared, and he was in no mood to listen to reason. With a RUMBLE, the overwhelming killing intent poured from his body as he pressed his palms together, frantically gathering a torrent of True Essence.

Die!

Ye Xiong took a single step into the air and shot upward. He then threw his hands apart, and a terrifying True Essence Blade flew from his palms. It instantly expanded to over ten meters long as it sliced through the air, chopping down toward Ye Wushuang.

The frigid killing intent washed over them like a tidal wave, causing the crowd near the battle stage to flee in terror.

’The True Essence Realm... it’s too terrifying!’

Standing behind Ye Xuan, Ye Wushuang’s eyes instantly filled with cold lightning. Ye Xiong was using his full power. ’Clearly, he not only wants to kill me, but he’s also using this as a chance to deal with my father.’

"Ye Xiong! I am still the Patriarch of the Ye Family! You dare to defy your superior?" Ye Xuan roared, his voice sharp and severe, as a terrifying pillar of light shot out from his body.

RUMBLE!

The terrifying pillar of light pierced through the air like a meteor and collided with the ten-meter-long wind blade.

"The Ye Family will fall into the hands of people like you sooner or later! Get lost!" Ye Xuan refused to back down, his aura as sharp as a knife. ’Ye Xiong has already disregarded our brotherhood and the family’s well-being. What more is there to say? If I don’t show some strength now, the Ye Family will be destroyed by these people sooner or later.’

RUMBLE!

In an instant, Ye Xuan and Ye Xiong were locked in battle.

Ye Wushuang’s gaze darkened, and he prepared to charge forward.

But at that moment, Ye Cheng, who was on the high platform, also made his move. His target was also Ye Wushuang.

"Ye Cheng!"

Elsewhere, Ye Rou’s graceful figure flickered, blocking Ye Cheng’s path. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

RUMBLE!

But right then, the Fourth Elder, who had been motionless until now, suddenly shot out a murderous beam of light and used the opening to rush down from the high platform.

"Ye Wushuang is malicious and cruel, harming his own family’s disciples! His heart is condemnable! And Ye Xuan, as Patriarch, deliberately shields him. He is no longer fit to be Patriarch! This old man proposes that both of them be expelled from the family!"

The cold voice boomed like a thunderclap across the martial arts arena. The Fourth Elder, a mere Elder, was proposing to depose the Patriarch, Ye Xuan!

"Expel them from the family!"

Several other Elders also seized the opportunity to make their move, chiming in with their support.

"You old bastard! You’re just an Elder! What right do you have to depose the Patriarch?!" Ye Wushuang’s gaze shifted to the Fourth Elder as he unleashed a cold, murderous glint and charged toward him.

"You bastard! You dare insult an Elder? It seems I’ll have to cripple you today, lest you go out and disgrace the Ye Family’s name." The Fourth Elder’s eyes were filled with sinister cold as he rushed onto the battle stage.

RUMBLE!

Before he even set foot on the stage, he threw a punch from a distance, carrying the full power of the Qi Vortex Ninth Layer, blasting it toward Ye Wushuang.

The referee Elder on the battle stage’s expression darkened, and he prepared to intervene.

But Ye Wushuang was faster. With a long stride, an Ancient Sword appeared in his hand, its sharp edge glinting as he lunged through the air at the Fourth Elder. "Get back!"

"For defying judgment, this Elder grants you death!" A flash of killing intent crossed the Fourth Elder’s eyes. His goal had shifted from crippling Ye Wushuang to killing him.

’Defy the judgment and die, or obey the judgment and be crippled. Ridiculous!’

Ye Wushuang’s eyes turned cold as he shouted, "Thunder Sword!"

CRACK!

The sound of thunder exploded as the Ancient Sword became wreathed in lightning. It suddenly shot out a silver-white sword image that leaped through the air like a bolt of lightning, rapidly multiplying into countless sword images.

The sword images flickered with thunder and brilliant silver light as they slashed down.

Seeing this, the Fourth Elder’s expression changed, and he immediately retreated explosively. The Thunder Sword crashed to the ground, erupting in a shower of CRACKLING sparks.

"An Elder, publicly trying to depose the Patriarch—an act of insubordination. You’re the one who deserves to die!" Ye Wushuang’s expression was frigid as the eighty-one Qi Vortexes inside him spun wildly, unleashing a terrifying surge of energy.

Facing a Qi Vortex Ninth Layer opponent, he wasn’t careless; he had activated all eighty-one of his Qi Vortexes.

Instantly, the space around Ye Wushuang seemed to twist and warp under the pressure. A tornado of energy erupted with him at its center, making everyone’s heart tremble violently.

’So this is Ye Wushuang’s true power... How terrifying!’

The Fourth Elder’s expression changed drastically as well. Ye Wushuang’s Cultivation was only at the Qi Vortex Fourth Layer, yet he could actually make him feel a sense of crisis. It was completely unexpected, and all he could do was retreat rapidly.

But how could Ye Wushuang let him go? The Dragon Emperor Mountain Sealing Stamp descended to crush him, transforming into an Immortal Dragon Mountain that slammed down, causing the Fourth Elder’s body to stiffen under its suppressive might.

"A Spirit-Level Combat Skill!"

The Fourth Elder’s pupils shrank.

Die!

Ye Wushuang raised the Ancient Sword again and lunged through the air. A ghostly cold Sword Aura bloomed in the wind, stabbing toward the Fourth Elder in an instant.

The sharp glint at the sword’s tip was so cold and terrifying that the Fourth Elder’s body froze stiff.

"Don’t kill me! Ye Wushuang, spare me!" the Fourth Elder shrieked, begging for his life in absolute terror.

But how could such pleas possibly stop Ye Wushuang’s Life-Taking Sword?

PFFT!

With a flash of Sword Light, the Fourth Elder’s head went flying. His torso remained standing for a moment as a column of blood spurted four or five meters into the air. Everyone’s face changed—Ye Wushuang had actually killed the Fourth Elder.

"Ye Xuan, you’re already injured. How can you be my opponent?" After clashing dozens of times, the two combatants in the sky were both sent flying backward.

Ye Xiong landed on the ground, stumbling back more than ten steps before stopping. However, a sinister smile spread across his face.

On the other side, Ye Xuan landed beside Ye Wushuang, his face pale, and immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Father!" Ye Wushuang’s expression changed.

"I’m fi—PFFT!" Ye Xuan had just started to say he was fine when he sprayed another mouthful of blood. At the same time, a layer of frost appeared between his brows, and a chilling cold emanated from his entire body.

Realization dawned on Ye Wushuang. His expression shifted, and without a second thought, he supported Ye Xuan and quickly left the martial arts arena. The Cold Ice Poison in Ye Xuan’s body had flared up. If left untreated, it would surely be fatal.

"During the competition, the Patriarch has abandoned his post. He is no longer fit to be Patriarch. From this moment on, I, Ye Xiong, will act as Patriarch in his stead." A cold voice rang out across the martial arts arena.