Chapter 143: Nine Sword Style Complete!

This assassination was intricately linked, almost accounting for every reaction Ye Yuan might have!

Just now, Ye Yuan had barely avoided the second strike by using the recoil force of the Eightfold Wave.

But now, while Ye Yuan was still in midair, the third strike seamlessly followed, giving him no chance to catch his breath.

The timing was so precise, the coordination so clever, it was nearly flawless!

More importantly, the strength of these three was formidable, all above the fifth layer of Liquid Essence.

Three martial artists above the fifth layer of Liquid Essence, setting up such an exquisite killing formation, was simply an unsolvable death trap!

"Ah! Ye Yuan!" Feng Zhirou reacted instantly and was about to go help Ye Yuan.

But at that moment, another figure flashed out and rushed straight toward Feng Zhirou.

"Your opponent is me!" A cyan figure attacked Feng Zhirou with great speed.

"Su Yishan, it's you!" Feng Zhirou exclaimed in shock and anger.

The two clashed in an instant, evenly matched.

"Heh, who else did you think? Nanfeng Zhirou, I've pursued you for so long, but you never gave me any face. Today, I'll make you taste my power!" Su Yishan sneered.

As the young master of the Su family, Su Yishan naturally knew Nanfeng Zhirou's true identity.

The relationship between the Su family and the royal family had always been delicate. At the academy, Su Yishan had pursued Nanfeng Zhirou for a long time, but she had always been cold to him.

Su Yishan pursued Nanfeng Zhirou partly for the Su family's interests and partly because of her beauty.

Nanfeng Zhirou was not only outstanding in appearance but also a renowned ice queen; how could Su Yishan not be tempted?

Seeing Su Yishan's frivolous words, Nanfeng Zhirou was furious: "Su Yishan, how dare you! When I return, I will definitely report this to my father and have him punish your Su family!"

Su Yishan sneered: "That depends on whether you can return! Tsk tsk, the academy's beautiful senior sister and super genius both falling in the Boundless Forest—what a pity!"

"With just you?" Nanfeng Zhirou sneered back.

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While Su Yishan blocked Nanfeng Zhirou, Ye Yuan was at a critical moment of life and death!

Ye Yuan could summon Yuan Fei at this time, but if he did, he would already be dead.

The Chang brothers apparently didn't know that Ye Yuan had tamed Yuan Fei, but their chain assassination happened to block the possibility of Ye Yuan summoning Yuan Fei!

Chang Yi was cautious by nature and had thoroughly studied Ye Yuan.

No matter how much of a wastrel Ye Yuan had been before, he was now an opponent not to be underestimated!

If one underestimated Ye Yuan because he was at the Qi Realm, they would surely suffer greatly.

In fact, Ye Yuan's performance confirmed Chang Yi's thoughts.

For any other Qi Realm martial artist, Chang San's fatal arrow would have pierced his heart. But Ye Yuan not only dodged Chang San's arrow but also forcibly changed direction in midair when it seemed impossible to alter his body's inertia!

This could no longer be described as just formidable!

Two Liquid Essence fifth-layer martial artists' meticulously planned assassination was cleverly avoided by a Qi Realm ninth-layer!

But that didn't matter, because Chang Yi himself was responsible for the final blow!

Chang Yi, a Liquid Essence sixth-layer powerhouse!

From the moment Ye Yuan entered their ambush area, Chang Yi had been gathering momentum, waiting for this final fatal strike.

This strike was the strongest blow of a Liquid Essence sixth-layer martial artist!

Due to the boost from Ye Yuan's earlier Eightfold Wave, his speed in midair was now even faster!

And Chang Yi's speed was faster than Chang Er's, meaning Ye Yuan and Chang Yi were converging faster than in the second strike!

Chang Yi also used a sword; he could already see Ye Yuan being pierced through and dying on the spot.

"Ah! Ye Yuan, be careful!"

Nanfeng Zhirou was entangled by Su Yishan and couldn't break free, but she saw the scene of Ye Yuan about to be killed.

"Princess Nanfeng should worry about herself!"

Seeing Nanfeng Zhirou's reaction, Su Yishan felt a sense of pleasure; that detestable Ye Yuan was finally going to die!

"Bang!"

Su Yishan seized an opening and struck Nanfeng Zhirou's shoulder with a palm.

"Pfft!"

Nanfeng Zhirou was sent flying and spat blood on the spot.

But at the same time, the script did not unfold as Chang Yi had planned.

Just as Chang Yi's sword was about to pierce Ye Yuan, his vision blurred, and suddenly nine Ye Yuans appeared before him!

Afterimages?

Ye Yuan was in midair; how could he create afterimages?

And all nine Ye Yuans were lifelike; which one was the real body?

Chang Yi's divine sense swept over the nine figures in an instant, but he was astonished to find that all nine figures were real!

What was going on? Seeing ghosts?

But Chang Yi was now like an arrow on the string, having to shoot; he couldn't afford any hesitation.

"Hmph, a petty trick, just an illusion!"

Chang Yi unhesitatingly chose the middle Ye Yuan, his original target.

Creating afterimages under such circumstances was most likely an illusion, meant to confuse Chang Yi's senses.

And the real body had never changed!

"Swoosh!"

Chang Yi's body passed through the afterimage.

There was no resistance of piercing through a body; he had passed through air!

Chang Yi's heart sank.

To deal with a Qi Realm ninth-layer, the three brothers had exhausted all their means and carefully set up this fatal trap, only to have Ye Yuan suffer minor injuries?

When planning, Chang Yi had absolute confidence; even a Liquid Essence seventh-layer, caught off guard, would suffer greatly.

Chang Yi had already taken Ye Yuan as seriously as possible. Yet the result still exceeded his expectations.

Even now, Chang Yi couldn't figure out how Ye Yuan had created eight afterimages while in midair.

And which one was his real body?

"Bang!"

The Ye Yuan behind Chang Yi fell heavily to the ground. Chang Yi also landed gracefully, looking very relaxed, without any of Ye Yuan's dishevelment.

Ye Yuan stood up, brushed off the grass clippings on his clothes, and said calmly: "I really have to thank you three. Without you, my Nine Sword Style probably wouldn't have been completed so quickly!"

At the critical moment, Ye Yuan remained calm in the face of danger and instantly entered a state of心如止水 (mind like still water).

In that situation, the more panicked one was, the more certain death became.

Ye Yuan understood that to escape this strike, he had to use the Nine Sword Style's footwork!

But his Nine Sword Style was not yet complete; executing the footwork required a foothold, yet he was suspended in the air.

In the moment of crisis, relying on his心如止水 state of mind, Ye Yuan maximized his potential and finally completed the Nine Sword Style!