Top-tier Unruly Master

Chapter 2232: Chapter 2267: Can You Still Escape?

"Hmm..."

Crimson Flame spoke honestly, "I do have some doubts. Although, Young Master, you have a lot of talent and many aspects that are hard to understand, having just two Sixth Level Experts from the Divine Realm submit isn’t enough. Experts have dignity and pride, and without special reasons, submission will never happen."

Ding Fan wasn’t angry. On the contrary, he appreciated Crimson Flame’s candor. He nodded and said, "Indeed, there are special reasons. In fact... it’s still a mystery to me. Never mind, let’s not think about it and prepare for battle."

Ding Fan led Crimson Flame out from the back courtyard of the Ding Mansion, where Pu Feng and the others were nervously standing in the hall. After all, this time Patriarch Zhong Zhiyong had come in person; could Ding Fan’s followers stop him?

After Ding Fan entered, he quietly waited, without speaking. Ye Li was extremely fast; intelligence should be back in at most half an hour, right?

Sure enough—

Half an hour later, a ghostly figure floated in from outside, startling Pu Feng and the others. Someone had entered from the outside, yet the experts of Moon Mist Island hadn’t noticed at all?

Seeing a group of people looking as if they’d seen a ghost, Ding Fan waved his hand and said, "This is one of ours, Third Elder, how’s the situation?"

Ding Fan didn’t call Ye Lian’s name. He avoided letting anyone deduce any internal information from the name "Ye Lian." Ye Lian bowed slightly and said hoarsely, "Young Master, Zhong Zhiyong is about to arrive. His realm is Sixth Level of the Divine Realm, and there are four Fifth Level Experts and over ten Fourth Level Experts in the Divine Realm. They should be here in more than half an hour."

Ye Li and Ye Lian didn’t call Ding Fan Master but Young Master. This way, outsiders couldn’t deduce their relationship and a lot of information could be hidden.

"Are there any other Sixth Level Experts lurking near Moon Mist Island? Did Zhong Zhiyong discover you?" Ding Fan asked. Ye Lian lowered his head and said, "I believe there is only him as a Sixth Level Expert, and he didn’t see me, of this I am fully confident."

"Very good!"

Ding Fan turned, looking at the map on the wall, pointing to a small island to the west of Moon Mist Island, and said, "Third Elder, let’s go there to wait for him. You go back and notify your patriarch to come over, so we can wait for Zhong Zhiyong here."

Ye Lian glanced at the map, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Young Master, it’s better if you don’t go. Leave these people to the patriarch and me; we promise to cut off their heads."

"It’s okay. With you guys around, can Zhong Zhiyong harm me?" Ding Fan said with a calm smile. "Such a massive battle is a great learning opportunity, how could I miss it?"

"Alright!"

Ye Lian looked at the silhouette of Crimson Flame in the darkness, and thinking of Zhong Zhiyong’s strength, he wasn’t too worried. He transformed into a breeze and drifted away, while Ding Fan looked at Crimson Flame, and they walked out of the hall.

Pu Feng quickly followed and said, "Island Master, let us go with you!"

The others realized it too—how could they miss such a terrifying battle? More importantly, Ding Fan’s men could actually kill a Sixth Level Expert of the Divine Realm? At this moment, in everyone’s mind, Ding Fan had become an impressively valuable ally, one that people certainly needed to hold onto tightly.

"Stand back!"

Ding Fan coldly glanced at them and said, "Stay in the city. Don’t even send out a Scout Cavalry to the vicinity, otherwise don’t blame me if they get killed by mistake."

Ding Fan didn’t want to reveal any information about the Ye Family, so he couldn’t let these people watch the battle. He was well aware of what kind of people they were; they could betray him at any time.

"Let’s go!"

He glanced at Crimson Flame, who grabbed him with one hand. The two of them became a blur and leaped out of Yuexia City, quickly disappearing from public view.

Pu Feng and the others stood tensely waiting in the city square. If this battle was won, they would be completely safe; if lost, Zhong Zhiyong would surely butcher Yuexia City, and they would still die.

In the northwestern part of Moon Mist Island, there was an unknown island. It was too small, so small that people couldn’t survive on it, and had nothing except for some broken stones and some weeds.

When Ding Fan and Crimson Flame arrived, Ye Li was already waiting there. His speed was truly astonishing. Ye Zhi was taking care, and Ye Lian was gone, likely monitoring movements nearby.

"Young Master!"

Ye Li bowed slightly, and Crimson Flame thought for a moment and clasped his hands toward Ye Li, who nodded to acknowledge it as a return salute. Crimson Flame was known for his short temper in the Tianmu Sea, yet he saluted Ye Li, indicating he acknowledged Ye Li’s power.

Ding Fan gazed southward, waiting quietly. Behind him stood Crimson Flame and Ye Li, one with an indistinct face, the other wearing a ghost mask, hiding their expressions.

"Shoo!"

After half an hour, a gentle breeze floated from afar, condensing into a figure before Ding Fan. Ye Lian had returned; he bowed and said, "They’re coming, they’ll arrive here in an hour."

"Good!"

Ding Fan nodded slightly, his face calm, with no fluctuations in his soul, as if the opponents to be battled were merely Second Level Experts of the Divine Realm, not the Sixth Level Experts he presently awaited.

Crimson Flame’s eyes flashed with a hint of appreciation. Although Ding Fan had an absolute advantage here, after all, Ding Fan’s age was not great, and he was merely at the Elementary Stage of the Third Level of the Divine Realm. Therefore, this level of calm and composure in battle showed that the Sirius Old One’s Inheritance Disciple was indeed extraordinary.

Time passed bit by bit, and after an hour, bursts of rumbling came from the south. Then a little black dot kept expanding, and a Super Airship appeared in the air.

Patriarch Zhong Zhiyong stood at the front of the Super Airship, followed closely by four Fifth Level Experts of the Divine Realm and over ten Fourth Level Experts of the Divine Realm. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to bring more experts; it was just that Zhong Family’s Fifth Level Divine Experts were only three left.

He was tall and robust, standing on the deck exuding an inexplicable threat, like a gigantic humanoid beast. His eyes were filled with anger and killing intent, and he secretly decided that this time, not only was he going to kill Ding Fan, but he was also going to slaughter everyone within the boundaries of Moon Mist Island, leaving no one alive.

The Super Airship’s speed reached its limit and quickly flew closer, not heading for the small island directly, but flying by within a mile of it.

Zhong Zhiyong’s intuition was terrifying. At ten miles away from the island, his gaze suddenly swept towards the small island, as he vaguely sensed four figures there. He immediately waved his hand and said, "Stop."

A Fourth Level Expert from the Divine Realm quickly controlled the airship and stopped its flight. Zhong Zhiyong looked curiously in the direction of Xiao Dao. It was a bit far; he couldn’t sense the realms of the four people there. He only knew there were four people on the island.

"Conceal your auras."

Ding Fan whispered to the three, then shouted loudly, "Patriarch Zhong, I am Ding Fan, waiting here specifically for you."

"Wow~"

The dozen or so people on the iron-framed flying ship began to exclaim in surprise. How dare Ding Fan appear here? Was he here to welcome them? If Ding Fan wasn’t foolhardy, he must have some kind of support.

Zhong Zhiyong’s eyes were filled with fierceness, then he waved his hand and said, "Lao Wu, get closer and check out the nearby situation."

"Whoosh!"

A Fifth Level Expert from the Divine Realm leaped off the airship and drifted nearby to gather information. The super airship slowly approached as Zhong Zhiyong’s Divine Sense reached out towards them to explore the realms of Ding Fan and the three others.

When the super airship was within three or four miles, Zhong Zhiyong finally understood. The killing intent in him became even more intense. The person in front was indeed Ding Fan; he had seen Ding Fan’s likeness many times. His grandson, Zhong Wugu, was killed by Ding Fan.

But he didn’t act recklessly because Ding Fan was standing in front of three others. One of them, whom he could clearly ascertain the realm of, was Crimson Flame. The ghost mask couldn’t hide the exploration of a Sixth Level in the Divine Realm, but the other two people he couldn’t make out their faces or determine their realms.

If their faces couldn’t be seen, a powerful secret technique could explain it. But if he couldn’t discern their realms, that was terrifying. What if they were two experts at the Seventh Level Realm in the Divine Realm?

Of course, they couldn’t possibly be Seventh Level experts in the Divine Realm.

Zhong Zhiyong quickly dismissed this thought. If Ding Fan had two Seventh Level experts backing him, how could he still be waiting here? He would have long since attacked Daozhen Villa.

What if those two are Sixth Level experts from the Divine Realm?

Zhong Zhiyong felt his heart drum a bit. If they really were Sixth Level experts, he might not escape unscathed. His eyes were sparkling, somewhat hesitant.

"Whoosh!"

The expert he sent out quickly flew back, bowed to him, and said, "Patriarch, there’s no one around, only they are here near Ye, just those four."

Zhong Zhiyong still didn’t speak, controlling the airship to stay in place, hesitating in his heart.

"Hahaha!"

Ding Fan laughed up to the sky, then taunted, "Zhong Zhiyong, you’ve come all the way from Daozhen City to kill me? Why not do it now? Don’t you want to avenge your dead clan members? Oh... forgot to tell you, Zhong Ziqi isn’t dead. I’ve planted a soul lead in him, making him my slave. Want me to plant a few for you?

"How dare you!"

The experts of the Zhong Family, burning with fury, roared at Ding Fan, but Zhong Zhiyong grew increasingly uneasy.

Ding Fan, impatiently waiting, waved his hand and said, "Kill all the Zhong Family people except Zhong Zhiyong, capture him alive. If you can’t capture him alive, then kill him too."

What was just a casual joke now intrigued Ding Fan. If he could capture Zhong Zhiyong alive and plant a soul lead, then having a Sixth Level slave in the Divine Realm would be a good thing.

"Whoosh!"

Ye Li was the first to fly out, followed closely by Crimson Flame, and Ye Lian also flew towards Zhong Zhiyong’s direction.

None of the three stayed to protect Ding Fan because they were very confident that they could easily kill Zhong Zhiyong and his clan, and no one could bypass them to harm Ding Fan.

"Three Sixth Level experts in the Divine Realm!"

Zhong Zhiyong stared like a beast, roaring in panic. His mind unsettled, he quickly made a decision, waving his hand and saying, "Everyone attack together, kill Ding Fan for me!"

"Whoosh!"

The experts of the Zhong Family fully obeyed the Patriarch’s orders, all flying towards Ding Fan.

At this moment, Zhong Zhiyong also moved. A bullet the size of a thumb appeared, and then the bullet rapidly expanded into a meteorite. He flew onto the meteorite, then transformed into a stream of light, heading west.

There was no mistake!

Zhong Zhiyong fled west, leaving his people to cover for him while he escaped.

As a patriarch, Zhong Zhiyong certainly wasn’t a fool. This was the right choice; if he didn’t escape, everyone would die. If he died, the Zhong Family would be completely finished.

"Can you escape?"

Ye Li sneered, then a black light flickered on his neck, sharply increasing his speed. Ding Fan couldn’t see his figure anymore, and Ye Lian was the same. They unleashed their inherited power, accelerating to pursue Zhong Zhiyong.

Crimson Flame didn’t join the pursuit. A Divine Soldier Pellet appeared in his abdomen, and he roared, "Heaven and Earth’s Momentum, stop!"

The Divine Soldier Pellet’s light flashed, clouds and winds rolled, and countless Spiritual Energy gathered there. At that time, the entire world became fixed, and all experts of the Zhong Family were immobile, suppressed by Crimson Flame’s power.