129: One against a hundred!

But the strange thing was... Ye Chen didn't panic at all; instead, he smiled.

"Flashy but useless."

With a sudden jerk of his wrist, the long whip let out a shrill whistle. The body of the whip instantly pulled taut and straight, then, like a furious black dragon, it swept out in a fierce circle with him at the center!

"Break for me!"

Boom—!!!

The shadows of the whip collided violently with more than thirty weapons that were closing in for the kill!

A series of ear-piercing metallic clangs erupted, making people's eardrums ache!

Sparks flew wildly!

Under everyone's horrified gazes, those thirty-plus chilling weapons—as if they had struck an irresistible, heavenly force—began to twist, bend, and snap one after another!

Fragments of broken blades shot out in all directions like a rainstorm, thudding against the walls and furniture, leaving behind countless deep gouges!

However, it wasn't over yet!

Ye Chen shook his wrist again. The whip's momentum had not yet been exhausted as the tip traced an even larger arc. Carrying the power to sweep through a thousand-strong army, it lashed heavily against those thirty-plus Hidden Guards!

The thirty-odd people didn't even have time to scream before they were sent flying back like fallen leaves caught in a gale, crashing through tables and chairs along the way. Finally, they ended up piled like a human pyramid in the corner on the other side of the drawing room, every one of them with broken bones and tendons, wailing incessantly.

The entire drawing room was instantly cleared of more than half its occupants.

Only Shadow Demon and the remaining seventy-plus Hidden Guards behind him were left.

Dead silence.

Absolute, dead silence.

Shadow Demon's gray eyes stared fixedly at the long whip in Ye Chen's hand before moving to his calm face.

For the first time, a crack appeared in his feminine expression.

It wasn't anger, but shock!

Four Hidden Guards had been kicked away.

A combined battle formation of over thirty Hidden Guards had been shattered by a single whip strike!

This was no longer within the realm of just being 'good at fighting'.

This guy's strength definitely surpassed that of an ordinary Grandmaster!

Could it be... he had already touched the threshold of the 'Yellow Rank'?

But how old was he?

Early twenties!

Thoughts raced through Shadow Demon's mind, his face darkening so much it seemed like water could drip from it.

He suddenly understood a little why Yin Huaizi had lost so miserably, why Wang Tian had fallen so completely, and why everyone sent to deal with Ye Chen was either in prison or dead... This kid was simply a monster!

But—

So what?

The Hidden Sect had dominated for a hundred years; what kind of geniuses and monsters had they not seen?

In the end, hadn't they all turned into withered bones in a tomb?

Shadow Demon took a deep breath, suppressing the alarm in his heart as cold killing intent condensed in his gray eyes.

"I certainly underestimated you."

"However, did you think... that's all?"

He slightly raised his hand.

Behind him, the seventy-plus Hidden Guards stepped forward in unison!

Their movements were perfectly synchronized, as if they were a single entity.

Their auras erupted with a bang!

These seventy-plus people were the true elite of the Hidden Guards!

The thirty-odd people from before were merely an external test.

"Form the Inescapable Net!"

Swish—!!!

The seventy-plus Hidden Guards moved instantly!

They no longer swarmed forward, but quickly dispersed, occupying every corner and every exit of the drawing room. Even... near the vents on the ceiling, several dark figures quietly appeared.

An invisible great net instantly enveloped the three of them, including Ye Chen.

Killing intent.

Like physical ice water, it seeped in from all directions.

Li Yao and Bai Shanshan felt their breathing hitch, as if locked onto by countless pairs of cold eyes. If they moved even slightly, they would meet a thunderous, fatal blow!

Cold sweat poured down.

Bai Shanshan's clothes were already clinging to her body, outlining her underwear... Only Ye Chen remained standing where he was, smiling at Li Yao and Bai Shanshan.

"Don't panic."

"Just treat it as watching a show."

Li Yao: "???"

Bai Shanshan: "???"

Huh?

Watching a show?

Is this the fucking time to be watching a show?!

They were surrounded!!!

"Kill."

Shadow Demon no longer hesitated. A cold light flashed in his gray eyes as he spat out the final word.

Silently.

The seventy-plus Hidden Guards moved simultaneously!

They poured in from above, below, left, right, front, and back, like a torrential rain!

They sealed off all space for Ye Chen to dodge!

This was the true horror of the 'Inescapable Net'—

Nowhere to run, only death!

However, just as that sky-full of attacks was about to land... Ye Chen moved again.

His feet stepped out the profound tracks of the Tiangang Step, his figure like a ghost, leaving a faint afterimage in place.

The next second, he appeared in front of three Hidden Guards on the left.

The long whip in his hand was like a venomous snake flicking its tongue as he gave it a gentle shake.

"Crack! Crack! Crack!"

Three crisp sounds.

Those three Hidden Guards didn't even see the whip's shadow before they felt a sharp pain in their wrists. Their weapons flew from their hands, and they were whipped by a massive force, sending them flying through the air and knocking over five or six companions behind them!

Ye Chen's figure flashed again, like a butterfly moving through flowers, weaving through the gaps in the dense attacks.

Every flash was accompanied by the crisp crack of the whip and the muffled groans of Hidden Guards falling to the ground.

His speed was too fast!

Fast beyond the limits of the naked eye to capture!

In the eyes of onlookers, only a series of afterimages could be seen weaving through the crowd. Wherever he passed, Hidden Guards fell in patches like wheat being harvested!

The whip shadows were like mountains, yet as agile as snakes!

Striking, entangling, coiling, poking!

Every lash landed precisely on the weakest point of a Hidden Guard!

Not a single lash missed!

Not a single strike was wasted!

The 'Inescapable Net' formed by seventy-plus elite Hidden Guards was actually like paper in front of Ye Chen, easily torn to shreds!

The muscles on Shadow Demon's face began to twitch uncontrollably.

He watched helplessly as the Hidden Guards he had painstakingly trained for years were like clay chickens and pottery dogs under Ye Chen's hands, unable to withstand a single blow!

This was no longer a question of a gap in strength.

This was a crushing defeat!

A complete and utter crushing defeat!

In less than a minute.

Inside the drawing room, there were fewer than ten Hidden Guards still standing.

All the others were on the ground, having lost their ability to fight.

Ye Chen stopped his steps, looked up at the ashen-faced Shadow Demon, and grinned.

"That's it?"

"The Inescapable Net?"

"The name is quite intimidating, but unfortunately, the net is too broken to catch anyone."

Under normal circumstances, it would definitely be difficult for Ye Chen to break through the killing moves of such a formation.

But... Layered Wave Strength was an exception.

What it could stack was not just fists, but also weapons!

Therefore.

With the power constantly stacking, how could this group of people be his match???

Shadow Demon's chest heaved violently, the killing intent in his gray eyes almost solidifying.

"Ye! Chen!"

"You have completely enraged me!!!"

Before his voice had even faded, the aura around Shadow Demon's body suddenly changed!

A cold, eerie aura diffused from within him like a tide!

The lights in the drawing room seemed to dim a few shades.

The wailing Hidden Guards on the ground subconsciously shut their mouths, terror appearing in their eyes.

Li Yao and Bai Shanshan's faces turned even paler.

The things they were seeing today had completely exceeded their understanding... it was simply too shocking!

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, a look of interest finally appearing in his eyes.

"Oh?"

"Finally willing to get serious?"

Shadow Demon did not answer.

His body began to undergo a bizarre transformation.

Tattoo-like lines surfaced on his skin, and his entire person seemed to merge with the surrounding darkness.

His aura became elusive, sometimes on the left, sometimes on the right, making it impossible to lock onto him!

"Shadow Kill Art..."

Shadow Demon spoke slowly, his voice seeming to come from all directions. "To die under this move is your honor."

The moment the last word fell—

Shadow Demon's figure abruptly disappeared!

It wasn't the kind of disappearance caused by extreme speed.

But rather like he had melted into the shadows, completely losing his trace!

Only his cold voice remained echoing in the drawing room.

"I will slice off your flesh, inch by inch."

"I will make you regret coming into this world in agony!!!"

The voice was now left, now right, now up, now down, bizarre and unpredictable.

Li Yao and Bai Shanshan looked around nervously, but they couldn't catch even the slightest trace of Shadow Demon!

Ye Chen, however, still stood in place, even closing his eyes.

"Shadow Kill Art?"

"Nice name, unfortunately..."

He paused, then suddenly raised his right hand, the whip turning into a sharp sword as it pierced straight out. "You aren't hidden deep enough."

Bang—!!!

A muffled thud!

The whip struck and retracted, and in that originally empty corner, the shadow suddenly twisted!

Shadow Demon's figure emerged staggering, his face filled with shock and disbelief!

He looked down at his left shoulder.

There was an extra bloody hole through which the wall behind could be seen!

Blood was gushing out!

"You... how could you possibly discover me?!"

For the first time, Shadow Demon's voice carried horror.

His Shadow Kill Art was a secret technique of the Hidden Sect. With this art, he had assassinated several Yellow Rank experts and had never failed!

Although it wasn't a true disappearance into thin air, but rather a distortion of the human eye's vision according to the cultivation technique.

But for dealing with Ye Chen, it should have been enough in theory... yet today, it was actually broken by a casual whip strike from a young man in his early twenties?!