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Chapter 576 - 515: Contending for the Snow Lotus King, Establishing a Battle Agreement!

Chapter 576: Chapter 515: Contending for the Snow Lotus King, Establishing a Battle Agreement!

Facing the humiliation from Emperor Bai, Ye Fan’s eyes narrowed into slits, his gaze angry and icy.

However—

As angry as he was, he also knew that with the strength Emperor Bai had shown, his Flying Knife Assassination could pose a threat, but... the likelihood of killing Emperor Bai was very small.

If he failed to kill Emperor Bai, with the strength Emperor Bai had displayed, a counterattack would be inevitable, and he would undoubtedly die!

Besides, Ye Fan keenly discovered that the energy rapidly approaching from the sky bore some similarity to Emperor Bai’s and it was very likely Jie Dao, Emperor Bai’s master!

In such a situation, he naturally couldn’t accept the challenge and could only choose to suppress his anger deep within his heart.

"One strike, if you can withstand just one of my strikes, I will consider you the winner!"

Seeing that Ye Fan dared not fight, the disdain in Emperor Bai’s eyes became even more apparent, as if he could kill Ye Fan with just a flick of his hand.

"In the Qing bang competition, I will take your dog life!"

Ye Fan coldly stated, then without waiting for Emperor Bai to respond, suddenly turned around and with a forceful push off the ground, rapidly moved towards the cliff.

Since Emperor Bai dared not strike him, there was no need to waste words with Emperor Bai— the urgent matter at hand was to get the Snow Lotus King!

Otherwise, whether it was Emperor Bai discovering the Snow Lotus King or Jie Dao, Emperor Bai’s master arriving and discovering it, he would not possibly be able to get the Snow Lotus King!

Hmm?

Seeing this, Emperor Bai’s gaze naturally swept towards the cliff, and he spotted the Snow Lotus King at a glance!

"Clang!"

Seeing the Snow Lotus King, Emperor Bai didn’t hesitate and immediately drew the Bloodthirsty Mad Blade!

With the sword unsheathed, the blood qi within Emperor Bai boiled completely, surging to his hands and transmitting into the Bloodthirsty Mad Blade, making the blade’s edge flicker with red light.

—Swoosh!!

With the blade in hand, Emperor Bai did not linger and casually struck with one slash!

This slash seemed casual and did not use any martial techniques, but the momentum was overwhelming, containing terrifying power!

With a slash, the Gang Qi spurting from the blade tip merged with the blood qi around Emperor Bai, combining with that terrifying murderous intent to form a blood-colored sword light, blasting towards the front of Ye Fan!

"Danger!!"

Ye Fan’s heart pounded wildly, and he hastily retreated!

"Bang—"

Ye Fan had just retreated several meters when the terrifying blood-colored sword light, like a laser cannon, struck the path Ye Fan was about to advance on.

The sword light passed, vaporizing the air in front and creating a huge crack in the ground, several meters deep.

Immediately afterwards, the cliff’s wall below was also struck by the sword light, as if it had been sliced open, revealing a deep crack with debris flying everywhere.

Seeing this, Ye Fan was both shocked and angry.

Shocked by Emperor Bai’s terrifying strength—with the power of that one strike from Emperor Bai, if it had hit him, he would have undoubtedly died, his entire body turning into a pile of blood and flesh!

Angry that Emperor Bai had actually made a sudden attempt on his life!

"Don’t look at me like that, if I had wanted to kill you just then, you would already be dead!"

Sensing Ye Fan’s angry gaze, Emperor Bai gave a cold smile, his body flashed, and he rapidly moved towards the Snow Lotus King.

Witnessing this, Ye Fan’s expression changed, and he instantly realized that Emperor Bai’s previous strike was intended to drive him back to snatch the Snow Lotus King!

"Whoosh—"

Realizing all this, Ye Fan’s mind shifted, and the Xuanye Flying Blade flew out of his sleeve, whistling towards the Snow Lotus King!

Originally, he wanted to harvest the whole Snow Lotus King, but now that Emperor Bai was competing for it, he had to settle for second best and use the Xuanye Flying Blade to sever the roots of the Snow Lotus King, then collect it through Mind Power from a distance!

Of course, he could also use Mind Power to forcefully uproot the Snow Lotus King, but not knowing the exact condition of the Snow Lotus King, he was afraid of accidentally destroying it and dared not attempt.

"Hmph!"

As he sprinted, Emperor Bai heard the sound of the flying blade and, understanding what Ye Fan was thinking, immediately snorted coldly, not turning his head as his left hand formed a blade and executed a Hand Blade strike!

"Clang!"

A wave of Gang Qi shot from Emperor Bai’s palm, accurately hitting the flying Xuanye Flying Blade, the terrifying force directly knocking the Xuanye Flying Blade away.

Successful with his strike, Emperor Bai also reached the top of the cliff and stretched out his hand to grab the Snow Lotus King.

Seeing this, Ye Fan steeled his heart, a wave of Mind Power howling out from the Yintang point between his eyebrows, silently acting on the roots of the Snow Lotus King.

The next moment.

Before Emperor Bai could grab the Snow Lotus King, its roots abruptly broke and it soared into the air, flying towards Ye Fan.

However—

The Snow Lotus King is not a Mind Control Magic Tool after all, and its flying speed was not considered fast.

Swoosh!

Emperor Bai let out a cold laugh, his body sprang up, leaping high and with a wave of his hand, he grabbed the Snow Lotus King.

"Emperor Bai, I discovered the Snow Lotus King first, don’t push people too far!!"

His possession of the Snow Lotus King snatched away, Ye Fan was completely angered, a terrifying killing intent emerging from him, his fists clenched tight, his gaze icily fixed on Emperor Bai.

"Hey, what does it matter that you discovered the Snow Lotus King first? Now the Snow Lotus King is in my hands!" Emperor Bai said with a cold laugh.

"You..."

Ye Fan’s fists creaked, his eyes seeming to spit fire.

"Hey, do you also want to press me with Chu Xuanji, that old bastard, and the Yanhuang Organization? The Yanhuang Organization has no rule against martial artists competing for strange treasures; it’s just that you are too weak and were preempted by me!" Emperor Bai taunted, looking at Ye Fan as if watching a clown perform.

"Huff~"

Once again hearing Emperor Bai’s words, Ye Fan felt deeply stifled but refrained from erupting in anger. Instead, he deeply exhaled a breath of stale air as if to expel all the frustration and indignation in his heart.

Inhale, exhale!

After doing this three times, Ye Fan completely calmed down, his face devoid of any trace of anger.

"Eh?"

Emperor Bai had thought his actions would infuriate Ye Fan into attacking him, allowing him to legitimately slay Ye Fan. Seeing Ye Fan quickly regain his composure, he couldn’t help but feel a tinge of surprise.

To that, Ye Fan said nothing, only giving Emperor Bai a deep look!

At that moment, there wasn’t a trace of hatred or murderous intent in Ye Fan’s eyes, yet it made Emperor Bai’s heart skip a beat!

Because, Emperor Bai could clearly sense the resolve in Ye Fan’s gaze!

That resolve seemed to tell Emperor Bai: from this point on, it would be a fight to the death between Ye Fan and him!

Such resolve was immensely firm, as if even if the sky were to fall, it wouldn’t change a bit!!

After that glance, Ye Fan withdrew his gaze and turned to leave.

"Wait!"

Seeing this, Emperor Bai called out to stop Ye Fan from leaving.

Ignoring him, Ye Fan didn’t even pause his footsteps—he didn’t believe Emperor Bai would dare to attack him!

Otherwise, Emperor Bai wouldn’t have exhausted his efforts to infuriate him by competing for the Snow Lotus King—although the Snow Lotus King was rare, it was not as valuable as Plant Essence to cultivators, and even less so for Emperor Bai.

As if to confirm Ye Fan’s speculation, Emperor Bai suddenly made a startling offer: "I can give you the Snow Lotus King."

Huh?

Despite knowing that Emperor Bai would likely set conditions even if he gave him the Snow Lotus King, because the Snow Lotus was extremely important to him, Ye Fan still instinctively stopped in his tracks.

"Ordinarily, even though the Snow Lotus King is precious, it’s only so to average cultivators. With your strength, you shouldn’t need it. You care so much about it, could it be that you intend to use it for Alchemy?"

Emperor Bai had already guessed that Ye Fan greatly valued the Snow Lotus King, hence their competition over it. Seeing Ye Fan stop, Emperor Bai’s guess was further affirmed, though he was still somewhat puzzled.

"State your conditions."

Hearing Emperor Bai’s words, Ye Fan’s heart trembled slightly, then he quickly responded coldly to prevent Emperor Bai from guessing that he planned to use it to concoct Lifespan Extension Pills.

"It seems the Snow Lotus King is indeed very important to you."

Emperor Bai stopped pondering what Ye Fan wanted the Snow Lotus King for, and voiced his thoughts, "As long as you can withstand one cut from me, I will give you the Snow Lotus King!"

Withstand one cut?

Startled upon hearing Emperor Bai’s words, Ye Fan moved, turning to look at Emperor Bai.

"Just one cut!"

Emperor Bai said with a smile, his expression brimming with confidence.

He firmly believed, among cultivators below the Half-step Gang Qi realm, none could withstand his cut!

After all, he had slain the King of Giant Boas with just two cuts!

The King of Giant Boas, already a half-demon capable of sweeping through the cultivators of the Half-step Gang Qi realm, would not be at a disadvantage even against the absolute dominator of the Half-step Gang Qi realm cultivators. Instead, it would have the upper hand due to its strong attack and defense powers.

And Ye Fan, merely at the Innate Great Perfection Realm, would definitely not be able to withstand his killing move—Blood Kill!

"What if I withstand your cut and you don’t honor your promise?" questioned Ye Fan, somewhat tempted.

"Heh, If I say it, I naturally will honor it."

Emperor Bai, both annoyed and excited by Ye Fan’s words, was annoyed because Ye Fan seemed to underestimate his strength, and excited because he could tell that Ye Fan was considering accepting his proposal.

"Empty words prove nothing."

As Emperor Bai had thought, Ye Fan indeed wanted to accept Emperor Bai’s proposal.

Because, reason told him that the appearance of the Snow Lotus King here was likely related to the anomaly caused by the Crimson Golden Crown, leading to a sudden increase in the concentration of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.

If this assessment was true, then losing this Snow Lotus King might make it very hard for him to find another one.

If he couldn’t find another Snow Lotus King, his plan to concoct the Lifespan Extension Pill would be ruined!

Then, not only would he miss the chance to improve his strength through concocting the Lifespan Extension Pill and breaking through the Innate Great Perfection Realm, but he also wouldn’t be able to extend Old Master Ye’s life.

If Old Master Ye were to pass away before that crucial meeting, whether Ye Wenhao could successfully ascend to the top would be a huge question mark!

Although Emperor Bai’s strength was very powerful, even stronger than Hong Lie who was known as the first below the Gang Qi Realm, Ye Fan thought he could manage to withstand just one cut from Emperor Bai.

"Since you worry about me reneging, how about we go to the Tian Shan Sword Sect and let the people of the Tian Shan Sword Sect bear witness, what do you say?"

Emperor Bai thought of a brilliant idea.

If Ye Fan and he were to compete at the Tian Shan Sword Sect, the true nature of his killing Ye Fan would inevitably spread throughout the entire Cultivation World via the Tian Shan Sword Sect.

That way, he could not only honor the Jie Dao, but also the Yanhuang Organization would not hold him accountable, and Chu Xuanji couldn’t seek revenge against him—if Chu Xuanji attempted revenge, he would become the laughingstock of the Huaxia Cultivation World and be despised by all cultivators!

"Do not agree!!"

The next moment.

Just as Ye Fan was about to agree, a voice suddenly rang out.

The moment the voice fell, a figure appeared.

Bodhi Wuyin revealed himself in the air!

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