Chapter 436: Chapter 435: Surpassing the Extraordinary and Attaining Holiness

After a moment of contemplation, Ye Fan said, "I’m a man with no great ambitions. Please don’t entrust me with saving the world. Can’t I just give the Yuanhong back?"

But one of the Five Ancestors said, "The moment you picked it up, your fate was no longer yours to choose. If you try to run, you will only die a more miserable death!"

"You have no way out. Either you die, or you slaughter the gods!" the group shot him down.

He was speechless. Only now did he realize the Yuanhong Sword was a hot potato. He wanted to throw it away but couldn’t.

He said, "Alright, those things are still a long way off. I don’t want to think about them right now. Just tell me how to get out of here."

To the current him, what the Five Ancestors spoke of was pure fantasy. There was no point considering it when he couldn’t even handle the enemies directly in front of him.

"Leave? Don’t you want to receive the inheritance of our power?" the five of them tempted him.

Ye Fan grew wary. "Weren’t you going to kill me? Why would you offer me an inheritance? Besides, for something this good, wouldn’t you save it for your own descendants? Why would you consider me?"

No matter what they said, he wouldn’t believe them. These old geezers were far too cunning.

One of them spoke. "Times have changed. Since you are the man of destiny, you can receive our inheritance alongside our descendants!"

"He’s right. We are all one family in the Divine Land. We shouldn’t be so divided at a time like this!"

Ye Fan now understood what it meant to be left in the dust. Such shamelessness was on another level. Although he was quite thick-skinned himself, he never expected these five to be even more so. I can’t afford to provoke them, I really can’t!

Just then, the five ancestors said, "Let us lend you a hand!"

Five distinct energies instantly surged into his body. Ye Fan felt his own power swell; the bottleneck he was on the verge of breaking through now seemed within his grasp.

Deciding to make the best of the situation, Ye Fan immediately retracted his own power and focused, diligently comprehending these new energies. Not a single wisp of power was wasted; he directed every last bit toward his breakthrough.

When all the power converged, Ye Fan’s eyes flew open.

"Break!"

With a great shout, an unprecedented power erupted from within him. He felt its immensity. He had finally succeeded.

He had broken through to the Saint Realm—a level he had long dreamed of reaching. Even the Master of the Grey Dragon was merely a Saint. Now, he finally had the qualifications to challenge the Divine Dragon.

"Divine Blood!"

The five ancestors were stunned once again. Ye Fan had given them too many shocks, and this was certainly another one. If they hadn’t been watching so closely, they might have missed it.

Ye Fan seemed to understand as well. He knew his blood was special; anything that fed on blood seemed to find it irresistible. Because of this, he was desperate to know what this so-called Divine Blood, which made these five so fanatical, truly was.

"Seniors, if I may be so bold, what exactly is Divine Blood?" Ye Fan asked immediately, restraining the joy from his breakthrough.

One of them scoffed, "You don’t even know what Divine Blood is? It’s true what they say: the finest cabbages are always wasted on pigs!"

Faced with such ridicule, Ye Fan felt a real urge to grab the Yuanhong Sword and strike them down just to teach them some manners. But since they were all dead, he figured he shouldn’t get angry with the deceased. It felt like bad luck.

One of the Great Emperors then said, "Divine Blood is the necessary condition to reach the Reincarnation Realm. With it, your ascension to become a Reincarnation Emperor in the future is inevitable!"

Hearing this made Ye Fan even more curious.

Just as he was about to ask another question, they quickly cut him off. "Don’t ask about what comes next! Our level is too low, and we know very little!"

Fine! The refusal was so blunt that he hadn’t even started to ask. He realized he had no common ground with these old men.

So, he asked, "Aren’t you Emperor Yan?"

Their faces suddenly burned with shame. Damn! That move was too sly of him! He’s flattering us, but it feels like a slap in the face.

One of the Ancestors of the Yan Clan coughed awkwardly a few times before saying, "Ahem. Well... we are the Emperors of the Yan Clan, but that’s just what others call us. In truth, we are still a little ways off from the true Reincarnation Emperor realm!"

"How far is ’a little ways off’?" Ye Fan really wanted to know.

"One hundred and eight thousand miles!"

"PFFT!"

Ye Fan couldn’t hold back his laughter any longer. The comment was so ridiculous that if he didn’t laugh, the atmosphere would become incredibly awkward.

But the five of them felt that Ye Fan was humiliating them and desperately wanted to fight him.

Ye Fan had finally found a chance to needle them, and he wasn’t about to miss it. He had just endured their humiliating remarks, after all.

Ye Fan retorted, "So you’re all just Fake Gods!"

The five were speechless once more, but this time, it was their turn to ignore him.

One of them said, "Your inheritance is mostly complete. You can get lost now!"

With a wave of his large hand, Ye Fan was sent flying backward.

He was thrown into a white vortex. When he woke up again, he found himself lying next to Alice, who was staring at him.

Ye Fan’s eyes snapped open. "What are you doing?"

"Nothing. I should be asking you. Why did you suddenly faint?" Alice asked.

"It was nothing, really. I was probably just too tired," Ye Fan replied quickly. "Don’t make a big deal out of it."

"Hmph! Then what about that sleazy smile you had while you were asleep?" Alice pressed, not letting it go.

Speechless again. How was my smile sleazy? It was a righteous smile, damn it!

So, he said, "That’s impossible, I wasn’t smiling at all. By the way, did you receive their inheritance?"

"I just finished! I broke through again!" Alice said with a smug grin.

"You broke through again?!"

I’m speechless again! See? This is what being born into a good family gets you. Breakthroughs and martial arts insights just fall into your lap! It’s different for me; I have to work my fingers to the bone for every little breakthrough. The comparison is enough to drive a person insane!

At that moment, Ye Fan said, "So, we can leave now, right?"

"Let’s go!"

As soon as they were outside, Ye Fan eagerly tested his newfound power. The Saint Realm was truly a watershed for a Martial Artist’s cultivation. In this realm, he could feel his strength and physique had improved exponentially.

Furthermore, reaching the Saint Realm meant surpassing the mundane and achieving sainthood, allowing a Martial Artist to fly. That was the most attractive part for him.

Now, he was confident he could challenge the Divine Dragon. He wouldn’t be afraid even if he had to face the Master of the Grey Dragon himself.