Best Young Master

Before the battle of Qingyang Ancient City, almost everyone knew that Ye Fan had been teleported by an ancient Transmission Array Platform in a secret realm at the Imperial Academy to somewhere outside the Star Domain and was believed to never return.

However—

Now, not only has Ye Fan returned, but upon his appearance, he accomplished a sensational act in the Xuan Realm: single-handedly challenging a Demon Clan-occupied ancient city, eliminating the young generation of the Demon Clan within, without causing any harm to ordinary people.

"What? How is that possible? Ye actually killed the Demon Clan’s elder generation strong people?"

"Those were strong people of the Venerable Realm! Though not comparable to the Saints of various Holy Lands, they definitely possessed the capabilities of a Supreme Elder. How did he do it?"

When the news first spread, almost no one believed it; it was too exaggerated and terrifying.

Even though people knew Ye Fan stood out amongst the Demon Clan’s ten young kings in the human versus demon competition, effectively turning the tides with his prowess.

However—

Facing hundreds of young demons, along with an elder generation strong people at the Venerable Realm, such a line-up would be difficult for even a Supreme Elder from a Holy Land to silently annihilate.

However, Ye Fan accomplished it, how could it not shock the world?

In the following days, Qingyang Ancient City welcomed batches of cultivators, numerous practitioners came here to verify.

The dilapidated City Lord Mansion, the scattered corpses, the lingering scent of blood in the air all told of the bloody battles that once transpired here.

"Trace the origin backward!"

Among them, a cultivator exhibited Great Divine Power, restoring the scene of a rainy night, albeit blurred, yet people could still see Ye Fan’s magnificent display of prowess.

"The Human Race is saved!"

This was the shared sentiment among many cultivators upon witnessing this, Ye Fan defended the dignity of human cultivators.

Some local factions that once targeted Ye Fan remained silent, quietly humbled, not because they didn’t want to speak, but because they didn’t know what to say.

When humans were oppressed by the Demon Clan, they did nothing, yet it was Ye Fan, whom they once targeted, who stood up, defended the human race’s dignity, leaving them speechless.

The news shook the Demon Clan as well, as over the past year and a half, they had been prospering, not giving human cultivators any heed.

However, Ye Fan proved with his actions that the human race is still untouchable!

"This is outrageous!"

In a secret location where the Demon Clan gathered, a burly young man, shrouded in Holy Light, shattered the purple jade table in front of him with a palm, coldly said, "He’s seeking death!"

"Heavenly Prince, what are your plans?"

A solemn Demon Clan elder stood by, asking with hands lowered.

"Kill!"

The Heavenly Prince coldly said, "This time, force him out, slay him in one strike—you quickly investigate where young human cultivators gather, and I will challenge them one by one until Ye steps out voluntarily!"

"Understood, old servant will prepare immediately."

The Demon Clan elder responded and retreated quietly.

The Demon Clan Heavenly Prince was enraged, Ye Fan single-handedly and silently exterminated all Demon Clan in Qingyang Ancient City, even the stationed elder generation strong people couldn’t escape, he vowed to repay blood with blood, an eye for an eye, lifting swords against human cultivators!

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"Boom!"

One day later, the Demon Clan Heavenly Prince, leading hundreds of Great Demons, charged across with iron cavalry, obliterating a human-populated town into ruins, numerous ordinary people and cultivators met their demise simply for being on the Heavenly Prince’s list.

Ye Fan’s eradication of a Demon Clan stronghold completely infuriated the arrogant Heavenly Prince, who vented his anger on innocent people, determined to draw Ye Fan out to slay him.

"Don’t blame me, blame Ye Fan of your human race, all of this is his doing!" the Heavenly Prince said to the surviving human cultivators.

"In the past, I didn’t consider you ants worth noticing, but today my wrath demands corpses piling in the Southern Domain, blood staining the rivers!"

"Boom!"

The entire Southern Domain descended into chaos, as the Heavenly Prince and hundreds of Great Demons slaughtered indiscriminately, leveling several human sects, painting the ground with blood, dismembered limbs flying, sects razed to the ground.

They stormed into the heart of the Southern Domain, unafraid of inciting the collective anger of the human race, massacring unrestrainedly, destroying over ten sects in bloody conquest.

All of this was because those sects were on his slaughter list; upon arriving at each sect, the Heavenly Prince and the Great Demons unsheathed blades, splitting the mountain gates immediately.

Blood stained the sky, sadly these sects were blood washed simply for being on the Heavenly Prince’s list, countless young cultivators slaughtered, corpses strewn, hauntingly disturbing.

Resentment soared in the Southern Domain, yet many dared not speak their anger, the Heavenly Prince’s legion was too overpowering, though ten sects were destroyed, not a single person dared to stand up.

"We are challenging, not slaughtering! Is there a rule forbidding challenges?"

Heavenly Prince sat on his mount, looking down at the dying young cultivator with a condescending attitude.

"Beasts, all of you are beasts, you won’t die a good death!"

The young cultivator’s eyes were bleeding, his body covered in wounds, clearly on the verge of death.

"Courting death!"

Heavenly Prince snorted coldly, stabbing the young cultivator to the ground with a spear, then flicking the spear shaft to shatter the corpse.

A few drops of fresh blood splashed onto his face, and Heavenly Prince smiled grimly as he licked them with his tongue, saying coldly, "The taste of human flesh and blood, familiar..."

Within a single day, Devil Clan Emperor led hundreds of Great Demons under the guise of a challenge, destroying more than a dozen human sects, massacring countless human cultivators, shocking the Five Domains.

"These shameless beasts, they’re utterly rampant, even killing ordinary people, it’s utterly inhumane!"

"In the past year and a half, how many young cultivators from our Human Race have died at their hands, and this time they even want to kill ordinary people."

"Beastly conduct, outrageous!"

Many human cultivators stepped out to express their opinions, although they were powerless against the Devil Clan Emperor, it didn’t prevent them from denouncing him.

However—

Meanwhile, there were some dissenting voices emerging, these self-proclaimed Defenders did not blame Heavenly Prince for his murderous rampage against human cultivators and ordinary people, but instead blamed Ye Fan for appearing, and for destroying a demon clan stronghold.

They claimed that it was Ye Fan’s aggressive actions that led to this tragedy, denouncing him, believing that it was Ye Fan’s presence that provoked Heavenly Prince, and caused this, making him responsible for the downfall of these sects.

"Of all people to provoke, why provoke the Devil Clan Emperor? Are they someone you can easily provoke?"

"Now he’s famous, yet Heavenly Prince is enraged at ordinary cultivators, why doesn’t he step out?"

"Mere bravery, humans should coexist peacefully with the demon clan, not fight each other to death, when will this all end?"

These so-called Defenders feared Heavenly Prince’s tyranny, turning a blind eye to Heavenly Prince and other strong people of the demon clan killing human cultivators under the guise of challenges.

But when Ye Fan made a move, they all jumped out, blaming him for wiping out the demon clan’s gathering place.

In their view, all these consequences were caused by Ye Fan’s reckless actions, violating the basic principle of peaceful coexistence between humans and the demon clan, suggesting he should commit suicide to apologize.

For a time, public opinion was in uproar, voices of all kinds were heard, some supported Ye Fan, believing he earned dignity for humans.

While others, the so-called Defenders, from a Saint’s perspective, accused Ye Fan’s actions of bringing disaster upon human cultivators.

Suddenly, Ye Fan found himself at the center of public criticism, with various voices, and the statements of the so-called Defenders were acknowledged by some cultivators.

With some instigation, public opinion gradually turned against Ye Fan, with increasing accusations, and some sanctimonious Defenders demanded Ye Fan atone by presenting himself, leaving Heavenly Prince to handle him and soothe his wrath.

"Ye Fan is a hero of the human race!"

At this moment, both the Treasure Pavilion and Spirit Manor, two transcendent forces, simultaneously spoke out in support of Ye Fan, asserting he did nothing wrong and need not apologize.

The demon clan, under the guise of a challenge, slaughtered our human cultivators beforehand, clearly never intending to coexist peacefully with us, but rather seeking to eradicate the human Tao lineage, and this time even indiscriminately slaughtering, crossing the human race’s bottom line.

These two transcendent forces speaking out made the voices of the so-called Defenders suddenly quieten, though it didn’t completely vanish, still lobbying around, forcing Ye Fan to reveal himself.

"Ye Fan did nothing wrong!"

Shortly after Spirit Manor and Treasure Pavilion spoke, Immortal Academy and Imperial Academy also claimed Ye Fan was a hero to the human race, arguing that without him standing up to the demon clan’s young generation’s kings, the demon clan would already be out in full force, and the human race’s position would be forfeit, dignity robbed.

This time, Ye Fan’s action was to defend the dignity of the human race, vindicating human cultivators, and anyone further disputing would be considered an enemy of the entire human race, deserving punishment.

Immortal Academy and Imperial Academy are undoubtedly transcendent large forces, not a bit inferior to the Di Clan, even suggesting they might surpass Di Clan.

The four transcendent forces speaking in unison silenced the so-called Defenders completely, leaving them dejected and shutting their mouths quietly.

"Ye Fan, one month later, Chi Yue Ridge, decide victory or defeat, life or death!"

With human public opinion settled, Heavenly Prince issued a challenge to Ye Fan from afar.

Heavenly Prince’s challenge rapidly spread across the Five Domains, everyone awaited Ye Fan’s response.

Facing the challenge, Ye Fan quickly responded.

Only four brief words.

"Send you on your way!"

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