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Chapter 648 - 577: Reputation Earned by Fighting!

Chapter 648: Chapter 577: Reputation Earned by Fighting!

Today, in the second life-or-death match, Ye Fan, with his martial arts cultivation, drenched the ring in Yuan Feng’s blood with just three moves and made him vanish from this world.

This outcome greatly exceeded everyone’s expectations!

So much so that when Ye Fan’s gaze swept across the audience and he bellowed, "Who else wants to kill me?" no one responded, and the venue fell exceptionally silent.

Above the ring, Ye Fan, covered in blood, had eyes flashing like lightning and an aura like a rainbow, appearing like the War God descending to the mortal realm.

Below the ring, those peripheral cultivators were so shocked that they were speechless, their eyes brimming with disbelief.

It wasn’t just them; even in the spectator stands, many of the competing contestants wore expressions as if they’d seen a ghost, seemingly unable to believe that Ye Fan’s martial arts combat power could be so formidable.

Even among the many strong people, there was deep surprise.

Although they had witnessed the battle between Ye Fan and Wang Kun firsthand and knew that Ye Fan’s martial arts combat power was extraordinary, they did not expect that Ye Fan would only need three moves to kill Yuan Feng without any suspense!

Included among them was Heavenly Master Zhang.

As the Wudang Sect Leader, his understanding of the "Taiyin Mystic Technique" was incomparable to outsiders, and he believed it was no less than the secret techniques of other sects and cultivation families.

In his view, even though Yuan Feng had only grasped the surface of the "Taiyin Mystic Technique" and could not unleash its true power, leveraging his half-step Gang Qi realm strength to use this killing move, he could still vie for supremacy among the younger generation!

He didn’t allow Yuan Feng to engage in a life-or-death fight with Ye Fan just now because he was worried that Ye Fan would use both magic and martial arts in the duel, afraid that Yuan Feng would not be a match.

In other words, if it had been declared that the fight would be limited to martial arts cultivation, he would have definitely not stopped Yuan Feng!

And now, Ye Fan, relying solely on his martial arts cultivation, broke Yuan Feng’s killing move with his first punch, shattered Yuan Feng’s defense with the second, and with the third strike ruthlessly killed Yuan Feng on the spot!

All of this gave him a feeling akin to being in a dream!

"Well done, Brother Ye, you’re mighty!"

In the quiet square, Lv Zhan’s voice suddenly burst out, as if he had been injected with rooster’s blood; he shouted loudly, seemingly telling Heavenly Master Zhang that all this was not a dream, but reality!

Heavenly Master Zhang snapped out of it at once, his expression filled with furious anger, his eyes blazing with fire, staring daggers at Ye Fan, a murderous intent pervading his eyes.

Ye Fan had once slain his overtly cultivated genius, Murong Sheng, and today he had killed Yuan Feng, whom he nurtured in secret, filling him with a fury so intense he wished he could slay Ye Fan on the spot!

"Old Cow Nose, if you’re dissatisfied with your disciple’s defeat against mine, why don’t we go up and exchange a few moves?"

Chu Xuanji sensed Heavenly Master Zhang’s murderous intent right away, turned his head, and spoke expressionlessly.

Clank!

Chu Xuanji’s words were like a bucket of ice water poured over Heavenly Master Zhang, causing a shiver in his heart and a cold feeling from head to toe, completely dispelling his will to kill.

"The Qing bang Tournament is a stage for the younger generation to compete; let’s leave the stage to them."

Immediately thereafter, Heavenly Master Zhang, feeling humiliated by Chu Xuanji’s remarks and considering the death of his disciple, felt he had to respond since Wudang would not be able to stand in the Hua Xia Cultivation World if he said nothing, but he did not mention the life-or-death fight between Ye Fan and Yuan Feng.

"Hmph!"

Chu Xuanji let out a cold snort, then withdrew his gaze, no longer looking at Heavenly Master Zhang.

"Three moves! As an Evil Emperor’s Disciple at the Innate Great Perfection Realm, defeating the Wudang genius with just martial arts cultivation in three moves is simply unbelievable!"

"Indeed, people think the Evil Emperor’s Disciple is formidable in magic, but who would have thought that his martial arts combat power is also so terrifying!"

"Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts, with battle power doubling, sweeping cultivators in the same realm—if he were to use both magic and martial arts in combat, how terrifying would his combat power be?"

Lv Zhan’s shout, along with the exchange between Chu Xuanji and Heavenly Master Zhang, lifted everyone from their shock one after another. Outside the ring, those cultivators couldn’t take their eyes off Ye Fan, standing on the ring above, marveling incessantly, feeling as if they were meeting Ye Fan for the first time.

At the same time, the vast majority of cultivators in the spectator stands looked at Ye Fan with a slight reverence.

By now, they had no doubts about Ye Fan’s strength, and they wouldn’t again arrogantly assume that Ye Fan didn’t deserve to be a seed contestant!

"It seems this guy is hiding far deeper than I imagined," Wu Zi, the heir of the Wu Sect, couldn’t help but secretly think to himself as he watched Ye Fan, who was surging with killing intent on the ring.

If his probing attack during the elimination round only made him unsure of victory against Ye Fan, then at this very moment, his confidence was almost completely gone.

Reason told him that Ye Fan was not someone he could defeat!

While Wu Zi admitted to himself that he was no match for Ye Fan, on the other side, Ye Hei from the Dark Sect, the son of the Killing Emperor, had a very solemn expression.

Through the recent battle between Ye Fan and Yuan Feng, he could tell that although Ye Fan’s martial arts cultivation was not as good as his, his combat power was nearly as strong as his own—if Ye Fan were to use magic in their duel, his chances of victory would be very... very slim!

"Heh, even if he hides his strength, what of it? This level of power is simply not enough to look at when facing a strong opponent, it’s nothing but a clay chicken and pottery dog!"

Jiang Ying also spoke up, still wearing a disdainful smile on her lips. Although Ye Fan’s sudden burst of martial arts combat power had shocked her, she still had absolute confidence in her own strength and believed that Ye Fan was no match for her.

"Jiang Ying, do you want to fight?"

Above the ring, Ye Fan’s gaze, sharp as a knife, swept toward Jiang Ying, making no effort to conceal his killing intent.

Now that he had already obliterated Yuan Feng, he didn’t mind unleashing a massacre today and ending the Qing bang Tournament ahead of schedule!

"Could it be that today there will be a third life-or-death great battle?"

Startled by Ye Fan’s words, those cultivators on the outer edges were excited, their eyes all turning to Jiang Ying.

For them, the outcome of this Qing bang Tournament, win or lose, was not important. What mattered to them was the chance to witness a thrilling and unparalleled confrontation.

And a life-and-death battle is undoubtedly the most exciting and thrilling!

"Do you think I’m afraid of you?"

Sensing a wave of gazes sweeping over, Jiang Ying couldn’t contain her anger, "If it wasn’t for my promise to Brother Emperor Bai to leave your head for him, I would behead you right now!"

Whoosh!

As soon as Jiang Ying uttered these words, everyone couldn’t help but recall the life-and-death battle agreement between Ye Fan and Emperor Bai, and simultaneously turned their gazes toward Emperor Bai.

They wanted to see how Emperor Bai would react after Ye Fan had burst forth with astonishing martial arts battle power.

The next moment.

They saw it.

Although Emperor Bai was looking at Ye Fan, there was no hint of emotion on his face—Ye Fan’s performance didn’t move him at all!

"If you want to meet King Yan sooner, I will satisfy you now!"

Sensing the crowd’s gazes on him, Emperor Bai spoke, his tone still as domineering and assertive as ever.

Clearly, in his eyes, Ye Fan was destined to become a corpse; it was just a matter of time.

"Killing just a Wudang waste, you really think you’re invincible, daring to challenge in front of everyone."

Leng Feng also spoke up, though Ye Fan’s performance was dazzling, it was not enough to make him take note.

"Today’s competition ends here!"

Upon hearing Leng Feng’s words, Gu Yun felt an inexplicable twinge in his heart and quickly stood up to announce.

Clearly, he was afraid that Leng Feng’s words would infuriate Ye Fan, leading to a life-and-death battle between the two!

Seeing Gu Yun speaking, Ye Fan no longer said anything, reined in his killing intent, leaped off the stage with a push from the ground, and walked towards Su Liuli.

In the spectator stands, Su Liuli was lying in a chair beside Chu Xuanji, still unconscious, but her complexion had regained its color, indicating that her injuries were not a big concern.

Even so, Ye Fan still frowned.

Seeing this, Lv Zhan immediately approached and consoled, "Brother Ye, don’t worry, my sister-in-law won’t have any issues."

"Hmm."

Ye Fan nodded, he could tell that Su Liuli was not seriously injured, but thinking about how she was almost beaten down in the match today, almost killed on the stage, and even mocked after the match, he still felt uncomfortable.

He knew that if Su Liuli hadn’t been unaware of his strength and was thinking of standing up for him by participating in the Qing bang tournament, even if she did want to forge her own path in cultivation through trials, she never would have faced such danger as today, nor would she have suffered mockery after a narrow escape from death.

"Brother Ye, reputation is earned through fighting."

Seeing Ye Fan furrowing his brow, appearing displeased, Lv Zhan assumed Ye Fan was holding a grudge over Jiang Ying, Emperor Bai, and Leng Feng’s recent comments and explained, "Today, you initially revealed your strength and killed Yuan Feng, making most people think twice before underestimating you. One day, when you fight with your full strength, I believe those idiots will definitely regret what they said today!"

"Could it be... that he still has hidden strength?"

As soon as Lv Zhan’s words fell, those competitors in the audience seats who had begun to stand up to leave were suddenly shocked, staring at Ye Fan as if they were looking at a monster.

Whereas Emperor Bai and Leng Feng didn’t even deign to give Ye Fan a direct glance, they simply left straight away.

Clearly, they believed that even if Ye Fan had more to hide, it could only be his magic cultivation.

And... Ye Fan’s magic cultivation was at the Innate Great Perfection realm; how much stronger could his hidden strength be?

Not just them, even the many other strong people also felt that although Ye Fan had indeed amazed them, he ultimately couldn’t defy the heavens, and he couldn’t be compared with peerless geniuses like Leng Feng and Emperor Bai, let alone defeat heirs of ancient cultivation families like Jiang Ying.

In response, Ye Fan paid no attention. He knew Lv Zhan was right—the reputation had to be earned, not spoken into existence.

By the time this Qing bang tournament came to a close, he would make certain individuals clench their lips as tightly as a virgin clasping her thighs!

However—

Ye Fan chose to ignore them, but there were others who were relentless.

Just as Ye Fan was about to pick up Su Liuli, preparing to leave the spectator stands, Jiang Ying, who left with Emperor Bai, suddenly stopped and turned her head back, looking at Su Liuli, who was still unconscious, and said to Emperor Bai beside her, "Brother Emperor Bai, it looks like the supreme heir of the Buddhist order intends to play dead to avoid the upcoming matches. What a pity, you won’t be able to break the age-old legend by killing her now!"

"She has the reputation of being at the Gang Qi Introduction Realm but not the actual strength. There’s no meaning in breaking such a legend."

Emperor Bai said disdainfully, seemingly as easy to kill Su Liuli as slicing vegetables, and did not even bother to look back while talking, truly embodying arrogance to the fullest.

"Two fools, if..."

Before Lv Zhan could finish responding to Emperor Bai and Jiang Ying’s words, he was preempted by Ye Fan shaking his head to stop him.

"Brother Lv, as you said, reputation is won by fighting!"

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PS: First update, second update at 11:30!

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