"Big brother, I know you're in there. Aren't you coming out? If you don't come out, I'll bring the others in myself."
"That's right, Sect Master. Why bother? Since you dared to do it, you should dare to own up to it. They've come here and issued a suspension. Are you going to shield your son and play the coward?"
The mountain where the Ye Family Sect Master resided had long since been surrounded by the other elders. Needless to say, they were behind all this.
"Grand Elder, there's no need to be polite with him anymore. Should we simply force him to step down as Sect Master and convene the Elders' Assembly?"
Because of certain people—and because of a good-for-nothing—their sect had suffered an undeserved calamity.
Not long ago, they had received a Challenge Letter, ordering them to go to the Central Province and apologize to Qin Hao, the Young Sect Master of the Azure Cloud Sword Sect.
If they refused to apologize, then seven days later, the entire Ye Family would be slaughtered. Blood would flow through the whole sect, leaving them unable to find peace whether standing or lying down.
"Sect Master, if you still don't come out, don't blame us for being impolite."
Every one of them was filled with righteous indignation, their momentum soaring skyward. Clearly, they were furious. They had waited here for a long time, yet no one had responded.
"What should we do? These people are far too arrogant. They don't take him, the Sect Master, seriously at all. Now we can only take that step!"
Ye Wudi had created a legend in his youth, achieving the astonishing record of one hundred and eight consecutive victories. That was how he had earned the name Wudi—Invincible!
"Boy, are you done yet? Seven days isn't long, but it isn't short either. At least give me an answer."
"Yang, I don't know how you're doing. Did you break through smoothly, or did you run into danger?"
At that moment, seeing that his son still had not emerged after beginning his breakthrough, he could not help but worry terribly.
The people outside assumed he had used the Sect Master's authority to restore his son's cultivation physique and strength, allowing him to set foot on the path of cultivation again. Unfortunately, they knew only one side of the story, not the other.
"Father, don't worry. Since they're courting death, I won't indulge them."
Inside the secret chamber, Ye Yang opened his eyes just in time. He still needed a little time to regulate his breathing before he could completely stabilize his realm.
"Yang, no. Do you think this is merely a small matter? Once you step onto the Prodigy Death Arena, things won't be so simple."
Ye Wudi knew there was another possibility: replying with overwhelming confidence, challenging the other party in return, and making his own stance clear!
It wasn't that this couldn't be done. It was just that no one had done so in nearly a hundred years, because his opponent was Qin Hao, the Number One Heaven's Chosen on the Central Province Prodigy List!
"If they want to fight, then I'll accept. Send my Challenge Letter back to them. I accept his conditions."
A sonorous voice rang out. In that instant, he was already poised to strike, his clenched fist radiating dazzling light.
"Yang, are you really going to do this? Once you begin, there'll be no road back. As the saying goes, once the bow is drawn, there's no unshooting the arrow. If you succeed in the challenge, that's fine. But if you fail, you'll fall into eternal damnation." Ye Wudi could disregard the position of Sect Master, but he had to care about the family before him.
The Ye lineage had been passed down through a single heir for eighteen generations. The entire sect had inherited a foundation accumulated over tens of thousands of years, and many Heaven's Chosen had emerged from it.
They had even led the Ye Family toward glory. Though they could not compare with a sect like the Azure Cloud Sword Sect, which had been passed down for tens of thousands of years, they could still contend with it to some extent!
Without absolute means of protecting yourself, you must never provoke the other party. To avoid unnecessary trouble, if you could evade their edge, then evade it. Do not try to withstand it head-on.
As he wavered and his face remained filled with worry, he suddenly said, "Wait, what's going on? Is he going to smash the secret chamber's door down with one punch?"
With a thunderous boom, the Dragon-Breaking Stone weighing tens of thousands of pounds was shattered by a single punch from the young man inside.
"I accept. Take it." Dust billowed everywhere. Then a youth with a resolute gaze walked out, while at the same time, a streak of light shot toward Elder Ye Wushuang of the Enforcement Hall.
"Grand Elder, watch out!" The others saw this scene and thought their eyes were deceiving them. At some point, a young figure had risen into the air, staring them down without the slightest fear.
"Go tell him that I've accepted his Challenge Letter. Does he dare accept mine?" Ye Yang did not know what these people were trying to do, nor how they had dragged their personal grudge into this. But since the other party had spoken, whoever it was, he feared none of them.
"Hahaha, good boy! Heaven had a road, but you refused to take it; hell had no gate, yet you insisted on barging in. I was just thinking of giving you a way out. As long as you apologized and crippled your own dantian, I would beg Young Master Qin Hao to spare you. But now that you're courting death and have even issued a Challenge Letter to him, do you really not know how the word 'death' is written?"
The Challenge Letter was passed around for everyone to read. Their expressions varied, but they looked at him as though he were a fool!
"On White Cloud City's Heaven's Pride Arena, a decisive battle!" Only after seeing this did they realize that the two of them had chosen the same place by coincidence—whether intentionally or not, no one knew.
The scene instantly fell utterly silent. No one knew what he was thinking, until one of the elders suddenly made a move.
"Boy, enough nonsense. Whether you can do it or not, we have to verify it. Do you have what it takes? Don't disgrace our sect. Haven't you disgraced it enough already?"
"That's right. We won't make things difficult for you. As long as you take one palm strike from this elder, I'll let you off, and so will the others."
Just now, they had secretly discussed it among themselves. This was the perfect chance to heavily injure him. If he went to the Heaven's Pride Arena to fight the Number One Heaven's Chosen, Qin Hao, afterward, wouldn't that be a complete joke?
"No problem. I hope you won't go back on your word." Ye Yang agreed without the slightest hesitation. In his eyes, these people were nothing more than earthen chickens and clay dogs, utterly incapable of withstanding a single blow.
"Fine. A gentleman's word is his bond. I hope you keep your promise and don't make me loathe you any more than I already do." Ye Yang knew these people were unreliable, but his father was here, and the Sect Master was here too. Surely they would not dare secretly play tricks?
"Yang, are you sure you want to fight them? Are you sure you want to go head-to-head with them?"
Ye Wudi could hardly believe his eyes, much less his ears. His son had only just emerged from seclusion.
When he realized that Ye Yang's cultivation was merely at the Martial Master Realm, while his opponent was a Martial Saint Realm expert, the gap between them was enormous. What could he possibly use to fight him?
"Come and fight!" In the blink of an eye, the elder who had attacked came crashing down toward him, his fist bringing destruction to all things.
"Sorry, I didn't control my strength properly just now. Don't blame me. Enjoy yourself."
"What? You think you've already got me in the bag? The real show is only beginning."
"How is this possible? How did you do that? Did my eyes deceive me?"
"The outcome of the world is undecided; you and I are both dark horses. Unfortunately, you'll never have the chance again."
A figure shot into the sky. Without the slightest hesitation, he dodged the opponent's killing move like a ghost and struck back with overwhelming force.
"Get down on your knees!" His fist smashed into the opponent. Limitless Power—who could stand against it?
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