Three days later, the duel between Yun Fan and the God of War Yulong arrived as scheduled.
Many people had already gathered at the scene of the decisive battle. Yun Fan couldn't understand why the God of War Yulong was making such a spectacle of it. Was he not embarrassed enough already?
However, Yun Fan believed that as a defeated general, the God of War Yulong, knowing he couldn't defeat Yun Fan, must have arranged some kind of trick.
As for why he had invited so many influential figures, it was merely to witness his victory over Yun Fan.
It had to be said that the God of War Yulong was truly wishful thinking.
Upon seeing Yun Fan, the God of War Yulong gritted his teeth and said, "This time, I will defeat you, trample you underfoot, and let thousands bear witness!"
"Enough talk, let's begin!"
Yun Fan didn't want to waste time.
But the God of War Yulong said with a sneer, "No rush, how can this battle today be without the great figures of Jiangnan?"
"Hmm?"
Just as Yun Fan was confused,
"The Governor arrives!"
Then, amidst the crowd, Governor Helian Shan of Jiangnan arrived. This important figure was considered a regional official of high standing.
He had the final say in all of Jiangnan; he was the heaven of Jiangnan.
Yun Fan had seen this man on television before and never expected to meet him in person. He had no prior connection with him.
At this moment, Helian Shan sat in the most conspicuous seat and said, "I have nothing to do today, so I will personally witness the decisive battle between you two!"
"Alright!"
The God of War Yulong said, "It is my utmost honor to have the Governor personally witness this!"
"However, I have a request for today's decisive battle!"
"What request?"
Helian Shan asked.
"We will fight for both victory and death!"
The entire audience was stunned. No one had expected the God of War Yulong to go this far.
After hearing this, Helian Shan asked Yun Fan, "Young friend Yun, what do you think?"
Yun Fan calmly replied, "I have no problem!"
"Junior Brother, you can't agree. This guy definitely has a scheme."
Yang Xuejian anxiously reminded him from the side.
Even Zhao Fanghua advised, "Junior Brother, Helian Shan might already be in cahoots with the God of War Yulong. You can't agree!"
"It's not too late to back down now!"
The God of War Yulong taunted from across.
Yun Fan then said, "Senior Sisters, don't worry. Are you still not confident in my strength?"
Fine! The two women didn't know what else to say. However, at this crucial moment, they had to believe in Yun Fan.
At this time, the God of War Yulong glanced at Zhu Que beside him, a look of confidence on his face, because he had personally witnessed Zhu Que giving Yun Fan the medicine.
This medicine was also known as Huagong San. It was not a poison, but it was fatal to martial artists. As long as a martial artist swallowed it, there would be no problem under normal circumstances.
But once they started circulating their energy, the medicinal effects would gradually appear, and even the most formidable master would eventually be rendered useless.
This was why the God of War Yulong dared to sign the death warrant.
At this moment, Zhu Que nodded understandingly. The God of War Yulong felt even more at ease, and he desperately wanted Yun Fan dead.
Then, the two of them came to the arena.
Without hesitation, the God of War Yulong unleashed his peak power and attacked Yun Fan. His strength made the onlookers tremble in fear.
No wonder he had the strength of a king at such a young age; his combat power had reached a terrifying level.
"Unbearable!"
Yun Fan did not hold back either, swiftly attacking the God of War Yulong. His strength even surpassed that of the God of War Yulong.
This made everyone's scalp tingle. Since when did Jiangnan have such a formidable fighter?
The battle between the two had begun, and in the blink of an eye, they had exchanged dozens of blows.
"Bang!"
Yun Fan unleashed a palm strike, forcing the God of War Yulong to retreat repeatedly.
"What?"
The vast majority of the audience had not witnessed the battle between Yun Fan and the God of War Yulong that night, so they were greatly shocked.
They had never expected the undefeated God of War Yulong to be completely suppressed by Yun Fan.
But at this moment, the God of War Yulong showed no anger, for he knew that the real show was just beginning.
Helian Shan's expression turned serious. He had come here at the request of Du Gu Ming. If the God of War Yulong was not Yun Fan's match, he would immediately intervene.
He just hadn't expected that someone as powerful as the God of War Yulong would be unable to defeat an unknown young man from Jiangnan.
He was certain that in front of so many people, even if he could save the God of War Yulong, the latter would be thoroughly humiliated.
As he hesitated whether to intervene, he saw the God of War Yulong attack Yun Fan again.
"Boom!"
Yun Fan swept a leg, hitting the God of War Yulong directly in the abdomen.
"Puff!"
The God of War Yulong spat out a mouthful of blood and struggled to get up.
"Do you know now how big the gap between us is?"
Facing Yun Fan's disdain, the God of War Yulong let out a wild laugh, "Hahahaha!"
"What are you laughing at?"
Yun Fan highly suspected this guy was an idiot.
The God of War Yulong stopped laughing and said coldly, "It's almost time!"
"Even if you can defeat this War God, you will still die today!"
"I don't know where you get your confidence from!"
Yun Fan looked at the man with contempt. After all, he was a dignified God of War, how could he be like a clown?
"I had Zhu Que give you Huagong San to swallow. You circulated your energy just now, and the Huagong San has already dissolved in your body. You will soon be almost useless!"
Seeing the God of War Yulong so confident, Yun Fan felt embarrassed not to expose him.
At this moment, the God of War Yulong adjusted his state and entered a berserk mode.
His strength doubled, reaching the realm of Houtian middle stage.
"Die!"
The God of War Yulong attacked Yun Fan with his full power, entering an invincible state.
"Unbearable!"
In an instant, Yun Fan made his move. Powerful energy erupted from his palm, directly striking the berserk God of War Yulong.
Although the God of War Yulong was resilient in his berserk state, it depended on who was attacking. Under Yun Fan's palm techniques, he seemed unbearable.
"Crack!"
After a crisp sound, the God of War Yulong let out a scream, "Ah..."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
The God of War Yulong looked at Yun Fan with a horrified expression. He couldn't believe Yun Fan was fine, after all, he had personally seen Yun Fan take the pill.
Everyone was confused. They naturally didn't know about the God of War Yulong's despicable methods, only knowing that the powerful God of War Yulong had been brutally beaten by Yun Fan while not at his peak.
At this moment, Yun Fan deliberately asked loudly, "What do you mean?"
The God of War Yulong fell for it and shouted, "I clearly saw you swallow the pill with my own eyes, why are you still fine?"
As soon as he said this, the crowd looked at the God of War Yulong with disappointed eyes. They hadn't expected the God of War Yulong to be so despicable.
His level of baseness exceeded everyone's expectations. After all, in their eyes, the God of War Yulong was an invincible existence.
He was also a upright gentleman praised by thousands, a man of integrity who fought fairly against anyone.
Unexpectedly, he resorted to such despicable and low means. It had to be said that the image the God of War Yulong had built in the past had completely collapsed at this moment.
He had never expected that someone who represented China's image would also have such a dirty and vulgar side.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Helian Shan coughed a few times and reminded the God of War Yulong, "War God, please be careful with your words!"
However, the God of War Yulong was already blinded by anger and couldn't calm down. He cursed Zhu Que, "Bitch, you dare betray me?"
Even without a brain, he knew that Zhu Que had tampered with the medicine, otherwise Yun Fan wouldn't be unharmed.
Zhu Que said coldly, "That's right, I did secretly switch the pill and made an identical one! But all of this is what you deserve!"
After hearing this, Yun Fan suddenly realized why Zhu Que had said so many strange things to him.
And the pill Zhu Que had made him swallow back then was not a tonic, but the medicine the God of War Yulong had used to harm him.
It was just that even the God of War Yulong hadn't expected Zhu Que to switch the pills. Otherwise, he would have been the one in trouble today.
"Bitch, I'll kill you!"
The God of War Yulong immediately pressed the remote control. To his surprise, Zhu Que's body did not explode.
"What's going on?"
At this moment, the God of War Yulong was completely bewildered. Logically speaking, even if Yun Fan had swallowed the fake pill, he had definitively controlled Zhu Que.
Zhu Que shouldn't be fine.
"War God, you are too foolish!"
Zhu Que sneered, "That's right, I was controlled by you, but it's not like I can't remove it!"
"How did you remove it?"
The God of War Yulong asked in disbelief.
Zhu Que said, "Of course, I had surgery to remove it!"
As soon as she said this, the God of War Yulong finally reacted. He thought he was very clever, but he didn't expect the clown to be himself.
Indeed, with the advancement of medical technology in this era, it was not difficult for Zhu Que to remove it, even if it meant performing surgery on herself.
"I should have killed you back then instead of saving you from the sea of fire, knowing you would betray me!"
The God of War Yulong pointed at Zhu Que and cursed.
Yun Fan and the others remained silent. It was a good opportunity to make the God of War Yulong reveal his secrets from the past.
The crowd glared at Zhu Que with righteous indignation. After all, the God of War Yulong was Zhu Que's savior.
After saving her, he had also trained her to be a master, yet all he got in return was Zhu Que's heartless betrayal.
If it weren't for Governor Helian Shan present, they would have already started shouting abuse at Zhu Que.
At this time, Zhu Que angrily cursed, "You still have the nerve to talk about saving me? You were the one who destroyed my Su family back then, yet you act like a fake mourner. I only regret listening to your nonsense and serving you for so many years!"
"You know everything?"
The God of War Yulong looked at Zhu Que in shock.
As soon as he said this, everyone present looked bewildered. After all, everyone present was from a prominent family in Jiangnan.
Many of them had been supported by the Su family. The Su family had immense prestige in Jiangnan, and many people had worked hard to find the truth over the years, but to no avail.
Who would have thought it was related to the God of War Yulong?
At this moment, Helian Shan, who was restless, had just been transferred to Jiangnan the year the Su family was annihilated.
When the God of War Yulong had annihilated the Su family, the person behind him had already warned him not to interfere in the matter.
For years, he had kept this secret hidden, because if it were exposed, the person behind the God of War Yulong would definitely not let him go.
He thought this matter could continue to be concealed and eventually fade away with time, but he never expected that this idiot, the God of War Yulong, would reveal it now.
If this matter were truly exposed, let alone the God of War Yulong being finished, even his position as governor would be precarious.
After all, the Su family had too much prestige.
He hadn't believed the God of War Yulong was an idiot before, but now he completely believed it.
Just as he was about to stop the God of War Yulong, Yun Fan continued to provoke him, "God of War Yulong, the Su family upheld national righteousness and was a prestigious family. Why did you annihilate the Su family?"
"Hmph!"
The God of War Yulong snorted, "So what? Who told the Su family not to obey Master's orders and not to be used by this War God? What's the point of keeping them?"
As soon as he said this, Helian Shan inwardly lamented, "It's over!" He knew that the massacre of the Su family back then had even alerted the Heavenly Emperor.
Now that the God of War Yulong had revealed everything, he knew that the God of War Yulong's good days were numbered.
Even if he wanted to intervene now, it would be of no use.
Indeed, after this earth-shattering news was revealed, the entire audience was stunned. Who would have thought that the culprit behind the annihilation of the Su family was the famous God of War Yulong of the empire?
Especially Zhu Que, upon hearing the God of War Yulong's confession, tears flowed uncontrollably.
She had thought she would never be able to vindicate the Su family in this lifetime, but unexpectedly, heaven had given her this opportunity. If it weren't for Yun Fan, she would still be in the dark.
Upon hearing the public's accusations and curses, the God of War Yulong realized he had caused trouble by saying things he shouldn't have.
"I'll kill you!"
No longer able to suppress her hatred, Zhu Que attacked the God of War Yulong.
"Bitch!"
Just as the God of War Yulong was about to strike Zhu Que to death, Yun Fan stepped forward and struck him with a palm.
"Bang!"
The God of War Yulong spat out blood and lost his combat ability.
"God of War Yulong, you have committed many evils and are unworthy of your position. Today, I shall send you on your way!"
With that, Yun Fan was about to strike when he was stopped by Helian Shan.
"Wait!"
Helian Shan immediately said to Yun Fan, "He was merely blinded by anger. The matter of the Su family might just be a misunderstanding!"
"Misunderstanding?"
Yun Fan sneered, "He admitted it himself, so what misunderstanding could there be?"
"Even if it's not a misunderstanding, his crimes should be judged by the Heavenly Emperor, not by you!"
Helian Shan said coldly.
The reason he wanted to save this idiot, the God of War Yulong, was entirely to save himself. If the God of War Yulong died today, the people behind him would no longer protect him. Therefore, no matter what, he could not let the God of War Yulong die here.
Yun Fan then said, "Even if his crimes are not for me to judge, we have signed a contract of life and death. He lost, so he should accept the punishment for his defeat!"
"Kill him!"
"Kill him!"
At this moment, the crowd below was of one mind, all wanting Yun Fan to deal with the God of War Yulong.
The God of War Yulong panicked. Under the plea of thousands, coupled with the cold killing intent in Yun Fan's eyes, he realized that his life was no longer in his own hands.
"All of you, shut up!"
Helian Shan's reprimand silenced the crowd, albeit reluctantly. After all, no one could afford to offend the person in front of them.
At this moment, he said to Yun Fan, "Young friend Yun, your duel was just a spur-of-the-moment decision, but you cannot kill him!"
"Why can't I kill him?"
Yun Fan sneered. There was no one in this world he couldn't kill.
Helian Shan then said, "Because he is the God of War Yulong, a famous God of War in China. If you kill him, don't say that those above will not let you go, even the common people of the world will not forgive you!"
"Ridiculous!"
Yun Fan mocked, "If I were the one who lost today, would he spare me? This matter has nothing to do with you, get out of my way!"
Helian Shan was furious. He hadn't expected a mere country bumpkin to speak to him in such a tone. However, for the sake of the bigger picture, he could only endure it for now.
"You are strong, but you must know that in the face of certain powers, your so-called strength will be nothing!"
Helian Shan persuaded, "For now, why don't you let him go? I guarantee he won't trouble you again!"
"You can't guarantee that!"
Yun Fan said without politeness.
This seemed to have struck a nerve with Helian Shan. Indeed, he couldn't guarantee it. Yun Fan had disrupted that person's plan, and no matter what, that person would not let Yun Fan go.
But for now, to save the God of War Yulong, he could only lie to Yun Fan.
"As long as you let him go, you can name any condition!"
He tried to persuade Yun Fan with both kindness and authority. After all, he was the one who had the final say in Jiangnan. He believed Yun Fan would give him face.
"No! I must kill this heartless enemy today!" Zhu Que said hysterically. She had finally found an opportunity to avenge the Su family, how could she miss it?
Helian Shan said coldly, "You have no right to speak here. The Su family is already in the past. I advise you to let go of your grudges, otherwise, your Su family will completely disappear!"
His meaning was clear: if Zhu Que insisted on revenge, he would not let Zhu Que go.
Zhu Que was furious. For the sake of revenge, she didn't even care about her own life.
"The fight is over, and the commotion has ended. This matter will be dropped today!"
Helian Shan made a decisive ruling.
The crowd was furious. They hadn't expected Helian Shan to be so insistent. Unfortunately, they were too weak to change anything.
The God of War Yulong breathed a sigh of relief, got up from the ground, and said to Zhu Que with a sneer, "Even if I annihilated your Su family, so what? And you can't do anything. Once I recover, I'll make your life worse than death!"
"Is there no justice in this world?"
Zhu Que cried, "What wrong did my Su family do?"
Unfortunately, although the crowd sympathized with her, they could do nothing for her.
At this moment, Yun Fan pulled her up and said, "There is no justice in this world, but it can be changed by strength!"
"By strength?"
The God of War Yulong provocatively said to Yun Fan, "One day, you will find that your so-called strength is nothing. Kid, our business is not over yet!"
Helian Shan didn't expect the God of War Yulong to still dare to provoke Yun Fan. To prevent any accidents, he immediately said, "Alright, everyone disperse!"
However, just as he turned around, Yun Fan flashed past and grabbed the God of War Yulong by the neck.
"Kid, what do you think you're doing?"
The God of War Yulong coughed repeatedly, "Cough, cough, cough!"
At this moment, Helian Shan panicked and quickly warned Yun Fan, "Yun Fan, if you dare to touch him, this time next year will be your death anniversary. I hope you take my warning to heart!"
The crowd felt incredibly stifled. Should they just let the God of War Yulong continue to be so arrogant?
At this moment, Yun Fan said indifferently, "Do you know? In my eyes, you are no different from a dog that barks indiscriminately. I don't take your threat seriously at all!"
"You..."
Before Helian Shan could speak, Yun Fan interrupted him, "If I want to kill someone, I don't need to act according to your face!"
"Crack!"
With a slight exertion of force, Yun Fan snapped the God of War Yulong's neck.
"No..."
The God of War Yulong's voice abruptly stopped. Even he hadn't expected Yun Fan to be so decisive. He died with regret.
"Yun Fan..."
Helian Shan gnashed his teeth with hatred. He hadn't expected that even his status couldn't intimidate Yun Fan.
At this moment, Yun Fan threw down the body of the God of War Yulong and said, "You should worry about yourself first! Do you think you have nothing to do with what happened back then!"
As soon as he said this, Helian Shan's eyes were filled with fear. If it hadn't been for his vigorous efforts to clean up the aftermath back then, the annihilation of the Su family would not have been so seamless.
That's right, while threatening Yun Fan, he had overlooked his own danger. If the Heavenly Emperor investigated, he would surely die.
"You killed the God of War Yulong, and no one can save you. You will soon pay an unforgettable price for your foolishness today!"
Helian Shan's words buzzed in Yun Fan's ears like a mosquito, making him angry, "If you don't get out of here, I don't mind killing one more person!"
The crowd was shocked by Yun Fan's feat. Indeed, when a person was outrageously strong, even the governor of Jiangnan had to show respect.
Helian Shan wanted to get angry, but when he saw Yun Fan's murderous eyes, he flinched. He had no doubt that if he dared to say another word, Yun Fan would kill him without hesitation.
"Hmph!"
Helian Shan snorted and left dejectedly. He felt incredibly wronged. He had arrived in glory, but left as someone despised by thousands.
"Well done!"
"This guy should have died long ago!"
The crowd chattered. They were shocked by Yun Fan's boldness, and the frustration in their hearts vanished at this moment.
But Yun Fan ignored them and walked towards Zhu Que.
"I'm sorry, I couldn't let you get your revenge personally!"
He had originally wanted Zhu Que to kill the defenseless God of War Yulong herself, but he had been too angry just now, so he had killed the God of War Yulong himself.
"It's okay, it's all the same whether you kill him or I do!"
Then, Zhu Que, with red eyes, knelt down to Yun Fan, "Thank you for helping me get revenge. Otherwise, I would never have been able to avenge myself!"
Yun Fan quickly helped her up and said, "Even without your hatred, I would have killed him!"
That's right, Yun Fan didn't kill the God of War Yulong for Zhu Que's revenge. It was from the moment the God of War Yulong provoked him that his fate was sealed today.
If others do not offend me, I will not offend them. As long as they provoke me, I will not give anyone face, regardless of their background.
...
"What? The God of War Yulong is dead?"
Ouyang Shaohui, who had just received the news, was instantly agitated. He knew that he and Yulong had planned all of this, and it was expected that Yun Fan would surely die today.
Therefore, he was here waiting for this good news, but what he heard was not Yun Fan's death, but the news of the God of War Yulong's death.
"That's right, Young Master. Yun Fan killed the God of War Yulong in front of Helian Shan!"
His subordinate quickly reported.
"This is bad!"
Ouyang Shaohui inwardly lamented. He didn't know at which step something went wrong, but he knew that Yun Fan's next target would be him.
After all, he had set traps for Yun Fan several times. Yun Fan, who dared to kill the God of War Yulong, would definitely not take his identity seriously.
But he was unwilling. He, the heir of the Ouyang family, couldn't even deal with a mere country bumpkin like Yun Fan.
However, the facts were before him, and he didn't dare to linger in Jiangnan anymore. The best course of action now was to retreat.
Then, he would watch Yun Fan and the people behind the God of War Yulong fight to the death.
"Let's go!"
Ouyang Shaohui hesitated no longer and prepared to leave.
"The Eldest Young Lady hasn't returned yet. I'll go pick her up first!"
His subordinate quickly said. Ouyang Shanshan was still outside, and even if they were to leave, they couldn't abandon their Eldest Young Lady.
But Ouyang Shaohui said, "Don't worry about her. If we don't leave now, we won't be able to leave later!"
He knew Yun Fan's methods and was sure that he wouldn't be able to leave Jiangnan safely. Therefore, he wished he could fly to Jinling right now.
However, at this moment, a figure had already arrived outside the door.
"Tian Ying, why is it you?"
Ouyang Shaohui was shocked. He thought that Tian Ying had died at Yun Fan's hands that night.
He never expected Tian Ying to still be alive.
Tian Ying said coldly, "Thanks to the Young Master's care, I'm still alive!"
"It's good that you're alive. I wanted to save you, but you know how terrifying that guy is. I'm no match for him!"
Ouyang Shaohui deliberately concealed the fact that he had abandoned Tian Ying and fled alone that night, because that incident was not glorious at all, and he still needed Tian Ying to continue working for him.
Tian Ying then said, "It's not the Young Master's fault. After all, under those circumstances, it's normal for the Young Master to flee first!"
"That's good!"
Ouyang Shaohui said to Tian Ying, "It's good that you're here. Come back to Jinling with me. The strength of this kid is beyond our ability to deal with!"
"Since you're here, then Young Master doesn't need to go back."
With that, Tian Ying took out his sharp claws. Although he hadn't made a move yet, the atmosphere in the entire room had become extremely tense. It was clear that both sides were on the verge of a confrontation.
"Tian Ying, what do you mean?"
Ouyang Shaohui was furious. He hadn't expected Tian Ying to dare to treat him like this. He must have eaten a leopard's gall.
Tian Ying said, "It doesn't mean anything. I'm just following the Boss's orders to keep the Young Master here!"
"Boss?"
As Ouyang Shaohui was confused, Tian Ying said directly, "Young Master, you might not know, but I have defected to Yun Fan, and Yun Fan is my Boss!"
"What?"