Waves of scorching heat rolled outward. Yang Kai's True Yang Energy had been pushed to its absolute limit, and he'd displayed every technique he knew without holding back. Yet even so, he couldn't withstand the simultaneous assault of two Shenyou Realm experts.
*Thud!*
His chest was struck by both Shenyou Realm opponents at the same time. Yang Kai's face paled slightly as he was knocked flying backward. His back slammed into a tree, snapping the trunk—thick as a bowl's rim—in two before he finally came to a stop, sliding to the ground.
"Good!" Xie Rong had been watching tensely, and only now did he finally shout in exclamation, as if Yang Kai's injury was somehow his own accomplishment.
The Lei Guang and Feihong Academy experts descended, their expressions grim as they stood a dozen zhang away from Yang Kai, fixing him with wary gazes.
Though Yang Kai was wounded, both knew deep down that such injuries were nothing to him. The young man's True Yuan was astonishingly pure and dense, capable of neutralizing and withstanding eighty percent of their attacks.
Still, regardless of that fact, they were satisfied with this outcome.
Two Shenyou Realm experts ganging up on a Zhenyuan Realm brat—if they couldn't win, they'd truly lose all face.
"Brat, let's see you act arrogant now!" the Lei Guang expert growled, his face cold.
The Feihong Academy expert also watched Yang Kai with frigid eyes, saying, "You've killed so many of our disciples from both sects. Today, you'll pay back that blood debt!"
"Hehehe…" Yang Kai slowly rose to his feet. Although he looked rather wretched and isolated, he continued to grin fiercely. He wiped the blood from the corner of his lips with the back of his hand, then lifted his gaze to face the two Shenyou Realm experts before him. A raging battle spirit ignited in his eyes.
"The Shenyou Realm… truly lives up to its reputation!" Yang Kai's voice was slightly low, but steady and composed.
The two opponents frowned slightly, puzzled by how he could still appear so calm and fearless at a time like this.
With a cold face, the Lei Guang expert said, "Brat, no matter how many of our disciples you killed, we have no desire to take your life today! Dismantle your own cultivation. That might spare you!"
Yang Kai flashed a grin, revealing half his gleaming white teeth. He glanced sideways at them and said, "If you killed me, then Xiang Chu wouldn't have any leverage left to use, would he?"
Both Shenyou Realm experts' eyes narrowed simultaneously, secretly startled by how perceptive Yang Kai was.
Yang Kai had killed so many of their people. If it were up to them, would they have let him live? But Xiang Chu's orders were clear—they could cripple Yang Kai, but they absolutely must not kill him! He intended to keep Yang Kai alive for other purposes.
Both sects wished to curry favor with the Xiang family. How could they disobey Xiang Chu's command? He was the next head of the Xiang family, and securing a good relationship with him would be greatly beneficial for both Lei Guang and Feihong Academy.
Hearing Yang Kai's words, the Lei Guang expert snorted coldly, "Heaven values life! This matter has nothing to do with Young Master Xiang!"
The Feihong Academy expert also shouted coldly, "Start now! Must I dismantle your cultivation for you?"
"Fine, fine, fine!" Yang Kai nodded heavily, baring most of his sharp, predatory teeth. He looked at the two and said, "If you're content to be Xiang Chu's dogs, that's your own fault!"
"You little beast, you don't know the height of the heavens or the depth of the earth!" the Lei Guang expert roared in fury.
"You really think two Shenyou Realm Layer Two experts can finish me off?" Yang Kai's expression suddenly turned icy cold. One hand slowly rose into the air, and as it did, the scorching Yuan Qi that had been swirling around him abruptly vanished without a trace.
The two Shenyou Realm experts didn't know what he was planning, but they felt an ominous sense of unease. They exchanged a hurried glance and wasted no more time, both darting forward simultaneously.
Yang Kai's eyes narrowed slightly. His middle finger gently tapped the space between his brows, and a dreamlike whisper escaped his lips.
A faint sound carrying a strange, magical power rang out clearly between heaven and earth, like the beat of a drum.
"Demonic Frenzy!"
*Boom…*
The entire world seemed to tremble. The earth hummed, the sky spun, and an incomparably sinister and demonic aura exploded outward in all directions.
This aura of demonic evil was so pure and overwhelming that everyone caught in its wave felt a chill rise from the depths of their hearts. The hidden malice within each person seemed to be drawn out by this aura, bringing all sorts of dark thoughts surging to the surface.
The winds and clouds shifted, the heavens and earth grew strange. In that instant, Yang Kai seemed to undergo some kind of transformation.
The two Shenyou Realm experts from Lei Guang and Feihong Academy hadn't even reached him when their faces drastically changed. With startled cries, they simultaneously flew backward.
*Thud, thud, thud, thud…*
After stumbling back over a dozen steps, they finally managed to stabilize themselves, staring at Yang Kai with looks of utter shock and grave seriousness.
The young man before them looked identical to moments ago, almost exactly the same, but his temperament and the aura he emitted were completely different. Moreover, his physical vitality had undergone a tremendous change.
If the previous Yang Kai had been merely troublesome, the current Yang Kai made them feel a sense of danger.
A lethal danger!
Both were Shenyou Realm experts with keen perceptions. Even though they couldn't understand how a person could undergo such a drastic change in an instant, their instincts screamed a constant warning: if they engaged him now, they could very well die!
Wild beasts possessed instinct and intuition.
Experts did too, and theirs was even sharper than a beast's.
This thought sent a jolt through both of them. How could a mere sixth-level Zhenyuan Realm martial artist give them such an unsettling feeling?
And this demonic aura—even the Six Great Evil Kings of the Cangyun Evil Land probably didn't possess such heaven-piercing malevolence.