Ye Chen's Idea

"It's starting, it's starting!"

When the crowd saw a black-clad youth actually step onto the stage, the spectators below immediately grew lively.

Although Cheng Wu was Lin Yuheng's subordinate, he had not taken part in previous Wind Cloud Arenas, so his going up now did not violate the rules. Lin Yuting had nothing to say about it.

However, Lin Yuting seemed extremely confident in Fan Qingge on the stage. When he saw that Cheng Wu was only in the same realm as Fan Qingge, he merely gave a disdainful cold snort.

He believed that among those in the same realm, no one could break through Fan Qingge's defenses!

The battle in the arena indeed seemed to be more or less as Lin Yuting had imagined...

Cheng Wu, dressed in black, suddenly had a dagger appear in his hand. His figure trembled and turned into a black streak of light. In the space of a breath, he strangely appeared behind Fan Qingge, the dagger in his hand moving like lightning as it stabbed straight toward the latter's two vital points: his neck and the center of his back.

"Clang! Clang!"

Although Cheng Wu's attack speed was extremely fast—so fast that Fan Qingge did not even have the chance to block—the other man's powerful earthen-yellow Dou Qi armor was incomparably tough, directly withstanding the former's two strikes!

"Hahaha..."

Seeing this, Lin Yuting immediately burst out laughing, his gaze smug as he looked toward his dear Eldest Brother beside him.

"Eldest Brother, what do you think?"

Lin Yuheng did not react much to this. Faced with Lin Yuting's provocation, he only said calmly, "Fourth Brother, aren't you being a little too hasty? This battle has only just begun..."

In the arena.

After his strike failed to achieve anything, Cheng Wu's expression did not change in the slightest. Black Dou Qi filled with an icy chill coiled around his dagger like a venomous snake, then directly turned into two spiraling streams of force that shot toward Fan Qingge's head like lightning.

This strike was clearly different from the previous one. Before, it had only been a probe. Now, this was the true killing move!

Seeing this, Fan Qingge's expression also changed. Not daring to be careless in the slightest, he swung out an iron fist and met it head-on...

Bang! Bang!

The instant the black streams of energy shot out, fist winds mixed with low, muffled sonic booms slammed down on them, obliterating them completely on the spot.

At the same time as he shattered the energy streams, Fan Qingge's iron fist carried a low explosive boom and smashed viciously toward his enemy. The fierce force of the wind directly forced the other party back dozens of meters.

"Hmph! Nothing special."

His fists knocked together in front of his chest, and Fan Qingge's face carried a savage smile. The words he spoke made Cheng Wu's expression turn ugly.

The spectators below watched the two men fight fiercely, and one by one, they could not help but cheer and shout encouragement. Ye Chen, on the other hand, was not drawn in by the intense battle on the stage.

At this moment, he was looking at the spot ahead where Lin Yutong and the others were, thoughts rapidly turning through his mind.

"Old Hu, what do you think would happen if we chose to support Lin Yutong and helped her seize the position of City Lord?"

These sudden words made Hu Tian freeze for a moment. Then he looked at his own Young Clan Leader, then at the stunning white-clad woman in the distance, as if something had occurred to him for a moment...

"Young Clan Leader, are you... interested in that Lin Yutong?"

That single sentence caused Ye Chen's originally thoughtful expression to stiffen. Then he looked at Hu Tian speechlessly.

"Old Hu, aren't you overthinking this a bit? I'm only thirteen right now, and she's almost twice my age. No matter how you look at it, the two of us aren't suitable!"

Hu Tian smiled faintly, not minding this at all, and said, "What's the problem? It's only a difference of a dozen years or so. By the time you're an adult, she won't even be thirty. That bit of an age gap is nothing!"

On the Dou Qi Continent, the stronger one's strength, the longer one's lifespan. Magical Beasts that took human form had even more terrifying lifespans, so what Ye Chen had mentioned was not a problem at all.

The most important thing was that he simply did not have any thoughts in that direction toward this Young Lady, Lin Yutong...

Although the other party's appearance was extremely beautiful, to the point that she could be considered the most beautiful woman Ye Chen had seen across both his lives, in Ye Chen's heart, he still yearned more for those female characters who had appeared in the Original Work.

Perhaps this was because of the bonus they had as characters.

Without dwelling further on this issue, Ye Chen directly voiced the thoughts in his mind.

"Old Hu, I believe you're well aware of the Ye Family's current situation. In the short term, it's basically impossible for us to strengthen ourselves from within. If we want to avoid the family's decline, we can only look for a solution from the outside..."

With Hu Tian's status and position in the Ye Family, he was very clear on many matters, so Ye Chen did not hide anything from him.

"Although Clear Moon City is only a small city, its strength can still be considered decent. Clear Moon City Lord has the cultivation of a Four Star Dou Zong. If we can win her over, it would be somewhat beneficial to the Ye Family."

Hu Tian asked in confusion, "Then why choose Lin Yutong instead of the others?"

In Hu Tian's view, among these four heirs, if the Ye Family had to make a choice, that Eldest Young Master Lin Yuheng was actually more suitable, wasn't he?

After all, the one behind him was the Black Fire Sect, and the Black Fire Sect was no small force in the Pill Region. More importantly, it was not far from Ye City either. If the two sides could form an alliance and look out for each other, the benefits would definitely be greater!

However, Ye Chen, who possessed memories of his previous life, would definitely not make that choice. That would be like directly delivering meat into a wolf's mouth. They would only be eaten until not even scraps remained!

Ye Chen patiently explained, "Among Clear Moon City's four heirs, Lin Yuheng is the first to be ruled out. Although the Black Fire Sect behind him is fairly strong and not far from us, as far as I know, the cultivation method practiced by the Black Fire Sect requires the aid of special flames in order to improve rapidly. And our Ye Family's Yang Fire Ancient Altar happens to meet those requirements. If we allied with them, it would be no different from seeking a tiger's skin!"

Hu Tian was startled by Ye Chen's words, then said in realization, "So that's how it is? In that case, this Black Fire Sect really is a scourge..."

He had not known that the Black Fire Sect's cultivation method actually had such a characteristic. If that were true, then the Ye Family really could be in danger!

Of course, what Hu Tian did not know was that Ye Chen had completely made that up on the spot.

How would he know what characteristics the Black Fire Sect's cultivation method had? Even the original Battle Through the Heavens did not have any such setting at all.

However, the reason the Black Fire Sect had pressured the Ye Family to hand over Ye City was indeed for the sake of the Yang Fire Ancient Altar. This had been mentioned in the Original Work. Adding on the name Black Fire Sect, it was surely a sect that cultivated Fire Attribute techniques, so what Ye Chen said could be considered a reasonable guess.

"Moreover, among these four heirs, Young Lady Lin Yutong has a gentle personality, is kind-hearted, and has a very good reputation in Clear Moon City. In addition, there's temporarily no sign of any other major power behind her. If we help her become the City Lord's heir, we'll definitely receive a greater return..."