The Mighty Mage-Chapter 458: Proof

As long as they kill Gu Jin while she is having an epiphany and doubt the results, he will rank second and still have a chance to compete on an international level.

The crowd went silent again. Everyone looked at Wei Lin in surprise. freewebnσvel.cѳm

"You too?" someone whispered.

Wei Lin stepped forward, his face serious. "Gu Jin is very strong, that’s true. But this whole thing feels strange. She is in an epiphany. She can’t speak for herself. We only have Long Yifan’s word. What if it’s all fake?"

Some people in the crowd started to nod slowly.

Wei Lin continued, "I think... unless Gu Jin wakes up and proves it herself, this pill should not be accepted."

The judges looked troubled. They started talking in low voices.

Long Yifan’s face turned cold. "So now you want to win by slandering her?"

Wei Lin didn’t look at him. "We just want to be fair."

Long Yifan chuckled, and suddenly, a powerful aura swept across the arena. Wei Lin couldn’t bear the pressure and knelt down, while Zhao Ming vomited blood on the spot and fainted.

The judges broke out in cold sweat, and the audience felt a suffocating pressure in the air, making it difficult for them to breathe.

"Don’t f*cking think I don’t know what you are trying to do. If anyone dares to lay a hand on Gu Jin while she is in her epiphany, I will make sure to annihilate their 3 generations!" Long Yifan said coldly.

The elders of the Wei, Shen, Luo, and Shen families who were watching the show felt the urge to vomit blood, too.

Long Yifan was too powerful.

The judges looked at Long Yifan with wide eyes. One of them whispered.

"He... he really is Transcendent Rank..."

(Primary--> Intermediate --> Advanced --> Super--> Emperor --> Heaven --> Transcedent)

Another judge gulped. "At 23? That’s not a genius. That’s a monster!"

The elders of the big families were pale. Some were even trembling.

They had all looked down on Long Yifan before. But now... they realized he was not someone they could mess with.

Even the audience was too scared to talk loudly. They only whispered.

"He’s even stronger than our top fighters..."

"Who dares to fight someone like that?"

Long Yifan slowly pulled back his aura. The heavy pressure disappeared, and everyone could breathe again.

Wei Lin collapsed to the ground, gasping for air.

Long Yifan turned to the judges. "If anyone still wants to say Gu Jin cheated, speak now."

No one said a word.

Even Wei Lin kept his mouth shut. He didn’t dare say anything else. He just wanted to disappear.

One of the judges stood up and raised his hand.

"I know Yifan that you want to protect Gu Jin, but...it would be best if she wakes up and confirm it. I am saying this because in the future, others might use this opportunity to smear her name."

Long Yifan stared at the judge for a long moment. His eyes were sharp, and his face was cold.

But then, he slowly nodded.

"...Fine," he said. "If Gu Jin agrees later, then let her confirm it. But until then, no one is allowed to touch her or say she cheated."

The judge let out a small sigh of relief. "That’s fair."

The other judges nodded.

"We will mark the pill as pending. Once Gu Jin wakes up, we’ll ask her to confirm everything herself."

The crowd started whispering again.

"That sounds reasonable..."

"Yeah, at least this way, no one can doubt her later."

"But who is this handsome and powerful man? And why is he protecting Gu Jin ?"

"He must be our Goddess Gu’s admirer!"

"No! From what I know, he is her fiance."

Just as the gossipmongers were talking, a strong voice interrupted the peaceful atmosphere,

"I want a prove that Gu Jin is indeed having an epiphany."

It was Wei Shiming, Wei Lin’s father.

He walked toward Long Yifan and said with a smirk,

"We can put the pill for pending, but we want proof that Gu Jin is indeed in epiphany and not hiding behind."

"I agree with Mr. Wei." Another voice sounded. It was Shen Suning. The current head of the Shen Family. He had a gentle and refined appearance.

"Since Mr. Wei and Mr. Shen had decided to speak up, I would too like a proof." A soft voice said.

The newcomer was Zhao Xiaoling. She was the head of the Zhao family.

Each of them had their own motives.

Shen Suning knew that if Gu Jin’s results were considered, then Shen Yue would fall to the second position.

While Zhao Xiaoling knew that if Gu Jin for some reason didn’t wake up, then Zhao Ming would be considered as 2nd runner up.

Each of the foxes has their own benefits in their mind.

Long Yifan’s eyes turned cold again. He stood up slowly and looked at the three family heads.

"You want proof?" he asked, his voice calm but full of danger. "You think I would lie about something like this?"

Wei Shiming smirked.

"No one is saying that you are lying, Yifan. But this is a big competition. Everything must be clear and fair. If Gu Jin is really having an epiphany, then proving it should be easy."

Shen Suning nodded with a fake smile.

"That’s right. We don’t want to doubt her. We just want to avoid trouble in the future."

Zhao Xiaoling put on a soft look. "It’s best for Gu Jin, too. If we confirm it now, no one can say anything against her later."

Long Yifan laughed coldly. "So now all three of you care about fairness?"

He took a step forward, and the ground beneath him cracked slightly. The audience held their breath again.

"As long as you take us where Gu Jin is, we will be more than happy to keep our mouths shut." Wei Siming said with a sly smile.

Mr. Gu laughed,

"With your big shout, keep it shut won’t be of any use."

If he didn’t know what these families were planning then, it would be better to resign from his position as family head.

Long Yifan’s face grew even colder. He looked at Wei Shiming like he was staring at something disgusting.

"You want me to take you to her while she’s in the middle of an epiphany?" he asked slowly.

"So you can what? Watch her like a show? Or maybe do something when no one’s looking?"

Wei Shiming’s smile didn’t fade.

"Of course not. We just want to see with our own eyes. That’s not asking much, is it?"

"Isn’t it?" Long Yifan asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Then what if someone did that to your son while he was having a breakthrough? Would you still say it’s not a big deal?"

Wei Shiming’s expression froze.

Shen Suning stepped in quickly.

"Let’s not fight. We’re only asking to make sure everything is fair. There’s no need to turn this into a personal matter."

Zhao Xiaoling nodded gently.

"Yes, we won’t touch her. Just one look to confirm, then we’ll leave."

Long Yifan didn’t answer them right away. He turned to the judges.

"If someone attacks a person during an epiphany, what could happen?"

One of the judges spoke with a serious face.

"It’s very dangerous. Even just a slap on their arm can interrupt their state. They might lose the chance forever. In some cases, they might even hurt their mind or spirit."

The crowd gasped softly. A few people began whispering again.

"So scary..."

"Then these people are clearly trying to mess up Gu Jin’s epiphany!"

Long Yifan turned back to the three family heads. "Did you hear that? Still want to take a walk with me?"

The three were silent for a moment.

Then Shen Suning said slowly, "We don’t mean to harm her. But if we’re not allowed to see anything, how can we believe it’s real?"

Long Yifan’s lips curled into a cold smile. "Fine."

Everyone looked at him in surprise.

"However, you all have to maintain a 1 km distance. And the judge and Gu family will go along with us. I will also turn on a live stream."

Gu Jichun jumped up, "I can help with the live stream."

Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu, on the other hand, looked at Long Yifan with satisfaction.

Today, Long Yifan proved himself to be worthy of Gu Jin’s fiance.

He stood up for her, thought of all the possible dangers Gu Jin could get in, and even thought of a proper solution for each of them.

Meticulous.

With the Gu Family around, none of the sneak attacks done by any alchemist family can reach Gu Jin.

With the live stream, the alchemist families won’t be able to openly attack Gu Jin.

And with a distance of 1 km, no artifacts could harm Gu Jin.

The three family heads looked at each other. Their faces were stiff, but they had no choice.