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Chapter 585 - 523: I Will Make You Admit Defeat Wholeheartedly

Chapter 585: Chapter 523: I Will Make You Admit Defeat Wholeheartedly

In the eyes of Emperor Bai, although Jie Dao’s ranking in the Dragon Ranking was not as high as Chu Xuanji’s, his strength was not much different. Furthermore, having cultivated the Blood Shadow Saber Technique to an extremely high realm, coupled with the aid of the Bloodthirsty Mad Blade, even if he could not defeat Chu Xuanji, he would not suffer a crushing defeat.

But now, Chu Xuanji had severely wounded Jie Dao with just three moves, which left Emperor Bai quite literally speechless with astonishment!

"Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts is so terrifying!"

Cang Bo was equally shocked. Although he had seen cultivators who practiced Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts fight, their strength was only at the Innate Realm, and he had not taken them seriously. Witnessing Chu Xuanji grievously injure Jie Dao in three moves, he now fully grasped the terror of those who cultivated both schools!

Yan’s expression, as before, remained unchanged, as if everything unfolding was well within his expectations.

Indeed, this was the case. When the Yanhuang Organization compiled the Dragon Ranking, it had to pass through his review and approval. He had ranked Chu Xuanji second, having considered the terrifying combat power Chu Xuanji displayed when combining Martial Arts with Magic.

If even Emperor Bai and Cang Bo were shocked, what about the disciples of the Tian Shan Sword Sect at the edge of the square?

"Is it over?"

Outside the square, the disciples of the Tian Shan Sword Sect were completely dumbfounded.

Their strength was too weak to clearly make out the exchange between Chu Xuanji and Jie Dao. Seeing Jie Dao now spitting blood and falling made them feel as if it was all a dream.

Is it over?

"Snap—"

As if answering everyone’s silent question, Chu Xuanji, striking while the iron was hot, casually waved his hand, and a stream of Gang Qi sprayed forth from his palm, transforming into a pitch-black hand which swatted at Jie Dao as if crushing a fly.

"Xuanji, enough."

Just then, Yan suddenly waved his hand, and a stream of Gang Qi burst from his palm, shattering Chu Xuanji’s hand of Gang Qi and saving Jie Dao’s life.

"Hmph!"

Chu Xuanji, well aware that Yan did not want him to kill Jie Dao, refrained from making another move and merely snorted coldly, flying towards Ye Fan.

Yan gave a wry smile and waved his hand again, causing a flow of Gang Qi to appear beneath Jie Dao, lifting him up and then gently placing him before Emperor Bai.

In the sunlight, Jie Dao’s clothes were tattered, his complexion pale as paper, the bloody red light in his eyes had vanished, replaced by a lifeless dullness.

Because he was too close to the point of collision between the sword light and the Punch Ray, his internal organs had sustained severe injuries.

However—

Compared to his physical injuries, the mental blow inflicted far greater pain, leading him to utter despair—he would never be able to defeat Chu Xuanji in this lifetime!

"Master... Master!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Emperor Bai awoke abruptly from his shock and stepped forward to support Jie Dao.

With no response, Jie Dao’s gaze was dim as he looked up at the sky, motionless.

"Thud—"

Seeing the Jie Dao who once stood like a god in his heart now lie beside him like a dead dog, struggling to hang on, Emperor Bai’s legs gave out, and he collapsed to the ground.

"Little... Little Emperor, although Chu Xuanji made a move to injure me, this matter is not settled. You must right now, in front of everyone, kowtow and apologize to both master and disciple."

A few seconds later, Jie Dao caught sight of Emperor Bai with the corner of his eye, gradually regaining his senses from his daze, and reminded him.

"Master... Master..."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Bai, as though shocked, bolted upright, his face filled with frustration.

"As long as you kowtow and apologize to both of them in front of everyone, Chu Xuanji will have no reason to target you anymore, and he won’t let his disciple make a move against you," Jie Dao explained, knowing full well the blow such an act would deal to Emperor Bai’s pride.

Crack!

Emperor Bai clenched his fists, his face etched with unwillingness, seemingly reluctant to do as Jie Dao suggested.

"As the saying goes, as long as the green hills are there, one need not fear a shortage of firewood. The shame of today, I will repay a hundredfold to that master and disciple later!" Jie Dao spoke again, his voice filled with deep-seated hatred.

"Later... later..."

Hearing Jie Dao’s words again, Emperor Bai narrowed his eyes, full of hate and intent to kill, saying, "Later, I will slay them both, master and disciple!"

Amidst speaking, Emperor Bai cast aside the pride that came with being the foremost of Qing bang, gritted his teeth, and added, "Master, wait for me, I am going to apologize to them."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than Emperor Bai wasted no more time talking and, with a spring in his step, rapidly approached the area where Ye Fan was.

Meanwhile, Chu Xuanji had smoothly landed beside Ye Fan. Seeing Emperor Bai swiftly approaching, he sneered, "Jie Dao must have persuaded that Emperor Bai to come and apologize to us. If you still feel unsettled, before he even opens his mouth, just beat him down until he calls you ’Grandpa’!"

"I took the risk of accepting his challenge not only for the Snow Lotus King but also because he repeatedly insulted you."

Ye Fan shook his head and said, "Just now, you severely wounded Jie Dao in three moves, proving that his master Jie Dao is not even qualified to be mentioned in the same breath as you. That is far more satisfying than actually beating him up."

"Besides disrespecting me, that kid must have humiliated you no less, and he has been treacherous and bullying by using his position. Are we going to dismiss all these accounts?"

Chu Xuanji was somewhat puzzled, as his memory of Ye Fan was of a man who took joy in immediate retribution for kindness or enmity, never ambiguous.

"I will settle this with him during the Qing bang contest." As Ye Fan spoke, recalling the vow he had made regarding Emperor Bai, his eyes were resolute and steadfast.

"I see."

Chu Xuanji, who had initially only considered Ye Fan’s way of handling things, had overlooked the pride ingrained in Ye Fan. Now, hearing Ye Fan say this, he suddenly saw the light—Ye Fan wanted to use his own strength to defeat Emperor Bai fair and square in the Qing bang contest, not by relying on him to beat Emperor Bai senseless!

With that thought, Chu Xuanji ceased to speak and turned his gaze towards Emperor Bai.

Although Emperor Bai had made up his mind, his speed involuntarily slowed down as he nearly approached Chu Xuanji and his disciple Ye Fan.

"What is Emperor Bai trying to do?"

"Isn’t it obvious? He’s going to kneel and apologize to Chu Xuanji and his disciple Ye Fan!"

"Emperor Bai really asked for it. Even if he’s powerful and considered a leading figure among the younger generation, he shouldn’t have insulted the Evil Emperor Chu Xuanji, right?"

"Exactly, Even his master was defeated by the Evil Emperor Chu Xuanji in three moves. Where did he get the confidence from?"

"It’s one thing to insult Evil Emperor Chu Xuanji, but what’s key is that he was capricious and bullied others while relying on his master Jie Dao. Now look what happened, he got his retribution!"

...

As Emperor Bai walked step by step towards Chu Xuanji and Ye Fan, the Tian Shan Sword Sect disciples started commenting again, showing no sympathy for Emperor Bai.

In the crowd, Xiao Selang felt embarrassed upon hearing the discussions among his fellow disciples, but he was powerless to refute them. He also secretly felt relieved that on that day, Meng Bai had been clear-headed and refrained from joining him in killing Ye Fan. Otherwise, given Chu Xuanji’s temper, he would absolutely make the Tian Shan Sword Sect run with blood and pile up like mountains of corpses!

In comparison to Xiao Selang, Emperor Bai felt even worse inside.

His face was ashen, and his eyes were full of frustration!

However—

He had not expected that before this, the frustration Ye Fan endured was only greater than his, not less!

He also forgot how arrogant he was when snatching the Snow Lotus King!

He further forgot how confident and invincible he felt before competing in martial arts with Ye Fan!

Even more, he forgot how domineering and arrogant he was in front of Ye Fan before Chu Xuanji arrived, with Jie Dao as his backing!

One step, two steps, three steps...

Under everyone’s gaze, Emperor Bai walked toward Chu Xuanji and Ye Fan like a soulless shell, full of frustration.

His steps halted, but Emperor Bai didn’t immediately apologize to Chu Xuanji and Ye Fan as he had decided to do.

Because, he found that even though he had decided to cast his pride and self-esteem to the dogs and apologize by kowtowing to Chu Xuanji and Ye Fan, when the moment truly arrived, he still found it somewhat unacceptable.

"Sect Leader Cang, according to what Xiao Fan said before, you are the witness to the duel between him and me, right?"

Seeing that Emperor Bai had not kowtowed to apologize but instead stared at Ye Fan with hatred burning in his eyes, Chu Xuanji’s brows raised slightly as he coldly glanced at Cang Bo.

"Yes, Predecessor Xuanji."

Hearing Chu Xuanji’s words, Cang Bo, afraid that Chu Xuanji would target the Tian Shan Sword Sect over previous grievances against Ye Fan, quickly replied respectfully.

"Then you tell me, what was their competition agreement?" Chu Xuanji asked again.

"Thump—"

This time, without waiting for Cang Bo to answer again, Emperor Bai bent both knees and knelt down before Chu Xuanji and Ye Fan.

"It seems you’ve remembered?" Chu Xuanji sneered coldly.

"I’m sorry... I’m sorry, Master Chu, I shouldn’t have been disrespectful to you!"

Emperor Bai began to shake as he spoke. Although he was apologizing, his face showed not a hint of regret, only hatred.

"Why do I feel that this isn’t so much an apology, as if you’d very much like to devour me alive?"

Noticing the hatred flickering in Emperor Bai’s eyes, Chu Xuanji narrowed his eyes and spoke in an icy tone.

"Emperor Bai dares not!"

As the words fell, Emperor Bai refrained from speaking further, and with great frustration, he kowtowed to Chu Xuanji and Ye Fan, with the "bang bang" sounds being incessant.

Soon after completing ten loud kowtows, Emperor Bai raised his head and looked at Chu Xuanji again, "Master Chu, Emperor Bai was thoughtless and implicated you in the conflict with your disciple, please show magnanimity and don’t stoop to my level."

"Kid, there’s more to your words, isn’t there?" A flicker of anger appeared in Chu Xuanji’s eyes.

"No, I just believe it wouldn’t be fair to label you as all talk and no action just because your disciple is incapable."

Emperor Bai said this and slowly stood up, meeting Chu Xuanji’s gaze without arrogance or humility as if he’d completely let go and wasn’t afraid of Chu Xuanji taking action against him.

"Since my disciple is so incapable, why did you lose the duel?"

Recalling what Ye Fan had said earlier, Chu Xuanji, although somewhat irritated, didn’t physically reprimand Emperor Bai but merely jabbed him with a cold taunt.

"It was just one saber strike. If my disciple meets you in the Qing bang competition, it will be more than just one strike."

Emperor Bai laughed out of extreme anger and said sarcastically, "At that time, I wonder whether Master Chu will break the competition rules to save him? Or perhaps, you simply don’t dare let him enter the Qing bang competition at all?"

"Rest assured, in the Qing bang competition, I will make you utterly convinced!"

Confronted with Emperor Bai’s provocations and sarcasm, Ye Fan spoke up, his tone as calm as water, but... no one doubted his resolve!

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