Chapter 65: Midnight Assassination

The two of them talked until late at night before Mentor Li left. Ye Feng roughly understood Mentor Li's intentions: he hoped that Ye Feng would join the Xuan Courtyard, and both he and the courtyard master saw great potential in him. In the future, there would be a chance to become a core disciple, and they would also have the opportunity to return to the inner courtyard to continue their cultivation.

Ye Feng gave a bitter smile, put aside these thoughts, closed his eyes, and rested to recover. Even an iron man would not be able to endure continuous travel, and although Ye Feng's physical body surpassed that of ordinary people, he still felt a wave of fatigue. The others had long since fallen into a deep sleep.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!" In the dead of night, four or five black shadows quietly landed in the courtyard where the Tianling Academy students were staying, landing without a sound.

Just as Ye Feng was about to close his eyes, he suddenly opened them with a sense of alertness, feeling a strong sense of danger approaching. Although Ye Feng had not yet cultivated to the point of externalizing his divine consciousness, he had reached the strength of twelve flying dragons, making him extremely sensitive to his surroundings. Even the fall of a single leaf could be sensed.

Putting on his clothes, Ye Feng hid behind the bed, placing a pillow inside the quilt to create the appearance of someone sleeping.

In the courtyard, the four or five black shadows exchanged a few gestures. Three of them quietly approached Ye Feng's room, extending short blades to pry open the door. Three black shadows flashed inside.

After entering, the three shadows looked around and quickly moved toward the bed. A bright flash of a blade appeared, and three knives simultaneously slashed at the bed.

"Ah!"

A piercing scream tore through the night, but it did not come from Ye Feng's room, but from another room. The three long knives landed on the bed, not causing a splash of blood, but cutting into the quilt.

"Oh no!" The three were greatly alarmed and quickly retreated.

Ye Feng, who had been waiting behind the bed, would not give them the chance. An axe mark descended from the sky, chopping down on one of them. With the power of ten flying dragons, the entire room was destroyed.

Outside, chaos had already erupted. Four mentors had engaged two of the black-clothed figures in battle, fighting fiercely.

"Crack!" One of the black-clothed figures was firmly locked by Ye Feng. The axe fell, and the body split in two, still running a few steps forward before slowly collapsing.

The other two exchanged glances, shocked by Ye Feng's powerful killing technique. A fierce killing intent flashed in their eyes, and two streams of innate energy burst forth, shooting into the sky.

"Bad, there are still two more over there. You two, go help Ye Feng!"

Mentor Li quickly noticed Ye Feng's situation and realized that there were still two innate realm figures. He immediately called out, instructing two mentors to help Ye Feng. It was clear that these people intended to take advantage of the darkness to kill them.

The two mentors immediately rushed over. Just a moment ago, there were five of them, but now there were only four. Seeing more people rushing over, the two black-clothed figures who had fled from Ye Feng's room launched a simultaneous attack on Ye Feng, their goal being to kill him.

"Ridiculous!" Ye Feng shouted in anger. The two distant figures trying to rush over to help were too late, and Mentor Li was very anxious, entangled by two others and unable to break free.

As for the other disciples, they could only watch helplessly, their eyes filled with anger.

Facing the two attackers, Ye Feng emitted a crimson aura from his body, put away his axe, and charged at them, his nails extending and grabbing at one of them.

Seeing Ye Feng put away his axe, the two attackers were overjoyed. They had been wary of Ye Feng's axe, which had killed one of their companions. Without the threat of the axe, they sneered, imagining Ye Feng being crushed to death.

But they were gravely mistaken. If they thought that Ye Feng, without his axe, was defenseless, it was a fatal error. After absorbing the monkey wine, Ye Feng's body had become impervious to blades and bullets, comparable to metal, and his nails were even harder than steel.

A fierce claw wind swept through, creating waves of energy. In an instant, Ye Feng's claws descended, and one of the black-clothed figures, thinking he had an opportunity, swung a punch at Ye Feng's body, believing that even if Ye Feng's claws reached him, he would be hit first.

"Clang!"

The black-clothed figure's punch struck Ye Feng's body, but instead of being knocked back, there was only a crisp collision sound, like hitting a morning bell, the clear sound lingering.

Ye Feng's body was unharmed, his eyes flashing with a fierce look. He tore at the black-clothed figure with both claws. The shocked figure, realizing he had hit not a human but a monstrous beast, felt his arms go numb and even ache. Faced with Ye Feng's approaching claws, he had no defense.

"Crack, crack!"

Ye Feng's hands plunged into the black-clothed figure's body, drawing a massive amount of essence blood into his own body. The thick innate true qi began to nourish Ye Feng's body, and the nine dantians, like greedy beasts, absorbed the external energy crazily.

In the blink of an eye, the black-clothed figure was reduced to skin and bones. The other black-clothed figure, finally reacting, shouted and swung his long sword at Ye Feng.

"Crack!"

Ye Feng, having absorbed enough, tore the black-clothed figure apart, the flesh scattering to the ground. His eyes turned to the last black-clothed figure, who was so frightened that he dared not meet Ye Feng's gaze.

"Die!"

Using both hands, Ye Feng grabbed at the long sword, the air producing a series of explosions, unable to withstand Ye Feng's grip.

"Crack, crack!" The long sword was shattered, the fragments falling to the ground, as fragile as paper before Ye Feng's claws.

The black-clothed figure's face changed, unable to adjust, and he leaped out of the battle, intending to escape. The speed of the innate realm was incredibly fast, and if he wanted to run, Ye Feng would have a hard time catching him.

But he had overlooked the two mentors of the Tianling Academy, who intercepted him, forcing him back to face Ye Feng.

Like a crane ascending, Ye Feng's feet left the ground, his nails glowing with a cold light, and he fiercely clawed at the black-clothed figure's face.

Without time to think, the black-clothed figure extended his fist, trying to push Ye Feng back and find an opportunity to escape. He had not expected Ye Feng to be so powerful, killing two people in a short time.

Originally, they had sent five people, enough to deal with the Tianling Academy group, and with the cover of darkness, they could have eliminated everyone. But they had not expected to be discovered by Ye Feng as soon as they entered the courtyard. Although they had killed one person, they had already lost two innate realm figures.

The fist wind roared, bringing a fierce gale. Ye Feng sneered, turning his palm into a fist and striking back, intending to crush him with sheer force.

"Bang!"

Sparks flew as the two fists met in the air, producing a deep,闷闷的响声，空中传来了骨头断裂的声音，令人不寒而栗。

“咔嚓咔嚓！”声音持续不断，从黑衣人的全身散发出来，最后软绵绵地倒在地上，竟然被叶枫一拳震碎了全身的骨头。

看到叶枫连杀三人，两名导师愣在原地，忘记了出手，带着恐惧的眼神看着叶枫，随后是满脸的欣喜。

“你们快去帮助黎导师，谁也不准放走。”叶枫对震惊的两名导师说道，这时候他们才从震惊中清醒过来，一个纵身，加入了战团之中。

整个小镇早已被惊动，先天之气纵横交错，将一些建筑完全毁灭，甚至这座小院已经变成废墟。

多了两人牵制之后，剩余的两名黑衣人逐渐呈现不支现象，连连后退，被逼到了墙角处。

“你们是什么人，为何要深夜偷袭我们天灵学院的弟子。”黎导师一声怒喝，朝最后两人喝道。

“四人围成一个圈子，纵然插翅他们也难逃出去，眼神闪过一丝决然，突然出手，继续冲击。”

“既然你们不肯说，那我就撕下你们的面皮，到时候就知道你们是谁了。”五人都是蒙面，无法分辨出他们的真面目。

而叶枫这边交手的三人，早已不成人形，一人被劈开，一人被撕裂，最后一人被打碎了全身骨头，脸型早已扭曲。

战斗更加激烈，甚至以赤身肉搏的状态，黎导师带领三人，很快形成夹击，一声声撞击之声不断传来，带着鲜血喷射而出，两名黑衣人都被击中数掌。

大口鲜血染红了蒙面黑布，从眼神之中能看出他们带有恐惧之心，几个回合，彻底将两人活捉。

这时候所有弟子都围了上来，战斗已经结束，最后两名黑衣人被擒拿。

撕去黑布，两张年龄不是很大的脸孔出现，叶枫并不认识，这些弟子也不认识，但是不代表导师不认识。

“好，好，好，大罗学院居然跟归云堡联合在一起，半路暗杀我们的弟子。”黎导师带着愤怒的语气，看着两人，语气十分阴冷。

“既然被你们知道了，要杀要剐随你们的便，不要假惺惺。”剩下的最后两人一人是大罗学院的导师，一人是归云堡长老，刚才说话的就是归云堡的那名长老。

“杀了你们也不能解除心头之恶，你们两家如此卑鄙，明着斗不过我们天灵学院，就转移暗中打击我们天才弟子，实在可恶。”

几名导师十分气愤，这一次被他们偷袭杀死一名弟子，更是难以平复这些弟子心中的愤怒，白天还是同门师兄弟，现在就损失一人。

“杀了他们，为死去的弟子报仇！”一些人开始叫了起来，打算惩治他们二人。

可是二人好像早就做好了准备，眼神闪过一丝阴厉，嘴角冒出一口漆黑色的鲜血，身体缓缓地朝后面倒去，免得在遭受更多的侮辱，或者说残酷的刑罚。

“服毒自杀！”

看到两人死去，大家都十分解气，开始打扫战场，将五人尸体扔到了镇子外面，将死去的那名弟子好生安葬。

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The deep,闷闷的 sound echoed through the air, accompanied by the sound of bones breaking, sending chills down everyone's spine.

"Crack, crack!" The sound continued, emanating from the black-clothed figure's body, and he finally collapsed, his bones shattered by Ye Feng's punch.

Seeing Ye Feng kill three people in a row, the two mentors were stunned, forgetting to act, their eyes filled with fear and then joy.

"Quick, go help Mentor Li, and don't let anyone escape," Ye Feng said to the shocked mentors. Only then did they snap out of their shock, leaping into the battle.

The entire town had been alerted, with innate energy crisscrossing, destroying buildings and turning the small courtyard into ruins.

With the addition of two more people, the remaining two black-clothed figures gradually showed signs of exhaustion, retreating and being cornered against the wall.

"Who are you, and why did you sneak attack our Tianling Academy disciples in the middle of the night?" Mentor Li shouted angrily at the last two.

"Four people formed a circle, and even if they had wings, they couldn't escape. With a determined look, they suddenly attacked, continuing their assault."

"Since you won't talk, I'll tear off your masks and see who you are." All five were masked, making it impossible to identify them.

The three people Ye Feng had fought were already unrecognizable: one was split in two, one was torn apart, and the last one had his bones shattered, his face twisted.

The battle intensified, even turning into a brutal hand-to-hand fight. Mentor Li led the three, quickly forming a pincer attack. The sounds of collisions and the spray of blood filled the air as the two black-clothed figures were hit repeatedly.

Large amounts of blood stained the black masks, and fear was evident in their eyes. After a few rounds, they were finally captured.

At this point, all the disciples gathered around. The battle was over, and the last two black-clothed figures were captured.

The masks were torn off, revealing two young faces. Ye Feng did not recognize them, nor did the other disciples, but the mentors did.

"Good, good, good, the Dalu Academy has actually joined forces with the Guiyun Fort to ambush our disciples on the way," Mentor Li said angrily, his voice cold.

"Since you know, do what you will with us, don't pretend," one of the remaining two said. One was a mentor from the Dalu Academy, and the other was an elder from the Guiyun Fort, the one who had spoken.

"Killing you won't ease the hatred in my heart. Your two factions are so despicable, unable to defeat us openly, you resort to secretly attacking our talented disciples, which is truly despicable."

The mentors were extremely angry. This ambush had cost them a disciple, and the anger among the other disciples was hard to quell. They had been comrades in the morning, and now one was lost.

"Kill them, avenge our fallen disciple!" Some began to call out, ready to punish the two.

However, the two seemed prepared. A look of determination flashed in their eyes, and a mouthful of dark black blood spewed from their lips as they slowly fell backward, avoiding further humiliation or cruel punishment.

"Suicide by poison!"

Seeing the two die, everyone felt a sense of relief. They began to clean up the battlefield, throwing the five bodies outside the town and properly burying the fallen disciple.

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