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Chapter 579 - 518: First Battle Against Emperor Bai (Part 2)

Chapter 579: Chapter 518: First Battle Against Emperor Bai (Part 2)

Just as the disciples of the Tian Shan Sword Sect were puzzled, Meng Bai was also baffled.

Although he recognized Ye Fan, he couldn’t comprehend why Ye Fan was with Bodhi Wu Yin, nor could he understand the current situation.

"Two years ago at the Qing bang competition, the Tian Shan Sword Sect was led by you, and you are Meng Bai, correct?" Jie Dao looked at Meng Bai and spoke indifferently.

"To be remembered by Sword King Predecessor is an honor for Meng Bai!"

Upon hearing this, Meng Bai showed a surprised face, then hesitated for a moment before asking, "May I know why Sword King Predecessor and Master Bodhi are gracing the Tian Shan Sword Sect with your presence?"

Jie Dao was about to explain the purpose of their visit, then feeling that Meng Bai was not of high enough status, he asked, "What about Cang Bo? Why hasn’t he come out?"

"Sect Leader Cang..."

"Sword King Predecessor, Master Bodhi, Sect Leader Cang is delayed in seclusion, failing to greet both of you. I sincerely apologize!"

At this moment, a resounding voice echoed throughout the entire Tian Shan Sword Sect.

With the voice, a figure surged up from the back mountain of the Tian Shan Sword Sect, lifting a stream of air currents, roaring as it approached.

Although he was the Sect Leader of the Tian Shan Sword Sect, his age and seniority were less than Jie Dao’s and Bodhi Wu Yin’s, and he wasn’t even from the same era, but due to his outstanding talent, he had stepped into the Gang Qi Great Success Realm, significantly pushing the newer generation forward.

Whoosh!

In an instant, including Ye Fan, everyone turned their gaze towards the Qi Manipulating Cang Bo flying over.

"Sect Leader!"

Following Cang Bo’s arrival, including Meng Bai, all members of the Tian Shan Sword Sect bowed and greeted him.

Amid the crowd, Xiao Selang couldn’t help but glance at Ye Fan and Emperor Bai while bowing, his eyes distinctly different—he envied Emperor Bai, while his gaze towards Ye Fan was filled with hatred.

Simultaneously, Cang Bo’s gaze swept across Jie Dao, Emperor Bai, and Bodhi Wu Yin, finally resting on Ye Fan, with a flicker of surprise in his eyes—he could not detect Ye Fan’s aura nor see through his strength!

"Cang Bo, is the Old Sword King well?"

Since ancient times, those who practiced the sword and those who practiced the dao have been rivals, even sworn enemies. With Jie Dao’s abilities, he didn’t regard Cang Bo highly, but that old monster of the Tian Shan Sword Sect, he valued greatly.

"My master has been in seclusion these past few years."

Cang Bo smiled, having taken over the Tian Shan Sword Sect after breaking into the Gang Qi realm—his master had passed on the position of Sect Leader to him, becoming the only Inner Sect Elder, constantly secluded in cultivation, with all sect affairs managed by him.

Jie Dao intended to inquire about the strength of Cang Bo’s master, but seeing that the other party did not volunteer any information, he refrained from asking further.

"Sword King Predecessor, you and Master Bodhi suddenly visiting our Tian Shan Sword Sect must surely be for a reason. Please speak freely, anything the Tian Shan Sword Sect can do, we will not hesitate!"

It must be said that Cang Bo’s ability to develop the Tian Shan Sword Sect to such a scale over the years was not only due to his immense martial arts talent but also due to his high emotional intelligence, managing his words and actions impeccably, cleverly asking about the four people’s intention while not mentioning his master’s strength.

"My disciple wishes to compete with Evil Emperor Chu Xuanji’s closed-door disciple, and I hope for you to witness it," Jie Dao went straight to the point and clarified his intention.

Whoosh—

Jie Dao’s words were like a ladle of cold water poured into a hot oil pan, immediately causing the Tian Shan Sword Sect disciples in the square to explode in uproar.

"So that guy is Evil Emperor Chu Xuanji’s disciple, Ye Fan!"

"I heard he just defeated Junior Brother Xiao a few days ago, and now he’s challenging Emperor Bai—does he intend to sweep the younger generation before the Qing bang competition?"

"Quiet!"

Upon hearing his disciples’ discussion, Cang Bo shouted sternly, then frowning, looked towards Xiao Selang, "Little Wolf, when did you fight the closed-door disciple of Evil Emperor Chu Xuanji?"

"A few days ago."

Xiao Selang’s face turned purple, weakly responding, while cursing the Tian Shan Sword Sect disciple for bringing up an ill-timed subject.

"What happened?" Cang Bo asked.

"He was harvesting a Snow Ginseng within the area governed by the sect and nearly injured a sect disciple. Overcome by anger, Little Wolf and I went to find him and had a sparring match. Unfortunately, because of a moment of carelessness, I lost."

Meng Bai noticed Xiao Selang’s embarrassment, spoke up to smooth things over, and to preserve Tian Shan Sword Sect’s dignity, he intentionally said that Xiao Selang lost due to carelessness, not lack of skill.

"So, it was just a sparring match."

While outsiders could not detect the hidden meaning in Meng Bai’s words, Cang Bo had a clear understanding and felt a slight displeasure, yet he did not show it on his face. Instead, he looked at Ye Fan with a smiling face, saying, "You are truly a worthy successor of Predecessor Xuanji. When I saw you half a year ago, you were merely in the Early Innate Realm. But now, even I can’t see through your strength, truly commendable is Predecessor Xuanji’s teaching!"

"Sect Leader Cang, you flatter him too much!" Emperor Bai could no longer listen in silence and scoffed.

"What do you mean?"

Cang Bo deliberately showed a surprised expression, but he already knew that Ye Fan was no match for Emperor Bai.

For one, Emperor Bai’s strength was almost reaching the Gang Qi realm, and unless Ye Fan had broken through the Gang Qi realm, there was almost no chance for him to win against Emperor Bai.

Furthermore, if Ye Fan’s strength had surpassed Emperor Bai’s, neither Jie Dao nor Emperor Bai would show such arrogance.

"You can’t see through his strength simply because he uses a special Magic Artifact to conceal his own aura," as if intentionally to embarrass Ye Fan, Emperor Bai stated loudly, "He is merely at the Innate Great Perfection Realm!"

"What... What? Daring to have a martial arts challenge with you, while only at the Innate Great Perfection Realm? I must admit, I’m even more impressed by how well Senior Xuanji has taught him!" Cang Bo knew Emperor Bai’s mind very well and immediately played along.

Sure enough, Emperor Bai, wearing a contemptuous smile, said, "A martial arts challenge? He isn’t qualified for that—our agreement was for him to take one strike from me! Yes, just one strike!"

One strike?

As soon as these words left Emperor Bai’s mouth, including Cang Bo, everyone from the Tian Shan Sword Sect was taken aback.

In their eyes, leaving aside whether Ye Fan could withstand a single strike from Emperor Bai, simply the term "one strike agreement" put Ye Fan at a great disadvantage, shaming Chu Xuanji.

"My master once said, back at the Qing bang competition two years ago, you could already kill a Half-step Gang Qi realm Cultivator with a single strike, and now your power must be nearing the Gang Qi Realm! You specifically asked our Tian Shan Sword Sect to witness this fight because you’re worried about the repercussions from the Yanhuang Organization and Chu Xuanji after you kill him with one strike, aren’t you?"

After a brief pause, Xiao Selang guessed the reason for Ye Fan challenging Emperor Bai on Mount Tian and sneered, a classic case of kicking someone when they’re down.

"So, that’s it. No wonder you came here to have a martial arts duel."

"I have no idea where Ye Fan got the courage from! His strength is miles apart from Emperor Bai, and yet he dares to puff himself up in challenge!"

"A challenge is one thing, but only taking a single strike from Emperor Bai is simply seeking humiliation!"

"Humiliation is the least of it, did you not hear what Junior Brother Xiao just said? If Ye Fan can keep his life, he should consider himself lucky!"

"Given that, why would he even challenge him unless his head got stuck in a door??"

...

Following Xiao Selang’s remarks, the disciples of the Tian Shan Sword Sect on the square started discussing again; Ye Fan seemed like a fool in their eyes.

Despite the criticism and humiliation from the crowd, Ye Fan’s expression remained as calm as water, as if completely indifferent.

"Sect Leader Cang, there are two reasons why Ye Fan accepted this one strike agreement."

Although Ye Fan was unmoved, Bodhi Wuyin still spoke out to explain, "First, Ye Fan had found a Snow Lotus King, which was then taken by Emperor Bai, and they used the Snow Lotus King as the stake for this duel. Second, since Emperor Bai repeatedly insulted Chu Xuanji, Ye Fan chose to fight to defend his master’s honor, and made an agreement with Emperor Bai—if he could withstand a single strike, not only does Emperor Bai have to give him the Snow Lotus King, but he also has to slap himself ten times and apologize to both him and his master publicly!"

"Bodhi Wuyin, let’s talk about those stakes after he withstands my strike. I suggest you find a coffin now to prepare for collecting his corpse instead," Emperor Bai said irritably after hearing about the bet.

At Emperor Bai’s words, Bodhi Wuyin raised an eyebrow, about to retort, but before she could speak, Ye Fan stepped forward silently.

Just one step, yet it instantly captured everyone’s attention!

"Your blabbering too much."

In the quiet square, Ye Fan finally spoke, his voice not loud, yet it clearly reached everyone’s ears, "Winning a duel isn’t about having a sharp tongue."

"Fine, fine, fine, since you’re in a hurry to reincarnate, I will fulfill your death wish right now!" Emperor Bai said furiously, upon hearing Ye Fan’s words.

Jie Dao also looked grim, "Sect Leader Cang, let’s cut the idle chat, find them a place to start the duel."

"Let’s just do it here in the square."

Upon hearing this, Cang Bo responded to Jie Dao first, then summoned his Qi Yun Dantian, and boomed forcefully, "All disciples of the Tian Shan Sword Sect, retreat from the square and watch the duel!"

"Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!..."

As soon as Cang Bo’s words fell, the disciples of the Tian Shan Sword Sect swiftly moved towards the edges of the square, their departure sounds unending.

It felt as though, in their hearts, Cang Bo was a godly figure, whose words were divine decrees, unbreakable.

"Kid, originally I planned to show you my true strength during the Qing bang competition, but it seems you won’t have that chance now—you’d better pray to the heavens to keep your body intact!"

As the Tian Shan Sword Sect disciples left the square, along with three Outer Elders led by Meng Bai, Xiao Selang sneered at Ye Fan, throwing one last face-saving comment before swiftly moving towards the edge of the square.

"Sword King, Bodhi, are we leaving the square or watching from the air?"

Seeing his disciples all exiting the square, Cang Bo glanced at Jie Dao and Bodhi Wuyin, asking them.

"Be careful, and try not to let him go all out with his strike!"

Hearing Cang Bo’s comment, Bodhi Wuyin whispered a warning to Ye Fan, then using her Gang Qi, she rose into the air, responding to Cang Bo’s inquiry with her actions.

"Bodhi Wuyin, I suggest you dispel the thought of saving him at the crucial moment; it’s not possible!"

Jie Dao, guessing Bodhi Wuyin’s intentions, scoffed and with a jump, moved into the air.

Seeing this, Cang Bo no longer wasted words. He too ascended into the air, leaving the empty square to Ye Fan and Emperor Bai.

Swish!

The next moment.

Everyone’s gaze focused on Emperor Bai, awaiting his draw of the sword!

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