MARTIAL PEAK 5070

After exchanging a single blow, Yang Kai was able to determine Liu Zian’s true strength. Liu Zian was indeed a Seventh Order, and the rich World Force he exuded could not be faked. However, it was difficult for him to fully display his strength.

On the other hand, although Yang Kai’s foundation had been damaged because he had cut off his Small Universe twice, with the World Tree Subtree condensing his strength, his strength was extremely pure. Even though he was inferior to his opponent in terms of quantity, in terms of quality, he was more than capable of crushing his opponent. This was why Yang Kai had the upper hand.

An increasingly violent aura rose from the collapsed ruins as Liu Zian’s massive figure stepped out from the dilapidated room. Every step he took seemed to cause the earth to tremble as black Qi swirled around his body. Even his eyes had turned completely black as he stared fiercely at Yang Kai, gritting his teeth and shouting, “Boy, you’re courting death!”

As soon as he finished speaking, he charged towards Yang Kai like a bolt of lightning.

In mid-air, the two fists transformed into a flurry of fist shadows and flew towards Yang Kai.

Yang Kai was about to make a big deal out of this matter, so at this moment, he naturally wouldn’t back down and immediately rushed forward to block Liu Zian.

The commotion caused by this battle was not small, and soon, it had alarmed many people inside the old castle.

One by one, the scattered Feudal Lords appeared and watched from afar. When they saw that it was actually Lord Gui Liao’s Black Ink Disciple and the Territory Lord’s Black Ink Disciple fighting, all of them were shocked. They didn’t know what was happening here that caused these two humans to fight to the death.

However, these Feudal Lords had no intention of interfering or stopping them. To them, even though the Black Ink Disciple, who was born from the Human Race, had been corroded by the Ink Force, it was not of the same race as their noble bloodline, so they naturally wouldn’t care about who lived or died. Instead, they just watched with great interest and pointed at them.

On the battlefield in the small courtyard, the battle between Yang Kai and Liu Zian was extremely intense, and as the battle continued, Yang Kai discovered that there was indeed something wrong with Liu Zian’s use of his strength.

His attacks were sometimes powerful and heavy, and even Yang Kai found it difficult to defend against them. At other times, his attacks suddenly became weak and powerless, allowing Yang Kai to find a flaw in his attacks. His punches landed on his flesh, causing him to howl in pain.

Such a situation was naturally not Liu Zian’s flexibility in using his own strength, but rather his performance was extremely unstable. Occasionally, he would be able to display his true strength, but occasionally he would be helpless.

Open Heaven Stage cultivator with a solid foundation would never encounter such a problem. Being able to cultivate all the way to the Open Heaven Stage meant that their usage of their strength had already reached the pinnacle, so how could such a situation occur? Liu Zian’s Seventh Order power wasn’t correct, so such a situation occurred.

In his current state, if he really entered the battlefield, he would quickly die. As long as his opponent found a tiny flaw, he would be able to take his life.

Even now, if Yang Kai wanted to kill him, it wouldn’t be difficult, but Yang Kai didn’t plan on doing so. Although it was impossible to save Liu Zian, and even if he used the Purification Light to disperse the Ink Force in his body, his Small Universe would still be unable to withstand the power of a Seventh Order, he was still a subordinate of Gui Liao. If he really killed him here, Gui Liao would definitely become angry.

Liu Zian was right about one thing. Black Abyss had been in seclusion for several years to recuperate, and before this, he had let Gui Liao manage everything in his territory. If he really angered him, his life would not be easy.

After fighting for a while, Liu Zian had completely fallen into a disadvantageous position.

This made him even more furious. Originally, he had thought that Yang Kai’s foundation had been damaged and that he was no match for him, but now after exchanging blows with him, he realized that the situation was completely different from what he had imagined. If Yang Kai’s perfomance was like this when his foundation had been damaged, it was no wonder he was able to kill so many Feudal Lords and Black Ink Clans at his peak.

At this moment, Liu Zian was riding a tiger and couldn’t get off, so he could only frantically circulate his strength in an attempt to suppress Yang Kai while praying that his foundation would be damaged and he wouldn’t be able to last long.

The more he pushed his strength, the thicker the black Qi around him became, and the more dangerous the aura he exuded became.

He didn’t seem to notice, but Yang Kai did.

Forcefully mobilizing the power he was originally unable to control, this Liu Zian would soon suffer a backlash from his own power. At that time, even if he didn’t die, he would become a cripple.

At this moment, Yang Kai’s heart suddenly jumped and he slowed down his attack.

Seeing this, Liu Zian was about to give chase when an angry shout suddenly rang out, “All of you, stop!”

As this words fell, a figure descended from the sky and landed between Yang Kai and Liu Zian.

Yang Kai saw an opportunity and quickly jumped back a few steps. Liu Zian had been blinded by his anger and ruthlessly punched out with great force, instantly arriving in front of this person.

However, after seeing the face of this person, Liu Zian was startled and quickly withdrew his fist.

Instead of launching a fierce attack, he forcefully retracted the Small Universe strength, causing his World Force to become chaotic.

Puff… Liu Zian spat out a mouthful of blood, finally unable to withstand the backlash from his body and his aura became much weaker.

Forcefully raising his spirits, Liu Zian cupped his fists, “Master!”

Gui Liao glanced at him coldly, causing him to sweat profusely as his two sides trembled. In front of his master, Black Ink Disciple was naturally suppressed, and this time, he seemed to have messed things up. Liu Zian naturally felt uneasy.

“Lord Gui Liao!” Yang Kai also cupped his fists and greeted, sneering in his heart. You’ve finally come out!

Looking at the appearance of Gui Liao, he was indeed not inside the old castle just now, but the fluctuations of the battle between the two Seventh Order Open Heaven masters were enough to reach half of the territory. As long as the Gui Liao was nearby, he would naturally be able to sense it.

When Gui Liao heard this, he turned around and looked at Yang Kai, his anger apparent on his face.

It had only been a short time since the Territory Lord went into seclusion to recuperate, but the two Black Ink Disciple in the old castle had actually fought, causing a large portion of the old castle’s buildings to be damaged. No matter what the cause was, it was all his fault, so he had to bear this responsibility.

If the Territory Lord were to come out of seclusion and ask about this, he might be reprimanded. Although it wouldn’t be a big deal, it would still be quite unpleasant.

“Can someone tell me what’s going on?” Gui Liao asked.

Liu Zian couldn’t say anything. He couldn’t just say that Yang Kai had rejected his proposal and asked him for the Open Heaven Pill he had given him before, so the two of them started fighting.

Liu Zian couldn’t say anything, but Yang Kai’s voice was full of vigor as he cupped his fists and said, “Lord Gui Liao, I want to accuse Liu Zian of bullying a newcomer who doesn’t know the ways of the Black Ink Clan, using your name to ask for all kinds of benefits.”

As soon as Yang Kai said this, Gui Liao’s heart sank and he regretted asking such a stupid question.

In his rage just now, he hadn’t given it much thought, but now that he thought about it, he felt that he should bring these two humans to a secluded place to inquire about them so that they wouldn’t be secretly watched by these Feudal Lords.

“Is that so?” Gui Liao narrowed his eyes slightly at Liu Zian.

Liu Zian broke out in cold sweat, “Absolutely not.”

Yang Kai glanced over, “You still dare to say that, on the day I first arrived, didn’t you accept my Open Heaven Pill?”

Liu Zian said angrily, “I didn’t ask you for it, you gave it to me yourself!”

Yang Kai coldly snorted, “If you hadn’t asked for it, how could I have given it to you? It’s true, you didn’t openly ask for it, but the meaning behind your words is obvious. This Yang isn’t an idiot, so he naturally knows what to do. Since I’ve just arrived here, I naturally didn’t dare disobey, so I could only reluctantly give it up.” Turning to look at Gui Liao, Yang Kai cupped his fists and said, “Lord Gui Liao bright view. Unfortunately, I only have a little bit of Open Heaven Pill in my possession, and I even split half of it with him. Originally, I thought I could form a good relationship with him, but this fellow was greedy and thought that the value of the things I gave him was too low. Today, he actually used Lord Gui Liao’s name to ask for more.”

“Don’t talk nonsense,” Liu Zian was furious, afraid that Yang Kai would expose what had happened today.

Although the Black Ink Clan in the old castle all knew about Gui Liao’s fetish, and it could even be said that many of the Black Ink Clan’s had such a fetish, knowing about it was one thing, but knowing it in public was not good.

There were some things that didn’t matter if they were done in the dark, but if they were put out in the open, it wouldn’t look good, especially with Yang Kai’s special identity as the Territory Lord’s personal disciple.

If it wasn’t for this layer of relationship, it wouldn’t have mattered. The key was that this layer of relationship was simply too dangerous. If he dared to schemed against the Territory Lord's Black Ink Disciple, how could he even put the Territory Lord in his eyes? This kind of thing could be big or small, and if it was small, it wasn’t even worth mentioning. It wasn’t like he wanted Yang Kai’s life, but if it was big, it would be like looking down on a mountain.

If the Territory Lord really wanted to blame him, Gui Liao wouldn’t be able to resist.

If Gui Liao could secretly handle this matter, it wouldn’t be a big deal. Originally, he had thought that Yang Kai, a new Black Ink Disciple, wouldn’t dare to resist, and losing a bit of World Force wasn’t a big deal, but who would have thought that Yang Kai would act so brazenly, a tough nut to crack.

Gui Liao’s eyes twitched as he remained silent.

Yang Kai asked, “Does Sir not want to know how he will ruin your reputation?”

At this point, even if Gui Liao didn’t want to get to the bottom of this matter, he couldn’t do anything about it, which would only make him look guilty. Chuckling, he said, “Tell me about it.”

Although there was a smile on his face, his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Yang Kai acted as if he didn’t notice and said in a clear voice, “Before the Territory Lord went into seclusion to recuperate, he had ordered Lord Gui Liao to find a Profound Female Spirit Fruit for me. This subordinate has been waiting for this day, but there has been no news. Today, this subordinate is going to look for Sir to ask about the situation, but since Sir is not here, he can only go look for Liu Zian. This fellow took advantage of his status as Sir's Black Ink Disciple to demand an exorbitant amount of resources from me, saying that as long as I satisfy his request, he will help me obtain the Profound Female Spirit Fruit as soon as possible. He also said…”

Saying so, he hesitated, seemingly unable to speak.

“What else?” Gui Liao gritted his teeth.

Yang Kai continued, “He also said that those requests weren’t for himself, but for you, Lord Gui Liao. Sir, the matter of the Profound Female Spirit Fruit was personally ordered by the Territory Lord, so I believe that Lord Gui Liao wouldn’t slack off, so why would he need his help? Sir’s actions weren’t something a mere Black Ink Disciple could control, so when this subordinate saw through his ugly face, he flew into a rage out of humiliation, causing this subordinate to fight with him. Sir, please understand!”

Hearing these words, Liu Zian stared at Yang Kai in shock.

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