A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)

Chapter 2128

Chu Yuan stood proudly after defeating the four Dragon Slayers.

His domineering aura radiated out from him. He looked as strong as if he were a whole army instead of just one man, like a monarch who had conquered the world.

Sometimes, the supreme authority was not the only standard that existed.

The onlookers from Jiangdong were staring in despair.

Their disappointment was written all over their faces.

On the contrary, those from Chu Sect burst into loud cheers and laughter.

Chu Qitian was the first to lower his head as he bowed down to his grandfather. “Congratulations, Grandpa! You did it! You defeated the enemy!”

His cries brought along another loud wave of gratitude and cheers.

The other members of Chu Sect also bowed, following in Chu Qitian's footsteps.

“Congratulations, Old Mr. Chu! You're truly unbreakable!”

“Congratulations, Old Mr. Chu! No one should ever doubt your excellence!”

The sound of over a thousand praises echoed and almost shook the sky.

Their shouts of gratitude were a storm on their own and could practically be heard from miles away.

The joy of the people of Chu Sect was opposed to the sorrow of the people of Jiangdong.

Who could ever imagine that the small area that Yunzhou encompassed could display such polarizing emotions?

King Folo and the others were in emotional turmoil, feeling as if ice and fire had engulfed the land at the same time.

The more people who cheered, the more people who broke down and wail.

There was an equal amount of tears of mirth and tears of sorrow.

“What do we do now, King Folo?”

“Should we continue fighting?”

Bapei and Haibu couldn't even smile at that moment. Their hearts were leaden with an intense weight.

King Folo sighed. “No, it's no use. Chu Tianfan has already been beaten. Dragon God Hall has lost its power and the aura of China's martial arts world is fading. Now, our best course of action is to leave.”

King Folo had clear foresight. He knew that there was nothing they could do after Chu Tianfan got defeated by Chu Yuan.

He didn't hesitate and prepared for all of them to leave Jiangdong immediately and return to protect India.

After all, they all knew that the results of today's battle relied heavily on the fight between Ye Fan and Chu Yuan.

Now that Chu Yuan had defeated Ye Fan, King Folo knew it would be easy for him to get rid of the rest of them too.

That was why the results were already obvious.

If they continued to fight with Chu Sect, they would only be welcoming their deaths.

However, right as King Folo and the others were about to escape, King Folo felt a certain sensation.

His legs, originally lifted and ready to break out in a run, were put down as he stilled momentarily.

Then, all of a sudden, he whipped his head around and looked behind them.

“What's wrong, King Folo?”

Bapei and Haibu started in fright. They thought Chu Yuan had charged toward them and was ready to slit their throats.

King Folo remained silent. The frown on his face deepened as he stared fixedly ahead.

“King Folo, talk to us. What's going on?”

Haibu and Bapei were even more confused as they watched King Folo continue to stare off into the distance.

Right then, a few small chunks of gravel began to fall off the ruins.

The sound of the gravel falling off grew louder and louder until it began to sound like a raging river, which sounded much louder in the still night.

The crowd was stunned when they heard the noise.

Soon enough, they all turned to look at the falling stones.

A pair of bloodied hands slowly reached out from the ruins.

It almost looked as if the devil himself was crawling out from hell.

The scene was even creepier when watched from a distance.

“W-What's going on?”

The people of Chu Sect looked worried as an overwhelming gush of anxiety started to rise up in their chests.

The people of Jiangdong, on the other hand, felt a surprising sense of hope and excitement as they continued to watch the ruins with their tear-streaked faces.

“Could it be...” King of Fighters murmured.

“No way...” Both Li Er and Lei San were thinking the same thing.

Xu Lei and Ye Yuyan, whose eyes were still overflowing with tears, clenched their fists even harder.

Both of them were praying and hoping that what they were thinking would come true.

Just like that, under the stare of thousands of people, a familiar thin figure stood up from the rubble and ruins.

The night sky was still engulfing everyone in a thick cloak of darkness.

However, Ye Fan's appearance broke the pitch-black sky apart like a beam of light.

When he began to walk toward Mount Yunding, the people watching felt as if a bright flash of lightning had struck their hearts, breaking apart the clouds of sorrow that had taken over.

“It's Ye Fan!”

“It's Mr. Chu!”

“Ye Fan!”

Sometimes, all it took to make someone sob until they couldn't catch their breath was another person.

That was Ye Fan now for many people.

When everyone else had already given up, he stood up once again and became the ray of light that could brighten anyone's day.

“Chu Tianfan! What is this? How is he still alive?” Chu Qitian roared as he watched Ye Fan walking toward them with wide, reddened eyes.

The other members of Chu Sect watched on in terror and confusion.

How is he still alive even after that lethal strike?

Is he truly invincible?

The people of Chu Sect were about to go crazy from all the speculation.

Their scalps were beginning to prickle with fear.

Ye Fan had been Chu Sect's biggest enemy for decades now.

Since their rift over ten years ago to when he had approached Chu Sect a few years ago, his name had become a nightmare to many Chu Sect members.

They couldn't go a day in their lives without feeling insane from the way just one person could terrorize them.

Chu Yuan was in disbelief as well.

He whipped his head around to stare at Ye Fan, who was covered in blood and bruised but still alive.

“This is impossible! This can't be happening! The force I used on you would have been enough to shatter even a man made of steel. How are you alive? How are you even walking right now?”

Chu Yuan's nails were digging into his palms so hard that they drew blood.

Ye Fan smiled as he shook his head casually.

“Chu Yuan, Chu Yuan, did you really think that I, Chu Tianfan, would be defeated that easily? Nothing has managed to defeat me. Obstacles in my path were crossed and even fate did not manage to lay a finger on me. The devil himself has failed to collect my soul. What makes you think you can beat me?”

He continued striding toward Chu Yuan, walking evenly despite the rubble and ruins in his path.

The closer he got, the stronger his aura became, to the point where it was threatening to gobble up everyone who defied him.

“From Jingzhou to Yunzhou, from Dongchang Lake to Yunwu Lake, and from a piece of rubbish to a good-for-nothing live-in son-in-law. I've been through life and death, through absolute humiliation and shame, but I've never let those get me down. I've lost friends, family, and loved ones. Despite

all that, all I've done is trudge through this lonely life of mine. After making it so far and going through everything that I have, I don't and will never believe that all that's in front of me is a dead end. Chu Qitian couldn't kill me ten years ago, and neither could Chu Zhengliang a few years later. This time, I believe it's your turn to taste defeat, Chu Yuan.”

Ye Fan's words echoed across the space and struck a chord in the hearts of all the Yunzhou people listening.

Some of them stayed silent and some murmured in understanding, while others cried in sympathy and sorrow.

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How many people truly knew what he had gone through in order to emerge like this? No one could see the wounded, battered self he had left behind in order to rise to the top.

Chu Yuan began laughing evilly after his brief bout of shock. “Those are quite a lot of last words, Chu Tianfan. Who cares what you believe? Do you think your belief is that strong? Will the world end tomorrow just because you believe it will? You're still as childish as ever, I see. The world has its own set of principles that someone like you will never change. So what if you survived just now? I bet you're at the end of your rope. If I do the same thing again, are you confident that you'll make it this time?”

His ominous words were laced with rage and frustration.

“Is that what you think? Let's put your theory to the test, then.”

Ye Fan suddenly stopped walking.

He looked up at Chu Yuan with a cocky yet innocent-looking smile.