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Chapter 594 - 530: Pride Soaring, Ambition as High as the Heavens

Chapter 594: Chapter 530: Pride Soaring, Ambition as High as the Heavens

There are no walls that can keep out the wind.

Chu Xuanji severely injured Jie Dao with three moves; Ye Fan, who only possessed the strength of Innate Great Perfection Realm, took a blow from Emperor Bai and forced Emperor Bai to kneel and admit his mistake!

These two pieces of news, coming from the mouth of some disciple of Tian Shan Sword Sect, spread throughout the Hua Xia Cultivation World with lightning speed, causing a huge uproar.

Night fell on the Yanhuang Organization’s secret base in Yanjing.

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

In the grand hall of the secret base’s second sublevel, the sound of air bursting and fists and feet colliding echoed incessantly, shattering the quietude of the hall.

Within the hall, two figures flickered back and forth at extreme speeds, too fast for one to catch their silhouettes.

However—

If there were any martial artists present, they would be able to sense clearly that both combatants were enveloped in a dense Blood Qi, transforming into a giant dragon pattern swirling above their heads, extremely eerie.

"Bang—"

As another muffled boom resounded, the two figures separated, standing dozens of meters apart from each other.

"Leng Feng, not only has your cultivation reached the pinnacle of Half-step Gang Qi Realm, and you are capable of stepping into the Gang Qi Realm at any moment, but you have also trained ’Yanhuang’s Fury’ to the Fourth Level, which is simply unimaginable," said Hong Lie, known as the number one person under the Gang Qi Realm in the Hua Xia Cultivation World, as he looked at Leng Feng standing a hundred meters away, full of shock. "It looks like I’m going to have to hand over my title of number one under the Gang Qi Realm to you—right now, I can still fight you to a draw, but give it a few more months, once you have perfected the Fourth Level of Yanhuang’s Fury, I’m afraid I will be no match for you."

"Big brother, you can’t say that. You have more combat experience than I do, and even if I perfect the Fourth Level of Yanhuang’s Fury, I still might not be able to defeat you," Leng Feng humbly replied.

"Don’t sell yourself short. Combat experience can be accumulated and honed, but talent is innate, and your talent far surpasses mine. Moreover, your Martial Arts Will is not weaker than mine; surpassing me is just a matter of time," Hong Lie sighed, feeling somewhat melancholic about being surpassed by Leng Feng.

At this time, Leng Feng did not respond.

He had always viewed Hong Lie as a target to surpass, and now he was only one step away from that goal, ready to step over it at any moment.

"By the way, Leng Feng, something interesting happened a few days ago."

Noticing Leng Feng remained silent, Hong Lie suddenly remembered something and smiled, "Chu Xuanji’s disciple Ye Fan and Emperor Bai had a ’One Blow Pact’ at Mount Tian."

"One Blow Pact?" Leng Feng was puzzled.

"Yes, somehow Ye Fan had a conflict with Emperor Bai, and they agreed on a ’One Blow Pact’—in their contest, as long as Ye Fan could withstand one blow from Emperor Bai, he would be considered the winner!"

As Hong Lie spoke, he said with full sarcasm, "I don’t know what kind of dogshit luck that Ye Fan kid had, but he actually managed to withstand a blow from Emperor Bai, and afterward, riding on the presence of Chu Xuanji, he forced Emperor Bai to kneel and apologize. It’s really hilarious!"

"Even that waste from the Ye Family could withstand a blow from Emperor Bai; it seems I overestimated his strength," Leng Feng said lightly, his tone revealing a deep-seated pride.

He had always regarded Emperor Bai, who dominated the number one spot on the Qing bang, as his biggest rival among his peers, and hoped to surpass Emperor Bai in the upcoming Qing bang contest.

Because of Chu Xuanji, he had heard of Ye Fan’s name but had never paid attention to him.

After Ye Fan handicapped Ye Long, Hong Lie found Leng Feng, hoping he would strike a fatal blow against Ye Fan if they met in the Qing bang contest.

Leng Feng simply remembered this matter but still didn’t pay any attention to Ye Fan.

Because... in his view, Ye Fan would never be able to become his rival in this life, not even worthy to be used as a stepping stone!

All he needed to do in the contest was to wave his hand and knock Ye Fan down!

"That’s what I think too."

Hong Lie nodded, then added, "Judging by the absurd outcome of this duel, Emperor Bai’s strength is probably not as good as yours. Apart from Emperor Bai, only the heirs of those two hidden Martial Arts Families are worth your fight."

"Apart from those three, I’ll send everyone else out of the contest with one move, including that waste Ye Fan!" Leng Feng declared with a proud smile, utterly dismissing all other competitors.

In response to Leng Feng’s arrogance, Hong Lie didn’t feel uncomfortable, but simply reminded, "Defeating him with one move is a must, but it’s best to destroy his Dantian and cripple his Martial Arts Cultivation. If not that, at least break one of his limbs!"

"Hmm."

Leng Feng nodded and without further ado, strode toward the hall’s entrance.

Under the lights, the floor of the alloy-constructed hall bore several footprints, pitted and uneven. Yet, as Leng Feng walked on it, almost no sound was made, like a ghost, silently disappearing within the hall.

At the same time.

A vehicle with a Beijing V02 license plate, reserved for top officials, turned from a main road into an alley that could rival a Royal Garden in its threshold.

At the entrance to the alley, neither the Yanhuang Organization members on guard nor the Bai Family’s Assassins hidden in the shadows appeared, allowing the official car to drive towards the Bai Family Mansion.

In the night, their faces were filled with astonishment!

All this because they sensed the powerful presence inside the car!

The owner of that presence was Emperor Bai!

Due to his cultivation of the ’Blood Shadow Saber Technique’, Emperor Bai’s energy and blood were exuberant. Moreover, he never concealed his own aura, not even his killing intent. Not only could cultivators sense his aura, but even ordinary people would feel it and keep their distance.

In the back seat of the car, Emperor Bai had already noticed the presence of the Yanhuang Organization members and the Bai Family’s Assassins, but remained indifferent, his brows tightly knit.

He never liked traveling by car but preferred walking. However, once Bai Yuan, the Bai Family Master, learned that he was returning to Yanjing from Sky Boundary, he specially arranged his personal car to pick him up and bring him to the Bai Family Mansion.

Although he accepted Bai Yuan’s arrangement, he was somewhat resistant to it.

Even more significantly, the memory of him bowing his head and admitting his mistakes to Chu Xuanji and his disciple Ye Fan at the Tian Shan Sword Sect hung over him like a curse, deeply etching itself into his heart and souring his mood for the past two days!

"Young Master, the Master is inside waiting for you."

As the car stopped, the driver, responsible for driving, got out first and opened the door for Emperor Bai.

He was one of the Bai Family’s assassins, nominally under the Yanhuang Organization on the Bai Family’s arrangement, acting as Bai Yuan’s driver and responsible for his safety.

His special status made him different from ordinary drivers, inheriting the customs of the Cultivation World, addressing Emperor Bai as "Young Master" and even privately calling Bai Yuan "Master."

"Mm."

Emperor Bai responded expressionlessly, got out of the car, and walked straight into the Bai Family Mansion.

Like the Ye Family Mansion, the Bai Family Mansion also consisted of three connected courtyards, divided into the outer, middle, and inner courtyards.

Ever since the Bai Family’s old patriarch left this world, Bai Yuan had moved into the inner courtyard. Aside from going out for inspections, visiting, and working on documents in the Royal Garden, he usually spent most of his time in the inner courtyard overnight.

Unlike usual, today Bai Yuan was not reviewing documents in the study of the inner courtyard, but sitting in the living room on the sofa, seemingly waiting specifically for Emperor Bai’s return.

"Grandfather."

Emperor Bai swiftly crossed the middle courtyard, arrived at the inner courtyard, pushed open the door of the living room, walked straight towards Bai Yuan, and greeted him proactively.

"You seem very unhappy?"

Bai Yuan saw Emperor Bai’s furrowed brows and knew the reason well, but did not bring it up directly, instead joking with a smile.

Emperor Bai remained silent.

He knew that with the Bai Family’s intelligence network, finding out about the humiliation he suffered at Tian Shan was easier than killing an ant.

"A true man can bend and stretch; what’s the big deal about bowing your head and admitting wrong?" Bai Yuan spoke again.

Although he said this, he also knew that Emperor Bai had the highest pride among the Bai Family’s descendants. Having always had things go his way, suddenly facing such a severe blow and not being crushed by it was already very difficult.

"I underestimated my enemies. In the Qing bang competition, I will definitely kill him!"

Emperor Bai squeezed out a sentence through clenched teeth, seething with killing intent.

Swish!

Confronted with the terrifying murderous aura emanating from Emperor Bai, even Bai Yuan, who held high authority and the power of life and death, couldn’t bear it, and his complexion changed instantly!

Seeing this, Emperor Bai quickly suppressed the overwhelming killing intent within him.

"Huff~"

A few seconds later, Bai Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a wry smile, "Little Emperor, in the future, restrain your killing intent in front of your grandfather, otherwise, these old bones of mine can’t take it."

"Understood, Grandfather."

Emperor Bai nodded, but the intent to kill still flashed occasionally in his eyes, as if his desire to kill Ye Fan was so deep-rooted that he would not rest until Ye Fan was dead!

"In the Qing bang competition, you must not only kill that little bastard from the Ye Family but also defeat everyone else and continue to be the champion!"

As he spoke, Bai Yuan’s expression grew solemn, and he said, "This matter not only relates to you personally but also to the entire family’s strategy and even to the future."

"Do you mean?"

Emperor Bai vaguely guessed something but was not sure.

"Recently, Ye Yuanshan suddenly fell into a coma. Although he was rushed to the 301 Hospital and saved, his organs are said to be failing, and he has developed severe dementia, not long left to live."

Bai Yuan explained, "I had people secretly spread this news, breaking the previous balance. It made many people start to waver, and some even chose to wait and see, waiting for Ye Yuanshan’s passing — the day Ye Yuanshan dies will be our Bai Family’s time to counterattack, by then we will exert all our effort to elevate your great uncle Bai Guotao to the top, which is not impossible!"

"The reason you want me to defend my title in the Qing bang competition is to have me join the Yanhuang Organization?" Emperor Bai expressed his speculation.

"Exactly! Once your great uncle becomes successful, our Bai Family will be unstoppable. By then, if you can join the Yanhuang Organization and take over Yan’s position, this world will be ours!" Bai Yuan was full of ambition, his face brimming with vigor.

"I don’t want to join the Yanhuang Organization."

Emperor Bai’s brows furrowed again. He had always been indifferent to the struggle for power, focusing solely on the pursuit of Martial Arts.

"Little Emperor, I know you are devoted to Martial Arts, but for the sake of the Family, you must join the Yanhuang Organization! You can pursue your Martial Arts just like Yan Yi does, while also holding a position in the Yanhuang Organization," Bai Yuan insisted seriously, leaving no room for doubt, "Regarding the matter of you taking control of the Yanhuang Organization, I will discuss a detailed plan with your great uncle and the others. You just need to execute it, and it won’t interfere with your Cultivation."

"Alright."

Emperor Bai fell silent for a moment before ultimately compromising and nodding in agreement.

"Do you have confidence in defending your title as the Qing bang champion?"

Bai Yuan asked somewhat concernedly, as if Emperor Bai’s ability to defend the Qing bang championship would affect the plan for him to take over Yan’s position in the Yanhuang Organization.

"Under the Gang Qi Realm, no one can make me fight with all my strength!"

Emperor Bai responded, his tone firm and confident.

Bai Yuan was completely reassured, his face bearing a radiant smile, as if he could already see the Bai Family reigning supreme!

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