Chapter 1783: Team Up with Me

Yang Fan sized up Ye Yuan, a look of curiosity on his face.

Han Yong, however, laughed heartily, “Haha, good thing Old Yang arrived in time, or the two of us would have been done for today. That damned Zhao Zhao, one day I’ll make him pay!”

Yang Fan shot him a glare and said, “You really know how to stir up trouble!”

Han Yong cried out in protest, “This has nothing to do with me! I was just chatting with Brother Ye when those guys suddenly popped up. But speaking of which, Brother Ye is a true friend—I like him! I can’t protect you, but Old Yang definitely can!”

Yang Fan glared at him and said, “This isn’t over yet! Don’t forget, the Demon Elephant faction has considerable influence in Shadow Moon Sect. There are some people even I can’t afford to offend!”

Han Yong’s expression changed, turning serious.

Ye Yuan understood at once—it seemed the Shadow Moon Sect was rife with factions.

But that wasn’t surprising; given the system of the Huangling Void Realm, many people came from the same sect and naturally looked out for each other.

Offending the Zhao brothers could easily mean provoking the entire Demon Elephant faction.

“Hmph! In any case, Brother Ye is my brother from now on. Whoever dares to bully him will have to answer to me!” Han Yong snorted.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, “Then I thank Brother Han.”

Han Yong chuckled, “But seriously, Brother Ye, your strength really impresses me. Maybe you can pass the assessment after all.”

…

At the mountain gate, hundreds of Divine Lord realm experts gathered.

At that moment, many eyes were fixed in the same direction.

There stood a woman in a purple dress, her skin like congealed fat, her willowy brows and vermilion lips exuding unparalleled elegance.

“Is that Bai Liqingyan from Yao Chi Sect? She’s truly breathtakingly beautiful!”

“I heard she’s less than eight hundred years old and already at the peak of the Divine Lord Ninth Heaven—a true genius!”

“She’s here for the Shadow Moon Sect’s entrance assessment, probably aiming for a spot in the Huangling Sacred Hall, right?”

…

Ye Yuan was also somewhat astonished. Bai Liqingyan’s talent was almost comparable to Leng Qiuling, whom he had met at Mount Tongtian.

Indeed, geniuses were everywhere!

But beside Bai Liqingyan were two young men whose auras were no weaker than hers.

“Those two—one is Duan Qinghong from Cloud Sword Sect, the other is Zhong Hanlin from Flying Flower Sect. Along with Bai Liqingyan’s Yao Chi Sect, these three sects are the cream of the Divine-grade sects! The three of them joining Shadow Moon Sect now—their goal is probably the spots in the Huangling Sacred Hall. Well, just look and forget it. A beauty like Bai Liqingyan is out of your league. Even if you have a pretty face, you’re too weak.”

Han Yong saw Ye Yuan staring in that direction and mercilessly crushed his hopes.

Ye Yuan couldn’t help but roll his eyes. When had he ever been interested in Bai Liqingyan?

Just as they were speaking, a disciple wearing the outer sect uniform of Shadow Moon Sect walked toward Ye Yuan.

Han Yong’s expression changed, and he said in a low voice, “That’s Song Ting, the Zhao brothers’ senior brother!”

“Kid, I heard you ambushed Zhao Xi, crippled his limbs, and made him miss this assessment?” Song Ting said with a dark look.

Ye Yuan had struck ruthlessly; even with healing pills, Zhao Xi wouldn’t recover quickly.

Given Zhao Xi’s condition, he definitely couldn’t participate in this assessment.

Now only Zhao Zhao and Zhao Shu were present.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, “Senior brother, you misunderstand.”

Song Ting’s face darkened. “You dare to quibble?”

Ye Yuan shook his head and said calmly, “I didn’t ambush him—I crippled him fair and square.”

Song Ting was stunned, then flew into a rage. “Kid, you’re messing with me?”

Ye Yuan said, “I’m just stating a fact. What, senior brother, are you standing up for Zhao Xi?”

Ye Yuan knew that now that they had entered the mountain gate, Song Ting wouldn’t dare to make a move.

“Heh, kid, you seem pretty cocky. But don’t forget, the first round of the entrance assessment allows killing!” Song Ting sneered.

Ye Yuan glanced at Zhao Zhao and Zhao Shu behind Song Ting and said disdainfully, “With these two losers?”

Zhao Zhao and Zhao Shu were furious and wanted to attack, but Song Ting stopped them.

“Kid, you’ve got guts. I hear you’re from a small sect—you probably don’t know how powerful the Demon Elephant faction is in Shadow Moon Sect. But you don’t need to know, because you won’t make it out of the Shadow Moon Mountains alive.” Song Ting sneered.

Ye Yuan was speechless. “Senior brother, did you come all this way just to threaten me? How childish.”

Song Ting had come expecting to see Ye Yuan grovel.

Instead, Ye Yuan had left him embarrassed.

This guy must not know how terrifying the Demon Elephant faction’s power was.

But that didn’t matter—this kid was dead meat!

Song Ting’s expression turned icy. “Good, very good! Kid, you’ll feel how terrifying my wrath can be!”

The others watched in shock, jaws dropping.

Apart from the three great sects, the Demon Elephant Sect was second to none.

They had many strong members in Shadow Moon Sect, wielding immense influence.

And now, a mere Divine Lord Fifth Heaven like Ye Yuan dared to provoke the Demon Elephant faction!

This guy had some nerve!

Han Yong gave a thumbs-up and praised, “Damn, brother, you’ve got guts! Song Ting is already a Half-Step Divine Lord, one foot through the inner sect door. But he’ll probably mobilize the Demon Elephant faction’s connections to have all the assessment participants target you.”

Yang Fan frowned slightly. “You’re a troublemaker too! Sometimes, what’s wrong with backing down? Among this batch of participants, many are no weaker than me. And Flying Flower Sect has good relations with Demon Elephant Sect—he might get Zhong Hanlin to deal with you. If that happens, even I won’t be able to stop them!”

Ye Yuan smiled and said, “I’d rather die standing than live on my knees. There’s no way I’ll give in. If they want to kill me, let them try. Well… for this assessment, Brother Han and Brother Yang should team up. I’ll go alone.”

Han Yong was furious. “What nonsense are you talking? This whole thing started because of me—how can I abandon you? Say that again, and I’ll turn against you!”

Ye Yuan felt a warmth in his heart and was about to speak when a soft voice sounded in his ear.

“Do you have a teammate? If not, how about teaming up with me?”

Ye Yuan turned his head—who else could it be but Bai Liqingyan?

Everyone’s mouths fell open in disbelief.

“Ha… haha, well… being with you is too dangerous—I’d better abandon you after all.” Han Yong gave a dry laugh, a mysterious smile on his face.