Chapter 59 - Niu Er the Ferocious (2/2)

Niu Er was taller than Ye Chen by two heads. He was extremely tall and topless with an extremely Herculean body. Warriors’ marks decorated Niu Er’s body and he radiated with pure streams of Chi Construct.

Ye Chen knew it was going to be a challenging fight given his strength. The only way to come out on top was to give it his all!

Little Tanuki, who perched on Ye Chen’s shoulder, was anxious.

Despite lacking the ability to talk, Ye Chen developed a strong psychic bond with Little Tanuki due to the time they had spent together. He understood its language fully. He knew that Little Tanuki’s Illusions were ineffective against a rank nine combatant!

Ye Chen did not know how it worked but he knew the higher one’s rank and thus one’s intelligence, the more difficult it was for the Illusion to enslave their minds.

Ten feet away from Ye Chen, Niu Er let out a massive roar and exerted a large amount of pressure from his body. Thump thump thump! Niu Er strode forward vigorously and downed his flail with all his might. He wanted to take down Ye Chen in one fell swoop and so, he went all out.

“Who cares if you’re a top rank eight? Let’s see if you can handle this!” Niu Er howled at the top of his lungs. Most rank seven or eight combatants would have scrammed at the sound of his blood-curdling scream. Niu Er had fought on the battlefield for many years and was no stranger to taking lives. His body spoke of a certain bloodlust.

Ye Chen felt a massive force coming at him. If he chose to turn back now and expose his back to Niu Er, it would only get worse. Ye Chen immediately fired up the Flying Dagger from his subconscious. The Nine Astra in his body began to spin rapidly, imbuing his Celestial Chi with fire element.

“Little Tanuki, you’re up!” Ye Chen ordered. Little Tanuki spewed a cloud of fog and waves of smog branched outward.

Niu Er was surprised. A patch of fog had appeared right ahead of him. Still, he was an experienced war veteran. Relying on his intuition, he took a shot in the dark.

Little Tanuki’s fog worked wonders against a rank nine combatant but in Niu Er’s case, it was only effective for a mere few seconds. The fire elemental Celestial Chi in Ye Chen was gushing violently. He strafed to the side to dodge Niu Er’s attack and screamed, “Crimson Cloud Searing Skies!”

Waves of flare surged forward, engulfing Niu Er.

Thud. Niu Er’s body trembled. The Chi Construct in him nearly gave way. Niu Er was not expecting a teenager to hit so hard. Ye Chen’s strike drove Niu Er madder.

“D*mn you, kid!” Niu Er retorted and struck his flail sideways.

Ye Chen blocked the impact with both his arms. Bang! Ye Chen was knocked a few feet back. It was going to take more than that to defeat a rank nine combatant. Sensing Niu Er coming for him, Ye Chen threw another Exploding Seed with his right hand.

The sight of the Exploding Seed only served to provoke Niu Er further. He gathered his strength and used his flail to intercept the seed. Boom! The seed exploded two meters from him, shards of stones flew outward again. Niu Er was barely affected by the blow and he continued to march forward.

Niu Er was truly a ferocious man. Death did not faze him!

With Little Tanuki spewing more fogs to cover more grounds, Ye Chen took the opportunity to engage in a hit and run with Niu Er. Given his disadvantage, Ye Chen had a difficult time stalling Niu Er. Niu Er was an incredibly smart man too. With every strike he made, he edged closer to Ye Zhantian.

Seeing what Niu Er was up to, Ye Chen followed in close pursuit. He could not let Niu Er get close to his father. He had to get Niu Er’s attention.

Meanwhile, Yun Yixuan had just thrown Ye Meng off with a strike. Like an eagle swooping down to catch its prey, he grabbed hold of Ye Rou easily.