Chapter 259: Gang Fight

Mo Wulian’s smile and delighted demeanor were replaced by a grim look when Ye Guan whipped out the Path Sword.

I’m in danger! A sense of foreboding gripped his heart. Elite cultivators were naturally sensitive to danger because of the hardships they had gone through to become elite cultivators.

The feeling that Mo Wulian got from Ye Guan changed completely and abruptly when Ye Guan took out the Path Sword. Mo Wulian stared with narrowed eyes at the Path Sword, and his heart was pervaded by unease.

𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Mo Wulian remembered that Ye Guan had a mysterious sword that allowed him to fight Divine Kings, but his anxiety went through the room when he discovered that the mysterious sword in Ye Guan’s arsenal was far—far stronger than he thought.

Just then, Ruler An’s voice echoed in Mo Wulian’s head. “Let him recover.”

Mo Wulian blinked and smiled. “Young Lord Ye, why don’t you recover your fleshly body first? We’ll fight fair and square afterward. The True Universe strongly advocates fairness and justice, and I don’t want you to feel wronged.”

The onlookers’ expressions turned weird. Mo Wulian was truly shameless.

Ye Guan glanced at Mo Wulian, and then he sat down cross-legged to recover.

Mo Wulian smiled, and he did not make a move. He knew that he had zero chance of winning if Ye Guan were to use that sword against him. As such, everyone watched as Ye Guan recovered his fleshly body. Soon, Ye Guan was fully recovered.

Ye Guan examined himself and shook his head. His fleshly body was too weak, and it was actually destroyed so easily. However, Ye Guan had no plans to cultivate his physique anytime soon. He didn’t want to bite off more than he could chew, after all.

He was also a Martial God aside from being a swordsman. Ye Guan didn’t want to divide his time and resources any further, so he decided to focus on his martial arts and swordsmanship in the meantime.

Ye Guan’s eyes fell on Mo Wulian.

“Come,” he said.

Mo Wulian grinned and pointed at the Path Sword in Ye Guan’s hand.

“Ah, this?” Ye Guan said, “Don’t worry about this; you can use your spiritual artifacts[1] as well!”

Mo Wulian was stunned. Huh? You’re still going to use that sword?

Ruler An appeared in front of Mo Wulian.

She glared at Ye Guan and asked, “Are you going to go back on your word?”

“Going back on my word?” Ye Guan frowned. He seemed confused as he asked, ”When did I promise that I wouldn’t use my sword?”

Ruler An went silent at that.

Ye Guan explained, “Ruler An, I’m a swordsman, so it’s only natural for me to wield a sword. However, you’re actually not going to let me wield my sword? How shameless is the True Universe? Are you not afraid of becoming a laughingstock?”

Ruler An’s eyes narrowed.

“Are you not ashamed of what you’re doing?”

Ye Guan glanced at Mo Wulian and smirked. “I’m just being shameless like him.”

Mo Wulian glared at Ye Guan, but he didn’t say anything in response.

Ruler An wanted to say something, but Ye Guan smiled and said, “Ruler An, I’m a swordsman. It is only natural that I use a sword, right?”

Ye Guan shook his head and chuckled before adding, “Ruler An, I haven’t been using a real sword because I wanted to experience hardships during battles for the sake of becoming even stronger. I’ve been making swords out of sword energy, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that I can’t use a real sword, right?”

Ruler An glared hatefully at Ye Guan, but she was quiet.

Ye Guan turned to Mo Wulian and said, “You’re shameless, right? Well, I’m shameless as well. Do you have any overpowered spiritual artifacts with you? Then, go ahead and bring them out. Artifacts and treasures are a part of one’s power, after all.”

Mo Wulian stared nervously at the Path Sword in Ye Guan’s hand.

He was about to say something when Ruler An said, “Young Lord Ye, you’re right. You can use your sword. It is indeed only natural for a swordsman to wield their swords.”

Ye Guan stared with narrowed eyes at Ruler An. He had always been wary of Ruler An, so he couldn’t help but think that the latter had a trick up her sleeves that she was about to unleash.

Ruler An suddenly turned around and shouted, “Talents on the True Martial List!”

Boom!

More than a dozen powerful auras burst out of the golden spacetime tunnel.

Each aura belonged to a talent on the True Martial List. The True Martial List contained twenty heaven-defying talents, and they emerged from the golden spacetime tunnel to respond to Ruler An’s goal.

Ruler An glances at Ye Guan before shouting, “Where are the candidates?!”

Rumble!

A few hundred Divine Spirits stepped out at the same time, causing a powerful surge of energy. The surrounding spacetime quivered violently when they emerged from the golden spacetime tunnel.

These Divine Spirits were strong, but they didn’t make the cut. However, they had been consistently trying to become a part of the True Martial List.

One could argue that they were just foolish individuals who couldn’t put their foolish ambitions to rest, but challenging the True Martial List was a form of training for the denizens of the True Universe.

This group of Divine Spirits had never been able to make it on the list, but they were considered elites when compared to the average cultivators of the All Worlds.

Ruler An stared at Ye Guan and chuckled. She turned to the Divine Spirits and said, “The Guanxuan Universe apparently has a myriad of talents. Go ahead and challenge them—challenge whoever you want to challenge, and do not hold back.

”Holding back here means inviting humiliation to yourself.”

“We’ll challenge the young talents of the Guanxuan Universe talents!” the young talents of the True Universe roared. Their voices boomed in the skies like thunder.

Ye Guan glared at Ruler An.

Ruler An chuckled and explained, “Young Lord Ye, the True Universe has declared war on the younger generation of the Guanxuan Universe. It’s war rather than one-on-one challenges.

”In other words, there’s no reason for the young talents to wait for their turns to fight, and that is exactly why I invited everyone here.”

Ye Guan was silent. He wanted to speak when someone shouted, “Bring it on!”

The voice belonged to Ye Guanzhi. She was an elder in the Guanxuan Committee, but she was still a part of the Guanxuan Universe’s younger generation.

Someone else stepped forward after Ye Guanzhi. He was Chen Ge, the Student Representative of the Martial Department. The young talents of the Martial Department stood proudly behind him.

Ji Xuan, Nanling Yiyi, Crown Prince Gu, and many young talents, along with the swordsmen of the Sword Sect, stepped forward. The younger generation of the Guanxuan Universe truly couldn’t compare to the True Universe’s younger generation, but the Guanxuan Universe wasn’t afraid of them.

So what if they ended up losing? The outcome was just death, nothing serious.

The young talents of the Guanxuan Universe glared fiercely at the young talents of the True Universe. Their eyes were burning brightly with the intent to fight, and there wasn’t even a trace amount of fear in their eyes and demeanor.

The Guanxuan Universe had never backed down from a challenge. They hadn’t cowered in fear when the Sword Master was still around, and there was no way they would cower anytime soon, even though the Sword Master was gone.

“Hahaha!” A peal of boisterous laughter echoed from up above. “Count me in, Brother Ye!”

Ye Guan looked up and saw Lian Shuang with a thousand young talents behind him.

The Lian Clan of the Xuan World was here, and Ye Guan was stupefied to see them.

Lian Shuang walked up to Ye Guan with a smile and asked, “How have you been, Brother Ye?”

Ye Guan muttered, “Brother Lian, you…”

“The Lian Clan’s number of young talents cannot compare to the Guanxuan Universe, but we still hope that you’d be willing to let us fight with you.”

Ye Guan sounded serious as he said, “Brother Lian, I appreciate your intentions, but I don’t want to drag down your clan. You should—”

Lian Shuang shook his head to interrupt Ye Guan before saying, “Brother Ye, I know the consequences of my actions, so you don’t have to worry about it. I’ve made up my mind before I went here.”

Ye Guan glanced at the middle-aged man behind Lian Shuang.

The middle-aged man was obviously Lian Shuang’s father.

Lian Shuang’s father, Lian Cheng, stared at Ye Guan with a smile.

“The Lian Clan agrees with Lian Shuang,” he said.

Ye Guan cupped his fist and said, “Much obliged, Lian Clan!”

Lian Shuang burst out laughing before he beckoned at the young people behind him.

“Follow me,” he said and led the over a hundred young talents of his clan to join the Guanxuan Universe’s camp.

“Hahaha!” someone’s boisterous laughter echoed up above from out of the blue. Ye Guan looked up and saw a thousand people making a beeline for him. Zong Shou stood at the helm of the group.

Obviously, the people behind him were the young talents of the Zong Clan.

Zong Shou smiled brightly and said, “So we meet again, Brother Ye!”

Ye Guan smiled at him as well and stammered, “You…”

“I won’t waste any words!” Zong Shou chuckled and turned toward the people behind him before shouting, “Follow me!”

“Hahaha, great! Everyone’s already here!” another raucous laughter erupted from up above. Everyone looked up and saw a few thousand people emerge from a rift in space. Han Zong was walking at the helm of the ground, and the young talents of the Han Clan were walking behind him.

Han Zong was all smiles as he walked up to Ye Guan.

“How have you been, Big Brother?” he asked.

Han Zong’s sister, Han Yun, was standing next to Han Zong. She curiously examined Ye Guan. She was well aware of his brother’s prideful personality despite his seemingly naive demeanor.

In other words, Ye Guan was definitely an extraordinary young man. Otherwise, Han Zong wouldn’t have spared him even a glance.

Han Yun soon realized that Ye Guan wasn’t like the average swordsman. His demeanor wasn’t cold nor prideful. He seemed easygoing and kind. He was incredibly handsome as well.

Ye Guan muttered, “Han Zong, you…”

Han Zong smiled. “How can I not come here when you’re in danger?”

Ye Guan’s heart felt warm as he said, “Thank you.”

“Come on, we’re brothers! You don’t have to thank me! Haha!” Han Zong chuckled before turning toward the young Han Clan members behind him and saying, “Follow me!”

Ruler An frowned while staring at Han Zong.

“The Unyielding Bones!” she muttered. She was instantly reminded of a certain someone—the Unyielding Sovereign! There was no way she would fail to recognize the Unyielding Sovereign.

The latter was the supreme elite capable of suppressing Divine Sovereigns even though his cultivation base fell short of a Divine Sovereign. He had defeated too many Divine Sovereigns that the True God had to step in and defeat him.

Ruler An was truly surprised to see that Han Zong had obtained the Unyielding Bones. In other words, Han Zong had obtained the Unyielding Sovereign’s inheritance.

However, Ruler An wasn’t too worried. To be more precise, the True Universe didn’t have to feel worried about a greenhorn who had just inherited the Unyielding Sovereign’s inheritance.

Rumble!

A low groan echoed overhead as the sky was split open. A woman wearing a black skirt walked out of the rift.

Ye Guan looked like he had been struck by a hammer upon seeing the woman, as she was none other than the woman marred by a birthmark whom he had met at the foot of Mount Unyielding. Ye Guan was truly caught off guard by her arrival.

The others also didn’t expect to see her here, as she was very reserved during her time with them at the time.

The woman marred by a birthmark walked up to Ye Guan and said, “My name is Panwu Qi, and I’m from the Panwu World!”

Panwu World! The onlookers were astonished. The Panwu World was the biggest world of the Panwu Universe, and the Panwu Universe was one of the four acknowledged universes!

“I’m no longer a part of the Panwu Clan,” added Panwu Qi.

Ye Guan was taken aback. She’s no longer a part of her clan?

Ye Guan was about to say something, but Panwu Qi had already rushed toward the Guanxuan Universe’s camp.

Ye Guan’s expression was complicated.

Rumble!

However, a loud rumble interrupted his train of thought. He looked up and saw someone walking out of the rift.

“Big Brother!”

The figure belonged to none other than Si Tongtian.

Ye Guan didn’t expect to see the brat here, but incredibly enough, Si Tongtian was standing at the helm of the Si Family members. He jumped toward Ye Guan and gave the latter a tight hug while shouting, “I’m here, Big Brother!”

Si Tongtian let go of Ye Guan, and he sounded serious as he said, “I’m willing to fight with you, but please don’t expect too much from me.”

“I won’t.” Ye Guan shook his head and laughed. “Thank you!”

“We’re brothers, so you don’t have to thank me!” said Si Tongtian with a chuckle. He then turned toward Ruler An and shouted at him, “Hey, lady! Yes, you! There’s this popular saying about how wrongdoers die early.

“You’re quite beautiful, so why don’t you run away from the dark side and marry my big brother here? Give birth to a few cute babies for him, and time will eventually allow us to sit down and have a nice chat.

“Isn’t it great to have universal peace? Why don’t you advocate for it and strive to achieve universal peace for the greater good with us?”

Everyone was at a loss for words, and a deafening silence enveloped the battlefield.

Ruler An stared deeply at Si Tongtian and asked, “You’re from the Si Family located in the Yuan World, right?”

Si Tongtian bravely shouted, “Yes, I am!”

Ruler An nodded. “I’ll remember you.”

Si Tongtian frowned slightly.

Ye Guan suddenly said, “She’s Ruler An…”

She’s a ruler?! Si Tongtian froze, and his knees abruptly grew weak. Goodness! He wanted to piss off their enemies, so he knew that he would inadvertently offend quite a few of them. However, Ruler An was just way out of his league.

Ye Guan turned toward Ruler An.

“Since the True Universe wants a gang fight, then so be it!” he shouted.

A gang fight!

Boom!

Each and every young talent from both sides mustered the full extent of their cultivation base, sending powerful shockwaves throughout the entire Xuzhen World.

1. ED: worded as divine item in Chinese, but I think Ye Guan is just referring to the Path Sword as an OP weapon by using the word divine to describe it. ☜