43: Chapter 43 Fierce Battle

As throwing knives flew toward them, Ye Jing immediately gripped his broadaxes and retreated with his two sons.

He even used his broadaxes to hack at the knives; each of those throwing knives carried dozens of catties of force. Had it been an ordinary person, they would have already been riddled with countless bloody holes.

The Martial Artist wielding the throwing knives was a formidable foe!

Guo Zhengning immediately stepped in front of Ye Jing and his sons, shouting angrily, "Your opponent is me!"

With that, he raised the broadsword in his hand and charged at the two Men in Black. His blade flashed, unstoppable like a fierce tiger. One of the Men in Black, who was also wielding a sword, hurriedly raised his weapon to block.

The Martial Artist using the throwing knives drew a longsword to assist his companion in attacking Guo Zhengning.

The longsword was as flexible as a snake. Just as the broadsword-wielding Martial Artist parried Guo Zhengning's sword strike, it followed up with a fierce assault, every move ruthless, aiming straight for Guo Zhengning's vital points.

Blades clashed, ringing out incessantly.

Guo Zhengning was pinned down by these two Second-Stage Martial Artists and could not break free, so he hurriedly ordered his two attendants, "Go help them escape from here!"

The two attendants were also Third-Stage Martial Artists; they rushed up to help Ye Jing and his sons slay the surrounding Men in Black.

Ye Jing was also surrounded by many Men in Black, who came at them with broadswords.

Seeing so many people, Ye Jing realized that escaping was unrealistic, so he said to the two attendants fighting for their lives, "Let's coordinate and kill these Men in Black together!"

With that, Ye Jing raised his broadaxe and struck down a Man in Black who had rushed forward, sending blood splattering across the ground.

The attendants nodded and joined Ye Jing and his sons in the slaughter.

These Men in Black were slightly weaker in strength, with only a few reaching the level of Third-Stage Martial Artist, but their techniques were not as formidable as theirs, so they still had a fighting chance.

"Defend back-to-back!" Facing a siege by many, Ye Jing immediately knew he had to protect their backs.

Although his two sons had never experienced such a slaughter, they had at least trained hard in the dense forest for a long time, and upon hearing this, they immediately stood close to Ye Jing, one on each side.

The first to pounce were two burly Men in Black, their broadswords whistling through the air as they slashed toward Ye Jing's face.

Ye Jing did not retreat but advanced instead, his broadaxe suddenly sweeping upward.

With a loud "clang," he actually knocked both broadswords away. The two Men in Black felt their palms go numb, their weapons nearly slipping from their hands. Before they could react, Ye Jing charged forward and hacked at their chests with his broadaxe several times.

The two Men in Black let out bursts of miserable screams, dripping with blood as they fell to the ground, wailing incessantly.

The Martial Artist attacking Guo Zhengning saw his Disciple being attacked so brutally and was instantly enraged, "Damn thieves! To think you still dare to make a desperate struggle—everyone, attack!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the Men in Black who had originally surrounded them all raised their broadswords and attacked Ye Jing and the others.

Ye Jing was already enjoying the slaughter; his Blood Qi was beginning to boil throughout his entire body.

He immediately spun his broadaxes to meet the siege of the Men in Black, unleashing the Black Whirlwind Axe Technique. With both axes in hand, they flew up and down like a whirlwind, deflecting all the incoming blades.

The Men in Black who lost their swords immediately lost their defense; even Third-Stage Martial Artists could not block those axe blades, which were like a whirlwind, with their bare hands.

In an instant, the Martial Artists near Ye Jing had no room to resist and were stripped of their flesh by the axe shadows. Before they could even scream, their bones were next, all swallowed by the axe whirlwind.

Seeing that their father had used this move so quickly, Ye Xuan and Ye Yi hurriedly hacked down the Men in Black blocking them and jumped out of the encirclement.

The two attendants were also shocked by such a powerful axe technique and quickly retreated outward, fearing they would also be caught in the crossfire.

When the Martial Artist using the longsword saw this move, he immediately shouted in shock and anger, "This is the Black Whirlwind Axe Technique of Longhu Mountain! Where did you learn it!"

Seeing that most of his Disciples were dead or injured, the broadsword-wielding Martial Artist knew that they would never be able to capture those people if things continued like this, so he said to the longsword-wielding Martial Artist, "I will deal with Guo Zhengning; you go and capture those people! Don't let them run away!"

The longsword-wielding Martial Artist immediately flew over, his longsword attacking Ye Jing, who was using the axe technique. The five thousand catties of force mastered by the Second-Stage Martial Artist was imposing, and with one strike, he slashed at the broadaxe.

The powerful force sent a shock through Ye Jing's entire body, and blood immediately welled up in his mouth.

The dust on the ground was also scattered.

"Father!!"

Seeing this, Ye Yi and Ye Xuan on the side rushed forward to help.

But how could the longsword-wielding Martial Artist let them have their way? He swept his sword horizontally, forcefully blocking the two brothers' attacks, and then with a wave of his longsword, sent the two brothers flying away.

He even slew one of Guo Zhengning's attendants, kicking him aside like trash.

Ye Xuan and Ye Yi stumbled back several steps before barely coming to a stop; wanting to attack again, they were intercepted by other Men in Black.

"Heh, mere Third-Stage Martial Artists trying to stop a chariot with their arms—what a fantasy!"

The longsword-wielding Martial Artist said disdainfully.

He stared at Ye Jing, who was standing on the ground holding his broadaxes, and said arrogantly, "Your axe technique—I will capture you alive and torture you properly. I want to see if you are one of those remnants of Longhu Mountain!"

With that, small knives flew out from his sleeves again, aiming straight for Ye Jing's vital points.

At this moment, Ye Jing's mouth was filled with the taste of blood, but he did not feel that there was any major problem with his body; instead, he felt a bit more manic.

Seeing the throwing knives coming, he sneered, spun his broadaxes again to deflect the knives, and then attacked the longsword-wielding Martial Artist.

The longsword-wielding Martial Artist did not take Ye Jing seriously; after all, he already knew that apart from Guo Zhengning, the others were only at the level of Third-Stage Martial Artists.

This man's most powerful axe technique had already been blocked by him, so his counterattack was nothing more than that.

The longsword-wielding Martial Artist swung his longsword, hacking at the broadaxes in Ye Jing's hands, but when the blades clashed, the longsword-wielding Martial Artist was startled.

The force of these axes seemed to be much greater than before.

Ye Jing raised his eyes and sneered slightly. The axes, wrapped in whistling wind, descended once again. Compared to before, this axe strike not only had increased force but was also several times faster.

"How is this possible? How could your strength suddenly become so much stronger?"

The longsword-wielding Martial Artist's eyes were filled with disbelief. The axe strikes he could easily block before now made him feel pressured.

Ye Jing sneered. Inside his chest, it felt as if a flame was burning, and Blood Qi surged through his limbs and bones. Each time he swung his axe, his attacks became increasingly fierce.

Seeing this, the longsword-wielding Martial Artist was almost unable to hold him off. He did not expect this person to be so cunning, to pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger.

Yes, he could not know that Ye Jing had become a Second-Stage Martial Artist during this slaughter, and only assumed that the opponent was hiding his strength.

"Surround him!" At this moment, Ye Jing shouted his command.

Although his axe technique had suppressed this Second-Stage Martial Artist, he could not hold out for long and had to resolve this longsword-wielding Martial Artist immediately.

Seeing that their father could go toe-to-toe with a Second-Stage Martial Artist, Ye Xuan and Ye Yi immediately stepped forward to help.

If they killed this Second-Stage Martial Artist, they would be able to turn defeat into victory this time!

The two Ye brothers cooperated with great tacit understanding, attacking from top, bottom, left, and right.

This made it even more impossible for the longsword-wielding Martial Artist, who was already exhausted from fighting Ye Jing, to fend them off.

He could only be beaten back step by step.

At this time, the broadsword-wielding Martial Artist, who was originally slightly weaker than Guo Zhengning, saw that the longsword-wielding Martial Artist could not pin down the three of them and was even losing the upper hand.

So he cursed under his breath, "Damn it! I didn't expect these people to have some tricks up their sleeves."

He immediately feinted and said, "Retreat!"

The longsword-wielding Martial Artist was also afraid of dying here and immediately retreated, intending to run.

How could Ye Jing let him escape easily? He leaped forward and threw an axe heavily toward the longsword-wielding Martial Artist's head.

The exhausted longsword-wielding Martial Artist was caught off guard for a moment. The dozens-of-catties-heavy broadaxe smashed into his head, causing him to scream immediately and fall to the ground.

Just as he was about to scramble up, he saw Ye Xuan and Ye Yi rush over to take his head.

The longsword-wielding Martial Artist immediately begged for mercy, "You cannot kill me! I am an honored guest of the Tang Family; if you kill me, the Tang Family will not... Ah!"

Before he could finish his sentence, Ye Xuan and Ye Yi brought their axes straight down onto his head. In an instant, red and white matter splattered, looking just like a smashed watermelon.

Seeing that the broadsword-wielding Martial Artist was about to flee with the other surviving Men in Black, Ye Jing and Guo Zhengning simply exchanged a glance.

Their eyes held the exact same thought.

Kill, leave no one alive!