Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates-Chapter 20 - 019: The Xiao Family, Not to be Bullied

Xiao Ye took a step forward, and the aura of the Postnatal Realm Fifth Stage soared into the sky, followed by four loud booms transmitting outwards as the powerful force roared towards Liu Er.

The Perfect Realm Great Collapse Palm!

Boom!

Liu Er's expression drastically changed, feeling a force no weaker than his own, fiercely bombarding his palm and causing his body to tremble, retreating explosively.

"Postnatal Realm Fifth Stage!" Liu Er steadied his body in a disheveled manner, his heart stirring with shock and disbelief as he looked at the youth before him.

How old was Xiao Ye? He had actually attained the cultivation of the Postnatal Realm Fifth Stage. Such talent was unparalleled in Green Sun Town, not in the least inferior to the offspring nurtured by major clans.

Moreover, Xiao Ye, standing in the Postnatal Realm Fifth Stage, had managed to repel him. If allowed to grow unchecked, he would undoubtedly become an existence stronger even than Xiao Tianxiong, with stepping into the Innate Realm being just a matter of time.

Once an Innate Martial Artist was born in Green Sun Town, their Blood Wolf Gang would have no grounds to stand on.

"This child cannot be left alive!" At this moment, murderous intent surged in Liu Er's eyes.

Meanwhile, Xiao Tianxiong had already been dumbfounded, his mind somewhat muddled.

"Ye'er... how did he step into the Postnatal Fifth Stage?" Xiao Tianxiong's heart pounded wildly, followed by his aged face flushing with excitement.

Xiao Ye had only entered the Postnatal Realm a little over a month ago, and in such a short period, he had leaped across five great realms. Such a cultivation speed was truly astonishing.

This must be what they call a genius.

Not long ago, he was slightly disappointed that Xiao Ye's cultivation progress had not met his expectations, but now he realized that Xiao Ye's achievements had far exceeded them.

"Kid, you indeed are a genius, which is why I cannot let you live today." Liu Er's gaze turned icy. He slowly clenched his fists, and the True Yuan within his body erupted, with the sound of thunder echoing between his fists. This was the prelude to the unleashing of the Second Grade Combat Skill, Thunder Cloud Break.

Xiao Tianxiong's expression changed; with Liu Er's Second Grade Combat Skill, he was an invincible presence within the Postnatal Realm Sixth Layer, and Xiao Ye, however genius, could not contend with him.

"Xiao Family Village's people heed my command, protect Xiao Ye, he is the hope of our Xiao Family Village. Even if you die, he must not!" Xiao Tianxiong commanded fiercely.

"Yes!" The villagers of Xiao Tian Village responded thunderously and then, one after another, armed with weapons, they shielded Xiao Ye behind them.

A warm current flowed through Xiao Ye's heart, especially seeing the villagers' readiness to face death, which struck him deep inside.

He was the hope of the Xiao Family.

"Uncles, please step aside, this ant is enough for me to deal with alone," said Xiao Ye.

Hearing this, Xiao Tianxiong's face revealed astonishment. Looking at Xiao Ye's confident demeanor, an expectation faintly rose in his heart. Could this young man truly have the capability to deal with Liu Er?

"Arrogant!" Liu Er roared in anger, feeling scornfully looked down upon, "A genius who has not grown up is always a weakling."

Xiao Ye glanced at him and spoke indifferently: "Sorry, to me, you are the weakling."

With that, Xiao Ye's figure burst forth, aggressively charging towards Liu Er.

"Thinking a First-Grade Battle Technique is impressive? Today, I, Xiao Ye, will use a First-Grade Battle Technique to make you afraid!" A sharp glint shot from Xiao Ye's eyes, as if it could pierce through one's soul.

Boom boom boom boom!

From Xiao Ye's body, four roars merged into one, the violent power surged tumultuously.

"A First-Grade Battle Technique, you wish to contest with my Second Grade Combat Skill? Truly ignorant!" Liu Er sneered, his fists like Jiao Dragons emerging from the sea, bombarding towards Xiao Ye.

Boom!

Just then, another boom emanated from Xiao Ye's body, resonating with the previous four, the fifth surge of True Qi layering on top, elevating his strength even higher, his aura like towering mountains, unreachably high.

The advanced version of the Great Collapse Palm!

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the intense collision between the two men immediately exploded the air within a ten-step radius, dust and debris flying everywhere.

Everyone squinted their eyes only to see the two figures both stepping back seven or eight steps.

At this moment, everyone's breath halted abruptly, their pupils violently constricting. Xiao Ye had actually fought Liu Er to a standstill.

"How is this possible!" Liu Er's eyes widened in disbelief, his face betraying his incredulity. He had used a Second Grade Combat Skill!

"Stronger cultivation than me, higher grade combat skill than mine, but you can only draw with me. If I were you, I would've killed myself from shame by now, unable to live in this world." Xiao Ye said nonchalantly.

Pfft!

Xiao Ye's words, like a sharp dagger, plunged into Liu Er's heart, causing his face to turn red and blood to gush from his mouth as he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

"I don't believe I would lose to you!" Liu Er's face twisted ferociously as he launched himself in a frenzied charge.

"Then I'll just have to beat you until you believe!" Xiao Ye's eyes shone brightly as he continuously executed the advanced version of Great Collapse Palm, wave after wave of palm winds pressing down on Liu Er.

Bang bang bang!

Liu Er and Xiao Ye exchanged fierce blows, the dull impact resounding deeply in everyone's hearts.

The villagers of Xiao Family Village watched with riveted expressions, asking themselves, was the First-Grade Battle Technique Great Collapse Palm really this powerful?

"Ye'er has perfected the Great Collapse Palm and furthered its power, rivaling a Second Grade Combat Skill!" Only Xiao Tianxiong noticed some clues.

Creating one's own combat techniques, perhaps even Innate Strong People can't achieve that, what a genius this is.

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At this moment, on another front, Xiao Yang and the others finally broke the deadlock, displayed Divine Power, and cut down all the Blood Wolf Guards with their swords; Xiao Ba was also injured severely, fell to the ground unable to rise, and was restrained by a villager at the Postnatal Realm stage.

Now that the Xiao Family was engaged in a life-or-death struggle with the Blood Wolf Gang, Xiao Yang naturally would not show mercy. When he saw Xiao Ye displaying such talent, he too was stirred up.

"Humph!"

Xiao Ye's black hair danced in the air. His handsome face carried an intense chill, as the True Qi throughout his body surged wildly. His relentless onslaught was wave after wave, each stronger than the last, pressuring Liu Er so much that he couldn't even lift his head and was forced to passively counter.

"This kid's True Qi is too profound." Liu Er complained incessantly, completely frightened by the assault.

After such a fierce melee, he had depleted eighty percent of his True Qi, and was showing signs of being completely drained. Yet Xiao Ye remained as fierce and invincible as ever, with True Qi that seemed endless.

Liu Er only cultivated the Seven Meridians Postnatal Technique, which naturally could not compare with Xiao Ye in terms of True Qi storage.

"Stop, I concede!" Finally, Liu Er shouted out.

"I concede, I'm leaving, you can do as you wish with Xiao Ba." Liu Er panted heavily, looking at Xiao Ye with fear while continuously retreating backward.

He was truly scared now, facing the entire Xiao Family Village alone filled him with trepidation.

However, with the threat of the Blood Wolf Gang, he firmly believed that the people of Xiao Family Village wouldn't dare to touch him.

"Humph, when I get back, I'll immediately have my big brother lead the troops here and exterminate this bunch of bumpkins." Liu Er thought bitterly, but dared not show the slightest trace of his thoughts, as he turned to leave.

"Thinking of leaving? Did I agree to it?" At that moment, a cold voice sounded from behind, and Xiao Ye descended from the sky, stomping Liu Er to the ground with a foot.

"Xiao Ye, aren't you afraid of my big brother's retaliation? Release me at once, otherwise, your Xiao Family Village is doomed!" Pinned under Xiao Ye's foot, Liu Er struggled and roared with rage.

Smack!

A resoundingly clear slap echoed, silencing Liu Er's voice abruptly.

"Still so arrogant under my foot, who do you think you are?" Xiao Ye looked down at Liu Er with detachment.

"You... you dare strike me?" Liu Er bellowed whilst covering his face.

His cultivation might not be strong, but because of the Blood Wolf's influence, he was revered within the Blood Wolf Gang, a figure of eminence only beneath one and above tens of thousands. Usually, even the three village chiefs would treat him with utmost politeness, but now he had been slapped in the face by a young man.

"I struck you!" Xiao Ye slapped him back and forth, causing Liu Er to see stars, his teeth falling out, and blood gushing from his mouth.

"Stop, stop hitting me. Just let me go, and I promise not to lead a vendetta against Xiao Family Village, and I'll even waive the annual tribute from your village," Liu Er begged pitifully, his cries never ceasing.

"Spare you?" Xiao Ye sneered. "Who's going to seek retribution for those villagers you've killed?"

"But your people also killed twenty Blood Wolf Guards, we're even, how about that?" said Liu Er anxiously.

Yet Xiao Ye slowly shook his head and said, "In my heart, twenty Blood Wolf Guards aren't even worth one hair of our tribesmen."

The villagers of Xiao Family Village all carried the same blood in their veins, having lived with Xiao Ye in the same village, day in day out. How could their lives be comparable to the Blood Wolf Guards?

"Spare you? You ask them if they are willing?" Xiao Ye said coldly.

Hearing Xiao Ye's words, the villagers looked at him filled with respect, unafraid of power, and treating the lives of their villagers with such importance. This is what the sons of Xiao Family Village were made of.

"Xiao Ye, kill him to avenge my father!" a young man shouted with red eyes, staring fiercely at Liu Er.

His father was a martial artist at the Ninth Body Refining Realm, who just now died tragically under Liu Er's punches while protecting Xiao Tianxiong.

"Right, kill him!" More and more villagers shouted. Among them were those who had lost their loved ones and those who were angered by Liu Er's actions.

The collective killing intent of the crowd, like a tangible sword, caused Liu Er to shiver uncontrollably. At this moment, he deeply regretted coming to Xiao Family Village – it was an utterly wrong decision.

Xiao Ye grabbed Liu Er, dragging him in front of the dozen or so villagers who died tragically, and slapped his knee: "Kneel!"

Bang!

Liu Er's knees bent, and then he knelt down.

"Don't kill me, please don't kill me..." Frightened, Liu Er knocked his head against the corpses of the villagers while casting stealthy glances at Xiao Ye.

Swoosh!

Suddenly, Liu Er drew a dagger from his bosom and viciously stabbed towards Xiao Ye at his side, causing the crowd to cry out in alarm.

"Unrepentant, you deserve death!" Xiao Ye's eyes shone with icy light. He grabbed Liu Er's wrist, and the dagger clattered to the ground. At the same time, Xiao Ye stomped him to the ground once again.

"Killing our people, you deserve even more to die!" Xiao Ye's voice was cold like he was pronouncing divine punishment. With force applied to his foot, Liu Er screamed out, blood gushing from his mouth like a fountain.

"Ha ha, just wait for your village to be wiped out, my big brother will surely take revenge for me..." Before Liu Er could finish his sentence, his head was crushed by Xiao Ye into the soil, unable to make a sound anymore.

"Even if Blood Wolf himself comes, I will tell him..." Xiao Ye's voice was icy cold, his foot heavily descending, with his last words ending Liu Er's life.

"The Xiao Family, must not be bullied!"