Chapter 1023: 326: Spy Within a Spy, Scheme Within a Scheme

Boom! How could Su Yue let Xu Baiyan really leave?

He stomped down with such force that even the arena’s ground shattered.

He had to secretly place a folding door on Xu Baiyan. If the plan failed, what would be the point of the effort?

"You’re courting death!"

Xu Baiyan spun around angrily, his face filled with rage.

Sizzle!

In an instant, the arena was blinding, as if a high-powered strobe light had been turned on, momentarily blinding even a Grandmaster.

This was the Thunder Race’s lightning ability—domineering, light-polluting, and particularly uncivilized.

Xu Baiyan was already furious. Since you came looking for death, I’ll kill you, a member of the Yangxiang Race, for the Divine Land.

A mere Fourth Grade, challenging me?

Ludicrous.

Looks like the Yangxiang Race also likes to play the game of gilding with rich heirs, but you chose the wrong stepping stone.

"Hmm, good cooperation!"

Su Yue immediately defended against Xu Baiyan’s lightning. Coupled with his triple-cleanse ability, he wasn’t blinded by the lightning.

Under the cover of the lightning, executing the Sikong warfare tactic was easier.

Su Yue could feel Cang Ji’s protective shield on Xu Baiyan, but it was only a shield against sword slashes, not against the Sikong warfare tactic.

You must know, the Sikong warfare tactic is born for theft; it consumes very little Spiritual Power and doesn’t trigger the shield.

"Haha, Thunder Race, truly unique!"

With a wild laugh, Su Yue leapt high and punched toward Xu Baiyan’s face.

At the same time, he stealthily tucked the folding door into the back collar of Xu Baiyan’s robe.

Xu Baiyan wore a complex leather robe, sewn from some unknown beast hide, with a thick collar perfect for hiding something.

"Unique my ass."

Xu Baiyan’s fist was covered in lightning as he clashed fiercely with Su Yue.

Why didn’t Su Yue use a sword? Not because he was acting, but because he was sent flying by City Lord Heiye upon stepping on stage.

This shameless being was afraid Xu Baiyan might suffer a slight mishap.

But Su Yue didn’t care at all.

Anyway, his objective was achieved. Frankly, his lightning-clad elder sister was just like a rampaging dinosaur.

Su Yue estimated that his elder sister’s Qi Blood wasn’t far from his own, and without attack boosts, Xu Baiyan’s fists were on par with his.

Of course, Su Yue’s combat awareness was leagues ahead of Xu Baiyan’s.

He hadn’t punched Xu Baiyan away. Before his body even touched the ground, he turned and transformed his palm into a blade, slashing directly at Xu Baiyan’s vital point.

With Cang Ji’s shield, Su Yue could unleash his full potential.

Thinking back to how Xu Baiyan used to beat him up in high school, Su Yue even contemplated using this chance to get revenge.

Boom!

Indeed, Xu Baiyan suffered a setback.

A mere Fourth Grade didn’t get punched away by her?

This was utterly unbelievable, leaving Xu Baiyan astonished.

But before she could recover, the next move of the Yangxiang Race member was already targeting her throat.

The technique was sinister and vicious!

Xu Baiyan was scared into a cold sweat.

In less than a second of distraction, the opponent’s kill strike had already locked onto her throat, perilously close!

This Yangxiang Race member... was terrifying.

Xu Baiyan could only dodge.

She couldn’t allow her throat to be grabbed, and now she had no choice but to sacrifice her shoulder.

Minor injury was unavoidable.

Being slightly injured by a Fourth Grade in one move made Xu Baiyan feel particularly uncomfortable.

However, Xu Baiyan didn’t have a chance to be injured.

As soon as Su Yue’s palm touched her clothes, a layer of shield appeared.

Bang!

The shield’s power bounced Su Yue away.

After all, it was Ninth-Grade Grandmaster power; even an Immortal couldn’t withstand it.

...

Deathly silence!

Su Yue was shaken to the far right of the arena.

While Xu Baiyan stood in shock on the far left, looking at the marks on her clothes with a lingering fear.

That fast as lightning move was even quicker than lightning itself.

If not for Cang Ji’s shield, her shoulder would be ruined.

A ruined shoulder meant a ruined arm.

If it had been a true life-and-death arena battle, Xu Baiyan believed she would likely have died.

That move just now was, without a doubt, the fastest and most ruthless move Xu Baiyan had ever seen.

All the spectators from the Yangxiang Race were left dumbfounded.

In one move, Hong Guo nearly killed the Princess, which was simply unbelievable.

What kind of monster is he?

Is there any Martial Artist in the entire lower-grade Yangxiang Race who can deal with this beast?

At the same time, they were also thankful—glad they hadn’t provoked Hong Guo, or at least they were still alive now.

"What a relief."

The four Eighth-Grade City Lords, including Heiye, exhaled deeply, each covered in cold sweat from fright.

Without a weapon, Hong Guo nearly killed the Princess in one move. This guy’s combat instincts are terrifyingly formidable.

City Lord Heiye also prided himself on his cleverness for having knocked away Hong Guo’s weapon in advance.

"This match is a tie and ends here!"

Before Su Yue could get up, City Lord Heiye directly announced the result!

"Despicable!"

After standing up, Su Yue stared coldly at City Lord Heiye, his pupils like venomous snakes.

He seemed to have suffered a great injustice.

"City Lord Heiye, I order you to kill this Martial Artist directly!"

Xu Baiyan said with a cold face, realizing Hong Guo’s exceptional nature.

In the future, he would undoubtedly be a scourge on the Divine Land Battlefield. If possible, it’s best to use her status to kill him now.

Counting on herself to slay him one-on-one, though—there was no hope.

However, Xu Baiyan was disappointed.

City Lord Heiye, with a pained expression, shook his head at Xu Baiyan.

If he could kill him, would he need to wait for your order? He would have done so a hundred times over.