"No..."

Fang Yan’s face changed drastically, screaming in fear as the strength within his body rapidly surged out, and he hurriedly placed his hands in front of his lower abdomen.

Bang!

Ye Luo’s fist hammered down on Fang Yan’s arms, breaking them open and powerfully striking the opponent’s lower abdomen. Nine Yang True Qi burst forth, instantly destroying his Dantian and turning it to dust.

Fang Yan spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his body collapsing onto the ground, his face deathly pale, his strength completely dissipating.

The Late Stage Acquired Realm strength that Fang Yan possessed was directly crippled by Ye Luo, his Dantian shattered, making it impossible for him to continue cultivation ever again.

As Tan Lao watched Ye Luo cripple Fang Yan’s Dantian, his face turned pale, and his body rushed forward, quickly scooping up Fang Yan, his eyes flashing with a cold glint as he stared at Ye Luo.

"You will pay for what you’ve done just now," Tan Lao said coldly, his eyes sparkling with a chilly light.

"Is that so?"

"If others do not offend me, I will not offend them. But if they do, I will show no mercy!"

Ye Luo spat out these sixteen words coldly, and then his foot shot out like lightning, directly sweeping Tan Lao’s body. Caught off guard and already injured, Tan Lao was unable to prevent Ye Luo from aiming to cripple his Dantian as well.

By the time he realized what was happening, he felt an excruciating pain in his lower abdomen spreading through his body. He convulsed and collapsed onto the ground, his face deathly pale, the True Qi in his body completely scattering, and he spat out another mouthful of fresh blood, looking up at Ye Luo with hatred contorting his face.

The decades of cultivation he had to attain his current martial skills were all ruined by a single kick from Ye Luo, which filled Tan Lao with an immense hatred for Ye Luo, to the point of extreme.

"Since I’ve crippled him, you expect me to treat you the same, is that it?"

A faint smile appeared on the corner of Ye Luo’s mouth as he turned and walked over to Hu Zi and Hei Zi. By this point, both were completely stunned.

"Alright, let’s go."

Ye Luo looked at them and spoke directly before heading towards the exit of the snack street, both followers sparkling with admiration as they trailed behind Ye Luo.

After leaving the snack street, Ye Luo said to them, "It’s late. You both should go back and rest well. Forget about tonight’s events."

"Vice Chief Ye, I’m simply in awe of you now—you even defeated a master at the half-step Innate Realm. You’re incredibly badass," Hei Zi said with an admiring look at Ye Luo.

"Alright, enough with the flattery. Go home and get a good night’s sleep. If anyone is late tomorrow, don’t blame me for being unkind."

"Vice Chief Ye, what was that movement technique you used earlier, can you tell me?" Hu Zi asked, looking intently at Ye Luo.

"It’s called the Wandering Dragon’s Hundred Steps, a set of secret movement techniques I’ve been cultivating since I was young," Ye Luo replied casually, the Wandering Dragon’s Hundred Steps being a top-tier movement technique of the Nine Yang Mystic Art.

It’s said that when this technique is cultivated to a high level, one step can cover a hundred steps in an instant, like a dragon soaring swiftly through the skies. Of course, Ye Luo had not yet reached that level of proficiency. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"Wandering Dragon’s Hundred Steps, very impressive!" Hu Zi nodded his head.

"Alright, goodbye."

Ye Luo waved his hand as he spoke and then drove back to the villa area.

Upon arriving at the verdant villa area, Ye Luo took out his keys, unlocked the villa’s main door, and walked in.

Inside was pitch black and dead silent. Ye Luo’s eyes suddenly narrowed as he swept the area with his Clairvoyant Eye. A cold glint flashed through his narrowed eyes, and he walked straight toward the living room of the villa.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Several fierce blade winds sliced through the darkness of the villa, attacking Ye Luo. Three figures clad in black, each wielding a sharp dagger, appeared; but upon scanning the area, they failed to see Ye Luo’s silhouette.

"I’m right here."

At that moment, Ye Luo’s voice sounded, and his figure eerily appeared behind the three men. By the time they reacted, Ye Luo’s attack had already landed on them, causing all of them to lie on the ground.

Next, Ye Luo headed straight to Luo Jingxuan’s room, flung the door open, and two blades flashed from behind it. The assailants behind the door, both possessing the combat strength of the Middle Stage of the Acquired Realm and incredibly fast in their assault, hid and launched a sudden attack that even a Peak expert of the Acquired Realm might not be able to avoid.

However, for Ye Luo, who possessed the Clairvoyant Eye, this was all foreseen. So when the door opened, Ye Luo did not enter. As the two blades emerged, Ye Luo’s body charged in, fists thundering out, and sent the two men flying.

Thump!

Lights in the room turned on, revealing Luo Jingxuan and Yan Ling bound and lying on the bed. A man clad in black stood beside them, with two more people lying on the ground – the ones Ye Luo had just knocked down. The strength of this group was at least the Middle Stage of the Acquired Realm, making them seem like assassins.

"Whimper whimper!"

Upon seeing Ye Luo, Luo Jingxuan and Yan Ling made noises from their mouths, but as both were gagged with stockings, no intelligible sound came out.

Ye Luo’s eyes swept over the two women; seeing that they were unharmed, he felt relieved and then turned his attention to the man standing, his eyes carrying a grave expression.

The opponent’s presence was strong, and Ye Luo could faintly sense an extremely fierce killing intent, evidently another expert.

Under normal circumstances, Ye Luo would be unfazed, but he had just engaged in a tough battle with old man Tan, and his True Qi was not yet recovered, leaving him with less than a third of his combat strength. Defeating this opponent would not be easy.

"Who are you?"

Ye Luo asked as he circulated his cultivation technique within his body, continuously restoring his True Qi.

The man did not respond, but the two men in black whom Ye Luo had knocked down scrambled up and charged at Ye Luo again, shouting as they fiercely attacked him.

Ye Luo’s eyes hardened. With a single hand motion, two flashes of silver shot out, instantly piercing the bodies of the two men. They trembled and collapsed to the ground, their eyes wide open, but they were unable to move.

"Are you Goryeans? Did Che Corporation send you?"

Ye Luo demanded in a stern voice, looking at the man.

The cries of the two men had a distinctive accent that Ye Luo recognized; it was similar to the accent of Che Taixian and Che Taiming, clearly indicating their Goryeo origin. Therefore, it was evident that this group was sent by Che Corporation.

The man in black still didn’t answer Ye Luo’s question. Instead, he slowly advanced towards Ye Luo, a short knife from Sangchun in hand, his body radiating lethal intent, his eyes filled with a cold, murderous glare.