CHAPTER 1538: CHAPTER 1538: ENDURE THE ASSAULT! SECOND UPDATE

Armand was relieved, thankful that his meticulous plan, with Gui Er and his people surrounding Ye Qiu, gave him a chance to escape.

However, the cost was somewhat high, as his vampire clan would inevitably lose quite a few members.

But as long as he could avenge the Blood Ancestor, everything was worth it.

Now, with Jin Zhimo in hand, he could threaten Ye Qiu to do anything, even hurt himself severely.

Armand swiftly headed towards the coastal city, racing against the wind, trying to vanish from Ye Qiu’s sight.

Yet, when Ye Qiu’s aura reappeared within his perception range, Armand was startled. He had already dashed a hundred miles, how could that guy still find him?

Armand didn’t know that after breaking through the Void Realm, Ye Qiu’s spiritual power had also undergone substantial changes, easily covering a hundred-mile radius.

One after another, one chased and one fled, until finally, after thirty breaths, Ye Qiu caught up with Armand from behind.

With no one left to block Ye Qiu, Armand knew that even if he used all his strength to escape, he couldn’t shake off Ye Qiu. After all, this guy had the power to kill the Blood Ancestor of the vampire clan, far exceeding his own.

In the past, Armand would naturally be quite wary of Ye Qiu, but now, he didn’t feel afraid because he had a hostage.

As long as he held the hostage, he was safe.

This was something Armand was very confident about. From the moment he considered Ye Qiu as an opponent, he started studying Ye Qiu, knowing that Ye Qiu’s weakness was the people around him. For this reason, he risked danger to infiltrate Moonwatching Peak alone, just to abduct one person.

Fortunately, God hadn’t let down his patience, and he happened to encounter Jin Zhimo while she was practicing alchemy, so he targeted her.

Armand stopped and turned to face Ye Qiu.

"If you want to avenge the Blood Ancestor, you can target me. There’s no need to harm those around me," Ye Qiu said.

"Do you think I’m stupid? If my power surpassed yours, I would have flattened your Moonwatching Peak," Armand said. "Your weakness is the people around you. Seems I guessed it right, otherwise why would you chase me here."

"Release her, and you can make your move against me."

"Hehe... No, if I release her and you make a move against me, how could I withstand you?" Armand said nonchalantly, glancing at Jin Zhimo, who had fainted and said, "So, what do you think? Name your terms."

"Haha, straightforward." Armand laughed in triumph. Although his power was not as great as Ye Qiu’s, with the right method, there might still be a way to avenge the Blood Ancestor.

"As long as you let me attack you ten times without any resistance, I’ll let her go, how about that?" Armand said with a smile.

Ye Qiu pondered for a while, then resolutely said, "Alright."

After speaking, Ye Qiu opened his arms, allowing Armand to attack without any sign of defense.

Armand didn’t say a word and launched a direct strike, a punch exploded on Ye Qiu’s chest.

Bang.

Ye Qiu’s clothes were shattered, his chest charred black.

"Good, indeed you didn’t resist, not even using a sliver of strength, nine more to go." Armand watched the scene with a smile. Ye Qiu allowed him to attack, not utilizing any strength, relying purely on the physical body to endure the assault.

Otherwise, with just Armand’s strike, it wouldn’t have been enough to injure Ye Qiu to this extent. It was simply because Ye Qiu did not use his power.

Thud!

On the second strike, Ye Qiu was blasted away, the punch turning his chest into a bloody mess. Armand targeted a specific spot cunningly, particularly Ye Qiu’s chest.

By the third strike, blood was beginning to gush from Ye Qiu’s chest.

By the fourth, the chest was exposing bloody bones.

By the fifth, there was a hole in his chest, through which one could see the other side.

At this time, Jin Zhimo slowly awoke, realizing she could not move, then discovering she was bound.

"Master..."

When Jin Zhimo looked forward, she just happened to see the moment Ye Qiu was punched through, creating a blood hole.

"Haha... Ye Qiu, even you have such a day. That’s just the fifth hit. Next, where should I make another hole in your body?" Armand said cruelly.

With just one glance, Jin Zhimo essentially understood the situation. Faced with Armand’s attacks, Ye Qiu didn’t even try to dodge, letting the attack land on him. How could she not understand, Ye Qiu wasn’t unable to dodge, he was unwilling to.

Even extraterrestrial strongmen, Ye Qiu could kill and be unscathed. How could he now bear such heavy injuries? It was certainly because the guy holding her had used her to threaten Ye Qiu.

Jin Zhimo’s eyes welled up with tears; the reason Ye Qiu was injured like this was entirely because of her.

"Master, fight! Don’t worry about me, kill this bastard, if it keeps going like this, you’ll die," Jin Zhimo couldn’t help but shout.

Armand lifted Jin Zhimo up, standing her on the ground, whispering gently in her ear, "Looks like you care about him a lot, otherwise why be so concerned about his life or death, eh? Tsk tsk... Ye Qiu, your disciple seems to have some kind of special feelings towards you."

Ye Qiu didn’t respond, only saying, "There are five attacks left, continue."

"Haha... Do you so eagerly want to die?" Armand laughed aloud, gradually leaning his head close to Jin Zhimo’s ear and spoke in a mocking tone, "What if I killed him right before your eyes, would you feel heartbroken?"

"If you’re going to kill, just kill me. Using me as a hostage, what kind of expert are you?" Jin Zhimo retorted.

"Hehe, if I were to kill you, your master wouldn’t dare stop me anyway. He’s the one insisting I release you, how’s that possible?" Armand laughed heartily, appearing somewhat maniacal at the moment. The Blood Ancestor was his only kin, and for revenge, Armand had become extremely cold-blooded and merciless.

He had reached the point of doing whatever it took to achieve his goal, a notable departure from his former self.

Hatred drives people mad, nothing seems truer than when it comes to Armand.

"Ye Qiu, isn’t your talent supposed to be very strong? What do you think would happen if I now focused all my attacks on your Dantian?" At this point, Armand couldn’t help but laugh again.

Ye Qiu remained silent, his gaze terrifyingly calm.

Jin Zhimo shouted, "No, Master, just leave, don’t worry about me anymore."

However, Ye Qiu stood still without moving, allowing Armand’s attack to land on his Dantian.

Bam.

The sixth strike tore open the flesh around Ye Qiu’s Dantian, causing a tremor within it.

The seventh strike saw the Black Flame Dan Body become unstable.

Blow after blow.

Ye Qiu was blasted away, then stood back up, continuing to endure Armand’s attacks, without fighting back in the slightest.

Jin Zhimo’s eyes were already swollen red from crying; she didn’t want Ye Qiu to destroy his martial arts future for her sake.

Armand couldn’t be allowed to continue, a peculiar glow flashed in Jin Zhimo’s eyes.

A crazy idea formed in Jin Zhimo’s mind.

Despite the huge cost, for Ye Qiu’s sake, she was willing to sacrifice... herself.