Chapter 417 - Desperate Fight

Whooosh——

BANG!!!

The air exploded instantaneously at the hands of Ye Fan, emitting a deafening blast as countless gusts of wind followed; Ye Fan’s fists heavily pummeled the man in black.

Although the man in black’s figure was unstable, he was clearly prepared, immediately letting out a cold grunt as his back arched and he launched his fists straight forward.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Three sounds rang out from the man’s body as he threw his punches.

“Tongbei Fist!” The name flashed through Ye Fan’s mind.

In the next instant, as the fists collided, there was a loud “bang,” wind blasted in all directions, and the surrounding weeds and shrubs toppled over.

Using fatigue against relaxation and adding the power of “Sky Soaring Three-step Cannon,” Ye Fan was able to stand his ground against the man in black, who was at the later stages of using hidden energy; both were knocked back three to four meters.

“Running dog of the Han women!” Ye Fan suppressed his fluctuating Qi-Blood and immediately cursed coldly and contemptuously.

In a high-stakes ancient martial artist showdown, in addition to absolute strength, courage and momentum were also very important, emphasizing bravery and aggressive advance.

Ye Fan didn’t genuinely despise the man in black; he was merely trying to shake his opponent’s resolve with words, aiming to bridge the gap between their strengths.

“I am an American, serving for the United States.

What do you mean by ‘Han women’s running dog’?!” the man in black retorted at once.

Ye Fan sneered coldly, “So it turns out you’ve changed nationalities.

Why didn’t you change your yellow skin?

Your hair?

Your blood?

You dead running dog of the Han, even if you hadn’t tried to intercept me, I would’ve taken you out today anyway!”

After speaking, not giving the man in black a chance to retort, Ye Fan put force into his feet, pouncing over as quick as lightning.

The man in black was about to argue, but Ye Fan had already lunged forward, and momentarily, the man was left breathless.

Bang!

Their fists collided, and with the loud noise, the man in black, who had only taken half a breath, was suddenly pushed back several steps, his face turning red.

Ye Fan, having gained the upper hand, naturally didn’t let up and continued his assault.

Unexpectedly, instead of continuing with the fierce and aggressive attacks, Ye Fan stood his ground, his right hand undulating from below, his index and middle fingers aimed at the man in black’s eyes.

Ssss ssss ssss——

The sound of striking was explosive, as if a giant python suddenly appeared in the wilderness, the hissing sending shivers down one’s spine and causing goosebumps.

This move, “Twin Dragons Snatch the Pearl,” was executed exquisitely and was equally unexpected since Ye Fan was still two to three meters away from the man in black.

However, in the next instant, Ye Fan seemed to have learned an Immortal Technique, utilizing the Shrinking Earth Skill; without moving his legs or body, he appeared right in front of the man in black.

The man in black was instantly startled, retreating hastily as if he had seen a ghost.

But as he retreated, Ye Fan continued to close the distance, his fingers still aiming for the man’s eyes, yet Ye Fan’s legs remained still.

For a moment, the man in black was incredibly passive, unable to exert his deeper martial arts skills despite being stronger than Ye Fan.

In reality, of course, Ye Fan wasn’t versed in any Immortal Technique, nor was he a ghost.

What he used was a secret top-tier step technique, named the Kirin Step!

The Kirin Step relied on the muscles of the feet, building up energy and gripping the ground with the toes for rapid, short-distance movements, shortening the distance of the strike.

This gave people the optical illusion that he hadn’t moved, yet he was suddenly in front of you, capturing the essence of the ancient mythical Kirin stepping on clouds.

Those who had mastered the Kirin Step to perfection, when performing it, seemed as if they truly were adept at the Shrinking Earth Skill.

Using the Kirin Step often achieved the effect of a frontal sneak attack, because it was too abrupt.

Though the man in black was in the later stages of dark power, he had no idea that such a top-secret step technique existed in the world—unlike Ye Fan, who had the support of an unfathomably deep and profound sect behind him.

Thus, he was taken aback all of a sudden.

The man in black kept retreating but couldn’t break free from Ye Fan’s “Twin Dragons Snatching Pearls,” and, driven into a corner, he had no choice but to use a double-edged, distracting tactic.

He launched a Tongbei Fist toward Ye Fan’s chest.

Yet, Ye Fan made no move to defend himself and continued to aim at the man in black’s eyes with full force.

The man in black, halfway through his strike, and seeing no sign of defense from Ye Fan, had a terrifying thought flash through his mind like lightning: “Could he actually be a ghost?”

Unlike the majority of atheists in China, many overseas Chinese are theists, firm believers in geomancy, and naturally, they believed in ghosts and worshipped Buddha.

So, once this idea took hold, the man in black dared not risk his eyes anymore and hurriedly retracted his hand to block Ye Fan’s “Twin Dragons Snatching Pearls.”

For a moment, the man’s chest was wide open with a glaring vulnerability, and Ye Fan immediately changed his move, striking the man in the black’s stomach with a Horse Shaped Cannon Fist.

Bang!

A loud noise echoed as the man in black screamed in pain and was sent flying several meters before crashing to the ground and spitting out a mouthful of blood.

There’s a saying: strike while the enemy is in pain, kick a man while he’s down.

Ye Fan did not stop there and immediately chased after him.

However, the man in black was an advanced dark power expert after all and reacted quickly.

Despite the severe pain, he rolled over and leaped up to meet Ye Fan’s assault.

At the brink of death, the man in black fought desperately, paying no heed to Ye Fan’s incoming punches and hammered a Tongbei Fist toward Ye Fan’s chest.

However, Ye Fan, though having the upper hand, did not dodge or defend and was still willing to suffer mutual destruction with the man in black.

In fact, although Ye Fan had the upper hand, he was in desperate need to break free.

If he allowed the man in black to hold him up too long and the American agents caught up, he would be caught in an inescapable net.

Thus, he had to resolve the fight against the even stronger man in black quickly.

Bang!

Bang!

Ye Fan and the man in black’s fists collided with each other’s chests, both being forced to stagger back five or six steps.

Ye Fan’s face turned a shade of red, and a sweet taste surged up his throat as blood spilled from his mouth.

The man in black fared far worse, spitting a large mouthful of blood, his complexion pale as paper.

Ye Fan inhaled deeply, pressing down the surging Qi-Blood, and immediately continued to pounce with ferocious speed.

However, the space of a few meters gave the man in black a moment to breathe.

In his urgency, Ye Fan couldn’t quite finish off the man in black, but he still had the overwhelming advantage, using the Horse Shaped Cannon Fist to force the man in black to retreat step by step.

After pressing forward for three or four steps, Ye Fan finally saw his chance.

His fists transformed from hard to soft, his arms wrapping around the man in black’s blocking limbs like constrictor snakes.

Then, taking advantage of the leverage, he leapt up, his body soaring, as he executed “Sky Soaring Three-step Cannon,” a combined strike technique for a killing blow.

Dong Ziqi’s insight and combat experience differed from the man in black; he wasn’t aware when Ye Fan performed the killing blow of the “Sky Soaring Three-step Cannon.”

In truth, even if he knew, it wouldn’t have made a difference, for Ye Fan was now in the mid-stage of dark power, meaning the man in black couldn’t withstand Ye Fan’s “Sky Soaring Three-step Cannon” by relying on a higher level of strength as Dong Ziqi could.

Bang!

After transforming into a dragon mid-flight, Ye Fan’s first kick lashed out at the man in black’s chest with fierce and matchless power.

The man in black was fast to react, blocking the first kick with his palms.

But he was too slow to block the second kick.