Chapter 1707: Chapter 1576: Going Too Far
At this moment, Ye Fan became the focus of everyone’s attention, his fame unmatched.
Many people extended olive branches to him during this time, hoping to establish good relations.
Moreover, some of Ye Fan’s past experiences were unearthed, especially the incident at the Immortal Mansion Ruins where he used a Heavenly Tribulation to split the ground and obtained Dragon Essence, shared the tribulation with Wenren Jing, Princess Yue Bai, and others, and managed to strike dead human-shaped creatures, leaving everyone in awe.
Most of the people present were from major factions, so they all knew what had happened at the Immortal Mansion Ruins, and had mixed feelings about it.
Compared to human-shaped creatures, the threat posed by the Demon Clan to the Human Race is not significant; historically, dark unrest has always been caused by human-shaped creatures.
It could be said that Ye Fan brought great achievements to the Human Race. If he hadn’t decisively summoned the Heavenly Tribulation to kill that human-shaped creature, allowing it to break out of the Immortal Mansion Ruins would have resulted in a bloody storm throughout the Cultivation World.
Human-shaped creatures are completely devoid of humanity, creatures that know only slaughter, growing stronger by absorbing death energy, leaving no living being untouched in their path, whether human or demon, even ordinary beasts and insects.
As the discussions continued, Ye Fan’s brilliance became increasingly dazzling, with many lavishly praising him, hoping to befriend Ye Fan.
The reasons are simple: first, Ye Fan possesses an Emperor Weapon and unmatched strength among the younger generation, with the Nine Heavens Profound Emperor bloodline, and great potential for Proving Dao in the future.
Secondly, he possesses the Dragon Seeking Formulas from the Earth Master lineage, capable of locating dragon veins and spirit stone mines, with unique skills in stone gambling.
With these points, any faction hopes to befriend Ye Fan, at the very least not make an enemy of him, or else it would be a disaster in the future.
Those Holy Lands and Wu Shang Sect who already had grievances with Ye Fan look especially grim. No one expected Ye Fan to be so powerful.
In their view, if they don’t eliminate Ye Fan now, they won’t have a chance in the future. No one from the younger generation is his match, and the older generation is constrained by rules and can’t make a move, leaving them feeling frustrated and fearful.
Just as Ye Fan was at the height of his fame, from the Gu Family camp, Emperor’s Son, Ancient Immortal, suddenly stepped forward, ascended the battlefield, and said in a deep voice, "Ye Fan, you have truly exceeded my expectations. How about a duel?"
Hmm?
The moment he spoke, the whole scene fell silent, no one expected Emperor’s Son, Ancient Immortal, to disregard his identity and challenge Ye Fan!
Ye Fan is indeed powerful, possessing the Emperor Bloodline, but he is not the Emperor’s true son, and in terms of bloodline and identity, he cannot compare to Ancient Immortal.
"Isn’t this blatantly bullying? With the supreme noble status of the Emperor’s true son, he actively challenges a cultivator who is not the Emperor’s true son, it’s too disgraceful."
"Apparently, the Gu Family is determined to regain face; Gu Xiao’s defeat and the auction loss caused not only shame but also significant spirit stone losses, clearly it is at the family’s behest."
"Seen shameless acts before but never like this!"
"Relying on his unmatched bloodline, receiving the Emperor’s direct teachings, and cultivating Supreme Mysterious Skills to bully others, the Gu Family is too bullying!"
After a brief silence, the onlookers started discussing, all feeling Ancient Immortal’s actions carry a smell of intimidation.
Undeniably, Ye Fan is indeed powerful, defeating so many demon-level opponents of the Early Lord Realm while only at the Peak of Divine Power Realm, but when compared to the Emperor’s true son, he might still fall short.
Though these words were fierce, Ancient Immortal remained unmoved, his eyes deep as the sea, fixated on Ye Fan, waiting for his response.
The Gu Family members also pretended to be deaf and dumb, leaving everyone feeling powerless, wanting to oppose this unfair duel but restrained by the Gu Family’s intimidation, no one dared to speak up.
For a moment, all eyes focused on Ye Fan waiting for his response, many thought he certainly wouldn’t accept, given the significant disparity between the two sides.
Ye Fan was merely at the Peak of Divine Power Realm, while Ancient Immortal had already reached Mid-Stage of Lord Realm, a gap of two Xiao realms.
If it were ordinary cultivators, even if there was a gap of two Xiao realms, they wouldn’t be able to match Ye Fan, but Ancient Immortal is different—he is the true son of Emperor Gu, not only is his bloodline strong, but he also inherited all the Emperor’s lineage!
Even the Old Bastards and Seng Dao Yan also turned their gaze to Ye Fan, waiting for his answer, such an unfair duel, Ye Fan should not agree.
Princess Yue Bai of Yuehua Dynasty kept muttering silently, only when close could one hear her, she was saying: "Don’t agree, don’t agree..."
The Moon Emperor’s true son was right beside her, hearing it clearly, couldn’t help but smile, knowing his descendant has feelings for Ye Fan.
The Eldest Princess Yue Ying covered her mouth and smiled, knowing well the experiences of Yue Bai and Ye Fan in the Immortal Mansion Ruins, understanding her sister developed secret feelings for Ye Fan, although she herself was unaware.
Yaling, like Princess Yue Bai, was secretly praying Ye Fan wouldn’t agree to this unfair duel.
As though hearing their prayers, Ye Fan looked deeply at Ancient Immortal, "I refuse to duel with you."
Upon hearing this, many breathed a sigh of relief, Yaling and others’ worried hearts were eased, feeling Ye Fan made the wise choice.
"Able to bend and stretch, this child is destined to be extraordinary."
Seng Dao Yan lamented as he spoke.
In the situation of maintaining an unbroken victory streak, many people become overly confident, believing they are invincible, thus easily accepting others’ challenges.
However, it is at these times that failure is most likely; as they say, "pride goes before a fall." When someone’s confidence overflows, they often fall into traps set by others.
But Ye Fan clearly understood the gap between himself and the Ancient Immortal, and resolutely refused his sparring request. This is what makes him most fearsome.
The Old Bastard and the Pavilion Master of Treasure Pavilion twirled their beards and smiled. Ye Fan is a disciple of the Immortal Academy and also a disciple attached to the Treasure Pavilion.
At this moment, the Xuanwu Sect has long been a subsidiary sect of the Treasure Pavilion, and under the strong support of the Treasure Pavilion, the current Xuanwu Sect is thriving, presenting a prosperous scene.
Ye Fan is a disciple of the Xuanwu Sect and naturally a disciple of the Treasure Pavilion. His performance reflects well on the Treasure Pavilion.
This deal was worthwhile, extremely worthwhile. Yaling had keen insight and saw the great potential in Ye Fan, and in order to get Ye Fan to join the Treasure Pavilion, they even went so far as to acquire the Xuanwu Sect.
The Tianxuan Holy Land, Ancient Sacred Lands, and others were deeply moved. Ye Fan had once been just a cultivator from a small sect, yet now he has grown to such an extent, which makes them feel ashamed.
Meanwhile, other holy lands and the Wu Shang Sect harbored various thoughts; some secretly regretted, while others praised Ye Fan’s wise choice.
Seeing Ye Fan decisively reject the sparring request from the Ancient Immortal, the Emperor’s son of the Yuehua Dynasty and the Human Emperor’s son both showed a slight smile.
Ancient Immortal’s face bore a cold smile. Ye Fan’s reaction was within his expectations. In fact, before he stood out to propose the sparring, he had already foreseen this outcome.
Whether Ye Fan agreed or refused, Ancient Immortal could still save some face for the Gu Family.
If Ye Fan agreed, with Ancient Immortal’s strength, he could definitely toy with him, even if he couldn’t kill him, he could shatter his confidence in proving his Dao to avenge Gu Xiao.
Even if Ye Fan did not agree, it wouldn’t matter; at the very least, it could impact his unstoppable momentum and shake his martial heart.
For a cultivator, failing isn’t the end; what’s crucial is not losing one’s martial heart. Losing that would mark true failure.
In ancient times, there was once a strong man who was quite extraordinary, almost continually defeated up to the Quasi-Emperor Ninth Layer Heaven and nearly failed at proving the Dao and becoming an emperor.
Although he failed in every battle, he never lost his martial heart. That is why he could fight over and over, and continue to grow stronger each time.
"Coward, don’t even have the courage to spar with me? You better get off this Ancient Battlefield, you don’t belong here!" Ancient Immortal further mocked.
"Ancient Immortal is too much!"
"Indeed, relying on being the son of the Ancient Emperor, with pure bloodline and higher realm than Ye Fan, he bullies others!"
Ancient Immortal’s words provoked displeasure in many. Being the Ancient Emperor’s son, with such a prestigious identity and bloodline, looking down on Ye Fan was akin to disregarding them all.
The Old Bastard and others frowned slightly, also finding Ancient Immortal’s words excessive, fearing it might affect Ye Fan’s martial heart.
"Young Ancestor, go teach that guy a lesson. It’s too hateful, speaking like this obviously to shake Ye Fan’s martial heart! He deserves to be punished!"
Princess Yue Bai shook the arm of Emperor Yue’s son as she spoke.
"Heh..."
Yue Haoyu laughed, "You think Ye Fan doesn’t see his intentions? He won’t shake Ye Fan’s martial heart."
Ye Fan gave Ancient Immortal a deep look, and sneered, "As the emperor’s son, inheriting all the emperor’s Tao lineage, you use your strength to press others. Do you feel honored? Sparring isn’t impossible, just afraid you don’t dare!"
"I don’t dare? Haha, it’s laughable! Everyone just saw it; clearly, you’re the one who doesn’t dare to fight!" Ancient Immortal’s temper flared, no one had dared to speak to him this way before.
"Same realm sparring, do you dare? If you dare to spar within the same realm, I’ll accompany you to the end!" Ye Fan responded forcefully.
At these words, everyone was in an uproar. No one expected Ye Fan would propose sparring in the same realm, which was evidently dismissing Ancient Immortal’s status as an emperor’s son.
It’s known that Ancient Immortal, as the Ancient Emperor’s son, possesses extremely powerful bloodline strength; even within the same realm, few opponents exist.
Throughout the Cultivation World, aside from Ancient Prince Yue Haoyu and the Human Emperor’s son, who dares claim they can defeat the Ancient Immortal within the same realm?
However, Ye Fan also had the qualification to battle. Within the same realm, he’d never suffered a defeat; in each realm, he had always crushed his same-realm opponents with overwhelming advantage.
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