The Legend of Futian - Chapter 80: Plan

It was dead silent in the School of the Emperor Star. Countless gazes fell on Ye Futian and the figure who was unmoving on the ground beside him—Mu Yunxuan.

That strike had not only hit Mu Yunxuan's body. It seemed to have hit everyone's hearts, making all of them shudder. Mu Yunxuan, top student of the School of the Emperor Star, the disciple of Han Mo, had just been killed before the school.

Ye Futian had really dared to strike.

Han Mo looked up and glared at Ye Futian. When he received the minister's degree, his heart had wavered and he had hesitated but then his disciple was killed.

"With Minister Zuo supporting you, you committed murder in Donghai Academy. Good job, Ye Futian," Han Mo said coldly, tossing the minister's decree to him.

"Senior, you can ask your own conscience who wants to kill whom?" Ye Futian replied indifferently. He was very sensitive and could sense how Han Mo and Mu Yunxuan wanted to kill him. Even so, he had never planned on doing this. Mu Yunxuan should not have angered him so many times.

Hua Jieyu had confessed to him before leaving Qingzhou City that she would wait patiently for him in Donghai Academy, worry over his every move, and face everything with him. But Mu Yunxuan had insulted her like that and Ye Futian could not allow it.

"Clean it up," Han Mo said coldly. He turned and walked toward the School of the Emperor Star. The others quickly carried Mu Yunxuan away. Many glared at Ye Futian before scurrying away.

Today, the School of the Emperor Star had lost all dignity. In this fight of life and death, prodigy Mu Yunxuan was killed on the spot by Ye Futian.

The students of the other schools studied Ye Futian. He was too crazy. His talent was intimidating and after he left with Minister Zuo, he had received the man's favor. He even had the minister decree; it was obvious how highly the minister thought of him.

In Donghai Academy, barely anyone's talent could be compared to him. There was Yu Sheng, a natural-born warrior, and Hua Jieyu, the starlet of the School of the Emperor Star. The former was Ye Futian's best friend who had entered the school with him and seemed to be very obedient; the latter was his girlfriend.

Now, Hua Jieyu walked to Ye Futian's side. She lightly pulled on his hand. Ye Futian glanced over and saw her.

She asked quietly, "Why were you so brash?" She obviously understood that Ye Futian had done so because he was angry for her. She hated Mu Yunxuan but she also knew that Ye Futian would become the enemy of the Emperor Star because of this.

"If anyone says that to you again, I'll act the same way," Ye Futian said with a smile.

Hua Jieyu lowered her head. She felt warm and fuzzy inside. "I'll go bid farewell to my grandmaster. I won't cultivate here anymore."

"Okay." Ye Futian nodded. "What about the future?"

"I have you, don't I?" Hua Jieyu looked at him with a smile.

"Okay." Ye Futian returned the smile.

"I'll go now," Hua Jieyu said quietly. Ye Futian nodded and let go. Hua Jieyu walked toward to the school to bid farewell with her teacher. Since her lover was now against the Emperor Star, she naturally could not remain there.

Ye Futian turned and walked toward the School of the Finance Star. His fellow disciples all looked at him with some respect. Today, Ye Futian had helped them vent their anger.

"Headmaster, I caused trouble for you," Ye Futian said to Yi Xiang.

"You already killed him. There's not much to think now," Han Mo said nonchalantly. "If you didn't kill him, he would kill you. Just as you said, if you had lost before, Han Mo would definitely want you dead and I wouldn't be able to save you either. So, instead of letting them think about how to deal with you, challenging them straightforwardly isn't that bad."

Ye Futian eyed Yi Xiang. His headmaster was so agreeable this time.

"Let's go." Yi Xiang began walking away. Ye Futian walked beside him and the other students followed behind. Seeing them leave, the spectators dispersed as well though they still had not calmed down. They had a feeling something would happen in Donghai Academy soon. It was not just a sudden conflict between the School of the Emperor Star and Ye Futian but a long-time rivalry. However, they finally realized just how strong the youth was. If he could survive, he would definitely become something impressive.

On the way back to their school, Yi Xiang, Ye Futian, Yu Sheng, and Yi Qingxuan walked in the front. Yi Xiang said lightly, "Your reason of challenging the Emperor Star wasn't so simple today."

Ye Futian looked up. Yi Xiang continued, "Forcefully defeating the disciple of the Art Saint, blocking their gate, revealing your talent, and expressing your attitude toward Hua Jieyu… Are you trying to prove something to the Nandou clan?"

Ye Futian's eyes flashed. Yi Xiang said, "With the talent you showed off today and the minister's decree, the Nandou clan will definitely pay attention now."

"Headmaster, I don't want that either." Ye Futian shook his head and smiled wryly. Since the School of the Emperor Star had suspected his relationship with Hua Jieyu, the Nandou clan obviously did too. It was better to make things clear now since it would come out sooner or later. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Ye Futian looked forward and said, "I don't expect to be accepted by the Nandou clan but I do hope I can win some time for Fox. After a few years, it won't matter if they agree or not."

"Well, you're confident," Yi Xiang said lightly. "What about your other motives? Just confess."

"Uh…" Ye Futian looked at Yi Xiang. Was this man really so sensitive?

Yi Xiang sneered and said, "Since Minister Zuo gave you the minister decree, his attitude toward you is obvious. He must have told you to go to the royal city. That's why you're not scared about making trouble here. You can just leave, after all. Thus, you decided to make it even bigger and help the Finance Star. Is it to thank me?"

Ye Futian looked at him, speechless. The man really knew his stuff.

"When are you leaving?" Yi Xiang asked.

"Minister Zuo wants me to attend next spring's Tingfeng Banquet," Ye Futian said.

"Stay in the School of the Finance Star and cultivate obediently. Don't go out anymore and I'll take you there personally next year," Yi Xiang said, facing forward.

Ye Futian looked at the serious side profile and smiled. This old guy always had a stern face but after interacting more, Ye Futian realized he was pretty lovable too.

However, they did not know that things were never as one expected.

...

A while after Ye Futian returned to the School of the Finance Star, Hua Jieyu went over as well. Seeing the figure that appeared in the yard, Ye Futian smiled gently.

Hua Jieyu seemed down. She walked over to Ye Futian and looked at him with her pretty eyes.

"What's wrong?" Ye Futian asked quietly.

Hua Jieyu reached out a slender arm and grabbed Ye Futian's hand. Her voice was low. "After I leave, Grandmaster will be alone again."

"Silly girl, Grandmaster will be fine," Ye Futian said softly. Thinking of the old man at the School of the Emperor Star, he felt bittersweet.

The old man's smile was so benevolent. He could feel his grandmaster's love towards him and Hua Jieyu in his gaze. Though he was old, he still had a scholarly and refined aura. He did not seem to like how the School of the Emperor Star had become. Staying there by himself must be lonely.

"Okay," Hua Jieyu said with reddening eyes. "Let's go visit him whenever we can, alright?"

"Of course. I still have to learn to play the guqin from him," Ye Futian said with a smile. However, he knew that there would be fewer and fewer chances. With Grandmaster's age, no one knew how many more years he could live. But it was this old man who had taught him pieces such as the Decree of the General.

"Also, you're not allowed to leave me anymore." Hua Jieyu stared deeply at Ye Futian.

"Weren't you the one who left me? When did I ever leave you?" Ye Futian asked.

"You did." Hua Jieyu glared at him.

Ye Futian sighed. He couldn't argue with Jieyu's logic. "Does that mean you're planning on being with me now?" Ye Futian's eyes brightened.

"You still want to shake me away?" Hua Jieyu whined.

"Oh no, seems like I won't be able to talk to pretty girls anymore," Ye Futian muttered.

"You…" Hua Jieyu stomped her feet and kicked Ye Futian lightly.

"Why do girls always like to do that?" Ye Futian mumbled but realized it sounded wrong so he quickly shut his mouth.

Then he discovered that Hua Jieyu was smiling at him. "Really? Who else does that?"

"No, I've seen Qingxuan kick Yu Sheng like that." Ye Futian pointed at the two figures in the near distance.

"I've never done that." Seeing Hua Jieyu look at her, Yi Qingxuan glanced over with a smile. She was not going to take responsibility for this.

Ye Futian's face darkened. Yi Qingxuan was such a bad friend!

Looking back, he realized Hua Jieyu was still looking at him. Helpless, he looked up to the sky and said quietly, "The weather is so nice today. We should take a nap."

With that, he walked toward his room. Hua Jieyu blinked and followed. Ye Futian turned around and asked her, "Together?"

Hua Jieyu halted. When Ye Futian smiled proudly, she suddenly grinned. "Sure."

As she spoke, she caught up to him. It was Ye Futian's turn to blink in shock. Happiness had come so suddenly!

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 79: I Will Take His Life Now

Countless eyes landed on Ye Futian who was up in the air. At this moment, he looked magnificent. He was a handsome young man to begin with. Now that the Golden Roc has been released and wings had appeared on his back, Ye Futian seemed to be basking in a divine light. In his hand was a golden rod, and he was bursting with power. Perhaps, if he gave it all he got, Ye Futian would really be capable of fighting against Mu Yunxuan, despite the three-plane difference between the two. Everyone around shared this thought as they watched Ye Futian challenge one of the School of Emperor Star's genius cultivators.

Mu Yunxuan's golden pupils narrowed on Ye Futian. Then, his Life Spirit was released. A golden Demon Cat appeared. Its eyes were even more demon-like than those of Mu Yunxuan. Those eyes had the ability to make people feel uncomfortable when looked at.

A golden storm gathered in front of Mu Yunxuan and formed sharp golden swords, long and thin. As the swords circled Mu Yunxuan, a low whistling of the wind was heard. This was no ordinary Metal Elemental Sorcery, but an extreme control of the Metal Spiritual Qi.

Mu Yunxuan was mainly a Mandate Sorcerer of the Spirit element. His spiritual energy had a much stronger control over Metal Spiritual Qi than most people. Even a common nine-starred Metal Sorcerer would not be able to control Metal Spiritual Qi like Mu Yunxuan could. With this extraordinary ability, Mu Yunxuan did not even need to cultivate in martial arts. His powers in the element of metal were sufficient enough to attack and defend.

"Mu Yunxuan is definitely more powerful than Leng Qiufeng. Will Ye Futian really be able to withstand this battle?" asked someone in the crowd. Witnessing the release of Mu Yunxuan's powers had many people lose the confidence they previously had on Ye Futian. The golden storm surrounding Mu Yunxuan was too frightful. The sharp swords revolved around him, controlled as if they were toys.

Han Mo stood quietly in the School of the Emperor Star and observed. Obviously, he could see just how gifted Ye Futian was, but the young man now stood against the school, so they must get rid of him. Since Ye Futian personally proposed a life or death battle, it saved the school a lot of trouble.

"Since you're asking for it, I'll let you die," Mu Yunxuan said with a cold demeanor. Just as he finished his sentence, the swords around him whistled through the wind and shot towards Ye Futian. In perfect unison, these swords were much more powerful than those drawn by Zhou Mu. After all, there was a huge difference in regards to the planes Zhou Mu and Mu Yunxuan were in.

The golden rod danced in Ye Futian's hand. He tried to take a step forward when a large force erupted, and the wings appeared on his back. Just like a flash of lightning, Ye Futian shot up into the sky.

Mu Yunxuan hmphed and directed his attention up above. The swords immediately altered their route to continue in their attack on Ye Futian. Even though Mu Yunxuan did not specialize in the element of wind, he was not afraid to face a sorcerer who could fly.

Ye Futian moved at an incredibly fast speed. His every movement was graceful like a real roc. He zipped through the clouds in the sky but the swords followed relentlessly.

At this moment, the force building up in Ye Futian's body was growing stronger. An equally strong force from the golden storm chased after him. The golden rod he held grew thicker.

"Until when do you plan to keep running away from me?" Mu Yunxuan asked coldly. Immediately after he spoke, Ye Futian appeared in the air right above him. Ye Futian was no longer dodging the attacks. He held the enormous golden rod and struck downward. Just then, the atmosphere around and even the world seemed to be shaken up. Onlookers almost could not see Ye Futian's figure. To them, there was only the shadow of a rod coming down from the heavens to wipe out everything below.

The ferocious swords were no more, turned into ashes by the rod. Mu Yunxuan lifted his head and saw Ye Futian coming for him. After this quick glance, the Demon Cat behind him had a fierce look in its eye. The crazed golden storm recollected into a giant sword. With a scary glint in his eyes. Mu Yunxuan screamed, "KILL HIM!" The giant golden sword shot upward into the sky.

BOOM! The rod and the sword collided. The golden sword had been destroyed. A powerful force pushed Mu Yunxuan back, but he managed to stop Ye Futian's attack. It halted in mid-air. The force was still there. Ye Futian's golden wings flapped and he flew in the skies. Suddenly, the force within began to build up once again, exceeding the prior.

Mu Yunxuan sensed what was happening, and the look on his face changed. He put out both of his hands. The golden storm started once more and formed a pattern, shielding him. At the same time, strains of golden silk sliced through the air, attacking Ye Futian. This spell was protecting and attacking all at once.

Ye Futian remained emotionless. He soared through the air and then formed into lightning, hitting down on Mu Yunxuan again. Mu Yunxuan's spell, Winding of a Thousand Silk Strains, advanced towards Ye Futian, but a golden light barricaded him, not leaving space for anything to get past.

Finally, Ye Futian descended upon Mu Yunxuan. Ye Futian attacked with the second attack of the Nine Heavenly, ready to destroy everything in his way.

BOOM! Mu Yunxuan's golden pattern exploded and a powerful force forced him to slide backward on his own two feet.

Right now, the expression on everyone's face has changed. They were utterly shocked.

What kind of battle technique was this? It was so domineering, wiping out everything in its way. It was as if one attack could kill any enemy you pleased, not leaving any survivors.

Ye Futian was truly a young war god at this moment. Not only did his powers not diminish after two attacks from Mu Yunxuan, but he got even stronger. Upon sensing the crazed energy gathering within Ye Futian, everyone from the School of the Emperor Star had a change in expression. Even Vice Headmaster Han Mo did not look too well. Ye Futian's second attack with the rod was obviously stronger than the first. If there was another even stronger attack, there was no way Mu Yunxuan would be able to withstand it.

A prepared Ye Futian advanced. He unleashed his power, which caused Mu Yunxuan to blanch. With a loud scream, My Yunxuan used Metal Spiritual Qi in a spell which summoned a large ancient bell to encapsulate himself. He had given up on attacking and focused solely on his defense.

Ye Futian charged ahead at full speed and delivered his third blow. Without any hesitation, the golden rod struck the ancient bell. The bell rang and then cracked. What followed were the blood-curdling screams of Mu Yunxuan. After the rod broke through the bell, it landed on Mu Yunxuan, throwing him onto the ground. His body slid across the ground, and blood flowed from his mouth. In an instant, the color in his face was gone. It was obviously, Mu Yunxuan could no longer battle. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"This..." the people did not know what to say. Their hearts pounded in their chest. Ye Futian was too violent. Looking at his figure, Ye Futian looked majestic and furious. The aura around him made it clear that anyone who tried to stop would only have one result—death.

"He's so powerful." Many people were excited by this scene. Ye Futian was a great example of how a true man should act.

Just then, many people remembered Hua Jieyu's words. She had said that Mu Yunxuan was not worthy of being compared to the person she liked. A lot of people doubted her words. Was there really someone like that at Donghai Academy? Maybe she was simply blinded by love. However, when the person she liked faced Mu Yunxuan in battle and completed destroyed him despite being three planes lower, everyone finally understood that Hua Jieyu had not been exaggerating. Whether it be giftedness or actual ability, Mu Yunxuan was truly unworthy of being compared to Ye Futian. Perhaps only a person like Ye Futian was suited to stand beside the goddess Hua Jieyu.

As Ye Futian approached Mu Yunxuan, one step at a time, many from the School of the Emperor Star had a change in expressions. This battle was a matter of life or death. Mu Yunxuan had already agreed to these terms.

Mu Yunxuan held himself up with his hands on the ground as he looked up at Ye Futian. Blood dripped from the corners of his mouth. With a crazed look in his eyes, he stared at Ye Futian and said, "This is the School of the Emperor Star, you dare to commit such a sin here?"

"Get down on your knees and apologize. I will spare your worthless life then," Ye Futian said to Mu Yunxuan coldly.

Mu Yunxuan looked even more crazed now. Ye Futian wanted him to kneel down and apologize?

"Are you done with this nonsense?" Han Mo approached. His aura was forceful as he stared at Ye Futian.

"This is a battle to the death. Have you been watching, Senior?" Ye Futian lifted his head to look at Han Mo.

"You are standing on the Emperor Star school's territory," said Han Mo. Suddenly, Ye Futian began to laugh. Mockingly, he said, "If it were Mu Yunxuan who was victorious today, you probably would not hesitate to kill me."

Naturally, Han Mo had nothing to say to that.

Seeing the Vice Headmaster step in, Mu Yunxuan let out a laugh. "You can't kill me now, Ye Futian. Do you really think that you and that b*tch will have a happy ending?"

Ye Futian looked down at him. Mu Yunxuan was laughing like a madman. He had obviously been deeply affected by his defeat today. He deepened his voice and said, "With those looks, that b*tch will definitely end up as someone else's plaything in the future."

"You're calling out for death." Ye Futian clenched his fist around the golden rod. Then, he lifted his arm, ready to strike down at any moment.

"Vice Headmaster," Mu Yunxuan called to Han Mo as he turned to look at the elder. Han Mo took another step forward. The headmaster spoke, "Ye Futian, do you want to die?"

Ye Futian reached his left hand into his shirt and pulled out a badge. He tossed it to Han Mo. Han Mo scrunched his face as he caught the object. Upon realizing what he had in his hands, his expression fell. He mustered in a low voice, "The Decree of the Minister."

"Minister Zuo has said, seeing the badge is the same as seeing him. People from the seven schools of Donghai Academy have witnessed our battle to the death today. So, I will take his life now." The golden rod Ye Futian held in struck down. Mu Yunxuan was horror-stricken. As he watched the rod come down, several thoughts crossed his mind. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but never got the chance to.

BANG! The golden rod came down directly through Mu Yunxuan's head.

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 78: Face It Holding Hands

Mu Yunxuan had hurt Ye Futian's girlfriend while spreading rumors? Earlier, Ye Futian had also said that his girlfriend was from the School of the Emperor Star. Thinking of the rumors that had spread around Donghai Academy earlier, everyone stared at Ye Futian.

Months ago, that fairy-like figure had walked down from the School of the Emperor Star and announced to the entire academy that there was nothing between her and Mu Yunxuan. She had said that Mu Yunxuan could not even be compared to the one she liked.

They had thought about whether someone that talented really existed in the academy. Today, Ye Futian had blocked the gate and challenged the School of the Emperor Star. He was so mad. With what he just said to Mu Yunxuan, it was easy to link the two events.

Everyone's hearts trembled. They slowly looked over toward the School of the Emperor Star. Behind all the students, they saw a beautiful figure standing quietly at the high point. She stood alone, and it seemed that wherever she was, everything else would lose color.

Now, the beautiful figure moved. She slowly walked down. The other students quickly moved aside and watched her. There was some yearning in their hearts but they knew it would be an impossible dream.

Hua Jieyu walked down the steps and entered the battlefield. She walked past Mu Yunxuan. The boy looked to the side at the scene. There was lust deep in his eyes. Every time he saw this beauty, his heart would be shaken but he did not exist in her eyes. She had even embarrassed him in front of the entire academy. Hua Jieyu stood before Ye Futian. Her eyes gazed at him without blinking.

"Jieyu, fight with him," Han Mo said behind them. His expression was so dark and gloomy. However, Hua Jieyu completely ignored him. She kept staring at the youth's figure, thinking how impulsive he was.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Ye Futian stared back at Hua Jieyu and shrugged.

"Why do you think?" Hua Jieyu said sharply. She sounded angry but was also whining. Though she was glaring at Ye Futian, there were rich emotions inside her beautiful eyes.

Many people felt their hearts breaking. There had been rumors before but they were only rumors. Now, they personally witnessed the fairy of Donghai Academy talk and look at Ye Futian like a little girl. It was a peculiar feeling. With just one sentence and one glance, they experienced the feeling of dating. Many felt moved but sadly, the voice and eyes were for Ye Futian, not them.

"Didn't I say that I'll announce it to Donghai Academy?" Ye Futian said with a smile. "You're so pretty and everyone keeps thinking about you. It pisses me off. Today's the best chance to tell them that you're mine and they can just be jealous."

Many faces became long at this. Hearing Ye Futian's words, they suddenly wanted to beat him up. This b*stard was doing it on purpose. Hua Jieyu was the girl of their dreams!

"Idiot," Hua Jieyu reprimanded, still glaring. After that, she continued forward. When she was beside Ye Futian, she reached out gently. Then, under everyone's eyes, she grabbed Ye Futian's hand to announce their relationship publicly.

Hua Jieyu turned to the side and tilted her head up to look at Ye Futian. A smile bloomed on her face; it was so intoxicatingly beautiful.

"Are you satisfied now?" Hua Jieyu smiled gently. Since Ye Futian chose not to keep it a secret, she was willing to face it with him. No matter what would happen in the future, they would face it together, hand in hand, just like now. Minister Zuo had said that she had the fate of an empress. She did not believe in fate. Even if she had this fate, she would change it, she believed. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Seeing the smile on the girl's face and those gentle words, Ye Futian's smile was also warm. The most beautiful promise was no better than that. The most beautiful girl was no better than the Fox's smile. So what if he had seen a girl even more beautiful at Mount Tianyao? His godfather had said that his woman would be the empress of the world. If that really happened, his fox's temperament was enough to rule and impress the world.

"Yes, very satisfied." Ye Futian smiled and nodded. This feeling was amazing.

"Hey, are you guys done?" someone finally called out, feeling tortured by the public display of affection.

"I feel like I just got dumped. My heart hurts," someone muttered, a hand to his chest.

"Psh." In the Finance Star crowd, Yi Qingxuan, who was standing beside Yu Sheng, laughed out loud. Ye Futian was seriously going full out with his affection. However, it was beautiful. Yi Qingxuan knew that even though they were smiling and holding hands, there was a heavy burden on this relationship. But despite it, they would face it together.

Thinking of this, Yi Qingxuan also reached out and touched the arm beside her.

Yu Sheng glanced at her and asked, "What's wrong?"

Yi Qingxuan looked up him with her pretty eyes. Yu Sheng scratched his head. He did not understand the girl, making her so angry she stomped on Yu Sheng's feet. The boy blinked and looked away. Just as Yi Qingxuan fumed, a big muscular hand wrapped around her small hand. In an instant, her heart seemed to melt and she smiled like a flower. It seemed that this guy was not so insensitive. He had learned a lot from Ye Futian.

In the direction of the School of the Emperor Star, a beautiful figure was watching the two holding hands with smiling eyes. It was Shu Yuyan. She was the one who understood Hua Jieyu the most in the school. Only she knew how much Hua Jieyu really cared about the boy. Jieyu had overlooked all the talents in the School of the Emperor Star and become nervous because of the boy's every action. She was practically a fairy but would become an ignorant little girl once Ye Futian was mentioned.

However, the others were not so happy. Ye Futian had become to disgrace them. He had defeated Zhou Mu and humiliated the school. Now, he had snatched away their goddess—the top beauty of Donghai Academy. Their hatred toward Ye Futian was obvious.

"B*tch," a dissonant voice rang out. Mu Yunxuan's face had darkened to the extreme. He looked menacing. His love for Hua Jieyu was no secret because he had not rejected it when Han Mo wanted to use him for the rumors. The relationships between people were strange. When enough people spread the rumors, the other would take notice. Maybe it would become true. However, he never expected that Hua Jieyu and Ye Futian would have been dating already and be so in love.

Hua Jieyu had felt disgusted from the rumors, thus leading to everything else.

When the goddess he adored publicly humiliated him, telling him to scram, he had endured it. But now, seeing Hua Jieyu act affectionately to Ye Futian with his own eyes, he finally could not take it anymore. Evil thoughts burst within him and he uttered a word he should not have.

Even if Ye Futian had come to mess with the School of the Emperor Star, it was a just fight. However, when Mu Yunxuan, star of the school, said that word to Hua Jieyu, the starlet, it was grating to the ear.

Many cold stares turned toward Mu Yunxuan. They were filled with hatred. Though they were envious of Ye Futian, they could feel the true love between the two as they stood together, so the people still felt happy for them deep down. However, Mu Yunxuan's curse had revealed his personality. Just as Ye Futian had said, cultivating with someone like Mu Yunxuan was a disgrace.

Hua Jieyu's expression changed. No woman could take being insulted with that word, let alone someone like Hua Jieyu. Ye Futian's heart twinged and felt a chill. However, he repressed his anger and said gently, "Leave it to me."

"Okay." Hua Jieyu nodded and stepped back.

When Ye Futian glanced at Mu Yunxuan, his eyes were filled with a terrifying coldness and murderous intent.

"Ye Futian, disciple of the School of the Finance Star, Five-star Glory Plane, now challenges Mu Yunxuan. Life and death, will you accept the challenge?" Ye Futian said coldly. Everyone's hearts shuddered. Ye Futian had challenged him to a fight of life and death.

Crazy, everyone thought. However, if they had a lover like Hua Jieyu, they would not allow anyone to insult her either. No wonder Ye Futian was furious.

Mu Yunxuan clenched his fists with a sneer. Ye Futian, a Five-star Glory Plane, dared to start a life and death challenge with him? Earlier, Ye Futian and Yu Sheng had worked together to defeat two Eight-star Glory Plane students. In his opinion, Ye Futian was the reinforcement while Yu Sheng was the most powerful. If a Five-star was willing to fight, what could an Eight-star Glory Plane like Mu Yunxuan fear?

"Prepare to die." Mu Yunxuan's expression was so cold. As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of violent wind gathered around him. Then his eyes turned gold; they were extremely sharp.

Ye Futian cast his life spirit. The Golden Roc appeared and it was beautiful. At the same time, there was a terrifying spiritual Qi windstorm. It transformed into a golden cane in his hand. Seeing it, many people shivered with fear. It was the one that had defeated Zhou Mu with a pure martial arts attack.

Now, Ye Futian was going to fight for life or death. He would obviously fight at a different level from before.

His wings flapped powerfully and he instantly shot to the sky. The spiritual Qi of wind was on him, transforming into a spell. He could fly with the golden Roc alone but now, he added the wind spell to it. His speed was terrifying.

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 77: Even the Score

Leng Qiufeng glared at the arrogant Ye Futian. Then, Wind and Earth bi-elemental Spiritual Qi gathered in front of him. A row of stone-tipped spears appeared, encapsulating the power of the wind.

"Attack!" Leng Qiufeng commanded the spears. In a split second, the sorceries of Wind and Earth joined together within the spears and charged towards Ye Futian and Yu Sheng.

Yu Sheng stood in front of Ye Futian, radiating a dim golden light. With a loud roar, Yu Sheng threw out his fists, and in the blink of an eye, the spears were destroyed.

"Go," said Ye Futian from behind. The sorcery of Wind descended upon Yu Sheng and he raced forward. With a single step on the solid ground, his body was launched into the air at the speed of light. In the same moment, because of the aid from Ye Futian's Wind Sorcery, Yu Sheng was able to ascend even higher into the sky and charged at Leng Qiufeng with full force. The shadows of a thousand fists approached Leng Qiufeng, ready to destroy everything in its way.

"This power..." Everyone was speechless. A person's gift was truly dependent on fate. If Ye Sheng specialized in Wind Sorcery, he would never have lost against his two opponents the last time.

Yi Xiang was very pleased to see Yu Sheng attack with the battle tactics he had learned. Yu Sheng seemed to be innately suitable for cultivation in all sorts of explosive tactics.

"Protection of Rock!" said Leng Qiufeng. A large boulder appeared in front of him. This was an extremely powerful defense spell. However, after a loud explosion, the boulder was in pieces and Yu Sheng appeared in the air above him. However, Leng Qiufeng did not retreat. Even though Yu Sheng was like a monster, Leng Qiufeng was still of a higher level than him. Plus, Leng Qiufeng's Life Spirit was able to give him immense power.

The image of a large Stone Lion overlapped on top of Leng Qiufeng's figure. The spear in his hand shot towards Yu Sheng. Around the tip of the spear, collected both Wind and Earth Spiritual Qi. The shadows of the thousand fists turned into stone and dissipated into ashes upon meeting with the tip of the spear.

Yu Sheng descended with the force of a war god. His body emanated a forceful aura, golden thorns appeared on his arms and his fist was thrown out to meet the spear. However, before the two could even meet, Yu Sheng's arms froze. Then, the stone that had just formed on his arms were absorbed by the golden thorns. His body had turned into a sort of fearsome blackhole. Finally, as everyone watched in shock, Yu Sheng's fist finally met with the stone-tipped spear. His fist was seemingly even more powerful and stronger than the weapon.

BOOM! After the loud commotion, Yu Sheng, who was previously protected by the shadows of a thousand fists, was now defenseless and bleeding. Though, Leng Qiufeng's spear was now destroyed as well. Both of the young men fell back in mid-air. Yu Sheng's arms shook. Ling Qiufeng was not doing too well either. The force of the thousand fists transmitted through the spear on to his arms, which were now numb.

Just then, Leng Qiufeng felt something amiss. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a flash of gold. The audience on the ground watched, wide-eyed. They saw a figure appear behind Leng Qiufeng. Vines appeared, blocking off Leng Qiufeng's exit. Then they began to wrap around his body rapidly.

"Wood Sorcery, the Lock of a Thousand Vines. How could a five-starred Glory Plane cultivator create such a fearsome effect?" Onlookers watched as the vines appeared endlessly like frightening tentacles.

Leng Qiufeng was then swept up in hurricane winds and brought higher into the sky. The powerful Wind Sorcery cut straight through the vines like a sharp blade. A sharp sound was emitted, and the jade-green vines now shone with a dim golden light. This made the vines stronger than before, but it was still no match for Leng Qiufeng's Wind Sorcery. Many of the vines were cut through with ease. However, the relentless vines were endless and continued to creep up Leng Qiufeng's body, wrapping him up tightly.

Again, with the aid of Ye Futian's Wind Sorcery, Yu Sheng was carried up to where Leng Qiufeng was. Leng Qiufeng's expression changed and let out a scream. He struggled to get out of the vines. Yu Sheng threw his fist at Leng Qiufeng. The sloppy defense Leng Qiufeng put up was broken easily, and the punch landed on his chest.

The vines disappeared. Yu Sheng now had Leng Qiufeng in his grasp. The two of them began to descend from the skies. Yu Sheng ruthlessly threw Leng Qiufeng into the ground. Another loud noise erupted, and the surface of the ground split open. Leng Qiufeng laid there, twitching, becoming one with the dirt on the ground.

Ye Futian landed on the ground softly and stared at Leng Qiufeng coldly. To him, Ye Futian asked, "Does it feel good fighting two on one?"

Last time at the School of the Treasury Star, Yu Sheng was defeated by Leng Qiufeng and Jiang Kun. Just now, Ye Futian and Yu Sheng joined hands to hand Leng Qiufeng a brutal defeat. Of course, Jiang Kun had already been defeated prior to this. Two five-starred Glory Plane cultivators challenged two eight-starred Glory Plane cultivators from the School of the Treasury Star and came out victorious.

"Two monsters," the people commented about Yu Sheng and Ye Futian. They shook in their shoes. The strength Yu Sheng possessed was inhuman. A lot of people had disagreed when others claimed Yu Sheng may be the most gifted martial arts student in all of Donghai Academy. But after the previous battle at the Treasury Star school and today's battle, there would not be a single person who could deny this fact any longer. Who else would possessive such explosive powers? It was not a question as to why Headmaster Yi Xiang of the School of the Finance Star, who specialized in combat, choose Yu Sheng to be his discipline.

Ye Futian was equally as monstrous. A bi-elemental Mandate Sorcerer of Metal and Wind with a Roc Spirit. He was also a Musical Sorcerer. Furthermore, he had just revealed his gifts in the Wood element and also cultivated in martial arts. He was simply good at everything.

Some people thought, could it be possible that Ye Futian is hiding his gifts in other elements as well? It was possible that the only person who was able to beat him in terms of elemental gifts was the girl genius from the School of the Emperor Star, Hua Jieyu. However, she would most likely be unwilling to make a move. Other than the time she was trying to get into the academy, she had not used her powers. Hua Jieyu also rarely stepped out of the Emperor Star school. The last time she came out on to the main campus was when she personally spoke up regarding the rumors about her and Mu Yunxuan.

The School of the Treasury Star really lost all face this time, thought everyone in the crowd. They watched as Yu Sheng picked up Leng Qiufeng and threw him in the direction of the Treasury Star school. It was a direct, domineering, and slightly insulting action. It was obvious that Yu Sheng was unhappy with what had happened during their previous battle. His opponents were able to soar through the skies, while he was stuck on the ground, not even able to make contact with them.

He was finally able to get payback today.

"This is the capability of eight-starred Glory Plane cultivators in the School of the Treasury Star? Stop making fools of yourselves at Donghai Academy," Ye Futian said calmly. The expressions on the faces of students of the Treasury Star turned more and more sour.

Everyone was speechless upon hearing Ye Futian's words. He came today with revenge on his mind and was not going easy on them, whether it be the students of the Treasury Star school or the Emperor Star school. First, Ye Futian defeated Zhou Mu. Then, he assisted Yu Sheng in defeating Leng Qiufeng and Jiang Kun. What was he going to do next?

At this moment, everyone saw Ye Futian walk to the side. He looked towards the School of the Emperor Star and said with a smile, "I came here yesterday seeking my girlfriend but Senior Brother Zhuo Qing did not allow me to enter. He told me the Emperor Star school was full of genius cultivators and that I was no match for Zhou Mu. It was because of this that I came today. Sadly, I am disappointed by Zhou Mu abilities. Now that I have proved myself to be more capable than Zhou Mu, I am curious about the abilities of these other 'geniuses'. Both Yu Sheng and myself are five-starred Glory Plane students of the Finance Star school. Would any students of the self-proclaimed top school at Donghai Academy, the School of the Emperor Star, be willing to challenge us? If any students of the same plane are willing, you may choose to challenge either one of us."

The students of the Emperor Star school did not know what to do. Same level cultivators to fight against these two freaks? It was possible that Hua Jieyu could give it try, but her schoolmates knew things that everyone else did not. So, they knew that she would never battle Ye Futian.

The onlooking crowd was speechless. They all shared a thought about how shameless Ye Futian was. Two eight-starred Glory Plane cultivators had already lost to Ye Futian and Yu Sheng. Now, he was asking students of the same plane to challenge them. Wouldn't that be digging their own grave? However, there was nothing that the students of the School of the Emperor Star could complain about. They were the ones who bragged about housing many genius cultivators and claimed to be the top school of Donghai Academy. Asking to challenge students of the same plane should not be considered too out of line. Also, Ye Futian's girlfriend was in the Emperor Star school? What was going on?

"If that's not possible, I'll also accept six-starred Glory Plane cultivators," Ye Futian said with a smile when he noticed that no one was willing to answer him.

Han Mo's expression darkened. Six-starred Glory Plane cultivator? Zhou Mu already tried. Defeated with one rod.

"Then what about seven-starred?" Ye Futian continued, "Yesterday, Senior Brother Zhuo Qing said that the Emperor Star school was packed full with geniuses. What's going on today?"

Everyone turned their attention towards Zhuo Qing, only to see the normally gentlemanly Zhuo Qing with a dark face. He forced a smile and said, "Junior Brother Ye, since you're trying to provoke my fellow schoolmates into a challenge, what's the need to bring up planes?"

"So, what Senior Brother Zhuo is trying to say is that I should ignore planes and fight against students four, five planes above me? Maybe even those in the Dharma Plane?" Ye Futian laughed. "Is this what the students of your school have been doing to my fellow schoolmates these past days? Why don't you try to challenge Dharma Plane students in my school, Senior Brother?"

Zhuo Qing had nothing to say once again. The students of the Emperor Star school all stared coldly at Ye Futian. They were getting anxious under his questioning.

"If nobody has the guts to come out and challenge us, then I hope that the students of the Emperor Star school will stop being so brazen, coming to pick on the weaker students of my school," warned Ye Futian when he saw that nobody was going to speak up. Only when he said this, onlookers realized his true intentions: to stop the School of the Emperor Star from attacking the students of the Finance Star school.

"I know that Junior Brother Ye possesses extraordinary gifts, and has once said that I would like to see them for myself. So, I am willing to be thick-skinned and step out to challenge you as an eight-starred Glory Plane cultivator, but if you are here simply to give empty threats, then please leave," said a figure as it stepped out. A handsome young man, one of the "geniuses" in the Emperor Star school, walked towards Ye Futian and introduced himself, "Student of the School of the Emperor Star, Mu Yunxuan. Eight-starred Glory Plane."

As soon as he heard this name, Yu Sheng took a large step forward. His body radiated a powerful force.

"Yu Sheng," called Ye Futian. Yu Sheng halted.

"Let me," said Ye Futian. Yu Sheng nodded and retreated.

Ye Futian looked at Mu Yunxuan. A sarcastic smile spread across his face and he continued, "You're not just thick-skinned. I feel ashamed simply attending the same academy as you."

"You!" Mu Yunxuan broke his façade immediately. His expression darkened.

Ye Futian stood quietly and a powerful aura emanated from him. His clothes moved without wind. "Since you have the guts to step up, then I'll also settle the incident of you spreading rumors about my girlfriend. Let's even the score today," said Ye Futian calmly. After he spoke, there was silence.

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 76: Block the Door

Everyone watched as Ye Futian tossed Zhou Mu before the School of the Emperor Star pavilion. Seeing such a talent fall to the ground, they felt unsettled. Zhou Mu, disciple of the Art Saint, was currently cultivating with the headmaster of the School of the Emperor Star. But today, he was first defeated by Ye Futian's guqin and then wiped out by a stick. After this, there would no longer be any fights between the successors of the Qin Devil and Art Saint. Zhou Mu no longer qualified.

The results could not be described using 'winner' and 'loser.' They were not even at the same level with Zhou Mu at a higher plane. Any battles in the future would be meaningless. Of course, this did not mean that Zhou Mu was not powerful. Ye Futian was just abnormal.

At the top of the pavilion, a beautiful figure stood quietly. There was a smile in her eyes and it was breathtaking. If her father saw this, he must be very proud. However, the others' expressions were uncomfortable and even somber. Ye Futian had said that the School of the Emperor Star's prodigy was nothing much. The prodigy that cultivated with the headmaster of the school had been squashed.

Ye Futian looked up to Han Mo and said, "Senior, you witnessed the battle at the Luo Palace. Do you still think Zhou Mu has the ability to defeat me?"

Han Mo looked at Ye Futian. There was a cold glint in his sharp eyes.

This guy doesn't leave any dignity for others, the spectators thought. He had used his powerful talent to prove that someone had attacked him secretly at the Luo Palace.

Han Mo, who had accused Ye Futian of slander, now looked awkward. Some people were even wondering if this event had something to do with Han Mo.

"Perhaps you had purposely hidden your true ability that day," someone said in the group of Emperor Star students. It was Zhuo Qing—the one Ye Futian had met yesterday. He had stopped Ye Futian from going to find Hua Jieyu at the school, thus resulting in this battle.

"Yes, perhaps I was too lowly and purposely hid my true ability and then spread rumors that I am not as good as Zhou Mu so I could slander him," Ye Futian said with a smile. Everyone became speechless. This guy was good at sarcasm.

"Junior Ye, you are acting so arrogantly before the School of the Emperor Star and even insulted my school. What do you want?" Zhuo Qing glared at Ye Futian with burning eyes.

Looking at him, Ye Futian smiled brightly. He said, "According to the news, disciples of the Emperor Star and Treasury Star are constantly challenging the disciples of the School of the Finance Star recently. As a member of Finance Star, I, Ye Futian, wished to see how impressive the talents of the other two schools are."

With that, the area fell silent. Ye Futian did not come today only to defeat Zhou Mu. After clearing the Qin Devil's reputation, he declared that he wanted to challenge the two strongest schools of Donghai Academy. He would block the door and challenge them!

First, Yu Sheng had blocked the gate of the School of the Treasury Star. Now, Ye Futian would make camp outside the Emperor Star. He was mad!

Han Mo's expression darkened and he sneered. He could not believe someone would do this to the Emperor Star. He asked coldly, "How would you like to challenge us?"

"Yu Sheng!" Ye Futian called.

Yu Sheng was prepared. He strode out and was beside Ye Futian quickly. When the two stood side by side, the others of Donghai Academy finally realized just how outstanding these two youths were. They had just entered this year and made a name for themselves through battles.

"I heard that a few days ago, two Eight-star Glory Planes from the School of the Treasury Star had teamed up to defeat my brother. So powerful, huh? Is there no one good enough to come out from the Treasury Star?" Ye Futian said nonchalantly. He dragged the Treasury Star in. He needed to take revenge for Yu Sheng.

"Since he wanted to challenge us, he should have been prepared. Is he a sore loser?" a powerful student from Treasury Star replied coldly after hearing the question.

Ye Futian glanced at the other and smirked. "If that's the case, I'd like to witness the power of the Eight-star Glory Plane prodigies. We are Five-star Glory Planes. I'm sure the Treasury Star won't reject our request, right?"

Ye Futian and Yu Sheng were both at the Five-star Glory Plane. Those who had defeated Yu Sheng were at the Eight-star Glory Plane. They had no excuse to reject Ye Futian.

Two figures walked out of the Treasury Star crowd. They had just come to watch and did not expect to be involved by Yu Futian. Since this was the case, they could only humor Ye Futian.

"Leng Qiufeng from the Treasury Star."

"Jiang Kun from the Treasure Star."

The two stood quietly and calmly. They were both at the Eight-star Glory Plane. Leng Qiufeng was also a mandate sorcery and extremely powerful. Yu Sheng and Ye Futian were powerful but they were at a much lower plane. The two from the Treasury Star were confident that if they worked together, they would definitely win.

"I hope you will be satisfied with the loss this time." Leng Qiufeng smiled as if mocking Ye Futian. As soon as he finished, Leng Qiufeng stood behind Jiang Kun. A terrible wind appeared on him. Not only did it descend onto his body, it also fell onto Jiang Kun. Then Leng Qiufeng shot into the sky. Jiang Kun was still on the ground, shrouded in wind.

Seeing this, Ye Futian realized that Yu Sheng's defeat was understandable. Yu Sheng had not entered the dharma rank yet and could not fly.

"Yu Sheng, I'll support while you take revenge yourself," Ye Futian said.

"Okay." Yu Sheng nodded and stood before Ye Futian. Strong wind spirit gathered around Yu Sheng, wrapping around him. A dark gold armor appeared, covering his entire body. This was the strength of his element. The wind element was Ye Futian's.

Aggressive power burst from Yu Sheng. He stepped forward to Jiang Kun over the shaking ground. Ye Futian followed closely. Beautiful golden wings appeared. Whish…whish… The scary windstorm transformed into circular blades. They sliced down from Leng Qiufeng, whistling through the air.

BOOM! Yu Sheng's footsteps thudded on the ground. He was filled with endless power. He punched and a gold fist broke through the air, shattering the flying circular blades.

At the same time, a terrifying thunderstorm burst from Jiang Kun at the front. The shadow of a thunderbolt appeared on his body. It transformed into a humanoid shape. The brewing thunderbolt was full of pressure.

Feeling the pressure of the spell, Ye Futian contacted with the metal element spirit, adding another layer of armor on Yu Sheng. The next moment, the thunderbolt's shadow descended. It fell onto Yu Sheng with destructive power. The thunder spell was able to slice someone apart with the thunderbolt's power.

When the spell descended, Yu Sheng's armor was torn apart. Then it attacked Yu Sheng's dark gold body. Electricity ran through his body. His powerful muscles trembled but his steps did not falter.

In the air, Leng Qiufeng scoffed. The next moment, Jiang Kun was wrapped in the wind spell and flew up too.

"Yu Sheng!" Ye Futian called. The two worked together with tacit agreement. Yu Sheng jumped and sprang into the air. The powerful momentum was paired with Ye Futian's wind spell, helping him rush toward Jiang Kun like the wind.

"What a joke." Leng Qiufeng looked disdainful. With his supportive control, Yu Sheng would be unable to touch Jiang Kun. Even if he was extremely strong, he would not be able to use his skills.

Ye Futian was spiraling up as his wings flapped. At this moment, the wings began glowing green and flapped crazily in the air. With a sound like a waterfall, Jiang Kun suddenly stopped in the air. He was stunned. Looking down, he saw vines on his body. Starting at his legs, they wrapped around him.

"It's the wood element!" The spectators below were shaken. Since when was Ye Futian good at this?

Leng Qiufeng's expression changed as well. This sudden change had interrupted his rhythm. He wanted to react but saw that Yu Sheng had already arrived and sent a fist at Jiang Kun.

Jiang Kun was not a wind elemental sorcerer and was not good at flying. He needed Leng Qiufeng's control. How could he dodge this blow?

There was a thud and one could faintly hear the sound of bones cracking. Yu Sheng was so strong that Jiang Kun spat out blood. Ye Futian used the vines to drag Jiang Kun back. He dropped to the ground and flung the vines. Jiang Kun smashed onto the ground, blood spurting out of his mouth. He shook uncontrollably.

The people of Treasury Star looked at this with dark faces. They were so embarrassed.

So violent, many people thought. Ye Futian was helping Yu Sheng vent his anger. The two Eight-star Glory Planes had worked together to beat Yu Sheng. Ye Futian was obviously pissed.

Leng Qiufeng was stunned by this scene. He glanced at Ye Futian and Yu Sheng on the ground, his eyes turning frigid. He had never expected that Ye Futian would be a wood elemental sorcerer who specialized in control.

"An Eight-star Glory Plane talent of the School of the Treasury Star?" Ye Futian mocked. Then he tossed Jiang Kun into the direction of his school's crowd without looking. Instead, he looked up into the air and said coldly, "There's another one."

BOOM! Chaotic power burst from Leng Qiufeng's body. A shadow appeared behind him. It was an extremely burly demon lion. It was entirely white and seemed to be made from stone. This was Leng Qiufeng's life spirit, the Stone Lion. It contained Leng Qiufeng's strong earth-elemental talent. It also provided him with terrible strength. Therefore, he also cultivated with martial arts. Other than that, he also had the wind-elemental talent. Thus, Leng Qiufeng was a wind and earth bi-elemental mandate sorcerer and martial artist.

"You will pay for this." Leng Qiufeng looked down at the two. The earth element spirit gathered around him, covering his body with stone armor. A stone spear appeared in his hands.

"He's a lot stronger than Jiang Kun," Yu Sheng said quietly.

"The ending will be the same," Ye Futian uttered. The Roc life spirit appeared behind him. The golden feathers had become so brilliant.

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 75: The Battle of Successors, Ended with One Rod

The sound of Ye Futian's voice and the sound of guqin started simultaneously. The hearts of its listeners vibrated along with it.

Zhou Mu, who was in the midst of drawing, lifted his head to see the storm created by the music dawning upon him. His Life Spirit roared and a wave of Spiritual Energy was released, but it was no use. The storm descended and destroyed everything in its path.

His drawing was completely absorbed into the eye of the storm, and the Spiritual Qi in the atmosphere was flowing wildly. Then, the storm washed over Zhou Mu, which caused him extreme pain. It was as if he was a lone soldier, fighting against thousands. He spat fresh blood as his whole being was thrown back and made a harsh landing on the ground.

Everything happened extremely quickly. Ye Futian stood up as if he was confident that the battle was already over. Only then did people break free of their dazed state and look at Ye Futian. The handsome young man stood there, his clothes blowing in the wind. The quiet, elegant young man playing the guqin just a moment ago was now unrestrained and ready to show his true potentials.

The battle between the successors of the Guqin Devil and the Art Saint had come to an end. All those years ago, the Art Saint disabled the Guqin Devil's powers. Now, his disciple was crushed by the powers of the Guqin Devil's disciple. This was not a battle between equals, as the people had previously expected. What's more, Ye Futian was at a lower level than Zhou Mu. To be able to do so, Ye Futian has surpassed so many limitations placed upon him. And also, what was the meaning behind his previous utterance?

Among the rumors spread in Donghai Academy, there was one that claimed after acting extremely arrogant at the Luo Palace, the Guqin Devil's disciple—Ye Futian—was defeated by the Art Saint's disciple, Zhou Mu. This rumor was the hottest talk in town at one point. If Ye Futian had come out to try to explain at an earlier time, probably no one would have believed him, but after seeing the results of this battle, it was hard not to question its validity. This was just like the rumors regarding Hua Jieyu months ago.

Zhou Mu's face was as pale as a ghost. After getting himself together, he stood up. He looked at Ye Futian with an icy glare before saying, "It's just one loss. This doesn't determine anything. You can't reject the results of the previous battle just because of the results of today's battle."

Everyone was looking at Zhou Mu. It was evident that he did not want to admit defeat.

"How laughable," Ye Futian mocked him. "After the rumors, you really thought that you were victorious over me at the Luo Palace? Did you know that an elder specializing in Spiritual Energy attacked me from the shadows just when I was about to finish you off? It was only because of this that you were not humiliated by me right then and there."

The crowd became rowdy upon hearing Ye Futian's claim. An elder attacked Ye Futian at the Luo Palace and led to Zhou Mu's 'victory'? That was a low blow.

Rumors said that day the Art Saint, Lord Luo, and the Vice Headmaster of the School of the Emperor Star were all present. If what Ye Futian said was true, then wouldn't that make these elders the three main suspects? If it were true, Ye Futian would have had no choice but to forfeit and leave.

"You're lying!" Zhou Mu did not look too good after hearing what Ye Futian had to say. He refused to believe this.

"Preposterous!" Just then, a voice sound from behind. It was the very elder from that day at the Luo Palace. He was Vice Headmaster Han Mo of the Emperor Star school.

"Ye Futian, even though you were victorious today, you have slandered your elders with utter disrespect," said Han Mo.

Ye Futian lifted his head toward Han Mo. This old geezer was finally revealing his true colors.

"Of course, I knew that it could not possibly have been you who attacked me, but just because you won't doesn't mean others won't. How can this be considered slander?" Ye Futian said, holding back a smile. The bystander's expressions all changed. There must have been a deeper meaning behind what Ye Futian said.

Han Mo shot daggers at Ye Futian with his eyes. Ye Futian returned a calm gaze. Ye Futian was very unhappy with the School of the Emperor Star right now. He felt that this school was fake, hypocritical, overbearing, and cold.

From allowing Mu Yunxuan to spread fake rumors regarding Hua Jieyu, to not allowing Ye Futian to enter the Emperor Star school. From siding with the Art Saint years ago in order to develop a beneficial alliance through marriage, leading to the demise of Hua Fengliu, to wanting to control all of Donghai Academy, which led to Yu Sheng being hurt.

Although Ye Futian did not say anything, a burning rage started to grow in his heart. He was going to let it all go today. Now, he stood in front of the School of the Emperor Star, challenged Zhou Mu, and played the Decree of the General. All of this was to express his anger.

"Lord Luo and the Art Saint are both honorable seniors, and everyone there that day was of high social status. Would it even make sense for them to make a sneak attack on a junior like you?" asked Han Mo mockingly.

"There were many people present at the time, so I cannot pinpoint the exact identity of the culprit. However, it was possible for two eight-starred Glory Plane cultivators from the Treasury Star school to gang up on a five-starred Glory Plane cultivator from the Finance Star school, so a sneak attack from respected elders is definitely possible, isn't it?"

"This guy..." stated a bystander. Everyone was looking at Ye Futian. By dragging the School of the Treasury Star into the conversation, Ye Futian was really trying to pick a fight.

"It was a student of your school who came to instigate the fight. Our students were simply giving him a well-deserved lesson. There's nothing strange about that," said Han Mo. "You, on the other hand, have slandered your elders. If you do not give me a proper explanation, you won't be able to get off the hook that easily."

"Since when have my students needed to report anything to you?" a voice came from within the crowd. Pushing through, Yi Xiang looked at Han Mo and said, "Han Mo, you're the vice headmaster of the Emperor Star school, and you're here reprimanding a student from the School of the Finance Star? Now, that's impressive."

The arrival of Han Mo and Yi Xiang frightened bystanders. It seemed that things had gotten out of hand.

"Headmaster Yi Xiang, did you not hear your student slandering his elders?" asked Han Mo. He did not seem to be afraid of Yi Xiang at all.

"Is this true?" Yi Xiang asked Ye Futian.

Ye Futian smiled and said, "It would be easy to determine whether it is slander or not. During that fight between Zhou Mu and I, I was defeated by a conjured beast. Even though I was at a bit of a disadvantage, we can try again today."

He looked at Zhou Mu. "Although I have made quite a bit of improvement over the past couple of months, I'm still going to draw up some conjured beasts. I won't release my Life Spirit and will use pure martial arts tactics. If I can't defeat you with one stack, then you can consider my words slander."

"He's so crazy!" Everyone was watching Ye Futian. He was going to give Zhou Mu to conjure the strongest beasts, only use martial arts tactics, and try to defeat Zhou Mu with one attack. Ye Futian was beyond crazy. If Zhou Mu lost despite all this, he wouldn't be able to show his face around Donghai Academy. Especially since Zhou Mu never denied the rumors of him defeating Ye Futian. People took his silence as agreement.

"Do you have any opinions about this?" Yi Xiang asked Han Mo.

Han Mo's expression was dark. Ye Futian has already elevated the situation to this level, he couldn't say much about it. Han Mo looked towards Zhou Mu. Zhou Mu's expression was even darker. Everything Ye Futian had said was an insult to him.

"Fine." Zhou Mu took a step forward until he was directly facing Ye Futian. He released his Life Spirit and began to draw.

Yi Qingxuan went up to collect Ye Futian's guqin. Ye Futian silently watched as Zhou Mu drew.

Seeing how calm Ye Futian was, it was hard to imagine exactly where he got his confidence from. He was so confident that he was going to fight with just martial arts and was going to let Zhou Mu draw freely.

Spiritual Qi gathered at the tip of Zhou Mu's pen. Right now, he looked so serious as he focused all his attention on his work. Gradually, it became clear to the people that Zhou Mu was drawing an extremely life-like golden dragon. It looked like it was about to fly into the skies at any moment.

The giant golden dragon contained a frightening amount of Spiritual Qi. Zhou Mu even drew out the detailed scales of the dragon. It was so life-like and seemed to be so powerful. Onlookers began to worry for Ye Futian. Was he really going to be able to withstand Zhou Mu's attacks by using only martial arts?

Zhou Mu ignored everything around him and focused on his drawing. He perfected every little detail. As the disciple of the Art Saint, his natural gift was not a question. It was only because his opponent was Ye Futian that he seemed weak.

Finally, Zhou Mu added his last stroke. An enormous golden dragon revolved around his body. The light from Zhou Mu's Life Spirit doubled as a force field around the dragon. This made the dragon look even more menacing. It stared at Ye Futian.

"So powerful!" Everyone was looking at the dragon and just one look was enough to give them a fright.

Ye Futian looked calm as ever and reached out his hand. A golden orb of Spiritual Qi gathered in the palm of his hand. Slowly, the Spiritual Qi formed into a large golden rod. This was not considered sorcery, it was forming weapons from Spiritual Qi and belonged to the martial arts category.

As soon as Ye Futian gripped the rod, a force of powerful rushed from his body. His intent of battle was shocking. An invisible force of power gathered in his body, growing stronger and stronger. Everyone could feel that the atmosphere around Ye Futian was now a little different. He was insufferably arrogant like a young war god.

Zhou Mu made his move. He took steps forward and as if a part of his body, the giant golden dragon moved with him. A loud roar from Zhou Mu, and the mystical dragon was sent charging at Ye Futian.

BOOM! Ye Futian also stepped forward. The ground vibrated under his feet. A frightening force gathered in his body.

"Die!" yelled Zhou Mu in rage. The dragon was headed toward Ye Futian. Ye Futian waved the golden rod in his hand around. The Spiritual Energy became one with nature and was aimed for the golden dragon.

The first attack of the Nine Heavenly Attacks, Genesis.

The golden rod smashed down on the head of the golden dragon. Functioning like the sharpest weapon on Earth, the rod cut the body of the dragon in half. This scene sent a shiver down the spines of the people in the audience. The young war god was powerful as always and was going to destroy everything in his path. Even if it were a real dragon, he was going to split it in half.

BOOM! The giant dragon exploded and the golden rod disappeared along with it. However, Ye Futian's hand was now wrapped around Zhou Mu's neck, lifting him off the ground.

At this moment, Zhou Mu had a helpless expression on his face. Ye Futian lifted his head slightly and looked Zhou Mu in the eyes. "How did you defeat me last time?"

Zhou Mu did not reply, because he couldn't reply.

Ye Futian turned to face Han Mo. Peacefully, he said, "This is the extent of the Emperor Star school's genius. From this day on, there will be no more battles of the Qin Devil and the Art Saint's successor because he, Zhou Mu, is not worthy." Finishing what he had to say, Ye Futian swung his arms and tossed Zhou Mu in the direction of the School of the Emperor Star.

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 74: Previous General Decree of School of the Emperor Star

When Ye Futian returned to the School of the Finance Star, Yi Qingxuan was still there.

"Didn't you go to see your girlfriend? Why are you back?" Yi Qingxuan asked with a smile.

Ye Futian furrowed his brows. It was too shameful to say. "Qingxuan, how is Zhuo Qing's skill?" he asked.

"You met Zhuo Qing?" Yi Qingxuan's pretty eyes went blank. Seeing Ye Futian's gloominess, she guessed what happened.

"Yeah." Ye Futian nodded.

"He's personally taught by the headmaster of the School of the Emperor Star," Yi Qingxuan answered. "He's heavily valued and is already at the Nine-star Glory Plane. He's known as number one of Donghai Academy's dharma."

"His main abilities?" Ye Futian asked.

"He's a spirit elemental mandate sorcerer with a strange life spirit. He has an eerie ability too. He can use the spirit element to control others. He's also good at the wood element and is extremely dangerous," Yi Qingxuan said.

"A controlling mandate sorcerer. No wonder." Something flickered past Ye Futian's expression. According to Yi Qingxuan, the other was a spirit elemental mandate sorcerer specializing in attack and control. Wood elemental sorcery was also known for being strong in controlling. With these two together, he could totally take control of someone.

"There should be some powerful figures in the Glory plane if the School of the Finance Star specializes in battle, right?" Ye Futian asked.

Yi Qingxuan looked at him and said, "There are naturally those with extraordinary talents. There is a Nine-star Glory plane mandate sorcerer specializing in both martial arts and sorcery but it is still hard to defeat Zhuo Qing. There's a reason why he is number one of the Dharma rank."

"I understand, Qingxuan. Help me spread news that," Ye Futian smiled and said, "even if I 'lost' last time at the Luo Palace, I've had a breakthrough in my planes. I will challenge Zhou Mu again tomorrow to continue the battle between my master, the Qin Devil, and the Art Saint. I hope the students of Donghai Academy will come witness it."

Hearing this, Yi Qingxuan was confused. She asked, "Didn't you say you didn't lose last time?"

"Since they're saying I lost, then just play along." Ye Futian smiled confidently.

Yi Qingxuan seemed to understand something. She glanced at the boy. "You're so mean." Zhou Mu's reputation would be destroyed if he was defeated yesterday!

"Yu Sheng," Ye Futian called. The other glanced at him. "How's your injury? Can you still fight?" he asked.

Yu Sheng grinned. "No problem."

Yi Qingxuan looked at them with sparkling eyes. She wondered what Ye Futian was planning. "I'll go now," she said.

Soon, the School of the Finance Star released news that Ye Futian would challenge Zhou Mu again tomorrow and invited everyone to watch. This time, Ye Futian said he would continue the past battle between the Qin Devil and Art Saint. It was clear that Ye Futian was extremely confident this time.

The location was before the School of the Emperor Star.

Zhou Mu's plane was higher than Ye Futian and this time was to continue an old battle. The reputations of their masters were involved too. It was impossible for Zhou Mu to turn him down.

Donghai Academy was bustling. The news naturally traveled to the School of the Emperor Star. This time, everyone paid attention to the battle. Even the big figures were paying attention in the background.

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The next morning, sunlight fell onto Donghai Academy. The buildings were majestic under the glow. The School of the Emperor Star seemed like the strongest of Donghai Academy and dominated the other six schools. With this background, it naturally seemed more imposing. Today, many people gathered before it early in the morning. They were waiting for news and anticipating something.

Many years ago, two legendary figures appeared from the School of the Emperor Star. They were the summoning artist, Art Saint, and guqin musician, the Qin Devil. The two were rare geniuses who fell for the same woman. The Qin Devil won the girl's heart but had his natal spirit destroyed and was forced away from the city.

Many years later, their disciples were both cultivating in Donghai Academy.

The disciple of the Art Saint who had won was still studying in the School of the Emperor Star and was cultivating with the headmaster. On the other hand, the Qin Devil's disciple was cultivating with the headmaster of the School of the Finance Star.

As if this was destined, the Qin Devil's disciple challenged the Art Saint's disciple in his master's name. He seemed to want to reverse the past humiliation. However, Ye Futian had apparently already lost months ago at the Luo Palace. There was word that he had improved now but Zhou Mu had improved as well. Where did Ye Futian's confidence come from?

Finally, someone strolled down from the School of the Finance Star.

These days, the Finance Star students had been targeted by the Emperor Star and Treasury Star but could not fight back. Now, Ye Futian had returned and challenged Zhou Mu. The Finance Star students naturally had to come support him. They began waiting since the morning. When they saw Ye Futian come down, they went to him, creating a powerful group.

Ye Futian walked in the front. He wore all white and carried a guqin. He was easy on the eyes.

Tang Wan had been keeping an eye on this battle. Seeing Ye Futian come out like this, she was speechless. This guy…

Challenges happened occasionally in the academy but the attention on this duel between two Glory plane disciples was unprecedented. Tang Wan was impressed. But if the Qin Devil knew about this, he would definitely want to come watch. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

The spectators followed the group and even passersby joined in. The crowd grew bigger and bigger. The commotion was shocking. People who didn't know about it thought that it was a fight between all seven schools.

Finally, the giant group arrived at the School of the Emperor Star. There was a similar crowd there waiting. Many of them looked at Ye Futian coldly.

Someone said, "A few months ago, Zhou Mu defeated him. Today, Zhou Mu can defeat him a second time. Let's see how he'll handle it after making such a commotion."

The other students were all discussing this. Did Zhou Mu have the advantage or did Ye Futian have a better grasp on the battle?

Ye Futian sat down before the school and placed his guqin before him. Soon, there was a graceful melody. Ye Futian was playing without regard to anyone else.

In the pavilion, many big figures looked down coldly at the giant crowd. Ye Futian was just here to stir trouble.

At this time, a group walked down from the school. Zhou Mu was one of them. His eyes were frigid. He approached Ye Futian step by step.

The music stopped suddenly. Ye Futian looked up with clear and clean eyes at Zhou Mu. He smiled and said, "I am Ye Futian, disciple of the Qin Devil, Five-star Glory plane." Ye Futian was fighting under the name of the Qin Devil's disciple. He had a guqin before him. The location was where the Qin Devil had once studied at. The significance went without saying. He was fighting for his professor.

"Zhou Mu, disciple of the Art Saint, Six-star Glory plane," Zhou Mu replied coldly.

"Please," Ye Futian said nonchalantly. Lowering his head, he thrummed the instrument strings. Music notes sounded. The strings and hearts all trembled. Since this was a fight for his professor, he would use musical spells.

"This piece is the Decree of the General." As soon as he finished, notes streamed out of the instrument endlessly. At this moment, a beautiful image appeared in everyone's minds. They seemed to have been transported to a battlefield. The war drums shook the sky as the soldiers went to war.

Spiritual qi grouped around Zhou Mu. He used his finger as a brush to paint in the air.

An invisible sound wave descended. It hit Zhou Mu in the front and knocked his painting down. At the same time, the sound wave pierced into his brain. His mind shook. Ye Futian's music spells were able to affect him now. Compared to last time, Ye Futian's skills seemed to have increased greatly.

Zhou Mu's expression grew more serious. The spiritual qi grew more terrifying. He reached out and began multitasking. Both hands painted at the same time. He created a sword with a single stroke. It whistled through the air toward Ye Futian.

However, an invisible strength gathered around Ye Futian now. The music notes transformed into a beating war drum. It was powerful like thousands of galloping horses. The sword flew here and shattered.

Zhou Mu endlessly created swords that flew crazily to where Ye Futian was sitting. However, as soon as they got close, they would turn to dust. The area had turned into a battlefield. Ye Futian was like the general commanding the entire army.

As the music intensified, a shocking music note storm gathered around Ye Futian. They did not dissipate and had a terrifying power. Swords whistled and clanged. Endless swords flew toward Ye Futian. However, the people only heard the war drums shaking the earth. The ground quaked and shattered the swords.

"Such terrifying musical spells. I don't know if Zhou Mu's demons will be able to resist it if Ye Futian keeps playing," someone said. The spectators could feel that Ye Futian's music notes were still gathering and strengthening. He seemed to be gathering a military with thousands of soldiers and horses; they would shatter everything with the general's decree.

Finally, Zhou Mu finished. He had drawn a Golden Ape made completely out of gold. It ran toward Ye Futian. The earth shook with its steps.

"What a strong summoned beast. Ye Futian had given Zhou Mu time for him to wildly use his spiritual qi to draw." The spectators were nervous.

The Golden Ape stepped into the storm around Ye Futian. There were giant booms. At that moment in the battlefield made of music notes, the war drums shattered everything. Thousands of horses galloped out. Everything in the path of the music storm turned to dust. The Golden Ape cracked endlessly but, just like last time, it still kept going toward Ye Futian.

The ending, though, was different this time.

Ye Futian kept playing. The endless power rolled past. With a boom, the Golden Ape's body was pulverized, turning into spiritual qi. Zhou Mu's expression changed drastically. His life spirit appeared behind him as he continued drawing.

"You really think you won last time?" Ye Futian said nonchalantly. His fingers moved gracefully and he stood up. The moment he strummed the strings, the boundless music storm destroyed everything as if following the general's decree. It arrived before Zhou Mu, making it impossible for him to keep painting.