Chapter 129 - What is the Identity of the Man in Black?

Chapter 129: Chapter 128: What is the Identity of the Man in Black?Ye Tianchen stood next to the second-floor window of the villa, very annoyed as he watched the man in black below. Just now, indeed, it was the appearance of this man in black that had woken him up, leaving his head feeling groggy even now.

The man in black standing below, as well as the four members of the Blade Force, were all very surprised. None of them had expected Ye Tianchen to still be alive. Six flying knives had all pierced through the quilt and buried themselves three inches deep into the wood, yet they had failed to kill Ye Tianchen?

In fact, when the man in black burst in, Ye Tianchen had indeed been sound asleep, groggy. However, that did not mean he hadn’t noticed; it was just that, to use his later words, he was too overcome by sleepiness to bother with it and simply dodged below the foot of the bed to continue sleeping when the six flying knives came his way.

"You actually didn’t die?" the man in black asked coldly, staring fiercely at Ye Tianchen.

"I’m saying, you’re quite an incompetent assassin. Just throwing a few flying knives and not checking if the target is dead, how could you be sure the target was killed?" Ye Tianchen looked at the man in black as if he himself were a professional killer teaching an amateur one.

"Seeking death!"

The man in black only spoke these two words in a deep voice, then pushed off the ground with his feet and leaped more than two meters high—an action that was almost indistinguishable from the legendary lightweight skill. Even more agile and swift, it could shock outsiders. But for Ye Tianchen and others, it was quite common; Ancient Martial Sects have always existed in this era, and the legendary lightweight skill was not without basis. Not to mention flying a great distance at once, but a simple leap of three or four meters in height was no problem.

Whoosh!

With one punch, the man in black soared up to face Ye Tianchen, throwing a punch directly at Ye Tianchen’s face. Ye Tianchen didn’t dodge; he was not someone who liked to dodge. A head-on fight was even more thrilling, and this man in black was highly skilled, holding his own against the four members of the Blade Force without falling behind. For this reason alone, Ye Tianchen did not dare to take him lightly, also clenching his right hand tightly and throwing a punch to meet him.

Boom!

With a light thud, the man in black was sent flying in midair, rapidly falling towards the ground. Meanwhile, Ye Tianchen jumped down directly from the second floor of the villa, performing a roll in midair, then landed firmly and stood up, smiling at the man in black, who had landed before him.

At this point, all eight members of the Blade Force had gathered together. Ye Tianchen glanced at the eight members of the Blade Force and said with a smile, "Thanks for the hard work, brothers. Now it’s time for my performance, so you guys take a rest!"

The eight members of the Blade Force exchanged glances and quickly enlarged the circle of encirclement, leaving enough open ground for Ye Tianchen and the man in black to fight, while they stood silently in different positions.

"You are very strong, truly!" the man in black said seriously, looking at Ye Tianchen.

"I really want to know who sent you to kill me? Was it Qin Taoyuan from the Qin family? Luo Songcheng from the Luo family? Or an old enemy of the Ye family? Or maybe those who want to kick me while I’m down?" Ye Tianchen guessed. To be honest, he didn’t know the background of this man in black and was just wondering who could send such a skilled assassin to kill him in such a short time.

"Hmph, it seems you, Ye Tianchen, have made quite a few enemies..." the man in black snorted coldly.

"Wrong, it’s not that I’ve made many enemies, but there are too many people in this world who bully others and pick fights. I’m not one to dilly-dally, so there’s no choice but to give them a taste of the iron fist," Ye Tianchen said, shaking his head.

"No matter what, I will kill you tonight and not let the little sister put herself in danger!" the man in black said fiercely.

"Little sister? I don’t understand what you’re talking about," Ye Tianchen said, scratching his head in confusion.

"You don’t need to understand. You just need to die!"

The moment the man in black finished speaking, he charged at Ye Tianchen with the speed of lightning. When he was about one meter away from Ye Tianchen, he already threw his punches, both hands striking out with the air carrying the sound of tearing.

"Bring it on!"

Ye Tianchen yelled, feeling quite excited. The alcohol in his system had not fully worn off, and encountering such a skilled opponent naturally made his blood boil. He let loose, ready for a big fight.

Bang, bang, bang...

In the small garden, the sound of a fierce fight ensued. Ye Tianchen and the man in black didn’t use any superfluous moves, engaging in close combat—you punch, I kick—fighting splendidly and leaving the eight members of the Blade Force dumbstruck. Based on their strength, they were not weak, but seeing Ye Tianchen and the man in black’s battle, they were still shocked. Luckily they had surrounded the man in black as a group; otherwise, if they faced him one-on-one, it’s doubtful that any of them could match him. Not because they weren’t strong enough, but because the man in black was too strong.

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

Ye Tianchen and the man in black shouted almost simultaneously as the man’s fist and Ye Tianchen’s palm collided, neither retreating half a step, but the stone slabs beneath their feet all shattered to bits, a testament to the incredible power behind their match. This spectacle had all eight members of the Blade Force gasping in astonishment.

The man in black was surprised; as the head disciple of his sect, he was the most formidable in martial prowess. He was the first to join the sect, trained in the most forceful Inner Strength, and his punch could kill a bear. In the wars of the past years, no one had ever surpassed him in strength—those who dared to compete were sent flying with a single punch. Few experts he had met were foolish enough to challenge him in a contest of force.

Yet Ye Tianchen, right from the start, had engaged him in a battle of strength without using any ferocious Inner Strength, apparently confident in his own physical body power. But, to his surprise, he felt no Inner Strength from Ye Tianchen either, who was relying solely on physical strength to contend with him. Up until now, it was a pure power clash, and he was not losing ground, which was truly impressive.

As for Ye Tianchen not being surprised, that was impossible; this was the most powerful person he had encountered since his rebirth into this life. Take Eshi Shabi, known as the King of Violence, for example—compared to this man in black, his power was nothing. In that last palm strike, Ye Tianchen also went all out, unleashing the strongest force his physical body could muster. Although not yet strong enough, he was still formidable, but the fact that the man in black could wholly withstand his force, Ye Tianchen had to admire this fellow’s vigor.

"You really are strong, no wonder you dared to break into the Qin family’s home to kill," the man in black said solemnly.

"You’re wrong again, it’s not because I’m strong that I went to kill in the Qin family, but because those people from the Qin family deserved to be killed," Ye Tianchen said with a smile.

"No matter if the Qin family’s people deserved to die or not, for my junior sister’s sake, I have to kill you!"

"Junior sister? I’m really curious who your junior sister is? It seems that among the women I encountered recently, there’s nobody called ’junior sister’," said Ye Tianchen with a playful laugh.

The man in black glared fiercely at Ye Tianchen, who still had the mindset to tease him at this time—it was simply a blasphemy against his power. The eight members of the Blade Force standing aside understood more fully; no wonder Ye Tianchen dared to call Yang Yi an old man, dragged Cang Lang into drinking against the rules, and had such an unpredictable temperament that made one not know whether to laugh or cry.

"You don’t need to know. In any case, you must die... Ah!"

The man in black suddenly pulled back his hands, clenched his fists tightly, and with a powerful Inner Strength, struck towards Ye Tianchen’s chest. Ye Tianchen, caught off guard, quickly stepped back two paces, forming his hands into palms. His King-level Superpower burst forth to meet the man’s fists.

Bang!

A thunderous explosion shattered the stillness of the night. The already small garden was utterly devastated by the full-force collision between Ye Tianchen and the man in black, with the blue stone slabs on the ground completely pulverized as if blasted apart. Ye Tianchen was forced back several steps, his hands tingling with numbness, while the man in black also retreated several steps, standing still in his place.

In this strike, the man in black wielded his fierce Inner Strength, and Ye Tianchen had stimulated his King-level Superpower. The two seemed matched, leaving the eight elite members of the Blade Force barely managing to dodge some debris.

"It seems killing you really will take some effort!" said the man in black in a cold voice.

"Then let me kill you instead!"

Based on the previous battle, Ye Tianchen had already roughly estimated the man in black’s strength. Perhaps he needed to exert all his effort, and even then, he might take some time and possibly risk injury to possibly kill this man in black—because he really was strong. Nevertheless, he had to make his move, as he would never go easy on an enemy, especially one carrying such a heavy killing intent. Such a person, if left alive, would only become a great threat.

"Come on, let’s fight to the death!" the man in black said, clenching his teeth.

Just as Ye Tianchen was preparing to go all out, secretly stimulating his King-level Superpower Realm’s power, ready to kill the man in black even at the risk of injury, two loud noises erupted in the garden, dust and smoke filled the air, and another figure rushed in front of the man in black, saying:

"Big brother, let’s go!"

When the dust settled, Ye Tianchen and the eight members of the Blade Force ran to the center of the scene only to find that the man in black and the newly arrived figure had disappeared. Ye Tianchen stood there, dazed, scratching his head and murmuring to himself:

"Why does that voice sound so familiar? Where have I heard it before...?" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)