"Senior Brother Tianlan, Gongg Jian is dead! He was killed by Ye Wushuang. You must avenge him!"

A group of Celestial Sword Sect disciples shouted at the figure before them.

Liiu Tianlan was the true genius of their Celestial Sword Sect. He had mastered the Celestial Sword Path and possessed unparalleled Combat Power. If he took action, who could possibly stop him?

"In a deathmatch, your life is forfeit. Is your Celestial Sword Sect really such sore losers? If you can’t afford to lose, then come at me together. My sword and I will oblige!"

Hearing the words of the Celestial Sword Sect disciples, Ye Wushuang pointed his Ancient Sword, its sharp edge aimed at Liuu Tianlan.

Sore losers. Come at me together. My sword and I will oblige!

The simple phrase made everyone’s breath catch. Ye Wushuang was provoking the entire Celestial Sword Sect, pointing his sword right at Liuu Tianlan. Such audacity!

Liiu Tianlan’s strength was on the same level as Wudao and the others—Spiritual Spring Sixth Layer. For Ye Wushuang to dare point his sword at him... ’Does he have some kind of trump card?’

The crowd was now filled with curiosity. Their eyes were fixed on the two men as a heavy, oppressive atmosphere spread through the onlookers.

Liiu Tianlan was at the Spiritual Spring Sixth Layer, his power undeniable. Yet Ye Wushuang, at the Spiritual Spring Second Layer, had cut down Gongg Jian—who was at the Peak of the Spiritual Spring Fourth Layer—in just three strikes, proving his own formidable strength.

But to contend with Liuu Tianlan, the disparity in both Realm and strength was immense, an insurmountable gap.

Liiu Tianlan glanced at the body on the ground before finally raising his head to look at Ye Wushuang.

"Spiritual Spring Second Layer, yet you killed Gongg Jian. Your strength is indeed impressive. It’s no wonder you also killed that useless brother of mine," Liuu Tianlan said nonchalantly, making no move.

"Liiu Yifei?"

Ye Wushuang uttered the name. Of all the people he had killed from the Celestial Sword Sect, Liuu Yifei was the only one with the surname Liuu.

"To be honest, I didn’t like that brother of mine either. He was just an illegitimate son, a good-for-nothing. His bearing the Liuu name was a disgrace to our Liuu Family. I should be happy that you killed him."

Liiu Tianlan nodded as he spoke. His cold, heartless words left the crowd with incredibly strange expressions. His brother had been killed, yet Liuu Tianlan wasn’t filled with anger and hatred, but with happiness!

Ye Wushuang was also surprised. He stared at Liuu Tianlan. ’This man is so cold-blooded!’

"But, that being said, though he was a waste, he was still a member of the Liuu Family. By killing him, you have insulted my Liuu Family, so I will take your life to reclaim that honor." Liuu Tianlan’s gaze suddenly sharpened as he stared at Ye Wushuang.

Behind him, the disciples of the Celestial Sword Sect all wore cold smirks. If Liuu Tianlan were to act, a hundred Ye Wushuangs couldn’t stop him. This time, Ye Wushuang was as good as dead.

Dii Qingxue frowned, her gaze turning icy as she watched Liuu Tianlan. ’Is he going to make a move here?’

Liiu Tianlan seemed to sense her gaze and glanced over, but after a moment, his attention returned to Ye Wushuang.

However, to his surprise, Ye Wushuang’s expression was completely unruffled. He was so calm and composed, looking at him as if he were just watching a clown. This began to anger Liuu Tianlan.

His voice deepened slightly. "However, I won’t kill you here. On the Barbarian God Battle Platform, I will kill you in front of everyone and wash away this disgrace."

"Are you done talking? Now it’s my turn!"

Ye Wushuang stood there silently, listening without a word. Only after Liuu Tianlan had finished speaking did he take a step forward.

Liiu Tianlan’s eyes darkened. ’What could Ye Wushuang possibly have to say? Admit defeat? Beg for mercy?’

"Many people want to kill me. You’ll have to get in line. If you dare to come, I dare to fight. Besides, on the Barbarian God Battle Platform, it’s not yet certain who will live and who will die. Don’t speak too soon."

Ye Wushuang said coldly. ’Liiu Tianlan wants to kill me? He’ll have to get in line. Wudao, Yuh Huatian, Yang Dingtian... which one of them doesn’t want me dead? And yet, here I am, still alive and well.’

"Hmph. Then we shall wait and see. My Celestial Sword Sect will not touch you here. However, you’d better make it to the Battle Platform alive." Enraged by Ye Wushuang’s arrogance, Liuu Tianlan flicked his sleeve, turned, and walked away, not wanting to argue further.

Seeing this, a Celestial Sword Sect disciple said anxiously, "Senior Brother Tianlan, you must kill this bastard! Otherwise, something unexpected is bound to happen."

Ye Wushuang, at the Spiritual Spring Second Layer, had easily killed someone at the Spiritual Spring Fourth Layer. This terrifying Combat Power made them extremely wary. If they didn’t kill him now, they feared some unforeseen complication would arise.

"Are you disobeying my orders?" Liuu Tianlan turned his head, his eyes narrowing. The Celestial Sword Sect disciple shrank back, not daring to say another word.

Hmph!

With that, Liuu Tianlan snorted softly and turned to leave. ’No matter how strong Ye Wushuang is, as long as he enters the Barbarian God Battle Platform, there is only one outcome: death!’

’The only question is, at whose hand will he die?’

’I’ve long heard about the hatred Yuh Huatian, Wudao, and Yang Dingtian have for Ye Wushuang. They won’t let him go. I won’t either. It’s just a matter of which one of us gets to kill him.’

At this thought, Liuu Tianlan glanced toward where Yuh Huatian, Wudao, and the others were, a cold smile curling his lips.

The crowd looked at Ye Wushuang with pity. If they didn’t fight here, his fate on the Barbarian God Battle Platform would likely be even more grim.

"Are you confident you can defeat him?"

Yunn Xiao stepped forward and asked Ye Wushuang, who was still standing in the same spot.

"I’m not," Ye Wushuang uttered the two words bluntly, a frank admission. However, as he watched Liuu Tianlan’s retreating back, he added, "But he can’t do anything to me, either. And as for killing me? He’s not capable of it."

Yunn Xiao’s eyes narrowed and his heart trembled. ’Liiu Tianlan, a Spiritual Spring Sixth Layer expert, can’t even do anything to Ye Wushuang?’

’Just how strong is Ye Wushuang?’

Yunn Xiao found it hard to believe, but seeing the confident smile on Ye Wushuang’s face, he couldn’t help but trust him.

Of course, Ye Wushuang didn’t tell Yunn Xiao that this was all predicated on him *not* using the Supreme Transformation True Demon technique.

Staring at the corpse on the ground, the people from the Celestial Sword Sect were filled with anger and killing intent, but also with bitter resentment. Their champion, Liuu Tianlan, wouldn’t make a move, so what right did they have to?

Gongg Jian, at the Spiritual Spring Fourth Layer, had been killed. If they went, they would only meet the same end.

Hmph!

With a cold snort, they unwillingly carried Gongg Jian’s body away. Ao Wuchang also gave Ye Wushuang a helpless look and followed them.

The crowd then began to converge on ten long corridors. Once they passed through them, the highly anticipated Battle Platform would be at their feet.

Ye Wushuang also walked toward one of the corridors. Many people parted to clear a path for him, with Dii Qingxue and the others following behind.

At the entrance to the corridor was a silver curtain of light. Half a meter in front of it stood a three-meter-tall stone stele with a strange indentation in its center.

’How familiar!’ Ye Wushuang realized the indentation looked strangely familiar. It was shaped like a Token, just like the shape of the Barbarian God Order...

Wait. A thought struck him, and Ye Wushuang immediately took out the Barbarian God Order that Dii Qingxue had given him. He examined it closely—it was a perfect match.

Dii Qingxue stepped forward and said, "The Barbarian God Order is the key to opening the Barbarian God Battle Path. Each Sect has a few of them. The one in your hand is just one of many. It can absorb the points from Points Tokens. Once it accumulates a certain number, it can open the light curtain before us."

"The key to the Barbarian God Battle Path?"

Ye Wushuang studied the Barbarian God Order, somewhat surprised. He had thought it was useless, but it turned out to be the key to stepping onto the Battle Platform.

Yunn Xiao also nodded. "Not only that, the Barbarian God Order has even more important uses later on. You should keep it safe."

PS: Thank you all for the recommendation tickets, collection adds, and rewards. Happy New Year’s Eve! May your pockets overflow with red envelopes. Also, I’m going to have a release burst tomorrow. Wukong will try to post more Chapters. Thank you all for your support!