The Holy Region had more resources than any other region. However, the competition in the Holy Region was much crueler than in other regions. Many a time, a careless decision could result in life and death.
Even though the Heaven Dao Pavilion had yet to attack Fang Zhengzhi, Second Elder was not naive enough to believe that today's matter would end just like that.
Bury the hatchet?
Stop now, think of a way to save Yan Xiu, and then send Fang Zhengzhi out like a prince?
With Chi Guyan's relationship, this was indeed possible.
However, if they did that, how would they resolve the matter of Fang Zhengzhi destroying the Divine Rain Pond? How would they explain it to the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples? What would happen to the Heaven Dao Pavilion's reputation?
Even if the Heaven Dao Pavilion did not care about their reputation or the dissatisfaction of their disciples, what were the chances of them burying the hatchet in the end?
No one could be sure.
This was because when Fang Zhengzhi truly matured, no one knew what would happen. Once that happened, they would no longer be in control of the situation. Everything would be in Fang Zhengzhi's hands. Even their lives would be in Fang Zhengzhi's hands.
Second Elder was able to reach this stage in the Holy Region. He was not naive enough to place his hopes on the slim chance that Fang Zhengzhi would bury the hatchet.
Since he was already in the wrong, he could only make the best of it!
"Shi Fan, prepare to die!" Just as Second Elder made up his mind, Fang Zhengzhi's voice rang out again. At the same time, the Traceless Sword in Fang Zhengzhi's hand moved.
The sword was like a dragon as it headed straight for Shi Fan's heart.
"How dare you!" Shi Fan seemed to have woken up at this moment. When he saw Third Elder of the Black Moon Island lying on the ground, his originally dazed eyes turned cold and dark.
As an elder of the Yin Yang Hall, Shi Fan's mind was naturally calm. However, the fact that Fang Zhengzhi controlled the Hell Dao was a huge blow to him …
This caused him to be dazed for a moment.
After recovering from his daze, a layer of black flames covered Shi Fan's body. At the same time, he grabbed the corpse of Third Elder of the Black Moon Island with one hand and swung his sword at Fang Zhengzhi with the other.
"Stop!" Yuan Rong's voice rang out at this moment. He stared intently at the corpse in Shi Fan's hands and his heart was bleeding.
Although the three Saints of the Black Moon Island were not biological brothers, they had been stationed on the Black Moon Island and had lived together for many years. They had long called each other brothers.
But now …
His third brother was dead. He had died trying to save Shi Fan. This was already painful enough. How could he watch his third brother's body be used as a shield by Shi Fan?
Fang Zhengzhi's sword stopped.
It was not because he heard Yuan Rong's voice, but because he saw Yuan Rong's hand wrapped around Yan Xiu's throat.
"Die!" Fang Zhengzhi stopped, but Shi Fan did not. He watched as Fang Zhengzhi's sword stopped in front of him. Then, he kicked upwards.
Boom! The foot that was engulfed in thick black flames kicked Fang Zhengzhi's chest. Then, Fang Zhengzhi's body flew backward and landed on the ground with a thud.
When he saw this, Second Elder, who was about to attack, suddenly fell silent. He knew what was going to happen next.
"Fang Zhengzhi, can you watch Yan Xiu die?" Yuan Rong's voice rang out again. At the same time, he pressed his other hand on Yan Xiu's shoulder.
"Kacha!" A crisp sound rang out.
It was obvious that Yan Xiu's expression changed. He seemed to be in extreme pain. However, he gritted his teeth and did not make a sound.
This caused Fourth Elder to shake his head subconsciously. He sighed and said, "Yan Xiu … is indeed a member of the Yan Family of Western Liang. He has the iron bones of a soldier!"
"Mm." Second Elder did not say much because he knew what Fourth Elder was thinking. However, the situation in front of him forced him to remain silent. Even though he knew that this was not a good method, he had to admit that it was the best solution.
The surrounding Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples all frowned at this moment. Although they did not want Fang Zhengzhi to live, they did not like to see such a scene unfold before them.
This was because this was too immoral.
It was already unfair for five Sage State experts to attack a Rebirth State expert. However, the Sage State experts had to use hostages to threaten them. How could they tolerate such a thing?
"Despicable!"
"Despicable!"
"What Sages, they are despicable people!"
The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples all criticized him. However, no one tried to stop him. This was because Second Elder and Fourth Elder did not say anything.
More importantly, they knew that they were in the Holy Region.
"Shut up! Fang Zhengzhi, between you and Yan Xiu, only one can live. Make your choice! " Yuan Rong's voice was cold. As a Sage, how could he not know how shameful this was?
However, the current situation was that two out of the five Sages had died in an instant. Even Shi Fan was injured. Furthermore, they were surrounded by the Heaven Dao Pavilion.
How could he care about anything else?
Avenge his third brother with his own hands?
Of course he wanted to!
However, Shi Fan was not a trustworthy partner. If he allowed his second brother to join forces with Shi Fan to kill Fang Zhengzhi, no one knew what Shi Fan would do in the face of danger.
However, if he joined forces with his second brother and Shi Fan to attack Fang Zhengzhi, Yan Xiu would lose control. No one could guarantee what the outcome would be.
There was no other way. Under the current circumstances, he could only make such a choice.
"Fourth Elder … do you think we should …" Second Elder stopped halfway through his sentence. He seemed to want to say something but hesitated.
"Second Elder, I understand. If we can't bear it, we will ruin our plans. If we can use Yuan Rong to kill Fang Zhengzhi, it will be a good thing for us." Fourth Elder naturally knew what Second Elder was trying to remind him of.
"Sixth Elder?"
"Sigh … I understand. Don't worry, Second Elder, I know what to do …" When Sixth Elder heard Second Elder's voice, he sighed softly and turned his head to the side.
"Mm." Second Elder nodded his head and did not say anything else.
While they were talking, Shi Fan had already stood up from the ground and walked towards Fang Zhengzhi.
He did not speak.
The moment Shi Fan reached Fang Zhengzhi's side, he kicked Fang Zhengzhi's body once again. This time, Fang Zhengzhi flew up from the ground.
"Boom!" A loud sound rang out.
Fang Zhengzhi's body crashed into a tree. Then, the entire tree broke and was instantly set ablaze by the black flames.
"Cough cough …" Fang Zhengzhi coughed twice. At the same time, blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. However, just like Yan Xiu, he did not say a single word.
"I want to see how long you can remain stubborn for!" Shi Fan's gaze was extremely cold. He was filled with hatred and he could not accept this. However, it was precisely because of this that he became even more cruel.
He wanted to take back all the humiliation that Fang Zhengzhi had given him. He wanted Fang Zhengzhi to know that even if he mastered the Hell Dao, he could not live!
"Shi Fan, just kill him. Don't play with fire!" Yuan Rong looked at Shi Fan's raised leg. He was filled with hatred as well. However, this hatred was completely different from Shi Fan's.
He hated Shi Fan for being too arrogant. Even in such a situation, he was still affected by his anger and did not kill Fang Zhengzhi immediately.
"Is Shi Fan a name that an ordinary disciple like you can call?" Shi Fan's leg stopped in mid-air and he looked at Yuan Rong with a cold expression.
"You …" Yuan Rong's expression changed and his face turned red. However, he controlled himself and said, "I was too impatient, Elder Shi. Actually, I just …"
"There's no need to say anything. Just do what you need to do!" Shi Fan waved his hand at Yuan Rong. Then, he raised his leg and kicked Fang Zhengzhi.
"Bam!" A dull sound rang out.
Shi Fan's leg accurately landed on Fang Zhengzhi's body. However, unexpectedly, Fang Zhengzhi did not fly out like before. Instead, his entire body curled up and he hugged Shi Fan's right leg tightly. His entire body was wrapped around Shi Fan's leg.
"Eh?" Shi Fan was slightly taken aback. He did not think that Fang Zhengzhi would dare to resist. Of course, Fang Zhengzhi's actions could not be considered a form of resistance. At most, he was just protecting himself.
However, Shi Fan was clearly unhappy.
As an elder of Yin Yang Hall, he was not as' childish 'as Yuan Rong thought. He did not need to torture Fang Zhengzhi to feel pleasure.
What he wanted to do was actually to strengthen the alliance between the Yin Yang Hall and the Nine Pinnacles Mountain.
Currently, Nine Pinnacles Mountain had indeed formed an alliance with Yin Yang Hall.
However, this was an alliance of equals. To put it bluntly, it was a temporary strategic alliance. This was clearly not what Yin Yang Hall wanted.
What Yin Yang Hall really wanted was an alliance that relied on them. However, how could Nine Pinnacles Mountain be willing to rely on Yin Yang Hall forever?
Indeed, Nine Pinnacles Mountain was in trouble now.
Tian Xing's incident was a huge blow to Nine Pinnacles Mountain. However, the nine elders and disciples of Nine Pinnacles Mountain were still around.
As long as Nine Pinnacles Mountain was given some time to resolve the internal struggle for the position of Sect Leader, then Nine Pinnacles Mountain could regain its former glory.
If that was the case …
The alliance between Yin Yang Hall and Nine Pinnacles Mountain was only temporary protection for Nine Pinnacles Mountain. There was no meaning to it at all.
However, if Nine Pinnacles Mountain was unable to recover from this setback …
That would be another matter.
As long as Nine Pinnacles Mountain could not regain its former glory, it would have to rely on Yin Yang Hall. Then, in time, the territory that Nine Pinnacles Mountain controlled would naturally become Yin Yang Hall's territory.
Shi Fan understood this.
Hence, what he wanted to do now was to torture Fang Zhengzhi and cripple him personally. Then, he would kill Yan Xiu in front of Fang Zhengzhi. Finally, he would let Fang Zhengzhi die in regret.
As for what Yuan Rong and the rest would do after killing Yan Xiu …
This was Yuan Rong and the rest's problem.
If possible, Shi Fan did not mind helping Heaven Dao Pavilion and killing Yuan Rong and the rest. This would deepen the hatred between Heaven Dao Pavilion and Nine Pinnacles Mountain.
"Scram!" Shi Fan wanted to pretend to be angry and continue to torture Fang Zhengzhi. He did not want Fang Zhengzhi to hug his leg and swing on it. As such, when he saw Fang Zhengzhi hug his leg, his' anger 'became even more intense.
Unfortunately, no matter how much Shi Fan punched and kicked, Fang Zhengzhi's hands would not let go no matter what. It felt as though he was being entangled with Shi Fan.
Furthermore, as Fang Zhengzhi hugged his leg, the black armor on his back became more solid. The black flames burned continuously. Shi Fan had no choice but to use some of his Origin Energy to dispel the Hellfire on Fang Zhengzhi's body.
"Elder Shi, quickly kill him!" When Yuan Rong saw this anxious scene, he became even more anxious and furious. However, with his status, how could he order Shi Fan around?
"Shut up and do what you need to do!" Shi Fan replied to Yuan Rong without turning his head. Then, he punched Fang Zhengzhi's back.
When Yuan Rong saw this, he gritted his teeth. He could not help but look at Second Elder of the Black Moon Island, who was standing not far behind Shi Fan.
When Second Elder of the Black Moon Island saw Yuan Rong's gaze, he naturally understood what he meant. After nodding his head, he slowly walked towards Shi Fan and Fang Zhengzhi.
His movements were very gentle.
However, when he was five steps away from Shi Fan and Fang Zhengzhi, Shi Fan suddenly looked behind him. His eyes flashed coldly as he said, "Scram!"
"Elder Shi, I just wanted to help you get rid of him …" Second Elder of the Black Moon Island explained.
"I said, scram!" Shi Fan shouted once again.
"Shi Fan, don't go overboard. Even if you are an elder of Yin Yang Hall, without the three of us, Yin Yang Hall would not have been able to do this. Now that someone from Yin Yang Hall has died, my third brother has also … hmm?!" Yuan Rong seemed to be unable to take it anymore as he shouted.
However, he did not finish his sentence. This was because, just as he was focusing most of his attention on Shi Fan and Fang Zhengzhi, he suddenly felt a chill behind him.
Furthermore, most importantly …
This chill was clearly less than two steps behind him.
Sneak attack?!
Who would sneak attack!
To be able to get two steps behind him, the person who ambushed him could not be weak. However, Fang Zhengzhi only had one friend, Yan Xiu. Chi Guyan did not come down from the Heaven Dao Pavilion. Who could it be?
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