Chapter 144 Rising Again
Xiao Ye let out a cold snort, looking at the bare-chested man before him with an expression of utter chill.
Clearly, the man standing right in front of him had thoroughly provoked him!
Insulting him was one thing, but to speak disrespectfully of Qin Xue'er as well was unforgivable.
Not to mention the ancestors of the Xiao family, who now rested eternally beneath the earth.
With the situation having reached this point, Xiao Ye's entire presence and martial aura had been driven to their absolute peak!
"Come on, let me see just how strong you really are!"
Xiao Ye curled his finger at Wang Chushan, dripping with overt provocation.
Truth be told, even counting Yu Han among them, he had never truly held these so-called martial artists in any real regard.
Wang Chushan’s expression was intensely dark; never in his wildest dreams had he expected to kick such a solid iron plate!
This match should not have turned out this way. He was simply supposed to easily injure Red Dragon's subordinates and secure a clean victory.
Yet the performance of these people had simply infuriated him too much.
To further build up the atmosphere for Yu Han's grand entrance, heavily injuring and casting Xiao Ye down from the stage would be an excellent choice!
And if he could manage to slay Xiao Ye single-handedly, all the better!
Yet now, the shock brought by this man of his own age was simply overwhelming.
He had originally assumed that someone so young as Xiao Ye could not possibly possess any real power.
Yet every single person who had ever crossed paths with Xiao Ye, while looking down upon his youth, had ultimately paid the price due.
Today, Wang Chushan was no exception to this rule!
Gazing fixedly at the ring, beads of fine sweat slowly oozed from Wang Chushan’s forehead.
The current situation had been pushed to a desperate impasse—it was a battle to the death where only one would survive.
Yu Han was watching closely from behind; he had to act immediately!
Without even a word exchanged between them, Wang Chushan lunged at Xiao Ye, his momentum far more ferocious than before!
Although Red Dragon felt a measure of confidence, he still found himself secretly sweating bullets for Xiao Ye.
Even though his heart was lodged firmly in his throat, he chose to trust him.
Watching Wang Chushan charge toward him, Xiao Ye instead wore a smile of utter disdain at the corner of his lips.
If he so desired, he had myriad ways to completely cripple Wang Chushan.
The might of the Xiao King was truly well-earned and lived up to its legendary reputation!
The crux of Wang Chushan's kung fu lay in unyielding and ferocious aggression, yet such an art possessed one fatal flaw.
That was, while throwing a punch, it was entirely impossible to properly guard the other parts of one's body.
Sure enough, though Wang Chushan's strikes were swift and fierce, every move unfolded precisely according to Xiao Ye's calculations.
Amidst his blindingly fast charges, Wang Chushan accumulated a growing number of injuries.
Before long, Xiao Ye seized an opening and directly locked onto his joints!
Realizing he had fallen into a disadvantageous position, Wang Chushan frantically lashed out with his knee to carve out a path of escape.
Yet, his action was a split second too slow; Xiao Ye stepped down along the trajectory of his knee, using his entire body weight to ruthlessly suppress and control Wang Chushan!
Their bodies intertwined, looking like an intricate and tangled mass of ancient tree roots.
Growing somewhat panicked, Wang Chushan struggled fiercely for a few moments, only to discover he could not break free at all.
Yet at this moment, Xiao Ye still had plenty of stamina to spare!
He directly raised his fist and landed heavy blows straight onto Wang Chushan's face!
In just two or three strikes, Wang Chushan's brow bone was split open, staining his face with grime and gore. The blood from the wounds dripped down onto the canvas of the ring.
Wang Chushan's consciousness began to blur. Though his capacity to absorb punishment was respectable enough, the man standing before him was Xiao Ye, and his body simply could not take much more.
If this continued any longer, Wang Chushan was going to be beaten to death here!
Down below the stage, Yu Han watched with mounting anxiety, but constrained by the rules, he could not simply leap into the ring.
In such a desperate plight, even Yu Han found his options severely limited!
Ultimately, he made up his mind!
Wang Chushan must not die under any circumstances!
Yu Han picked up a stone from the ground, gripped it in his hand, and taking advantage of the moment when everyone's attention was riveted on the two combatants, he flicked it out using the sheer strength of his fingertips!
The stone shot through the air, striking Wang Chushan's knee with a vicious thud!
The two men, who had been locked in an unbreakable hold, suddenly saw Xiao Ye's control vanish in a fraction of a second due to the external force introduced by Yu Han!
Though Wang Chushan's mind had been somewhat clouded, the sudden interference galvanized him into instant awareness.
Taking barely half a second, Wang Chushan reacted decisively and burst free from the restraint!
Seizing the precise opportunity, he violently snapped his leg upward, delivering a savage kick straight toward Xiao Ye's head!
Even if this blow didn't kill, it certainly wouldn't leave him in any good condition!
Yet Xiao Ye's steadfast composure had actually given Wang Chushan some enlightenment, though the gap between their abilities remained vast!
Xiao Ye had anticipated his intentions all along; the very second before Wang Chushan broke free, he was already fully prepared to counter.
Wang Chushan's attack arrived precisely as he had imagined!
Yet Xiao Ye intercepted it with effortless ease, immediately grabbing his lower leg and twisting his entire body with tremendous force to spin him around!
The rapid succession of sudden developments left Wang Chushan with no time whatsoever to react.
He had never encountered a person like this—someone completely unfazed by his overwhelming aura, and whose actual combat prowess vastly outmatched his own.
Xiao Ye's physical strength far exceeded Wang Chushan's, dragging him along as he spun him violently about!
With a sickening crunch, Wang Chushan's knee joint twisted unnaturally before he crashed heavily onto the floor.
After this impact, standing back up would be an extraordinary challenge for him.
Clutching his knee, Wang Chushan broke out in a cold sweat.
Though he remained silent, everyone around them watched in stunned horror.
Seeing this, half the blood in Yu Han's veins ran cold. Even with his limited discernment, he could easily tell what kind of predicament Wang Chushan was in.
He had paid a heavy price to retain Wang Chushan for this tournament, and the prospect of such a miserable defeat was completely unacceptable to him.
"If you can't beat him, drop it and surrender immediately!"
Yu Han strode to the edge of the ring and roared in a low, furious voice to Wang Chushan.
While defeating Xiao Ye to avenge his junior brother and disciple still lingered in his mind as an obsession, he could not simply stand by and watch yet another of his disciples perish here!
"Today, either he dies, or I do!"
Wang Chushan bellowed with unexpected fury. At the same time, a bright crimson hue began to permeate his skin, and his physical frame visibly swelled in size.
He truly had a trump card kept in reserve after all—let's see just how many tricks he still had up his sleeve!
Xiao Ye let out a cold snort. The Wang Chushan before him could no longer be regarded as human.
Just as everyone assumed Wang Chushan had lost all capacity to fight, and the elder presiding over the match was preparing to announce the verdict,
A terrifying, monstrous aura burst forth from Wang Chushan's body once more!
It was a palpable pressure, materialized into a tangible force that squeezed viciously at the heart of every single person present!
Incredible though it seemed, Wang Chushan stood back up, his knee injury appearing to hinder him not in the least.
A collective gasp swept through the crowd; this was no longer something a normal human being could possibly achieve.
They simply could not comprehend how Wang Chushan had managed to rise to his feet!