Chapter 2336: Chapter 2336 Dangerous Move
"That old freak really is unpredictable. He let out a sigh, yet in that instant launched a dual assault using both sonic waves and Divine Soul power!" the clone observed with sharp clarity.
Between the two, it was also apparent that Old Specter held the upper hand in terms of Divine Soul strength.
Soon, their probing moves lessened. Their strikes began to escalate, each one fiercer than the last.
Hei Feng’s movements grew increasingly swift, her figure darting around Old Specter as she launched relentless attacks.
Suddenly, she struck again—this time unleashing a flurry of black throwing darts. Old Specter reacted instinctively, summoning a shield of earth with his cane. But the darts didn’t collide with it as expected. Instead, they converged midair, merging into a shadowy black phoenix that coiled along his staff and spiraled up his arm.
Realizing he had been deceived, Old Specter immediately surged his genuine energy in an attempt to dispel the force. However, he was still a heartbeat too late. The hand gripping his cane had already turned charred and black.
Hei Feng’s strike was imbued with a potent Flame Force—far more than it appeared.
Seizing the momentum, she launched a barrage of rapid attacks. With a resounding thud, one of her strikes landed squarely on Old Specter’s back.
"Ah!"
Yet, shockingly, the cry that followed came from Hei Feng herself.
"Shameless!" Hei Feng cursed.
She gripped her palm, which was drenched in blood. Meanwhile, several bloodied spikes protruded from the back of Old Specter’s armor.
Clearly, Old Specter was wearing some kind of spiked armor, and Hei Feng had struck right into the spikes, suffering a hidden disadvantage.
"Cough, cough!"
Old Specter was also heavily struck by Hei Feng’s palm, coughing up blood in the process.
Old Specter had poison lurking within his body—and moments ago, he had coated his armor with it, ensuring Black Phoenix was now afflicted.
But the clone quickly realized that it was actually Hei Feng who had been at a disadvantage.
While his Golden Phantom Eyes were engaged in battle, they allowed him to freely assess their strengths.
Inside Old Specter’s body was poison. He had transferred the toxins onto his armor earlier, causing Hei Feng to be poisoned when she struck him.
Hei Feng immediately took out an poison pill to suppress the poison. But Old Specter quickly launched a more intense attack, not giving her any chance to recover.
Now, Hei Feng could only rely on her true essence to forcefully withstand Old Specter’s onslaught. However, every time she used her genuine energy, the poison would spread faster within her body, accelerating its effects.
At this moment, Hei Feng seized the opportunity to attack Old Specter again, relying on her speed.
However, Old Specter used the same trick as before, and her strike landed on his spiked armor once again.
But this time, it was Old Specter who let out a scream. Hei Feng’s palm had directly pushed the black Flame Force into his body.
The two immediately separated, and Hei Feng quickly grabbed an poison pill and swallowed it. Then, she used her true essence to suppress the spreading poison.
Old Specter also needed to use his genuine energy to contain the black flames within his body. Neither of them moved to strike immediately.
Their battle was indeed filled with dangerous moves, exchanging injuries for injuries. It seemed that their powers were very close to one another, which was why they resorted to such tactics.
But at this moment, Old Specter once again tried to stir up the martial practitioners in the tavern.
"Are you all just watching the show? She has been poisoned severely and is on the verge of collapsing. If you don’t take action soon, there won’t be any chances to make money!"
Some of the martial practitioners started to waver.
Some of them looked at their companions, but the companions subtly shook their heads. Others glanced around, but none of them had the courage to stand up.
They didn’t have Golden Phantom Eyes and couldn’t see through the true strength of their opponents. They were all afraid that acting too early would make them nothing more than a stepping stone for others.
Just as they were all hesitating, the clone suddenly stepped forward. Zhao Hu and Yu Yao quickly followed suit.
"Hehe, it’s the young ones who have courage!" Old Specter praised with a smile as he looked at the clone.
"You came for me, didn’t you?" Hei Feng asked the clone.
"Indeed!" The clone replied, "But right now, I don’t want to kill you."
"Hmm?" Old Specter’s face changed upon hearing this. "Don’t be foolish, kid. If you don’t act now, you won’t have another chance later!"
Seeing the clone smile with a mysterious expression, Old Specter felt a hint of unease. He then spoke to Ye Liuyun, "I’m just an old man, no one’s paying for my life, and I don’t have anything valuable!"
The clone chuckled and said, "I know. I wasn’t coming for you."
"Then what do you mean?" Hei Feng was confused, not understanding whom Ye Liuyun was planning to target.
The clone smiled at Hei Feng and replied, "I wasn’t targeting him, but suddenly, I found him unpleasant."
As he spoke, the clone’s hand flashed with white light. The Starrazor blade appeared in his grasp, gleaming with a cold, sharp radiance. With a swift motion, he swung it at Old Specter in a single strike.
"How dare you!"
Old Specter didn’t expect a mid-stage Ninth Rank martial practitioner to dare strike at him.
But feeling the sword intention from the clone, he was startled and immediately became cautious, fully preparing to face the attack.
The clone’s sword intention was overwhelming. Suddenly, the strike came at Old Specter with such force that he had no choice but to immediately channel his genuine energy to defend. However, this caused the flames that Hei Feng had driven into him to rapidly spread, intensifying the burn.
Yet the clone did not relent. Strike after strike, the Starrazor blade cleaved through the air, forcing Old Specter into a defensive stance, unable to counterattack effectively.
Sensing the clone’s sword intent, Hei Feng momentarily relaxed.
Though she was still concerned about Ye Liuyun, who could handle Old Specter, she worried about what might happen once Old Specter was dealt with. Ye Liuyun might turn her attention back to her.
As it stood, with Zhao Hu and Yu Yao blocking her escape, Hei Feng knew that she couldn’t flee even if she wanted to.
The poison’s effects were already spreading, and her genuine energy was running low. Soon, she would barely be able to stand, let alone fight.
In her mind, a plan was forming: she would have to find a way to approach the clone and transfer the poison to him. She couldn’t allow the clone to succeed.
Meanwhile, the clone kept up the pressure, his attacks drawing nearer and nearer to Old Specter. However, the old man’s cane was far from ordinary, blocking the clone’s strikes with unexpected skill. Frustrated by the lack of progress with his sword intent, the clone abruptly changed tactics.
With a quick motion, he extended his palm and struck directly at Old Specter’s chest.
Old Specter was already wracked with pain from the flames Hei Feng had instilled in him. He was suffering from internal injuries and could no longer afford to prolong the fight. His body was severely injured, and he could not withstand any further exchanges with Ye Liuyun.
He then resorted to the same trick as before, using poison to taint the spikes on his armor and exchanging injuries with the clone.
But when the clone struck him, a sly smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Old Specter instantly knew something was wrong when he saw that expression.
Sure enough, the clone’s strike once again infused his body with Ghostic Fire and Devil Qi.
With a loud "bang," Old Specter was sent crashing to the ground, blood spurting from his mouth, unable to rise.
He quickly activated his genuine energy, trying to seal the flames and Devil Qi that the clone had inflicted.
But the clone didn’t give him a chance to recover. Soon, another strike came crashing down.
"Ah!"
Old Specter roared in fury, but he had no choice but to use his genuine energy to defend.
The clone’s Ghostic Fire was far more powerful than Hei Feng’s black flames, and it immediately began burning inside his body.
As he screamed, Hei Feng could even see white-blue flames erupting from his mouth.
The Ghostic Fire quickly spread to his virtuoso.
Old Specter tried to resist by using all his genuine energy. However, the clone seized the opportunity, delivering a fatal strike that severed his head.
Immediately after, the clone pulled Old Specter’s interspatial ring towards him.
"Don’t touch it! It’s poisoned!" Hei Feng tried to warn Ye Liuyun, but it was too late.
However, Ye Liuyun remained unfazed. He discreetly absorbed the poison, quickly inspected the ring, and then stored it in his spatial world.
