Chapter 654 - 310: External Threats (Part 3)

"Thief calling ’catch the thief’—a classic trick." You Su bent down like a bow ready to be drawn, "I was wondering why you all were running so fast. Now it seems you are actually very familiar with this place, which is why you dare to run so quickly."

"You’re smart and cautious, but you won’t have the chance to avenge your brother." Yv Jichang’s fists suddenly flashed with a pale blue glow, captivating and mesmerizing, "Hand over your teleportation talisman, and we can let you go."

"Is this what you said to Huang Xi?" You Su asked.

"No, he was much easier to fool than you..." Yv Jichang smiled sinisterly.

"But he wasn’t easily fooled." Being simple doesn’t mean being stupid.

"He was hard to fool, but he seemed to have just found the last herb for his junior sister. He was ready to tear the letter and leave, so naturally his guard was lowered. Otherwise, given his strength, us two brothers would’ve suffered in a direct confrontation. Imagine, a hick from the countryside, how tough he was to deal with..."

The cold words had already revealed the truth behind Huang Xi’s death.

This honest cultivator, at the moment of fulfilling his wish, must have let these two approach out of goodwill, ultimately losing his life due to his trust.

You Su gripped the Mo Song Sword tightly, the sword trembled again, responding to You Su’s barely concealed intent to kill.

He wouldn’t travel thousands of miles to avenge Huang Xi, but with enemies so close at hand, You Su wasn’t averse to eliminating them swiftly.

The air shattered with an explosive sound, and You Su charged like thunder.

Certainly more skilled in combat than his junior, whose fists were already prepared.

But faced with You Su’s overpowering sword force, he didn’t intend to dodge, instead choosing a head-on confrontation!

You Su quickly understood his intention—he was deliberately entangling him, allowing the one-armed Cha Ao to join the battle!

He never intended to win on his own from the beginning!

You Su dared not linger, withdrawing immediately after clashing with the qi force-laden fists, while Cha Ao’s dagger appeared ghostlike behind him.

"I’ll cut you down!"

You Su’s figure spun like a phantom, the Ruyi Wind Manipulation Skill came into play again! Allowing him to dodge a pincer attack in a stance impossible for someone of the Condensed Water Realm.

"Quick battle, quick resolution."

Yv Jichang glanced at the burning torch, coldly reminded, then suddenly accelerated his attack, which grew more ferocious, combined with Cha Ao’s harassment, forcing You Su into defensive maneuvers.

Their attacking techniques each had their own intricacies, fists driving him towards the dagger’s path, while the dagger forced him to the punch’s landing point.

The brothers worked in seamless coordination, practically veteran criminals accustomed to committing evil together.

You Su focused his mind internally, intentionally luring the enemy deeper, finding the right moment, and suddenly leaping high.

The two were surprised, yet thought You Su in mid-air was courting disaster!

Now’s the time—

You Su opened his pitch-black eyes, wielded the sword with a horizontal slash.

It had been unknown how long since he last fought, but refining the Don’t Be Afraid Sword Intent never ceased!

The sword qi was like a rainbow!

The ink-black sword edge struck down on the fists, causing the blue glow to extinguish instantly, Cha Ao’s eyes flashed with astonishment as if he saw a black dragon pierce the flames, shredding his brother’s arms into shreds.

Yv Jichang was sent flying straight back for over ten meters, the ground carved with a deep furrow, crashing into a tree and only barely steadying himself. His head slumped aside, already dead.

Cha Ao looked at You Su who turned towards him, only feeling he’d seen the god of death in the night, knees trembling, he directly knelt down, kowtowing repeatedly:

"Master, spare me, don’t kill me!"

You Su just looked at him coldly, as if observing an ant.

Though both were in the Condensed Water Upper Realm, their aura was far inferior to Huang Xi. If it weren’t for sneak attacks and dirty tricks, they could never have killed Huang Xi.

You Su drew the sword, pressed it against Cha Ao’s abdomen, aiming at his lower dantian.

Cha Ao’s veins bulged instantly, feeling the sword qi rolling in his abdominal cavity; disobeying would result in his internal organs being shattered instantly.

"Give me Huang Xi’s belongings and your invitation letter."

Cha Ao’s knees shook as he took out a large sack from his Qiankun Bag.

"Where’s the invitation letter? Where did you put it? I’ll get it for you!"

You Su stabbed the sword deeper, piercing Cha Ao’s outer garment.

A treasure like a teleportation talisman is better hidden in a handy place than in a Qiankun Bag. In the face of life and death, the quicker to tear the talisman, the better.

But Cha Ao stammered, tears and urine flowing in panic:

"Sir, I don’t have an invitation letter... Huang Xi’s invitation was with my brother, but he’s dead now!"

You Su frowned, "Where’s your invitation then? If you didn’t have one, why didn’t Huang Xi give you his invitation?"

"Not only I don’t have one, my brother didn’t either! We set this trap just to steal the invitation on you!"

You Su was shocked, then immediately stabbed harder, drawing blood:

"Your invitation was stolen?"

"No! We never had one to begin with!"

"None? Then how did you enter the island?"

"It was never said that you must have an invitation to enter the island, sir!" Cha Ao leaned back uncontrollably, trying to distance himself from the sword.

"Make it clear!" You Su fiercely advanced further.

"Everyone knows that only 360 invitations were sent... among those 360, not all the world’s geniuses were selected; many unchosen questioned the worthiness of those invited. So after you all entered the island, the True Immortal Zhengyang selected many more from the spectators and sent them to the island... The True Immortal Zhengyang gave us a chance, letting us enter the island to compete for a talisman, whoever gets a talisman will be the invited one..."

Cha Ao, consumed by terror, confessed without holding back.

"Sir, please don’t kill me! I’ll tear the talisman and leave the island immediately; I’ll never offend again!"

You Su raised his sword and brought it down, causing Cha Ao’s body and head to separate.

He turned and looked behind, realizing the burning flame indeed had attracted a lot of covert attention.