As the pressure on everyone’s bodies intensified, blood flowed from their seven facial orifices. The ground, already stained red, could now reflect the sky.
A bloody firmament, that was perhaps what this meant.
At this moment, the dozens of members of the Blade Frenzy brought by Zhou Ji had all collapsed in the blood. Whether they could survive was unknown.
"No… impossible! This… how can this be…"
Seeing the young man before them walk out of the blood, no, rather, float towards them, Zhou Ji and Xie Di were completely stunned.
At this moment, Ye Ming’s feet were suspended about ten centimeters above the ground, a vacuum distance.
This kind of sustained levitation was, in the understanding of Xie Di and Zhou Ji, something only achievable by those who reached the extreme of ancient martial arts, the Martial God realm.
Even a Martial Emperor did not possess this ability.
Yet, now, such a technique appeared on a youth of their age, which was even harder to accept than the scene in the blood pool before them.
"Don't… don't come closer! I am the young leader of the Blade Frenzy, you can't kill me!" Seeing the cold killing intent in Ye Ming’s eyes, Zhou Ji quickly retreated, continuously emphasizing his identity.
"Yes! I am also the young master of the Yongchuan Province Martial Hall! If you kill me, the Martial Hall will not let you go!"
At this moment, Xie Di also quickly declared his identity.
"Martial Hall?"
He had indeed heard of this underground organization.
Seeing Ye Ming pause, Xie Di breathed a huge sigh of relief. In his opinion, the other party must have been intimidated by the reputation of the Martial Hall.
Thus, he quickly said, "Brother! Today's matter is all a misunderstanding! Let’s each mind our own business, okay!"
"Yes! Yes! It’s all a misunderstanding! Since brother has come to Zhifeng Province, the Blade Frenzy has some prestige here. If brother has any needs, I will certainly satisfy them."
Seeing that Ye Ming had heard of the Martial Hall, Zhou Ji emphasized again.
In his words, he had specifically mentioned the "status of the Blade Frenzy in Zhifeng Province." This was partly a warning.
In Zhou Ji's view, since the youth was wary of the Martial Hall, he should also be wary of the Blade Frenzy, which was on the same level as the Martial Hall.
Thus, unknowingly, the two were no longer as fearful.
"Misunderstanding?"
Seeing the relieved expressions on their faces, Ye Ming roughly guessed what they were thinking.
"Yes! Yes! It’s all a misunderstanding!"
"Brother, don't worry, as an apology, I will…"
Just as Zhou Ji and Xie Di thought the situation was under control, Ye Ming suddenly moved.
"Ah!"
"No! Brother! Calm down!"
They didn't even see how Ye Ming moved; his figure instantly appeared before them. With a single hand grip, Zhou Ji and Xie Di were choked by a white energy and lifted into the air.
Their feet left the ground, and the fear and unease that had just subsided resurfaced in their expressions.
At this moment, they could clearly feel the killing intent emanating from the other’s eyes.
"How dare you lay your hands on my woman, and you call this a misunderstanding!"
Ye Ming tightened his grip, and a suffocating sensation of impending death instantly enveloped Xie Di and Zhou Ji. Desperate struggles began to manifest in their limbs.
"Ah! No… I… I am the Mar… Young Hall Master… you won't…"
"Bastard! I am Blade… Young Leader, you… you dare…"
On the brink of death, they no longer cared about begging for mercy. At this moment, they only hoped that the forces behind them could deter the young man before them.
"Very well! Blade Frenzy and Martial Hall, I have noted them down!"
Looking at the two struggling on the verge of death, Ye Ming displayed a sinister smile: "Don't worry! If they dare to come, you won't be lonely on your journey to the Yellow Springs."
"Wh… What! No…"
"Spare… spare me! I… I don't…"
At this, the two fell into complete despair.
But just as Ye Ming was about to eliminate them, he suddenly felt a formidable pressure sweeping towards their location.
And it was fast.
*Bang!*
In less than ten seconds, not far to Ye Ming's left, a blurred figure descended from the sky. The power of the person was so immense that it directly created a circular pit nearly a meter in radius on the ground.
Sand and dust instantly billowed up, and flying stones filled the air, making the atmosphere suddenly heavy.
"Kid! Are you looking for death?"
Even before the dust settled, a deep and extremely oppressive roar came from within the pit.
It seemed to be an ancient martial arts expert!
Then, a gust of wind swept through, and the figure in the giant pit was revealed to the air.
An old man in black cloth, exuding a ferocious aura, slowly walked out. With each step he took, the ground trembled.
This showed the terrifying extent of his strength.
After emerging, the old man first glanced at the dozens of Blade Frenzy members lying in the blood. Seeing this desolate scene, the anger and killing intent in his eyes intensified.
"How dare you! If you can leave the provincial capital alive today, I, Qiu Xiaotian, will kill myself on the spot!"
Qiu Xiaotian looked at Ye Ming, and the ferocious aura radiating from him caused the ground to crack, and a pressure as heavy as a thousand pounds assaulted him.
"Quickly release the Young Leader and Young Master Xie!"
He roared, his tone commanding, "Otherwise, I will make sure you die without a whole corpse, and everyone related to you will be buried with you!"
Qiu Xiaotian's words were undeniably overbearing.
And his strength was the capital for his overbearing nature.
Because the domineering aura he exuded at this moment also carried a trace of imperial might.
With this might, all warriors under heaven would submit.
This was… Imperial Might.
Qiu Xiaotian was a genuine Martial Emperor expert.
"Make everyone related to me buried with them! Hmph!" Ye Ming, controlling Xie Di and Zhou Ji, said coldly, "Old man! You must be dreaming!"
A mere Martial Emperor could be annihilated with a single thought.
"Grandpa Qiu! Quickly… quickly save me! I… I don't want to die!"
"Elder Qiu! Please save me too!"
Seeing Qiu Xiaotian, Zhou Ji and Xie Di regained hope of survival.
However, they had overlooked the scene of Ye Ming levitating earlier.
Otherwise, they would have been even more desperate.
"Kid! I'll say it one last time! Let them go!" Qiu Xiaotian narrowed his eyes and rebuked, "This way, I might consider leaving you a whole corpse!"
"Hmph!"
Ye Ming was speechless at Qiu Xiaotian's idiotic behavior at this moment.
His young master was in his hands, yet he dared to issue threats. What was this if not idiocy?
"Very good! I want to see how you'll make me die without a whole corpse!" Ye Ming glanced at Zhou Ji, pointed at Qiu Xiaotian, and said with a sinister smile, "Remember! It was he who forced you to your death!"
"Wh… What! No… Ah!"
*Crack!*
The next second!
His neck… snapped.
Zhou Ji… was dead!