Qi Yao was dressed in a purple robe and had a handsome face.
However, his rather handsome face looked somewhat gloomy at this moment.
Zhao Long was his man, and he went to the Holy Son Hall on his orders.
Now look what happened! Not only were his legs broken, but he was also stripped naked and forced to crawl back like a dog.
What a disgrace! It's tantamount to slapping Qi Yao in the face.
Among the ten candidates for Holy Son, Qi Yao is relatively weak in strength, but he has the most volatile temper and the least cunning.
Therefore, he did not hesitate to act as the vanguard among the ten, and was the first to jump out and attack Ye Xuan.
When Zhao Long saw Qi Yao enter, he immediately suppressed all his anger and became extremely respectful.
He lowered his head, gritting his teeth, and said, "Senior Brother Qi, that Ye Xuan is too arrogant and doesn't respect you at all."
"I issued a challenge on your behalf, but not only did he refuse, he also said you were unworthy. Not only that, he even ordered his bastards to beat me up."
"This guy is simply too arrogant and domineering. Relying on the Holy Lord's favor and his status as the Holy Son, he acts with utter impunity and lawlessness!"
Zhao Long naturally embellished his words.
He certainly couldn't have admitted that he was the one who first humiliated Xiang'er and her group.
Moreover, based on his understanding of Qi Yao, Qi Yao would never investigate; he would simply choose to believe him.
Just as Zhao Long had expected, Qi Yao immediately became angry after hearing Zhao Long's account.
"What?!" he roared, his handsome face suddenly contorting into a ferocious expression. "What an arrogant Holy Son! Does he really think that just because he's become the Holy Son, no one can deal with him?"
"We can compete for the position of Holy Son; this was personally promised by the Holy Lord, and it's an unchangeable fact!"
Qi Yao spoke with a distorted expression, unleashing a powerful aura that was no longer under his control.
Golden Core Realm Fourth Level!
The ten candidates for the Holy Son are all prodigies and powerful individuals.
Their cultivation level may not be the strongest among the disciples of the Holy Land, but they are definitely the most talented and have the most potential.
Otherwise, they wouldn't even be considered candidates for the Holy Son.
With Qi Yao's talent and his current Golden Core Realm Fourth Level, it's no exaggeration to say that he could easily defeat ten Huang Sha.
Huang Sha is strong, but compared to a prodigy like Qi Yao, he's still far inferior.
Even if Qi Yao's cultivation level were higher than his, or even if they were only at the same level, he would still be able to easily defeat Huang Sha.
Otherwise, wouldn't this selection of a Holy Son seem far too frivolous?
Seeing Qi Yao's anger, Zhao Long slightly altered the events, embellishing the story.
Qi Yao became even angrier.
Although he knew that Zhao Long had definitely distorted the facts and exaggerated his story.
However, it was an undeniable fact that Zhao Long's legs were crippled and he was stripped naked and crawled back like a dog, so he didn't make a fuss about it.
If Ye Xuan had been of noble birth, held a prominent position, and possessed a higher cultivation level than him, he might not have been so enraged.
The problem is, Ye Xuan was originally just a peasant.
Has a mere peasant become so arrogant after gaining power?
This contrast was unacceptable to him!
"Here are some pills for you. Take good care of your injuries. I'm leaving now."
Qi Yao didn't say anything more, but left a bottle of pills and then turned to leave.
Meanwhile, news of Zhao Long's trip to the Holy Son Hall, only to have his legs broken and his clothes stripped off, spread like wildfire throughout the entire Holy Land.
"What? Such a thing actually happened? Isn't the Holy Son far too domineering?"
"Yes, we are all fellow disciples, why would the Holy Son act like this? Does he have no regard for our fellow disciples at all?"
"Fellow disciples? The Holy Son has only been in the Holy Land for a short time, what kind of fellow disciples could he possibly have? Besides, is the Holy Son arrogant? I feel he did the right thing."
"Exactly, you all know what kind of trash Zhao Long is. That kind of scum should have been dealt with long ago."
"Bah! That Zhao Long, relying on his inner sect status and Senior Brother Qi's backing, has bullied us outer sect disciples countless times. He deserves it. Why didn't the Holy Son kill him?"
When the disciples learned of this, they couldn't help but discuss it amongst themselves.
At first, some people said that Ye Xuan was too domineering and ruthless, but they were quickly drowned out by the criticism of the other disciples.
Zhao Long, despite being so humiliated, didn't even get a good outcome, which shows how unpopular he is.
The Holy Son Hall.
Ye Xuan ignored the outside world's turmoil and focused solely on his cultivation.
Ye Xuan knew that with his rise to prominence at the investiture ceremony, there would definitely be people trying to kill him.
Given the formidable combat power he displayed, the person who killed him must have possessed considerable cultivation, at least surpassing Huang Sha's abilities.
In this situation, the only way for him to protect himself is to improve his cultivation level.
The Ancient Desolate Holy Land is quite nice; you can often see beautiful female masters and a group of cute and pretty junior sisters outside.
But Ye Xuan wasn't willing to be trapped in this cage; when it was time to go out and have some fun, he still had to go out and have some fun.
Given how much the Carefree Holy Land and Carefree Holy Land is targeting him, how can he not go out and hunt down some of their geniuses?
In this way, several days passed in the blink of an eye, and Ye Xuan's cultivation level had already risen from the Essence Condensation Realm Seventh Layer Essence Condensation Realm Ninth Layer.
Nine levels—for most people, that would already be considered the pinnacle.
But for Ye Xuan, it was not so.
Because above the ninth level, there is Supreme Extreme Realm.
"Da da da."
Soft footsteps sounded, and Ye Xuan opened his eyes.
He knew that unless it was something serious, Xiang'er and the others would absolutely not dare to bother him.
The sound of footsteps outside means something else is happening.
As expected, Xiang'er entered the hall quickly after knocking on the door.
She was still holding a red challenge letter in her fingers.
" Senior Brother Ye, Senior Brother Qi has sent a challenge; he wants to take you on."
Xiang'er held the challenge letter, looking somewhat nervous and worried.
In her eyes, Qi Yao was a figure high above, an unattainable existence.
Today, however, he personally ascended Holy Son Mountain, arrived Holy Son Hall, and politely presented the challenge.
Even though Xiang'er had blind admiration and absolute confidence in Ye Xuan, she did not believe that Ye Xuan would be a match for Qi Yao.
" Qi Yao? Who is that?" Ye Xuan frowned slightly upon hearing this.
The name sounds familiar, but I really can't remember it.
Xiang'er's eyes widened; she almost doubted whether she had misheard.
Senior Brother Ye doesn't even know who Senior Brother Qi is? Didn't Zhao Long mention it last time he came?
However, she still respectfully said, "Senior Brother Qi is one of the ten most monstrous talents in our Ancient Desolate Holy Land. Before you were named a Holy Son, he was also one of the ten candidates for Holy Son."
"I'm not entirely sure about his cultivation level, but he's definitely much stronger than Huang Sha. Zhao Long came here last time on his orders."
Upon hearing this, Ye Xuan immediately understood.
He waved his hand impatiently and said, "What do you mean by one of the ten most talented people, or one of the ten candidates for the Holy Son? Tell him to get lost!"
Ye Xuan scoffed, "I, Ye Xuan, am the most monstrous talent in the Ancient Desolate Holy Land, without a doubt!"
"Moreover, I, Ye Xuan, am now the Holy Son. Since we already have a Holy Son, why would we need any other candidates for Holy Son?"
"A bunch of boring bastards, all they think about is infighting. Is that interesting? If they're so capable, why don't they kill the geniuses of the Carefree Holy Land and destroy the Carefree Holy Land itself? What kind of skill is infighting?"