63: Chapter 63 Kill!

Inside the valley, energies crisscrossed through the air!

Great Elder Ye Zhengyuan and Ye Wenshan, brothers-in-arms for decades, were now forced into a life-and-death struggle.

Great Elder Ye Zhengyuan's cultivation had already reached Half-step Condensation Realm; his True Qi was robust and his palm techniques were seasoned, so he should have held an absolute advantage.

However, facing Ye Wenshan's offensive, he appeared somewhat constrained, involuntarily pulling back his strength on many killing Moves at the critical moment.

His eyes were filled with complex emotions: pain, struggle, and even more so, reluctance.

After all, the person before him was a brother who had fought by his side for decades!

Meanwhile, Ye Wenshan knew perfectly well that he was no match for his eldest brother; he had only one goal.

To entangle Great Elder Ye Zhengyuan at any cost!

His Moves were wide and sweeping, pushing his Tenth Level of Qi Gathering Peak cultivation to its limit in a completely suicidal fighting style, forcing Great Elder Ye Zhengyuan to focus on responding and making it impossible for him to break away to aid the other side of the battlefield.

He shouted continuously, attempting to awaken Great Elder Ye Zhengyuan's conscience: "Eldest Brother! Wake up! Don't keep going down the wrong path!"

Elsewhere, the battle between Ye Tian and Yan Sha had entered a fever pitch!

The more Yan Sha fought, the more alarmed he became!

He had originally thought that with his Qi Gathering Ninth Stage cultivation, taking down Ye Tian, who had just broken through, would be as easy as reaching for something in his pocket.

But the reality was exactly the opposite!

Ye Tian's Overlapping Wave Fist grew heavier with every punch, its hidden force stacking layer upon layer like an endless tide!

Even more terrifying was his physical strength; Yan Sha's sword edge had grazed Ye Tian's arms and shoulders several times, yet it could only leave faint white marks, unable to cause any substantial damage!

This was simply inconceivable!

"Black Shamanic Soul-Extinguishing Palm!"

Yan Sha roared, once again performing his signature technique as a pitch-black palm print carrying corrosive Evil Qi struck toward Ye Tian.

However, Ye Tian only gave a cold snort; without dodging or evading, his Overlapping Wave Fist met it head-on!

Boom!

As fist and palm collided, a wave of air exploded outward!

Yan Sha felt an incomparably overbearing force penetrate his body, shaking his blood and Qi until they churned as he retreated several steps, while Ye Tian's figure merely swayed before becoming as steady as Mount Tai!

"How is this possible?! How can his True Qi be so thick and powerful?!"

Yan Sha was horrified inwardly; he felt that Ye Tian's True Qi even surpassed his own at the Late Stage of the Qi Gathering Ninth Stage!

Having performed his ultimate Moves repeatedly, his True Qi consumption was massive; his breathing had begun to grow rapid, and sweat appeared at his temples.

In contrast, Ye Tian's breath was long and steady, his complexion ruddy, and his eyes as calm as ice.

He neutralized Yan Sha's offensive with ease, even having enough strength left to mock him: "Third Chief Yan, it seems your position as the Third Chief of Black Cloud Stronghold is quite inflated."

"Out of breath after just a few Moves?"

"Do you want to rest for a moment and have some water before we continue?"

"Lest word gets out that my Ye Family is a bunch of bullies."

However, when these light words entered Yan Sha's ears, they instantly ignited his already anxious heart with fury!

"You little bastard! You're looking for death!"

Yan Sha's eyes turned blood-red with rage as he completely lost his reason!

No longer caring about True Qi consumption, he frantically circulated all his remaining True Qi, the Evil Qi around him surging to its Peak as his palms turned pitch black, gathering a heart-palpitating aura of malice!

"Black Shamanic Soul-Extinguishing Palm! Die for me!"

He let out a hysterical roar, using every ounce of his strength to strike his most powerful blow to date!

A solid, massive black palm print radiating thick Evil Qi descended toward Ye Tian's head!

This palm strike had surpassed his usual limits, containing his boundless killing intent!

Facing this earth-shattering blow, the playful look on Ye Tian's face instantly vanished, and his eyes became incredibly solemn.

He could feel that the power of this palm was far beyond anything before!

"Good timing! I'll let you witness my true strength!"

Ye Tian shouted low, no longer holding back!

The Nine Revolutions Purple Heart Art operated at full power as the surging True Qi within his Dantian Qi Sea poured violently into his right fist!

At the same time, his Body Refining Fourth Layer blood-qi power erupted; his muscles bulged, and veins faintly appeared!

Overlapping Wave Fist, Triple Force!

But this time, it was not just a simple stacking of three layers of force!

Under the stimulus of life-and-death pressure, that mysterious Martial Dao Will was touched once again!

His spirit, intent, Qi, and Physical Body perfectly fused into one at this moment!

The punch was silent yet as fast as lightning!

Wherever the fist passed, the air distorted because of it!

This punch contained his new insights into the Overlapping Wave Fist!

Fist and palm collided violently in mid-air once more!

However, the result this time was entirely different from before!

There was no thunderous explosion, only a dull thud!

The pitch-black palm print, which condensed Yan Sha's entire cultivation, began to rapidly disintegrate from its center the moment it touched Ye Tian's fist!

The incomparably overbearing Overlapping Wave Fist force tore through the palm print's defense like dry weeds!

"What?! No..."

Yan Sha's hideous face instantly transformed into one of terror!

He watched helplessly as his ultimate killing palm was easily dismantled, and that fist containing terrifying power, after shattering the palm print, continued unabated to slam heavily into his chest!

“Puff!”

Yan Sha suffered such a heavy blow that his eyes bulged out, and a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs sprayed out!

His entire body flew backward, slamming heavily against the mountain wall before sliding limply to the ground, his aura instantly withering to the extreme!

This Third Chief, who was infamously known throughout the Black Cloud Mountains, was actually killed on the spot by a single punch from Ye Tian!

This scene caused the entire valley to fall into a dead silence instantly!

The assassins from Black Cloud Stronghold and the Ye Family guards couldn't help but gasp.

Especially those bandits from Black Cloud Stronghold; they could see that Ye Tian was at most sixteen or seventeen years old.

A youth had actually killed their Third Chief single-handedly?

If they hadn't seen this impossible event with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed it even if they were beaten to death.

Meanwhile, the Ye Family guards were all filled with excitement, loudly chanting Ye Tian's name.

Even Great Elder Ye Zhengyuan and Ye Wenshan, who were in the middle of their fierce battle, involuntarily stopped and looked over with horrified gazes.

Great Elder Ye Zhengyuan looked at the lifeless Yan Sha and then at the steady-breathing Ye Tian, his eyes filled with unspeakable shock!

The growth speed of this boy was truly too terrifying!

Ye Tian slowly withdrew his fist and calmed his churning blood and Qi.

That punch just now had also nearly exhausted more than half of his True Qi, but the effect was significant.

His cold gaze swept over Yan Sha's corpse before turning to Great Elder Ye Zhengyuan, his voice calm: "Grand Elder, Yan Sha has been executed! Do you... still intend to persist in your delusions?"

Great Elder Ye Zhengyuan stood there now, lost and dejected, repeatedly murmuring: "It's over... it's all over!"

"Ruer's illness... Ruer, she..." His eyes were filled with despair.

Ye Tian walked slowly to Great Elder Ye Zhengyuan, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

He asked in a deep voice: "Grand Elder, what exactly did Black Cloud Stronghold promise you?"

"To the point that you wouldn't hesitate to betray the Family?"

Hearing Ye Tian's voice, Great Elder Ye Zhengyuan's clouded eyes looked at him, his voice full of bitterness: "It's the mystic heart ginseng."

"When Ruer was young, she was too eager for success in her training, leading to Qi Deviation and damaging her heart vessel's Origin."

"Only a heaven-and-earth Spirit Medicine like mystic heart ginseng can nourish the heart vessel and save her life."

"I searched for over ten years, traveling through several surrounding cities, but always came up empty-handed."

"Now Ruer's condition is worsening daily; the doctor said if the mystic heart ginseng isn't found, she... she probably won't live past a month..."

By the end, this Half-step Condensation Realm expert's voice choked up, and old tears streamed down his face.

A father's love is as heavy as a mountain; for his daughter, he was willing to bear eternal infamy.