167: I don't acknowledge you, you're not even a dog

“Hmm?”

Luo Li sensed a strong killing intent, her gaze piercing through space and time, landing on the five King Realm experts.

She recognized these people, or rather, she had seen portraits of all of Ye Bufan’s followers.

Evidently, these five had come with ill intentions.

“Mere ants dare to provoke me.”

Luo Li’s eyes turned cold. Without hesitation, she hurled her Phoenix Nirvana Spear, which streaked through space and time, carrying an boundless sea of fire.

The five individuals, who had arrived with malicious intent, were annihilated by Luo Li’s single spear before they could even utter a word.

“Hiss~”

Wang Fan and the others gasped.

These five could become Ye Bufan’s followers, meaning their own strength was not weak; they could even be called Heavenly Talents, possessing powerful physiques.

Yet, they were wiped out by Luo Li’s single spear, completely powerless to resist.

Luo Li’s divine abilities and techniques were simply invincible.

Of course, they could tell that Luo Li was so powerful because of the treasure given to her by Gu Qing, which had directly boosted her combat power by dozens of times.

Following Luo Li, they could clearly feel her growing stronger almost every day.

“Impressive, Junior Sister. Your future on the Great Dao is promising,” Gu Qing praised.

“Spare me that nonsense, hmph!” Luo Li retrieved her spear, snorted coldly, her gaze sharp.

“Ye Bufan dares to send a few ants to provoke me. It seems he truly sees himself as the Saint Son and completely disregards Senior Brother.”

Gu Qing: “Indeed.”

“It’s a pity his family is all dead, otherwise I would make him exterminate his clan again.”

“...”

“Let’s go, let’s not keep our Saint Son waiting too long,” Gu Qing said with a hint of disdain in his tone.

He wanted to see just how capable Ye Bufan was, to dare put on such airs with him… “Gu Qing is here…”

News of Gu Qing’s arrival quickly spread, causing everyone to stop their cultivation and rush to watch the excitement.

The disciples of Gu Qing and Lin Xuan were already like fire and water, locked in a battle to the death.

Entering the Star Ocean Secret Realm this time, it was clear without asking that they were heading straight for Ye Bufan.

A life-and-death battle was inevitable.

Upon seeing Ye Bufan, who looked calm and unperturbed, several Venerable Realm experts showed wary expressions.

It was clear they had been defeated by Ye Bufan, and quite badly at that.

They had never imagined that after confidently emerging from seclusion, sharpening their blades to contend for the Divine Son position, and considering Gu Qing their greatest enemy, they would be knocked out of the running by Ye Bufan before even meeting Gu Qing.

“Who do you think will win?”

“I think it’s Ye Bufan; this guy is terrifying.”

“Not necessarily. Don’t forget, everyone, Gu Qing has successively killed Ye Bufan’s Junior Brothers.”

“That’s right.”

“Don’t you all find Gu Qing strange? Putting aside his combat power, since ancient times, who could go from nothing to becoming a ninth-grade alchemist grandmaster in just a few months?”

“Are you implying…?”

“I’m more optimistic about Gu Qing.”

“Exactly. Gu Qing is a successor of our Temple, with all the Temple’s resources poured into him. Ye Bufan choosing to fight in the Star Ocean Secret Realm shows he isn’t confident and wants to fight with a higher cultivation realm.”

“That’s too shameless. A peak Venerable Realm expert actually has the nerve to scheme against a fourth-stage Venerable Realm expert.”

“Isn’t it? Gu Qing is only in his early thirties, while Ye Bufan is over a hundred years old. The difference is clear…”

“All of you, shut up.”

Zhang Xuyuan listened to the discussions around her, with various people speaking ill of Ye Bufan, and instantly became enraged.

“If you don’t understand, don’t make wild guesses. Brother Fan is only forced to agree to a decisive battle in the Star Ocean Secret Realm due to certain reasons.”

Others might not know, but she was well aware that Ye Bufan was only afraid of the old monsters of the Star God Temple interfering.

How did it become a scheme against Gu Qing in these people’s mouths?

“Hahaha.”

“Ye Bufan has ulterior motives; we know that without you telling us.”

“Exactly, what kind of ridiculous reason? To put it plainly, isn’t it just a conspiracy?”

“Ye Bufan, if you have the guts, suppress your cultivation and fight Gu Qing fairly. Do you dare? If not, then shut your maidservant up.”

“Shameless scoundrel, unworthy of being a Saint Son.”

Everyone’s eyes flickered as they mocked him.

In truth, despite saying so much, they were still unsure in their hearts and even felt that Ye Bufan might be superior.

After all, Gu Qing was too young and only at the fourth stage of the Venerable Realm; the gap between them was too large.

Their reason for mocking Ye Bufan was simply to provoke him, hoping he would seal his cultivation and fight fairly.

Their reasons for supporting Gu Qing were also simple.

Gu Qing was a legitimate successor with a proper background.

Ye Bufan, on the other hand, had only joined the Star God Temple halfway, possessed his own lineage, and had no sense of belonging to the Temple.

Naturally, they did not wish for an outsider to be crowned Divine Son and lord over them.

“You…”

Zhang Xuyuan’s face flushed with anger.

Although she was nominally a maidservant, she actually came from an immortal aristocratic family with a Saint Realm ancestor presiding over it.

Her own talent was not bad; she possessed a superior divine physique, and in the outside world, she would be considered a peerless divine maiden.

Of course, Zhang Xuyuan was not angry because she was called a maidservant; she simply couldn’t stand these people slandering Ye Bufan in the slightest.

“Yuan’er!”

Ye Bufan smiled faintly, shaking his head slightly at her, signaling her not to say anything more. Actions spoke louder than words.

However much these people looked down on him now, the more their faces would hurt after he defeated Gu Qing.

“Brother Fan…”

“Be good.”

Ye Bufan’s lips curved into a smile, his eyes calm and unperturbed, as he said lightly.

They were just a group of ignorant fools; they would never know how strong he was.

These people and he were simply not from the same world.

“Alright!” Zhang Xuyuan looked unwilling, but she said nothing more.

Because she knew Ye Bufan’s character well: he was calm by nature, never argued right or wrong with anyone, and would only use his strength to slap the faces of those who looked down on him.

Thinking this, Zhang Xuyuan sneered, waiting for these people to be thoroughly humiliated by Ye Bufan.

“You are Ye Bufan?”

Gu Qing descended with his followers, his gaze sweeping over Ye Bufan. This calm demeanor was undoubtedly that of a protagonist.

Ye Bufan frowned, feeling Gu Qing’s gaze was like sizing up prey. His expression immediately darkened: “Upon seeing this Saint Son, why do you not bow?”

“Saint Son?”

“Hahaha!”

Gu Qing scoffed with disdain: “If I acknowledge you, then you are a Saint Son. If I don’t acknowledge you, you’re not even a dog.”

Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned, their pupils dilating in shock as they stared blankly at Gu Qing.

Ye Bufan was at least a peak Venerable Realm expert.

A supreme being in the mortal world, yet in Gu Qing’s eyes, he was not even as good as a dog?

This… this was too arrogant, wasn’t it!?

“You, you, you…”

Zhang Xuyuan’s fair, flawless face instantly flushed, trembling with anger.

Ye Bufan’s indifferent expression instantly cracked, a hint of distortion appearing.

A surge of fury shot directly from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, veins bulging on his forehead.

“What? Why is everyone silent? Is what I said wrong?”

Gu Qing glanced at the crowd, asking unhurriedly.

“No…”

“Senior Brother Gu is right.”

“Exactly, we should drink to that.”

Everyone’s faces twitched. Although they felt Gu Qing was incredibly arrogant, why did they inexplicably feel so good about it?

“Senior Brother is indeed Senior Brother; a single sentence can awe the entire audience,” Luo Li thought to herself, a hint of admiration, which she herself didn’t notice, showing in her eyes.

“Whoosh!”

Ye Bufan’s breathing was rapid; he felt his chest was about to explode.

Throughout his journey, he had been mocked wherever he went, but he had always handled it calmly and thoroughly slapped back those who mocked him.

However, with Gu Qing’s mockery, no matter how much he racked his brain, he couldn’t find a comeback.

Because no matter what he said, it would only be a back-and-forth between ‘dog’ and ‘not even a dog.’

Indeed, Master was right; upon seeing Gu Qing, it was best not to say a single word.

If possible, it would be best to make Gu Qing shut up too.

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