690: Chapter 686: Evenly Matched 690: Chapter 686: Evenly Matched The man in black, having failed to gain an advantage after two moves, immediately took a step back, putting some distance between himself and Ye Tian.
Seeing this, Ye Tian didn’t counterattack, but instead spoke calmly, “Who are you?
Why is it that even when we fight, you don’t hold back, yet you don’t strike at my vital points?
Instead, you’re desperately trying to snatch the steel spike from my hand.
If you really want this steel spike, wouldn’t it be easier to just kill me?”
The man in black let out a cold laugh, then said, “Kill you?
King of the Night, we are not enemies, why should we fight to the death?
I’ve told you before, my goal has always been solely the steel spike in your hand, not your life.
So, hand over the steel spike to me nicely!”
“And if I hand the steel spike over to you, wouldn’t I then become a fool who’s been played with?”
Ye Tian responded with a cold laugh.
The man in black paused before saying, “By saying that, do you mean you already know it was I who lured you here?”
“Of course!”
Ye Tian fiddled with the steel spike in his hand.
“To get this steel spike, you first sealed the stone door and then labeled the seal with the name of the deceased ‘Yi Zhongyuan’, all to use me to find this steel spike hidden at the rooftop by Yi Zhongyuan.”
“…”
After hearing Ye Tian’s words, the man in black fell into silence for a moment.
After a while, the man in black spoke again, “King of the Night, I didn’t expect you to know so much.
So, you should know what kind of person Yi Zhongyuan was, right?”
The man in black asked in return, to which Ye Tian nodded without hesitation.
“At first, I didn’t know, but after learning about that guy’s character and finding his favorite book, ‘A Doll’s House,’ in his room, I finally realized that he was merely a puppet manipulated at will.
He occasionally had a will of his own, but as time went on, his will became weaker, and in the end, he became a complete puppet, manipulated all his life!”
“King of the Night, you are wrong!”
Ye Tian’s reply was met with denial from the man in black!
“Yi Zhongyuan was indeed a puppet of the Sima Family, who, in fact, manipulate tens of thousands of puppets to serve them!
These puppets initially are unaware that they are being controlled, and by the time they realize their identity, it’s already too late!
The Sima Family manipulated Yi Zhongyuan to find the location of the Spirit Vein because Yi Zhongyuan was an engineer with the municipal department, which allowed him convenient involvement in the reconstruction of Jiangcheng, bringing him closer to the location of the Spirit Vein!
However, the Sima Family did not anticipate that once Yi Zhongyuan got close to the Spirit Vein, he would break free from their control.
Yi Zhongyuan took this opportunity to cut a small piece of the Spirit Vein with the ‘Ice Heart Awl’ you hold and fled with it, integrating this fragment of the Spirit Vein into his body.
Even with a fragment of the Spirit Vein fused into him, he was still mortal.
Although it made him a bit stronger, he wasn’t capable of resisting bullets.
His death was, as expected, within our calculations!”
Ye Tian smirked and said, “So, this guy’s apparent ‘eccentric behavior’ was actually his true character all along!
He wasn’t naturally silent, but rather very annoying!”
“In a sense, that’s correct!”
The man in black nodded, but his words soon took on a much harsher tone.
“King of the Night, since you already know so much, now it’s time to hand over the Ice Heart Awl in your possession; I’m about to get serious!”
“Get serious?”
Ye Tian gave a cold smile.
Facing even the most formidable enemy, he would not back down.
He brandished the steel spike in front of the man in black.
“This is what you want, if you have the skill, come and take it!”
“Heh heh heh~~~~ Well said!”
The man in black laughed proudly, then activated his cultivation technique.
Around the man in black, steam began to rise, scorching hot and with a high temperature!
“…”
Ye Tian’s expression grew solemn; it seemed the words of the man in black were not empty threats, he truly was an exceptional master.
With his clairvoyant ability, Ye Tian could clearly see that the man in black was also using the force of nature.
The scorching steam swirling around his body had transformed into energy, continuously infusing into the man in black.
Even several meters away from the man in black, Ye Tian felt unbearably hot.
The moisture in the air evaporated due to the intense heat, turning the rooftop into something resembling a sauna.
Underneath the feet of the man in black, the ground was so hot it turned red, resembling the magma at the mouth of a volcano!
“My God!
These people are monsters!”
“Am I dreaming?”
In a corner of the rooftop, the owner of the rooftop garden, the same burly man who had provoked Ye Tian, and the municipal department’s secretary, Ji Ming, were clutching each other tightly.
They were both terrified, never having expected to stumble upon such formidable masters fighting on the rooftop.
The intensity of the combat was beyond their everyday understanding!
The most pitiful thing was, despite the dire environment and the potential danger at any moment, they could not find any chance to escape…
So the two could only pray that Ye Tian and the man in black would stop fighting or move the fight elsewhere!
“Although I don’t know what cultivation technique you are using, it doesn’t seem to be the ‘Wind Flow Strength’.
It appears that you have no connection with the Sima Family.”
The other’s aura was imposing, but Ye Tian wasn’t flustered and simply asked calmly.
The man in black chuckled coldly and said, “What’s the Sima Family to speak of, worthy of comparing with me?”
“If you are not from the Sima Family, why do you want to steal this awl?”
Ye Tian asked again, but the man in black couldn’t be bothered to respond.
“King of the Night, you currently don’t have the right to ask this question!”
“Hehe~~~~ then now, let me show you my ‘qualifications’!”
Speaking, Ye Tian’s brows slightly furrowed as he shifted his inner strength, brewing the power of the Xuan Yun technique.
The Xuan Yun technique was thus far the strongest cultivation technique Ye Tian had mastered; the force of nature being much more powerful than the ordinary inner strength he had cultivated before.
Moreover, after a series of battles, Ye Tian’s use of the Xuan Yun technique had become more and more proficient, and its power greater and greater.
Around Ye Tian, haze started to swirl, the clouds above actually descending, being absorbed by his body.
The burly man and Ji Ming were completely dumbfounded.
Initially, they thought that only the man in black was abnormal, but Ye Tian, the head of security for Yun Corporation, turned out to be just as freakish!
“Such a thick fog!
What is this…
I know, this must be ‘dry ice’ at work.
So, these two men are definitely filming a movie!”
“So it’s a movie shoot!
No wonder they look so fierce!
But talking about it, this special effects work is really well done, and they didn’t even find a camera; the production team is amazing!”
The burly man and Ji Ming, having their thinking collapsed, could only resort to their imagination…
While the burly man and Ji Ming were lost in wild thoughts, Ye Tian and the man in black had already absorbed the force of nature into their bodies, and both radiated a dazzling brilliance.
This immense power, could actually be felt by the naked eye!
“Xuan Yun technique?
King of the Night, you are quite fortunate!
I didn’t expect you to have learned even the Xuan Yun technique!”
The man in black chuckled coldly, showing no fear despite Ye Tian’s extreme strength.
“The same to you!
Your strength is also the strongest I’ve ever encountered!”
Ye Tian responded admiringly, and the two exchanged pleasantries for a moment.
The man in black reached out his hand to Ye Tian and said, “King of the Night, your strength is not weak; it would be a pity for you to die.
So, better hand over what’s in your possession obediently, there’s no need for us to fight to the death!”
“Hand it over?
Since when have I, the King of the Night, ever been threatened?
If you have the ability, come and take it yourself!”
Ye Tian said with a cold laugh, gripping the Ice Heart Awl tightly in his hand, preparing for the man in black’s imminent attack.
“Humph!
Overestimating yourself!
King of the Night, prepare to meet your end!”
The man in black laughed wildly and lunged at Ye Tian, his palm cutting through the air like a knife.
Before even reaching its target, the palm force made Ye Tian’s cheek ache.
“If it’s a fight you want, it’s a fight you’ll get!
Enough talk!”
Ye Tian suddenly grinned, channeling all his strength into his fist, and smashed it with great force towards the man in black’s face.
“Boom!”
Where fist met palm, the sound thundered.
The entire building began to shake as a result of their fight.
The fist winds and palm forces that couldn’t be fully countered burst forth in all directions, shredding the protective wire mesh on the rooftop completely.
“Ahh!”
Ji Ming and the burly man beside him could only hold on to each other tightly, trembling.
The strength of Ye Tian and the man in black was indescribable; compared with them, the pair were no more than ants.
So, they could only keep praying, hoping by some fluke to stay alive…
Ye Tian and the man in black, their head-on collision with fists and palms did not decide a victor.
Ye Tian then said with a laugh, “If we keep fighting like this, I’m afraid this old building will collapse, and by that time, quite a few people might die, right?”
The man in black also laughed, “King of the Night, are you trying to awaken my sympathy?
Don’t joke around!
If I had any sympathy, I wouldn’t be standing here!”
With that, the man in black made a fierce move, slapping towards Ye Tian’s chest.
Ye Tian immediately blocked with his hand; however, the palm force stopped short right in front of Ye Tian’s chest, and with a wrist twist, the palm turned into a claw, aiming straight for Ye Tian’s left hand that clutched the Ice Heart Awl.
This man in black, no matter when, always thought about how to get that awl from Ye Tian’s hand, and of course, Ye Tian had anticipated this…
Ye Tian lightly patted with his right hand, hitting the man in black’s right hand.
The man in black felt a numbness in his arm, unable to stretch it out any further, and was forced to hastily withdraw it.