Battle Through the Heavens: Starting with a Strange Fire
Chapter 21

My Senior Apprentice Brother Is Invincible Under Heaven

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"Brothers, cheer with me! Let's show our support for Senior Apprentice Brother!"

Seeing Senior Apprentice Brother appear, Xin Daorong and Niu Xuante immediately picked up the large loudspeakers in their hands and called out to the group of young disciples behind them.

"Senior Apprentice Brother, you're the most handsome! We love you, no questions asked!"

"At the pinnacle of Dou Qi, he stands proud above the world—my Senior Apprentice Brother can defy the heavens!"

"Who dares fight my Senior Apprentice Brother to the death? You insignificant ants!"

The many Yun Lan Sect disciples had long since been bought off. One after another, they raised banners and waved flags in support.

Besides, they already held Senior Apprentice Brother in great reverence. At this moment, they had not the slightest reluctance; instead, they were incredibly fired up, each of them brimming with enthusiasm.

"Hey, you short, fat disciple over there! What are you doing? What's your name?"

One of the family elders could no longer stand it and rose to rebuke him.

"Speak my name, and you'll be terrified! I am Xin Daorong, chief lackey of Yun Shenwei, Chief Disciple of the Yun Lan Sect!"

Xin Daorong shook his plump body, stepped forward with his loudspeaker, and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Hah, is it proper for a junior like you to speak to an elder this way?"

Another family elder could not stand it either and stood up to berate him.

"Senior, you can't put it that way. My Senior Apprentice Brother is invincible under heaven! We're sincerely here to cheer him on, so what's wrong with that? Besides, this is a competition for us youngsters. You lot are outdated."

Niu Xuante was tall and skinny as a pole. As he spoke, he touched the tie beneath his neck. Though he had no idea where this strange outfit came from, he always felt especially impressive whenever he touched his tie.

"That's right! My Senior Apprentice Brother is invincible under heaven!"

"Exactly! Your family geniuses are nothing but chickens and dogs. The moment my Senior Apprentice Brother steps in, he'll knock them down in minutes!"

"Clowns like you dare spout nonsense here? Believe it or not, my Senior Apprentice Brother will beat your family's juniors so badly they won't even recognize their own parents!"

The other Yun Lan Sect disciples seized the chance to step forward as well. They were filled with righteous indignation and remarkably united. At a time like this, there was strength in numbers. As long as everyone stood together, there was nothing to fear. Besides, this was their home ground. If they lacked confidence even speaking at their own doorstep, would that be acceptable? For all these years, people from these other families had been arrogantly provoking generation after generation of Yun Lan Sect disciples.

If the sect had not forbidden large-scale internal conflicts, generations of Yun Lan Sect disciples would have fought these affiliated families long ago.

"I'm furious!"

"Outrageous! You juniors have no manners at all!"

"Is this how the Yun Lan Sect treats its guests?"

The elders of the other families were beside themselves with rage. They had never expected these juniors to be so provocative!

Originally, they had intended to bring their family juniors here to humiliate the Yun Lan Sect disciples in this competition. Yet before the competition had even begun, they were already being provoked. As elders, they could not bully the young, and there were simply too many Yun Lan Sect disciples joining in the heckling.

"Ahem. Junior brothers, junior sisters, and senior sisters, please quiet down. Don't praise me so much—I'm a very low-key person. You're making me embarrassed. Besides, leave these elders some dignity. They traveled thousands of miles to come to our Yun Lan Sect, and that was no easy task.

"More importantly, even knowing they'll lose horribly in this competition, they still chose to participate without hesitation. Such courage is truly worthy of our respect. Don't you all agree? If you do, give them a round of applause."

Yun Shenwei stopped his motorcycle, jumped down with effortless flair, spread his arms, and shouted.

"Senior Apprentice Brother is wise, mighty, and extraordinary in bearing. He truly is the foremost figure of our younger generation. If we had his level of awareness, we might have broken through to a higher realm long ago."

"Hahaha! Senior Apprentice Brother is the light of righteousness, shining upon the lands of the Yun Lan Sect!"

"I love him, I love him! We must learn from Senior Apprentice Brother and leave some dignity for the trash from other families."

For a time, the Yun Lan Sect disciples erupted in excitement again, shouting wildly. The scene was like mountains roaring and seas crashing.

"Damn it! Sect Master Yun, is this how your Yun Lan Sect treats its guests?"

Mo Cheng, the elder leading the Mo Family delegation, clasped his hands toward Yun Yun as he spoke.

"That's right. We traveled thousands of miles here only to abide by the sect's rules. Is that wrong?"

"Please enlighten us, Sect Master Yun. If you look down on us, we will leave of our own accord."

The elders of the other families followed suit. They had no intention of arguing with the younger disciples and instead turned their attention toward the Yun Lan Sect's higher-ups.

Yun Yun could naturally hear the hidden meaning in these old fellows' words. Just as she was about to respond, Yun Shenwei below spoke first.

"Hey, seniors, why make things difficult for Sect Master Yun Yun? Since you're here to compete, why not keep it clean and straightforward? Stop putting on this hypocritical act. Don't think I don't know that you all want to defeat our Yun Lan Sect disciples and use that chance to raise your own standing."

Yun Shenwei strode to the center of the plaza. He first waved to Nalan Yanran in the distance, then clasped his hands and said, "Sect Master, this disciple has a better proposal for this competition. May I speak?"

Yun Yun's beautiful eyes shifted slightly. She had no idea what Yun Shenwei was plotting, but given their private relationship as sworn siblings, she could not rebuke him and could only let him act as he pleased.

The Three Great Elders glared and bristled. Since the Sect Master had not spoken, these old fellows did not dare overstep their authority.

"Speak. So long as it is reasonable, I shall naturally approve it."

Yun Yun's voice was clear, her authority undiminished.

"The annual competition among the younger generation is always too complicated and wastes everyone's time. As cultivators, time is what we value most. It was already no easy matter for everyone to come here, so we cannot delay others' cultivation. Therefore, I suggest we make this competition simple and hold a grand melee.

"In other words, everyone may enter the plaza and fight freely. The last person standing takes first place, and the remaining rankings will be determined in reverse order."

As Yun Shenwei spoke, his gaze swept across everyone present.

"Hah, you clearly have ulterior motives, don't you? Everyone knows your Yun Lan Sect has so many people. If you do this, it naturally gives you a greater advantage."

At once, Mo Wu, the Mo Family's genius, stood up to speak. With him taking the lead, the younger members of several other families followed suit.

"Then how about this? I'll challenge all the family disciples present by myself first. That way, you won't feel dissatisfied."

Yun Shenwei gave a cold smile and retorted without yielding an inch.

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