Volume 2: Wu Enters Witchcraft Chapter 54: Eagle and Snake Strike Together

  Ye Xiu stood at the center of the storm, using his innate Overlord Body to withstand the Eagle Snake's dual strike, suffering a force even stronger than Fang Rui's full-powered blow from earlier, leaving his body numb and sore.

  Suddenly, a snake tail dropped from mid-air, swiftly wrapping him up, tightly entwining him. Immediately after, a snake head poked down, biting towards his forehead with lightning speed!

  "Overbearing aura! Break for me!"

  Ye Xue burst into a loud shout, his aura suddenly exploding, propping open the eagle's tail with great force. He shook his arms and two large palms heavily closed in on each other, pinching the eagle's head in between. With a loud "Hong" sound, the giant eagle was actually crushed to death by his palms, its vital energy dispersing in all directions with a loud whoosh!

  A faint hum came from afar, and the person hiding in the dark obviously did not expect that Ye Xu could actually withstand his Eagle Snake Double Strike's killing blow.

  The two of them clashed for only an instant, the momentum shocking heaven and earth, instantly rousing people who were in a deep sleep. The Ye family's inner courtyard had many skilled warriors, with experts emerging one after another, and immediately several people got up to patrol, their voices clamoring loudly.

  The person hiding in the dark missed one hit and immediately stopped entangling, quietly hiding away.

  "Master, who was that person just now?" Su Jiao Jiao heard the noise and came over with her clothes on, her face pale.

  Ye Xusong let out a breath and said: "I don't know either. But he used the Eagle Snake Double Strike..."

  Su Jiaojiao's face changed dramatically, and she whispered: "Could it be Old Master Si Xiang?"

  Ye Xu's face looked strange, and he shook his head: "It shouldn't be him."

  He also thought it was Ye Si Kong who launched a sneak attack, killing Ye Si Kong's son Ye Jian. Ye Si Kong hated him to the bone and came to launch a sneak attack, which was reasonable.

  But just now, before that person left, he let out a cry of surprise and revealed his true nature, which was not the accent of Ye Siyu.

  This voice was extremely familiar, Ye Xu felt as if he had heard it somewhere before, but for a moment, he couldn't recall where.

  "Who exactly is trying to kill me?"

  Suddenly, a hurried knock at the door came from outside. When Ye Xuan and Su Qiao opened the door to look, it was Ye Siyan leading a group of imperial guards rushing over.

  "Little Baoxian's nephew, what just happened? Are you okay?"

  Ye Siyan's expression was filled with concern, and he anxiously said: "The master of the mansion has closed himself off and won't come out. The inner mansion has been in chaos for several days, even the witchdoctors responsible for keeping watch have become lax. As a result, someone with malicious intentions actually attempted to assassinate our young lord. This is my fault!"

  "Thank you, Second Aunt, for your concern."

  Ye Xuan looked at him deeply and said: "Although the assassin wanted to kill me, I also have the ability to protect myself, and I have already repelled that assassin."

  Ye Siyan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, smiling: "Xian nephew is fine, then I can rest assured. Search for me, and be sure to find that assassin for me. In the inner house of Ye family, can he just come and go as he pleases? If this gets out, where will my Ye family's face be?"

  Ye Xu watched them leave, and couldn't help but furrow his brow.

  He had previously suspected Ye Siyu because Ye Siyu practiced the Eagle Snake Double Strike, and the assassin's spell was also the Eagle Snake Double Strike. However, not only him in the Ye family's inner courtyard practiced this spell, Ye Sichen should also be proficient in this spell.

  "Ye Siyan's strength far surpasses Ye Sixuan, if he were to make a move, I wouldn't even be able to withstand a single attack! The person from just now probably wasn't him either. Apart from those two, who else in the Imperial Palace would want me dead? Could it be that he has colluded with an outer sect cultivator, ordering them to kill me and then framing Ye Sixuan for the crime? It's possible, if Ye Siyan secretly sent someone to attack me, then the Imperial Palace wouldn't be able to find any evidence of the assassin..."

  As expected, the imperial guards were busy for a whole night but still couldn't find out who assassinated Ye Xu, which undoubtedly confirmed his speculation.

  The next morning, Ye Xu left the Ye Mansion and headed in the direction of Bai Man Mountain.

  He decided to lure out the assassin and cut him down once and for all.

  As he walked along the riverbank of Qing Shui River, Ye Xuan's heart moved slightly, and he finally sensed a faint aura hovering behind him.

  "Here it comes!"

  Ye Xue's foot stepped on the reed shoes and walked across the clear river, with each step, a black lotus bloomed on the river surface, vividly lifelike.

  He walked along the riverbank and came to the mountain forest at the foot of Bai Man Mountain, walking to the cliff where he had once fought Zhou Shiwen.

  Before long, a black-robed wizard finally appeared on the riverbank, lightly leaping over 30 meters to arrive at the opposite bank of the Clear Water River, and then slipping into the mountain forest, quietly walking towards the precipice.

  "Huh? Why is no one here?" The black-robed wizard said in a low voice.

  "Ye Fu, are you looking for me?" Ye Xu walked out from behind the tree, his eyes sparkling with a smile.

  The black-robed wizard was startled, looked up at Ye Xu, a middle-aged man with a square face, with a scar like a centipede on his left eye, almost cutting off his eyes.

  His original name was Zhao Fu, and his ancestors were all servants of the Ye family. Zhao Fu had a high aptitude for martial arts and achieved mastery in the previous year, becoming a Wu Shi. As a result, he was granted the surname Ye by the Ye family and renamed Ye Fu.

  The scar on his face was a souvenir left by one of the outer sect's stewards, whom he had offended years ago.

  Ye Fu's first act after becoming a Wu Shi was to dig out the eyes of that manager and render him useless.

  "Seventh Master, what brings you here too?"

  Ye Fu looked around, not seeing anyone else. The centipede scar on his face was flushed and turned bright red, his smile looking extremely stiff as he said: "I originally planned to enter the Bai Man Mountain to hunt, didn't expect to run into Seventh Master here, what a coincidence."

  Ye Xiu smiled, his smile giving off an extremely dangerous feeling: "Ye Fu, why must you ask what you already know? The target of your hunt, isn't it me? Last night you tried once, but today, you've become my prey, destined to die here!"

  Ye Fu licked his lips and looked around, the centipede scar on his face seemed even more crimson, he sneered: "Seventh Master alone?"

  He hunched over, half-crouching and half-squatting, like a demonic beast waiting to pounce on its prey, his aura slowly spreading out.

  He approached Ye Xu with a heavy step, causing the ground to shake violently and tremble loudly, even making the surrounding trees sway vigorously!

  "Seventh Master, others may not know your true nature, but I am well aware of it!"

  Ye Fu leapt up, his body spinning in mid-air for several rounds, let out a loud roar, and his palm shot towards Ye Xu, with a burst of energy, forming a huge eagle claw, covered in scales, swooping down to strike!

  His vital energy grew stronger and stronger, only to hear the sound of hissing, a huge snake tail emerged from his dantian and coiled around his body several times.

  And on Ye Fu's head, a snake head emerged, with vertical pupils, mouth wide open, revealing sharp fangs!

  Eagle Snake Rips Heaven Technique!

  "You haven't even become a wizard, while I am a second-grade cultivator. You dare to treat me as prey? Die!"

  Ye Xulong took a deep breath, his eyes fixed intently on the eagle claw that was pouncing towards him. Suddenly, he let out a loud and fierce roar, the Qi in his Dantian surging violently as it shot towards his arm, and with a loud crash, he punched out.

  He burst out with a punch, forming a huge black fist print that fiercely met the eagle claw. The eagle claw transformed from Ye Fu's energy was actually blasted to a standstill in mid-air!

  Ye Xue's fists shot out one after another, black fist prints bursting forth in rapid succession, colliding fiercely with the eagle claws that came flying towards him, the explosive sounds unceasing.

  In an instant, he struck out dozens of punches and shattered the eagle's claws.

  Suddenly, the snake tail wrapped around Ye Fu's body flew up and struck him heavily, sending Ye Xu flying tens of feet away. He crashed into the cliff wall like a broken sack, then fell to the ground, motionless.

  The leaves fell to the ground, and the aura of the eagle snake surrounded him, coiling around his body in a circle before drilling into his dantian and disappearing. He sneered: "Seventh Master, I told you long ago, treating me as prey means you're looking for death! Killing you will allow me to return and report my mission accomplished!"

  He was about to turn around and leave when he suddenly widened his eyes, staring blankly ahead. He saw Ye Xu stumbling up, shaking his hands and feet a few times.

  "This is the power of witchcraft? It doesn't seem as strong as I imagined..."