Chapter 255

Chapter 255: Chapter 254 Ye Tianchen shattered the sword shadow with a punch and with a palm strike, he shattered the long sword in the assassin’s hand as well as knocked him off the ten-meter-high tree. If Ye Tianchen hadn’t held back a little of his King-level Superpower Realm strength when his palm touched the assassin’s head, the assassin’s head would have likely burst open like a smashed watermelon right there and then.

Even so, Ye Tianchen’s palm strike knocked the assassin to the ground, burying him into the soil with only his head above ground, blood spewing from his mouth and nose, screaming miserably like a pig being slaughtered. He felt as if his head was about to explode. If it weren’t for Ye Tianchen’s Superpower Isolation Net suppressing all the sound and sight, both the scene of the fierce battle with the assassin and the current screams of the assassin would have terrified the people in the villa area.

The assassin’s mouth kept spraying out blood, but he hadn’t breathed his last yet, struggling to survive. At this moment, he wanted to live; in truth, everyone is afraid of death. Many people often say they are not afraid of death and do not think there is anything to fear about it, but when that moment truly comes, no one can remain fearless because there is only one life, and once it is over, everything becomes unseen.

"Don’t, don’t kill me... don’t kill me..." the assassin said shakily, his eyes filled with fear. Ye Tianchen was simply too strong, far beyond his imagination, and his resolve had crumbled completely.

Honestly, the reason Ye Tianchen was able to defeat the assassin so quickly might have surprised even the assassin himself. It was his carelessness. In terms of skill and strength, the assassin might not have been a match for Ye Tianchen, who had reached the King-level Peak Superpower Realm, but he shouldn’t have lost so miserably and so quickly. It was only because he underestimated Ye Tianchen and didn’t expect such a young person to unleash such a horrific display of ultimate combat power.

The assassin, who once killed people as if it were as easy as chopping vegetables, never regarded human life. The lives he took didn’t seem like lives to him, too mundane, and he never thought he would one day face death with such fear, confident as he was in his own strength.

When death truly loomed before him, as if he were facing the Death God himself, Ye Tianchen seemed to embody the Death God, smiling the smile of the Death God, his right palm close to the assassin’s forehead. With the slightest effort from Ye Tianchen, the assassin’s head would shatter like a watermelon. Perhaps he wasn’t afraid of death, but of dying too gruesomely, too hideously.

"Where is the Xuanyuan family located?" Ye Tianchen asked, his tone was neither domineering nor strong, but quite calm, his face still wearing a harmless smile.

"I... I..." The assassin hesitated. It wasn’t that he didn’t know but that he dared not tell. There were people within the Xuanyuan family even more formidable than him. If he revealed the hidden location of the Xuanyuan family, should it be traced back to him, he likely wouldn’t just be torn to pieces, possibly even all his friends and family members might die. That was how ruthless the Xuanyuan family could be.

Thinking of the indomitable figure in the Xuanyuan family, someone he couldn’t defeat even if he exhausted all his power and wouldn’t last three moves against, the assassin felt a wave of fear, hesitating, unable to imagine the terror of the Xuanyuan family’s number one war general, whom one could rightly describe as a Demon King.

"I know what you’re afraid of. If you speak now, you might live a little longer, but keep silent and you die immediately. I see you want to live, not die!" Ye Tianchen could obviously see what the assassin was hesitating about, and said so with a smile.

The assassin looked at Ye Tianchen and realized he had no choice left. Not being a match for Ye Tianchen and failing the mission, even if he went back to the Xuanyuan family, his life would probably be forfeit. Since he wanted to survive, it was impossible not to tell Ye Tianchen about the hidden location of the Xuanyuan family. The young man before him, appearing young but possessing astonishing combat strength and intelligence, had completely broken him.

"It’s... in the Dead Sea of Sichuan Province!" the assassin said through clenched teeth.

"The Dead Sea of Sichuan Province?" Ye Tianchen was puzzled as he had never heard of a Dead Sea in Sichuan Province, so he found it strange.

"Sichuan Province has a man-made Dead Sea, which is the largest resort area there, and in the center of the Dead Sea is a small island. It was originally a deserted island, which the Xuanyuan family turned into a sea around it, making that deserted island the hidden location of the Xuanyuan family. Hardly anyone knows about it!" the assassin hurriedly explained.

Ye Tianchen paused, then understood. The Xuanyuan family was extraordinary indeed, capable of creating a man-made Dead Sea and utilizing a desolate island, turning it into a hidden base for the Xuanyuan family, virtually their own private territory, unrestricted and beyond suspicion. Who would have thought that on a deserted island within a man-made Dead Sea, a place where no one could or would dare to go, there lay such a hidden and powerful Xuanyuan clan?

"Heh, the Xuanyuan family really is lavish, quite wealthy and influential. I should take a trip to the deserted island in the man-made Dead Sea, ask the Xuanyuan family to lend me some money and power!" Ye Tianchen said, smirking.

Hearing Ye Tianchen’s words, the assassin was startled, forcibly holding back a mouthful of blood from spitting out, and with a bitter smile, he said grittily, "I admit you’re strong, but I advise you better not go. The Xuanyuan family’s top warrior is not someone you can handle. I can’t last three moves against him..."

"Is that so? Then I have all the more reason to go. To miss a battle with such a master would be a real pity!"

"You..." The assassin in black was taken aback. He truly found it difficult to see through the young man before him. He was extremely skilled in martial arts, yet possessed an incredibly powerful king’s aura. This was the only person in his decades of being an assassin whom he couldn’t figure out.

"You can go now, I keep my word!"

Having said his piece, Ye Tianchen turned and walked away. There was no need for him to kill the black-clad assassin because the palm strike he had just delivered didn’t smash the assassin’s head into a busted watermelon, but had already shattered all the meridians within his body, effectively rendering him useless.

Bang!

Just as Ye Tianchen turned around, and the black-clad assassin was about to crawl out from the ground, feeling relieved that Ye Tianchen kept his promise and spared his life, an explosion rang out. The assassin’s entire body blew up, turning into a cloud of Blood Mist, leaving behind a crater roughly five meters in diameter and ten meters deep, which made even Ye Tianchen frown.

In that instant, Ye Tianchen sensed a powerful superpower aura and involuntarily clenched his right fist tighter. It seemed that just like the letter, someone had condensed a high concentration of Superpower in the assassin’s body beforehand, to ensure that if he failed to complete his mission, or a specific time had passed without a report, the Superpower would detonate, obliterating his body to prevent any clues from being discovered by others.

"The Xuanyuan family is too ruthless. If I don’t eliminate them, they will definitely pose a threat to the safety of my father, mother, and sister. I need to make my way to Sichuan Province as soon as possible!" Ye Tianchen thought to himself.

By the time Ye Tianchen returned to the villa’s park, it was already around ten o’clock at night. Qi Ruxue was waiting there, almost falling asleep. Seeing Ye Tianchen approaching, she couldn’t help but stand up and hurried over to him. Puffing up her adorable cheeks, she glared at him with her beautiful eyes and said sternly, "You big jerk, where did you run off to again? Leaving me here alone for over an hour..."

"Hey, speaking of which, I suspect it’s because I ate your carrot and beef stew. I’ve been having diarrhea the whole time up until now, I can barely walk!" Ye Tianchen said, pretending to be in agony while holding his stomach.

"No way, you have diarrhea? How could that be? Are you okay?"

Qi Ruxue was truly hoodwinked by Ye Tianchen. Seeing the pained expression on his face, she quickly stepped forward to support him, looking genuinely concerned. She found it strange, though, because she had also eaten the carrots and beef without issue.

"How would I know? You’re not messing with me on purpose, are you?" Ye Tianchen asked Qi Ruxue with a fierce look.

"I... I would never do such a thing to you, I promise. If you don’t believe me, go back and check if Auntie and Qianwen are okay. If they’re fine, so am I. It must be something wrong with your own stomach. Maybe you simply ate too much!" Qi Ruxue quickly explained.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go back and see..." Ye Tianchen said, pretending to be in severe stomach pain.

"Oh!"

Ye Tianchen was playing tricks on Qi Ruxue, causing her to frown in concern. In the past, she couldn’t have cared less, wishing that Ye Tianchen would be bedridden with diarrhea. But now, having fallen in love with him, she naturally did not want him to experience even the slightest discomfort. Seeing Ye Tianchen seemingly in great distress, she began to feel a little guilty, wondering if she had failed to clean the carrots and beef properly, which could have led to his upset stomach.

When Ye Tianchen and Qi Ruxue arrived home, Luo Yan and Ye Qianwen were still in the living room, chatting and cracking sunflower seeds. Seeing Ye Tianchen and Qi Ruxue return, they exchanged a knowing smile, shrouded in mystery, leaving both Ye Tianchen and Qi Ruxue puzzled.

"Big brother, you and Sister Ruxue are back? What’s wrong with you? Did you bully Sister Ruxue and get beaten up? Good job, Sister Ruxue. My brother’s such a lecher and deserves a good lesson, otherwise he’ll never behave!" Ye Qianwen saw her brother Ye Tianchen holding his stomach and said with a devious smile. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)