Chapter 297: Chapter 296: Caught Off Guard
"Pure Yang Power!"
As Ye Fan channeled the Pure Yang Power from his Dantian throughout his body, he shattered the venomous Ghost Suppressing Technique and regained his senses. He glared coldly at his opponent. The Ghost Emperor’s own strength was considerable, and when combined with the troubleso Ghost Suppressing Technique, he was undoubtedly a difficult adversary.
The Ghost Emperor spoke coldly, "What other moves do you have?"
"More than enough to kill you," Ye Fan replied.
He raised the Yuanhong Sword and, with clean, decisive steps, charged toward the Ghost Emperor. Feeling the terrifying power of Ye Fan’s advance, the Ghost Emperor struck swiftly, using countless venomous creatures as a shield to block and confuse Ye Fan’s vision.
With a loud shout, Ye Fan slashed down, and the swarm of creatures plumted to the ground. Yet, after the creatures had fallen, the Ghost Emperor had vanished.
The scene was unnervingly strange. Ye Fan remained vigilant, prepared for any sudden developnts. Soon after, a multicolored smoke began to slowly converge on him. Ye Fan inwardly cursed. He hadn’t expected such an unforeseen complication. The smoke seed dazzling and brilliant, but behind its allure lay a terrible crisis.
Left with no other choice, he could only retreat. Once he was outside the complex of buildings, the smoke stopped pursuing him.
From within the smoke, the Ghost Emperor’s voice echoed, "Kid, count yourself lucky you ran fast. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have made it out alive!"
Ye Fan sheathed the Yuanhong Sword and said, "You think you can just cower in there and I can’t touch you? I’ll be back to make you pay the price!"
"Oh? Is that so? I’ll be waiting!" the Ghost Emperor sneered.
The area was fraught with danger. Ye Fan knew his own strength alone was still insufficient, so he quickly withdrew, leaving the fog-shrouded mountains behind. This Ghost Emperor was certainly no pushover. In a straightforward fight, Ye Fan was confident he could defeat, or even kill him. But with those troubleso Ghost Suppressing Techniques in play, victory was not guaranteed.
Upon returning to the hotel, Ye Fan intended to discuss the situation with Shangguan Qiuyue and He Yu, but he imdiately discovered sothing was terribly wrong. Both He Yu and Shangguan Qiuyue had vanished. They would never disappear without a word. When Ye Fan tried calling, their phones were off. A sense of dread washed over him.
Then, the truth dawned on him. Today had been a complete setup. The Ghost Emperor had rely been a diversion, allowing his minions to abduct He Yu and Shangguan Qiuyue.
Ye Fan hurried to the front desk. "I need to see the surveillance footage," he said urgently. "My friends have been kidnapped."
The front desk staff didn’t give him any trouble. After all, a kidnapping had occurred in their hotel. If word got out, their reputation would be destroyed, especially since the hotel’s main selling point was its security.
In the surveillance footage, Ye Fan watched as soone knocked on the doors to He Yu’s and Shangguan Qiuyue’s rooms. After they opened their doors, they were subdued within three minutes. The assailants then carried them away in a large trunk.
Ye Fan rushed back upstairs to find Shangguan Qiuyue’s bodyguards passed out on the floor. They had been incapacitated by the Ghost Suppressing Technique and remained unresponsive, no matter how much Ye Fan shouted.
Ye Fan seethed. Damn it! That Ghost Emperor is just too cunning. Everything had gone according to his plan.
Just as Ye Fan was about to head to the Underground Boxing Ring in Thailand to prepare an attack on the Ghost Emperor’s headquarters for the next day, his phone rang. The caller ID showed Shangguan Qiuyue’s na.
Ye Fan answered.
A man’s voice ca through—hoarse and laced with a sinister air. "Your woman is in our hands," the man said. "The Ghost Emperor warns you to stay out of his business. Otherwise, your woman and your brother will both die!"
Ye Fan’s voice was like ice. "I have a warning for the Ghost Emperor, too. If a single hair on their heads is hard, I will show him the aning of true despair!"
"Is that so? We’ll be waiting," the man replied before hanging up.
Boiling with rage, Ye Fan knew that given the circumstances, the only way to rescue Shangguan Qiuyue and He Yu was to strike imdiately.
He arrived at the headquarters of the Underground Boxing Ring in Thailand, where dozens of fierce-looking Underground Boxers had already gathered, all responding to the call of the King of Boxing. Ye Fan was pleased. Although only a few dozen fighters had co, these elite combatants were still a significant force. Even Polar Bear and Sen Ba had arrived; they were, without a doubt, the most powerful fighters in the group.
"I’m glad you all could make it," Ye Fan began. "I apologize for summoning you on such short notice, but I’ve run into so serious trouble here in Thailand."
"I have my own principles. Our target is the Ghost Emperor. He’s a master of the Ghost Suppressing Technique and considered the top expert in Thailand. I’ve already fought him once."
"His physical strength isn’t the main threat. It’s his Ghost Suppressing Technique that is truly terrifying and has given
a major headache."
"This mission involves many unforeseen dangers. If any of you are afraid, you can back out now. I won’t hold it against you."
Everyone knew of the Ghost Emperor’s fearso reputation in Thailand.
"If that’s the case, then I’m in," Sen Ba declared. "There’s nothing in this world that I’m afraid of. I don’t even fear death!"
"That’s right! Sa here!" Polar Bear added imdiately.
A chorus of agreent rose from the other Underground Boxers. In their line of work, they faced death every day. It was nothing to fear.
"Good. Very good," Ye Fan said, his eyes scanning the determined faces. "Brothers, let’s move out! Tonight, we will make the Ghost Emperor pay in blood!"
The reason Ye Fan chose to strike that night was to catch the Ghost Emperor completely off guard. That bastard had gone too far by kidnapping his friends, and Ye Fan would not let it stand.
That night, the group of more than fifty n set out, moving toward the Ghost Emperor’s headquarters under the cover of darkness.
Upon reaching the mountains, Ye Fan issued his orders. "Polar Bear, take your n and attack from the right!"
"Sen Ba, you lead your n and attack from the left."
"Their main defenses are at the front, so a direct assault would be too dangerous. Attacking from the flanks is our best option!"
"Understood!"
The two n readied their teams. They took his orders without question—such was the authority he commanded in the underground boxing world.
But Ye Fan added a final warning, "Be extrely careful of their venomous creatures. Are all your defenses in place?"
He was worried. Although these elite fighters had powerful physiques, a single bite or even contact with one of those venomous things could be lethal. Because of this, he had ensured they made all the necessary preparations before setting out.
"We’re ready!" Sen Ba and Polar Bear confird.
Under the cloak of night, the two squads advanced. They first eliminated the Ghost-suppressing Warriors standing guard, then successfully pushed inward. Fighting erupted on the outskirts. It seed the Ghost Emperor had recalled his disciples.
His disciples, however, were not particularly strong in direct combat; their power lay solely in their Ghost Suppressing Technique. When they managed to use their techniques, many of the Underground Boxers were injured. But the fighters were swift and ruthless, often cutting down the Ghost Emperor’s disciples before they could even finish casting their techniques.
anwhile, Ye Fan used the chaos as a distraction to stealthily infiltrate the cultivation retreat on the back of the mountain. The Ghost Emperor is probably holding He Yu and Shangguan Qiuyue here.
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