NOVEL NEXT Ch. 104
Chapter 104: Confronting True Yang, the Domineering Senior Brother Nanyun
At once, a howling gust of wind surged around the arena.
Many low-realm disciples couldn’t even stand firm, directly rendered immobile by the momentum from the clash between the two!
"Their auras are terrifying! Everyone, fall back!"
"That guy from Sumeru Peak is totally shameless, actually launching a sneak attack on a disciple with a weaker realm than himself!"
"Shouldn't the truly terrifying one be Gu Fan? Where the hell did this freak come from, able to contend with a True Yang Realm cultivator despite being in the Primordial Yang Realm!"
"This guy is definitely not an ordinary disciple. With this level of strength, he could even join the Ten Main Peaks!"
The crowd was shaken by the overwhelming pressure from both sides. That Huang Lin had such strength was understandable, but Gu Fan having such strength was truly frightening!
Huang Lin from Sumeru Peak was a known powerhouse, with strength at the fourth layer of the True Yang Realm.
But Gu Fan, merely at the third layer of the Primordial Yang Realm, was actually able to go head-to-head with Huang Lin without defeat—this was downright absurd!
"Fighting across an entire major realm? The last time something like this happened was when the Holy Son made a move!"
"Shh! Bringing up the Holy Son at a time like this—are you looking to die?"
"I just mentioned it—does the Holy Son have to be so domineering? People can’t even talk?"
"Heh, do as you please, just stay far away from me."
The disciples’ discussions were unceasing, while on the stage, Huang Lin’s expression kept shifting.
He hadn’t expected Gu Fan to be this strong. Originally, he had thought Gu Fan’s strength was merely at the peak of Half-step True Yang.
With his own fourth-layer True Yang strength, shouldn’t it be a matter of moments to take him down?
Who would have thought he couldn’t even win immediately. Judging by the current state, Gu Fan even seemed to be holding back.
At this, Huang Lin grew furious. As a dignified fourth-layer True Yang expert, to be held back by someone in the Primordial Yang Realm—if word got out, it would surely be a disgrace to Sumeru Peak!
He let out a low growl, and his aura surged once more.
"Didn’t expect Junior Brother to have such methods. It seems you do have some reason to be proud. But just because your talent is strong, you insult the Ten Peaks? I’ll have to teach you a lesson!"
"Haha, what a joke. If I were you, I’d dig a hole and crawl into it right now. You're an entire major realm above me, launched a sneak attack, and still couldn’t beat me. It’s hard not to think Sumeru Peak only recruits trash!"
After speaking, the two simultaneously broke through their aura barriers and charged at each other.
Gu Fan’s ten fingers kept moving, emitting formless finger force that could attack at range and engage in close combat!
Huang Lin’s hands performed his ultimate technique, clashing against him continuously.
The waves of impact from their collision pushed the surrounding crowd further back.
The second exchange between the two was once again evenly matched.
However, their mindsets were entirely different—Gu Fan was fighting upward, growing braver with each clash.
Huang Lin, though stronger, was meeting resistance from someone weaker, and his mindset was beginning to falter.
This made him even more uneasy. Could it be he truly couldn’t defeat someone in the Primordial Yang Realm?
He was now beginning to regret stepping forward.
With that thought, his irritation grew, and finally, he steeled himself.
"I didn’t want to do this either—sorry!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Lin's aura suddenly retracted sharply, and a green flame burst from his body!
He was preparing to use his trump card!
"Nethergreen Flame!"
"Go!"
The next moment, all the flames were compressed by an invisible force field until they formed a flame the size of a fingertip, then eerily vanished into the air.
Gu Fan was suddenly enveloped in a formless sense of crisis. When he noticed the flame had disappeared, he knew something was wrong.
But he didn’t dodge—he had a feeling that thing would follow him. Running wouldn’t help. He could only face it head-on!
In this life-and-death moment, Gu Fan compressed all his spiritual energy wildly. Two figures appeared in front and behind him—it was the Soul Puppets that hadn’t shown up in a long time!
"Refined Fiend Body Art, full overload mode!"
The next moment, bloodlines appeared between the muscles all over Gu Fan’s body—this was a sign that his physical strength had exceeded the limit of his body’s endurance!
"The True Yang Realm of the Upper Realm really is different... not easy to kill!"
As he spoke, a green flame appeared, and the two Soul Puppets in front of Gu Fan were instantly reduced to ash!
They didn’t even last a second!
Gu Fan threw out a punch. The strength of his physical body caused a gust of wind from his punch to carve a trench directly into the ground!
In the next instant, his fist and the flame collided fiercely.
Boom!!!
The violent explosion and firelight engulfed several li around the square.
"Terrifying... this guy is truly the second coming of the Holy Son!"
"As long as he doesn’t die in this battle, he’s destined to become famous throughout the Zongmen!"
"Gu Fan… this name is destined to be anything but ordinary now."
As the flames dispersed, half of the arena had been destroyed by the two men’s attacks.
Fortunately, it was made of special material. Otherwise, the entire square might have been obliterated.
When the dust settled, the crowd saw Huang Lin floating mid-air, his face pale as he panted heavily. It was clear that the last move had taken a great toll.
Meanwhile, Gu Fan was half-kneeling on the ground, blood freely flowing from his body.
He looked far more miserable.
However, even so, no one dared to say that Gu Fan wasn’t strong.
Being able to fight to this extent while still in the Primordial Yang Realm already proved his power!
"Huff… huff… as long as you kowtow to Sumeru Peak right now, this battle ends here!"
Huang Lin repeated his demand.
But now this demand was no more than a pretense—even if Gu Fan really kowtowed, he would still find another excuse to attack.
After all, offending such a genius—if he didn’t kill him quickly, Huang Lin wouldn’t even dare stay in the Zongmen anymore!
Gu Fan raised his head. Although his body appeared riddled with wounds, none of them had injured his origin.
At this point, if he continued, victory would be his.
But the problem was, he had to use a phenomenon. Unless absolutely necessary, in this first battle of the Upper Realm, he didn’t want to expose too many trump cards.
Seeing Gu Fan remain silent, Huang Lin wasn’t willing to wait even a second longer. He didn’t want to give Gu Fan the chance to back down.
"In that case, looks like you’re not willing—then let’s keep going!"
With that, Huang Lin once again gathered all his remaining spiritual power and launched it at Gu Fan!
"Sigh…"
Gu Fan sighed slightly. It seemed he had no choice but to use his phenomenon.
The True Yang Realm was indeed formidable, especially that earlier flame—he had to go all out just to barely withstand it.
Without activating the phenomenon’s tenfold strength, it really was difficult.
But just as Gu Fan was about to use his trump card…
A figure suddenly appeared in front of Huang Lin.
Then, to everyone's astonishment, a slap landed squarely on Huang Lin’s face.
Smack!!
Huang Lin was sent flying sideways, blood and several teeth spraying into the air!
"Huang Lin, you’re truly bold!"
Huang Lin struggled to his feet, and his pupils contracted sharply.
"Nanyun! Why is it you!"
"It’s me. So what?"
Nanyun stood calmly in front of Gu Fan, his aura like a deep-sea behemoth, completely different from the impression Gu Fan usually had of him.
"Huang Lin, oh Huang Lin, how dare you attack a disciple of Overlord Peak, and even bully the weak with your strength?"
"Do you have any idea… this Junior Brother of mine is Senior Sister Fang Xue’s dearest?"
As he spoke, Nanyun revealed a chilling smile.
Huang Lin’s entire body stiffened on the spot, staring dead at Gu Fan behind Nanyun, while his heart screamed in despair.
You bastard, a disciple of Overlord Peak—why didn’t you say anything?! Are you sick in the head!!
Had he known that this was the one favored by that lunatic Fang Xue, he wouldn’t have dared make a move even if he had ten thousand lives!