Chapter 26: The Challenge

"Father." Ye Chen looked at Ye Feng.

"Let me handle this," Ye Feng said.

After a moment of silence, Ye Chen nodded.

He didn't know the grievances between his father and the Ye family in the past, nor did he care. He was a cultivator from the Immortal Martial Realm, reborn into this world. There was nothing worth reminiscing about. He only wanted to quickly recover his strength, return to the Immortal Martial Realm, and seek vengeance with Zi Qiong.

Before that, anyone who stood in his way would be crushed without hesitation.

Moreover, with Wu Qingxue, the martial attendant by his side, he could easily overpower the Ye family.

But Ye Feng was different. He wasn't like Ye Chen. He must have some lingering attachment to the past grievances and wanted to seek revenge personally.

Ye Feng was one of the few people in this world whom Ye Chen still cared about, so he would respect Ye Feng's choice, no matter what it was.

Stepping forward, Ye Feng looked at Ye Lingtian and said, "Ye Lingtian, back then, you wanted me to be your martial attendant, or else you would have expelled me from the main family. Since I didn't comply with your wishes, do you now want your son to come and suppress my son as a martial attendant?"

When Ye Long sent someone to Tianyou City to recruit Ye Chen as a martial attendant, Ye Feng already knew their intentions.

It was all about wanting to suppress Ye Chen and humiliate him.

And this must have been instructed by Ye Lingtian, just because Ye Feng had refused him back then, so he wanted to use Ye Feng's son as a substitute for what happened back then.

Ye Chen's pupils contracted. So, this was the reason why Ye Long wanted to recruit him as a martial attendant.

Back then, Ye Feng hadn't been suppressed, so now, did he want to suppress him?

"This is the honor bestowed upon you," Ye Lingtian said coldly.

If it weren't for Ye Feng's mistakes and offenses against the Ye family back then, Ye Lingtian would never have been able to ascend to the position of family head. Ye Feng's radiance had suppressed him tightly back then.

When Ye Feng violated the rules of the Ye family, how could he not seize the opportunity to suppress him?

But Ye Feng had refused to be expelled from the Ye family and refused to become his martial attendant, so he stayed in the Ye family.

For him, this was a small regret.

Now, he wanted his son to come and suppress Ye Feng's son.

"Honor? Are you, Ye Lingtian, worthy of it? Is your son, Ye Long, worthy of it?" Ye Feng smiled coldly, with a trace of disappointment on his face.

Entering the Ye family, Ye Feng remained silent because he wanted to wait for his father's attitude. However, with Ye Chen defeating Ye Long and the appearance of high-ranking figures like Ye Lingtian, his father still did not show up.

Could it be that, just like back then, he had completely given up on him?

His father was the most respected person in his life.

Among the main family members, if there was anyone he cared about, it was his father, the current head of the Ye family.

However, his father seemed to have abandoned him, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

"Not worthy?" Ye Lingtian sneered, "Ye Feng, do you think you're still the prodigy of the Imperial City from back then? The moment you suffered heavy injuries and your strength regressed, your era ended. What do you have to compare with me?"

What do you have to compare with me?

Ye Feng looked at Ye Lingtian, his expression gradually becoming solemn, "In that case, I'll give you a chance. Three months from now, I, Ye Feng, will challenge you. If I lose, I'll become your martial attendant. How about that?"

At these words, Ye Lingtian's pupils contracted.

The high-ranking members of the Ye family also had a change in expression.

Back then, Ye Feng suffered heavy injuries for some reason, his cultivation declined, and he remained stagnant for over ten years without any recovery. Yet, he dared to issue a challenge now.

Where did he get the courage?

Moreover, Ye Lingtian had already surpassed Ye Feng from back then. He was already at the True Martial Seventh Realm, standing at the highest level in the entire Xuantian Empire.

Ye Feng, what confidence did he have to challenge him?

"Ye Feng, do you think you still have the qualifications to challenge me?" Ye Lingtian said coldly.

It wasn't just about Ye Feng's strength; it was also because of Ye Feng's current situation. Did he think he could be so audacious in the main family and end it all with just one challenge?

"You'd better agree." Ye Chen spoke up.

He respected his father's choice. For the entire main family, this was undoubtedly an opportunity. If Ye Lingtian dared to refuse, he wouldn't mind destroying the Ye family on the spot.

"Agree?" Ye Lingtian sneered, "What qualifications do you have to make me agree?"

"Qualifications? Are you talking about qualifications with me?" Ye Chen shook his head with a cold smile, looking at Wu Qingxue. She understood and swiftly moved, releasing her sword intent.

"How dare you!" Ye Lingtian roared, stomping his foot and rushing forward at the same speed.

Wu Qingxue's speed was extremely fast, leaving behind numerous afterimages. The sword light suddenly appeared like lightning, and in Ye Lingtian's eyes, a shadow of the sword light was reflected. His expression changed slightly as he clapped his palms together, trying to shatter the opponent's sword intent like two iron walls.

Bang!

With a crisp sound, almost simultaneously, the crowd was horrified to find that the sword light, like lightning, pierced through Ye Lingtian's palms, followed by slashing his throat.

Ye Lingtian froze in place, his expression terrifyingly pale, staring fixedly at the graceful figure in front of him. In the depths of his eyes, besides shock, there was also profound fear.

Not only him, but the high-ranking members of the Ye family and the people outside the hall were also shocked.

The current head of the Ye family was pierced through the throat by a single sword. Although the sword only pierced Ye Lingtian's throat slightly and did not kill him, everyone knew that if the opponent intended, Ye Lingtian would have already been a cold corpse.

This woman was too powerful.

Who was she?

She could even kill Ye Lingtian. In the entire Ye family, perhaps only the former head and the elders might be able to contend with her.

"Now, do you understand what qualifications mean?" Ye Chen's indifferent voice trembled the crowd once again.

They had thought that Ye Chen's provocation against the main family was a death wish.

However, with Ye Chen defeating Ye Long and this woman suppressing Ye Lingtian, who in the entire Ye family, besides the former head and the elders, could contend?

And even if the former head and the elders could, could they deter the situation?

Even if they could, the Ye family would pay an extremely heavy price.

"All right, three months later, I will fight you again, Ye Feng. Do you dare?" At this moment, Ye Long spoke up. The defeat earlier was an immense humiliation for him, and he must wash it away with his own hands.

Within three months, he would enter the True Martial Realm and personally seek revenge.

"If you lose, then what?" Ye Chen coldly sneered. Wu Qingxue was his martial attendant. Dare to snatch her? Could you snatch her?

"If I lose, I'll let you decide," Ye Lingtian confidently replied.

"In that case, let's give you three months to catch your breath." Ye Chen nodded.

"Ye Chen, three months later, I will fight you again. Do you dare?" At this moment, Ye Long spoke up. Earlier, it was a great shame for him. He must wash it away with his own hands.

"Your life should have ended today, but since you don't accept it, I'll give you another chance to live for three months." Ye Chen sneered in his heart. If Ye Long dared to challenge him again, he wouldn't mind ending the Ye family on the spot.