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Chapter 661 - 588 A Battle of Great Significance

Chapter 661: Chapter 588 A Battle of Great Significance

The setting sun dipped in the west, its golden afterglow scattered across the sky like a golden waterfall, falling upon Mount Tian, where the golden sparkles complemented the pure white snow in stunning natural beauty.

Within a wooden hut of the Tian Shan Sword Sect—

Leng Feng lay on the ground with a swollen face and lifeless eyes, staring at the ceiling motionlessly, like a living dead person.

He had remained in this position all afternoon—ever since the competition ended at noon, he had been like this after returning to the wooden hut.

All of this was because today’s battle had dealt him an overly heavy blow... overly heavy!

As the most exceptional genius of the younger generation in the Yanhuang Organization, he was directly taken in as a disciple by Yan, enjoying a prestigious status within the organization. Wherever he went, he was admired by his peers, and even the elders treated him with great courtesy.

Besides, he and Emperor Bai were hailed as the Twin Jewels of their generation.

He had always believed that among the younger generation, only Emperor Bai could be compared with him. Other so-called geniuses and prodigies were not even worth his attention!

That included Ye Fan!

Because of all this, his purpose in participating in the Qing bang competition was simple—he wanted to sweep through the competition, ultimately defeat Emperor Bai to claim the championship, and incidentally teach Ye Fan a lesson, avenging his junior brother Ye Long in the process.

While the dream was rich and substantial, the reality was grim and stark.

In today’s battle, Ye Fan turned his beautiful dream into an elusive moon reflected in the water, an illusion in the mirror!

"Beep... beep..."

Two soft beeps broke the silence in the room, and the communicator on Leng Feng’s wrist flickered with light, showing an incoming call.

The sudden sound brought a flicker of emotion to Leng Feng’s vacant expression.

But... it was just a flicker. He did not answer the call and instead returned to his former state.

"Beep... beep..."

However—

The person on the other end of the communicator, as if determined to get through to Leng Feng, called again when there was no answer, ringing three times in a row.

The continuous ringing brought Leng Feng back from his zombie-like state. He raised his wrist, intending to turn the communicator off, but then he saw the incoming call was from Hong Lie.

Hong Lie, as captain of the Yanhuang Organization Law Enforcement Team and a direct disciple of Yan, was Leng Feng’s senior brother.

Leng Feng had always had a good relationship with Hong Lie, otherwise he wouldn’t risk being chastised by Yan to teach Ye Fan a lesson during the Qing bang competition, avenging Hong Lie’s disciple Ye Long.

"Huuh~"

After a few seconds of silence, Leng Feng let out a long sigh and eventually chose to answer the specialized communicator of the Yanhuang Organization.

"Xiao Feng, I heard your match with Ye Fan was moved up and that you even lost to that kid. What the hell happened? How could you possibly lose to him?"

As soon as the call connected, Hong Lie couldn’t wait to ask, his tone laden with confusion and disbelief.

Just a moment ago, he had heard from a friend in the cultivation world that the match between Leng Feng and Ye Fan had taken place ahead of schedule and that Leng Feng was defeated.

Upon hearing this news, his first thought was: Impossible!

Because he could not believe it, he ended the call with that person right away and called Leng Feng’s communicator to verify it.

"Yeah."

Hong Lie’s words were like salt sprinkled on Leng Feng’s wounds, causing Leng Feng to shiver violently, and then he responded with a ghastly expression and a weak, hoarse voice.

"How... how is this possible? That kid is just at the Innate Great Perfection realm, even if he practices Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts, he’s no match for you! Did he possibly break through to the Half-step Gang Qi realm during the battle?"

Even after hearing Leng Feng’s own admission, Hong Lie still found the whole situation too unreal to believe.

"Senior brother, I’m a bit tired, I’m hanging up now."

After saying so, Leng Feng hung up the call.

How could he explain to Hong Lie that Ye Fan not only defeated him just by relying on the Innate Great Perfection realm but also without even using his full combat power?

"Tone... Tone..."

Listening to the busy tone coming from the receiver, Hong Lie was momentarily stunned, then he came to a realization—he understood that Leng Feng was in terrible spirits and it was normal for him not to want to discuss being defeated by Ye Fan.

After a moment of thought, Hong Lie called back the friend from the cultivation world to inquire about the reasons and details of Leng Feng’s defeat.

"How... how the hell is this possible?!"

Two minutes later, Hong Lie’s personal phone slipped from his hand, but he made no effort to pick it up; instead, he cursed out loud in utter disbelief, his voice thunderous.

Crack!

Just then, the door to the room where Hong Lie was standing opened, and Ye Long appeared at the doorway.

"Master, what’s wrong?"

Even though Ye Long had been stripped of his cultivation, being a member of the Ye Family, he had not been expelled from the Yanhuang Organization. He had been reassigned from his original position and would occasionally come to see Hong Lie.

Today, he came to ask Hong Lie when Leng Feng’s match against Ye Fan would begin tomorrow, so he could arrive early at Hong Lie’s place and await the result. But seeing Hong Lie looking upset and even swearing, which was rare, Ye Long decided to change the subject and inquired.

"You... your Uncle Leng Feng was defeated." Hong Lie turned around, his face dark as he spoke.

"Uncle Leng Feng lost to Emperor Bai? Isn’t their match supposed to take place in a few days? How did he lose today? Did it happen ahead of schedule?" Upon hearing this, Ye Long subconsciously assumed Hong Lie meant Leng Feng was defeated by Emperor Bai.

"Your Uncle Leng Feng was defeated by Ye Fan," Hong Lie sighed.

"Who?!"

Ye Long was so shocked he almost jumped off the ground and then looked at Hong Lie with an incredulous expression, "How... how could Uncle Leng Feng possibly lose to that bastard Ye Fan?!"

"—"

Hong Lie fell silent.

At this moment, he understood even better why Leng Feng had abruptly hung up the phone before.

"Master... Master, is this true?!"

Seeing Hong Lie at a loss for words, Ye Long knew Leng Feng had indeed been defeated by Ye Fan.

But—

Similarly, he felt that the world had crumbled!

After all, at the beginning of the year, Ye Fan’s strength was on par with his, and yet now he had surpassed Leng Feng, which went against the laws of the Cultivation World!!

At the same time.

An extremely important meeting was being held in the conference room of the Hong Qiang Courtyard.

The meeting was presided over by a top leader standing at the pinnacle of power, with other elders in attendance, including political heavyweights like Ye Wenhao and Bai Guotao.

Although this meeting wasn’t the highest level in Huaxia, it had the highest substantive content—a decision made in this meeting could affect the pattern of Huaxia and even the world!

The meeting started at nine in the morning, took a one-hour break at noon, and continued until now, about to take a ten-minute break so that participants could attend to personal needs.

"Secretary Bai, has the Chief come out?"

Bai Guotao had just stepped out of the conference room when a middle-aged man with glasses approached him in the corridor.

This middle-aged man was none other than the secretary of Bai Yuan, the head of the Bai Family.

Because of Bai Yuan’s eminent status and real power, even when such a meeting was being held, his secretary was allowed to wait in the rest area, unlike others such as Ye Wenhao and Bai Guotao, whose secretaries could not even enter the Hong Qiang Courtyard.

"He probably won’t come out, is something the matter?"

Bai Guotao shook his head and then, seeing no one else around, lowered his voice to ask.

Hearing this, Bai Yuan’s secretary hesitated for a moment, then gave Bai Guotao a look and walked with him to a quiet, secluded corner, whispering, "Secretary Bai, I’ve just received news that today, at the Qing bang competition, Ye Family’s Ye Fan easily defeated Leng Feng, the most outstanding genius of the Yanhuang Organization, and he did so with ease."

"What... what?"

Bai Guotao couldn’t help but be shocked!

Although he wasn’t a cultivator, due to his special identity, his understanding of the Cultivation World was deeper than some cultivators.

He knew that Leng Feng, like Emperor Bai, was known as one of the most exceptional young geniuses in the Hua Xia Cultivation World, and in Emperor Bai’s words: Leng Feng was the only one in this Qing bang competition who could be his match!

Now, Bai Yuan’s secretary told him that Ye Fan had easily defeated Leng Feng, which amounted to sending out a signal—Ye Fan’s combat power could threaten Emperor Bai!

And according to the Bai Family’s plan, Emperor Bai must kill Ye Fan in the Qing bang competition, to disturb Ye Wenhao’s heart and look for a chance to turn the situation around!

This meant that the life-and-death battle between Emperor Bai and Ye Fan would determine not only their own lives and deaths but would also affect the final showdown between the Bai and Ye Families, making it extremely significant!

Originally, whether it was Bai Yuan or Bai Guotao, they both believed that Emperor Bai would kill Ye Fan as easily as cutting vegetables. Now learning that Ye Fan might be able to kill Emperor Bai, how could he not be shocked?

"Is the news accurate?" After the shock subsided, Bai Guotao quickly adjusted his emotions and forced himself to calm down and ask.

"Absolutely true, I’ve confirmed it through three different channels," replied Bai Yuan’s secretary.

"Give me your phone, I need to call Emperor Bai."

Bai Guotao decided on the spot, intending to get in touch with Emperor Bai directly to see just how serious the situation was.

However—

What Bai Guotao didn’t expect was that he couldn’t get in touch with Emperor Bai at all, so he could only send a text message asking Emperor Bai to call back as soon as possible, and then he turned around and returned to the conference room with a heavy heart, even forgetting to visit the restroom.

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The news of Leng Feng’s defeat at the hands of Ye Fan spread like wildfire throughout the Tian Shan Sword Sect in just one afternoon, but Jiang Ying, who was at the Tian Shan Sword Sect, was the last to know, not finding out until evening fell.

Because she had failed in her sneak attack on Su Liuli and had been struck on the shoulder by a palm strike from Su Liuli, she suffered extremely serious injuries. Although she had taken the Healing Holy Medicine, the Nirvana Pill, she had been asleep all afternoon and had just woken up.

"Leng... Leng Feng’s strength, although not as great as Brother Emperor Bai’s, is definitely the second among the younger generation. How could he possibly lose to that bastard Ye Fan? And, to use that bastard’s words, he didn’t even use his extreme combat power? How... how is this possible??"

After hearing Granny Jiang recount the battle between Leng Feng and Ye Fan, Jiang Ying was so shocked that her eyes widened, and she sat up abruptly, ignoring her injuries.

"That little beast Ye Fan must have learned some kind of mind attack secret technique from somewhere, and that mind attack secret technique is incredibly heaven-defying, greatly increasing the power of his Flying Knife Assassination. If it weren’t for this, he definitely wouldn’t have been a match for Leng Feng," Granny Jiang explained.

"Ancestor... Great-grandmother, do you mean that with the combat power Ye Fan has shown, Brother Emperor Bai could be in danger?"

For Jiang Ying, her concern about Ye Fan’s battle with Leng Feng was solely due to worrying about Emperor Bai. Now, hearing Granny Jiang’s explanation, she became anxious.

"Mm."

Granny Jiang hesitated for a moment, but eventually nodded.

In her view, although Emperor Bai was strong, if what Ye Fan claimed was true and he did not use his extreme combat power in the battle with Leng Feng, then he definitely had the strength to engage in a life-and-death battle with Emperor Bai, and it was difficult to say whose life would be taken.

"No, I have to find Brother Emperor Bai!"

Jiang Ying’s expression changed, and she immediately struggled to get up.

"Alright, I’ll accompany you."

Granny Jiang hesitated for a moment, then decided to go with Jiang Ying to find Emperor Bai.

Because she too wanted to know just how confident Emperor Bai was in defeating and killing Ye Fan!

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PS: I’ve been swamped with too much to do these past few days, almost driven to madness, so I can only manage one update a day for now. I’m terribly sorry.

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