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Cheng Shaofeng and Nu Tao each spoke a sentence, revealing their purpose for coming here. Yang Kai was slightly startled, not expecting these two to be so ruthless, to the point of wanting to kill over a mere dispute.
Just as he was on high alert, Hu Meier whispered in Yang Kai's ear, "Yang Kai, if you don't want to die, listen to me obediently. Nu Tao has already reached the fifth layer of the Kaiyuan Realm half a month ago. His strength is not something Cheng Shaofeng can compare to. Moreover, they are two people now, and you are definitely no match for them."
"Do you have a way to deal with him?" Yang Kai asked in confusion.
"I can't deal with him, but they definitely won't dare to kill me. As long as you meet my demands, I can ensure your safety."
Hu Meier's status was clear. If she insisted on protecting Yang Kai, Cheng Shaofeng and Nu Tao would have to give her some face, at most just beating Yang Kai up to vent their anger.
"No need." Yang Kai slowly shook his head.
"Would you rather die than comply?" Hu Meier looked at Yang Kai as if he were a fool, her beautiful eyes full of disbelief.
"Sorry, I have a bit of a cleanliness obsession. Besides, who lives and who dies, we'll only know after a fight." Yang Kai calmly looked at the two people opposite him.
Hearing this answer, Hu Meier's expression changed, and after a long while, she sneered, gritting her teeth and saying resentfully, "If that's the case, then take care of yourself!"
With that, she stepped back a few yards, adopting a spectator's stance.
Cheng Shaofeng laughed loudly, "Sister Meier is so obedient. I knew you wouldn't make things difficult for me."
Hu Meier forced a smile, her mind filled with unknown thoughts.
Nu Tao chuckled strangely, sizing up Yang Kai, hands behind his back, and slowly shook his head, "You're Yang Kai, right? Don't blame me when you reach the netherworld. It's all your own fault for meddling. Will you end it yourself, or should I do it for you?"
His tone was outrageously arrogant. Yang Kai smiled and said, "If you want my life, come and take it with your own abilities!"
As he spoke, he secretly activated the True Yang Technique.
However, as soon as the True Yang Technique began to circulate, Yang Kai clearly felt an extremely intense heat surge into his chest through the acupoints. This heat was mixed with a massive amount of yang energy, burning his meridians painfully. The area around his chest even began to smoke, the skin and flesh scorched.
Yang Kai was greatly alarmed. Before he could react, his meridians had already adapted to the intense heat, and the massive yang energy continued to flow into his meridians.
Almost in the blink of an eye, his meridians were filled with True Yang Essence, swelling to the point of bursting.
Drip... A sound like a drop of water echoed from deep within his heart, and a drop of yang liquid appeared in his dantian.
A moment later, another drop of yang liquid formed.
In just three breaths, two drops of yang liquid had formed, but one of them disappeared for some reason.
Only then did the intense yang energy stop.
Yang Yan Stone! Yang Kai suddenly came to his senses, taking out the Yang Yan Stone from his chest, which he had exchanged for a bottle of Small Rejuvenation Pills. But this stone, which was originally full of yang energy, was now completely drained, all its energy absorbed by him in such a short time.
And the result was the formation of two drops of yang liquid! One of them had disappeared, but with the one already in his dantian, he still had two drops.
This absorption speed... was too fast. It was almost like force-feeding, leaving him no time to react.
Cheng Shaofeng and Nu Tao watched Yang Kai's transformation, the unusual condition of his chest leaving them uncertain. However, Nu Tao, with his rich combat experience, waved his hand and said, "Junior Brother Cheng, let's attack together. Delaying might lead to unexpected changes."
"Good." Cheng Shaofeng, who wanted Yang Kai to die as soon as possible, no longer hesitated, and charged forward with his long sword, his expression fierce.
The two attacked from either side, swift as the wind, and in the blink of an eye, they were in front of Yang Kai.
Nu Tao, being the stronger of the two, moved faster. His fist, filled with essence energy, struck toward Yang Kai's face.
At the fifth layer of the Kaiyuan Realm, one's body already contained a significant amount of essence energy, making their combat power formidable.
The wind whistled as Nu Tao's fist swung, clearly using some martial technique.
Yang Kai did not dodge, but met the punch with his own.
With a "bang," Yang Kai's wrist made a cracking sound, and his clenched fist felt as if it had been cut by countless blades, instantly covered in numerous wounds, forcing him to retreat several steps.
Nu Tao, however, let out a strange cry, feeling as if his fist had hit a red-hot iron, the pain searing his skin. He shouted, "What hot essence energy!"
With his strength at the fifth layer of the Kaiyuan Realm, he couldn't withstand the invasion of a Body Tempering Realm martial artist's essence energy, which was indeed strange.
After a brief exchange, both retreated.
Cheng Shaofeng, sword in hand, charged forward with a vengeful fury, aiming to slay Yang Kai on the spot.
After taking a punch from Nu Tao, Yang Kai's blood boiled again, a warm sensation quickly spreading through his bones, giving him seemingly endless strength. His eyes turned bloodshot, and his usually gentle face became fierce and mad.
Facing Cheng Shaofeng's sword, Yang Kai reached out with one hand.
Cheng Shaofeng sneered, "I learned my lesson last time. Do you think I'll fall for the same trick again?"
As he spoke, his sword technique changed, turning from a thrust to a slash, aiming to cut off Yang Kai's fingers. Yang Kai's reaction was quick, and he changed his grab to a grab.
With a "puff," the sword still cut into Yang Kai's fingers. At this moment, Cheng Shaofeng's face lit up with joy, Hu Meier covered her mouth, looking away in pity, but remembering Yang Kai's treatment of her, she felt he deserved to be sliced into pieces.
"How is this possible?" Cheng Shaofeng cried out, realizing that his sword had not cut off Yang Kai's fingers. After all, it was a sharp weapon, and a mere Body Tempering Realm martial artist's physical strength was limited. Even a Kaiyuan Realm person would be severely injured by such a strike.
Yang Kai bared his teeth in a fierce grin, revealing a mouth full of white, sharp teeth. Seeing his bloodshot eyes, Cheng Shaofeng panicked, stepping back and shouting, "Senior Brother Nu, save me!"
Before he could finish, Yang Kai had already lunged forward, a drop of yang liquid from his dantian condensing at his fingertip.
With a single point, he struck Cheng Shaofeng's forehead.
Cheng Shaofeng's mouth opened wide, his breathing suddenly stopped, and he fell backward. On his forehead was a hole the size of a chopstick, piercing through his entire skull. The hole was smooth and clean, with not a drop of blood, and Cheng Shaofeng's eyes were wide open, a look of disbelief on his face.
"Ah!" Two cries of shock echoed simultaneously, from Nu Tao and Hu Meier.