Chapter 1375: Chapter 1375: Slaying Xue Li (5 Updates)
"This Golden Tiger is really too impulsive, isn’t he? Just a little provocation and he’s lost his composure, oh!"
Ye Haochuan watched the enraged Golden Tiger, who was relentlessly pursuing Xue Li, and said somewhat resentfully, "If it were me, I’d transform into my true form and use all my strength. I’m afraid Xue Li wouldn’t be able to hold out for a moment."
He sighed and shook his head, but didn’t make a move, because previously Golden Tiger had asked him not to intervene. Golden Tiger wanted to use his own strength to avenge his brother.
Ye Haochuan originally disagreed, but Golden Tiger was very insistent. In the end, Ye Haochuan had to agree, but he kept an eye open and said he wouldn’t step in unless Golden Tiger was in mortal danger.
Otherwise, if he watched Golden Tiger die right in front of him and couldn’t help, even if he chopped Xue Li into pieces afterwards, he’d probably still feel guilty to death.
"Heh, come on, come on, if you can’t kill me today, I’ll kill you, then use your corpse to lure out your brother, and when the time comes, I’ll kill your brother too, then cook you both up and eat you."
Xue Li dodged and laughed manically, using words to disrupt Golden Tiger’s emotions. Xue Li always believed that losing one’s composure in battle was the prelude to failure, so he always kept himself calm in every fight.
"Roar!"
Hearing this, Golden Tiger became even angrier. He raised his battle axe, roaring meaninglessly, and with eyes like copper bells, he fiercely cleaved towards Xue Li.
Crash~
A cliff was shattered by Golden Tiger’s axe, and a pile of rocks tumbled down the mountain path.
"Ah, what a waste of effort!"
Ye Haochuan was speechless. Knowing he couldn’t hit, yet still striking with all his might—besides wasting spiritual energy and strength, it only made his enemy happy.
"Come on! Keep going! I’m right here, cleave me! Hahaha!"
Xue Li laughed even more wildly when he saw the manic Golden Tiger, constantly provoking him to attack.
For a moment, figures dashed around the valley, axe gleamed, rocks flew—what a bustling scene.
Damn, such chaos!
Ye Haochuan watched the scene with a black line across his forehead, thinking to himself that in the future, he must train Golden Tiger properly, at least let him know to keep his calm when facing an enemy.
Huff, huff, huff~
Golden Tiger hacked relentlessly, panting heavily and even his body’s spiritual energy was drained by seventy or eighty percent.
A great opportunity!
Xue Li was thrilled and without hesitation, raised his first-level treasure longsword and with a roll, lunged at Golden Tiger.
"Sigh!"
Seeing the longsword about to stab into Golden Tiger’s back, Ye Haochuan appeared helplessly, blocking Xue Li’s sword.
"Who are you!"
Xue Li was about to slay Golden Tiger with his sword, but unexpectedly, a hurdle appeared. He bitterly wished he could eat his flesh and drink his blood.
"Hmm? Are you Ye Haochuan?"
Xue Li looked closely and vaguely felt the newcomer resembled Ye Haochuan, yet wasn’t sure. In the past, his son Xue Tao had a conflict with Ye Haochuan, so he specifically gathered information on him.
But even as the Vice Sect Leader of the Human Sect, he had difficulty finding information on Ye Haochuan. If not for his son Xue Tao’s description and Ye Haochuan’s particularly unique aura, he wouldn’t even dare guess.
"Golden Tiger, calm down!"
Ye Haochuan glanced at Xue Li without answering. If not for the agreement with Golden Tiger, Xue Li would have been taken care of long ago, and none of this would be happening.
"Junior Brother Ye, I..."
Under Ye Haochuan’s calming presence, Golden Tiger gradually returned to his senses. He looked at Ye Haochuan in embarrassment, knowing if not for him, he’d have surely been killed by Xue Li’s sword.
Oh no, run!
Though Ye Haochuan hadn’t answered Xue Li, he still sensed a hint of danger. Without hesitation, he turned to flee.
"Vermilion Bird Illusionary Seal!"
Just as Xue Li left the ground, he saw a figure appear before him—someone he’d thought of day and night but never met.
In an instant, Xue Li forgot his current predicament and his intent to escape, staring blankly at the figure and mumbling incoherently.
"Junior Brother Ye, what’s wrong with him?"
Golden Tiger watched as Xue Li alternated between crying, laughing, and hugging the air like a madman, utterly confused.
"I dragged him into a phantom realm. He won’t wake up for a while."
Ye Haochuan returned to Golden Tiger’s side and said calmly, "Well? Do you want me to kill him for you, or do you want to do it yourself now?"
"Ah..."
Golden Tiger hesitated, feeling embarrassed. "Does this count as me killing him with my own hands? After all, he’s trapped by your illusion. How about you free him, so I can kill him with my own skills?"
"Dang, you’re really stubborn!"
Ye Haochuan almost slapped Golden Tiger on the back for his insistence.
But due to Golden Tiger’s stubbornness, he reluctantly dispelled the phantom realm.
Xue Li regained his senses and tried to escape once more, but Golden Tiger didn’t give him another chance and engaged him in battle.
Their strengths were about equal, and after dozens of exchanges, there was no clear victor.
As Ye Haochuan watched, his brows furrowed deeper. The longer this fight dragged on, the higher the chances of Xuanmen discovering them, so it had to end quickly.
However, Golden Tiger insisted he didn’t intervene. If he really stepped in, Golden Tiger might harbor resentment.
Ye Haochuan’s mind flickered, and he subtly activated the Vermilion Bird Illusionary Seal. Quietly slowing Xue Li’s movements just a bit, Golden Tiger didn’t notice, thinking Xue Li was exhausted by the long fight, and seized the opportunity to attack fiercely.
Though evenly matched initially, the impact on Xue Li widened their strength gap, allowing Golden Tiger to smash his head in with a grab.
Bam~
Xue Li’s corpse fell onto the pile of rubble, and a flash of treasure light shattered the stones.
"Huh?"
Ye Haochuan darted to Xue Li’s side, reaching in surprise.
"First-level treasure longsword! First-level treasure inner armor! Truly good stuff!"
After scavenging, Ye Haochuan found a strange token and a slightly tattered map inside Xue Li’s storage ring, among other items.
Even though he wasn’t sure what they were, he collected everything, knowing anything Xue Li carried couldn’t be ordinary. Though their purposes were unknown now, they might be useful eventually.
"Let’s go back to the Long Alliance."
Ye Haochuan assessed the scene, erased traces of himself and Golden Tiger, then scattered some Evil Sect items before using Great Yan Step to leave with Golden Tiger.
Half an hour after they left, Xuanmen cultivators arrived—though by then, it was no longer Ye Haochuan’s concern.
"Golden Tiger, stay with the Long Alliance from now on. I notice your battle techniques need refinement. I’ll have the Long Alliance members work with you."
Ye Haochuan took Golden Tiger to the Long Alliance, arranged for his employment there, and told him he could earn pills to boost his brother’s cultivation.
Golden Tiger thought for a moment, then agreed without hesitation. Not to mention, had it not been for Ye Haochuan today, he wouldn’t just have failed his revenge, but also lost his life and endangered his brother, so he decided to stay.
"Oh, and Golden Tiger, this is the pill I promised you to enhance your bloodline. Keep it and use it once you’re ready."
Ye Haochuan placed the pill in Golden Tiger’s hand, then took out his phone, plugged it in, and turned it on.
He planned to check whether the video he sent to Long Xiaotian from the auction had successfully transmitted.
Ring ring ring~
Just as Ye Haochuan turned on his phone, before he could check, an urgent call came through.