Chapter 553: Chapter 552 Extremely Domineering

Faced with the encirclement, Ye Fan was about to make a move.

"Wait!"

A length of soft, white silk drifted down, followed by a woman descending from the sky. She landed outside the crowd, who immediately parted to make way for her. "Young Lady!" they said respectfully.

The woman was stunningly beautiful, but Ye Fan had seen too many women to be particularly interested. To him, her bewitching features held a trace of malice. He had no desire to ever see a woman like that again.

The woman asked, "What’s going on?"

"Young Lady, this man fell from the sky into your Hunting Garden. It’s clear he has ulterior motives. We were preparing to capture him for interrogation!"

The woman glanced at Ye Fan, then said, "Lock him up."

"Yes!"

The group moved to seize him, but Ye Fan spoke up. "Everyone, I’m sure you’re all reasonable people. I landed here by accident, so don’t force my hand!"

Ye Fan’s stance was firm. It couldn’t be helped—that was simply the kind of person he was. He would never willingly become a prisoner.

The woman said, "Do you think I’d believe you? Seize him!"

Her men immediately rushed forward.

"Break!"

Ye Fan unleashed his Pure Yang Divine Gang, knocking all nine men to the ground. They lay there, wailing in agony. With his current strength, why would he ever see Spirit Clan Commander-level Martial Artists as a threat?

"Useless trash!" the woman cursed. She was left with no choice but to act herself.

She was a Martial Artist who had passed through one Nirvana, and she immediately charged at Ye Fan.

Ye Fan met her attack with a single punch. The woman staggered back several steps before regaining her footing, while Ye Fan stood his ground, unmoved. He had yet to fully consolidate his new realm, but his power was undeniable. At the same level of cultivation, no one was his match. That included this woman.

The woman drew a sleeve sword and lunged at Ye Fan, her Swordsmanship vicious and deceptive.

"Conquer the World!"

Ye Fan’s sword cleaved downwards. The woman dodged just in time, and the attack’s force split a massive tree behind her in two.

Just as Ye Fan prepared to strike again, a crushing pressure bore down on him. He immediately sensed danger. The newcomer was powerful, far stronger than he could currently handle. A moment later, a man leaped down from above.

"Big Brother!" the woman exclaimed with delight.

The man had a refined appearance, but his face carried an air of untamable pride. He stood beside the woman and said, "Little Sister."

The woman pointed at Ye Fan. "Big Brother, this criminal dared to trespass in my Hunting Garden! I confronted him and was almost injured! If you hadn’t arrived when you did, I would have been in real danger!"

What a manipulative woman, so completely different from before. Ye Fan had to hand it to her; her scheming was truly terrifying.

He had emphasized from the beginning that this was all a misunderstanding, but now she was twisting the truth. Against anyone else, Ye Fan might have tried to explain again. But looking at the defiant man before him, he knew any explanation would be pointless. There was no need to waste his breath.

The man scoffed, "How audacious! Did you not bother to find out what this place is? The grounds of the Ximen Family are no place for you to run wild!"

The Ximen Family. A lineage of the Dark God and extraordinarily formidable. They were under the jurisdiction of the Red Sand Sovereign God, the ruler of Shazhou and a terrifying existence at the level of a high-ranking god. There were nine families who served under the Sovereign God, and the Ximen Family was one of them. This explained his arrogance. It was just as he had read in the ancient texts. Although Zhuang Zhou had told him a great deal, he had never actually been to the Divine Domain, so he didn’t know the specifics of its structure.

Ye Fan said coldly, "I don’t care how powerful or arrogant your family is. The truth is, I fell here by accident. If you don’t believe me, then there’s nothing left to do but fight!"

Even though he was facing the Ximen Family, Ye Fan felt no fear. He might be weak now, but he knew that one day, these powerful families would be the ones looking up to him.

"You dare speak to me, Ximen Hengcheng, in that tone? Boy, today you die!"

He activated his Godhead, instantly releasing an infinite pressure. He was an expert who had transcended five Nirvanas. A single move was all it took to completely catch Ye Fan by surprise.

Ye Fan was instantly on high alert and drew his sword swiftly.

"Returning to the Sect Sword!"

With a single motion, he slashed down.

Ximen Hengcheng moved, unleashing a powerful strike that shattered Ye Fan’s Returning to the Sect Sword. The profundity of Ye Fan’s technique far exceeded his expectations. However, given the vast gap in their strength, he still didn’t take Ye Fan seriously.

CLANG!

Their swords clashed.

Ye Fan was sent flying, his arm numb and his chest roiling. Ximen Hengcheng’s strike was truly terrifying. It wasn’t the quality of his swordsmanship, but the sheer power of his Inner Strength. The man had transcended five Nirvanas, while Ye Fan had only passed through a single tribulation and had yet to truly refine his power. The gap between them was simply too vast.

Ximen Hengcheng gave him no chance to recover. "Ximen Sword Technique!" he roared.

As he unleashed the Ximen Sword Technique, the air instantly filled with True Yuan. Countless streams of Sword Qi bore down on Ye Fan. Caught off guard, he was severely wounded by the attack and struggled to spit out a mouthful of blood.

"Big Brother, kill him!" the woman shrieked. A powerful jealousy consumed her. Ye Fan was at her level of cultivation, yet he had managed to last so long against her brother’s sword. His talent was clearly superior to hers, a fact she could not tolerate. Her envy surged, and now, she truly wanted him dead.

"Fine. I will handle him," Ximen Hengcheng replied.

In truth, he was afraid. Ye Fan’s talent was terrifying. When he had been at Ye Fan’s level, he had been nowhere near as powerful. As the direct heir of the Ximen Family, he understood all too well what a genius could become. If he let Ye Fan go today, the future consequences would be unthinkable.

Just then, Ye Fan roared, "Wanxiang Divine Shield!"

A blue phantom surged out from his body, pressing down on Ximen Hengcheng with immense pressure.

Ximen Hengcheng was shocked. He had never seen such a bizarre power. He held his sword horizontally before him to block the crushing force.

Meanwhile, the bewitching woman also made her move, lunging for Ye Fan’s back.

Occupied with suppressing Ximen Hengcheng in front of him, Ye Fan couldn’t defend his back. The woman’s palm struck him squarely, sending a wave of unbearable pain through him. He immediately spat blood.

"Slaughter Sword Dao!" Ye Fan bellowed.

He brought his sword down, triggering a massive explosion. When the dust settled, the disheveled pair realized that Ye Fan had vanished.

"After him!"

Ximen Hengcheng immediately gave chase, but Ye Fan’s aura had already disappeared. The entire encounter had been too strange. Letting Ye Fan escape left him with a deep sense of unease.