Chapter 101: Brazen Provocation

A long roar echoed out, Yang Kai's figure wild and unrestrained, like a bloodthirsty beast. The sound pierced the clouds, reverberating through the valley without end.

Come fight! You trash of the Blood Battle Gang!

This was a signal for battle, an open and brazen provocation!

I'm right here, waiting for you!

He wasn't unaware that staying would bring trouble. After all, Nulang had previously used his own roar to signal them. Although this valley spanned several dozen li, it was deep into the night and quiet; those people had surely heard and were already making their way here.

The most prudent course of action now would be to flee. Having fought three consecutive battles and killed five people, Yang Kai's spirit and stamina were vastly depleted, and his body had sustained numerous injuries. How could he possibly face the Blood Battle Gang's crowd head-on?

Leaving this place, waiting to recover, and then striking when the opportunity arose was undoubtedly the correct course of action.

But Yang Kai couldn't leave, and he wouldn't leave! Because right now, his entire being—his essence, energy, and spirit—had climbed to its peak. If he left this place, a thought of cowardice would inevitably rise in his heart. Once that thought arose, what use would his Unyielding Soul be? Without the support of his Unyielding Soul, he was merely a martial artist at the fourth layer of the Kaiyuan Realm.

He must pursue the retreating enemy with his remaining courage! Yang Kai intended to use his peak condition to give the Blood Battle Gang disciples who arrived here a tremendous surprise!

Of course, all of this was predicated on the assumption that Xia Ningshang's inference was correct.

The Blood Battle Gang's people were not comparable to minor characters like those from the Wind and Rain Tower. Most of them were experts at the Separation-Union Realm. Under normal circumstances, warriors of that level could easily end Yang Kai's life. But now, they were sealed by the Nine Yin Eight Lock Array—how much of their power remained was anyone's guess.

Just moments after Yang Kai's roar sounded, Xia Ningshang's eyes snapped open. The tense regret that had been knotting her heart finally loosened a little.

He's not dead! He's not dead yet!

Xia Ningshang nearly burst into tears.

She had been worrying desperately about Yang Kai's safety, terrified that he would leave and never return, abandoning her alone here.

His strength was so low, and the enemy numbers so vast—how could he possibly withstand them?

Since Yang Kai had departed, Xia Ningshang had been consumed by self-blame and remorse. She should have fought tooth and nail to keep him here, she never should have let him go out. But not just then—even now, her own state wasn't much better. If Yang Kai were truly determined to leave, she couldn't have stopped him.

Because she wanted to come to this place, she had dragged him into this immense danger. Xia Ningshang's heart was flooded with guilt. This simple-minded girl took all the blame upon herself, forgetting that both the Wind and Rain Tower and the Blood Battle Gang had pursued them here because of Yang Kai.

If anyone was to blame, it was Yang Kai.

But now, Xia Ningshang finally felt much relieved. Her Junior Brother was still safe and sound. Moreover, his voice carried a fearless will to fight, a signal that uplifted the spirit.

Although she didn't know what he was currently facing, Xia Ningshang felt the only thing she could do was to hurry and recover, then go out to help him, to save him!

On the other side of the valley, Wen Feichen, who was working to dissolve the Yin Qi chains within his body, and Long Hui, who was standing guard nearby, heard Yang Kai's roar with perfect clarity.