Chapter 555 (1/2)

Su Xing scratched his head. Gong Caiwei's words were somewhat unexpected. He seriously said: ”I already have a plan to handle the two assassins. If I really need your help, I won't be modest with you, Caiwei.”

Gong Caiwei grunted in affirmation. She heard his intent.

The girl said nothing else, and the atmosphere fell into silence. Su Xing found a topic and spoke up: ”Right, the Bright Moon Longevity Palace has already been opened. Caiwei, do you want to move in?”

Gong Caiwei was taken aback. The red clouds that had just abated once again flew across her cheeks. If it was before, Gong Caiwei definitely would face him with cold eyes, however, she noticed that whenever she faced this man in front of her, she already could no longer be as tranquil as before. Feigning nonchalance, ”Why invite me?”

Only then did Su Xing notice that his question seemed too ambiguous, ”The Bright Moon Longevity Palace has an abundance of spiritual power, very helpful for cultivation. Right…You can cultivate the Longevity Art any time you wish in the Longevity Palace. How about it, want to consider it?”

Gong Caiwei nodded. It was unclear if this was agreement or agreement to consider.

As the two chatted, they already attracted the attention of other cultivators. The Immortal Hero Princess of the Azure Dragon Territory was very famous, and her cultivation had broken through to Supervoid, which added even more to her refined, heroic air. She made countless male cultivators submit, and to see the legendary girl who was as cold as ice and snow surprisingly conversing with a man honestly made them envious. However, that man was a Supervoid Cultivator, so there was no helping their jealousy.

Just when they were somewhat timid, somebody refused to be so.

”Elder Brother, he is Su Xing!!” The Lingdong Countess Ye Lingxi recognized her nemesis, Su Xing. She indignantly appealed to Ye Futu for justice.

Ye Futu was currently patrolling for the Star Masters of the Four Oceans Halls in consideration of Star Duel plans. Hearing his little sister's words, he cast his glance at Su Xing. His eyes narrowed. ”The one you spoke of who disrespected you is him?”

”Exactly him. Even in disguise, I can recognize him.” Seeing Su Xing was chatting cheerfully with Gong Caiwei, Ye Lingxi was completely red in the face with fury. This damned man had seduced the Ling Yan Princess and was surprisingly seducing the Immortal Hero Princess.

”Supervoid Cultivator, a Star Master?” Ye Futu stroked his chin.

”He angers me to death. I definitely will tell Sister Caiwei, that man's shameless, true face!!” Ye Lingxi ground her teeth. She had just taken two steps forward when she was grabbed by Ye Futu.

”Elder Brother?” Ye Lingxi was unhappy he had stopped her.

”Look at what he is saying first.” A slight grin flit across the corner of Ye Futu's lips.

Ye Lingxi did not understand.

”If he is your enemy, then observe him. From his words and actions, his manners and expressions, you can deduce his weakness. Know thyself, know thy enemy to emerge victorious through a hundred battles.”

”So annoying.” Ye Lingxi wrinkled her brow.

Ye Futu sternly glanced at her. Ye Lingxi knew her Elder Brother's temperament and stayed her mouth even though she was unhappy.

Ye Futu took out a wine cup, drinking as he monitored Su Xing's behavior, leaving no sign by using the corner of his eye. He had a sort of intuition, that man was hiding something. After three rounds of drinking, Ye Futu had yet to see anything. Su Xing and Gong Caiwei's chat seemed very ordinary, however, that man absolutely was not as simple as he appeared in order to be able to attract the attention of the Immortal Hero Princess.

”Elder Brother.” Ye Lingxi was impatient. ”You have to avenge Little sister.” She would never forget this.

Ye Futu smiled: ”Since this is the case, let us personally meet him.”

When Ye Futu approached Su Xing, Su Xing had already been monitoring this red-haired man. Gong Caiwei had also been secretly using Sound Transmission to inform him of all information pertaining to Ye Futu – because of an accident, this cultivator who once possessed superb talent had degraded into a cripple. Now, after all traces of him vanished, he once again rose abruptly, having once again found his talent. THough his Supercluster Peak cultivation was not high, as far as a Star Master was concerned, breaking through to Supervoid was only a matter of time.

Gong Caiwei mentioned that he was a Star General, however, Su XIng did not see his Star General. At least, she was not following at his side.

”Elder Sister Caiwei, stay far away from this man…” Ye Lingxi flew over and grabbed Gong Caiwei's hand to pull her away from the close distance she was at beside Su Xing.

”Ye Lingxi, what are you doing?” Gong Caiwei wrinkled her brow.

”Ye Lingxi, we meet again.” Su Xing smiled.

Ye Lingxi glared at him and coldly snorted: ”Shameless pervert.”

”You are acquainted?” Gong Caiwei said in surprise.

”Elder Sister Caiwei, do not be deceived. The Ling Yan Princess' man is him. You had best stay away from him. He definitely is thinking of harming you.”

Gong Caiwei stared oddly at Su Xing.

”I made a boring bet with her, and the result is she lost.” Su Xing shrugged his shoulders.

”Ye Lingxi, your shouting is unbecoming of the Ye Clan.” Gong Caiwei was expressionless.

Ye Lingxi's mouth hung agape. She thought that she had misheard, for Gong Caiwei unexpectedly defended this man.

”Little Sister, do not be noisy and carefully listen to Caiwei's words.” A transient glint flashed by Ye Futu's eyes as he very quickly put on a very amicable smile.

”Your Servant is Ye Futu, Ye Lingxi's Big Brother.”

Su Xing nodded: ”I think you also know my name. But, as her Big Brother, you honestly should properly teach your Little Sister. She and I definitely do not have such enmity.”

”You shameless pervert, you have reversed black and white.” Ye Lingxi's eyes spouted fire.

Ye Futu did not answer, but he smiled and asked, ”May Your Servant ask, Brother Su Xing, do you have a Little Sister?”

”Yes, however, they are very good at understanding others.”

”Since Brother Su Xing also has Little Sisters, then you must be very understanding of the feeling of being a Big Brother?” Ye Futu continued.

”En.” Su Xing knew what he was thinking of.

”My Little Sister indeed has been somewhat in the wrong, however, she generally wants to make me, as her Elder Brother, get her out of predicaments. Even if she is not right at all, any way it is put, she is my Little Sister. Besides that she and Fellow Su Xing had something happen before, the misfortune is hers.”

”En. As a Big Brother, helping a Little Sister out is only right. Brother Futu, if you have something to say, just say it directly. If it is a rude and unreasonable request, then forgive Your Servant for his powerlessness.” Su Xing said bluntly.

Ye Futue smiled, ”Good, Brother used a bit of psychology to best my Little Sister. Today, I only want to bet three rounds with you.”

This request was the same as Su Xing's own idea, but he was somewhat apprehensive of Ye Futu's three bets: ”Brother Futu wants three bets. Can we not settle with one bet?”

”Your Servant and Brother Su Xing are somewhat of kindred spirits. Your Servant fears there will not be much time to make merry in this Treasure Banquet. It would be a bit better to enjoy ourselves to the fullest.

”Then good, I also was thinking of savoring this.” Su XIng's eyes flashed with a bit of cunning.

This Four Oceans Hall was currently holding the Alliance of Ten Conference. So as to not influence things, Su Xing and Ye Futu went to an adjacent hall. Su Xing turned his head back and spoke to Tang Lianxin briefly, making Tang Lianxin take note of the situation in the Four OCeans Hall before he turned and went into the side palace.

Regarding the bet between these two men, Gong Caiwei did not issue any opinion from start to finish, however, she tagged along out of slight interest and to also act as a witness.

Ye Futu whispered into Ye Lingxi's ear. Hearing that her Elder Brother wanted to best SU Xing in a bet, Ye Lingxi was incomparably excited, and she promptly dispatched someone to prepare.

Not a moment later, everything had been prepared.

In the palace, a table and a chess set were arranged, with red pieces acting for white and black as black.

Su Xing furrowed his brow.

”For this first round, we shall play chess. How do you feel?” Ye Futu asked.

”Chess?” Su Xing thought this was even stranger. He did not expect for the most ordinary chess. Rather than say a game of chance, it would be better to say this was recreation.

”To be evenly matched, to make a friend.” This was Ye Futu's intent.

”Of course.” Su Xing did not have an opinion.

”Elder Brother, you must beat him silly.” Ye Lingxi excitedly pounded her fist.

From her confident expression, Ye Futu's chess skills perhaps were not simple.

Su Xing chose the red pieces.

Red went first.

Su Xing's Divine Intent moved, and a cannon advanced.

Ye Futu smiled. He eyed the board and moved his Divine Intent.

Without any hesitation, after Ye Futu made his move, Su Xing quickly shifted his own.

Ye Futu followed closely behind, but before he could take a careful look, SU Xing seemed to have already finished thinking. He moved his horse, and Ye Futu continued to wear a forceful chill and did not hesitate to move.

In that second, both of them took several dozen turns. Ye Futu noticed that Su Xing seemed to be doing this deliberately. Each move had not opportunity for consideration. As if the moment he moved, Su Xing would immediately pressure on. The board was full of tyranny and oppression.

”Brother Su Xing's chess style truly makes Your Servant expand his horizons.” Ye Futu took a deep breath and maintained his calm. He nearly was about to be dragged in by Su Xing's rapid tempo.

A bit of vigilance was in his eyes, yet his expression still smiled slightly.

”Ancient people played chess as they enjoyed tranquility, but I feel victory through speed is not bad.”

”Fast is good, but fast also signifies needless consideration. In chess, renouncing pondering signifies a complete and total loss.” Ye Futu kindly said.

Su Xing declined to comment.

Thus, the next move was very interesting.

Su Xing calmly looked at the chessboard, making his move immediately after Ye Futu's without any thinking. Ye Futu maintained his own deliberate manner, not being influenced by Su Xing's provocative chessplay. He worked according to his own style, occasionally carefully looking at Su Xing's positioning, occasionally looking at Su Xing's appearance as he moved his pieces, as if he was trying to discern something.

”How can this be, Elder Brother has been suppressed.” Ye Lingxi was dumb as a wooden chicken, as if she had been dunked with a bucket of cold water.

Ye Futu had enjoyed chess ever since he was little, considerably elaborate and meticulous with his arrangements. Even the Great Liang's national chess master was ashamed of his own inferiority. Ye Lingxi had thought she could see her Elder Brother suppress the loathsome Su Xing in chess, yet she saw the complete opposite scene.

Ye Futu were locked tight. Su Xing was heedless. The expressions of the two were the difference between Heaven and Earth. In Ye Lingxi's eyes, it seemed her Elder Brother had become a rookie, and that leisurely Su Xing was like an old master teaching him. The reason for this misconception was that Su Xing's moves were honestly too quick.

”Elder Brother, make your moves faster.” Ye Lingxi shouted.

Ye Futu did not hear her. He still continued in his own way, neither fast nor slow.

”So incredible.” The eternally silent Zhu Sha suddenly spoke.

Gong Caiwei saw that the Zhu Sha who would not even blink if the sky came crashing down was unexpectedly showing shock. She knew that there was something significant on the inside and asked: ”Have you seen something?”

”He has been deceived.” Zhu Sha said.

These four words were a bit vague. Who has been deceived?

”He.” Zhu Sha looked at Ye Futu then back at the chessboard.

Gong Caiwei suddenly understood. So that is how it is.

On the surface, Su Xing seemed to be using pressure to hold an advantage over Ye Futu, not considering any move on the chessboard, but in fact, Su Xing's considerations were perhaps far more extensive that Ye Futu. Just as Ye Futu began to meditate every move, Su Xing also had time for leisure. It was precisely during this time that Su Xing already saw through the trend of the game, and when it came time for his turn, he naturally did not need to think much.

Therefore, Su Xing was then cleverly passing the time back to Ye Futu, creating the odd image of a Ye Futu in contemplation and a Su Xing that did not need to do so.

”He has won.” Zhu Sha said.

”Su Xing, just who are you after all?” Gong Caiwei murmured.

The following game was not unsurprising. Along with the passage of time and the trend of chess, the atmosphere grew increasingly heavy. Although Ye Futu racked his brains and reflected for counterplay, his countermeasures had already fallen into the ”lost defense trap.” The more time he had to ponder, the more certain Su Xing's victory became, and even if at this time Ye Futu wanted to match Su Xing's speed, because he had lost the initiative, he was already too late.

Their game made the Yan Yizhen in the Star Nest begin to admire Su Xing. The result was obvious.

A scarlet edge extravagantly cut open a line in the sky.

Black lotuses suddenly swayed, and the first petal was ripped apart under a bloody edge.

Ye Futu could not hold on and revealed gaps. His gaze gradually chilled, but he still maintained his calm. He concentrated full force on the game, his super fast thinking analyzing the whole situation. His next move was also to take one of Su Xing's pierces.

The black piece was just like a stable sluice gate, adopting an airtight defensive stance. The bloody red sword under Su Xing's intent was unstoppable in its assault, forcing Ye Futu to change strategy each and every time.

Iron chains stretched across the river. They instantly disintegrated. Red cavalry danced bloodily, charging forth unhindered.

Military defeat.

Ye Futu took a very deep breath. He raised his head to look at Su Xing, his eyes a complex mix of different things. ”Amazing, amazing. This Ye has never seen such a game. Today, This Ye's horizons have expanded. The loss was well worth it.”

”You flatter me.”

After their duel, Ye Futu was drenched in cold sweat, yet Su Xing was carefree.

”What is the second bet?”

”Having sat for so long, our bodies are somewhat stiff. How about we move around for the second bet?” Ye Futu slightly smiled.

”A competition then? That's fine as well.” Su Xing nodded.

As expected, this Ye Futu was only gambling on the surface. In actuality, he was using this as an opportunity to probe Su Xing. However, as with the chess game, Su Xing was also currently thinking of probing him back. This Ye Futu, like a male lead in a Xuanhuan novel whose life had turned around, was definitely concealing something. Su Xing was also very interested in unearthing that.

”Truth be told, This Ye has trained from a young age to be a sword cultivator and really is not ordinary like other cultivators. My martial arts are not bad. Brother Su Xing, do you wish to accept this challenge?” Ye Futu asked.

Su Xing knew he could not refuse.

”Elder Brother Futu, fix him up without mercy, take my anger out on him.” Hearing that this was a martial arts contest, Ye Lingxi regained her liveliness from her gloom at Ye Futu's defeat in the first round. She happily pranced about, nearly shouting that her big brother Ye Futu was a genius. She probably thought that compared to chess, using his martial arts prowess was the proper way to teach Su Xing a lesson. Her Elder Brother had just lost the chess game on purpose, so as to make Su Xing arrogant enough to agree.

Seeing the Lingdong Countess so excited, Gong Caiwei did not make a sound.

The two stood at opposite ends of the hall. The red-clothed Ye Futu was still smiling, but his eyes already had slight reservation. He raised his hand, and his fist was wrapped in flames.

”Brother Su Xing, for my Little Sister, I will not hold back. Forgive me…”

Then, Su XIng nodded.

A blinding fire spurted forth, immediately closing in on Su XIng.

The fluttering flames were like a shirt covering Ye Futu's whole body. As he had said, Ye Futu appeared to indeed not be planning on holding back. But the moment he acted, displaying a distinctive fire ability, Su Xing committed this to memory. The corner of his lips slightly curled – he had just been thinking of knowing Ye Futu's secrets. He could not pass this up.

The Ye Futu who had become a fireball in midair let loose a wave of fire. Su Xing's fingers were like blades, instantly striking, using Long Aotian's Dragon Claw.

His killing intent was severe. Ye Futu easily evaded, instantly rushing in front of SU XIng.

”Go!” A flaming sword appeared in his other hand, swiftly slashing.

”Fire Clothes Break!” In the instant they attacked at close range, the intense flames on Ye Futu's body were like a coat. They suddenly broke away from his body, fire and person splitting apart. Su Xing's eyes nevertheless were left with the afterglow of flames. Under a situation of not being able to react in time, a violent killing intent clambered over the remaining flames in the air, and the air burned with a crackling sound.

If it was not for her knowing that Su Xing had Majestic Star Lin Yingmei's Innate Skill, Gong Caiwei would have intervened.

This Ye Futu clearly had ill intentions..

Ye Futu took this chance to slash.

However, this time, Ye Futu bumped into a so-called iron plate. He wanted to rely on his innate martial force to challenge Su Xing. In this second round, victory had been decided from the very start.

Su XIng used his profound body techniques, leaning past the sword. The flaming coat that flew over also was dispersed by Su Xing's power. Then, one kick penetrated the layers of flame, and flipping, he kicked heavily into Ye Futu's jaw. The power that charged from an angle struck directly, violently rocking his brain.

The Fire Clothes Break and other flames dispersed. Ye Futu's body briefly left the ground.

Ye Lingxi's smile stiffened.

She thought she had gone blind and forcefully rubbed her eyes. Her own Elder Brother had surprisingly been kicked by a cultivator.

But Ye Futu was also very valiant. When struck by such a heavy kick, he did not shrink back. He dropped in the air, unbelievably arriving above Su Xing. His right hand rose, the fingers open, as a claw of flame roared out. Hanging like a galaxy, it fell towards Su Xing's head.

Bang!

Just when he was on the verge of success, Su Xing struck in passing. Just as he was about to use Purple Fiend, he firmly stopped. That was a close call, he nearly exposed his identity.

In this hesitation, Su Xing suffered a head-on repulsion. Ye Futu followed closely, kicking with his left leg. Su Xing seized this opportunity and blocked quickly with one hand, letting out a frightening thud. Su Xing winced, closing one eye. The battle willpower he had tempered through sparring with Star Generals could not be compared.

Bewilderment flashed through the eyes of the Ye Futu tossed back into the air. Borrowing this impact force, he rapidly turned his body, and his other leg kicked towards Su Xing's jaw in a hooklike manner.

The Su Xing who had just landed back on the ground once again used his elbow to block, dispersing this kick.

But Ye Futu's trump card had just begun.

”Vermilion Bird's Soaring Feather!!”1

Ye Futu's fingers continuously formed hand seals!

A bird cry.

Large and wide wings of fire unfurled behind Ye Futu. The swirling flames burned red, lighting the entire hall. Flames sparked fiercely off, lunging towards Su Xing as if to embrace him, directly burying Su Xing in this broiling blaze.

Ye Futu somersaulted down. Just as he wanted to launch a second wave of consecutive attacks on the Su Xing engulfed in flames, countless rays of chilling cold qi split apart from within the flames on Su Xing's body.