Lin Fan knew exactly what was about to happen. After all, for a genius, having someone brazenly take another person away right in front of him was a serious slap in the face.
But to be honest, Lin Fan had never been particularly concerned about sparing others’ dignity.
“Junior apprentice, do you have something to say?” Lin Fan turned around calmly and asked with a composed expression.
Compared to Ye Shaotian’s darkening expression, Lin Fan appeared far more composed and dignified.
Ye Shaotian was already seething inside at being addressed as “junior apprentice” yet again. This man was clearly trying to assert dominance over him.
“So, you’re stepping in to protect him?” Ye Shaotian fixed his gaze on Lin Fan, looking at him unfriendly.
To Ye Shaotian, the title of “senior apprentice” was nothing more than an insult. After all, the sect viewed the affiliated宗门 as merely a charity case, a gesture of pity from the sect leader. Did this person actually believe he was someone significant?
“He is no longer a disciple of the Holy Sect, but has joined my Saint-Demon Sect. Any problem with that, young man? Don’t let your mind be too narrow—it won’t benefit your martial cultivation in the future,” Lin Fan said gently, like a senior offering advice.
“Hmph, judging by your tone, do you think your cultivation surpasses mine? Fine, I, Ye Shaotian, would like to test your abilities,” Ye Shaotian’s eyes gleamed. If this person insisted on protecting Feng Bujué, he would see whether he truly had the strength to back it up.
As for the fact that this person had been granted the Nameless Peak by the sect leader, Ye Shaotian did not take it seriously.
There were many uninhabited mountains within the Holy Sect, and some were even better than Nameless Peak. Granting this peak to him was merely a token gesture—clearly, the sect leader didn’t regard him as significant.
Ye Shaotian decided that he would not kill him, but he would definitely humiliate him thoroughly, teaching him who was worth provoking and who wasn’t.
The surrounding outer disciples were shocked. Ye Shaotian was truly bold—just having defeated Feng Bujué, he was now ready to crush whoever was from Nameless Peak.
This genius lived up to his reputation, acting decisively and mercilessly.
The guy from Nameless Peak dared to call himself a senior apprentice. Now that Ye Shaotian had issued a challenge, if he dared not accept, he would become the laughingstock of everyone.
Besides, they didn’t really consider him their senior apprentice. Technically speaking, since the sect leader had granted him the Nameless Peak and allowed him to establish a subordinate sect, they should indeed address him as a senior apprentice.
But this sudden appearance of a “senior apprentice” was not taken seriously by them. In their eyes, he was simply lucky—there was nothing about him that deserved respect.
Lin Fan looked at Ye Shaotian and sighed silently. “Junior apprentice, must it come to this? As your senior, how could I lay hands on a junior? Fine then, since you insist, this senior will stand here and allow you to strike three times without retaliating.”
Feng Bujué was stunned, staring at Lin Fan in disbelief.
He had personally experienced Ye Shaotian’s strength—formidable, extremely formidable. Even if their cultivation levels were equal, he couldn’t last more than three moves.
Among those of equal cultivation, Ye Shaotian was undoubtedly the strongest, even capable of defeating opponents of higher levels.
Now this man, who would become his future sect leader, claimed he could withstand three strikes without moving—how was that even possible?
” Sect Leader…”
Lin Fan waved his hand with a slight smile and looked at Ye Shaotian. “What do you say? Three strikes.”
Ye Shaotian sneered at this moment. “Fine. If you can survive my three strikes, I’ll drop this matter.”
The outer disciples around observed Lin Fan’s calm demeanor with growing disbelief.
This guy was really pushing it.
“Brother Ye, don’t go for the kill. This person was granted the Nameless Peak by the sect leader. If he dies, it’ll cause trouble,” Ruo Mengyu softly reminded.
“Right, don’t worry,” Ye Shaotian naturally wouldn’t be foolish enough to kill him outright. But making him bedridden for a few months was certainly doable.
Lin Fan had already seen through Ye Shaotian. His cultivation was decent, but Lin Fan’s physical body was no joke. Could Ye Shaotian’s cultivation even breach his defenses?
Early-stage Divine Body—this was a great opportunity for some training.
…
At a distance, another conversation was taking place.
“Sect Leader, should we intervene and stop this?” Elder Wuya asked.
“No, let’s watch. Lin Fan dared to do this, so he must have some backing. This fellow turned out to be unexpected. I originally thought his foundation was destroyed and his martial cultivation ruined, but I never imagined he could recover,” Sect Leader Yan said, his eyes deep as he stared at Lin Fan, as if trying to see through him.
Yet Lin Fan showed no fluctuations in his aura. No matter how hard Yan Leader tried to observe, he could detect nothing unusual. It was truly strange.
At this moment, Lin Fan stepped forward, standing calmly with a smile on his face. “Alright, let’s begin.”
Ye Shaotian sneered. Today, he would reestablish his authority—among the outer disciples, he, Ye Shaotian, would be the king.
“Ha!”
With a loud shout, Ye Shaotian struck out a palm, radiating brilliant light, aiming straight at Lin Fan.
The surrounding outer disciples gasped in awe. They could naturally tell this palm strike was extraordinary—its momentum was overwhelming, almost suffocating. If it were them, they wouldn’t know how to respond.
“Bang!”
Ye Shaotian’s lips curled into a smirk. This palm strike might not kill you, but it would definitely displace your internal organs.
“Not bad, though a bit too rigid,” Lin Fan remarked.
At that moment, Ye Shaotian, who had been full of confidence, suddenly changed expression, exclaiming in disbelief.
This strike—Lin Fan had taken it without any effect. His expression was as calm as if nothing had happened.
How was that possible?
Seeing Ye Shaotian’s shocked expression, Lin Fan smiled slightly.
Although the “Indestructible Demon Body” no longer had levels or experience gain, Lin Fan could still feel the energy from Ye Shaotian’s palm entering his body.
To Lin Fan, this energy served as experience.
“Ha!”
At that moment, Ye Shaotian threw a punch, even more powerful than before, as if it could punch through the heavens.
“Bang!”
“Not bad, better than before,” Lin Fan said with a smile.
He could feel his physical body strengthening, though breaking through to the early-stage Divine Body still required some distance. No worries, he would take it step by step.
The outer disciples around were stunned beyond belief.
Ye Shaotian’s palm and punch had failed to move the opponent even slightly—how was that possible?
Feng Bujué was also stunned, thinking this must be a joke.
Far away, Sect Leader Yan and Elder Wuya exchanged surprised glances.
“How is his physical body so strong?”
“Indeed. Surviving after consuming the blood of a fierce beast—although the sect leader’s pills played a part, the key factor was his physical strength, which far surpassed that of ordinary martial cultivators.”
…
Seeing the astonished gazes of the surrounding disciples, Ye Shaotian’s anger flared. Especially Lin Fan’s occasional smile, which infuriated Ye Shaotian even more.
“Ha!”
“Eight Directions and Six Realms Palm!”
At that moment, Ye Shaotian unleashed his true power. This palm strike was formidable.
As if sweeping across heaven and earth, drawing the essence of the universe into itself, it was extremely powerful.
Sect Leader Yan and Elder Wuya were also slightly taken aback when they saw this palm strike.
“Bang!”
“Still not dead?” Ye Shaotian roared furiously, having now truly lost his temper.
“Good, very good. This palm strike is impressive,” Lin Fan nodded in satisfaction. He was pleased that his junior apprentice could display such a palm technique.
“You…” At this moment, Ye Shaotian was stunned. His strongest palm strike had no effect. How was that possible?
At this point, murmurs began to rise among the surrounding outer disciples, which Ye Shaotian could not tolerate.
“Impossible! Impossible!” Ye Shaotian roared.
“Ye Brother…” Ruo Mengyu, watching her prince charming acting like a madman, couldn’t help but feel worried.
Lin Fan frowned slightly.
“Hey, junior apprentice, that’s enough. Don’t go too far. I’m not a punching bag, you know,” Lin Fan reminded.
Although these palm and fist strikes were quite good, in front of everyone, a senior apprentice still needed to maintain his dignity.
“Impossible! Impossible!” Ye Shaotian roared.
“You…” At this moment, Lin Fan grew somewhat angry. Ye Shaotian was truly out of line. Fine, if that’s the case, this senior apprentice would have to temporarily disable his combat ability.
“Bang!”
At that moment, Lin Fan suddenly lifted his foot, preparing to kick Ye Shaotian away.
But at that moment, Ye Shaotian leaped high, legs spread wide. Lin Fan’s expression changed, trying to withdraw his foot, but it was already too late.
“Bang!”
“Ooooh…”
At that moment, the heavens and earth seemed to darken. The disciples who had been murmuring were instantly shocked into silence at the sight before them.
“Ding! Congratulations on creating a ruthless martial art: ‘Crotch Kick’.”
“Essence of ‘Crotch Kick’: Seize the Gap with Your Legs.”
At that moment, Lin Fan was stunned. “Junior apprentice, I just wanted to kick you away. I didn’t mean to…”
Lin Fan’s words trailed off halfway as he suddenly didn’t know what to say.
Because he suddenly noticed that Ye Shaotian looked like he was in excruciating pain.
So much pain that tears were streaming down his face.
Lin Fan swore to the heavens that he hadn’t done it on purpose.
In his opinion, the “Monkey Steals Peach” technique had already been ruthless enough. Who could have imagined that he would now create an even more merciless martial art, the “Crotch Kick”? Would he have to fight future powerful opponents using both hands and feet?
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