Chapter 1294: Chapter 1294

Ye Tian’s words indeed had the intent of flattering Elder Xi Feng.

As Ye Tian said, among the four elders of the Black Hole Clan, and even among all the martial artists of the Black Hole Clan, Elder Xi Feng is undoubtedly the most special one!

With the pure power of death, he can produce such a cold aura. Compared to martial artists who fight by simply absorbing the force of nature like ice or water, Elder Xi Feng can unleash even greater power!

Therefore, Ye Tian indeed holds a sense of awe towards such a martial artist!

"Elder Xi Feng, your usage of the power of death can be said to take an unconventional path, and precisely because of this, your power of death differs slightly from the power of death of other martial artists within the Black Hole Clan. Although the difference is not large, it has an immense impact, especially for someone like you who demands extreme precision in power!

It’s like you using the Absolute Defense of Ice Armor, capable of deflecting any attack, yet instinctively choosing to evade Tian Qi’s not particularly fierce and sharp black Qi Force. This isn’t because your Ice Armor can’t fend off such an attack, but because you’re afraid of Tian Qi’s power of death mingling with your own power of death, causing unfavorable consequences!

So, I’ve been observing secretly, and only just now did I realize this, which is why I decided to counter-attack! You were caught off guard at the time, and that’s why you fell for my move. Do remember, I am also a martial artist capable of battling with the power of death!"

Ye Tian said proudly, and although Elder Xi Feng’s combat force is formidable, Ye Tian excels over Elder Xi Feng in one aspect, and that is battle experience.

That’s because Ye Tian has been fighting against foes far stronger than himself since childhood, and had he not been able to win such battles, he wouldn’t have survived.

In the life-and-death battles, Ye Tian gradually learned how to be adaptable, how to use different strategies to overcome powerful opponents, skills that Elder Xi Feng, who has been living comfortably and almost never fought enemies stronger than himself, does not possess.

It is precisely because of these abilities that Ye Tian was able to carefully observe and ultimately find the weak spot in Elder Xi Feng’s Ice Armor!

Ye Tian encountered the power of death early on, although he didn’t know at the time that it was the power of death, he simply knew that the power obtained from the "Egg of Death" like crystals or golden horns far exceeded the power of traditional Inner Strength.

Thus, at that time, Ye Tian relied heavily on the power of death, so the power of death within him was not weak...

Later, Ye Tian acquired the Life Weapon and learned the Cultivation Technique of Xuan Yun, making the power of death seem rather redundant, resulting in Ye Tian not using the power of death much.

Moreover, to evade tracking, Ye Tian removed the crystals and golden horns from his body, which caused him to lose the power of death entirely for a period of time!

However, before the battle in South City, Ye Tian once again implanted the crystals and golden horns into his body, regaining the power of death...

Not using it often doesn’t mean he can’t use it; in some sense, the power of death within Ye Tian competes on par with the thirteen guardians of the Black Hole Clan, and if he rallies other forces within him, his power of death might become even stronger!

Since breaching Elder Xi Feng’s Ice Armor requires the use of the power of death, Ye Tian did not hesitate to infuse the power of death into his palm strike, and into Elder Xi Feng’s Ice Armor, thus disrupting the purity of Elder Xi Feng’s power of death.

As Ye Tian anticipated, once Elder Xi Feng’s Ice Armor becomes impure, it becomes fragile like tofu, and Ye Tian took advantage of the collapse to exert his palm force for a successive strike, naturally able to wound Elder Xi Feng.

"You... you actually..."

Upon hearing Elder Xi Feng’s explanation, Elder Xi Feng gritted his teeth furiously, finding Ye Tian’s words a huge insult to him!

The intolerable offense, the prideful Elder Xi Feng, could not accept the fact that his Absolute Defense was breached; he began to tremble, his energy surging, and with a crisp sound of "crash!", the Ice Armor covering his body vanished!

"What? Abandoning Absolute Defense?"

Ye Tian asked in surprise, not expecting Elder Xi Feng to abandon Absolute Defense so directly after he breached his Ice Armor, which left Ye Tian a bit puzzled.

"Why not continue using the Ice Armor, even though I know how to breach it? This way, I can only fight using the power of death, severely reducing combat strength. Isn’t this the best opportunity for you?"

Facing Ye Tian’s doubt, Elder Xi Feng resolutely said, "Are you kidding? Ye Tian, you’ve uncovered my Absolute Defense, how could I continue using it timidly? As an elder of the Black Hole Clan, where’s my pride?

Therefore, I won’t hold back against you anymore; I will forsake defense and use my strongest power to kill you! Otherwise, even if I defeat you in the end, I won’t feel good!"

After all, being an elder of the Black Hole Clan, ruler of all, Ye Tian uncovering his Absolute Defense deeply wounded Elder Xi Feng’s self-esteem.

Even if Elder Xi Feng managed to defeat Ye Tian timidly, he wouldn’t feel justified; only by aggressively attacking and tearing Ye Tian apart could he quell his anger!

Facing the West Wind Elder, who had abandoned Absolute Defense, Ye Tian merely smiled faintly.

A composed expression does not mean he can handle it calmly...

If the West Wind Elder gives up defense and focuses solely on attack, then his speed and strength will naturally become stronger, incomparable to just a moment ago.

At this time, Ye Tian had already expelled three silver needles from his body, worsening his injuries, and he could not fully display his strength, compared to when he was fighting the West Wind Elder earlier, he could only exert less than eighty percent of his combat power.

With such meager strength, how could he possibly contend with the West Wind Elder?

"Ye Tian, to be able to wound my pride, you shall die satisfied!"

The West Wind Elder shouted loudly, no longer using any defense, and once again in his hand appeared a gigantic ice blade, so hard it could rival the Life Weapon!

Saying this, the West Wind Elder heavily swung the ice blade towards Ye Tian. If it were just earlier, Ye Tian could have still used a wooden sword to contend with the West Wind Elder.

However, the wooden sword had just been buried under a thick layer of ice by the West Wind Elder’s force, so facing the West Wind Elder’s fierce attack, Ye Tian could only fight barehanded!

But of course, this does not mean Ye Tian could not fight the West Wind Elder, he is after all a seasoned strong man, well aware of how to fight with bare hands against weapons!

Ye Tian, using Qinggong, dodged the ice blade of the West Wind Elder. The blade struck the ice surface, creating a large hole, even the ground began to tremble violently.

This was indeed the full power of the West Wind Elder, with enough force to tear the entire South City apart!

But Ye Tian had no time to marvel at the West Wind Elder’s great strength. Accompanied by the splattering ice fragments, Ye Tian swiftly approached the West Wind Elder.

"Swish, swish, swish, swish~~~~~~~~~"

Ye Tian swung his palm at the West Wind Elder; this was the Catching Hand technique from traditional martial arts. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on nοvelfire.net

For a Martial Artist wielding a weapon, using Catching Hand against them is most suitable. Moreover, Ye Tian had various forces within him. The Catching Hand technique he developed from these diverse powers was naturally quite special, and even the powerful West Wind Elder could not afford to be careless!

"What technique? Do you intend to evade the ice blade in my hand?"

The West Wind Elder’s heart trembled. Since Ye Tian had already closed in, responding with the ice blade became somewhat too late, so Ye Tian’s hand trembled, and the ice blade in his hand disappeared immediately.

And the Power of Death that had formed the ice blade returned once again to the West Wind Elder’s body, allowing him to calmly respond to Ye Tian’s Catching Hand!

"Thud!", "Thud!", "Thud!", "Thud!"...

Ye Tian and the West Wind Elder began to fight hand-to-hand, the sound was intense, the air became tense and heavy as they exchanged strikes, and the ground underneath constantly trembled.

The intense outburst of energy from both caused the ice surface underfoot to start melting gradually. However, the ice melted into water did not maintain its liquid form for long, being quickly evaporated again by Ye Tian and the West Wind Elder’s strength, turning into something like steam.

Therefore, the environment in which Ye Tian and the West Wind Elder fought was shrouded in mist, like an ethereal realm.

The surrounding martial artists could not see Ye Tian and the West Wind Elder’s figures; they could only judge by the sounds erupting during their fight...

From the current situation, they appeared evenly matched, with neither able to easily defeat the other...

However, Ye Tian was indeed seriously injured, causing concern among his companions. If Ye Tian’s injuries relapsed, or his energy was exhausted, what then?

And naturally, among everyone, the one most worried about Ye Tian was Tian Qi...