Chapter 45: Successive Battles

  "Xiao Yan, little brother, I just heard from the old lady selling vegetables at the market that since you were scared out of your wits by me at the auction house last time, you've been going to Yunlan Sect to bully some weak and timid female disciples to regain face. But in the end, it was just a draw, and I was startled on the spot! It turned out to be a joke. Seeing that you haven't dared to come to the arena to find me for so long, I reckon you've been scared silly by me? Haha, what's wrong? Not convinced? Come to the arena to find me! My challenge number is 8545569, but I don't accept challenges on weekends because I'm resting. Of course, you'll need to prepare your own challenge fee, this isn't free! Sorry, I'm not very good at talking, if I've said anything wrong, come and fight me if you dare!"

  "The one who defeated you, Yekan, is here."

  Xiao Yan's face turned red with rage after reading the letter, and he fiercely crumpled up the letter sent by Ye Fan's people into a ball and burned it with strange flames.

  "Teacher, before we leave the Imperial Capital, we must defeat that Ye Kan!" Being provoked like this, Xiao Yan's veins were about to burst out. After returning to the Imperial Capital and resting for a few days, he finally recovered from his injuries. The people around him admired him even more for being able to fight evenly with Yun Lian Sect's Young Master, and they tried to get closer to him. Unexpectedly, that muscular man from before sent a letter challenging him at this time.

  "Hmm, you're already a two-star Grand Master now. That Ye Kan won't be able to beat you even with his seven-star Grand Master title, but the arena doesn't allow battles between different levels."

  Yao Lao was also shocked by this letter, his soul trembling with rage.

  "It's okay, as long as the challenger agrees, it's fine. I think that Ryuk is also likely to agree."

  ………

  "Teacher, it's so cool! Your Three-striped Green Spirit Pill has allowed me to quickly reach the Great Dou Master level. Now I can already deploy my Dou Qi armor!" Ye Kan struck a pose like a bodybuilder, indulging in his newfound power on the side.

  "Stop it, it's disgusting." Little Medicine Fairy didn't expect her senior brother to be so reckless and impulsive. She had also seen the letter he gave to Xiao Yan earlier, and estimated that as soon as Xiao Yan saw it, he would immediately want to come over and challenge Ye Kan. Unfortunately, it was already late at night, and the arena was closed.

  However, Shixiong's kung fu indeed has its unique aspects. Even this initial, immature Dou Qi armor is extremely hard. Azura, who had much more battle experience, had already noticed this point. Indeed, the defensive power of Luohan Tougong far surpasses that of other kung fu.

  "Now Ye Kan's strength is still a bit short of the Great Dou Shi, probably similar to that of Mu Zhan who you defeated earlier. However, his Dou Qi armor has already surpassed Xiao Yan's. You won't lose, will you?" Xiao Xing Meng was also amazed at the secrets of this technique.

  "But Xiao Yan has the flying Dou Technique, what if he flies into the sky?" Xiaoyi asked, having witnessed the battle between Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran.

  Due to the urgency of time, and also because Ye Kan is not that kind of genius, although Xiao Xing Meng taught Void Step to Ye Kan, Ye Kan has not yet mastered it, and can only do a two-segment jump in mid-air.

  As for this point, Xiao Xing Meng can't help it either, and can only go with the flow. However, Ye Kan, if you dare to lose, hehe...

  Looking at Xiao Xing Meng's suddenly cold eyes, Ye Kan couldn't help but shiver. Among the three apprentices present, he had been with Xiao Xing Meng for the longest time, so he understood Xiao Xing Meng's terror best. Even he, a person who was almost numb to pain, deeply feared his punishment methods...

  Unfortunately, Xiao Xing Meng still couldn't understand the method of Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus even after seeing Xiao Yan release it. It seems that in the future, he can only find an opportunity to obtain the incantation to study it.

  ………

  "Ladies and gentlemen, this battle will definitely make you feel that it's worth the ticket price. First, let me introduce one of them, he is the recently famous in the Ga Ma Empire - Xiao Yan! From a waste to a genius who defeated Yun Lan Sect's Young Master, he only took three years!"

  As Xiao Yan, dressed in a black robe and carrying a heavy sword on his back, walked out, the entire arena erupted into cheers. After all, Yunlan Sect was just next door, and Xiao Yan's deeds would soon spread far and wide. He is now an idol of the Empire! Upon learning that Xiao Yan would be appearing today, countless people flocked to the scene, with many ordinary citizens gritting their teeth and buying expensive tickets just to see Xiao Yan fight.

  "Another one is our arena's superstar! The famous Yegan of the Imperial Capital!"

  Ye Kan walked out wearing a loose robe, as usual, but this time there were not a few cheers, however, many of Xiao Yan's supporters rushed in, so the scene began to curse.

  "Yeah, Xiao Yan is still more handsome, if this big lummox dares to hit Xiao Yan, I absolutely won't let him off!"

  "It's true, he's just a low-born muscle man from the arena, how can he possibly beat Xiao Yan!" Countless women with flushed faces were wildly praising Xiao Yan.

  "Come on, you women don't understand anything! Muscles are a man's romance!"

  "Don't think you can take us down with one stick, we girls have Ye Kan's party too! I've been supporting her since she debuted!" Ye Kan also accumulated a lot of fans in the arena over the years and countered back fearlessly.

  "This arena is sometimes used for duels between top-class warriors, so the protective barrier has been strengthened to the point where even a warrior king can't break through! Everyone here can be absolutely safe!"

  Xiao Yan's effortless victory over Nalan Yanran and Ye Xuan, as well as his easy defeat of Mu Chen, not only attracted the attention of ordinary citizens but also drew in the major powers of the Imperial City: Jia Long, Hai Dongpo, the heads of the three great families, and even Yun Lancheng, who was previously detached from worldly affairs. For a time, the bigwigs of the Gaoma Empire, who had just been at Yunlancheng, were now seated in the VIP seats of the arena.

  Of course, after witnessing Na Lan Yan Ran and Xiao Yan's battle, they all looked down on Ye Kan.

  "This Ye Kan is said to be of humble origin, and had even defeated your family's Mu Zhan before. He's a talent who dares to challenge those above his level." Mitel Teng, the patriarch of the Teng clan, didn't think highly of Ye Kan this time either. After all, there was a huge gap between a Seven-Star Warrior and a Two-Star Great Warrior, and that Two-Star Great Warrior had even managed to tie with the Four-Star Great Warrior Nalan Yanran. This match was almost equivalent to a Seven-Star Warrior going up against a Four-Star Great Warrior!

  But Ye Kan is after all one of us, and we can't lose face like this.

  Mu Chen heard that Teng Shan was talking about his own nephew, and he was naturally very unhappy. Last time he heard that Mu Zhan was beaten, he was anxious to send someone to catch Ye Kan immediately, but unfortunately this Maitreya's clan leader didn't know which brain cell was missing, and actually decided to protect this scum, and even agreed to let the famous beauty of the Imperial Capital, Ya Fei, be with him.

  "Hmph, I wonder what kind of dirty tricks these despicable people used to launch a sneak attack and win? Mitter, you even want to cover for them, it seems like Mitter won't last long either!"

  This fool, behind Ye Kan are two Dou Huang strongmen! Mitel Tengshan rolled his eyes and didn't answer Mu Chen's words.

  Jia Lao also said: "This Ye Kan is indeed a material that can be cultivated, and I have also let the family members recruit him before, but unfortunately he was rejected. However, compared to Xiao Yan..."

  He didn't continue with what he was saying afterwards, but everyone understood what he meant anyway.

  Hai Bo Dong was even more impressed, saying: "This kid is not only strong, but also has a natural talent for alchemy. It's a pity he comes from a family and has a teacher, otherwise I would really consider taking him as my apprentice."

  The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Gu He silently remembered Hai Bodong's words. Gu He had been longing to obtain the hetero flame, and after discovering that Xiao Yan had a hetero flame a few days ago, he had already set his sights on him. However, even Gu He did not dare to recklessly kill Xiao Yan. Firstly, it was because of Xiao Yan's reputation, and secondly, it was due to Xiao Yan's mysterious master.

  "Perhaps..." Gu Hei rubbed his fingers, lost in thought.

  A vast arena, with an area far exceeding the stage of Yunlai Sect. Of course, the ground was just ordinary bluestone, completely different from the luxury of Yunlai Sect.

  He and the robust and powerful Ye Zichen stood face to face, Xiao Yan looked much thinner in comparison, but everyone knew that this body had such a terrifying power.

  "There are quite a few people supporting you, won't they be disappointed if you lose?" Ye Kan said with his hands on his hips, looking completely relaxed.

  "These are unimportant, but why are you so confident? The first time I met you, I was just a Sixth-Rank Warrior, now I'm a Second-Rank Grand Warrior, and yet you still want to challenge me?"

  Xiao Yan also found it somewhat strange.

  "Your boundary is indeed higher than mine, but the gap isn't as big as you think." As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Kan's aura began to rise steadily, and it was actually approaching that of a Great Douluo! His body also faintly revealed the embryonic form of a Douluo armor!

  "Xiao Yanzi was careful, he actually rose two levels in just one month! Now he has surpassed the Nine-Star Dou Shi, although he still hasn't reached the level of a Great Dou Shi. It seems that he too had some sort of extraordinary encounter!" Yao Lao hastily opened his mouth to remind him, but he didn't notice the opponent's true strength, it seemed that it was hidden by some kind of secret method.

  Xiao Yan slowly let out a breath, no wonder the other party knew his strength and still dared to challenge him. To be honest, facing this monster, even if Xiao Yan was two levels higher than the opponent, he wasn't too confident!

  He hastily activated his aura, bringing it to its peak and condensing an aura armor around himself. The intense battle was already on the verge of erupting!