"Motolo!" Ye Tianfan roared upon seeing the man.

"I heard you, I heard you, no need to shout! Cough cough!" Motolo said nonchalantly, digging at his ears.

After speaking, an abnormal flush appeared on his face, and he started coughing violently.

Hmm?

Ye Tianfan looked puzzled at the violently coughing Motolo. What's going on? Why does he seem so weak and his aura so unstable? Could it be that the technique that shattered the Great Fire Sword earlier consumed a lot of energy? Or is there some sort of aftereffect?

Ye Tianfan thought uncertainly, but he charged forward again. He needed to confirm something, to see if Motolo was just exhausted or injured.

Ye Tianfan, holding the Fire Lotus Sword, charged forward again, striking hard at Motolo's right arm which was used for defense.

This time, Ye Tianfan stood firm, not being blown away, instead maintaining a stalemate.

"One stroke!" Ye Tianfan whispered.

Then the Fire Lotus Sword instantly lost its brilliance, even the slight flames that the sword usually carried disappeared, leaving only the sharp blade, indicating that the sword had become even more threatening.

After Ye Tianfan executed the stroke, Motolo's dazzling right arm began to emit light smoke at the contact point with the sword's edge.

"Oh? Just one stroke? Really weak, you know, back in the day, my Flame Demon Arm was directly shattered by the former master of the Great Fire Peak with seven strokes. This arm here is repaired, its power greatly reduced, and so is its defense. Didn't expect it to just emit some smoke, my arm doesn't even feel a thing!" Motolo mocked.

Though Motolo spoke lightly, his mind was already breaking out in a slight cold sweat. He didn't expect to be this weak now, not realizing the weakness after using that technique.

Indeed, Motolo never admitted that Ye Tianfan was strong; it was him who was weak. He didn't think he'd be so weak as for Ye Tianfan to be evenly matched with him. In his prime, he could've taken down Ye Tianfan with just a finger.

Although he mentioned his Flame Demon Arm being shattered by the former master of the Great Fire Peak with seven strokes, he didn't mention that it nearly cost him his life. Of course, the former master also suffered, ending up exhausted and dropping several levels in cultivation.

"Damn it!" Ye Tianfan looked at Motolo, his anger raging. He really wanted to use a more advanced technique to cut down Motolo, but unfortunately, he couldn't. His spiritual power was only enough for him to use the first technique a few times, and pushing beyond that like in the finals of the Nine Veins Martial Meet would make him faint.

And fainting here may mean never waking up.

What Ye Tianfan didn't know was that when Motolo came to stop him, Demon Sect Leader Zhang Youji had instructed him not to harm Ye Tianfan's life.

Though this instruction puzzled Motolo, his loyalty to Zhang Youji made him obey. He was just stopping Ye Tianfan without any counterattack.

Ye Tianfan kept his right hand in position, while his left hand discreetly aimed at Motolo, activating one of the Ye Family's Seventy-six Techniques: Xuantian Finger.

"Ding!"

A faint sound followed, embarrassing Ye Tianfan as Motolo was totally fine, looking at him with innocent eyes as if asking, "What did you just do?"

Ye Tianfan's once raging face suddenly turned awkward.

"Motolo, prepare to die!" To cover his embarrassment, Ye Tianfan shouted furiously, increasing the intensity of his attack.

At this point, Motolo was slightly pushed back by Ye Tianfan, and seeing this, Ye Tianfan pushed even harder.

"Heavy Hammer Strike."

While Ye Tianfan was still in a stalemate with Motolo, Jia Dali leaped up, swinging his cylindrical magical treasure down hard.

But awkwardly, no one got injured from his attack since only high-ranking Demon Sect members remained, as the cannon fodder had all been taken out earlier during the uproar caused by the Yin Ghost Tiger.

Instead, Jia Dali's large movement left him extremely exposed.

Zhang Youji was already frustrated over the Yin Ghost Tiger's escape, so seeing Jia Dali's ostentatiousness made him lash out, kicking him directly. A black dragon roared out from Zhang Youji's leg, heading straight for Jia Dali.

Although Jia Dali exposed a big flaw, it wasn't without counters, given how long the move had been passed down.

Jia Dali twisted in a way that no ordinary person could, moving behind his cylindrical magical treasure, the Heaven-Reaching Pillar, and infused it with his spiritual power. The glow of the Heaven-Reaching Pillar erupted brilliantly, blocking the black dragon, holding it outside the light.

After blocking the light, Jia Dali swung the Heaven-Reaching Pillar decisively, smashing it onto the ground: "Heaven and Earth Shock."

In an instant, the sky changed color, the earth trembled, and a huge, glowing golden rock chunk was lifted from the ground, crashing towards the Demon Sect members.

The Demon Sect members had varying reactions upon seeing the rock, some disdainful, some panicked, and others expressionless.

As the shining rock was about to fall on them, they exchanged glances, their eyes conveying a unified thought: "You didn't block it?"

Zhang Youji felt exasperated—what kind of subordinates were these? Forcing him to act—were they the Sect Leader, or was he?

But helplessly, he had to wield his magical treasure, sheltering everyone. He glanced at the Demon Sect members, his eyes showing that if this happened again, they'd all be cleaning latrines.

Meanwhile, Ye Tianfan was still deadlocked with Motolo. If not for Zhang Youji's instructions, Motolo would've taken Ye Tianfan down long ago, not allowing such a stalemate!

Just then, Bai Feng crashed heavily beside Ye Tianfan, spitting out mouthfuls of blood, as a Demon Sect demon leaped up, smashing his magical treasure towards Bai Feng.

Bai Feng was powerless to defend himself.

"Bai Feng! Damn it!" Ye Tianfan, worried and stressed by the scene, couldn't use his Xuanhuang Tower since he was still in the midst of fighting, realizing he had to resort to it.

Ye Tianfan brought out a magical treasure he had never used before, one that had always existed within his Sea of Consciousness.

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