Hearing Ye Ling’s voice, Tie Hu and Fei Yan both trembled, quickly jumping away and creating distance from Ye Ling.
"This opponent seems a bit tough!"
Tie Hu stared intently at Ye Ling, his expression becoming unusually grave.
They had only shifted their gaze away from Ye Ling for a brief moment, and Ye Ling had already appeared behind them. This speed was almost unbelievable!
If Ye Ling had made a move silently just now, they would have both likely died!
Fei Yan’s expression also turned serious. She said earnestly, "Brother, it seems we misjudged. This young man is the one who wiped out the Ghost Gate’s branch."
Tie Hu put away his contempt and began circulating his cultivation technique. He said to Fei Yan, "Don't hold back. Let's join forces to kill this kid first, then deal with that old Taoist!"
The brother and sister duo, through a fortunate encounter, had obtained a unique cultivation technique called the "Transcendent Twin Cultivation Art." It was divided into Yin and Yang scrolls. The male cultivated Yang, and the female cultivated Yin. Separately, their power was diminished, but when combined, their strength increased manifold!
It was with this cultivation technique that Tie Hu and Fei Yan had been able to rampage through the eight provinces of Eastern China, not fearing even sixth-rank extraordinary individuals!
"Mm." Fei Yan nodded, secretly activating her cultivation technique and resonating with Tie Hu.
Beneath their feet, Yin-Yang diagrams appeared, and their auras began to ascend.
"Combined cultivation technique..."
Seeing the cultivation technique circulating within Tie Hu and Fei Yan, Ye Ling’s eyes narrowed slightly. He murmured, "It seems Earth was once a world with a powerful immortal cultivation civilization..."
Zhang Daoyuan's "Innate Concealment Art" and the Ghost Gate's "Reincarnation Sutra" were not worth mentioning. Both of those techniques were derived and evolved from mortal martial arts. Even when cultivated to perfection, they couldn't allow one to shed their mortal coil and ascend to immortality.
However, Tie Hu and Fei Yan's cultivation technique, the "Transcendent Twin Cultivation Art," was different. Its quality was comparable to the Profound-tier cultivation techniques of the Eastern Xuan Continent. In Earth's current environment, a cultivation technique of this caliber should not have appeared.
"Director Jiang, provide cover fire!"
Tie Hu shouted loudly to Jiang Wuhong, then he and Fei Yan surged forward, attacking Ye Ling with perfect coordination!
"These two good-for-nothings!"
Jiang Wuhong spat on the ground, muttering curses under his breath. However, he still instructed the men in black beside him, "Open fire to assist, but don't hit your own people."
As Jiang Wuhong finished speaking, the men in black raised their guns and began firing. Gunshots echoed through the steel factory in the dark night, disturbing the tranquility of the industrial zone.
Caught between Tie Hu, Fei Yan, and a barrage of bullets, Ye Ling was pushed to the brink of desperation.
"Die!"
Tie Hu and Fei Yan sneered. After stepping into the fifth rank, their eyes could now track the trajectory of bullets, making it not difficult to dodge them.
However, Ye Ling was facing away from the bullets. Even with his speed, he couldn't evade them.
If Ye Ling chose to turn and dodge the bullets, they could then launch a surprise attack from behind, delivering a fatal blow.
Whether advancing or retreating, it was a death sentence. Tie Hu and Fei Yan had already envisioned Ye Ling's demise.
"Naïve."
Seeing the confident smiles of Tie Hu and Fei Yan, a hint of amusement flashed in Ye Ling's eyes. Dark demonic energy surged from his body, instantly shattering Tie Hu and Fei Yan's defenses and entangling them.
Meanwhile, the bullets whistling from behind all melted mid-air, turning into molten iron that dripped onto the ground.
The battle was over in an instant!
Tie Hu and Fei Yan's pupils contracted violently, their faces filled with boundless terror.
This was a monster!
"It's over."
Ye Ling chuckled. The demonic energy binding Tie Hu and Fei Yan suddenly erupted, engulfing them!
Screams of agony echoed through the steel factory. Jiang Wuhong, who had been leisurely watching, froze. He stared blankly at Ye Ling's back, his mind a complete blank.
Those two were assassins he had hired for ten billion US dollars, the trump card prepared to annihilate the Ghost Gate!
Even if he had thrown that ten billion US dollars into the water, it would have made a splash, and burning it would have taken half a day!
But now, this ten billion US dollars... gone in less than three seconds?
"These two scammers!"
Jiang Wuhong snapped back to reality, quickly pushing his way through the crowd and jumping into his car. He shouted to the driver while looking out the window, "Drive! Get us out of here!"
However, Jiang Wuhong shouted twice, but heard no engine starting.
"Are you deaf? I told you to drive faster..."
Jiang Wuhong turned to curse the driver, but when he turned his head, he found the driver's seat empty.
Jiang Wuhong trembled all over and looked out the window again. He saw Ye Ling standing outside the car, and all the people he had brought had vanished without a trace!
Only he remained!
"Ghost!!!"
Jiang Wuhong shrieked, quickly shrinking into a corner of the seat, his face ashen. He had completely wet himself from fright!
Seeing Jiang Wuhong utterly terrified and disoriented, Ye Ling smiled and beckoned him, saying, "Come out."
Although Ye Ling was smiling, in Jiang Wuhong's eyes, he looked like a demon!
Jiang Wuhong shook his head repeatedly, stammering, "You, you don't come here!"
Just moments ago, he had brought a large group of people, and this steel factory was about to be taken over by him. But in the blink of an eye, he found himself isolated and helpless, with the person outside the car able to crush him at any moment...
Endless fear gnawed at Jiang Wuhong's heart. He quickly crawled from the back seat to the driver's position and stomped on the accelerator, intending to drive away himself.
However, Jiang Wuhong only heard the roar of the engine; the car didn't move an inch!
Then, Jiang Wuhong found his vision rising. He saw from the rearview mirror that Ye Ling was holding the rear of his car with one hand, lifting the entire vehicle!
"Mon, monster..."
Jiang Wuhong cried out in shock. Ye Ling casually tossed the car into the distance, causing it to tumble several times on the ground. Jiang Wuhong was flung out of the window, scraping off a layer of skin on the ground, his body covered in blood!
Boom!
The car exploded with a roar, flames erupting!
Jiang Wuhong lay on the ground, convulsing, the intense pain and boundless fear tormenting his nerves.
Illuminated by the flames, Jiang Wuhong struggled to lift his head. He saw Ye Ling slowly walking towards him.
Jiang Wuhong asked tremblingly, "You, you... who exactly are you?"
"It seems Director Jiang of the Jiang Corporation, the second master of the Jiang family, doesn't remember me..."
Ye Ling looked at Jiang Wuhong and smiled, lifting him up as if he were a chick. "Does Director Jiang still remember what happened six years ago?"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Jiang Wuhong's pupils constricted violently, his body trembling, "You, you are..."
He remembered...
The appearance of the demon before him was exactly the same as that of Ye Ling, the young master of the Ye family, six years ago!
Recognizing Ye Ling, Jiang Wuhong's heart was filled with immense shock, his eyes full of disbelief!
"No, impossible... you're dead! You can't possibly be alive!"
Jiang Wuhong roared, his entire demeanor becoming hysterical.
If the person before him was indeed the Ye Ling from six years ago, then their Jiang family...
Jiang Wuhong swallowed hard, his fear growing even more intense!
What they had done to the Ye family six years ago... was far from ordinary cruelty.
He couldn't imagine what would happen to his family now that Ye Ling had returned as a demon!