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Chapter 635 - 565: The Battle Horn (Second Update)

Chapter 635: Chapter 565: The Battle Horn (Second Update)

Ye Fan couldn’t guess what Xiao Selang was thinking, nor could he imagine the impact his recent battle with Wang Kun would have on Xiao Selang; he merely headed straight for ring number one.

Hmm?

A few steps later, Ye Fan’s peripheral vision unexpectedly caught sight of a duel on ring number nine.

One of the young men was wearing a black robe embroidered with an assortment of odd and unusual mutant beasts, and atop his head was a crown fashioned from the bones of mutant beasts, exuding a strangely alluring aura.

The Wu Sect demon, Wu Zi!

With just one glance, Ye Fan recognized Wu Zi.

Ye Fan had learned from Lv Zhan that Wu Zi was one of the few magicians in this Qing bang tournament, and besides himself, the only other magician among the top ten seeds—except he specialized in Illusion Technique.

Before the competition started, Ye Fan had been curious about Wu Zi and now, upon encountering his match, he stopped in his tracks, deciding to watch.

On the stage, as the referee announced the start of the match, Wu Zi stood still in place, motionless, his gaze sharp like a knife as he stared down his opponent, his eyes flickering with an obscure light, like two black holes, mysterious and eerie.

Across from Wu Zi, the axe-wielding martial artist shuddered violently the moment he met Wu Zi’s stare, then stood there dumbfounded, like a puppet being controlled, stiffly immobilized in his place.

Immediately after, the martial artist’s giant axe seemed to slip out of his hands for no apparent reason, slowly rising to float in front of his neck.

"Wu Zi, wins!"

Seeing this, the referee immediately announced the outcome of the match, his voice loud, attempting to awaken the axe-wielding martial artist.

"What... what happened?"

The axe-wielding martial artist suddenly snapped back to reality, only to discover that his giant axe was suspended in front of his neck, less than an inch away from his adam’s apple, causing his complexion to go pale and his hair to stand on end with fright.

"This magic is just too eerie, it kills without a trace!"

"Wu Zi has caused his opponents to lose their bearings mysteriously in two consecutive matches. With such power, it’s terrifying. Apart from the seeded players, no one seems able to resist his Illusion Technique!"

The cultivators surrounding the ring commented in amazement, acknowledging the wonder of magic and Wu Zi’s strength.

Ye Fan’s mind was clear as a mirror.

As a magician himself, he understood that Wu Zi had used Illusion Technique to trap his opponent in an illusion and then activated his telekinetic power to control his opponent’s giant axe, bringing it to his opponent’s neck to end the match.

Hmm?

Having just finished the fight, Wu Zi sensed Ye Fan’s aura. His gaze swept over, and he immediately saw Ye Fan’s figure.

This discovery stirred Wu Zi’s heart, and he subconsciously launched a probing Illusion Technique attack.

He wanted to test Ye Fan’s depth!

"Heh..."

Ye Fan smiled faintly, unperturbed, his mind exceptionally clear.

Resisting an Illusion Technique attack relies solely on a cultivator’s will.

A strong will keeps the mind clear, entirely unaffected.

A weak will leads to being trapped in illusions. At best, it leads to a brief stupor; at worst, one gets lost in the illusions, unable to extricate oneself.

Both scenarios are exceedingly fatal in life-and-death battles!

From a young age, Ye Fan’s will had been tempered by Chu Xuanji. A year ago, he left Spirit Mountain, recognized Ye Wenhao, and completely resolved his heart knot, solidifying his Martial Arts Will. Later, during the process of eradicating Nanqinghong and Hongwu Sect, he encountered numerous life-and-death struggles, and his will had become far stronger than that of other cultivators at the same realm.

In the past half-year, to save Ye Yuanshan’s life, Ye Fan went through both Heavenly Tribulation and Dan Tribulation, facing the test of life and death, and his will was honed to an incredible extent!

Solely in terms of willpower, Ye Fan was confident that no one below the Gang Qi Realm could match him, and even cultivators at the Gang Qi Introduction Realm may not be stronger than him!

Hmm?

Unaware of all this, Wu Zi sensed that Ye Fan was completely unaffected by his Illusion Technique and his face immediately changed!

Above the ring, there was not a hint of joy for a victor on his face, only solemnity!

Although the Illusion Technique attack was a probing one and he had only used half his strength, he felt that Ye Fan’s will was far stronger than he had imagined and that Ye Fan would be a formidable opponent in the round-robin matches!

"What comes around goes around!"

As if to confirm Wu Zi’s guess, Ye Fan silently thought to himself and reciprocated with a telekinetic attack towards Wu Zi.

Whoosh—

A streak of golden light flashed by, and the Mind Power generated by Ye Fan instantly entered Wu Zi’s Yintang point, aiming straight for his consciousness.

Swipe!

Wu Zi’s complexion changed drastically as he swiftly firmed up his will and mobilized his Mind to resist.

"What’s wrong with Wu Zi?"

The sudden turn of events confused the observing cultivators around the ring.

The judge of the ninth group, upon seeing Ye Fan walking away from the left side of the ring, vaguely guessed what had happened, but dared not confirm it.

Seconds later, Wu Zi completely neutralized Ye Fan’s Mind Attack, but he was sweating bullets—his rationality told him that Ye Fan’s Mind Attack had also been tentative, otherwise it would have been a disaster for him!

Ignooring this minor episode, Ye Fan left ring nine and quickly made his way to ring seven.

"Hmph!"

Down by the ring, Yuan Feng, who had just finished his match, spotted Ye Fan immediately and snorted coldly.

He had not witnessed Ye Fan’s previous battle with Wang Kun and was unaware of the astounding level of strength that Ye Fan had displayed. He subjectively believed that Ye Fan had come specifically to gauge his combat abilities in order to assess his strength.

Confronted by Yuan Feng’s challenge, Ye Fan did not respond but continued forward.

Soon, Ye Fan arrived beside ring six and clearly saw two contestants engaged in a duel on the ring.

One of them, a young man wielding a long spear, launched wave after wave of attacks, his spear swirling fiercely in his hands, displaying overwhelming momentum.

The young man’s opponent was Ye Hei.

Ye Hei was dressed in a black martial arts uniform, wielding a dagger, moving like a ghost, dodging left and right. He appeared to be in a very dangerous situation, yet he seemed completely at ease, everything under his control.

"From the moment you made your move, this is the tenth opening you’ve revealed."

Suddenly, the situation on the field changed dramatically. Ye Hei, who had been evading, eerily appeared behind the spearsman and pressed a dagger against the young man’s neck, drawing a line of blood.

"Hiss~"

The spearsman was so shocked that his body stiffened, his hair stood on end, and he inhaled sharply, his voice trembling as he said, "Tha... thank you for showing mercy."

"Don’t thank me; I never kill for free."

Ye Hei retracted his dagger with a smile. His smile seemed honest at first glance, but to the cultivators watching the match around the ring, it was like the grim smile of the Death God.

A fatal strike!

Ye Fan thought to himself, well aware that Ye Hei was an extremely dangerous person. He was decisive in not taking action, but once he did, it was always lethal, and he was exceptionally skilled at disguise!

Such a fighting style significantly boosted Ye Hei’s combat prowess, especially in reality, where he could easily assassinate opponents stronger than himself!

Hm?

Ye Hei was just about to step down from the ring when he suddenly sensed Ye Fan’s presence and promptly turned to look at him.

As their eyes met, Ye Hei’s smile did not fade, instead, it became even more guileless, with not a trace of killing intent or wariness in his entire being.

Ye Fan returned the smile with a nod as a greeting, then stepped away and kept walking.

"Brother Ye, you’ve finished your fight so soon? Why not play around a little longer?"

As Ye Fan approached Ring Five, Lv Zhan, who was ’battling’ on the ring, immediately sensed his presence. While dodging his opponent’s attacks, he greeted Ye Fan with a laugh.

Whoosh!

Startled by Lv Zhan’s comment, the cultivators watching the match around the ring simultaneously turned to look at Ye Fan.

Meanwhile, on the ring, Lv Zhan’s opponent turned purple with rage and intensified his attacks.

"Damn it, just because a tiger doesn’t show its power doesn’t mean you can treat me like a sick cat!"

After cursing under his breath, Lv Zhan dodged to the side, shifting from defense to offense. In a swift move, he stepped forward and grabbed his opponent, lifting him in the air like a chicken.

Seeing Lv Zhan treating the fight like a game, just like he did, forfeiting the use of Magic Artifacts, and fighting barehanded, Ye Fan shook his head with a bitter smile and continued walking without stopping.

"Brother Ye, wait for me!"

Lv Zhan tossed his opponent out of the ring and leapt over the heads of the cultivators surrounding the ring, following Ye Fan.

Seeing this, Ye Fan had no choice but to stop.

"Brother Ye, where are you headed?"

Lv Zhan approached with a grin, enthusiastically throwing an arm over Ye Fan’s shoulder as if they were the best of buddies.

"My match is over, I am going to check on Su Liuli’s match," Ye Fan replied.

"I happen to be quite interested in Miss Su Liuli, let’s go watch together."

Lv Zhan sounded excited, then realized he might have misspoke and hurriedly clarified, "Don’t get me wrong, I’m interested in her strength, not in her personally—friends’ wives should not be coveted, I understand that!"

"——"

Ye Fan was tempted to flip Lv Zhan over his shoulder, but he held back, allowing Lv Zhan to walk with him towards Ring One.

As they passed Ring Four, Jiang Ying had just begun her match, slapping her opponent right off the stage without giving any quarter!

"That woman is too much of a bully!"

Seeing this, Lv Zhan was visibly displeased. In his view, Jiang Ying wasn’t competing in martial arts; she was outright bullying, showing no mercy to her opponent.

Ye Fan didn’t say anything, just glanced at Jiang Ying and noticed that she was looking at him with a cold, mocking smile full of provocation.

Ye Fan chose to ignore it and didn’t even stop walking.

As Ye Fan and Lv Zhan passed Ring Three, Leng Feng just ended a match, winning with ease.

On the ring, Leng Feng glanced at the two of them, brimming with fighting spirit.

"I... I admit defeat!"

Meanwhile, on Ring Two, a contestant turned white, shaking uncontrollably. Before the referee could start the fight, he surrendered on his own initiative.

"He is smart to do so; otherwise, by the time the referee started the match, he wouldn’t have had the chance to surrender."

"Indeed, in the first match, just as the contestant was about to speak, Emperor Bai split him with a single strike!"

Seeing the contestant concede without fighting, the cultivators around the ring did not scorn his cowardice; instead, they agreed with his wise decision.

"Heh, not even giving his opponent the chance to surrender, Emperor Bai really is ruthless. Isn’t he afraid of retribution?"

Hearing the crowd’s comments and looking at the still-fresh bloodstains and uncleaned flesh remnants on the ring, Lv Zhan could imagine how brutal Emperor Bai’s strike had been.

Retribution?

Emperor Bai’s gaze swept over Lv Zhan coldly before fixing on Ye Fan.

Ye Fan narrowed his eyes slightly, meeting Emperor Bai’s crimson gaze.

In that instant, their gazes crossed in midair, sparking an invisible flame.

A terrifying killing intent pervaded the entire venue, sounding like a clarion call for battle!

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