7723 Grand Battle: Flame of the Ranger VS Power of the Dark Night

Time: Three days later\Location: Qiansha Zhidian
Above the night sky, a dazzling red moon peeked out from beside the originally solitary pale moon, slowly separating from the overlapped position. As the outline of the red moon became increasingly clear, the sky gradually took on a faint bloody tint.
Under the light of these two moons, one white and one red, a masked man dressed in black, with a red cloak bearing the character 'Night,' stood oddly atop a roof made of stacked turquoise glass tiles, gazing at the Qiansha Peak that rose into the clouds in the distance.
Despite the biting autumn wind whipping at his clothes, he remained motionless.
Suddenly, his body slowly dissipated into tendrils of white smoke, and the dignified man vanished into the air, as if he had never been there at all……
Location: At the very top of Qiansha Peak
A silk fan approximately four zhang high and seven zhang wide stood in the center of a high platform within a pattern resembling a magical array, appearing so lonely and insignificantly small. Ordinarily such a fan would be a colossal object outside, but here it seemed delicate and exquisite, indicating just how vast and spacious this place was. Bronze candlesticks were arranged around the platform, with many faintly glowing blue stones illuminating the entire high platform. Strangely, the stones and other floors were suspended in midair; this did not mean there were no supporting walls, but the walls were transparent from the inside, allowing a direct view of the outside, while from the outside the walls appeared pitch black and opaque.
A golden dragon throne sat atop the platform, and a figure was gracefully embroidering a flower while seated in the throne. As her hands fluttered like butterflies through the petals, she completed an elegant chrysanthemum. Moonlight slanted down, revealing her handsome face. She was the famous Yue Guang.
Yue Guang paused her needlework, raised her head to look at the two moons in the sky, and said faintly: 'There will surely be great turmoil.'
As if responding to her words, a series of urgent footsteps approached from a nearby distance. A young man in black holding a dust-whisk arrived at Yue Guang's side and bowed deeply, clasping his hands, saying: 'I pay my respects, Lord Yue Guang.'
Yue Guang did not turn to look at the young man, still focused on the moon, and said softly: 'Ye, why have you come in such a hurry?'
Ye remained in a bowing position, his voice slightly magnetic and hoarse, saying: 'I, Ye, observed the stars and foresaw great turmoil may occur here.'\Moonlight sneered with contempt, saying: "Ridiculous! How dare you rampage on my turf! Bring back the three—Guizi, the assassin, and Qian Yu Qian!"
Night paused for a moment upon hearing this, then said tremblingly, "Moonlight, their auras have been demonized."
Moonlight spat out, "Damn it! Three idiots, they really got wiped out!"
Suddenly, the flame on the candlestick flickered violently, becoming unstable. Moonlight immediately unleashed a fierce killing aura and shouted, "Who's there?" Then he extended his finger and flicked sharply. A silver needle turned into a cold gleam and flew straight in the direction of Moonlight's finger. Wherever the flying needle passed, dust and wind swirled, the ground cracked inch by inch under its force. If it hit, the consequences would naturally be unimaginable.
With a "ding," the silver needle flew back. Moonlight casually pinched it in front of him with lightning speed, and the needle obediently nestled between his fingers. A figure slowly entered Moonlight's view, and Moonlight, showing a look of appreciation, smiled faintly: "Such a strong aura!"
The newcomer was the ranger Xiao Ji. Xiao Ji walked toward the high platform, the faint clinking of his ranger armor accompanying his movements. At that moment, a cloud of white smoke suddenly appeared out of nowhere in front of Xiao Ji. Xiao Ji immediately stopped and raised his guard defensively.
As the smoke cleared, a man dressed in black appeared, forming a hand seal. This man was Night.
Night and Xiao Ji locked eyes, both full of caution. Xiao Ji muttered to himself, "What?"
But suddenly faced with this stranger out of nowhere, and unsure if he was friend or foe, Night tentatively asked, "Who are you? State your name!"
Xiao Ji continued muttering to himself, "Did I get lost again? Damn, hey! Are you a local?"
Night ignored what Xiao Ji was saying and, wanting to get clarity, responded, "Why are you here?"
This time, Xiao Ji did not mutter, crossing his arms and saying to Night, "Are you here to provoke me, you bastard!"
Night was stunned, feeling frustrated and slightly angry, and said, "Step back!"
This was Night's last hope, hoping the other would resolve his confusion. After all, it's unpleasant trying to reason with someone ignorant.
But Xiao Ji shook his head impatiently and muttered, "What on earth is this guy saying?" Thus, Xiao Ji crushed this hope.Xiao Ji himself didn't even know why he had come here. Night was already burning with impatience, because he could completely read Xiao Ji's tone. The tone of that last sentence was exactly a fuse. Night rushed toward Xiao Ji in a single stride, leaping when he was five or six meters away. After jumping three or four meters into the air, he spun once and then the force of his fall struck down on Xiao Ji. Xiao Ji immediately blocked, but the immense power of Night's strike was not something he could easily withstand. He was thrown back several steps. Night took advantage of the momentum and thrust forcefully, but he was a ranger, and also a seasoned warrior; all of Xiao Ji's attacks were easily blocked one by one. Seeing that his moves were ineffective, Night raised his left hand and swung it, sending a blade of energy slicing forward. Xiao Ji cleverly ducked to avoid it, then immediately jumped to evade Night's low sweep. Night continued his relentless attack, striking three consecutive whirlwind slashes. Xiao Ji could only defend, waiting for an opening in Night's offense. Over there, Moonlight was watching their battle with great interest, also playing with his phone from time to time, and said, “They start fighting over a single word? So rash, huh? Nowadays youth…” Returning to Night's side, Night's claw shot straight toward Xiao Ji's vital lower body, and Xiao Ji jumped upward to evade. Perhaps the strike was too vicious and had enraged him; Xiao Ji decided to counterattack. After all, if it hit, the next life would be as a eunuch. Any man would find it hard not to get angry. Xiao Ji clenched his fists, moved them a few times, and prepared to attack, igniting Night's inner calm, burning his patience, and triggering his fury. Night could no longer restrain himself and struck first, shouting, “Enough chatter, I'll take your life first!” and thrusting forward. Watching his opponent, Night then slammed down a heavy hammer strike, pressing his body forward, aiming directly at Xiao Ji. Xiao Ji sneered, then reached out and caught Night's jumping heavy hammer strike. He then said, “Give it your all, or it's just suicide!” As he spoke, flames on Xiao Ji's hand suddenly spread along his arm and engulfed Night. Night was shocked, and the power of the ranger erupted, bouncing Night back. Night quickly retreated out of Xiao Ji's pursuit range and then dispersed the flames wrapping around his body… “Hehe, giving your all also depends on whether your opponent deserves it, right!” Night looked at him and suddenly laughed loudly, his crimson pupils looking especially eerie. “You do indeed have the right to make me use my power, bastard. Then let's start a great battle!”“‘Great battle?' Xiaoji asked with a mocking question, the flames on his body seeming to mirror his ridiculous mood as they began to leap, ‘You think you're worthy?'

‘Hehehehahaha! Such an arrogant guy!' Ye's expression was unreadable. He crouched down, laughing arrogantly, and at the same time, the ground seemed to sense something terrifying, trembling continuously…

Xiaoji's disdain naturally made Ye angry. He leaped up again and then slammed down a giant hammer. But compared to before, its power was completely different—at least several times stronger—and he directed it straight at his opponent.

‘Bang!' The blow hit the ground. This time Xiaoji didn't block it. He looked at the crater that seemed to have exploded on the ground without changing his expression, then casually raised his hand and launched a dark strike, acting with complete composure as if he ignored Ye's terrifying strength!

Ye kicked the dark strike with the power of the night, shattering it, and at the same time, Ye charged again!

‘Leap Across Earth'—a move where he jumped across the ground, rushing toward Xiaoji. This was one of Ye's famous moves. His throws were somewhat similar to Hei Ma's, and this move involved holding the opponent, flipping, and smashing them down.

Facing this throw, Xiaoji calmly stepped forward, one step at a time approaching Ye. The instant Xiaoji's second step landed, Ye had already reached him and tried to embrace and slam him, only to realize the next moment that he had grabbed nothing…

‘That speed?' Xiaoji scoffed, appearing behind Ye, then used Ranger Technique II followed by Chaos Dance III to directly smash Ye into the dirt.

‘Much weaker than Ao Xiang!' Although Ao Xiang's strength wasn't speed, compared to Ye, it was still superior in many ways. If you had to compare it, it was slightly inferior to Hei Ma, but only a little. This year, Xiaoji was confident that his speed surpassed Hei Ma!

Continuous attacks put Ye in a very awkward situation, leaving him helpless. Looking at the ranger in front of him, he wished he could skin him alive.

But Xiaoji didn't care. Turning his head away from Ye, he said coldly, ‘I won't torment you anymore. I'm going to find Yueguang for something.'7723 Brawl Second Battle: Sparring Match, Night Loses. To be continued...