Chapter 363: Chapter 362: Battle to the Death
At this mont, the Grassland Bear also charged in, choosing to fight side by side with Ye Fan. This imdiately increased the pressure on the Dongzheng Emperor.
"My tribe, slay these ambitious villains!" the Guardian shouted. Imdiately, his n fired their arrows, attacking the Dongzheng Emperor’s faction.
At that mont, the tribe’s leader—the Guardian—also joined the attack. Together with Ye Fan and the Grassland Bear, the two n and one Spiritual Beast launched a pincer attack on the Dongzheng Emperor.
This ti, the Dongzheng Emperor’s expression changed drastically. He had not anticipated these three would join forces.
"Kill!"
Ye Fan brandished his Yuanhong Sword while the Guardian swung his specially crafted ice blade. Attacked from both sides, the Dongzheng Emperor could not hold his ground and imdiately retreated.
But as he fell back, he was ramd by the Grassland Bear and sent flying. Seizing the opportunity, Ye Fan charged forward and slashed down. The Dongzheng Emperor hastily defended himself as the three of them launched a fierce assault. Even with all his power, the Dongzheng Emperor was no match for them.
He scrambled to his feet, on guard against the trio. He could never have imagined that he, so arrogant and aggressive just monts before, would now be facing such a ferocious siege. He had underestimated Ye Fan, assuming he would cooperate for the sake of the treasure.
Besides, Ye Fan already held a deep-seated grudge against the Dongzheng Emperor, making this the perfect opportunity to kill him. Thus, while the Guardian believed Ye Fan was helping him eliminate an enemy, Ye Fan was, in fact, acting for his own reasons.
Just then, the Dongzheng Emperor silently chanted an incantation, and his scepter began to glow.
"Strike him while he’s down!" Ye Fan shouted.
Instantly, the three of them surged forward.
But just then, an intense light flared before them, and in that blinding mont, they found themselves completely immobilized. While they were frozen, the Dongzheng Emperor struck. He landed a punch on the Guardian, who coughed up blood, then followed with a palm strike that severely injured Ye Fan. The Dongzheng Emperor finished by kicking the Grassland Bear into the icy lake.
When the light faded, a battered Ye Fan, Grassland Bear, and Guardian regrouped, warily surrounding the Dongzheng Emperor.
It’s definitely the scepter... what a strange weapon! It nearly killed . Ye Fan was inwardly shocked.
Then, the Dongzheng Emperor chanted another spell. As he finished, all three of his opponents were grievously injured once more. The Guardian’s n fired a volley of arrows at the Dongzheng Emperor, but the projectiles froze in mid-air before he flung them back, causing heavy casualties among the tribesn.
"Slaughter Sword Qi!"
Ye Fan held the Yuanhong Sword horizontally before his chest. He slid his palm across the blade, letting his blood soak into the Yuanhong Sword’s steel as he uttered the words in a cold voice. An endless torrent of Slaughter Sword Qi poured from the Yuanhong Sword, resisting the light from the Dongzheng Emperor’s scepter.
"What?" The Dongzheng Emperor was stunned. This was a developnt he had clearly not anticipated.
At that mont, Ye Fan attacked with maximum speed. He pushed the Yuanhong Sword to its absolute limit, bringing it down in a devastating slash. The Dongzheng Emperor imdiately moved to block.
CLANG!
The force of their collision erupted, leveling the surrounding glacier. The shock of the impact tore open the webbing of both their hands. Ye Fan’s arm trembled, and so did the Dongzheng Emperor’s.
When the Dongzheng Emperor raised his scepter, intending to unleash its light once more, the previously brilliant glow instantly dimd. He did not know what had happened, but he was about to find out.
The scepter in his hand snapped in two.
The Dongzheng Emperor was stunned. For his scepter—his pride and joy—to be shattered by Ye Fan was a developnt he had never imagined. The power of the Yuanhong Sword was truly unleashed.
"What can you do now?" Ye Fan said with a sneer.
The Dongzheng Emperor was horrified; the sword in Ye Fan’s hand was truly no ordinary item. Without hesitation, he turned and fled.
"Where do you think you’re going?"
Ye Fan gave chase, with the Guardian and the Grassland Bear close behind. But the Dongzheng Emperor was powerful and fast, nearly leaving the three of them in his dust.
"Break!" Ye Fan roared, slashing with his sword to shatter the glacier. The ground beneath the Dongzheng Emperor’s feet collapsed, and he plunged into the water.
Ignoring the freezing cold, Ye Fan leaped in after him, followed closely by the Guardian and the Grassland Bear.
The Dongzheng Emperor swam for his life, but two beams of Ye Fan’s Sword Qi shot through the water and struck him, instantly clouding the water around him with a mist of blood. Furious, the Dongzheng Emperor suddenly turned to fight. The move caught Ye Fan by surprise; he had not expected the cornered man to counterattack.
The two began a fierce battle underwater.
However, Ye Fan was less agile in the water. He managed to pierce the Dongzheng Emperor’s lung with his sword, expecting his foe to weaken. Instead, the emperor grabbed him by the neck. Instantly, Ye Fan began to choke. He struggled furiously, but the Dongzheng Emperor was dead set on killing him and refused to let go.
At that critical mont, the Guardian intervened, striking the Dongzheng Emperor on the head. Dizzied by the blow, the emperor’s grip finally loosened. He quickly escaped, unhard by the Grassland Bear’s blast of icy mist.
After scrambling ashore, the Dongzheng Emperor clutched his wounded body. Although he was severely injured, he had no ti to attend to his wounds.
Ye Fan gasped for air. That was too close. A second longer and I would have suffocated. It had to be said that monts like these were always the most dangerous, as one might have to face the final, desperate struggle of a dying man.
The Dongzheng Emperor said coldly, "I may have offended you, but not to the point of a life-or-death struggle. Why are you so determined to kill ?" After all, Ye Fan had been the one attacking most viciously, and he truly did not understand his desperation.
Ye Fan simply said, "Because you and I beca enemies long ago!"
"Hm?" The Dongzheng Emperor stared at him in disbelief. I’ve had no dealings with him, so why would we be enemies? He was utterly baffled.
Ye Fan explained, "You sent your n to the Divine Land to steal the Bengyu, an artifact of my holand. Your subordinates offended , so I killed them!
"From that mont on, we were enemies!
"And as for the Kirin Ice Talisman this ti, although we had no direct conflict, you tried to kill
at every turn. Furthermore, if you escape, this place will never know peace. This ti, I fight for my friends!"
This was Ye Fan’s code: repay kindness with kindness, and vengeance for every grievance. This ti, he was determined to fight the Dongzheng Emperor to the death.
The Dongzheng Emperor said weakly, "Let bygones be bygones. Let
leave, and I will reward you handsoly!" In his desperation to survive, he had abandoned his supre arrogance.
But Ye Fan just replied, "Impossible! Your death is certain! I would never trust a treacherous beast like you!"
"Are you forcing my hand?" the Dongzheng Emperor snapped.
"I’m not forcing you," Ye Fan responded. "I’m killing you!"
His stance was clear. Once he made a decision, he would not be swayed.
"If that’s how it is, then don’t bla
for what happens next!" the Dongzheng Emperor snarled. He threw off his robe, produced a vial of potion, and imdiately drank it.
In an instant, he entered a Berserk state. His entire being changed, and he beca as fierce as a wild animal.
This was the Dongzheng Emperor’s trump card: a specially concocted catalyst potion that could vastly increase his strength for a short ti.
Seeing the Dongzheng Emperor enter his Berserk state, Ye Fan had a terrible premonition and shouted, "Kill!"
He had to slay the Dongzheng Emperor before the man’s power could fully erupt.
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