Chapter 1842: Chapter 1842 Pledging Loyalty
Without much of a courtesy display, Yu Xiaofeng instantly sent a punch toward Ye Liuyun.
A whirlwind of wind erupted from his early phase fourth realm’s punch. As his fist soared towards Ye Liuyun, it made a roaring sound like a tiger’s howl.
Still, Ye Liuyun used his heaven and earth powers to deftly dodge Yu Xiaofeng’s punch.
"Huh?"
A wave of gasp sounded from the crowd. They were surprised that Ye Liuyun could easily dismiss such a powerful punch.
After a punch, Yu Xiaofeng swung another one. This time, it was accompanied by the sound of a dragon’s howl.
"Tiger’s roar and Dragon’s howl? Isn’t he the Ultimate Fighter of the military?" He Lianqiang seemed to recall this person from the army.
Ye Liuyun remained calm and defended the incoming punch with Power of Heaven and Earth. With it, he easily reflected the punch away.
Then, Yu Xiaofeng launched a relentless barrage towards Ye Liuyun with his Tiger’s Roar and Dragon’s Howl, creating an endless resounding echo of the tiger’s roar and dragon’s howl.
Around them, haze and dust billowed, casting a silhouette on them.
Suddenly, a loud bang attracted everyone’s attention.
The spectators suddenly saw Yu Xiaofeng’s figure soaring out of the haze.
When the dust settled, Ye Liuyun stood firm as a rock, while Yu Xiaofeng was staggering to stand up. Traces of blood were seen dripping from the corner of his mouth and his arm hung feebly at his side, covered in blood.
Ye Liuyun smiled as he presented Yu Xiaofeng with two elixirs. "One is for mending and the other for eliminating the poison from your body. After taking them, you’ll achieve the fourth realm’s intermediate level in no time."
"Thank you, Commander Ye!" Yu Xiaofeng immediately kneeled on one knee to salute Ye Liuyun.
He graciously accepted his loss and expressed gratitude for the Elixer that Ye Liuyun had given him.
All this while, he believed that he was unmatched in the army. However, despite his best efforts, he could not even reach Ye Liuyun’s robe.
Besides, Ye Liuyun’s last strike was powerful enough to shatter him to bits.
He knew that Ye Liuyun had reduced the power in his last strike so he wouldn’t kill him or cause major injury.
Seeing that he was having trouble levelling up, Ye Liuyun gave him an appropriate Elixer to aid him.
Ye Liuyun was genuinely capable and possessed unique insight.
To a superior as such, he was more than willing to pledge his loyalty.
"You may go now to recover yourself. Report to my camp tomorrow!" Ye Liuyun sincerely received his salute.
"Yes." After quickly swallowing the healing elixir, Yu Xiaofeng stood aside to watch Ye Liuyun’s combat with the puppet.
Ye Liuyun was also in high spirits. With Yu Xiaofeng and Xiao Yunfang in his team, he could let them lead his army without him having to micromanage them.
The strength of his crew would be substantially enhanced if he could also recruit Tong Xin into his team.
"Tong Xin, are you ready?" Ye Liuyun turned to ask Tong Xin.
"My puppet’s stronger than his," Tong Xin reminded Ye Liuyun, nodding. He was referring to Yu Xiaofeng.
Everyone gasped in shock to hear his remarks...
While at the same time marvelled at Ye Liuyun’s power.
"Such immense strength at the early stages of the third level?" Someone in the crowd commented.
"What do you understand? He must have concealed his true realm! How can such a major figure only be at the primary stages of the third realm?" another martial practitioner speculated.
Gazing at Ye Liuyun, Xuan Yuanling’s admiration for him intensified, remarking, "This guy, how much power is he hiding! He’s even stronger than I imagined!"
Ye Liuyun kindly replied to Tong Xin, "It’s okay, I am prepared. Just let me give it a shot! Even if something goes awry, you wouldn’t be to blame for it!”
He had also instructed Xiao Yunfang and Xuan Yuanling to protect Tong Xin.
He might be hurt because he was clueless about the puppet’s power.
It was then that Tong Xin felt some relief. But he was also impressed with Ye Liuyun. He secretly decided to stop the puppet when the fight was getting out of hand so Ye Liuyun wouldn’t be hurt.
Soon, Tong Xin sent the puppet into the fighting ring to confront Ye Liuyun.
With Tong Xin announcing the commencement, the puppet lunged in Ye Liuyun’s direction and struck with a heavy punch.
It moved at such a lightning speed that audiences with a level lower than the second tier could only see the residual shadow.
Ye Liuyun instantly activated his Soaring Boots to avoid facing the puppet head-on. He slid to the side and launched an attack at the puppet.
But the puppet reacted fast, abruptly altering its course and lunged at Ye Liuyun once more.
Ye Liuyun and the puppet’s speed increased as they fought, causing countless residual images that left everybody feeling dizzy. However, they heard no sound of genuine energy bombarding.
After that, the puppet stopped making senseless attacks and waited for a chance to attack.
Ye Liuyun noticed the puppet’s change of strategy and was even more impressed with Tong Xin’s puppetry technique.
"It is aware of when to seize the opportunity and not waste effort! The design of this puppet is truly amazing!"
As the puppet rotated around, Ye Liuyun found an opening to topple it while it was still unsteady.
His attack was followed by a thunderous loud bang that startled everyone.
Ye Liuyun’s blow caused a small dent in the puppet’s side, causing it to sidestep a little. But without a delay, it attacked again.
"It didn’t fall over!" Ye Liuyun was surprised, "How is this puppet made? How could it absorb such strong force?"
Ye Liuyun had struck the puppet with an intense Power of Heaven and Earth infused with his advance energy. The power was enough to knock down a martial practitioner in the intermediate fourth level. However, this puppet, despite being made of inferior material, merely had a shallow dent.
Thus, Ye Liuyun grew even more cautious with his following strikes.
But constant evasion was not going to be effective. Hence, he resolved to exchange blows with the puppet, seizing the moment.
Another roar reverberated, and the front yard of Gruidae Tower suffered a large pit due to their collision.
Ye Liuyun took a few steps back, as did the puppet. Even though the puppet’s fist appeared slightly dented, Ye Liuyun was unable to raise his arm.
The bones of his arms were broken.
He swiftly manoeuvred his body around the puppet’s attack to continue dodging while healing his injuries.
His golden eyes were likewise observing the puppet’s remaining energy.
"It only consumed half of its energy!" Ye Liuyun was even more amazed, "This puppet is designed to be extremely energy-efficient!"
As his genuine energy had depleted, he relied on the storage stone to recover.
In a short period, Ye Liuyun recovered from his wounds and half of his genuine energy was restored. After his arm was completely healed, he then continued to clash fists with the puppet again.
The outcome remained unchanged. He was unable to win the puppet.
Then, he avoided the puppet’s blows as he concentrated on healing. When the puppet turned around, he used the force of thunder to attack the puppet from the side.
In this manner, he could drain the energy of the puppet without endangering himself.
Finally, the puppet stopped when its energy ran out.
All the spectators were stunned...
The ground in the front yard of Gruidae Tower was pockmarked with large and small pits.
Ye Liuyun asked Tong Xin, "Does this count as my win? Or should we continue?"
He had thought about it. If this was not considered a win, he would use the Demon Slayer sword to fight it.
"Of course! You won! Thank you for not destroying it!" Tong Xin readily exclaimed. He noticed that Ye Liuyun intentionally didn’t destroy the puppet.
Therefore, even though he had lost, he wasn’t bitter about it. On the contrary, he was grateful to Ye Liuyun.
