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Chapter 577 - 516: Past Grudges, Ye Fan Accepts the Challenge

Chapter 577: Chapter 516: Past Grudges, Ye Fan Accepts the Challenge

Amid the sky, Bodhi Wu Yin, resembling a Heavenly Immortal descending to the mortal world, treaded on Gang Qi and floated gracefully forward, her sanctified and noble aura spreading around her, preventing anyone from harboring the slightest blasphemous thought.

Swish!

Startled to see Bodhi Wu Yin appear and sensing the powerful aura radiating from her, Emperor Bai, who had previously been arrogantly invincible, was shocked into changing his expression, now appearing slightly solemn.

Not far behind Emperor Bai, Jie Dao stood with his hands behind his back, floating in the air; his eyes sparkled with surprise, and his gaze followed Bodhi Wu Yin’s figure as she moved, as if she carried some kind of magic on her.

Just like Jie Dao and Emperor Bai, the master and disciple, when Bodhi Wu Yin appeared, Ye Fan’s gaze was irresistibly drawn to her.

Bodhi Wu Yin?!

At that moment, sensing the powerful, sacred, and noble aura around Bodhi Wu Yin, he vaguely guessed something and his face revealed a trace of excitement!

Although he had never met Bodhi Wu Yin nor seen her photograph, in his view, in all the heavens, the only woman who could possess such a noble, sacred, and powerful aura was the Buddhist sect leader, Bodhi Wu Yin.

Moreover, Bodhi Wu Yin was dressed in white, exactly as Su Liuli had once described.

"Please...please, are you Master Bodhi Wu Yin?"

In his excitement, Ye Fan couldn’t help but speak before Bodhi Wu Yin even came close.

Initially, in his search for Su Liuli, he had followed her to the Southwest, only to find that she had eventually joined the Buddhist sect and become a disciple of Bodhi Wu Yin.

All along, he had wanted to find Su Liuli, but because Bodhi Wu Yin, like Chu Xuanji, appeared and disappeared without a trace, he had been unable to locate her.

At this moment, if he could confirm that the person before him was indeed Bodhi Wu Yin, then he could see Su Liuli!

"Hmm."

Bodhi Wu Yin nodded gently and in a flash, she appeared beside Ye Fan, her expression slightly complex as she said, "With your strength, it would be difficult to withstand his full-force strike. Do not accept the challenge."

Swish!

Startled by Bodhi Wu Yin’s words, the excited look on Ye Fan’s face was completely erased, replaced by sheer astonishment!

Clearly...he hadn’t expected Bodhi Wu Yin to say that!

"Sigh..."

Seeing the astonished expression on Ye Fan’s face, Bodhi Wu Yin couldn’t help but silently sigh in her heart.

Because she had secretly followed Su Liuli in the past, she had seen everything Ye Fan did in Hanghu and Dong Hai.

She knew well that Ye Fan was a confident person, possessing a steely pride.

She also knew that for someone as confident and proudly spirited as Ye Fan, refusing to fight, to admit defeat, would be a devastating blow!

But—

Having just witnessed Emperor Bai’s move, she was very aware that from start to finish, Emperor Bai had not shown his true strength, and the strike that had previously forced Ye Fan back hadn’t even used martial skills.

Beyond that, as a Peak of Gang Qi realm strong person, leader of the Buddhist sect, and ranking amongst the top ten on the Dragon Ranking, she was well aware of the strength of the "Blood Shadow Saber Technique".

In her view, if Emperor Bai were to use the killing move ’Blood Kill’ from the "Blood Shadow Saber Technique," Ye Fan would utterly be unable to withstand it, he might not even be able to dodge!

In such a situation, she would rather shatter Ye Fan’s spirit than watch him senselessly march towards his own death!

"As the saying goes, saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda. Indeed, as the leader of the Buddhist sect, your compassion is admirable!"

Before Ye Fan could recover from his astonishment, Jie Dao’s eyes lost their sparkle of surprise, his expression suddenly turned from the warmth of spring to the cold of winter, chillingly fearsome, his tone full of mockery.

"Jie Dao, I know you hate Chu Xuanji to the bone, but you must not take out your resentment on Ye Fan—Ye Fan is innocent." Facing Jie Dao’s mockery, Bodhi Wu Yin responded calmly, her expression neither joyful nor sad, like a living bodhisattva.

"When have I ever taken my resentment out on him?" Jie Dao asked angrily.

"Doesn’t everything right now prove it?" Bodhi Wu Yin questioned back.

"Hehe... hehehe... hehehehehe..."

Hearing Bodhi Wu Yin’s words again, Jie Dao suddenly burst into derisive laughter as if he had gone mad, but the anger within him increased, like a volcano about to erupt.

"This matter has nothing to do with my master!"

Sensing the anger emanating from Jie Dao, and considering the complex history among Jie Dao, Bodhi Wu Yin, and Chu Xuanji, Emperor Bai looked at Bodhi Wu Yin with a somewhat unsightly expression and tightly furrowed brows, saying, "Please do not wrongly accuse my master!"

Bodhi Wu Yin remained silent, looking towards Jie Dao.

"Hoo!"

Jie Dao stopped his eerie laughter, took a deep breath, and met Bodhi Wu Yin’s gaze with a complicated expression filled with anger, hatred, and an indestructible love!

"Bodhi Wu Yin, back then, you devotedly loved Chu Xuanji, but he was immersed in his cultivation and various studies. Feeling disheartened, you chose to become a monk, joined the Buddhist sect, and recited Buddhist Scriptures tens of thousands of times. Eventually, through the ’Amitabha Sutra,’ you created the ’Bodhi Skill,’ which greatly shook your reputation and led to you being revered as a leader of the Buddhist sect. Even rumors spread that you were a fairy who did not partake in the mortal world’s pleasures, having severed all desires. But I know you never severed those desires—deep inside, you never forgot Chu Xuanji!"

Watching, Jie Dao spoke in a low tone, "If not for this obsession, with your comprehension and talent, you might have already broken through to the Innate Great Perfection, surpassed Yan, and become the world’s supreme strongman! Similarly, if not for this, you wouldn’t have come out today to save Chu Xuanji’s disciple, would I be right?"

"Jie Dao, some words, I’ve said to you years ago, why are you struggling like this?" Bodhi Wu Yin sighed gently.

"Haha... Hahahaha... Hahahahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Jie Dao laughed wildly again and then spoke once more, his tone full of intense reluctance and jealousy, and an indelible hatred, "Yes, why am I struggling like this? Is it because I can’t stand not having you? Or is it because I can’t stand losing to Chu Xuanji?

No, it’s none of those! I’m just furious. I am wholly devoted to you, willing to do anything for you, yet Chu Xuanji doesn’t even spare you a glance. You think he is the perfect man, while in your eyes, I am just a petty-minded villain! Isn’t it absurd that I vent my resentment on such juniors?"

"A guy who only knows how to bully behind his powerful backers, what makes me think my master should bother with him? Bodhi Wu Yin, you’re placing too high a value on that trash behind you! Similarly, you also overestimate Chu Xuanji—that old bastard is not even worthy to be mentioned in the same breath as my master!"

Emperor Bai, aware that Jie Dao had developed hatred from love for Bodhi Wu Yin, no longer cared about propriety, directly addressed Bodhi Wu Yin by name, and unabashedly insulted Chu Xuanji and his disciple, Ye Fan.

Bodhi Wu Yin frowned slightly upon hearing this.

Ye Fan’s expression changed dramatically, and his gaze sharpened like a knife as he stared at Emperor Bai: "Emperor Bai, I warn you, do not insult my master! You are not qualified to do so! Your master isn’t either! Using your own words, he isn’t even qualified to be mentioned in the same breath as my master!"

"Is that so? If your master is so powerful, why did he teach someone as useless as you? What else can you do besides rely on your master? You don’t even dare to face my blade, and you still have the face to speak to me here? If I were you, I’d rather jump off this cliff to save myself from the embarrassment of living!"

Faced with Ye Fan’s retort, Emperor Bai was uncontrollably furious but could find no grounds to attack Chu Xuanji, and so he directed all his anger and resentment toward Ye Fan, hurling a barrage of insults.

"Young man, being ahead for a moment doesn’t mean you will be ahead forever. Arrogance isn’t a good thing."

Hearing Emperor Bai’s insults towards Ye Fan, Bodhi Wu Yin’s brows furrowed even tighter, fearing that Ye Fan might be provoked and thus accept Emperor Bai’s challenge, she quickly spoke out.

"Arrogance without strength is courting death, but arrogance with strength is natural!"

Jie Dao sneered, "Bodhi Wu Yin, you cannot deny that with Little Emperor’s strength, he can indeed look down on all young cultivators!"

"Hey, Bodhi Wu Yin, the truly arrogant one is not me, it’s that trash behind you! A waste who doesn’t even dare to take one blow from me, yet acts arrogant in front of me, that’s what arrogance is, well, of course, it can also be called courting death!"

Encouraged by Jie Dao’s support, Emperor Bai sneered repeatedly, looking at Ye Fan with disdain, like a haughty prince staring at a beggar.

"Who says I dare not take your blow?" Ye Fan suddenly said.

"Ye Fan, don’t be impulsive!"

Originally, Bodhi Wu Yin was worried that Ye Fan might be provoked and accept Emperor Bai’s challenge. Now, hearing Ye Fan’s words, her expression changed dramatically, and she quickly spoke out to stop him.

However—

Unexpectedly to Bodhi Wu Yin, when she turned to look at Ye Fan, she saw not a trace of anger on his face, only calmness.

"Master Bodhi Wu Yin, I know you mean well, and I thank you for everything you’ve done for me!"

Ye Fan said, bowing deeply to Bodhi Wu Yin, then raising his head and speaking softly, "But... I must accept this challenge!"

"Why?"

Bodhi Wu Yin was very puzzled. She could see that Ye Fan was exceptionally calm and also certain that Ye Fan understood Emperor Bai’s strength. Under normal logic, Ye Fan should have chosen to be patient.

"First, the Snow Lotus King is of great importance to me. Second, I might not care about him insulting me, but... I cannot tolerate him repeatedly insulting my master!" Ye Fan said each word with firm conviction.

"Could it be... he has some unknown trump card?"

Sensing the determination in Ye Fan’s gaze, Bodhi Wu Yin was taken aback, pursed her lips, and ultimately said nothing more.

Emperor Bai, however, wore a triumphant smile, feeling as though Ye Fan was already a dead man in his eyes: "Don’t just talk the talk, since you agreed, let’s start now!"

"Today, I take your blow; tomorrow, I shall take your head!"

Ye Fan’s gaze swept towards Emperor Bai like a blade, his Martial Arts Will more resolute than ever.

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