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Chapter 629 - 559: Goddess’s Favor

Chapter 629: Chapter 559: Goddess’s Favor

Atop the square, Su Liuli’s domineering and strong words echoed through the skies and lingered for a long time.

"Uh..."

The vast Tian Shan Sword Sect square fell silent, with all the cultivators motionless, watching the girl in white at the center, their hearts completely filled with shock.

Shock?

Jiang Ying, the demon of the Jiang Family, and Little Saber King Bai Di were the strongest competitors in this Qing bang tournament.

Many competitors felt despair because they were participating in the same tournament as them.

Many cultivators felt sorrow for being in the same era as them.

Previously, the two of them had appeared invincible, showcasing their strength and astonishing everyone, while indirectly humiliating Ye Fan.

But just moments ago, Su Liuli made a forceful entrance, piercing through the Trial Tablet with a finger, displaying her absolute strength, then, like a father disciplining his son, she verbally chastised the two!

Neither of them dared to even fart!

This stark contrast brought an unparalleled impact to everyone!

Moreover, since the inception of the Qing bang tournament, no competitor had ever left a mark on the Trial Tablet.

In this edition of the tournament, Bai Di barely managed to leave a mark with his blade, yet... Su Liuli directly pierced through the Trial Tablet with a finger, showcasing the extraordinary style of a Gang Qi realm powerhouse, creating a legend!

Even more crucially, Su Liuli’s final statement—she firmly believed that Ye Fan, merely at the Innate Great Perfection Realm, could defeat Bai Di, the invincible under the Gang Qi realm, even betting her own life on it!!

How could all this not shock them?

It wasn’t just them; the Tian Shan Sword Sect was also silent, with the competing participants and representatives from various sects stunned by Su Liuli’s words and her prior actions.

Even Lv Zhan, Ye Hei, and Wu Zi, the three seed participants, were no exceptions!

And Jiang Ying’s face turned bright red, all traces of pride gone from her face, as though Su Liuli had publicly slapped her, completely shattering her arrogant pride as the demon of the Jiang Family.

At this moment, a humiliation she had never experienced before filled her heart, showing on her face.

She wanted to rush forward and trample Su Liuli under her feet, but the lone shred of reason she had left told her that based on the strength Su Liuli had just displayed, a single finger could annihilate her!

After all, the saying that no one is strong under the Gang Qi realm isn’t just for show.

One cannot be called strong till one reaches the Gang Qi realm—a chasm lies between Half-step Gang Qi and the Gang Qi realm, a division never breached since ancient times!

"Heh... I’m really curious, what makes you believe he can defeat me?"

Unlike Jiang Ying, after his initial rage, Bai Di suddenly laughed, his smile laced with sarcasm.

What makes her believe?

Su Liuli didn’t reply but looked at Ye Fan, her eyes filled with unconditional trust!

What makes her believe?

Whoosh!

Seeing Su Liuli’s gesture, everyone thought Ye Fan was going to answer the question, so they all turned their attention toward him, waiting for him to unveil the secret.

No answer.

At this moment, Ye Fan was astounded and touched.

He was shocked at the sheer strength of Su Liuli, completely overturning his understanding of cultivation!

His emotion stemmed not from Su Liuli forcefully humiliating Jiang Ying and Bai Di on his behalf but from her absolute trust in him—she believed he would win, literally staking her head on it!

"If I am not mistaken, your reaching the Gang Qi Introduction Realm within just one year is due to inheriting from the Buddhist Supreme, Bodhi Wu Yin, not from your own arduous cultivation."

Bai Di spoke again, his gaze sharp as a treasure sword, seemingly piercing into Su Liuli’s heart, his tone unmatched in domineering energy, "There are no shortcuts on the path of cultivation, and an inheritance will always remain someone else’s. I will use you as a whetstone to enter the Gang Qi realm, to completely break the age-old law—on the day of the competition, I shall personally send you off!"

As his words fell, Bai Di spoke no more but resolutely turned around, carrying the Bloodthirsty Mad Blade, and strode towards the Tian Shan Sword Sect.

Hearing this, Ye Fan narrowed his eyes, about to make some gesture, but considering Bai Di said he would make his move on the day of the competition, he neither argued for the sake of arguing nor prepared to settle both new and old scores on the day of their confrontation.

"With strength obtained through inheritance, what right do you have to be arrogant in front of me?"

Previously dejected Jiang Ying, upon hearing Bai Di’s words, immediately snapped out of her dispirited state and returned to her noble and aloof demeanor, "At the same realm, I can take on ten of you!"

"Even if it’s not the same realm, I will cut you down as easily as slicing cucumbers!"

Finally, Ye Fan spoke up, he moved forward two steps, standing like a mountain in front of Su Liuli, his gaze as sharp as a knife, staring at Jiang Ying.

"Uh..."

Perhaps not expecting Ye Fan to speak at this moment, especially so strongly, the initially revived crowd froze again, their minds completely filled with one thought: could it be... Could the disciple of the Evil Emperor really possess the strength to battle Bai Di?

Impossible!

The next moment, almost everyone shared the same answer in their minds.

Even though Su Liuli showed absolute trust in Ye Fan, even willing to stake her life, and even though Ye Fan himself spoke strongly, they didn’t believe that Ye Fan at merely the Innate Great Perfection Realm had the strength to battle Bai Di!

After all, Bai Di had reached the absolute limit of the Half-step Gang Qi, possessing an attack power comparable to a full-force strike from a martial artist not using martial arts in the Gang Qi realm!

Even those spectating cultivators found it hard to believe, let alone Jiang Ying.

"You’re asking for death!"

Jiang Ying, unable to contain her anger, transformed her fury into war intent and killing intent, preparing to attack, but then she saw Bai Di stop in his tracks and turn back to look at her.

This discovery initially stunned Jiang Ying, then she abandoned her intention to attack, only looking coldly at Ye Fan, "If it weren’t for Brother Bai Di having reserved your head, I would have beheaded you right now!"

Hearing Jiang Ying’s clamor again, Su Liuli didn’t stand up for Ye Fan as forcefully as she did at the beginning. Instead, she quietly stood behind Ye Fan, staring blankly at his familiar back, her face suffused with a blissful smile.

Once, when she found out about the life-and-death agreement between Ye Fan and Bai Di and Bodhi Wu Yin had told her that Ye Fan’s death was certain, she had unhesitatingly decided to accept the inheritance, vowing, "If you want to kill Ye Fan, you’ll have to step over my dead body!"

Because of that vow, she had become a contestant in this Qing bang competition and had arrived here.

And at this moment, she willingly stood behind him.

Because she firmly believed that the man she loved was now strong enough.

And because she liked the feeling of him shielding her from the wind and the rain.

Just as before, unforgettable forever!

"Let’s go."

Ye Fan did not engage in further verbal conflict with Jiang Ying, but instead completely ignored Jiang Ying’s shouting, turning his head to look at Su Liuli.

Su Liuli nodded gently, and she walked shoulder to shoulder with Ye Fan towards the Tian Shan Sword Sect.

"Although I’m really curious about the secrets of these two, asking them now seems a bit inappropriate, like I’d be a third wheel..."

Watching Ye Fan and Su Liuli leave, Lv Zhan scratched his head in dismay and agonized for a long time until the two figures had disappeared, finally heaving a sigh of frustration and giving up on following them.

...

Although the Tian Shan Sword Sect had only received temporary notice from the Yanhuang Organization to host this Qing bang competition, it had managed in just three months to prepare thoroughly, constructing hundreds of wooden houses on an unused hillside within the sect to accommodate the competing participants and representatives from various sects and forces.

After entering the Tian Shan Sword Sect, Ye Fan and Su Liuli each received the keys to their respective accommodations.

Their wooden houses were located on opposite sides, east and west, about two to three kilometers apart from each other, making them the farthest apart houses there.

Realizing this, Ye Fan couldn’t help but think back to the words Chu Xuanji had said at the Tian Shan Sword Sect upon finding out that Bodhi Wu Yin had left without notice, understanding that this arrangement was most likely made to consider Chu Xuanji’s feelings.

But Ye Fan also felt that if Bodhi Wu Yin were to come to watch the match, this arrangement would be meaningless—they were bound to meet eventually!

Thinking this, Ye Fan didn’t go his separate way from Su Liuli. Instead, he escorted her to her place, and asked as they walked, "Liu Li, is your master coming to watch the match?"

"My master transferred half of her power to me, and has been in seclusion ever since. She probably won’t come," Su Liuli shook her head.

"So it really is an inheritance..."

Although Ye Fan suspected that Su Liuli suddenly becoming a Gang Qi Introduction Realm cultivator could only be due to inheritance, he was still somewhat surprised by the miracle of the secret technique created by Bodhi Wu Yin, but also somewhat puzzled, "From what I know, Master Bodhi Wu Yin is at the Peak of Gang Qi. Even if she transferred half of her power to you, you shouldn’t just be at the Gang Qi Introduction Realm, right?"

"Although my master transferred half of her power to me, it’s impossible for me to possess half of her power right away; it requires time to absorb and comprehend. Until now, I have only managed to digest a part of it, not even able to wield the full strength of the Gang Qi Introduction Realm,"

With a light sigh, Su Liuli didn’t share with Ye Fan the pain required to accept the inheritance, instead feeling deeply moved.

Because, according to Bodhi Wu Yin’s plan, once she had fully digested and comprehended this inheritance, Bodhi Wu Yin would carry out the second inheritance, transferring all the remaining power to her, allowing her to accept the inheritance with great wisdom and perseverance, and thereafter explore that legendary realm.

"This time, the Yanhuang Organization’s competition only limited the participation of cultivators under the age of thirty, and did not restrict the cultivators’ realms like before. Could it be because they knew you had received the inheritance from Master Bodhi Wu Yin?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan secretly felt fortunate that he had previously stopped Su Liuli and Emperor Bai from clashing, and then he thought of something else.

"It shouldn’t be, I just received the inheritance three months ago, and I’ve been in seclusion at Mount Tian since then, it’s impossible that anyone would know."

Su Liuli denied Ye Fan’s speculation, then realized she seemed to have revealed a secret, her face instantly flushed with a hint of red, and she deliberately turned her gaze towards the distant Snow Summit.

Ye Fan glanced sideways, looking at that familiar and charming face under the sunlight, momentarily dazed.

Once upon a time, he had traveled through thousands of mountains and rivers just to see her again, but had not achieved his wish.

Now, the two had met unexpectedly, as if it were fated, a twist of destiny.

Latter, Ye Fan and Su Liuli walked silently, seemingly enjoying the scenery, but actually deep in thought.

"You..."

"You..."

Moments later, when they were less than a hundred meters from Su Liuli’s wooden house, both stopped in their tracks and spoke at the same time, in perfect sync.

The sudden scene made both pause, and then they couldn’t help but laugh.

"You go first."

Su Liuli smiled subtly, indicating that Ye Fan should speak first.

"I want to know, why are you so confident that I can defeat Emperor Bai?" Ye Fan asked.

"Because, ever since I’ve known you, you never do things you’re not sure of, but rather like to hide your strength and pretend to be weak, just like back then when you saved Ruoshui at Hanghu..."

While speaking, Su Liuli’s expression dimmed as she recalled those happy times.

"Come on, when did I ever hide my strength? I told you I was the Divine Doctor and knew martial arts; it was you who didn’t believe me."

Ye Fan, unaware of Su Liuli’s troubled expression, replied half-jokingly and then thought about his actions over the past year, sighing, "It’s not that I’m always sure about everything, I just don’t fight unprepared battles. Even so, I’ve gambled many times, it’s just that Lady Luck has been on my side!"

"You... You mean you’re not sure you can defeat Emperor Bai?" Su Liuli was shocked, her pretty face showing worry for the first time.

"This time, I don’t need Lady Luck’s favor, I must slay Emperor Bai!"

Ye Fan shook his head lightly, his tone firm and confident.

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