Chapter 42: Encirclement – Jia Lie Bi Attempts Mutual Destruction with Xiao Yuan
Hearing the shout, Jia Lie Bi sharply turned his head—only to see Xiao Yan's blade already plunged deep into Liu Xi's chest. With his other hand, he nimbly removed the man's spatial ring.
A moment later, Xiao Yan stood up, waving Liu Xi's ring along with Jia Lie Ao's, which he had somehow gotten his hands on earlier. He smiled cheerfully and gave a casual wave toward Jia Lie Bi.
"Courting death!"
Seeing this, Jia Lie Bi's expression twisted into a vicious grin. He didn't believe this little bastard would be just as hard to kill!
The next second, his figure shot forward like lightning, fists clenched as violent green Dou Qi condensed into a massive swirling vortex.
As he closed in, golden flames flared up in Xun'er's eyes nearby.
Xiao Yan's expression sharpened too. His right fist clenched tighter, and the ancient black ring on his finger faintly flickered with light.
Shhh!
Suddenly, the air in front of Xiao Yan turned icy cold.
At that moment, Xiao Yuan swiftly formed a series of hand seals, silently chanting: Ice Condensation Mirror!
With the final seal, black mist surged before Xiao Yan. A moment later, the mist swirled rapidly, and a translucent, dark-gray ice mirror about half a meter tall formed in front of him.
Boom!
Jia Lie Bi's fist struck down violently—slamming right into the ice mirror!
The next instant, his face twisted in shock. As his fist landed, an equally powerful force rebounded from the mirror, blasting him backward uncontrollably.
The mirror shattered under the blow, but not before its energy had done its work. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan used his Fire-Blowing Palm to propel himself sideways and dodge the residual wind vortex.
After flipping off Jia Lie Ao's corpse with a middle finger, Xiao Yan sprinted back toward Xiao Yuan.
Xiao Zhan, momentarily stunned by his two sons' coordination, quickly snapped back to action. Dou Qi armor flared over his body as he charged Jia Lie Bi once again.
Cough "Well done."
Xiao Yuan coughed weakly, his face pale. Still, he managed a smile and exchanged a high five with Xiao Yan.
"Hehe."
Xiao Yan chuckled in return, then asked with concern, "Are you alright, Brother?"
Xiao Yuan shook his head. "No, just a bit drained."
"That's good."
Xiao Yan sighed in relief.
Earlier, Xiao Yuan had signaled him to lie low. If Jia Lie Bi had saved Jia Lie Ao in time, Xiao Yan would've had to kill another one. But if not—well, Jia Lie Bi was too far away to stop him from finishing off Liu Xi and snatching both rings.
And Xiao Yan could pull it off.
More importantly, this was the final straw that would drive Jia Lie Bi into a blind rage.
Sure enough, as Xiao Yuan predicted, Jia Lie Bi launched an attack on Xiao Yan.
Ice Condensation Mirror wasn't just for defense—it could reflect the attacker's full force.
If Jia Lie Bi had been at the peak of Da Dou Shi, the mirror might've been ineffective. But he was only a five-star Da Dou Shi. Plus, Xiao Yuan had poured all the Dou Qi from both his Black Water and Green Wood energy cores into the technique. The result spoke for itself.
Of course, only someone like Xiao Yuan, with five energy cores and vast Dou Qi reserves, could pull that off. Any other Fighter would've died from the effort alone.
Ordinarily, expending all your Dou Qi to block a single attack would only delay death by a few seconds.
But right now? That old dog was definitely going to die!
As Xiao Yuan looked at Jia Lie Bi being held off by Xiao Zhan, his eyes narrowed.
By now, the three elders should've arrived…
As the thought formed, three familiar figures streaked across the rooftops of the market.
"No need to hold back anymore. That old dog dies here today."
Seeing the elders arrive, Xiao Yuan smiled coldly.
Xiao Yan finally understood what was going on. He'd already exhausted himself praising his third brother—there was no catching up to that level of foresight.
Truly devious... but brilliant.
Xun'er, not far away, was also a bit stunned. She hadn't expected Xiao Yuan's reaction to be so fast. But this was good—with such a capable older brother, she could trust Xiao Yan's future to him.
Xiao Ning didn't fully understand what was happening, but seeing the three elders arrive, he knew one thing: Jia Lie Bi was done for.
Xiao Yu, after thinking it over, had pieced everything together too. As she stared at Xiao Yuan's calm, handsome side profile, her eyes brimmed with affection.
Among the mercenaries still spectating, some finally realized what had been happening. This sudden turn of events—ambushing Jia Lie Bi—had clearly been premeditated.
And it was obvious who the mastermind was.
Damn, this kid was prettier than most women, always acting like some elegant young master—and yet his heart was pitch black!
Realizing this, many of the onlookers broke out in cold sweat, wondering if they'd ever offended Xiao Yuan in the past… would they die someday not even knowing how?
Meanwhile, now surrounded and being pounded by four Da Dou Shi, Jia Lie Bi finally snapped out of his rage.
Damn… it was a trap.
Even though he'd switched to the Wind Swirl Art this past year, it couldn't stand up to the coordinated assault of four elite Da Dou Shi.
This was Xiao family territory. Those two brats could hold out long enough for backup, but Jia Lie Bi knew his family's elders wouldn't arrive in time to save him.
His eyes flicked to Jia Lie Ao's mutilated corpse—split in half by his own wind blade—and his face twisted in agony. What a cursed fate!
Screw it!
There was no way out. He had to break through.
"Azure Wind Spiral Fist!"
Jia Lie Bi roared, Dou Qi surging into both fists, forming two massive wind vortices.
"Lion Mountain Break!"
Xiao Zhan roared back, launching a double-fisted blow as a red lion's head shimmered above his fists.
They collided—and both men flew back from the impact.
Xiao Zhan managed to stabilize himself after a few steps, but Jia Lie Bi wasn't so lucky.
The three Xiao family elders seized their chance. With Dou Qi raging, they unleashed their finishing moves all at once.
Pfft!
Even though Jia Lie Bi was stronger than any of them individually, his Dou Qi had been severely drained. He couldn't resist the triple assault and was blasted back, coughing blood.
His aura faltering, Jia Lie Bi's face darkened.
There was no escape.
Even facing an ordinary Dou Shi now, he wouldn't have much of a chance.
From the corner of his eye, he spotted Xiao Yuan's cold smirk.
Fury flared again.
Xiao Yuan's aura was faint—clearly drained after using that last Dou Technique.
This time, let's see how you block me, you little bastard!
Forcing his Dou Qi to surge once more, Jia Lie Bi launched another Azure Wind Spiral Fist and charged at Xiao Yuan, sneering madly:
"Go die with my son, you little rat!"
(END CHAPTER)
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