A short distance from Ye Feng and the Blood Ancestor,
"Leng… Sister Leng… I… I’m not seeing things, am I…"
"Just now… the Blood Ancestor was injured by Ye Feng… while the spatial power barrier was still intact!"
Qiao Ying exclaimed in disbelief.
"Mm!"
Leng Yue nodded, "Ye Feng's true energy just now directly penetrated the spatial power barrier!"
"This… such power… it’s been a long time since I've seen it!"
Immediately, Leng Yue looked at Ling Xi, who was equally astonished, "Ling Xi, what’s going on with that little guy? Did you know he had such high potential all along?!"
"N… No…"
"I… I'm not too clear about Ye Feng's background either…"
"My… my encounter with him was purely by chance… I just found him interesting… I… didn’t think of anything else…"
Ling Xi blinked, her expression filled with bewilderment.
…
On the rooftops surrounding the courtyard,
Upon witnessing this, Ke Leji’s eyes flashed. He who had been sitting up until now, suddenly sprang to his feet…
…
In the courtyard,
"Kid, I truly underestimated your power just now!"
A hint of seriousness flickered across the Blood Ancestor’s face. A red light flashed above his head, and his bloody ear instantly healed.
The next second, he waved his hand, and Xue Yi and the other Blood Guards, holding their bloodthirsty talismans, charged towards Ye Feng.
"Clang clang clink!~"
The attacks of Xue Yi, Xue Lu, Xue Ba, and Xue Jiu were blocked by Xiao Xiao, Ling Xi, Leng Yue, Qiao Ying, and "Shen Botian."
Ye Feng, gripping his Tang sword, charged towards the Blood Ancestor once more.
"Clink!~ Bang!"
"Clang! Bang bang! Sizzle!~"
"Whoosh!"
Ye Feng's Tang sword repeatedly struck the spatial power barrier created by the Blood Ancestor, his true energy instantly piercing through.
However, having suffered an ear injury, the Blood Ancestor was clearly on guard. After a fierce battle, Ye Feng did not inflict any fatal wounds on him.
As for the minor injuries, the Blood Ancestor healed them almost instantly.
"Clink!"
With another clash, the Blood Ancestor used the momentum to fly back towards the Tower of Cain behind him. Mid-air, he formed a strange seal with his hand.
"Kid, you’re quite interesting!"
As his voice fell, a surge of red light erupted from the Blood Ancestor and the Tower of Cain behind him. A large number of runes appeared, instantly enclosing himself and Ye Feng within a small area.
"A spatial power barrier, similar to before!"
Feeling the fluctuations of spatial power emanating from his surroundings, Ye Feng frowned slightly.
"Whoosh!"
At this moment, the Blood Ancestor lunged at Ye Feng, moving much faster than before. In his hand, he now held a battle halberd composed entirely of red runes.
"Clink~ Clang!~"
"Bang! Bang bang!~"
What followed was another series of intense fighting sounds.
Because the spatial power barrier re-established by the Blood Ancestor was relatively small, Ye Feng's movements were significantly restricted.
After all, his true energy could indeed penetrate the spatial power barrier, but his body could not freely traverse within it as the Blood Ancestor could.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, the Blood Ancestor’s figure vanished, instantly appearing behind Ye Feng. The red rune halberd in his hand moved swiftly to hack at Ye Feng’s neck.
Ye Feng did not panic. His expression remained resolute. Gripping his Tang sword, he twisted his body, his true energy flashing, and directly met the Blood Ancestor’s rune halberd.
"Bang!"
The Blood Ancestor's rune halberd was instantly shattered into pieces. However, a trace of surprise was all that crossed his face, no hint of panic. Instead, a cold sneer emerged.
"Hm?"
Suddenly, Ye Feng’s expression changed.
The fragments of the rune halberd, which he had just shattered and scattered around himself, seemed to be drawn by some force. They suddenly flashed with bright red light and, from all directions, stabbed towards him at extreme speed.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!~"
"Sizzle sizzle~ Sizzle sizzle!"
In the blink of an eye, Ye Feng was pierced by the rune halberd fragments like a porcupine, blood gushing out. His right arm, holding the Tang sword, was especially severely wounded.
The rune halberd fragments embedded in Ye Feng's body began to absorb his flowing blood, their red glow becoming even more sinister.
"Big brother!"
Seeing this, Xiao Xiao immediately became anxious. Clutching the Angelic Blade, Royal Command, she was about to rush towards Ye Feng but was intercepted by Xue Lu.
The Blood Ancestor, upon seeing Ye Feng impaled by rune halberd fragments like a porcupine, did not cease his assault.
He narrowed his eyes, quickly formed a seal with his hands, and the runes on Ye Feng's body pulsed with red light. They began to move like living vines, extending rapidly and intertwining with each other…
Within a few breaths, Ye Feng was trapped within a bizarre cage formed by the rune halberd fragments.
The rune halberd fragments embedded in Ye Feng's body continuously drew his blood, like a strange creature made of runes, draining his life force.
Soon, the cage formed by the rune halberd fragments began to sprout sharp branches, poised to pierce into Ye Feng's body.
Ye Feng's vital points, such as his eyes, nose, ears, heart, and neck, were the first to be targeted.
"Hmph!"
Seeing this, Ye Feng's expression changed. He let out a low grunt, and the true energy from his body erupted outwards, instantly shattering the rune cage that confined him.
"Breakthrough!"
A hint of surprise flashed in the Blood Ancestor's eyes.
"This true energy…"
Feeling the peculiar true energy fluctuations constantly emanating from his body, Ye Feng was overjoyed.
The recent battle had not only made his use of that mysterious movement technique more proficient but also allowed him to break through to the eighth rank of Gold.
More importantly, even without employing that mysterious movement technique, Ye Feng could clearly sense that a peculiar true energy, which could only be unleashed through that technique, now existed within him.
Previously, this peculiar true energy seemed beyond his control, only emerging automatically in moments of crisis… such as when he was attacked by Tuo Lei’s spatial power, or during the Blood Ancestor's initial appearance…
Now, Ye Feng could clearly perceive this peculiar true energy and even command it!
"Whoosh!~"
Suddenly, the Blood Ancestor attacked Ye Feng again, his right hand once again conjuring a long saber made of red runes, while his left hand held a long chain of red runes covered in sharp blades.
This time, Ye Feng did not use his Tang sword. He stored it into his spatial warehouse. The peculiar true energy surged from his body, directly confronting the Blood Ancestor.
"Bang! Sizzle!~"
"Urk!~"
Ye Feng grunted in pain.
In that exchange, his left arm was slashed by the Blood Ancestor's rune saber, leaving a bloody gash. His back was raked by the Blood Ancestor's rune chain, resulting in numerous small wounds.
However, he did not draw his Tang sword. Instead, he channeled the peculiar true energy and again met the Blood Ancestor.
"Whoosh! Sizzle!"
"Bang!~"
"Urk!~ Sizzle!~"
Following this, Ye Feng continued to fight without any weapons, relying solely on his body, infused with the peculiar true energy, to contend with the Blood Ancestor, who wielded a red rune saber and moved swiftly throughout the entire spatial power barrier formation, his body a blur.
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