Chapter 1219 Heavy Casualties

That black Qi spewed forth like a venomous snake; wherever it passed, the surrounding flowers, plants, and trees withered rapidly, and even a rat that scurried by instantly turned into a small skeleton, showing its potent toxicity, seemingly capable of devouring all vitality.

The Elders of the Three Great Families glared hatefully at the Young man before them, hoping he would also be swallowed by the black Qi.

All of this happened so suddenly that by the time Miyamoto saw it, it was too late to stop.

Miyamoto Hideki looked anxious; if Ye Bufan were to be killed like this, all his previous efforts would be in vain.

Under everyone's gaze, Ye Bufan's figure suddenly vanished, then instantly reappeared behind the Grand Elder.

Immediately after, a flash of saber light, and the head of Tanaka Family's Grand Elder flew high, a gush of hot blood spraying on the spot.

This was the Onmyoji's greatest weakness: their long-range attacks were incredibly powerful, but once a Martial Artist breached their defenses, they immediately became lambs to the slaughter, completely defenseless.

“You're courting death, Young man.”

Seeing Ye Bufan act so brazenly, openly beheading the Grand Elder, which was a blatant provocation to everyone, the people from the Three Great Families immediately launched an attack.

Watanabe Family's Third Elder charged forward with a katana, while Sato family and Tanaka Family members provided Spell support from the side.

But Ye Bufan's movement technique was simply too fast; he gave them no chance to encircle him.

Moreover, the saber in his hand was incredibly strange; after a flash of saber light, Watanabe Family's Third Elder's head once again flew high.

In just a single breath, four or five more people from the Three Great Families bled on the spot, and each of them was a person of no small status.

Before everyone could react, he ran like the wind behind Miyamoto Hideki, spreading his hands with an innocent expression: “You saw it too, they were the ones who attacked first to kill me, and there were so many of them; I was just acting in self-defense.”

“You bastards, you must die today, no one can save you.”

Tanaka Ryunosuke was practically fuming; in just this short amount of time, two more people from his Family had died.

It wasn't just him; the other two Families were also in the same boat. Ye Bufan's actions just now were clearly intentional; all three Families suffered casualties, without exception.

As a result, the three-day agreement they had just reached immediately became void, and the Three Great Families wished they could immediately dismember this Chinese man.

Miyamoto Hideki's vision went black, and he almost fell to the ground.

Damn it, he had just suppressed the situation, and now it flared up again. He had seen troublemakers, but never one so capable of causing trouble.

This time, the Family Heads of the Three Great Families were all in a state of frenzy, no longer giving him any chance to speak.

“Attack, kill this Young man! Kill anyone who stands in the way!”

Watanabe Takanori and the other two simultaneously issued the kill order, and the people of the Three Great Families rushed towards them like a roaring tide.

However, Ye Bufan himself showed no intention of facing them alone, constantly dodging into the Miyamoto crowd.

Miyamoto Hideki gnashed his teeth in anger, but there was nothing he could do. Until Miyamoto Arataichi was healed, he couldn't let this Young man be killed by the Three Great Families.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and issued the final command.

“Miyamoto Family, attack! Do not let anyone harm Mr. Ye.”

Thus, an unprecedented battle between the four Families of the Great Dog Country began.

The Miyamoto was fighting on their home ground, giving them a slight numerical advantage, but unfortunately, their strength was still no match for the Three Great Families; they were completely at a disadvantage, suffering heavy casualties within minutes.

At first, the major Families still exercised some control, not aiming for fatal blows.

But as the battle progressed, important experts from the Three Great Families inexplicably died from time to time, which fueled their anger, and finally, without any further scruples, they fought desperately against Miyamoto.

Initially, their target was still Ye Bufan, but as the situation developed, they even forgot about this Chinese man, unleashing all their fury on Miyamoto.

Under these circumstances, Miyamoto Hideki and the Miyamoto had no choice; they could neither let these people pursue and kill Ye Bufan nor surrender, so they could only fight desperately.

For a time, shouts of battle shook the heavens, blood splattered, flesh flew, and both sides suffered heavy casualties.

The Family Heads of the Three Great Families, Tanaka Ryunosuke, Watanabe Takanori, and Sato Ieyasu, had been targeting Ye Bufan since the start of the battle.

Unfortunately, with a thousand people from the Three Great Families participating, the scene was extremely chaotic, and Ye Bufan simply didn't give them a chance for a direct confrontation, constantly dodging and moving around the three, occasionally launching sneak attacks on the people of the Three Great Families.

In this situation, they were frustrated and helpless; they had immense strength but couldn't unleash it. If they used a powerful move, they might accidentally injure their own people.

But this prolonged the battle indefinitely, leading to more and more casualties and an increasingly brutal conflict.

Miyamoto Hideki was covered in blood. He looked back and saw that three of Miyamoto's ten Elders were now dead, four were injured, and only three were still fighting desperately.

Since the Miyamoto was established, it had never suffered such heavy losses. What he found most unacceptable was that all of this was for a Chinese man.

By this point, he was filled with regret; after Ye Bufan arrived in the Great Dog Country, he should have imprisoned him and not let this troublemaker out, which led to the current uncontrollable situation.

Looking at the Three Great Families, the total number of casualties was no less than that of Miyamoto, and even more important Elders were killed or injured.

Most of these people died from Ye Bufan's sneak attacks, but the people of the various Families were unaware of this and attributed all their hatred to Miyamoto.

“Stop all of you.”

Miyamoto Hideki's eyes were bloodshot, staring at Tanaka Ryunosuke and the others like a hungry wolf.

“Are you truly going to fight to the death with our Miyamoto?”

Watanabe Takanori said angrily, “Miyamoto Hideki, all of this was provoked by your Miyamoto! If you hadn't protected that Chinese man, how would we have ended up like this?”

“I've already told you, give us three days, and after three days, Miyamoto will send Ye to you with his hands.”

At this point, Miyamoto Hideki had completely shed his pretense, no longer considering Ye Bufan's feelings, as he had a hostage in his hands anyway.

Sato Ieyasu decisively shook his head: “No, our Three Great Families have already lost so many people. This debt must be settled immediately. What if he runs away after three days?”

The other two Family Heads felt the same way. If this had happened before, it might have been negotiable, but now the casualties were too great.

If they didn't bring back an explanation for their clansmen, their positions as Family Heads might become unstable.

Tanaka Ryunosuke shouted, “You must hand over that Chinese man today, or we will destroy the Miyamoto.”

“You are forcing my hand.”

Miyamoto Hideki was covered in sweat, then he knelt down with a thud, shouting loudly towards the back mountain of Miyamoto: “Your unworthy grandson requests Old Ancestor to emerge.”

After he spoke, the Family Heads of the Three Great Families all changed color.

The reason the Five Great Families were considered to have deep foundations was because each Family harbored unknown powers behind them, such as the legendary Saint-level experts.

However, unless absolutely necessary, no one wanted to reveal their last trump card. It seemed Miyamoto was truly pushed to the brink today, directly requesting the Old Ancestor to emerge.