820: Chapter 816: Awakening!
820: Chapter 816: Awakening!
“Swish!” “Swish!”
Xu Ziwen swiftly pulled out two small knives, one in each hand, and brutally pinned Ye Zhicang’s hands to the ground.
With that, Ye Zhicang could no longer even crawl.
He trembled in agony…
“Ye Zhicang, watch closely as Ye Tian dies!
After his death, it will be your turn!”
There wasn’t an ounce of pity in Xu Ziwen’s voice.
Ye Zhicang could only sigh silently.
At this point, he was utterly powerless.
He would never have imagined that the Sima Family would be so untrustworthy.
There were still half a month left until Tian Men’s “Slaughter Order”, yet they had already dispatched assassins.
Ye Tian was just on the verge of reaching the Innate Realm, but he didn’t expect to die today at the hands of two despicable men, Sima Kuan and Xu Ziwen…
“Hehehe~~~~ Ye Tian, die now!”
Seeing that Ye Zhicang was completely immobilized, Sima Kuan stepped forward with confidence, gathering all of his strength into his palm and ruthlessly aimed a crushing blow at Ye Tian’s forehead.
This palm strike, imbued with Sima Kuan’s full power, was enough to shatter a massive rock, let alone Ye Tian’s fragile body of flesh and blood…
“Boom!”
With a deafening crash, Sima Kuan’s fatal strike landed squarely on Ye Tian’s head.
After the blow, Sima Kuan appeared smug and arrogant.
“That guy’s head should have been smashed to pieces, right?”
Sima Kuan stared at his own palm.
His strike had landed right on Ye Tian’s forehead—a vital point of the human body.
After getting hit with his full strength, how could Ye Tian possibly survive?
Yet, when Sima Kuan glanced again at the meditating Ye Tian, he was startled.
Ye Tian’s head was intact, unscathed…
“Is this guy’s skull even harder than stone?”
Sima Kuan said angrily.
Xu Ziwen immediately replied, “This Ye Tian has been practicing high-level Internal Cultivation Methods since childhood.
His bones and physique are exceptionally resilient.
Sima Kuan, it’s not surprising your palm didn’t pulverize his head.
Still, even so, this guy was at the critical juncture of breaking into the Innate Realm.
Your heavy palm strike to his forehead—if it doesn’t kill him, it’ll cripple him.
He’s as good as finished!”
“Not dead but crippled?
But this man is the Sima Family’s enemy.
How can I possibly let him live?”
Sima Kuan sneered coldly, then grabbed Ye Tian’s throat with iron-tight claws!
“Today, I’ll snap his neck!
Once the neck breaks, not even the gods can save him!”
As he spoke, Sima Kuan began to apply force.
His fingers, like steel clamps, tightened viciously around Ye Tian’s throat.
Ye Tian’s head seemed on the verge of being torn from his neck…
“Stop it…”
Ye Zhicang shouted desperately, but at this moment, apart from yelling, he could do nothing else.
With Sima Kuan and Xu Ziwen attacking Ye Tian, he was utterly powerless.
“Stop?
Ye Zhicang, this guy is already doomed.
You can scream until your throat bursts, but it will do no good!”
Sima Kuan sneered.
Channeling all his strength into his grip, he was certain that Ye Tian’s neck would break easily!
“Huh?”
Just as Sima Kuan thought he was about to succeed, something unbelievable happened!
From Ye Tian’s throat, Sima Kuan suddenly felt an enormous force surging forth.
This wasn’t his own strength—was it…
“Sima Kuan, finish him quickly!
I can feel Ye Tian’s energy—it’s incredibly strong!”
Xu Ziwen, sensing the danger as well, immediately shouted.
“Uncle Xu, of course I know!”
Sima Kuan responded at once, channeling the power of Wind Flow Strength into his claw.
Waves of sharp wind blades slashed toward Ye Tian.
Even if Ye Tian regained his strength, he would have no way to fend off such an assault!
“Ye Tian, we will not let you live!”
Xu Ziwen also bellowed, striking out with both palms.
He unleashed his full power as well.
“Boom!”
The attack, “Twin Demons Strike the Gates,” crashed heavily onto Ye Tian’s head, creating an explosive sound.
“It’s over…
It’s all over…”
Though Ye Zhicang sensed Ye Tian’s Inner Strength surging, he also realized that Sima Kuan’s Wind Flow Strength and Xu Ziwen’s all-out strike—how could Ye Tian’s mortal body possibly withstand such an onslaught?
Under the combined attacks of the two, there was no way Ye Tian could escape.
Death was his only fate…
“Hehehe~~~~ That guy’s done for!”
Having struck their target, Xu Ziwen let out a cold laugh.
No martial artist could possibly survive his full-strength strike, especially one that hit Ye Tian squarely on a vital point.
“He cannot have survived!”
Sima Kuan laughed as well.
His Wind Flow Strength’s wind blades could shred even steel plates—let alone Ye Tian’s fragile neck!
But just as Xu Ziwen and Sima Kuan were awash in triumph, they suddenly felt an overwhelming force emanating from Ye Tian’s body!
“What’s going on!?”
“What is this power…?”
Both Xu Ziwen and Sima Kuan yelled in disbelief.
Above Ye Tian’s head, the crackling lightning dissipated, replaced by a dense and surging mist-like Qi.
The dense Qi quickly enveloped Xu Ziwen and Sima Kuan, hiding their figures entirely from view.
The swirling vortices of wind surrounding their bodies as they channeled their energy were also completely overridden by the dense Qi, reducing the winds to barely audible whimpers…
The heavy moisture in the surrounding Qi even extinguished the lingering flames in the burned-out courtyard.
The plants, trees, and flowers were no longer consumed by fire, and the blaze began to fade…
“Ye Tian, you’ve finally awakened?!”
Ye Zhicang, upon seeing this, became elated.
The power of the Mysterious Cloud Technique could not be faked, and there was only one explanation: Ye Tian had awakened from his cultivation!
“Awakened?
How could that be?
He endured such devastating blows from us—there’s no way he could still be alive!
I don’t believe it!
I refuse to believe he’s awake!”
Sima Kuan roared, unable to process the sight before him.
But as he raged, Ye Tian opened his eyes!
Both Sima Kuan and Xu Ziwen were stunned.
Ye Tian appeared completely unharmed.
Their previous attacks seemed to have had no effect whatsoever!
“His eyes…
Why do they look so deep…?”
Ye Zhicang, lying motionless on the ground, could only stare at Ye Tian’s gaze.
From those eyes, he couldn’t discern anything—no indication of Ye Tian’s condition.
Was he injured?
Had he truly broken into the Innate Realm?
As Ye Zhicang stared at him, something about Ye Tian felt utterly different.
This present Ye Tian was unfathomable…
“Don’t be afraid, Sima Kuan!
Even if this guy is unharmed, he’s no match for the two of us together!
Today, we will join forces and kill him!”
Xu Ziwen shouted, and Sima Kuan immediately understood.
Though Ye Tian had opened his eyes, he had just awakened from cultivation.
There was no way he could be battle-ready so quickly.
Thus, Xu Ziwen and Sima Kuan resolved to strike first, catching Ye Tian off guard!
Holding nothing back, they unleashed all their power, throwing devastating punches aimed at Ye Tian’s vital points!
“Die, Ye Tian!”
“You have no escape—I’ll avenge my second uncle!”
Both Xu Ziwen and Sima Kuan roared in unison, determined to kill Ye Tian on the spot.
“Bang!” “Bang!”
Their punches struck dead-on, targeting Ye Tian’s vital areas, but in the instant their fists landed, the expressions on their faces changed to shock.
“What’s happening?”
“Why is it like this?”
Their attacks connected, but their fists were tightly adhered to Ye Tian’s body, unable to pull free.
Ye Tian’s body felt like strong adhesive, holding their fists in place.
Both Xu Ziwen and Sima Kuan had never encountered such a technique.
They were momentarily left dumbfounded…
As they reeled in shock, Ye Tian calmly raised his palms.
He struck out with both hands, each palm aimed at one of them.
Ye Tian’s strikes seemed light and effortless, yet they hid immense power!
“Boom!” “Boom!”
Xu Ziwen and Sima Kuan were utterly powerless to resist.
They were sent flying by Ye Tian’s crushing blows, but their fists remained stuck to Ye Tian’s body.
In other words, Ye Tian’s strikes had forcibly ripped their hands from their arms.
“Aaaaargh~~~~~!”
“The pain~~~~~!”
Screaming in agony from their severed hands, Xu Ziwen and Sima Kuan could only writhe in pain, while Ye Tian held their detached hands in his own.
Coldly, he said, “For despicable men like you, losing your hands is too light a punishment.
Next, you’ll die!”
Saying this, Ye Tian sharply channeled his Inner Strength, shattering their severed hands into powder.
Xu Ziwen and Sima Kuan stared at Ye Tian in disbelief, unable to comprehend how his power had reached such a level.
Could it be that Ye Tian had truly entered the Innate Realm?
If Ye Tian’s strength had advanced so significantly, there was no way heavily injured Xu Ziwen and Sima Kuan could possibly be his match!
Ye Tian took step after step toward the pair.
In their eyes, all hope was gone.
Originally, they had planned to kill Ye Tian while he cultivated, but he had instead turned the tables, leaving them in utter defeat…
In the face of this version of Ye Tian, no amount of struggle would make a difference…
“Ye Tian!
Stop!
Don’t kill them!”
Just as Xu Ziwen and Sima Kuan sank into despair, Ye Zhicang suddenly called out from behind Ye Tian.