Boom!
With an explosion.
The middle-aged man spat blood and flew backward, his gaze towards Yang Feilong filled with horror.
"As an assassin, instead of ambushing and assassinating, you want to fight a fair duel? Truly courting death!" Yang Feilong's lips curled into a mocking smile.
Many assassins could defeat stronger opponents, but that was due to their stealthy methods and sudden attacks. In a head-on confrontation, their combat power was not as formidable, and due to their accustomedness to ambushes, they couldn't unleash their full potential in a direct fight!
This time, the middle-aged man, Tu Feiqing, regretted his carelessness and his arrogance. He had forgotten the assassin's creed: once an attack is launched, give it your all!
However, he never expected this young man to be so strong. Because of his oversight, he had only managed a hasty counterattack against Yang Feilong's onslaught, resulting in him being severely injured instantly.
Furthermore, he realized that even with his full strength, he might not be the opponent's match!
Now, being critically wounded, the chances of a comeback were slim to none.
Thus, he remembered the assassin's second tenet: if the mission cannot be accomplished, then escape, flee far away, and seek an opportunity later!
But with his severe injuries, his escape speed was greatly reduced. And Yang Feilong, whom he happened to encounter, was a top-tier expert skilled in speed. Therefore, before he could escape far, Yang Feilong caught up, and a terrifying sword strike descended towards him.
He found himself unable to evade and could only brace himself for the impact, swinging his saber to meet the attack!
His hurried defense was weak in power.
Bang!
Pfft!
Although Yang Feilong's sword strike did not kill him, it directly severed Tu Feiqing's arm!
"Ah!" Tu Feiqing cried out in agony.
This was his dominant hand, and now that his arm was severed, his strength diminished further.
"Whoosh!"
The next moment, Yang Feilong attacked again, striking while the iron was hot!
Facing an enemy, Yang Feilong never showed mercy.
Pfft!
A flash of blood, and Tu Feiqing's head was separated from his neck.
To his death, he couldn't believe he had been killed by a young man who appeared several years younger than Luo Feixue.
Luo Feixue was stunned. In fact, she had been shocked from the moment Yang Feilong severely injured Tu Feiqing. While Tu Feiqing might not have been skilled in direct combat, and his fighting strength wasn't as high as some peak Heavenly Martial Realm cultivators, he was still comparable to ordinary peak Heavenly Martial Realm cultivators!
And then? It was too fast, only two or three exchanges!
The formidable quasi-eight-star assassin, Tu Feiqing, was thus dispatched by Yang Feilong?
This was too much of a shock for her!
For a moment, she was unable to snap out of her astonishment.
"You, you killed him?" Luo Feixue stared at Yang Feilong blankly, her voice cracking slightly.
"Or, I shouldn't have?" Yang Feilong frowned slightly.
"It's not that you shouldn't have, it's just that I'm too shocked!" Luo Feixue shook her head, saying.
"It's fine to kill, as long as it's permissible!" Yang Feilong shrugged and smiled. "Shocked? Is killing a peak Heavenly Martial Realm assassin so unbelievable in your eyes?"
"Your growth in strength is simply too rapid. Not long ago, your power was only slightly stronger than mine. Recently, my strength has advanced by leaps and bounds, and I thought we were evenly matched. But then you could kill Heavenly Martial Realm cultivators, and now? You can easily kill peak Heavenly Martial Realm cultivators. Will you be able to kill even peak Martial Realm existences in a while?" Luo Feixue looked at Yang Feilong, disbelief etched on her face.
"That's hard to say," Yang Feilong smiled. "After all, you've witnessed the speed of my strength increase."
Although they hadn't met many times, they had interacted quite a bit. Back then, his strength was that of a Yuan Martial Realm warrior, but now, he could effortlessly kill peak Heavenly Martial Realm cultivators. And this was only a few months later, so it was no wonder Luo Feixue was so shocked!
Of course, Luo Feixue was not weak either; her cultivation had reached the peak Earth Martial Realm!
It could be said that her cultivation talent was also extremely strong!
Unfortunately, she still couldn't compare with Yang Feilong!
"Regardless, I owe you my life again," Luo Feixue said, looking at Yang Feilong with a complex expression.
She truly never imagined that in just a week, she would be saved by him twice.
"There's a saying, a hero saves a beauty, and the beauty will pledge herself to him. I've saved you twice, have you considered pledging yourself to me?" Yang Feilong teased Luo Feixue.
Luo Feixue's face turned red, and she then shot Yang Feilong a glare, "You have a harem full of women, and you're still after me?"
"Ahem," Yang Feilong's old face turned red, and he chuckled awkwardly, "Just kidding, trying to liven things up. I saw you were in too somber a mood."
"I just didn't expect to be betrayed again!" Luo Feixue shook her head.
"Betrayed again? Didn't you learn your lesson from the last time?" Yang Feilong said with annoyance.
"I just thought this friend was unusual..." Luo Feixue shook her head. "Forget it, from now on, I will no longer trust friends I knew before."
She had completely given up hope.
"You should have done that long ago. You must know that those people were your friends when you were an assassin. Now that you've betrayed the Yellow Springs Sect, if they find out, how would they dare to get involved with you?" Yang Feilong shook his head and said.
"I understand. Stop lecturing me, I'm already upset enough!" Luo Feixue cast a resentful glance at Yang Feilong. "You don't even know how to comfort me."
"Why should I comfort you? The thought of not seeing you again, if I hadn't had a sudden whim and investigated, makes me angry," Yang Feilong grumbled, sounding somewhat annoyed.
Earlier, while sitting in Luo Feixue's car, he had a strange premonition and scanned his divine sense. He happened to detect Luo Feixue being pursued. This was also thanks to his improved cultivation, with his soul and divine sense reaching the eighth stage of the mortal realm, allowing him to scan over a thousand meters with directional detection.
Otherwise, he truly wouldn't have found out.
"I know I was wrong," Luo Feixue, sensing the concern in Yang Feilong's words, did not argue and said softly.
"En, I hope you genuinely know you were wrong," Yang Feilong nodded. "Twice is acceptable, but not thrice. I can't always appear in time. The Yellow Springs Sect is too powerful. Although my strength is improving rapidly, I still cannot contend with the top experts in the Yellow Springs Sect in a short period."
"En en, I promise," Luo Feixue nodded her head. "If you have to save me a third time, I'll marry you."
Yang Feilong: "..."
He never expected Luo Feixue to suddenly say something like that, and he was momentarily stunned.