The speed of the outstretched palm was very slow, and at the same time, a hint of unnoticeable strangeness flashed in Cold Boyuan's eyes.
"Uncle Leng...?" Ye Tian said with some confusion. Although Cold Boyuan in front of him was exactly as he remembered Uncle Leng, his expression and the feeling he gave off felt slightly off.
"It will be over soon, it will be over soon..." Cold Boyuan murmured softly, his tone revealing an uncontrollable excitement. His words did not sound like comfort; instead, they felt more like hypnosis.
Ye Tian's eyelids began to grow heavier, and in a daze, he vaguely sensed something, but that hazy and unclear thought was indistinct, accompanied only by a sense of ominous foreboding.
Hiss, hiss, hiss...
A sharp object pierced through his skin and quickly burrowed deep into Ye Tian's body. The pain was intense, but it did not wake him up.
At this moment, Ye Tian's eyes could no longer control themselves and began to close. Ignoring the pain, he just wanted to fall into a deep sleep.
Roar!
The moment his eyelids completely shut, two golden Bright Lanterns suddenly lit up in the dark corners of his mind. No, to be precise, it should be a pair of Crimson Dragon golden eyes.
The giant eyes opened wide, followed by a roar. Under the stimulation of the roar, Ye Tian instinctively struck out with a palm and then vaguely heard a shrill scream from a Raccoon in front of him. The surrounding scenery became clear once again.
Ye Tian frowned deeply, but after regaining consciousness, the pain from his wounds spread clearly throughout his body. Lowering his head slightly, he saw that a piece of flesh had been torn from his left chest, blood gushing out like a dam breaking. If it went any deeper, it would likely reach his heart. Any later and the result would be death.
"Wang Weiyang!" Ye Tian roared in anger. The previous scene had been too beautiful, leading to an immense sense of loss and sorrow upon waking up. It felt as if he had relived the process of everyone leaving him all over again—a pain that pierced through to his heart.
"Roar!"
At this moment, the Raccoon had once again hidden back atop the Gatehouse, its face twisted in a fierce expression, letting out a series of angry howls that did not resemble a cat's at all.
Ye Tian avoided its gaze and soon noticed the severe injury on its chest, likely caused by the Thunder Palm he had unleashed earlier, which was now charred black.
Logically speaking, the chances of Ye Tian's Thunder Palm injuring the Raccoon while he was in a daze were quite slim. However, it was clear that it still possessed Wang Weiyang's consciousness. It understood that one strike could not be used repeatedly; if this illusion failed to extract Ye Tian's heart, there might not be another opportunity as easy as this one. Thus, it chose to take the risk, but unfortunately, it not only failed but also ended up severely injured.
This was precisely why it was enraged; a cooked duck had flown away, and anyone would feel regret in such a situation.
"Wang Weiyang, you must die today!" Ye Tian ground his steel teeth together, ignoring the pain in his chest as he forcefully tore off a piece of his sleeve and covered his eyes.
"Hehe, if you do this, you might as well wait to die right here," Wang Weiyang sneered. To him, covering one's eyes was no different from being hypnotized by an illusion.
"Prepare for your demise; I will leave your corpse intact!" His voice was icy. As he spoke, Ye Tian had already covered his eyes and was focusing on sensing the sounds around him. He needed to distinguish various noises before Wang Weiyang made his move. For instance, the wind rustling about fifteen paces to the east indicated branches moving. The slight cracking of tiles beneath Wang Weiyang's feet meant that when he struck, those tiles would inevitably fall to the ground. At that moment, he needed to differentiate between the sound of shattering tiles and Wang Weiyang's attack. With his eyes covered and unable to see anything, he had to memorize every potential source of faint sounds because any noise could lead him to make a fatal misjudgment.
In truth, Ye Tian did not wish to cover his eyes. After Wang Weiyang activated the Blood Exchange and Marrow Transformation Technique, his speed was no less than that of Yuqi Tayan Jue and even more agile. Yet even so, dealing with such an incredibly realistic illusion was far from easy.
Whoosh...
A breeze swept by.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, different sounds echoed in the wind, noticeably more urgent than the previous whispers. It was clear that Wang Weiyang had moved.
Ye Tian's ears twitched slightly, and his brows furrowed as he carefully distinguished the sounds around him. However, the Raccoon had leaped and then remained still, leaving only faint whispers in the arena once again.
"Crimson Dragon Golden Blood, hehehe, I'm coming..." The Raccoon thought to itself with excitement as it slowly approached Ye Tian. Due to the thick pads on its paws, the sound made while moving was almost imperceptible.
One zhang, half a zhang, one chi, half a chi...
At this moment, the Raccoon held its breath. The blood flowing with a hint of Kanazawa made its throat dry, and it couldn't help but want to take a drink.
Its barbed tongue licked its lips, and its sharp claws were now just inches away from Ye Tianxin.
Just then, Ye Tian suddenly tilted his head slightly, seemingly sensing something unusual nearby.
The claws paused. The Raccoon instinctively wanted to leap away but was held back by a strong urge. Instead, it very subtly turned its head to observe Ye Tian's facial expression, trying to see if he had truly noticed something.
What came into view was Ye Tian's tightly furrowed brow; his expression was one of confusion, a kind of uncertain bewilderment.
Seeing this, the Raccoon's heart relaxed for a moment before it shifted its gaze back. However, as its eyes moved downward, it suddenly caught a glimpse of a cold smirk in its peripheral vision.
"Ah!" The Raccoon snapped back to reality, but it was too late. Ye Tian's palm struck out directly at its Three Yang Leader.
With a powerful push off the ground, the Raccoon attempted to use its agile body to redirect the impact of Thunder Palm from its head to its back. But just as it exerted force, an incredibly strong suction force suddenly emerged from behind.
Under that suction, its body barely leaped out a foot.
Bang!
The sound was like a muffled thunder, drowning out the noise of bones shattering, as Raccoon was violently slammed to the ground, creating a shallow pit in the earth that matched its shape.
Ye Tian tore off the eye mask without hesitation and charged forward again. At the same time, his fingers changed, and he executed the Nine Seal Technique, instantly marking Raccoon with Nine Seals.
At the final moment when the last of the Nine Seals was placed, Raccoon finally struggled to rise and leaped several yards away to escape.
Whether it was a cat-like creature or a beast, they all favored high places. Injured, Raccoon reappeared atop the Gatehouse.
"Ow ow ow!" After maintaining a safe distance from Ye Tian, Raccoon began to scream in rage, looking deranged.
Ye Tian avoided its hollow gaze and scanned its body, noticing that the upper half of Raccoon's left side was clearly misaligned; its bones must have been completely shattered under the impact of Thunder Palm.
However, this did not bring Ye Tian any joy; instead, his brows furrowed even tighter. He was well aware of the power of Thunder Palm after receiving the enhancement from Crimson Dragon Golden Blood. That kind of power could kill a Three-Stage Martial Artist with just three strikes, even while the opponent was fully defending. Yet this Raccoon had managed to endure one strike with its own resilience and only suffered broken bones. Its toughness was evident.
"What a schemer! What a calculation!" Raccoon had stopped screaming and then resumed Wang Weiyang's voice, but his tone was filled with fury.
Ye Tian ignored him. When speaking, people often unconsciously observe each other's eyes; not to mention someone like him who enjoyed analyzing his opponent's psychology through their gaze. So Ye Tian chose not to respond and merely sneered disdainfully.
Although Ye Tian could not determine whether Wang Weiyang was genuinely angry or intentionally trying to lure him into looking into his eyes, he knew that regardless of intent, he should avoid direct eye contact.
"I will feast on your flesh and skin you alive!" Wang Weiyang shouted hoarsely, like a night owl wailing, unconsciously adding a hissing sound, a product of intense pain.
At this moment, Ye Tian could probably confirm that Wang Weiyang was truly furious, as this success was entirely due to cunning. Ye Tian had first pretended to be uncertain, and then, at the moment Wang Weiyang relaxed his guard, he struck suddenly, which led to this unexpected outcome.
The Raccoon is a narrow-minded animal that holds grudges easily, quite similar to a weasel. Therefore, the fact that Wang Weiyang had failed multiple times and was instead outsmarted naturally drove him into a rage.
"Come again." Ye Tian covered his eyes once more, tilted his head with a cold smile, and beckoned to the Raccoon.
"Ow!" The Raccoon was genuinely angry this time; its strategy had shifted from ambush to direct assault.
Hiss...
Claws tore through the air, accompanied by a flash of gray. Five bloody scratches appeared on Ye Tian's neck the moment the Bagua Xuan Yuan Shield manifested.
Ye Tian felt a sharp pain in his neck; fortunately, the Bagua Xuan Yuan Shield had appeared automatically, preventing him from having his artery severed. However, before he could even feel relieved that the Raccoon, despite its speed, lacked sufficient strength, a sharp Whispers sounded from behind him again.
He turned and struck out with his palm, golden light bursting forth.
But there was no muffled sound; instead, he felt a chill in his left leg, followed by another wave of intense pain.
"Hiss..." Ye Tian gasped as the Raccoon's fury seemed to unleash such potential; its speed was simply incredible.
Swish!
At the moment Ye Tianjing was astonished, accompanied by the tearing of his clothing at the right rib, two ribs snapped simultaneously, as if sliced by a knife.
Swish!
Before Ye Tian could react in surprise, he felt a sharp pain in his back as five deep wounds appeared under the claws.
Swish swish swish!
The Raccoon launched a furious assault, and under the rapid movements of the gray-white figure, Ye Tian was like fish on a chopping board, completely at its mercy. In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian was covered in wounds, with only a few vital points remaining relatively intact under the protection of the Bagua Xuan Yuan Shield.
As the scars multiplied, intense pain coursed through Ye Tian, but before the sensation could reach his nerves, another wave of agony struck...
As time passed, Ye Tian gradually realized the Raccoon's intent; its primary target with each attack was always the heart. This revelation sparked a glimmer of understanding in Ye Tianxin.
The Bagua Xuan Yuan Shield automatically vanished, exposing his heart's vital point wide open beneath the claws of the Raccoon.
Swish!
A sharp sound echoed; one of them would surely die!
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