Chapter Twenty-Four: One Roar to Kill

  The other Ye family children were in an uproar, whispering to each other and discussing it back and forth.

  "Isn't Ye Xu's martial arts already crippled? Why does the manager still want him to take action?"

  "Isn't this just sending him to his death?"

  "I heard that Ye Li, the general manager, has taken a liking to his maid, but Ye Xu didn't agree. Because of this matter, he offended the general manager, so he deliberately framed him!"

  "Poor guy, in our Ye family, there's no backing, no one to support him. Whatever Manager Ye wants to do to him, he can do it! Just now, wasn't Ye Zhao put down by the manager?"

  ……

  Ye Xue slightly furrowed his brow, Ye Li's face was flushed with excitement, stroking his beard, and chuckled: "Seventh Master, you are the genius of my Ye family, why not come forward and show us your skills, let us see what makes you so talented?"

  Ye Bin and Ye Feng were shoulder to shoulder, with a look of enjoying the show.

  Ye Xin shouted in a shrill voice: "You despicable slave, are you afraid? If you're afraid, kneel down and beg me, I'll help you deal with this beast!"

  "Lao Qi, if you're afraid of death, just say so, don't lose your life for the sake of saving face!" Ye Jian said with a sinister smile.

  Ye Xu's face was as calm as water, he shook the reins and drove the dry firewood python into the arena.

  Ye Li had been using his aura to suppress the roar, waiting for Ye Xu to enter the scene. Without even giving him time to dismount, he suddenly withdrew his aura!

  That beast suddenly felt its body lighten, fixed its gaze on Ye Xu, its eyes turned bloodshot red, and then it pounced at him. Before it even reached his side, it took a deep breath, transformed into a giant ball of flesh, its fur standing on end, and let out a deafening roar!

  Ye Xuan sat on the back of Gan Chai Jiao, motionless, waiting for it to pounce over, then he took a breath and his tongue burst forth like spring thunder!

  "Roar!"

  The Ye family's ultimate technique: the Lion's Roar of Prajna!

  Two blue sound waves clashed, the leaf pattern silk remained still, that one roared with wide eyes, its belly getting bigger and bigger, like a balloon inflated to the limit, finally bursting with a loud bang, splashing blood and flesh everywhere!

  A fifth-grade demon beast was actually killed by his roar!

  Everyone present was stunned. Ye Bin, Ye Jian and others knew that Ye Xu had recovered a bit of his cultivation, but they thought he would still have some difficulty dealing with the fifth-grade demon beast.

  They never thought that Ye Xu wouldn't even lift a hand, but with one loud roar, he actually shocked to death the fifth-grade demon beast known for its deafening roars!

  This is even more shocking than Ye Xu's move!

  Ye Bin and others only felt a surge of inexplicable fear and chill in their hearts. Just four or five days ago, Ye Xu could only deal with someone like Ye Jian, but now he was able to effortlessly kill a fifth-tier demon beast, making it impossible for anyone to gauge his true strength!

  This situation is simply terrifying!

  Ye Xue galloped back into the crowd, glanced at Ye Li, and said with a hint of a smile: "A long-haired beast dares to shout loudly in front of me, not knowing life or death!"

  Ye Li's face turned iron-green, and anyone with discerning ears would know that the "long-haired beast" Ye Xu mentioned was him. His narrow eyes narrowed, and he said ominously, "You dare to call me a beast?"

  Ye Xuan smiled calmly: "The steward misunderstood, I was referring to that old rabbit."

  Several young men of the Ye family could not help but burst out laughing, and a young man whispered: "Old rabbit..."

  Ye's face turned even paler, but he was helpless, and a chill rose up in his heart.

  No one knows more about Ye Xue's strength than him, after all, he secretly watched by the river and saw how Ye Xue broke through the fifth layer of Cang Ming Lian Ti Jue, striking Fang Teng to death!

  But now Ye Xu's cultivation is several times deeper than it was by the Clear Water River, and has already reached the sixth level. His strength is even comparable to that of the seventh level!

  "Kill him, he must be killed!"

  Ye Li forcibly suppressed the murderous intent in his heart. During the ancestral worship at Tian Tan, Master Ye Si seemed to have noticed that Ye Xu's injuries had healed. If he made a move here, under the watchful eyes of more than 20 Ye family disciples, everyone would know that Ye Xu died at his hands.

  Although Ye Xu had fallen out of favor, Ye Li didn't dare take this risk either.

  If Ye Si Dao gets angry, even Ye Si Yan, the head of the Imperial Guards, can't protect him!

  "Little brat, let you have your way for now, but later on, you'll be the one crying!"

  Ye's face turned gloomy, and he spurred his horse on, rushing forward first. In his heart, he thought viciously: "You probably don't know yet, but the one leading the Fang family disciples this time is Fang He, a personal servant of Fang Zhongshan, a martial arts prodigy! You killed Fang Dang, and Fang Zhongshan will never let you off! Bai Man Mountain will be your burial ground!"

  The other Ye family juniors looked at Ye Xu, their eyes filled with reverence, this reverence was not for the strong martial artist, but for the person who got back up wherever they fell!

  Becoming a martial arts master is just having a higher innate talent and quality than others, but getting back up after falling down is the strength of one's mental state!

  Most people who encounter such experiences as Ye Xu's would be disheartened and spend the rest of their lives in despair, but Ye Xu was able to stand up again, even more brilliant than before!

  Even Ye Bin and Ye Feng have to admit that if they were in Ye Xu's shoes, they wouldn't do any better, only worse!

  However, it was precisely because of this reason that they became even more determined to get rid of Ye Xu!

  "Don't kill him! In the Ye Manor, we can't even think of having a chance to rise up! Even if we become witches, we will still be inferior to him!"

  After going through this incident, Ye Li met the demon beast again and did not let Ye Xu take action. He also knew that ordinary demon beasts could not do anything to Ye Xu, but would only increase his prestige and make himself lose face.

  Unconsciously, the crowd arrived at the depths of Bai Man Mountain. More than 20 Ye family knights rushed to a mountain top, looked down and saw that the rocks below were pitch black as if they had been burned, there was not a single blade of grass on the mountain top, and a clear river flowed slowly at the foot of the mountain.

  "A young man exclaimed: 'This is Wūtóu Ridge, where the legend of the Blood Bat Monster fighting with humans originated. He unfolded the Blazing Sun Flag and burned this mountain to a crisp, leaving no grass or vegetation behind, not even monsters dared to set foot in this place!'"

  Ye Li glanced at Ye Xu, a flash of sharp light in his eyes that quickly disappeared. His heart grew hot with eagerness: "The Flame Sun Blazing Flag is on this kid's body. Once Fang He kills him, I'll kill Fang He, and the Flame Sun Blazing Flag will fall into my hands... without anyone knowing..."

  The Flame Yang Lietian flag can scorch an entire mountain, showing its immense power. Even a fragment of it is far more formidable than an ordinary magic treasure.

  However, Ye Li did not know that the fragment of the Flame Sun Flag had already been absorbed by Ye Xu's White Jade Building and no longer existed.

  Several young men from the Ye family whispered to each other, saying in low voices: "I heard that ahead of Wū Tóu Lǐng is the famous Hēi Zhōu Lǐng, where it's said that ferocious beasts gather!"

  "I've also heard that Hei Wu Ling is infested with demonic beasts, gathering in packs and being a notoriously perilous place, where even tenth-tier demonic beasts are not uncommon!"

  "It's said that there are not just ten-tiered demon beasts, but also demons and monsters!"

  With the strength of these Ye family children, they can barely cope with eighth- to ninth-grade demon beasts, but when encountering tenth-grade demon beasts, there is only one dead end!

  The strength of the tenth-order demon beast is comparable to that of a martial artist who has reached the pinnacle of power, and with just one casual strike, it can unleash several thousand kilograms of force, enough to kill even a rhinoceros with a single slap!

  Ye Lian coldly smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, the monsters in that place have long been driven away by the three major families' witches! Tonight, we'll rest at Wutou Ridge, and tomorrow, you young masters can move freely and hunt for monsters!"

  Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and immediately set up camp on the mountain top, pitched tents, and lit bonfires.

  A peaceful night with nothing out of the ordinary happening.

  The next day at dawn, many Ye family children mounted their horses, galloped down from Wutou Ridge, and left in a group with flying hooves.

  The Hunting Festival is about experience, but the Hundred Demons Mountain is fraught with danger, so most people choose to travel together, hunting and killing demons with good brothers, and sharing the spoils.

  Hei Wu Ling is more dangerous than other places, so very few people choose to go to Hei Wu Ling for adventure, but instead go to other mountains.

  "Little horse slave, want to come with us?" Ye Xin rode a white horse and smiled proudly at Ye Xu.

  Ye Xuan mounted the dry firewood python, motionless and expressionless, smiling as he said: "I'm going to Hei Wu Ling, if you have the guts, follow me!" With that, he galloped away on horseback.

  Ye Xin's face changed slightly, and he had the intention to chase after her, but he didn't have the guts. He only cultivated the Cang Ming Refining Body Technique to the fourth level, and rashly entering the Black Crow Ridge would be suicidal.

  Ye Bin and Ye Feng exchanged a glance, looked at Ye Li, and smiled: "Governor, my brother and I are also planning to go on an adventure to Hei Wu Ridge. Would you be willing to accompany us brothers?"

  Ye Lixin's heart was clear, knowing that the two of them had murderous intentions towards Ye Xu. In his heart, he wanted Ye Xu to die more than Ye Bin did. He immediately smiled and said: "Two young masters can rest assured, with old slave here, even if we encounter a tenth-tier demonic beast, it won't dare to hurt a single hair on the two young masters!"

  Ye Jian and Ye Xin listened, eager to try, and shouted: "Second brother, sixth brother, take us two with you!"

  Ye Bin was somewhat hesitant, he had already cultivated the Cang Ming Lian Ti Jue to the eighth level of its peak, Ye Feng also cultivated it to the seventh level, and they could defend themselves in Hei Wu Ling, but Ye Jian and Ye Xin's cultivation were much lower, without the power to defend themselves, bringing them would only be a burden.

  Ye Li smiled proudly and said: "Second Master and Sixth Master can rest assured, with me here, Ninth Master and Thirteenth Master will absolutely not come to any harm!"

  The two were overjoyed, and Ye Xin gritted his teeth and said: "Ye Li, wait for a while to catch up with that despicable slave, and directly kill him, eliminate this scourge!"

  Ye Feng shook his head and sighed: "If that despicable slave doesn't die, I won't be at peace!"

  Ye Li had been worried that killing Ye Xu would lead to punishment from the family, but after hearing Ye Feng and others' statements, he immediately put his mind at ease: "The fathers of these four people are all powerful figures in the Ye Manor. With their support, even if I get rid of that little brat, the master of the manor can't do anything to me!"

  "Alright!" Ye Li said resolutely: "We'll chase after him immediately and kill that little brat, lest we have a long and sleepless night!"