Chapter 740: Five Sect Competition (9)

Chapter 740: Five Sect Competition (9)

In the blink of an eye, another half a year passed.

Within the Forbidden Territory of the Five Sect World.

As time progressed, the rankings on the Points Leaderboard shifted constantly, but the top five remained unchanged.

Wu Yifan still held the first place, followed by Ye Cao in second, and Bai Chen in third.

It wasn't that the two didn't want to catch up and surpass Wu Yifan for the top spot, but Wu Yifan's strength was simply there. Furthermore, whether by luck or not, after that encounter with the swarm of Yao Beasts, Wu Yifan successively encountered many more Yao Beasts and successfully dealt with them all, gaining a significant amount of points.

This infuriated Ye Cao and Bai Chen, who began frantically searching for Wu Yifan's traces within the Forbidden Territory.

In their view, as long as they found Wu Yifan and dealt with him, they could seize his massive points and become number one in one fell swoop!

However, the frustrating part was that even though they searched with all their might, they never managed to encounter Wu Yifan.

As time went on, the Points Battle was finally nearing its deadline.

Outside, Dust World breathed a sigh of relief after seeing this and said, "Based on the current situation, Junior Brother should be able to pass the Points Battle safely. As long as he gets through this, even if he loses in the subsequent Individual Battles, I imagine the blow to Junior Brother won't be too great."

Snow Snake stood to the side and nodded in agreement.

Senior Apprentice Brother Chun Liang, however, remained silent, his expression appearing somewhat solemn as he watched the screen of the Forbidden Territory. Soon, he noticed something and his expression changed abruptly: "Not good, look!"

On the screen depicting the Forbidden Territory, Wu Yifan had appeared within Ye Cao's view.

Seeing this, both Dust World and Snow Snake felt a sinking feeling. After all, from previous circumstances, if Ye Cao or Bai Chen encountered their Junior Brother, they would likely want nothing more than to eliminate him directly.

Although the Points Battle was about to end, 'about to end' meant it hadn't ended yet. This meant their Junior Brother was most likely not a match for Ye Cao.

Thinking of this, Dust World and the others couldn't help but look at the Dean nearby.

Dean Gu Yuan's expression was incredibly solemn. He had already secretly prepared to step in and save Wu Yifan; the moment Wu Yifan showed any sign of being unable to withstand Ye Cao, he would immediately rescue him.

However, the Sect Leader of Beast Taming Sect was already prepared to block Dean Gu Yuan, even secretly hoping that Ye Cao would act quickly to finish off Wu Yifan.

After all, Wu Yifan had previously killed a Prodigy Disciple of their Beast Taming Sect; he wished for nothing more than Wu Yifan's swift death!

Inside the Forbidden Territory, Wu Yifan, who was searching for Forbidden Beasts, suddenly paused. His expression turned solemn as he looked toward the north.

A figure was slowly walking toward him, wearing extremely flamboyant clothing. His expression was one of intense excitement as he looked at Wu Yifan and sneered, "Huang Yuan, I've finally run into you. Next, I'll show you what a gap in strength looks like, and let you know what a true number one is!"

The moment he saw the other person, Wu Yifan recognized his identity: Ye Cao, the Prodigy Disciple of Mount Tianyin, with a powerful cultivation at level eleven Late Stage.

Facing the other's arrogance, Wu Yifan's expression didn't change. Clearly, he knew where the other's confidence came from—it was nothing more than wanting to rely on the advantage of a small Realm to bully him.

If it were anyone else, they might indeed have been bullied by Ye Cao, but he was Wu Yifan, who loved to pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger the most.

So, when facing Ye Cao, Wu Yifan didn't feel any cowardice; instead, he couldn't help but feel excited.

"In that case, let me see your strength!"

Hearing Wu Yifan's words, Ye Cao snorted coldly and looked at him, saying, "In that case, I'll send you on your way!"

With that, Ye Cao no longer held back and charged at Wu Yifan with killing intent.

In an instant, he reached Wu Yifan, his left hand condensing a sharp blade aimed at Wu Yifan's head.

Outside, seeing this, Dean Gu Yuan instinctively moved to save Wu Yifan, but he was immediately blocked by the Sect Leader of Beast Taming Sect.

"Fellow Daoist Gu Yuan, what do you plan to do? Could it be you intend to interfere in the struggles of the younger generation?"

The Sect Leader of Beast Taming Sect looked at Dean Gu Yuan, his tone full of schadenfreude.

He could finally see Dean Gu Yuan frustrated—payback for not letting him avenge his Beast Taming Sect's Prodigy Disciple earlier!

Hearing this, Dean Gu Yuan's expression turned extremely ugly. He said, "Beast Tamer, get out of my way! This is clearly an unequal battle!"

"Where is the inequality? In any case, we cannot interfere in the battles between the younger generation. Don't you all agree?"

The Sect Leader of Beast Taming Sect looked toward the Master of Tianyin Mountain and other leaders of various powers.

The Master of Tianyin Mountain and the others naturally wouldn't interfere, nor would they break the rules for Dean Gu Yuan's sake, so they all nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Dean Gu Yuan was so anxious he wanted to curse, but he was helpless. He could only hope Huang Yuan would be sensible enough to surrender quickly; that way, he could still protect him. Otherwise, only death awaited him.

However, just as Dean Gu Yuan looked back at the Forbidden Territory, he was shocked by the scene. Wu Yifan had summoned his Long Spear and steadily blocked Ye Cao's strike, then suddenly erupted with power, sending Ye Cao flying back.

"What!"

Seeing this, the Sect Leader of Beast Taming Sect spoke in utter shock. Clearly, he hadn't expected Wu Yifan to have the capability to respond when facing a level eleven Late Stage Prodigy.

One must know that previously, Wu Yifan had appeared extremely strained when facing An Lin of the Beast Taming Sect and his pet. Based on that situation, Wu Yifan shouldn't have been a match for a level eleven Late Stage cultivator; he should have been dealt with by Ye Cao within three moves.

Yet now, Wu Yifan had not been defeated in three moves and even possessed the strength to counter Ye Cao. This was something the Sect Leader of Beast Taming Sect could not accept.

But compared to the Sect Leader of Beast Taming Sect, the one even more shocked was clearly the Master of Tianyin Mountain. He had absolute confidence in Ye Cao's strength, which was why he had dared to block Dean Gu Yuan from rescuing Wu Yifan.

But now it seemed that his action of blocking Dean Gu Yuan was more like severing the lifeline of his own Prodigy Disciple, Ye Cao?

Meanwhile, inside the Forbidden Territory, Ye Cao clearly hadn't expected Wu Yifan to block his strike. The contempt in his eyes for Wu Yifan vanished: "I didn't expect you to be able to block a strike at thirty percent of my power. Well then, I won't hold back anymore. I hope you can entertain me a bit more!"