However, Venerable Lord Ice's target was not Hong Zhan, but another person who was a few dozen feet away from him.
The other party was an experienced veteran. Despite being ambushed, he reacted immediately. With a loud roar, he advanced instead of retreating, charging back against the current. The crimson saber in his hand was accompanied by the whistling of the wind as he counterattacked with all his might.
It was a pity that his opponent was Venerable Lord Ice, one of the Four Seasons Tower's five Venerable Lords. No matter how fast he reacted and how hard he tried, how could he be Venerable Lord Ice's opponent?
Boom!
The moment the ice blade came into contact, it shattered the counterattacking crimson saber into pieces. The storm of ice blades came crashing down without any hindrance.
Under the watchful eyes of Yun Yang and the others, the man's entire body was torn into pieces; even his bones were chipped off and scattered on the ground.
He was reduced to a pile of minced meat.
Although he was dismembered, it was nothing more than that.
Then, the scene fell into an eerie silence. It was so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.
Hong Zhan's hand slowly pressed on his saber's hilt, his gaze piercing Venerable Lord Ice's face as he asked faintly, "Are you the Four Seasons Tower's Venerable Lord Ice?"
The storm of ice blades was Venerable Lord Ice's signature move.
Seeing such a famous move, if Hong Zhan, the leader of one of the world's top assassin organizations, could not recognize it, he would not be able to stay in the martial world anymore.
Venerable Lord Ice sprung up, his body still encircled by boundless frost as he pounced on Hong Zhan with an odd chuckle. "Hong Zhan, I've long heard that you're one of the top experts in the martial world, ranked sixth in the assassin ranking. It's a coincidence that you're here today. Let's see if the assassin ranking or the Four Seasons Tower's Venerable Lord is stronger!"
With a wave of his silver saber, a brilliant silver light appeared like the Milky Way had fallen from the sky. With a clang, the saber actually shattered Venerable Lord Ice's ice blades. Hong Zhan hollered, "Is this Mr. Nian's intention?"
Not only did he manage to force Venerable Lord Ice back, he had also displayed his abilities perfectly without injuring Venerable Lord Ice. It was obvious that he wanted Venerable Lord Ice to retreat.
The reputation of the Four Seasons Tower was too intimidating. With the example of the Concourse of the Underworld being ambushed, even someone like Hong Zhan was unwilling to rashly establish such an unrivaled enmity. Holding back his attack was already a sign of weakness; he did not pursue the matter of Venerable Lord Ice killing his assassins!
Venerable Lord Ice chuckled and suddenly spat, "Hong Zhan, are you afraid? You're actually afraid? The so-called reputation of Jianghu is actually exaggerated. The so-called unfathomable rumor is just a joke! "
Hong Zhan took a deep breath. Even though he was made of clay, he still had to have some anger. Moreover, he was a big shot in the underworld who could shake the world with a stomp of his foot!
If he were to swallow this insult, how would he be able to convince the masses? He said coldly, "Venerable Lord Ice, you've killed my men. You must know that blood must be paid with blood!"
Venerable Lord Ice's ice blades rose into the sky once more as he laughed, "But do you dare kill me? Even if I kill everyone around you, so what? Do you dare to retaliate? If you kill me, the entire Hall of Crimson Blade will be buried with me! "
"Furthermore, you're not qualified to speak in front of me with your petty tricks!"
Venerable Lord Ice's ice blades danced as if he was riding on a cloud. He only attacked without defending, shouting loudly as he fought. The five men from the Hall of Crimson Blade, including Hong Zhan, were all dragged into his attack range. Every strike was ruthless and lethal.
Clang, clang, clang …
Hong Zhan, who was the first to bear the brunt of the attack, swung his saber three times to block Venerable Lord Ice's attacks. He was about to speak again. With the cultivation base of the world's top experts, the moment they exchanged blows, the winner and the loser could be determined. He had already been merciful with these few attacks. If Venerable Lord Ice had been aware of the situation, he should have known when to advance and retreat. He should have stopped immediately and even retreated so that the situation would not have escalated to a point of no return.
The higher a cultivator's cultivation base, the more he cherished his life. Even if Venerable Lord Ice's threat was true and the Four Seasons Tower would pursue the Hall of Crimson Blade for Venerable Lord Ice's death, if Venerable Lord Ice were to die in this battle, what good would the aftermath be? Therefore, if Venerable Lord Ice were to die in this battle, it would be disadvantageous to both him and the Hall of Crimson Blade. It was also because of this that Hong Zhan suppressed his anger and did not retaliate against Venerable Lord Ice.
However, at this moment, Hong Zhan heard the subordinate beside him cry out in grief, "Hall Master! Are you still going to tolerate this? "
Hong Zhan's heart skipped a beat. Sweeping his gaze over, he saw that the eyes of his four subordinates were already bloodshot!
How could Hong Zhan not know that his weak performance today had caused great dissatisfaction among his brothers? If he did not do anything, his brothers would probably be disappointed.
Once this matter was spread out, the Hall of Crimson Blade's cohesiveness would be greatly reduced as well.
Hong Zhan asked himself. If he were to put himself in his subordinates' shoes, he would probably think the same as well.
Facing Yun Yang, it would be fine if you did not do anything when he killed your men. After all, Yun Yang's identity was special. He was a king's heir and there were too many hidden dangers. In addition, the other party was in the right, so it was true that Hong Zhan should not have taken action, be it for official or personal reasons.
However, Venerable Lord Ice, who had appeared next, had obviously killed your men right under your nose. Even when Hong Zhan had already shown mercy, he was still being overbearing and continued to kill. Are you still not going to do anything?
If not, are we still the Hall of Crimson Blade? We might as well change our name to a punching bag!
Thinking of this, an indescribable murderous aura surged from Hong Zhan.
He had never been so aggrieved in his entire life, nor had he been so passive.
Honestly, he could not afford to offend the Four Seasons Tower. There was also the Concourse of the Underworld as an example, but so what? Now that things had come to this, even if he could not afford to offend them, he had to do it!
Especially when Venerable Lord Ice was the culprit who had triggered the current dire situation. He had to be killed!
Even if he thought so, even if the Hall of Crimson Blade was to be held accountable by the Four Seasons Tower, Venerable Lord Ice was destined not to see it!
"Kill!"
Hong Zhan roared.
As Hong Zhan's murderous intent towards Venerable Lord Ice formed, he glanced at Yun Yang from the corner of his eyes, praying inwardly that Yun Yang would keep his word and not take the opportunity to attack. He also prayed that these two men were not in cahoots.
Hong Zhan knew that his cultivation base was higher than Venerable Lord Ice's. He had even sensed that Venerable Lord Ice's condition was unusual when they exchanged blows just now. It was far from the rumored state, but it was still a huge threat. Once there was a heaven realm expert like Yun Yang to help, the outcome of the battle would be difficult to predict.
Fortunately, Hong Zhan was relieved after a quick glance.
Yun Yang did not move.
He did not take advantage of Venerable Lord Ice's perilous state.
Hong Zhan's heart immediately relaxed. His saber strike was like an antelope hanging its horn, cleaving out without leaving a trace.
Puff …
Blood splattered.
The result of the strike was to chop off Venerable Lord Ice's left hand.
It was so easy that even Hong Zhan himself, the one who had struck, was shocked.
He knew himself best. Hong Zhan's strike just now was powerful, but its actual lethality was limited. It was thirty percent real and seventy percent fake. Most of it was the countless tricks hidden behind. Whether Venerable Lord Ice dodged or fought it head-on, he had a few ways to force his way through.
Hong Zhan had a high opinion of Venerable Lord Ice. Although he had some understanding of Venerable Lord Ice's cultivation base and ability from the short exchange earlier, he dared not let it go. The strike was also meant to test Venerable Lord Ice's limits, but he had never expected the lively Venerable Lord Ice to be so weak!
A single slash …
As Venerable Lord Ice howled, a misty white gas suddenly emitted from his body. He howled fiercely, "Young Master Yun, on account of our past friendship, I have a favor to ask of you! Tell my brothers to avenge me! "
Suddenly, his entire being swelled up.
First, a ray of blood shot out from his body, charging towards where Yun Yang was. His entire person, his entire body, charged forcefully into where Hong Zhan and the other four men were gathered.
Then …
An earth-shattering explosion resounded.
An earth-shattering explosion abruptly exploded!
Self-destruction!
Venerable Lord Ice had detonated all of his energy of soul and life force at this very moment!
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