Forced to Marry a Female Billionaire CEO-Chapter 665: I’m Here to Help You

"This isn't the power of the Innate Realm Great Perfection!" Han Wang and Tang Yingchang roared inwardly. They could no longer resist as effortlessly as before. Their entire reserves of True Qi were mobilized, and seeing this, Ye Lang and Shi Hongda could no longer stand by and charged forward as well.

The combined True Qi of the four men surged, just barely managing to block the crushing pressure from the trio.

Seeing this, however, Fire Guard and Wood Guard merely smirked. "We've only used a fraction of our strength, and you're already struggling to hold on?"

At these words, the faces of Han Wang and the others instantly turned ashen.

The four members of the Northern Dragon Guard looked as if they were facing Armageddon, their faces pale. If the trio's oppressive might had been directed at them, they would have been dead and buried by now.

"Who in the world are you?" Han Wang demanded.

"Us?" Fire Guard sneered. He was clearly the spokesman for the three brothers. "We are the Shadow Guards," he stated flatly.

How have I never heard of any damn Shadow Guards? Tang Yingchang cursed under his breath. He'd been in the martial world for so many years, yet he'd never heard a whisper about these strange triplets. It was too bizarre.

Tang Yingchang could only make one guess. It's not that they aren't famous, but that anyone who knew their names is already dead.

These three Shadow Guards must be the secret force that Yan Xuehai has been cultivating for years. They're a sharp blade, meant to assassinate those he can't kill personally!

"And now, all of you are going to die." With a final sneer, Fire Guard and his brothers moved as one, advancing in a triangular formation.

This was clearly the "formation" they had mentioned!

Then, they simultaneously attacked Han Wang, Shi Hongda, Ye Lang, and Tang Yingchang.

"Arrogant bastards!" Han Wang bellowed.

The Yin and Yang Elders, watching this unfold, didn't know whether to feel happy or sad. They were being completely ignored.

Meanwhile, Nie Yuntian and Ye Taiqing, refusing to be outdone, also charged forward to launch a fierce assault. They were determined to keep every single one of their enemies here!

Seeing this, Xu Ke immediately fell back. At the same time, Poison Elder, his heart bleeding at the cost, scattered a handful of his poisons.

Unfortunately, the moment they clashed...

PFFT!

Tang Yingchang, who had taken a punch head-on from Fire Guard, spat out a mouthful of blood.

Fire Guard's individual power wasn't what was terrifying. It was the trio's unified and unending True Qi, which possessed a bizarre and insidious quality, that was the most difficult to bear!

One by one, Han Wang, Ye Lang, and Shi Hongda were beaten back. But the moment they retreated, before they could even catch their breath, Nie Yuntian's blade was already slashing down upon them.

Xu Ke watched this unfold, his pupils contracting and his face turning ashen.

If this keeps up, we're all dead!

A thought flashed through his mind. Their combined strength must be at the Peak Realm!

Within the Innate Realm Great Perfection, any distinctions between experts mostly came down to the robustness of their True Qi—their so-called endurance—as well as their proficiency with Vitality Essence Release and their combat experience. But overall, the differences weren't so vast as to be insurmountable.

That was why, even though Shi Hongda was a newly ascended master who had just overcome a deadly trial, it would still be difficult to fight to the death against someone like Han Wang, unless both of them had a death wish.

However, above the Innate Realm Great Perfection, there was another level: the Peak Realm.

As its name implied, the Peak Realm was the highest position on the path of a Martial Artist.

Compared to those at the Innate Realm Great Perfection, a Peak Level Maestro's Vitality Essence Release was several times stronger, and the quantity and quality of their True Qi were several notches higher. Most importantly, the greatest strength of the Peak Realm was the ability to use the environment itself in battle. When fighting a Peak Level Martial Artist, you feel as though the entire world is your enemy.

This was why the Martial Saint and Medical Saint were known as "Saints."

When your power grows strong enough to influence the heavens and the earth around you, you have transcended the Innate Realm's stage of "release and communication" and reached the stage of "borrowing" that power. You surpass the mundane and enter sainthood.

The crushing pressure exuded by the three Shadow Guards was no longer a simple aura; they were borrowing the power of the environment itself.

That's why no number of experts from the Innate Realm Great Perfection could ever defeat a Peak Level Maestro.

To put it bluntly, their powers existed on two different dimensions. A Peak Level Maestro killing someone at the Innate Realm Great Perfection was an attack from a higher dimension!

But as Xu Ke realized this, he suddenly sensed that something was off...

Logically, if his opponents truly possessed the strength of a Peak Level Maestro, it would be pointless to fight. No matter how many of his allies went up against them, it would be futile. The only option would be to flee! And even then, escape might be impossible...

But Xu Ke remembered what it was like to be beaten senseless by his master, a true Peak Level Maestro. Fire Guard's trio couldn't replicate that same sense of utter despair, that chasm-like gap in power.

In other words, their "Peak Level Maestro" status wasn't the real deal!

Is this the drawback of relying on fusion? Xu Ke wondered, finally understanding. There's still a way to survive today!

Their main goal is to kill me. If I activate my power with the secret technique, combined with my experience fighting a true Peak Level Maestro like my master, and with so many Great Perfection experts to run interference... I might be able to lead these three on a chase through this massive stadium and find a chance to escape. If I could somehow break their formation, I might even be able to kill them one by one.

But that's only possible if I can move freely without worrying about the others... Otherwise, a single blast of Vitality Essence Release from Fire Guard could easily kill any one of the four Northern Dragon Guards...

Realizing this, he shouted out, "Stop hiding! You won't get a chance to strike! Get them out of here now!"

"Yes!"

Instantly, a masked man who Xu Ke had stationed in the shadows charged out from beneath the arena. His face was hidden, and he immediately rushed toward Bai Qian'er and her group.

"Clever boy, hiding someone? How did we not notice?" Seeing this, Fire Guard laughed in fury. But after the initial shock, he saw that Xia Wenfeng was merely an Innate Late Stage martial artist adept at stealth, and his worry vanished.

Everyone was shocked by the masked man's sudden appearance. "Who are you?"

But in the next moment, Bai Qian'er recognized him. Xia Wenfeng?!

"Xia... what are you doing here?" Bai Qian'er blurted out. Seeing the mask he wore, she realized he probably didn't want his identity known and quickly fell silent.

"That's not important. Just listen to the Seasoned Envoy and go!" Xia Wenfeng said, his voice low and urgent.

Beneath the mask, Xia Wenfeng's face was ashen, his heart filled with anxiety. The situation had spiraled far beyond his expectations. He had originally come to Tianhai to meet a prospective marriage partner, but he'd delayed his return for half a month to see the outcome of the trial, hoping he could bring Xu Ke back to the north.

He never expected Xu Ke to approach him and reveal the identity plaque of a Seasoned Envoy. Only then did Xia Wenfeng realize Xu Ke was already a Seasoned Envoy...

After learning the whole story, Xia Wenfeng had agreed to Xu Ke's request to act as his safety net. As one of Yu Kangan's Northern Dragon Guards, he was exceptionally skilled in stealth and battlefield ambushes, which was why he had remained hidden from everyone. He had assumed his role in Xu Ke's plan would never be needed, but he had never imagined Yan Xuehai would have such monstrously powerful experts under his command!

What pained him even more was that Fang Caizhe had actually betrayed the Northern Dragon Guard, even trying to drag his own comrades down with him. It was a crime worthy of a thousand deaths!

Seasoned Envoy? Hearing Xia Wenfeng's title for him, Xiang Hongyu, Bai Qian'er, and the others were stunned. Xu Ke is already a Seasoned Envoy?!

But they had no time to process this revelation, as Xia Wenfeng was already pulling them toward the exit.

"Where do you think you're going?!" Ye Taiqing and Nie Yuntian roared, moving to intercept.

Those four could not be allowed to escape. Even if they didn't kill them, they had to be captured and used as bargaining chips to prevent the Northern Dragon Guard from retaliating later.

The moment they moved, Tang Yingchang and Han Wang threw themselves in their path, desperately buying time for Xia Wenfeng.

"Trying to stop them? Did you ask for our permission?" Just then, Fire Guard's sinister voice echoed out.

Hearing his voice, Tang Yingchang and Han Wang's expressions changed drastically, and they instinctively dove aside.

BOOM!

The rubber floor where they had been standing was blasted apart by a surge of True Qi.

Because the trio had intercepted them, Ye Taiqing now had a clear path to Xia Wenfeng.

The situation was critical!

Xu Ke's face paled. He couldn't let the members of the Northern Dragon Guard be harmed. They're my people!

In the next instant, the True Qi in his body began to converge, and his eyes started to turn crimson. He was activating his secret technique. With the power boost from the technique, he and Xia Wenfeng could definitely stop Ye Taiqing.

But just then, a hand landed gently on Xu Ke's shoulder. A deep, middle-aged man's voice sounded beside him. "No need to rush. Don't hurt yourself. I'll help you."

That simple pat completely interrupted the activation of his secret technique.

Stunned, he instinctively turned his head to look...

The next moment, a black-clad elder materialized in front of Ye Taiqing, a cold smirk on his face. "Your opponent is me, old man!"