Yang Feilong, of course, saw the assassin 'Poison Snake's' intention to escape.
Boom!
The next moment, Yang Feilong's sword danced horizontally, displaying the True and False Sword Technique. Now infused with power from his abilities, the True and False Sword Technique was even more ethereal and difficult to discern.
Poison Snake's figure suddenly exploded, revealing itself to be an afterimage.
"Your dodging speed is quite fast!" Yang Feilong's brows twitched slightly.
"So many sword lights!" Poison Snake was secretly shocked. He had intended to escape, but facing Yang Feilong's strike, he could only suppress the urge to flee and focus on dodging with all his might.
As for escaping, that would require finding an opportunity.
However, the True and False Sword Technique was not so easy to evade. He found that he could only avoid being engulfed by the sword lights if he exerted all his strength to dodge.
For a time, he could still evade, but the exertion was immense. As time wore on, he gradually found himself unable to dodge and had to confront the attacks head-on. It was then he truly felt the terror of Yang Feilong's True and False Sword Technique.
A sword gleam that seemed unthreatening would erupt with unimaginable power the moment it neared.
In an instant, the assassin Poison Snake's figure became disheveled, and several times he was on the verge of being severely injured.
"I can't just keep thinking about escaping, I have to fight him with all my might!" the assassin Poison Snake thought to himself.
As an assassin, his skills in surprise attacks and assassinations were formidable. In a direct confrontation, he was slightly weaker, but even so, he was still a peak Yuan Martial Realm expert who had engaged in countless battles and possessed immense combat experience.
As Poison Snake grew serious, Yang Feilong felt the pressure. While integrating his abilities with his true qi had slightly increased his offensive power, his abilities were still too weak to provide a significant boost. Therefore, after Poison Snake went all out, Yang Feilong found himself on the defensive.
"It seems I'll have to resort to spiritual attacks to end this!" Yang Feilong sighed inwardly.
He understood that there was still a gap between him and Poison Snake, primarily due to his low cultivation realm. If his ability cultivation could advance by a few minor realms, say from early stage Tier Two to late stage or peak Tier Two, then he wouldn't be inferior to Poison Snake even without using spiritual attacks.
Alternatively, if his qi refinement cultivation could break through another layer to reach the late stage of the fourth layer, it should also be comparable.
Unfortunately, breaking through during combat was not an easy feat.
"As expected, you're no match for me!" Poison Snake, seeing how he had easily suppressed Yang Feilong with his outburst, felt his confidence surge.
But the next moment, he felt a chilling sensation all over.
A pressure that nearly made his heart palpitate swept over him. It was too fast; he had only just sensed it when he felt his soul being pierced by a terrifying blade.
"Ah!" the assassin Poison Snake cried out in pain, stumbling to the ground.
One strike, just one strike.
Poison Snake was rendered unconscious.
It wasn't that he was too weak, but that Yang Feilong's soul and spiritual attack were too powerful.
The next moment, Bai Yidie's figure appeared.
"I never expected your soul to have progressed so much during these few months of training outside. It's nearly at peak Transcendent Tier Six, and you've even condensed a soul artifact," Bai Yidie's voice rang out.
"I also didn't expect my soul to improve so much on this journey down the mountain!" Yang Feilong replied honestly.
To be frank, the significant increase in his soul realm was also a surprise. When he first descended the mountain, his soul was at peak Transcendent Tier Five. In a few months, it had advanced by almost a complete major realm, which was indeed substantial.
"Do you still want to question this assassin about why he wanted to kill you?" Bai Yidie looked at Yang Feilong.
"Yes, I still need to ask," Yang Feilong nodded upon hearing this.
Then, he flicked his finger, and a pill flew out, entering Poison Snake's mouth. The pill dissolved upon contact. After a moment's thought, he waved his hand again and destroyed Poison Snake's dantian, crippling his cultivation.
Then he...
Soon, Poison Snake awoke, his head throbbing severely.
"Yang Feilong." The next moment, he saw Yang Feilong, his eyes filled with dread. Clearly, he understood his predicament. His hoarse voice echoed, "Why didn't you kill me?"
"Answer a few questions for me!" Yang Feilong said.
"Even if I die, I won't..." Poison Snake looked at Yang Feilong, a cold smile playing on his lips. The next moment, he found his dantian completely empty, "You actually crippled my dantian?"
Poison Snake had intended to sever his own meridians and die, but now his cultivation was gone.
"You wanted to kill me, so crippling your dantian is only right, isn't it?" Yang Feilong shrugged. "Now, you can't commit suicide. So, be honest, or don't blame me for making you wish you were dead! By then, even regret will be too late!"
"Do you think you can threaten me just because I can't speak? Assassins can still find ways to commit suicide quite easily!" Poison Snake sneered at Yang Feilong, and the next moment, he bit down on the hidden poison in his back molar.
Once this poison was released, it would instantly integrate into the cells, leading to death within a few breaths.
This was also to prevent a situation where someone could be crippled and then forced to reveal information.
Yang Feilong watched Poison Snake with a cheerful demeanor, showing no signs of panic.
Poison Snake had initially looked at Yang Feilong with mockery, but after a few breaths, his expression froze, "Why... why am I not dead?"
Bai Yidie watched from the side, suppressing a chuckle. Looking at her disciple, she couldn't help but shake her head. After his cultivation had greatly increased, her disciple had also become more cunning.
Just like what Yang Feilong had done earlier, she hadn't fully understood it. Now, she realized that everything had unfolded according to her disciple's plan.
"Why? Because while you were unconscious, the poison hidden in your teeth was replaced by a restorative medicine!" Yang Feilong said with a half-smile, looking at Poison Snake.
"You... you're shameless!" Poison Snake gritted his teeth, looking at Yang Feilong. No wonder he had felt something was slightly off when he had bitten down on his back molar earlier. At this moment, he was so enraged that his heart felt like it would explode. This guy was too much, not even giving him a chance to end his own life!
"I hope you can still curse me later!" Yang Feilong said, looking at Poison Snake with great interest.
"..." Poison Snake gritted his teeth and said, "If you have the guts, kill me now!"
"Don't be so hasty. I hope you can still be this tough later," Yang Feilong said with a chuckle, not angered. He paused and looked at his master. "Master, my methods might be a bit unpleasant later. Perhaps you should step aside?"
"Proceed as you wish. Let me see how you make someone who is set on dying speak!" Bai Yidie said with a smile.
"If Master wishes to watch, then your disciple naturally obeys," Yang Feilong nodded, then looked at Poison Snake with a smile.
Seeing Yang Feilong's smiling gaze, Poison Snake inexplicably felt a chill creep into his heart, causing him to tremble uncontrollably.