The shadow did not expect the situation to suddenly reverse, staring blankly at its severed arm. However, it was only for a moment before the shadow reacted, and pain and anger intertwined within it!
In the next instant, the shadow transformed into a streak of light, rushing towards Ye Yu! Suddenly, a breathtaking flash of blade light illuminated the area once more! A chill ran through the shadow's heart as it slammed its intact left hand against the wall, using the force to propel itself backward several meters! But no matter how much the shadow retreated, that cold light clung to it like a persistent curse!
A flicker of anger crossed the shadow's face as it abruptly halted its steps. Then, its entire body strangely sank backward. In that brief moment of hesitation, the cold light closed in! However, due to the shadow's continuous retreat, the cold light had already lost its original momentum, and the shadow's body had bent backward just enough for the cold light to merely pierce a hole in its abdomen!
"Roar—" The shadow suddenly let out a howl, disregarding its injured belly as its left hand swung toward the source of the cold light!
Instantly, a wave of pain surged toward Ye Yu's senses! Yet at that moment, Ye Yu showed no signs of retreating!
Just as the opponent swung their arm, Ye Yu swiftly retracted his right hand holding the blade! In the next moment, the previously straight blade light suddenly slashed diagonally to one side!
Everything happened in an instant; Ye Yu’s almost prophetic strike aimed directly at the opponent’s remaining arm!
The shadow finally sensed the danger, but at this moment, all it could do was try to take down Ye Yu first! Suddenly, its muscular arm bulged even larger in an instant.
In the next moment, like a fan, the shadow's palm struck toward Ye Yu's head! If that slap landed on Ye Yu’s head, it would only result in a burst of brain matter!
Ye Yu naturally would not allow such a thing to happen. He twisted his waist and turned his body sideways. However, the Phantom Blade in his hand did not pause for even a moment; as he turned, the blade light still sliced toward his opponent's wrist.
With a sharp sound of flesh being cut, a massive hand fell from the severed arm!
Seizing the opportunity to strike while his opponent was vulnerable! Ye Yu’s blade severed the shadow's left hand and was perfectly positioned at its side! Immediately, Ye Yu twisted his waist sharply and leaped into the air with his right hand holding the blade, using the momentum from his body’s twist.
The brightness of the Phantom Blade suddenly intensified, and for a moment, the entire room seemed to be enveloped in a thick, sharp aura!
Quickly! Ye Yu's movements reached their peak at that moment. Having practiced the Lightness Technique, he was already agile and swift! Just as the blinding light of the blade flared up again, the Phantom Blade had already pierced into the shadow's skin.
"Ah—" The shadow cried out in pain, unable to hold back any longer!
However, in less than a second, that scream abruptly ceased! A mangled mass of flesh fell from the shadow's body onto the ground, revealing that it was more than half of its head!
Just now, Ye Yu's strike had sliced diagonally from the shadow's left ear to its right jaw, then severed its right shoulder!
With that one blow, Ye Yu had directly chopped off most of the shadow's head along with a piece of its shoulder! The shadow twitched nervously a few times, blood splattering all over Ye Yu, with some even spraying onto the Flower Board.
"Drip drip—" Blood continuously dripped from the Flower Board and the shadow's remains onto the hard floor, filling the room with a thick smell of blood.
The shadow was clearly dead; however, strangely enough, it did not fall. Its blood-soaked, mangled body stood upright with half a head still attached, creating an eerie atmosphere in the room.
Suddenly, at that moment, Ye Yu sensed an unusual energy fluctuation flash by. At the same time, he transformed into a blur and dashed toward the source of his perception.
In an instant, Ye Yu burst through the door. Outside was bright and filled with birdsong accompanied by a faint floral fragrance, instantly refreshing his spirit. In contrast to the hellish scene inside, outside felt like a garden.
However, at that moment, Ye Yu could no longer sense that unusual energy fluctuation; he even began to doubt whether his earlier feeling had been an illusion.
"Perfect! Out of those four consecutive strikes just now, three were executed flawlessly. Otherwise, with your barely adequate ability against Fourth-Stage Combat Power, even with the Phantom Blade, you wouldn't have been able to kill such a Fifth Stage martial arts master so quickly!" Jin Shan appeared beside Ye Yu at some point and praised him without reservation.
Ye Yu did not respond. Just moments ago, he had been on the brink of death, awakening his most primal survival instincts. He vaguely felt as if he had touched upon a threshold.
However, at that moment, Ye Yu had no time to ponder such thoughts. He looked at Jin Shan, his expression grave, and said, "There's another person. They should also be an Ability user. I never expected two Ability users would come to assassinate me!"
"Another one? It seems they didn't make a move!" Jin Shan, still somewhat inexperienced with Ability users, had not anticipated that there could be another who could seal off a space.
"This person sealed the entire room. Otherwise, I would have definitely rushed out just now!" Ye Yu said, still shaken. He had no clue who had sent someone to assassinate him. The feeling of being in constant danger was something he never wanted to experience again.
"Sealed the room? Could it be an energy barrier created using energy?" Cautious asked curiously, looking at Ye Yu.
Ye Yu shook his head and continued, "It should be a type of Ability that can create an invisible barrier, sealing off the space within a certain area!"
Cautious's mouth fell open in disbelief. "In my memory, creating such an invisible barrier that can obstruct physical objects would require an enormous amount of energy! But just now, there were clearly no energy fluctuations—how is that possible?"
Ye Yu shrugged helplessly; he was not an Ability user and naturally did not understand such extraordinary powers that could manipulate space.
"We need to get out of here!" Ye Yu released his Mental Power and continued, "Since they were able to infiltrate here and sent two Ability users to assassinate me—though they failed—who knows when they might come again!"
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