NOVEL NEXT Chapter 148: Chapter 148: Priest Yan Breaks Defense!
Priest Yan's idea was good, he wanted to escape immediately and spread the news as soon as possible so that everyone else would be clear about Ye Fan's situation!
But just as Priest Yan was stepping out from another gate, he saw Ye Fan operating an excavator, waiting for him with a smile.
As soon as Priest Yan showed himself, Ye Fan swung the mechanical arm and aimed a vicious scoop of earth at him.
Priest Yan had never seen an excavator's arm move that fast before, and it carried a powerful Qi Force impact. If it really hit him, he feared his entire body would be smashed to pieces.
Although extremely weak, Priest Yan quickly dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding Ye Fan's attack.
"Indeed, it was you all along... You dare to touch my wife, haven't you seen the consequences faced by the Zhao Family, the Wang Family, and the Li Family?" Ye Fan came down from the excavator, looking devilishly at Priest Yan.
That sharp gaze made Priest Yan's heart tingle with numbness.
"You...you're not foolish at all, you were pretending... everyone was fooled by you!" Hearing Ye Fan speak, Priest Yan was completely certain that the Ye Family's simpleton young master was not at all the fool rumored by the outside world.
To deal with those who continuously acted against the Ye Family, the result was that their minions all ended up suffering.
When Priest Yan knew of these incidents, he had been curious about who had killed all those people without a sound or trace—none of the Ye Family's adversaries had figured it out till now.
Now, Priest Yan understood, everything was Ye Fan's scheme from the shadows!
"That's right! I was pretending. If I didn't play the fool, how would you scumbags expose yourselves?" Ye Fan advanced two steps, staring intently at Priest Yan, "Come clean, who sent you after the Su Family? Was it Young Master Zhou of the Capital, or Elder Zhang, or perhaps Elder Tang?"
"Hmph! I don't know what you're talking about!" Priest Yan replied with a sentence, a fierce look flashing in his eyes, "Ye Fan, you're very clever! But you shouldn't have come alone to pursue me! Five years ago, your talent was monstrous, indeed reaching the Grandmaster Realm, but don't forget, I also possess the power of the Grandmaster Peak... I am not afraid of you..."
Priest Yan still had some confidence. Pulling out his battle saber, he intended to engage in a fight to the death with Ye Fan despite the weakness in his body.
Ye Fan smiled faintly, "Who said I am only at the Grandmaster Realm?"
With a gentle wave of his hand, a majestic Qi Force appeared on Ye Fan's wrist. Ye Fan merely moved his fingers, and the surging Qi obediently changed into any shape he desired. The fluctuating Martial Arts Qi was nearly materializing, and the power it contained seemed to tear the air apart, emitting a wailing sound.
"To use Qi to take form... Damn it, you've reached the Martial Emperor Level? You ****..."
Priest Yan, who had just been full of confidence, was suddenly utterly defeated.
He had thought Ye Fan was a fool, but the man turned out to be extraordinarily clever, tricking everyone!
He had thought he could easily beat Ye Fan, only to find out that his peak didn't even come close to reaching Ye Fan's heels.
Your lifetime's ultimate achievement is nothing but his starting point!
Clang!
Priest Yan outright threw his battle saber to the ground, devoid of any courage to fight.
He was merely at the strength of a Grandmaster, with the Martial Venerable—a supremely difficult Realm to overcome—standing in between. Any resistance was utterly meaningless.
"It wasn't Young Master Zhou who ordered me to act, nor any of those elders! It was Feng Hanshao, the eldest son of the Ancient Martial Feng Family!" Without any hesitation, Priest Yan betrayed the person behind him.
"A daoist priest would rather die than be impoverished," Priest Yan firmly believed.
Although Priest Yan's collaboration with Feng Hanshao was merely a partnership, at this point, Feng Hanshao could only bear the brunt of the blame.
"The ancient martial families are getting involved as well?" Ye Fan frowned. The situation was becoming more complex.
The military, under Elder Zhang!
Young Master Zhou and the Holy Envoy Organization behind him!
Now the ancient martial families were stepping in too!
More and more people were setting their sights on the Ye Family. The so-called move against the Su Family might just be a front. Their ultimate target was likely the Ye Family's map fragment.
But the key point was, the Ye Family didn't have the map fragment in their possession either!
According to grandfather, all those fragments were with his seven brothers. And now, with the demise of the seven brothers, even the Ye Family itself didn't know the fragments' whereabouts.
However, the fact that so many were eyeing the Heavenly Palace map fragments further emphasized their significance.
Ye Fan had to find the seven lost fragments as quickly as possible so that they wouldn't fall into the hands of the Ye Family's rivals and enemies.
Since grandfather mentioned that the place where the divinity's relics were found contained advanced martial arts techniques, and even cultivation mystiques, if those rivals were to step in first, it would be the end of the Ye Family.
"Yes, the Ancient Martial Feng Family asked me to act, and I had no choice! Young Master Ye, please spare my life. I swear that I won't oppose the Ye Family anymore!" Priest Yan feigned a pitiful appearance, bowing respectfully and pleading for mercy from Ye Fan.
But a cold light flashed in Ye Fan's eyes. He had uncovered this man's Feng Shui formation today, saving Su Yixue's life, which was why this guy was now cowering.
If he hadn't understood Feng Shui and Su Yixue had died, he would probably have no clue how she perished!
"Hmph! If you confess honestly, I'll grant you a swift end! You think you can target my wife and still hope to live?" Ye Fan's Qi Force fluctuated, ready to take action at any moment.
Priest Yan was crushed by the pressure and couldn't move. Seeing Ye Fan's gesture, panic flashed in his eyes, "Spare me, Young Master Ye! I... I'm a disciple of Mount Mao. If you kill me, you will be opposing Mount Mao... Please reconsider, Young Master Ye..."
"Mount Mao? Worthless!" Ye Fan snorted coldly. If he were to utilize all the legacies contained within the dragon-patterned ring, not just Mount Mao, even the Heavenly Masters from Dragon Tiger Mountain would have to address him as an ancestor. Why would Ye Fan take Mount Mao seriously?
Seeing that his threats were ineffective, Priest Yan despaired completely, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes, "If that's the case, then I'm going all out against you!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
As Priest Yan's voice fell, countless paper men flew out from his sleeves, swelling with the wind, and in an instant, they formed a formidable martial arts expert, charging at Ye Fan to slay him!
At the same time, thick, dark smoke began to appear at the empty factory entrance. The world seemed to dim, and a sinister aura engulfed an area of ten zhang around!
Ye Fan could almost feel the razor-sharp killing intent on the blades of those paper warriors!
"You can even use the evil techniques of the Puppet Corpse Sect?" Seeing the situation in front of him, a smile emerged at the corner of Ye Fan's mouth. This daoist from Mount Mao sure knew a lot, didn't he?