NOVEL NEXT Ch. 105
Chapter 105: Crippling His Own Realm
At this moment, Huang Lin could only force a stiff smile as he stepped back, his face swollen from Nanyun's slap, with several teeth knocked loose from his mouth.
But none of that mattered. What was most important now was figuring out a way to settle this before it reached Fang Xue!
As for relying on his connections at Sumeru Peak to resolve the issue, he didn’t even dare to consider it.
If Lu Xun, the master of Sumeru Peak, found out that he had offended Fang Xue, he’d probably be the first to capture him and drag him straight to Overlord Peak to beg for forgiveness.
At this thought, Huang Lin didn’t hesitate at all. His legs went weak, and he dropped directly to his knees!
Gu Fan looked completely bewildered. First, he had been ready to erupt and take down this devious scoundrel, but Senior Brother Nanyun had returned just in time to stop his actions.
He had thought Huang Lin would still try to pull the weight of Sumeru Peak or appeal to their shared status as fellow disciples of the Ten Peaks to negotiate.
Who would have thought that after just two sentences from Nanyun, Huang Lin would drop straight to his knees?
It was obvious—Huang Lin was afraid. Afraid of Overlord Peak. Afraid of Fang Xue!
“Senior Brother Nanyun, and this Junior Brother Gu Fan, I really didn’t know you were from Overlord Peak! If I had known, I would’ve disciplined Chen You properly. Something like this would never have happened!”
“Brother Nanyun, please give me a chance. I don’t want to die. If Senior Sister Fang Xue finds out about this, I won’t live past tonight!”
Nanyun sneered.
“Now you’re scared? On normal days, you folks from Sumeru Peak are awfully arrogant!”
Huang Lin kept his head bowed to the ground, not daring to lift it, only begging repeatedly for mercy.
Nanyun then looked at Gu Fan, a helpless expression on his face.
“Didn’t I tell you to keep a low profile? And here you are already getting involved with other Ten Peaks disciples the moment you arrive?”
Gu Fan gave a silly smile.
“Senior Brother, don’t wrong me. Everyone here saw it. I was the one getting bullied. If it weren’t for my tough life, I probably wouldn’t have made it to see you again.”
“Heh, if I’d known this earlier, I never should’ve brought you down the mountain.”
Feigning indifference, Nanyun warned Gu Fan, then turned his gaze to the ruins left by the battle.
He glanced again at the kneeling Huang Lin and couldn’t help but mock him:
“To be honest, the disciples from the Ten Peaks these days really are getting worse. Any random cat or dog can get in.”
“A fourth-layer True Yang disciple used the peak’s ultimate technique and still couldn’t beat a third-layer Primordial Yang—how utterly disappointing.”
Huang Lin’s expression shifted, but he still chose silence. Being humiliated by someone from Overlord Peak—he could only endure it.
After all, Fang Xue was the terrifying figure who dared to compete with the Holy Son.
In the entire Brahma God Sect, aside from the Holy Son himself, Fang Xue was undoubtedly the strongest disciple.
And aside from her strength, Fang Xue’s notorious protectiveness was something everyone in the sect knew well.
It was said that in the past, a peak master from the Ten Peaks had bullied a disciple from Overlord Peak.
The next day, that peak master was suddenly replaced. The reason? Fang Xue had killed him that very night and hung his severed head at the base of Overlord Peak for a whole year.
Since then, everyone said that among the Ten Peaks, even offending a disciple under the Holy Son could be smoothed over eventually—but if you offended Overlord Peak, you’d better start writing your will.
As for sect rules?
Sorry, in the Ten Peaks, they’re enforced depending on the situation!
That was the domineering Overlord Peak!
And that was why Huang Lin hadn’t said a word and dropped to his knees to beg for mercy.
He absolutely didn’t want his head hanging at the foot of Overlord Peak!
Seeing how tolerant Huang Lin was being, Nanyun lost interest in pushing things further.
With a casual wave, he treated Gu Fan’s injuries, then, without bothering to look at Huang Lin, spoke offhandedly:
“Hand over your storage pouch and go back to cripple two realms of your cultivation. Consider that the price of your life.”
Seeing the other party still hesitating, seemingly wanting to bargain, Nanyun sneered.
“I won’t say it a second time. If you can’t do it, just pretend I never said anything. Later, remember to go back and say your goodbyes to your friends.”
With that, he turned, ready to leave with Gu Fan.
Upon seeing this, Huang Lin no longer dared to hesitate. He immediately took out his Storage Pouch and then tapped several times on his Qi Sea.
In an instant, a surge of spiritual energy burst forth, and Huang Lin’s realm dropped from the fourth layer of the True Yang Realm to the second layer.
Nanyun casually took the Storage Pouch, finally satisfied, and then left with Gu Fan.
Thus, the arena challenge finally came to an end.
Huang Lin looked at Chen You beside him, so furious he wanted to kill both of them.
But after thinking about it, he wasn’t in much better shape either, and could only sigh.
Out of the three, two had their cultivation realms forcefully reduced, and Huang Lin had given up his entire fortune.
In this battle, Sumeru Peak’s dignity had been stomped into the ground by Overlord Peak!
“Senior Brother! They’re nothing but robbers! When we get back, we must report to the Peak Master and ask him to uphold justice for us!”
Chen You had just finished speaking when Huang Lin slapped him so hard he spun around in place.
“If you want to die, go by yourself! Don’t drag me with you! Useless trash!”
With that said, he also quickly left the area!
On the way back, Gu Fan didn’t bombard with questions this time.
Instead, he maintained a bit of silence.
“Junior Brother Gu Fan, I didn’t expect it! Turns out ‘hiding one’s strength’ was talking about you, huh?”
Gu Fan gave a silly laugh, but his face was stiff. There was nothing he could do—he’d been caught red-handed.
He didn’t even have the chance to deny it.
“What did you think of the conversation between me and Huang Lin just now?”
Gu Fan paused for a moment, then smiled and said:
“Dominant, forceful!”
“Not bad, Junior Brother!”
Nanyun nodded in response.
“Remember this, Junior Brother—in the Brahma God Sect, our Overlord Peak is the most protective. Anyone who dares bully a disciple of Overlord Peak is asking to die!”
“And just now, with one sentence from me, Huang Lin had to cripple his cultivation and hand over his entire fortune in apology. All of this is because of the domineering reputation of Overlord Peak.”
“So remember, if something like this happens again, just go straight at them. Even if you beat them to death, Overlord Peak will back you up!”
Gu Fan suddenly felt he really liked this kind of organizational culture—it practically felt tailor-made for him.
“Got it, Senior Brother. Don’t worry. Next time someone looks for death like that, I’ll beat them until they find it!”
Nanyun looked at Gu Fan, then let out a hearty laugh.
Afterward, he flew back to Overlord Peak with Gu Fan.
This incident did not stir much commotion.
After returning to Overlord Peak, Gu Fan once again resumed his dull days.
From time to time, Fang Xue would come over to check on Gu Fan.
One reason was to observe the condition of Gu Fan’s root bone, so she could prepare materials for Bone Tempering with his root bone as the core.
The other reason was to see how Gu Fan was doing, since she had heard that he had gone down the mountain to fight in the arena and seemed quite concerned he might have gotten injured.
This feeling made Gu Fan feel a little strange.
It constantly gave him the sense that he was some pretty boy being kept by a domineering female CEO.
Soon, he realized that his worries weren’t unfounded.
He didn’t know when it started.
But among the Ten Peaks and even among ordinary Outer Sect disciples, two widely spread rumors began to circulate!
One of them was that the newly accepted disciple of Overlord Peak was actually the pretty boy favored by Peak Master Fang Xue.
And the origin of this rumor was precisely that sentence Nanyun had said back in the arena:
‘This Junior Brother is the apple of Senior Sister Fang Xue’s eye!’