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Chapter 657 - 584: Battle Leng Feng!

Chapter 657: Chapter 584: Battle Leng Feng!

"Then let’s fight!"

Facing Leng Feng’s contemptuous provocation, Ye Fan’s answer was very straightforward.

Whoosh!

As his words fell, Ye Fan didn’t wait for Gu Yun to speak up to stop him, and with a spring in his motion, he darted towards the place where Lv Zhan was.

"Ptui!"

Lv Zhan stood up, spitting out a mouthful of bloody saliva. His cheeks were swollen high, looking just like steamed buns, with splits at the corners of his mouth, appearing extremely miserable, but his injuries were not serious.

Of course, that was merely physical damage.

For Lv Zhan, the true harm from the recent battle was to his spirit!

Leng Feng had started by boasting that Lv Zhan wasn’t worthy to be his opponent and then publicly slapped him across the face, humiliating him, driving Lv Zhan to fury!

His eyes were bloodshot with anger as he stared at Leng Feng, wishing he could rush forward and engage in a life-or-death battle with him.

"You’re not his match right now. Let me handle this."

Ye Fan patted Lv Zhan’s shoulder and said, his heart, however, was secretly sighing. Leng Feng’s recent actions were akin to trampling on Lv Zhan’s pride and dignity, a far more suffocating and painful experience for Lv Zhan than the physical injury itself.

"Ye Fan, according to the competition schedule, your match with Leng Feng is set for tomorrow, not today."

Above the stage, Gu Yun spoke up, intending to prevent the match between Ye Fan and Leng Feng.

Because he feared that the two would engage in a battle to the death!

"Elder Gu, as per the competition schedule, the final match of the day is supposed to be between Wu Sect’s Wu Zi and Wudang’s Yuan Feng. Since Yuan Feng died in battle, that match has been defaulted. It would be better to proceed with the match between me and the Evil Emperor’s disciple today instead."

Leng Feng spoke, his body bursting with war intent, eager to defeat Ye Fan immediately and show the world that as one of the unparalleled dual prodigies, he was beyond question!

"Elder Gu, since both parties agree to advance the match, we might as well have a proper fight."

Chu Xuanji spoke up too, noticing Elder Gu’s glance and knowing that his opinion was respected. Seeing Ye Fan’s unstoppable rage, he recognized that this battle was inevitable. However, he reminded them that it should be a proper fight.

He wasn’t worried that Ye Fan would lose or die in battle but was concerned that Ye Fan, in a fit of anger, would kill Leng Feng!

He had a very good private relationship with Yan, and as Leng Feng was Yan’s direct disciple, if Ye Fan and Leng Feng were to engage in a life-or-death battle and Ye Fan killed Leng Feng, he wouldn’t know how to explain it to Yan.

Besides, Elder Gu would definitely not agree to a battle to the death!

"Since the Evil Emperor has no objections, then we shall advance their match to today."

Elder Gu pondered for a moment before speaking. Clearly, he also caught the intentions of both Leng Feng and Ye Fan. Knowing that this battle was inevitable, it would be better to let them have a thrilling battle.

Whoosh!

As Elder Gu’s words were released, the initially quiet square stirred with excitement.

"I never expected to witness a battle between the Evil Emperor’s disciple and Yan’s direct disciple Leng Feng today. This is amazing!"

"Exactly, Leng Feng’s strength is no less than that of the Little Saber King Bai Di. Now, with his clash against the Evil Emperor’s disciple, it’s truly like a needle against wheat – it will definitely force the Evil Emperor’s disciple to show his true colors!"

The entire Tian Shan Sword Sect was in an uproar. Outside the stage, those cultivators who were watching the match were as excited as if injected with adrenaline.

Not just them, but even the competing participants in the spectator seats were filled with excitement, wishing for the battle to start immediately.

Even Emperor Bai, who had always been indifferent to the matches, showed a trace of movement.

"Through this battle, we will get to know the trump cards and true combat power of the Evil Emperor’s apprentice."

In the spectator seats, many strong people also showed anticipation.

More than the result of the match, they were eager to discover what Ye Fan’s trump card was, why Chu Xuanji was willing to bet his own head on it!

"Hey, Ye Fan, even Elder Lu has agreed to our fight. What are you still doing down there? Don’t tell me you’re having second thoughts?"

Above the stage, seeing Ye Fan not yet ascending, Leng Feng jeered with a sneer.

"Today, I’ll teach him a lesson on your behalf. In the future, when your strength has grown, you shall fight him fair and square!"

Ignoring Leng Feng’s mockery, Ye Fan turned to Lv Zhan, who with his swollen face, was filled with frustration.

As a friend, seeing Lv Zhan humiliated, he had to step in and defend him.

But—

He also understood, as the genius of the Lv family, Lv Zhan had his pride—Lv Zhan would find every way to redeem himself from today’s disgrace with his own power!

"Hmm."

Just as Ye Fan anticipated, Lv Zhan nodded lightly and then headed straight for the stage.

At that moment, he didn’t use a Golden Healing Pill to treat the external injuries on his face, nor did he mind the various odd glances thrown his way. He just walked straight to the Lv Family Patriarch, Lv Yuan.

"I’m sorry, Grandpa, it’s my previous arrogance and self-satisfaction, my lack of ambition that led to today’s situation."

Soon, under the watchful eyes of the entire venue, Lv Zhan approached the spectator seats. With self-reproach, he looked at Lv Family Patriarch Lv Yuan and said, "After this Qing bang contest, I will immediately enter closed-door cultivation, devoting myself to training, and I won’t step out of the Lv Family until I break through to the Gang Qi realm!"

"Heaven imposes great tasks upon this people, it first exercises their minds with hardship, their sinews and bones with toil, exposes their bodies to starvation, subjects them to utter poverty, bewilders their undertakings and then tests their endurance, increasing what they are unable to do."

Hearing Lv Zhan’s words, not only did Lv Yuan not get angry, but his expression of anger gradually faded away, revealing a gratified smile, "People are born with hardship and die with ease. Although you have faced trials in the secular world for a year, your path has been too smooth. Today, although you were humiliated publicly, you did not lose your reason out of anger, nor did you become discouraged due to being powerless to resist. Instead, you used the humiliation as motivation to strive for greater heights, which pleases me greatly."

"Lv Zhan, I look forward to the day when you are worthy to be my opponent!"

Above the stage, Leng Feng, hearing the conversation between Lv Yuan and Lv Zhan, spoke up again, still arrogant as ever.

Without responding, Lv Zhan calmly took his seat, Lv Yuan disregarded Leng Feng, and both turned their attention to Ye Fan.

At the same time, the rest of the crowd also shifted their gazes from Lv Yuan and Lv Zhan to Ye Fan.

Under the watchful eyes of the audience, Ye Fan leaped onto the arena, step by step approaching Leng Feng.

He didn’t deliberately use heavy and powerful steps to build momentum; on the contrary, his footsteps were very light, landing soundlessly, as if gliding on the surface of the arena.

One step, two steps, three steps...

Finally, Ye Fan stopped his feet a hundred meters away from Leng Feng.

One hundred meters.

This was the danger zone for a cultivator in the Gang Qi Realm, close enough to strike in one move.

For those below the Gang Qi Realm, it was a safe distance, affording them the time to respond, either by dodging or withstanding, when the opponent made their move, making it the chosen safe distance before a match.

"Although you keep saying you want to stand up for Lv Zhan and teach me a lesson, I won’t take it personally, in Master Chu’s honor. I only need to defeat you."

As Ye Fan ceased his advance, Leng Feng finally spoke, his tone as arrogant as ever, exuding a sense of superiority.

"Are you trying to tell me you could humiliate me whenever you wish, is that it?"

Ye Fan chuckled. Ever since he began the process of making the Lifespan Extension Pill at Ao Xiang Villa, he had noticed these so-called geniuses and demons were like carbon copies from the same mold, each with an inflated sense of self, acting as young supremes, insufferably arrogant.

"Although I don’t know why Master Chu Xuanji has arranged a life-and-death battle for you against Emperor Bai, even betting on it because he’s confident in you, in my eyes, unless you’ve broken through the Half-step Gang Qi realm, you stand no chance of fighting us."

Leng Feng’s reply was indirect but clear, showing complete disregard for Ye Fan, "To step back, even if you’ve broken through the Half-step Gang Qi realm, you’re still no match for me—after defeating you, I’ll go on to defeat Emperor Bai, then the Supreme Heir of the Buddhist Order, who’s entered the Gang Qi Introduction Realm, and ascend to the peak of the Qing bang!"

"Since you say that, then I’ll let you witness the extreme combat power of Innate Great Perfection! Of course, that’s if you can force me to use my full power in battle!"

Ye Fan smiled, then followed up on his words.

As Ye Fan’s voice fell, the vast square once again fell silent, leaving everyone in shock!

Many had believed Ye Fan, like Shaolin Shi Yongsheng, was deliberately suppressing his realm and accumulating his foundation, ready to break through upon encountering Leng Feng or Emperor Bai, to unleash peerless combat power!

And Leng Feng was known as the most outstanding genius of the younger generation within the Yanhuang Organization, held in the same esteem as Emperor Bai as the two unparalleled talents of the younger generation in the Hua Xia Cultivation World, his strength no less than Emperor Bai’s!

It’s no exaggeration to say that he and Emperor Bai were considered invincible below the Gang Qi Introduction Realm!

Even if he couldn’t break the ancient rule and defeat a Gang Qi Introduction Realm powerhouse, he could definitely escape alive under a full-force assault from someone in that realm!

At this moment, not only did Ye Fan claim he would fight Leng Feng with the strength of Innate Great Perfection, but also insinuated that Leng Feng might not be able to push him to his limit...

What confidence was this?

And what domineering energy!

"Uh..."

At that moment, the cultivators surrounding the arena, along with all the competitors besides Emperor Bai, were utterly dumbstruck!

Swish!

In the stands, many strong people almost simultaneously turned their gaze to Chu Xuanji.

They could see clearly that Chu Xuanji sat steadily in his seat, his expression as still as a ripple-less lake, extraordinarily calm.

"Could it be... the Evil Emperor’s Disciple isn’t exaggerating?"

Chu Xuanji’s demeanor sent shockwaves through the strong ones, including Lv Yuan.

Reason told them that what Ye Fan had claimed was utterly impossible—it went against and even upended their understanding of the Cultivation World!

But—

Similarly, they knew if Ye Fan were merely boasting, Chu Xuanji wouldn’t appear so serene.

He was too calm, too composed.

"Brother Xuanji, is what your disciple says true?"

Beside Chu Xuanji, Lv Yuan couldn’t help but speak up, feeling as if a cat’s paw was scratching at his heart, itching unbearably for the truth.

"Trying to provoke me with words, making me lose my balance, so I make mistakes in the match? Heh... You’re too naive."

Before Chu Xuanji could answer Lv Yuan, Leng Feng laughed on the arena, his laugh full of disdain, "Right, you haven’t broken through the Half-step Gang Qi realm, not knowing the importance of willpower. You can’t be blamed."

"You’re thinking too much, I’m just stating a fact."

Ye Fan responded calmly, "As for the importance of willpower, I think I understand it more deeply than you. At least, I’ve lived through Heavenly Tribulation and Dan Tribulation, while you’ve merely been looking up from the bottom of a well."

"You... What did you say?"

Even with Leng Feng’s steadfast will, when he heard Ye Fan’s proud words, he was infuriated, even wondering if his ears were deceiving him!

An illusion?

"You gave Lv Zhan five slaps; I will return ten to you!"

Ye Fan delivered his response, then sat down cross-legged.

He planned to fight Leng Feng while seated!

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