Best Young Master
Chapter 673 - 599: Young Supreme, Honor the Bet

Chapter 673: Chapter 599: Young Supreme, Honor the Bet

After Emperor Bai broke through to the Gang Qi Introduction Realm, his combat power surged. He thought he could break free from Ye Fan’s oppression but was unable to withstand even a single move from Ye Fan. In the end, Ye Fan crushed his head with a stomp...

This outcome was beyond everyone’s expectations!

Even Chu Xuanji, Chu Ji, Su Liuli, and others who had full confidence in Ye Fan were incredibly surprised.

For a moment, the vast Tian Shan Sword Sect plaza quieted down again, as everyone instinctively turned their gaze towards the stage.

Atop the stage, Ye Fan stood proudly, his robe splattered with blood, his expression still as calm as water.

It felt as though, to him, slaying Emperor Bai was something to be expected, without causing much of an emotional ripple.

Ignoring the shocked stares, Ye Fan stepped off the exploded head of Emperor Bai and walked towards the edge of the stage.

"After Emperor Bai’s breakthrough to the Gang Qi Entry Realm, his combat power was comparable to a ruler of the Gang Qi Entry Realm. Yet, he couldn’t withstand a single blow from the Evil Emperor’s Disciple—it’s truly unbelievable."

"Indeed. The Evil Emperor’s Disciple not only broke the age-old laws, but he did so even more extravagantly, proving to be a true Young Supreme in name and in fact!"

Witnessing Ye Fan’s actions, the crowd gradually recovered from their shock. Those cultivators who came to watch the battle on the plaza began discussing animatedly, brimming with excitement.

"Originally, I thought it was a tragedy to be of the same era as Emperor Bai. Now it seems that being in the same era as the Evil Emperor’s Disciple, Ye Fan, is the true tragedy!"

In the spectator stands, a cultivator participating in the Qing bang competition couldn’t help but sigh with this realization.

Hearing this, the other cultivators taking part in the competition mostly nodded silently, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness.

Because in their eyes, Ye Fan seemed even more demonic than Emperor Bai—there was no longer any hope of catching up to Ye Fan!

"I once naively thought that losing to him was just due to being caught off guard. Now it seems, how ironic that is."

Xiao Selang couldn’t help but speak out. He had lost to Ye Fan before and could not accept it. After losing to Ye Fan again in the Qing bang competition, he thought he had understood the gap between them. Now, it seemed like a joke—Ye Fan was far stronger than he had imagined!

Leng Feng remained silent.

If anyone among all the competitors knew just how terrifying Ye Fan’s combat power was, he would definitely be the most qualified to speak.

Yesterday, before Ye Fan had broken through the Half-step Gang Qi realm and without using his extreme Yang Power, he had beaten him without giving him any chance to fight back. Today, after Ye Fan’s breakthrough, his combat power skyrocketed, and killing him would be no different than squashing an ant!

Thinking back to before the competition, when he had confidently promised Hong Lie that he would give Ye Fan a lesson, Leng Feng wished he could find a hole to crawl into.

This... was indeed too ironic!

"The Evil Emperor has found a great successor," the many strong people in the spectator stands thought to themselves in unison, filled with envy.

Their envy stemmed from the fact that they had only two lifelong wishes: one was to find that legendary path to breakthrough to that legendary realm, and the other was to find an excellent successor to inherit their legacy.

Now, they clearly had no hope of breaking through to that legendary realm. The second wish was all that remained.

In their eyes, the successors they sought couldn’t possibly be compared to Ye Fan, and indeed, many of them were not even a match for him!

This gap was unimaginable and how could they not feel envious?

Seeing that the strong people all looked at him with enviable faces, Chu Xuanji proudly straightened his spine, tilted his head up, and a smile that he couldn’t hide emerged on his otherwise imperturbable face.

Apparently, for him, Ye Fan dominating the younger generation seemed to make him even more proud and jubilant than if he himself were to dominate the Hua Xia Cultivation World!

But—

Beyond pride and joy, Chu Xuanji’s eyes also heated up, and he looked at the stage with a pang of heartache, watching the blood-stained young man, the center of attention, step by step descending from the stage.

A minute on stage takes ten years of work off stage.

Behind the glamor is endless dedication!

He was well aware that, while being far behind in strength to Emperor Bai, Leng Feng, and others, Ye Fan had strived upward, practicing day and night without pause, continuing his Cultivation all the way up to the start of the Qing bang competition!

Running naked against time and exerting himself beyond the limits.

This had almost become the true portrayal of Ye Fan over the past half-year.

Chu Xuanji knew very well that without such a desperate Cultivation, even with a miraculous Mind Attack Secret Technique like the Flying Sword Skill, such a result would have never occurred.

Chu Xuanji also knew that in the past half-year, Ye Fan had suffered immensely to improve his strength, even dancing on the scythe of death several times, a real case of nine deaths and one life!

And... Ye Fan did all this not to make a name for himself but to prove to the world that he had not disgraced his master Chu Xuanji’s name!

How could all this not move Chu Xuanji?

"Master, although Xiao Fan’s journey has not been easy, he has created a new legend. You should be happy," Chu Ji couldn’t help but say, sensing something off about Chu Xuanji.

"Brother Xuanji, your disciple’s talents and achievements, even when compared to the Ancient Cultivation World, are absolutely top-notch. What more could you ask for?" Lv Family Patriarch Lv Yuan said to Chu Xuanji, quite bluntly.

"I used to think Brother Ye would sweep through the younger generation, but I had no idea he would become so powerful that even a freak like Emperor Bai couldn’t take a single hit from him—this gap between people is just too large, isn’t it?"

Lv Zhan had a dejected look on his face. He had always believed that his talent was not inferior to his peers, and that with effort, catching up to Emperor Bai and Leng Feng was not impossible.

But... having witnessed the strength of Ye Fan, he felt Ye Fan was like an insurmountable mountain, forever blocking his path of Cultivation, becoming the target he strove to chase!

"Brother Zhan, it had to be so! I’ve said it long ago, no matter if that dumbass Emperor Bai is a genius that comes once in a hundred or a thousand years, when facing Brother Ye, he’s just a clay chicken and pottery dog—Brother Ye would snuff him out with a wave of his hand!"

Su Jindi, as if injected with adrenaline, began to boast again, acting as if he himself had been the one showing off on the stage, not Ye Fan.

"—"

Lv Zhan was speechless for a moment.

Meanwhile, the hearts of Su Yuxin, Situ Ruoshui, and the others, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

"You... what did you say?"

At the same time, on the other side of the spectator stands, Jiang Ying exploded like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, her eyes burning with fury as she glared at Su Jindi, looking as if she was about to pounce and tear Su Jindi to pieces.

"You little bitch, I said your precious Emperor Bai is nothing but a chicken and a dog in front of my Brother Ye Fan!"

As Jiang Ying’s angry shouts echoed in her ears and recalling her previously arrogant demeanor, Su Jindi sneered and said, "Additionally, your beloved Emperor Bai has already gone to report to the Yama Palace, so what are you still doing lingering in the mortal world? Quickly take your own life, so you can catch up with Emperor Bai on the Netherworld path and be lovingly together in hell..."

"Uh..."

Su Jindi’s words hit Jiang Ying like a bucket of ice water, extinguishing her fury in an instant and sending a chill from head to toe!

Because... Su Jindi’s words reminded her of something: Before the match, she had made a life-and-death bet to join Emperor Bai in death or in life!

Now, with Emperor Bai slain by Ye Fan, according to the bet, she was supposed to commit suicide in front of everyone to accompany Emperor Bai in death!

"It’s not just the Jiang girl, but also the old bastard from Jie Dao."

Chu Ji sneered as she spoke, reminding Jie Dao.

Whoosh!

Upon hearing this, Jie Dao instantly snapped out of his anger and suspicion, his expression drastically changing!

On that day, the life-and-death duel between Ye Fan and Emperor Bai nearly started ahead of schedule. Jie Dao, believing confidently in Emperor Bai’s victory, purposely taunted Chu Xuanji with sarcasm, suggesting indirectly that Chu Xuanji might intervene in the match. Unbothered by an upright stance, Chu Xuanji publicly declared that if Ye Fan lost, he would commit suicide for Tian Shan Sword Sect!

From that moment, Jie Dao dreamt of the day when the duel between Ye Fan and Emperor Bai would take place, just to see Chu Xuanji take his own life in front of everyone.

Today, however, fate had played a cruel joke on him.

The long-awaited duel between Ye Fan and Emperor Bai took place as scheduled, and prior to the match, in order not to shake Emperor Bai’s confidence, he had staked his own life on the outcome. To his disbelief, the result had been the exact opposite of what he had anticipated!

This meant that not only could Chu Xuanji survive unscathed, but he, Jie Dao, would also have to take his own life in the presence of Chu Xuanji and everyone else!

In an instant.

The vast Tian Shan Sword Sect quieted down once again.

All eyes converged, as if by agreement, on Jie Dao, Jiang Yurong, and Jiang Ying.

"You little bitch, old bastard, you two aren’t going to renege on your bets, are you?"

Su Jindi spoke up again, always straightforward in his stance that all enemies of Ye Fan were his enemies too. Since Jiang Ying and Jie Dao wanted to put Ye Fan to death, he naturally would not let them off the hook.

"Shut up! What right does a mongrel like you have to speak here?"

Jiang Yurong’s cold shout instantly suppressed Su Jindi’s words. Then, turning to Chu Xuanji, she articulated, "Evil Emperor, these are merely quarrels of the young..."

"And who do you think you are? Do you have the right to speak here?"

However—

Before Jiang Yurong could finish her sentence, a deep voice cut her off.

The owner of the voice was Ye Fan.

He leaped gracefully and alighted beside Su Jindi, facing Jiang Yurong head-on.

Although not the Jiang Family Patriarch, Granny Jiang was still a revered elder of the Jiang Family, whose status was not only high within the family but also held a place in the Hua Xia Cultivation World.

With such an identity, she was respected and treated with etiquette wherever she went. Never had she been scolded like she was today.

"You..."

Perhaps not expecting Ye Fan to interrupt her so forcefully, Granny Jiang was taken aback and then furiously tried to speak again.

"Don’t talk to me about youthful quarrels. If it were me who had died today, would you have let my master and Liu Li off?"

Ye Fan cut off Jiang Yurong’s words with a cold tone once again.

No!

As Ye Fan’s words came to an end, almost everyone had the same answer in their minds.

"You... young man, there should always be room for leniency, so we can meet on good terms in the future. Do you really intend to be utterly ruthless?" Jiang Yurong asked sharply.

"Utterly ruthless? All I know is that one should honor their bets!"

Ye Fan replied with strong conviction.

"Evil Emperor, what about you?"

Jiang Yurong, trembling with rage, then looked towards Chu Xuanji and questioned, "Are you really going to treat these kids’ squabbles as a life-and-death matter?"

"Since my disciple has spoken, you only have two choices," Chu Xuanji slowly stated, his tone leaving no room for doubt, "Either take your own lives, or I’ll send you on your way!"

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