Jeff followed the intelligence previously provided by Lin Shufen to the Ye family.
"Hmph!"
Jeff said coldly, "As expected of a prominent family. But tonight, you will all pay with your lives for my son!"
He still hadn't found Jason's body, so even though Jeff had surpassed the Xiantian realm, his heart was filled with grief.
However, upon entering the Ye family compound, he found it deserted.
Just then, a sword qi struck.
Jeff narrowly dodged it, only to discover a figure not far ahead.
"Old man, we meet again!"
Yun Fan sneered at Jeff.
Jeff retorted dismissively, "Just a defeated opponent. I let you escape last time; this time, you won't!"
He had indeed been intimidated by Yun Fan's sword strike before, but upon careful reflection, he realized he had been tricked.
He had deduced that after unleashing that sword strike, Yun Fan must have exhausted all his strength. Otherwise, Yun Fan would never have been able to escape.
After all, it was a strike that surpassed Xiantian; how could it not come at a cost?
If not, Yun Fan would be invincible if he kept using that move.
"That remains to be seen!"
Yun Fan said calmly. However, any Xiantian master could see that Yun Fan's strength was almost depleted.
"Are you planning to fight me in this state?"
Jeff asked Yun Fan playfully.
In Yun Fan's current condition, Jeff could easily crush him with a mere flick of his finger.
Yet, he remained somewhat vigilant, as the intelligence from Lin Shufen indicated that his opponent was also a being who had surpassed Xiantian.
Yun Fan then said, "Old man, your opponent today is not me!"
"Then who is it?"
As soon as Jeff finished speaking, a powerful, empress-like authoritative voice boomed.
"It is I!"
The voice had barely faded when a figure descended, and Ye Ji appeared silently behind Jeff.
The moment he turned and saw Ye Ji, Jeff's brow furrowed, for he knew her strength was formidable.
She could even rival him.
"Did you kill my son?"
He interrogated Ye Ji.
Ye Ji chuckled, "Indeed, it was I. But rest assured, your son did not suffer much before he died. I killed him with a single blow!"
Hearing this, Jeff became enraged.
"Why did you kill him?"
Ye Ji scoffed, "Old man, your question is absurd. Why did I kill him? Wasn't he living a life on the edge of a blade?"
"Good, very good!"
Jeff roared, "Today, you will all pay with your lives for my son!"
"Old man, stop boasting. I never intended to let you leave alive today!"
Instantly, Ye Ji attacked, charging straight at Jeff.
Jeff reacted swiftly. This was a battle between those who surpassed Xiantian. To the outside world, it was no different from a battle of gods, for it transcended the limits of human capability.
It was hard to imagine that humans could reach such a level without advanced technology. Their fight seemed devoid of fiery passion, yet it was precisely such battles that were the most perilous. Any peak Xiantian master who dared to approach them would surely perish.
One could only imagine the danger of this confrontation.
"Hell, Judgment!"
Jeff roared, and a dark aura erupted from him, enveloping the surroundings in fear and darkness.
Seeing this, Ye Ji did not dare to be careless.
"Myriad Blossoms Flying!"
In an instant, Ye Ji struck.
At this moment, every blade of grass and tree around them became her greatest ally, launching towards Jeff like sharp arrows.
Jeff's dark shield perfectly blocked these leaves.
From a distance, Yun Fan watched, breathless.
"So strong!"
Yun Fan exclaimed in shock. Indeed, it was all incredibly powerful, outrageously so.
"If it were me, I would probably be instantly annihilated!"
Lin Shufen also said fearfully.
It was only now that she realized how lucky she had been the first time she entered the Ye family. Had Ye Ji been displeased, she would have been dead.
In truth, it wasn't that Ye Ji was merciful, but rather that Ye Ji had guessed her identity and thus held back.
Ye Qingcheng felt like crying, yet had no tears. She had always aimed to surpass Ye Ji and replace her, but now she realized how presumptuous she had been.
After all, the gap between her and Ye Ji was truly immense.
In the blink of an eye, they had exchanged over a hundred blows. However, their strengths seemed evenly matched, with neither gaining an advantage.
Therefore, at this moment, they could not determine a victor.
"Old man, you have some skill!"
Ye Ji taunted.
Jeff's face contorted with rage, but he knew there was no discernible difference between them. Consequently, the battle could only end in a mutual destruction.
Thus, at this moment, Jeff resorted to underhanded tactics.
"Hell, Blood Sacrifice Art!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the black mist around Jeff transformed into blood mist, which converged onto his body.
Jeff began to grow stronger at a visible rate.
"Forbidden Technique!"
Yun Fan immediately recognized the trick. In fact, most martial artists who reached the Xiantian realm or above could master a forbidden technique.
Although the cost was high, when facing opponents of equal strength or with a slight disadvantage, they could use forbidden techniques to enhance their power.
"This old guy is disgusting!"
Ye Qingcheng showed a look of disgust.
As expected, after the forbidden technique concluded, Jeff's aura suddenly became much more potent.
"Whoosh!"
A wave of power descended.
Ye Ji dodged rapidly, but the rock garden behind her was instantly reduced to dust.
"Bang!"
They clashed palms again. The state of equilibrium was gone; instead, Ye Ji was forced back several steps, looking dishevelled.
Jeff sneered, "No wonder there are no Chinese among the global top expert rankings. You don't even have forbidden techniques. You deserve to be trampled underfoot!"
At this moment, he was filled with confidence. The only threat to him present was Ye Ji. If he killed Ye Ji, the other three would be easily annihilated with a single blow in his current state.
Hearing this, Ye Ji retorted dismissively, "Using oneself as a vessel to perform a forbidden technique, only to be backlashed in the end – such a crude method is beneath us!"
"Is that so?"
Jeff asked playfully, "Do you understand the gap between us now?"
"No!"
Ye Ji calmly replied, "Do you think you're the only one who knows forbidden techniques? I do too, and without any side effects!"
As she spoke, Ye Ji unleashed her forbidden technique. Unlike Jeff, she didn't seem to use herself as a vessel.
Instead, she controlled this power and channeled it into her hands. Empowered by this force, Ye Ji continued to grow stronger.
She became comparable to Jeff.
"What?"
Jeff finally realized that he had underestimated Ye Ji. Thus, without any hesitation, he lunged at Ye Ji.
Both possessed forbidden techniques, and it was a matter of who could endure longer.
The three watching trembled, for the combat power displayed by these two was more than enough to annihilate them.
In this contest of forbidden techniques, Ye Ji held her own. After all, the Ye family's "One Leaf Shields the Heavens" was no mere legend.
Even though Jeff had unleashed his supreme martial art of hell, he could not defeat Ye Ji. Not only that,
but he was growing weaker. Before, he could barely match Ye Ji, but now, he was outmatched.
He was now being completely dominated by Ye Ji.
If this continued, he would be killed by Ye Ji before long.
Therefore, he quickly devised a plan to break free.
Enduring the pain of several broken ribs from Ye Ji's strike on his back, he charged towards Yun Fan.
"Be careful!"
Ye Ji had just landed when this turn of events occurred. Even if she wanted to pursue, it was too late.
At this critical juncture, the two women's expressions changed, for Jeff hadn't arrived yet, but his aura was already suppressing them.
They didn't even have a chance to escape.
At this moment of extreme peril, Yun Fan stepped forward first.
"Old man, you won't succeed!"
Yun Fan inserted three silver needles into his head. Instantly, his aura erupted, surpassing the peak of Xiantian.
Although it was only a temporary surge, it was enough for him. This was the forbidden technique of the Guigu sect.
It stimulated acupoints to unleash one's potential, making it the forbidden technique with the least cost.
Afterward, a few days of rest would suffice, but it had a limit on its usage.
With the situation so dire, he had no time to ponder.
"How can there be such a simple forbidden technique?"
Jeff, who was charging forward, was shocked. Compared to Ye Ji's forbidden technique, Yun Fan's seemed much simpler.
However, he had no qualms. After all, Yun Fan was too weak, merely at the peak of Xiantian. Even with a forbidden technique, he wouldn't be as powerful as Jeff.
"Die!"
Jeff brought down a punch, intending to shatter Yun Fan's body.
But Yun Fan leaped into the air.
"Man and Sword as One!"
Upon hearing this, Jeff chuckled contemptuously, "Still using this move at a time like this? It's useless against me!"
Confidence was his peak. Since mastering this move of Yun Fan's, he had chosen to confront it head-on without evasion.
After all, his time was running out.
"Boom!"
Instantly, the sky darkened. At this moment, everyone present was stunned by this sword strike. This was true Man and Sword as One.
This was true invincibility.
This sword strike, like a meteor falling from the night sky, struck Jeff.
Even the mighty Jeff let out a heart-wrenching scream.
"Ah..."
The scream pierced the night sky.
The three women finally snapped back to reality. At this moment, the surroundings were engulfed in a chilling aura, and even the plants and trees in the courtyard were frozen.
This was the attribute of the Cold Light. Like its previous owner, Gu Xiao Chen, Yun Fan also couldn't fully unleash its power.
If not for his temporary transcendence of Xiantian, he wouldn't have known how formidable Cold Light could be.
At this moment, Jeff was in the worst state, half his body frozen, his body pierced by Yun Fan's sword. This was the power of Man and Sword as One.
"Impossible!"
He looked at Yun Fan in disbelief. No matter what, he could not have imagined that this sword strike would be so terrifying.
Even someone as strong as him, with such a significant gap in power, could be instantly killed by this sword.
Truly terrifying.
Yun Fan weakly said, "Never underestimate your opponent. Facing Man and Sword as One head-on, I admire your courage!"
His words carried a hint of mockery, but Jeff clearly didn't hear them.
"Hmph!"
Jeff said coldly, "Although I have lost, you have provoked Hell, and you will be relentlessly pursued until you die!"
"Hell Pursuit Order!"
As a member of the Hell organization, she naturally knew how terrifying the Hell Pursuit Order was – an endless chase.
Relentless pursuit.
Until the target was killed. Normally, the Hell organization would not incur such a great cost for ordinary matters and issue a Hell Pursuit Order.
But Jeff was a veteran of the Hell organization. His death was enough to enrage the organization.
The Hell organization spanned the entire West and was not short of experts. Years ago, someone had killed the son of the Lord of Hell.
Subsequently, that person was relentlessly pursued by the Hell organization, eventually succumbing to the torment and committing suicide.
This incident had caused a great stir at the time. It was known that this person had ties to the Holy See of Light.
Yet, the Hell organization dared to pursue that person despite offending the Holy See of Light, which showed how formidable the Hell organization was.
Now that a veteran had died in China, the few of them, and even their family members, would face eternal pursuit from the Hell organization.
"Hahahahaha!"
Jeff roared with laughter. He saw the fear and nervousness in Lin Shufen's eyes. Endless pursuit would be a painful and soul-crushing process.
However, before his laughter could subside, Yun Fan severed his head with a sword strike.
"Are you trying to play me for a fool here?"
Yun Fan was utterly disgusted. One Jason was dead, leading to Jeff, and now it seemed others from Hell would be provoked.
This feeling of a cascading chain reaction made Yun Fan extremely unhappy.
"Bang!"
Ye Ji sent a burst of power towards Jeff's corpse, causing it to explode.
"Well killed!"
Ye Ji showed no fear. Not to mention that this was China, and whether the Hell organization could bear the consequences and costs.
Furthermore, even if the Hell organization were to attack, so what? She was not one to shy away from trouble. Sudan Fiction Network.
"Someone, sweep this garbage out!"
Ye Qingcheng ordered.
Seeing the three of them treat it so casually, Lin Shufen was stunned. If this had happened abroad, the target would have been scared to death.
She never expected the three of them to take it so lightly.
"Little brother, I won't accompany you. I just used a forbidden technique and need to go into seclusion!"
Ye Ji gave Yun Fan a seductive smile.
Yun Fan immediately felt relieved, no longer worried about being drained.
Ye Qingcheng also told Yun Fan, "I need to handle the remaining matters, so I can't accompany you either!"
After all, Ye Qingcheng had not yet completely wrapped up things after Yun Fan resolved the Shui family and the rebellious forces of the Long family.
Therefore, at this moment, Yun Fan said to Lin Shufen, "Auntie, why don't you come and stay at my place first?"
"Alright!"
Lin Shufen had long wanted to guide Yun Fan, and this was the perfect opportunity.
...
Upon returning to their residence, the mess left behind had already been cleaned up by Zhao Lingyue.
At this, Lin Shufen asked Yun Fan, "Yun Fan, have you already... with them?"
"An accident, an accident!"
Yun Fan did not deny it. After all, his indiscretion with Ye Ji would be exposed sooner or later. Rather than being awkward and hiding it, it was better to reveal it openly.
Lin Shufen's heart sank. She had indeed been a step too late.
Therefore, she said to Yun Fan very seriously, "I won't interfere with these matters. I'll turn a blind eye, but you must promise me you won't let Tianxin know!"
"Okay!"
Yun Fan quickly nodded.
Lin Shufen said with guilt, "Ultimately, I have implicated you all this time."
"It's alright, Auntie, don't be afraid!"
Although he hadn't dealt with the Hell organization, it didn't mean he would be afraid of them.
At this moment, Lin Shufen told Yun Fan, "Never underestimate the Hell organization. They are truly terrifying. The veteran level is not their strongest expert!"
"What?"
Yun Fan's heart trembled. The veteran level already seemed incredibly strong to him, yet he would soon reach that level.
He never expected the veterans not to be the final boss.
Lin Shufen continued, "Above the veterans, there is a Lord of Hell whose strength is unfathomable. He is the strongest. Even I have never seen this mysterious being, but this mysterious being strikes fear into the hearts of the entire West. Even royalty offers him gifts annually to appease him!"
Yun Fan did not take this to heart, as this approach wouldn't work in China. Moreover, Guigu was at the apex of the pyramid. He didn't believe that any Lord of Hell would dare to act so brazenly. However, he couldn't help but ask, "How strong is he?"
"Even the combined might of the four veterans is no match for him!"