Ye Fan had decided to kill Huo Tan, leaving Black Emperor, Duan De, and Ye Tong stunned. They had all thought he was merely talking before, but he was actually going to do it.
"He Li Lü...! I've wanted to finish that fellow off for ages. An arrogant fool who only just became a Sage is nothing special. If this divine steed reached the Sage realm, I'd stomp him to death with one hoof."
Dragon Horse was the first to support Ye Fan's plan to eliminate Huo Tan.
"Master, wouldn't that be too risky?" Ye Tong was still worried.
"Brother Ye, are you planning to use the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land?" Duan De had already guessed what Ye Fan had in mind.
"I think that could work. We'll use the same trick we used against Heavenly Son-make a noise in the east and strike in the west. We have Imperial Weapons anyway, so Huo Tan can't kill us. We can toy with him until he dies."
Black Emperor grew excited too. He had the Suit Imperial Weapon on him, after all. Though it only provided defense, that was enough.
"Boundless Celestial Venerable! Brother Ye, you killed Li Wentian and stripped Golden Princess before. Some powerful figures from the Ancient Race must be targeting you. Huo Tan might just be a small fry."
Duan De thought that with two Great Emperors and that young master watching over the Human Race, the Ancient Race's Ancient Sages would not dare attack Ye Fan openly. They would certainly use some extremists to target him.
"Of course. The wind always breaks the tree that rises above the forest. But I'll have to become a towering tree that my enemies can't break."
Ye Fan looked at the sky. If the Ancient Race's Ancient Sages thought they