Chapter 58

Step by step, the powerful regenerative ability within Bu Ye's body made him feel completely at ease, and the fatigue seemed to be dissipating at a perceptible speed. The wounds all over his body, though not immediately stopping the bleeding, were indeed slowing down, and the smaller wounds had completely stopped bleeding.

However, others were unaware of his current condition.

What they saw was that his speed had slowed significantly, and he could no longer face the leader head-on. Forced to dodge on the periphery by the leader, he could only defend for ten moves and barely manage to attack two or three times, looking quite disheveled.

On the hillside, the villagers had no idea what was happening, their hearts rising to their throats.

Some people began to quietly retreat, unable to bear watching any longer.

Luo Xiu and Sheng'er's mother became anxious, but this time, Luo Xiu finally made what she believed to be the best decision: to stay resolutely.

As everyone else was retreating, she stood her ground, holding Sheng'er.

If Bu Ye died, then Dongmang Village would surely be finished, and she and Sheng'er would certainly not escape death.

Since that was the case, why bother to run?

She had already suffered through days and nights of regret, her heart filled with guilt towards Bu Ye and Sheng'er. This time, she did not want to make a mistake again.

As everyone else was retreating, and she remained in place, she soon naturally became the one standing at the forefront.

"Ai Xiu, come back quickly, it's too dangerous up front," someone called to Luo Xiu.

But Luo Xiu did not even turn her head, only slowly shaking it, calmly looking ahead.

She kept cheering Bu Ye in her heart: "A Ye, you must win..."

At the same time, the morale of the Mang Mountain bandits was greatly boosted. Since the situation was clear, they no longer hesitated; they were best at fighting when the wind was in their favor. Thus, the sounds of shouting and the clashing of weapons rose again, and the Mang Mountain bandits engaged in fierce battle with the young men of the village led by Chen Qingyan.

The leader's eyes were now bloodshot, filled with the madness and excitement of soon obtaining the constellation secrets!

A mere eight-star boy, relying on the constellation secrets, could actually fight with his twelve-star heart for so long, even gaining the upper hand at times. If he himself obtained them, wouldn't he be able to walk with impunity in the Xiao Kingdom?!

He might even become a regional lord!

Due to his excitement, his fatigue seemed to vanish, and when Bu Ye's speed slowed, he became even faster!

The wounds were bleeding, and each swing of the knife squeezed out blood, but so what? He was far from the point of collapsing! Before that, he would definitely kill this boy, the situation was already decided!

At this moment, he had completely lost his reason, with only one thing on his mind: take down Bu Ye! As long as he took down Bu Ye, he had methods to make Bu Ye obediently reveal the constellation secrets. He had even forgotten that the dual knives in his hands were not just close-range weapons but could also be used for long-range attacks.

Until Bu Ye retreated again, the leader, in his madness, instinctively raised his hand and released his fingers.

"Whoosh!"

"Rattle!"

The strange steel knife in his right hand flew out, pulled by the dark silver chain, directly attacking Bu Ye's face!

Only then did the leader realize that his weapon was a long-range weapon!

Bu Ye, facing this sudden attack, seemed to be prepared, rolling to dodge it!

In fact, Bu Ye thought the leader was deliberately holding back this move, waiting for the critical moment to launch a surprise attack, so he had been on guard all along...

The battle resumed, but the leader attacked even more, like a storm!

Bu Ye, like a small tree in the storm, seemed to be on the verge of being blown over. At this point, he was only defending, and even that was fraught with danger.

Everyone felt that Bu Ye would eventually fall, it was just a matter of time.

Seeing victory within reach, the leader finally spoke to Bu Ye for the first time, shocking him: "Surrender now, and I will not only spare your life but also make you the second-in-command of my bandit gang."

However, while saying this, the leader's attacks did not slow down at all. This powerful and cunning man was just trying to make Bu Ye lower his guard, and once Bu Ye relaxed, he could take him down faster.

In the midst of dodging and blocking, Bu Ye sneered, "Why don't I become the leader, and you be the second-in-command!"

The leader immediately knew that Bu Ye had no intention of surrendering, continuing his fierce attacks while sneering, "Stubborn! Then I will take you!"

When Bu Ye heard the leader's last words, his mind clearly paused. What did "I will take you" mean?

It turned out that the leader was from a remote ethnic group on Qiaoshou Star, and that group had a very peculiar custom: they believed that only those they killed with their own hands truly belonged to them.

So, in this ethnic group, things that ordinary people could not accept always happened: children killing their elderly parents, husbands killing their critically ill wives, parents drowning their defective children...

The leader, after killing his critically ill wife, went out alone and eventually became the leader of the Mang Mountain bandits through his own strength and ruthlessness.

He had always firmly believed in his custom: only by killing someone could he completely possess them.

So, in his bandit career, his subordinates almost never survived. He enjoyed killing, and the more powerful the opponent, the more beautiful the woman, the more he wanted to kill!

After killing, he would get a satisfaction that ordinary people could not obtain, making his soul peaceful.

In his spiritual world, he had many eternal soul slaves, who would continue to serve him even if he died...

When he said to Bu Ye, "I will take you," he meant exactly that.

Unfortunately, this time his belief was destined to be unfulfilled, because after another wave of fierce attacks, his body was becoming heavier, his movements slower, while Bu Ye remained agile, even more so!

The leader had intended to take advantage of the situation to take down Bu Ye in one go, but instead, he brought himself into a state of exhaustion! In his previous madness, he had already overexerted himself!

On the other hand, Bu Ye, under the influence of the fifth constellation, fought even more bravely!

Before anyone could react, the situation had reversed!

Bu Ye began to advance!

The leader's attacks became disordered, and in just a few moves, Bu Ye had closed in!

"Even though I don't understand what you mean, it sounds very powerful. If killing me means taking me, then if I kill you, it must also mean taking you, right?" Bu Ye, who had fully recovered, said while attacking.

The leader could not believe this fact, about to speak, when Bu Ye's right knife rose, and with a "swish," a half-foot-long wound appeared on his bare upper body!

The leader dared not speak, he had to focus all his energy to deal with the situation.

But it was too late, everyone's strength has its limits, even if he was a twelve-star heart, and he was still bleeding. He wanted to be fast, but he couldn't keep up with Bu Ye's rhythm...

"Swish!"

"Swish!"

"Swish!!"

The sound of blades slicing into flesh rang out, and blood only flew from the leader's body.

Chen Qingyan and the Mang Mountain bandits stopped fighting, staring dumbfounded at Bu Ye's fierce attack on the leader.

This time, Bu Ye would surely win!

They seemed to see a few days ago, when the Mang Mountain bandits rode their dragon mammoths, charging towards Dongmang Village with great momentum; they seemed to see the leader, holding a black iron wolf-tooth club, smashing the village gate and breaking in; they seemed to see the village defense team's brothers being thrown away, spitting blood, and even becoming meat pies with each swing of the wolf-tooth club; they seemed to see their Captain Hong being repeatedly injured and finally killed under the leader's attacks...

"Ah!!" Some people could not bear the excitement and roared softly.

"Kill him!!!" Chen Qingyan roared, spittle flying, his eyes almost bleeding.

"Kill him!!!"

"Revenge for Captain Hong!"

"Revenge for the villagers!!!"

"Kill this devil!!!"

Bu Ye was doing just that!

His dual knives were not skillful, but they had only one characteristic: speed!

"Swish!!!"

The leader had no time to block, and Bu Ye's right knife had already cut into the leader's shoulder, half the blade sinking in!

"Clang!!!"

The leader finally blocked Bu Ye's left knife, but then came another "swish," and Bu Ye's right knife struck again!

Soon, the leader could no longer be called a blood person, but a wound person!

His entire body had no patch of skin larger than half a foot that was intact, all covered with intersecting wounds!

A twelve-star heart's blood was astonishing, and he had not died even with such injuries, but he was almost there!

Bu Ye swung his knife fiercely!

"Clang!!!"

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

The leader's right knife flew out.

"Swish!"

"Clang!"

Bu Ye's curved knife split again, and the leader's left hand was severed at the wrist, the left steel knife falling to the ground.

"Bang!!"

Bu Ye's right foot kicked up, hitting the leader's abdomen.

The leader took seven steps back, finally stopping, swaying on the spot, about to fall.

Blood foam was still spilling from his mouth, flowing down his chin, looking very frightening.

Bu Ye walked step by step towards the leader, and during this process, the leader kept swaying in place.

Six steps, five steps, four steps...

The sound of Bu Ye's feet on the mountain path became clear.

"Whoosh..."

The leader finally lost all his strength, falling forward.

Bu Ye threw away his left knife, reached out, grabbed the leader's shoulder, and pushed him backward against the leader's forward momentum.

"Bang!"

The leader knelt on the ground, and if not for Bu Ye's left hand still holding his shoulder, he would have fallen flat.

After a while, the leader finally stabilized his kneeling, and Bu Ye let go of his hand.

He watched this iron tower-like killing madman kneel before him, covered in wounds, as disheveled as could be, even unable to kneel steadily...

Bu Ye's lips tightened.

Amidst the countless shouts of "kill him," under the red eyes of the young men of Dongmang Village, amidst the tears of the excited villagers on the hillside...

Bu Ye stood still, holding his knife with both hands, aimed at the leader's neck, and then swung down suddenly!

The head flew up!

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