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Chapter 568 - 507: Forced Battle!

Chapter 568: Chapter 507: Forced Battle!

The Golden Eagle’s speed was incredibly fast; it took just a few breaths for it to land on the clearing where Ye Fan had killed the Mutated Wolf, the terrifying velocity whipping up a fierce wind that caused the trees to sway incessantly.

As the Golden Eagle touched down and folded its wings, its gaze fixed coldly on Ye Fan, giving him a sudden palpitation.

Fortunately, his consciousness was strong and his Martial Arts Will resolute; it didn’t affect him much. He turned his attention to Meng Bai and Xiao Selang instead.

Meng Bai and Xiao Selang jumped down from the back of the Golden Eagle and stood beside it.

Both were dressed in the attire of the Tian Shan Sword Sect, with treasure swords hanging at their waists. When they saw Ye Fan’s gaze sweep over, they couldn’t help but meet it.

Among them, Meng Bai’s gaze was piercing and oppressive—it felt like having a sharp treasure sword held at one’s neck, for no reason one would feel tense and fearful.

In contrast, Xiao Selang’s eyes weren’t as sharp, but they carried a clear disdain—he held his head high, his mouth almost turned up to the sky, his air of arrogance hitting Ye Fan full in the face.

Shua!

After sizing Ye Fan up, Meng Bai couldn’t help but turn his attention to the corpse of the Mutated Wolf, his brows furrowing.

As a dominant figure at the Half-step Gang Qi realm, he wasn’t just strong but also well-experienced, instantly judging that it was a Mutated Wolf with strength comparable to an Innate Great Perfection Cultivator.

Killing the Mutated Wolf in just two moves?

Seeing that the Mutated Wolf only had two wounds, Meng Bai was shocked!

Mount Tian was the first place on Earth where the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi increased, so it had the most mutant beasts, some of which were very powerful.

As the Outer Elder of the Tian Shan Sword Sect, Meng Bai knew that the attack power and defense of mutant beasts were extremely strong, almost enough to sweep aside cultivators of equivalent strength.

In his opinion, any ordinary cultivator at the Innate Great Perfection realm who encountered a Mutated Wolf was doomed to die, even... it wouldn’t be easy for cultivators at the Half-step Gang Qi realm to kill a Mutated Wolf.

And yet...It took Ye Fan only two moves to kill the Mutated Wolf!

Hmm?

Meng Bai was not the only one to notice this—Xiao Selang did too.

Occupying the feng shui treasure that is Mount Tian, the disciples of the Tian Shan Sword Sect generally had opportunities to hone their skills by killing mutant beasts.

As the number one genius of the Tian Shan Sword Sect, Xiao Selang had more chances and instances of killing mutant beasts than other disciples and had a clear understanding of their strength.

Although he was arrogant, he had to admit that at his Innate Great Perfection realm, even if he used the ’Heavenly Sword Nine Forms’, the Tian Shan Sword Sect’s treasured skill, he couldn’t kill the Mutated Wolf in front of him in two moves!

Therefore, when he saw only two wounds on the Mutated Wolf, Xiao Selang’s pupils abruptly constricted!

Reason told him that Meng Bai was right—Ye Fan was stronger than he had imagined. If he only used the power of his Innate Great Perfection realm, he wouldn’t stand a chance against Ye Fan!

This sudden turn of events made Xiao Selang’s expression extremely ugly, and the rage in his heart inexplicably intensified while his eyes looked at Ye Fan as though they were about to spew fire.

After all, he had decided to defeat Ye Fan using only the strength of his Innate Great Perfection realm!

"So, this is why you dare to run wild on Mount Tian—you’ve broken through the Innate Great Perfection!" Xiao Selang spoke irritably, venting his annoyance.

"Run wild? I think it’s your Sect’s disciples who have gone too far, right?"

Seeing Meng Bai and Xiao Selang’s Tian Shan Sword Sect attire, Ye Fan suspected they were here to cause him trouble. Hearing what Xiao Selang said, he confirmed this suspicion, but he didn’t show any fear. Instead, he returned fire.

First, he didn’t think he was in the wrong for the morning’s incident; second, although Meng Bai and Xiao Selang couldn’t sense his real strength, he could sense theirs and knew what they were capable of.

Even though Xiao Selang was at the Half-step Gang Qi realm, it seemed he had just broken through and his aura was not stable, posing no threat to Ye Fan.

And although Meng Bai’s aura did pose a danger, Ye Fan had a trump card—the Flying Knife Assassination. If it came down to a fight to the death, it was still uncertain who would emerge victorious.

Moreover, Ye Fan believed that with the deterrent of Chu Xuanji, the two would not dare to lay hands on him!

"It seems the Seventh Junior Brother and the others weren’t wrong; you truly do not regard the Tian Shan Sword Sect seriously!"

Xiao Selang’s expression changed, the anger in his features intensified, "Do you think you can just push around the Tian Shan Sword Sect, because you have Chu Xuanji’s backing?"

As the words fell, Xiao Selang’s aura began to rise step by step, his eyes burning with fury as if he was on the verge of lashing out at any moment.

"The outside world says that Chu Xuanji’s secluded disciple behaves arrogantly, with no regard for anyone. Now it seems those reports are not false." Meng Bai took a step forward as if to pre-empt Xiao Selang from striking, his eyebrows knit together as he stared at Ye Fan.

Ye Fan snorted coldly, "Compared to you Tian Shan Sword Sect disciples, I see only small fry claiming to be overlords."

"Boy, what did you say?"

On hearing Ye Fan’s arrogant words again, Xiao Selang became furious. He had lived on Mount Tian for over twenty years and had never seen a cultivator be so brash!

"Little Wolf, don’t be impulsive!"

Seeing Xiao Selang on the brink of exploding with rage, Meng Bai quickly pressed down on his shoulder, then frowned and said to Ye Fan, "Ye Fan, as I understand it, you almost injured our Tian Shan Sword Sect disciples this morning and even threatened to kill them if you saw them again. Now, you claim that our Tian Shan Sword Sect disciples are arrogant. Are you suggesting that the disciples of our Sect have lied to me?"

"Whether they lied or not, you need to ask them."

Seeing that Meng Bai wanted to reason, Ye Fan’s tone became a bit more polite, "All I know is that this morning, I found a Snow Ginseng on the mountain. I had just picked it and hadn’t even had the chance to put it in my backpack, when your Tian Shan Sword Sect disciples demanded that I hand it over to them. When I refused, they drew their swords and tried to take it by force..."

"Mount Tian is our Tian Shan Sword Sect’s territory; every blade of grass and every tree here belongs to us," Xiao Selang interrupted Ye Fan furiously.

"Hmm, at the time, that’s what they said too, but... to my knowledge, the Yanhuang Organization hasn’t dictated that absolutely everything on Mount Tian belongs to the Tian Shan Sword Sect, has it?" Ye Fan ignored Xiao Selang’s fury, treating him as if he were thin air, and only looked at Meng Bai.

"While the Yanhuang Organization hasn’t made such a rule, since our Tian Shan Sword Sect has established a sect on Mount Tian, naturally the mountain is our domain, and everything on it belongs to our sect!" Xiao Selang spoke again with an air of entitlement.

"Your strength is greater than his, and you should be higher in status within the sect; I will regard your response as the decisive one." Ye Fan’s gaze remained fixed on Meng Bai.

Meng Bai pondered for a moment and then said, "While Little Wolf has exaggerated a bit, within a hundred miles centered on the Turquoise Pool, it indeed is our Tian Shan Sword Sect’s territory. It is an unwritten rule tacitly acknowledged by the Yanhuang Organization that other major sects consider the areas near their sects as their own domains."

"I’m sorry, I have never heard of this unwritten rule."

Ye Fan was certain that the Yanhuang Organization would never recognize this unwritten rule. It was all the Tian Shan Sword Sect using their power to bully the weak, forcing outsiders to accept this rule.

"Since you have not heard of it, then it is a case of ignorance and no crime—as long as you hand over the Snow Ginseng, we can forget everything that happened before!" Meng Bai proposed.

"Since I have never heard of this unwritten rule, I won’t acknowledge its existence, and I won’t hand over the Snow Ginseng!" Ye Fan flatly refused, his stance resolute.

To him, the Tian Shan Sword Sect’s approach was nothing short of highway robbery.

"Young man, Elder Meng has been patient with you and has shown respect to both you and your master. Don’t spurn the offer of a truce for a clash!" Xiao Selang managed to restrain himself because of Meng Bai’s intervention, but seeing Ye Fan remain defiant, his anger flared up again.

"So if I don’t hand over the Snow Ginseng, do you intend to rob and murder me?"

As it became clear that negotiation was futile, Ye Fan scoffed and said, "Don’t say I didn’t warn you—before coming to Mount Tian, my master Chu Xuanji had wanted to come along, but I didn’t let him. If he finds out I died on Mount Tian, I guarantee that many people from the Tian Shan Sword Sect will be joining me in death, possibly even leading to the annihilation of your sect!"

"Ye Fan, I admit your master Chu Xuanji is powerful, but he’s still not capable of exterminating our Tian Shan Sword Sect!" Angered by the mention of Chu Xuanji, Meng Bai spoke with a distinctly hostile tone.

"In that case, feel free to try!"

At those words, Ye Fan’s eyes narrowed, and though he spoke defiantly, he silently concluded that if they should attack, he would immediately use his full strength to fling his Flying Knife Assassination and catch Meng Bai off guard in a bid to slay him in one blow, then deal with Xiao Selang afterwards.

With Meng Bai gone, Xiao Selang would be like a fish on a chopping board, ready to be carved up by him!

And as for... the Golden Eagle!

As a Magician, he could communicate with the Golden Eagle through his mind.

Should the Golden Eagle’s intentions enter his body, they would face a ferocious strike from the Crimson Golden Crown, sealing their certain death!

While Ye Fan remained on high alert, Bodhi Wu Yin, who had been hiding in the sky, slightly furrowed his brows and made a secret decision—if Meng Bai dared lay a hand on Ye Fan, he would intervene immediately!

"Young man, we’re not killing you not because we fear your master, but because we don’t want to violate the Yanhuang Organization’s rules!"

Meng Bai, unaware of Bodhi Wu Yin’s concealed presence, spoke as he had previously planned with Xiao Selang, "Also, I hope you understand that the Snow Ginseng belongs to the Tian Shan Sword Sect! You may take it with you, on the condition that you defeat Little Wolf—if you can beat Little Wolf, the Snow Ginseng is yours. Otherwise, you must hand it over to us and apologize to our Tian Shan Sword Sect!"

"I’m sorry, I have no interest in fighting him."

Ye Fan rejected the proposal immediately. The Snow Ginseng was rightfully his; why should he have to prove its ownership through combat?

Moreover, in his view, Meng Bai’s challenge could very well be a ruse, designed to probe his true strength, thereby facilitating a more strategic robbery.

Even if Meng Bai were telling the truth, to defeat Xiao Selang, Ye Fan would need to use all of his strength and reveal his ace in the hole—the Flying Knife Assassination.

Once his trump card was revealed, Meng Bai would be prepared.

Then, if Meng Bai went back on his word and proceeded with robbery and murder, Ye Fan would stand no chance, and likely meet his demise!

"If you dare not fight me, then hand over the Snow Ginseng and come back to the sect with me to apologize to my four senior brothers!" Xiao Selang sneered coldly, his right hand already resting on the hilt of his sword, ready to draw at any moment.

"I must refuse!"

"I’ve been patient with you for too long!"

Seeing Ye Fan’s refusal, Xiao Selang shouted furiously and swiftly drew his sword, striking a blow towards Ye Fan!

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