Chapter 45: Third Kill

Zhang Siche stopped here.

This time, without being reminded, Seeing Pei Ye took the initiative to stand up, but was pressed back by Zhang Siche's hand, laughing: "It's me."

Seeing Pei Ye looked at his tall back as he left the stone cave; only six people remained in the cave, exactly enough for two more rounds, and then it would be the final battle.

That is to say, if everyone added up to fight six more rounds, it would take less than half an hour if it were fast.

No one spoke, so Seeing Pei Ye leaned against the wall and called out to the Black Dragon in his abdomen.

"Are you there? How is it on your side?"

"Qiongqi is heading toward your side."

"Hmm?"

"You forgot the seed is on it? It should be going back to complete the Candle World Sect's ritual."

"Hmm, then you are safe."

"I'm coming too."

"Ah?" Seeing Pei Ye sat up straight, "Why are you seeking death yourself?"

"You aren't asking me to save you?"

"Ah... you don't have to risk your life to come."

"We have a contract of shared life and death, and if the Candle World Sect's plot succeeds, I won't be spared either."

"What do you plan to do?"

"Act according to the situation; it's mainly... I ran too far before, and I might not necessarily be able to make it in time."

"Fine, then hurry slowly; if you find I'm dead halfway, just turn around on the spot." Seeing Pei Ye said angrily.

Stopping the conversation, Zhang Siche had actually returned victorious, stepping into the stone cave, shaking the blood off his hands; this battle was still a leisurely stroll for him.

"It's your turn this time." He laughed.

The black-robed man's voice sounded at the same time: "Next group 【Twenty-three】, 【Twenty-four】."

Seeing Pei Ye stood up and walked out of the stone cave; the night was entering its deepest time.

This time, the opponent he faced was an old man, precisely the father he had observed when he first entered the stone cave.

Walking the same road again, this time the purple-robed man's corpse had finally been moved away.

Arriving at the familiar venue, the two entered the flame fighting arena.

The old man's muscle strength was not developed, and he had been injured in the first round; to be able to walk to this step, he either had superb martial arts or the light cocoon in his abdomen was too excellent.

Seeing Pei Ye cautiously pulled his boxing stance; if the previous two enemies were a giant bear and a spider, then the one he was facing now was an old wolf.

Under the stimulation of the manic field, both of them actually maintained great patience in observing the opponent, and neither made a rash move.

In the end, it was Seeing Pei Ye who broke the stalemate, crossing the venue and punching straight at the old man's gloomy face.

The old man brought his arm to divert the force and pointed his finger to poke at Seeing Pei Ye's elbow socket.

The old man was not the kind of person who was used to relying on True Qi to fight; he clearly had spent a considerable amount of time in the rugged years before the dantian seed sprouted, and had studied the martial arts fights between "landlubbers" quite deeply.

And this was precisely Seeing Pei Ye's strength.

Seeing Pei Ye lowered his body, sliding past the old man's ribs like a loach, and kicked back ruthlessly at the old man's shin. The old man twisted his left foot, raised his right foot to dodge this kick, but did not land, instead kicking back at the foot Seeing Pei Ye was supporting on the ground.

In an instant, the two had already passed more than ten moves on their legs in a dazzling manner.

Seeing Pei Ye won in youth, quick reaction, and sufficient strength; the old man won in being seasoned, having three traps in one move, and thinking three steps ahead for every step he took.

The two punched, kicked, palmed, and poked... fighting for hundreds of moves, with wins and losses on both sides, making it hard to distinguish the winner.

Since the energy center seed cracked, Pei Ye hadn't had such a hearty fist-and-foot fight for a long time; at this moment, although he had Spring Hand to rely on, his pride made him unwilling to use it, insisting on defeating this person with fists and feet.

Sure enough, as the two dismantled more and more moves, the advantage began to tilt toward Seeing Pei Ye's side. It was not because of physical strength; with the dark blue liquid supporting them, both sides had sufficient physical strength.

It was because the old man's advantage lay in those techniques and routines he had polished in hundreds or thousands of battles, which Seeing Pei Ye had never heard of, seen, or even thought of. Seeing Pei Ye was constantly hit by surprise, relying on his reaction many times to reduce the damage.

And as the battle deadlocked, the old man's routines gradually ran out, Seeing Pei Ye's defense became more in place, and at this moment, Seeing Pei Ye's advantage in reaction stood out, and the old man gradually began to be stretched thin.

Finally, many small lags and small flaws accumulated, and Seeing Pei Ye's solid, full-force punch hit the old man's heart.

The thin, short body flew out several feet and fell heavily to the ground.

At this point, the outcome was decided.

The old man lay on the ground, no longer rising to resist, gasped for breath twice, and said his first sentence in a hoarse voice: "Good martial arts."

At this point, the outcome was decided.

He walked over slowly, condensed his strength into his fist, and aimed at the old man's throat.

Suddenly, a change occurred!

The old man's body, which had fallen to the ground, sprang up like a poisonous snake, and the cold light in his hand was the pale poisonous tooth!

Seeing Pei Ye had been on guard against the old man's fake surrender for the entire battle, but this sharp iron piece aimed straight at his throat was something he hadn't expected.

At the critical moment, the Black Dragon, which had been paying attention to this place, directly opened Spring Hand for him.

All things were still; Seeing Pei Ye tilted his head to avoid it and smashed the old man's throat with one punch.

The small iron piece fell; Seeing Pei Ye caught it silently and held it in his mouth.

Carrying a sharp weapon was of course against the rules; the old man's faith was clearly not pious enough. Was he hiding this small iron piece to live a few more rounds? Or did he intend to do something to certain people in the final scene?

Seeing Pei Ye had no way of knowing at this moment; across the fire curtain, the black-robed man outside could not see the details, and Seeing Pei Ye would not report this "non-believer" to him.

Now, this item that had tarnished the purity of the ritual had simply passed from the hands of one "non-believer" to another "non-believer."

The tentacles in his abdomen popped out, another hearty meal, another improvement in level, another surge of power.

There were two rounds left; if he wanted to execute that plan of his, he could only launch it in the next round; and if he wanted to wait for Zhu Gaoyang, he could only continue to win in the next round.

Seeing Pei Ye made his choice and walked out of the venue; suddenly, a hunting wind sounded in the sky, and something huge was flapping its wings. Seeing Pei Ye raised his head and saw two tiny golden dots flash across the night sky.

Qiongqi was back.

Returning to the stone cave, there were only a few people left, and everyone was silent, except for Zhang Siche.

"So long, I was worried you were done for."

"Almost." Seeing Pei Ye secretly tucked the iron piece behind his waist, "If you and I each win one more round, will it be the final battle between us?"

"Yes." Zhang Siche sighed, and the following words were transmitted via sound: "I thought about it, you should take this magic tool."

"?"

"Think about it, Zhu Gaoyang already recognizes me, so he will naturally take me away. But he doesn't recognize you. When the critical moment comes, how can I have time to tell him to take one more?"

"But if you use this magic tool, it is equivalent to revealing your identity, so he naturally won't miss you."

"Then what about you?"

"Don't worry about me, I have already thought of a brilliant method."

"..." ===== CHAPTER 46 =====

"Don't worry about me, I've already thought of a brilliant plan."

"……"