Best Young Master

"The Holy Maiden of Purple Smoke Pavilion is truly powerful, worthy of being from the Holy Land."

"Sun Biyue is actually very strong too, but she just met an even stronger opponent, otherwise, she might not have lost."

"Women can be as strong as men. Ling Ziyuan and Sun Biyue, though women, are stronger than most male cultivators."

Although the match between Ling Ziyuan and Sun Biyue had ended, many people were still discussing it with great interest.

Subsequently, the matches continued one after another, with all participants demonstrating immense strength, astounding the audience.

The fourth round of matches ended, with Shi Ye and Jin Changgeng each defeating their opponents and earning three points.

However, Hu Fei lost to Yu Tidou due to a gap in strength, and Yu Tidou’s ice attribute divine skill turned Hu Fei into an ice statue, leaving him powerless to counterattack.

This remarkable display of combat left many in awe, showing that ice attribute divine skills could be used to freeze opponents, rendering them helpless.

In the first match, he didn’t use this move because Li Tianfeng’s Azure Lotus Heavenly Fire restrained his ice attribute divine skill, rendering it ineffective.

The fifth round of matches began, with four thrilling combats in succession, showcasing absolute techniques, and the applause from the audience reached a crescendo, heightening the atmosphere.

"Fifth round, fifth match, Ye Fan versus Li Daoheng," Lan Yingfei announced expressionlessly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the audience erupted, knowing the animosity between Li Daoheng and Ye Fan, promising an exciting match.

"Do you think Li Daoheng can force Ye Fan to reveal his true strength?" Someone posed the question.

"I’m not sure, but even if he can’t force out his full combat power, he might at least reveal some of his cards."

After Ye Fan consecutively defeated opponents like Xiong Kuang, people gradually began to believe he was qualified to challenge the top four, though no one knew how strong he truly was.

However, many were aware that Yaling was an astute woman. If she dared to position Ye Fan as a major contender for the championship, she must have her reasons, albeit now it’s too late to realize it.

Li Daoheng is from a clan in the Central Domain near the Northern East Domain, a branch of the Eastern Domain Bei Li Family that split off years ago, now a formidable clan as well.

It’s because of this connection that Li Daoheng is so close to Li Tianfeng, and with him, joined Zhou Zhaolong, becoming a trusted follower.

Amidst the discussions, Li Daoheng ascended the stage, his eyes shooting two beams of cold light several feet in length, sweeping towards Ye Fan.

Ye Fan calmly stood up and walked to the stage, facing Li Daoheng without emitting any aura, like a still pool of water.

"Courting death!"

Li Daoheng was furious, Ye Fan’s demeanor clearly showed he didn’t regard him as worthy, as if he weren’t qualified to be his opponent.

Whoosh!

Despite his anger, Li Daoheng knew Ye Fan practiced the Xuandi Fist of the Emperor Clan Ling Family, and dared not act rashly, directly revealing his Holy Embryo, a golden-eyed eagle looking exceptionally majestic.

"Holy Embryo, Unification!"

Li Daoheng shouted, and the golden-eyed eagle quickly fused with him, his hands becoming sharp and hard like eagle claws.

Watching Li Daoheng’s Holy Embryo Fusion, Ye Fan remained unmoved, standing calmly as if rooted to the spot.

"Arrogant!"

Li Daoheng snorted and launched an attack, shouting, "Heavenly Eagle Thirteen Strikes!"

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

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Accompanied by the sound, Li Daoheng’s hands transformed into claws, conjuring countless claw shadows, accompanied by a piercing swoosh, heading towards Ye Fan, powerful and fierce!

The Heavenly Eagle Thirteen Strikes was a martial art comprehended by Li Daoheng’s ancestor while watching a divine eagle battle a serpent dragon in the wilderness, extremely sharp. Although consisting of only thirteen styles, it was versatile and could kill opponents beyond one’s realm when combined with divine skills.

"Ye Fan is overconfident, letting the opponent attack. Not knowing, Li Daoheng’s Heavenly Eagle Thirteen Strikes are extremely fierce and mighty, it’s too late for Ye to exert force now!"

Seeing Li Daoheng’s countless claw shadows, shining with divine light, about to reach Ye Fan, many believed Ye Fan was undoubtedly defeated, as these claw shadows couldn’t be resisted head-on, only by avoiding the edge and seeking opportunities to counterattack.

However, it was too late; the claws were imminent, and Ye Fan couldn’t possibly retreat now even if he wanted to.

"Domineering Fist!"

As the countless claw shadows were about to reach him, Ye Fan moved, shouting, with his right hand instantly turning purple-gold, punching at Li Daoheng’s true form. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"Boom!"

A loud noise, and the countless claw shadows disappeared.

Ye Fan stood untainted, proudly, while Li Daoheng was forced back two steps by Ye Fan’s punch, with his seemingly invincible Heavenly Eagle Thirteen Strikes shattered with a single blow.

"What? Ye actually countered later, so effortlessly breaking Li Daoheng’s Heavenly Eagle Thirteen Strikes?"

"In such a situation, he was able to find the true form among thousands of claw shadows and break it with a punch, and still hasn’t used his trump card—Ye Fan’s true strength is unfathomable!"

Those in the audience who didn’t know Ye Fan’s background were shocked. They never expected Ye Fan to be so powerful, breaking Li Daoheng’s Heavenly Eagle Thirteen Strikes head-on and sending him retreating.

"Calm like the abyss, moving like thunder!"

In the VIP seats, a heroic lord sighed.

That moment just now, he saw it all too clearly. For most people, even those of the same realm as Li Daoheng, would only avoid the edge, yet Ye Fan chose to confront head-on, breaking his Heavenly Eagle Thirteen Strikes with a punch.

This was undoubtedly the best way, a punch that sealed off all of his subsequent clever moves, leaving him with powerful martial arts that he couldn’t display.

However, achieving this was extremely risky. If he couldn’t hit the true form, the Heavenly Eagle Thirteen Strikes would tear him into pieces.

While everyone was discussing, the battle continued.

"Smack!"

Ye Fan charged past, swinging his violet-gold palm, harshly slapping Li Daoheng’s face, instantly shattering his protective divine light and almost cracking his skull.

"Ah..."

Li Daoheng screamed in agony, his pristine big teeth mixed with blood fell to the ground, then he collapsed with a thud.

"This..."

Below the stage, most people couldn’t help but draw a sharp breath, their gazes at Ye Fan filled with shock.

Initially, they believed Ye Fan would surely win this match but thought it would take some effort, perhaps even be forced to reveal his true strength by Li Daoheng.

However—

Ye Fan hadn’t even used divine skills, resolving the battle with merely a punch and a slap, his true combat power was stunning.

Everyone knew Ye Fan held back, his effortless and fluid movements revealing some clues. If he went all out, Li Daoheng would already be a cold corpse.

"Ye Fan has gone undefeated from the group matches till now, five rounds without a single loss, all victories, and defeated Li Daoheng with crushing humiliation—this must be the strength of a seed competitor, right?"

"Heavens, is the status quo about to change? He’s only in the early-stage Divine Realm! So powerful, what kind of combat power would he have if he broke through to the mid-stage Divine Power Realm?"

Exclamations continuously erupted; many found it unbelievable.

"It’s said he made another breakthrough soon after entering the Immortal Secret Realm, overcoming the divine barrier and stepping into the early-stage Divine Realm. Nearly a year has passed, he hasn’t broken through again in the Immortal Secret Realm, which is suited for cultivation, perhaps his cultivation in the early-stage Divine Realm has long surpassed its limit?"

Someone made such a guess, immediately gaining numerous people’s agreement.

"Very possible, a year’s time in the Immortal Secret Realm is sufficient to cultivate beyond the limit in the early-stage Divine Realm. He might be intentionally suppressing his realm, his true battle power already akin to mid-stage Divine Power Realm, only lacking that step forward."

Recalling Ye Fan’s multiple record-breaking achievements, turning the impossible into possible, many became uneasy.

They had placed bets at Yaling, almost staking everything on Qi Tianlin, naturally not wanting this dark horse Ye Fan to emerge.

"Should be fine, Qi Tianlin himself is a demon; aside from the equally demonic and mid-stage Divine Realm Zhou Zhaolong, no one threatens his top position, Ye Fan doesn’t stand a chance."

Soon, these people began comforting themselves. In their view, Ye Fan was indeed strong, certainly the best among these twenty, no one could defeat him.

Nevertheless, despite such strength, his realm is evident; amidst demon-level geniuses, Ye Fan cannot leap a realm to defeat Qi Tianlin.

After all, Qi Tianlin also has cross-level combat power, defeating ordinary late-stage Divine Power Realm, even peak Divine Power Realm cultivators isn’t a problem.

In such circumstances, if Ye Fan can still cross realms and defeat Qi Tianlin, isn’t that implying Ye Fan in early-stage Divine Realm is already capable of sweeping Divine Power Realm cultivators and confronting early Lord Realm ones?

Crossing a Great Realm in combat, even young Ancient Emperors might not achieve; why would Ye Fan?

"There can only be one undefeated, and that’s me. You’re just leaves complementing my red flowers!"

At this moment, Li Tianfeng appeared, making harsh remarks about ending Ye Fan’s winning streak.

Whoosh—

Upon hearing this, the audience instantly boiled over; it’s a showdown of strength!

Besides battles among the top four, only Li Tianfeng and Ye Fan have maintained an unbeaten streak in the group matches, defeating their opponents in one move.

Meanwhile, those others achieved their streak due to luck; facing stronger opponents, they’d definitely lose.

"Li Tianfeng is getting desperate!" Someone said gleefully.

Practically everyone knew Sun Mingyu and Li Daoheng were Li Tianfeng’s close confidants and right-hand men, both defeated by Ye Fan, it’s no wonder he’s angry.

"A jumping clown dares to speak boastfully?"

Faced with Li Tianfeng’s provocation, Ye Fan rarely kept low-profile and instead responded forcibly with ridicule.

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