Chapter 41: Who Says That Winning Is Everything For Love?

  "Ah, finally arrived at Qixing Doushi..."

  Xiao Yan clenched his fists slightly, and the feeling of power surging within him made Xiao Yan a little dazed. At this time, Xiao Yan came to Nalan Old Master to drive out the poison with the help of Xie Yu, in order to obtain the Seven Fantasy Azure Spirit Gel. Of course, he also brought the Ice Silkworm Skin renamed Rocky Eagle that Yafei sent as an apology gift.

  "Teacher, with my current strength, can I take on Ye Kan from that day?" Xiao Yan had been harboring a deep grudge against Ye Kan. Now that several days had passed and he had reached the same level as him, Xiao Yan was stirred up by thoughts of revenge.

  Medicine Old shook his head and said, "We've also inquired about his affairs. His physical strength is extremely terrifying, and there's no one who can match him within the same rank. However, if we use some hidden techniques like Eight Extremes Collapse, perhaps we can cause internal injuries to him. Otherwise, using Earth Stage fighting skills should be able to defeat him."

  "But the opponent won't just stand there and let you hit him, his terrifying physical strength means his power is also formidable. And you've only just reached seven stars... I think your chances of winning are less than 40%."

  Upon hearing Yao's words, Xiao Yan's fist lightly tapped on the wall as he pondered for a moment before asking: "If I can bring out the Buddha's Fury Lotus, what are my chances of winning?"

  "That move is not yet perfected, and you still have the Alchemist Competition and a duel with Nalan Yanran. Let's put off challenging Ye Kan for now." Although Xiao Yan had created the Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus, which was incredibly powerful, even Medicine Master didn't feel reassured about his own disciple creating such a terrifying fighting technique, but it seemed that this wasn't the time to rush into challenging Ye Kan.

  Xiao Yan's eyes became determined as he said, "Teacher, I'm not acting impulsively. Recently, I saw Nalan Yanran and her cultivation is likely above Ye Kan's! If I can't even beat Ye Kan, what qualifications do I have to defeat this Cloud Ridge Sect's Young Master?! You should know that if Nalan Yanran were to take action, she would definitely be able to surpass Ye Kan with the same level of cultivation! In a few days, after I've stabilized my Dou Sheng Seventh Star Realm and perfected my Buddha Fury Fire Lotus, before the alchemy competition begins, I'll go to the arena and have a match with Ye Kan. Regardless of winning or losing, I'll then participate in the alchemy examination!"

  Yao Lao also understood Xiao Yan's stubbornness, but this was also Xiao Yan's driving force to become stronger, and finally nodded.

  However, after a few days, Xiao Yan had just perfected the Buddha Fury Lotus that combined Zi Yun's Purple Beast Flame and Qinglian's Earth Core Fire when he witnessed Ye Kan's strength, which was not about completing a move of the same level of combat skills and upgrading his strength to the same level to defeat...

  On this day, the sky had already darkened, but in the main hall of the Nalan family, it was brightly lit and a banquet was being held. Those who had just passed the alchemist test and the major powers of the Imperial City had all come to congratulate Old Master Nalan on his gradual recovery.

  As Yafei's heartthrob, Ye Kan naturally came here too, but these high-society gatherings were clearly not suitable for him, and he only wanted to be with Yafei.

  Ye Kan didn't know why Xiao Xing Meng and A Zi strongly supported Ya Fei after meeting her, telling him to spend more time with Ya Fei and not let her down. Ye Kan had no choice but to come over and accompany Ya Fei, otherwise he really wouldn't have wanted to come.

  Yafei was wearing a red cheongsam, with a white fox fur cape draped over her shoulders, adding to her elegant and noble demeanor, as well as her beautiful and captivating curves. In the grand hall, many men's gazes secretly fell upon her. As for Ye Kan, he wore a fitting black outfit, which Yafei had specially helped him dress up in; apart from his skin being too dark to resemble that of a noble, he looked quite decent.

  The head of the Mitel family, also known as Ya Fei's family, was also present. A few days ago, he had met with Xiao Xing Meng and A Zi, and at that time, he had opposed Ya Fei and Ye Kan being together, but now he couldn't wait for Ya Fei to give birth to a child with Ye Kan. It was even said that he had invited several experienced women to teach Ya Fei some "bed skills", this guy is really shameless.

  Xiao Xing Meng and A Zi learned from Xiao Yan to wear a fake mask and eat and drink on the side, they two people also don't like socializing, or say they don't like socializing with people of this level. The Maitreya tribe leader didn't dare come over to disturb them either.

  Xiao Yan, also known as Yan Xiao, has attracted the attention of many big shots due to his excellent performance in eliminating the poisonous insects for Nalan Lao and in the alchemy test. Nalan Jie even asked Nalan Xiangran to try to get along with Yan Xiao more often. Unfortunately, how could Xiao Yan possibly have a good impression of Nalan Xiangran? Nalan Xiangran also remembered that it wouldn't be long before she would be beaten by Xiao Yan again. Neither side had any intention of getting along, so Nalan Jie's plan naturally failed.

  Xiao Yan went forward to drink with Ya Fei in gratitude for the medicinal materials and human skin mask. Xiao Yan had already asked Ya Fei to keep his identity a secret, and Ye Kan couldn't see that this was Xiao Yan either. The three of them were chatting quite happily. However, Xiao Yan still thought about going to the arena tomorrow to defeat this big guy.

  "Right. Why haven't the Mus come yet? I remember inviting them, don't I?" Nalan Jie scanned the hall with a frown.

  "Today I heard that Mu Ye from the northwest border has returned." Nalan Yanran said suddenly.

  "Hmm... I think something might happen tonight." Nalan Jie stroked his white beard, gazing in the direction of Ya Fei and the others, shaking his head.

  "It seems that this Ye Kan is not simple, able to make the Mittle tribe leader agree. His progress speed, even I find it hard to compare with, so the power behind him, might surpass Yunlan Sect!" Nalan Yanran also said.

  ………

  As the party time slowly passed, at the gate of Nalan's family, on the street with bright lights, a blood-red horse suddenly rushed over from the other side of the street, and people on both sides of the road hurriedly dodged in surprise.

  A crimson horse galloped swiftly, and just as it was about to reach the Nalan family's gate, it suddenly stopped. A green figure leapt down from its back, agilely landing on the ground. The figure raised its head, gazing at the gate under the light of the lanterns, revealing a young face with eyes that gleamed like those of a fierce tiger.

  This young man, who was about twenty-five or six years old, didn't even look at the guard by the gate, casually tossed out a card, and then strode into the Nalan residence.

  ………

  At this time, Ya Fei was leaning on Ye Kan's body, and Ye Kan suddenly pushed Ya Fei slightly away, his left hand clenched into a fist, as if it had grown eyes, and counterattacked the incoming Mu Zhan with a fierce backhand!

  "Boom!" A dull sound echoed throughout the hall. The surrounding tables and chairs suddenly burst into pieces with a loud crackling sound.

  Ye Kan didn't retreat half a step, while Mu Zhan, who was attacking him, retreated several steps instead.

  The fierce and violent energy that suddenly burst out in the hall quickly attracted the attention of everyone around. These eyes looked at the young man with a ferocious face, and then immediately cast their schadenfreude gaze on Ye Kan, who was facing the young man.

  Xiao Xing Meng and A Zi were very calm, that wooden warrior was no match for the nine-star Dou Shi, even if he had killed countless people in the military camp. He couldn't compare to Ye Kan's physical strength, which was comparable to a demon beast. However, Ye Kan's defense earlier seemed as if he had grown eyes, it seemed that Ye Kan's talent in the Wu He realm exceeded Xiao Xing Meng's imagination, of course not as good as his own, maybe similar to Hun Tian Emperor.

  The man in the green robe, Mu Zhan, had a ferocious look on his face. He twisted his neck and a series of crisp cracking sounds echoed through the air. "You little brat! You really have guts. I've said it before, anyone who dares to touch Ya Fei will be slaughtered by me! It seems that in the two years I've been away, the Imperial City has added quite a few arrogant people." Mu Zhan didn't put his mind at ease with the slight disadvantage earlier, as he hadn't used his full strength yet.

  Ya Fei's eyes were filled with concern, and she was about to persuade him. Xiao Yan, on the other hand, found that Mu Zhan was not easy to deal with, so he temporarily did not make a move.

  "Hold it!" Ye Kan suddenly shouted loudly, his voice amplified like a loudspeaker, and the entire scene was instantly frozen by him.

  "What's wrong, scared?" The killing intent in Mu Zhan's eyes did not decrease, and even if the opponent knelt down to beg for mercy, he would not stop.

  "Not just that, I've been having a rough time with business lately. If you want to fight, welcome to the arena, this is my challenge number." Ye Kan pulled out a name card from his pocket and flicked it over.

  Mu Zhan didn't know if Ye Kan's words were true, he just took them as a provocation from Ye Kan.

  "Little brat. You're quite talented!" Wood War's body shook, and a surge of emerald green aura burst forth. A pair of fists, astonishingly, had subtly transformed into the color of withered wood.

  Wood attribute, Dou Shi Jiu Xing. Ye Kan roughly saw the opponent's strength, facing Mu Zhan's attack, he just ran a bit of Dou Qi, and his body was covered with a layer of Dou Qi gauze.

  "Bang!" Mu Zhan's full-force blow landed squarely on Ye Kan, but it didn't even break through his Dou Qi cloak. Ye Kan was completely unscathed!

  "How is this possible!" Mu Zhan was stunned on the spot.

  Xiao Yan and the guests present were shocked to the point of almost stopping their breathing. Although they had heard about Ye Kan's physical strength, they had never been to a lowly place like the arena to truly witness it!

  Ye Kan looked at Mu Zhan with a disdainful gaze, "A few days ago, there was a young whippersnapper who looked similar to you. He probably wanted to come to the arena and challenge me, but for the sake of my business, I spared him. But as for you..."

  "I recall that Mokuton chakra seems to prioritize defense?"

  Ye Kan slowly raised his hands and clenched them into fists.

  Mu's military experience told him, danger! He had never felt so scared, he immediately retreated, his hands crossed in front of him, and a burst of aura exploded out, forming a rough aura armor that floated in front of him, defending to the best of his ability. But Ye Kan's fist, as big as a sand pot, came crashing down, making him realize his own powerlessness.

  "Block? No use, no use, no use, no use!" Ye Kan shouted as he threw out four "Arhat Fists", followed by an Arhat Kick. The fierce energy easily tore through the wooden warrior's defense. One punch broke its left arm, one punch broke its right arm, and the remaining two punches struck its completely unguarded chest, with the final kick sending it flying.

  In less than ten seconds, the outcome was already decided. The Wood-type warrior, who had emphasized defense and was two stars higher, was knocked flying in an instant. His hands formed a terrifying shape, he spat out several mouthfuls of blood, and lay on the ground on the verge of collapse.

  "Ah..." The little princess who was watching the fight from the side didn't expect Mu Zhan to be instantly killed! The red wine in her hand spilled onto the ground, splashing everywhere.

  Xiao Yan's surprise was no less than hers, he understood the strength of Mu Chen even more, and was probably not much different from him. Yet now he had been simply defeated by Ye Fan! It seemed that he was still too naive.

  In fact, Mu Zhan had the form of Dou Qi armor, close to a great Dou Shi, even if he lost, it wouldn't be so decisive. However, the thickness and tenacity of Tian Jie's Gong Fa allowed Ye Kan to continuously unleash five high-level Xuan Jie Dou techniques, an offensive that even ordinary low-level Dou Shis couldn't withstand.

  The servants of the Mu family, seeing that things were so, could only take Mu Zhan back to rescue him. The patriarch of the Maitreya tribe, in order to curry favor with Xiao Xingmeng and others, naturally took charge of the matter.

  He Ye Kan, A Zi and others left the Nalan family in a horse-drawn carriage. Xiao Xing Meng sighed: "After watching this scene, it seems that Xiao Yan didn't dare to fight you before becoming a great Dou Shi. In the future, there will only be three years of appointment to see each other. By the way, I have left your other junior sister there for a long time, and I will go pick her up."

  "What? What three-year appointment? And where is Xiao Yan?" Ye Kan really didn't notice that it was Xiao Yan.

  "Wearing a fake mask, you were just talking to that rockstar."

  "Damn it, was I supposed to find a challenger easily? That damned wooden sword, if only I had struck harder!" Ye Kan said indignantly.

  "But this battle of yours not only increased Ya Fei's favorability, but also her reputation. Are you still not satisfied?"

  "What are you talking about, Master? Anyway, if no one comes to challenge me, how can I make money?"

  "Don't worry, as long as you become Ya Fei's little white face, your money will never be lacking." Xiao Xing Meng said lightly, resolving Mu Zhan's concerns. It's estimated that Ya Fei's favorability is going to explode, and the strategy is going smoothly.

  "I'm done for!"