s punch and was beaten so miserably.When they saw his true face, both Xiangling and Zhongli were taken aback, exclaiming in unison, “It’s you!”Originally, this man in black wasn't someone else, but th...Xiaoqing looked this way and that in the sky, "This thing is pretty good, it can fly itself, just a little slow."

Ye Bufan was speechless. This flying magic weapon was definitely at the very limit for ordinary cultivators, but it was still a little slow for an eighth-order monster.

"Listen to me when we get outside, okay Don't start fights easily. And if you do fight, don't reveal your true strength."

Ye Bufan also didn't want Xiao Qing's identity to be discovered by others, otherwise it would bring unforeseen trouble.

"I understand."

Xiaqing nodded, partly out of trust in him and partly because she knew little about the outside world.

Ye Bufan suddenly had a thought. If Xiaoqing couldn't exert her combat power in human form, then this bodyguard wouldn't be worth hiring.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly asked: “If you don’t reveal your true form, will your combat effectiveness be affected”

There will be a little bit.

Xia Qing thought for a moment and said, “If I fully unleash my combat power, I should be equivalent to a human's peak Earth Immortal.”

"If I don't reveal my true self, at my current state, I'd be roughly equivalent to a late-stage Void Realm expert."

"Very good! Excellent!"

Ye Bufan nodded repeatedly, quite satisfied with the outcome.

Cultivators of the Void Realm are several levels higher than him now. It is said that there are no such powerful individuals in the entire Tianfeng Empire.

Having such a super bodyguard around means I'll never have to worry about my life being in danger again.

Thinking no more on this, he urged the Nine Heavens Sky-Piercing Peak to full speed, flying toward the imperial city of the Heavenly Emperor's Empire.

The next morning, in a courtyard of An Shun Wangfu.

Song Jian sat in his study, frowning and asking, "It's been an evening already, and neither of the elders has sent any news back"

He was the mastermind behind this operation. He first sought out Fang Huayu from Cangfeng Academy and then contacted the Du family. The two peak-level elders of the Refining Void Realm got together to plot a fatal blow against Ye Bufan.

In his opinion, with two such super ancient monsters personally taking action, even if Ye Bufan had nine lives, it wouldn't be enough to kill him.

So far, nothing has come of it, which left him with a bad feeling.

"Not yet."

Zhao Lian said, "But Your Highness needn't worry. Last night, Ye Bufan escaped from Tianfeng City by taking advantage of a loophole, but that was just a stroke of luck. The boy got his hands on some kind of flying magic artifact from somewhere."

But with two elders pursuing him from behind, he had no chance of escaping and would inevitably be killed.

Even if that kid hadn't died, he wouldn't have had a chance to participate in this ranking match.

Zhao Lian nodded, he slowly closed his eyes and told the whole story from beginning to end.

He went through every possible scenario, but Ye Bufan had no chance of surviving the two elders' hands under any circumstances.

But just to be safe, he decided to cut off all ties and leave no room for future problems.

"Let's go, we need to get to the Royal Arena right now and kick out the Lingxiao Academy as quickly as possible."

After he finished speaking, he got up and left the study. Zhao Lian followed closely behind with the servants of the Prince's Mansion.

Lingxiao Academy, Lu Xue Man, Hu Yao Yao and a few others didn't sleep all night, anxiously waiting for Ye Bufan's return.

At this time, Li Dao'ran walked in from outside. Due to worrying about Ye Bufan's safety, he had just made a trip to the palace.

Li Qingzhu immediately went up to him and asked anxiously, "Grandpa, what happened Where did that thief go"

Although others remained silent, their eyes betrayed an uncontainable anxiety.

Something happened, last night after Xiao Fan came out of the palace, he was ambushed...

Although Song Jian's influence is considerable within the Heavenly Peak Empire's capital at present, the imperial family led by the Empress Dowager also possesses its own power and intelligence network. They are fully aware of what transpired last night.

Li Dao-ran recounted all the information he had gathered, from beginning to end. When he reached the part about Ye Bufan and Fang Dian being ambushed and murdered, everyone's expression changed.

As cultivators, they naturally knew what two Nascent Soul Stage experts represented.

Nalan Yujia was furious: "That bastard Song Jian! I'm going to rip his head off right now!"

Jiang Fangzhou followed suit and called out, "I'll go too!"

"Mr. Nalan, Junior Jiang, we can't act rashly right now."

In contrast, Lu Xue Man was still relatively calm and composed. She stopped Nalan Yu Jia, the two of them, and then asked, "So what now Is there any news about Xiaofan"

Li Daran shook his head: “Xiao Fan escaped from the Heavenly Peak Empire’s imperial city last night, and there has been no news of him since.”

Chu Lingxi said nervously, "Will the dean be alright"

"Rest assured, Xiao Fan will be fine."

Hu Yaoyao knew the most about Ye Bufan's secrets, and for that reason, she had the strongest confidence in him.

Li Qingzhu said anxiously, "But...there is still no news."

Lu Xue Man said: "Actually, in this situation, no news is the best news. It means Xiao Fan hasn't fallen victim to the other party yet."

We shouldn't panic now. We should focus on securing the promotion spots in the newcomer rankings first, that's what he cares about most.

"That's right," Li Dao-ran said. "I also think Xiaofan is a good person with his own destiny. The most important thing now is to finish the competition."

Nalan Yu Jia and the others had calmed down. Everyone tidied up their emotions and then left Lingxiao Academy.

In the Empress Dowager's sleeping quarters, Hua Zi Yue faced cold with a stern expression: "Well Is there any news"

"Not yet."

Zheng Sanbao's face was also extremely ugly. Ye Bufan was his only hope for repairing his body, and he was actually kidnapped and killed in the imperial city.

"Your Majesty, shall I go and look for someone"

"It's okay, actually this is a good thing."

Although Hua Zi Yue did not have Song Jian's profound scheming, she was able to rule the inner court for so many years, naturally she wasn't a simple person.

"The absence of any news means Song Jian hasn't succeeded yet. Otherwise, given his nature, he would definitely have made this news known throughout the city and then seized the opportunity to kick Lingxiao Academy out."

"The Empress Dowager is right!"

Zheng Sanbao also knew this truth, his expression instantly eased.

"Let's go to the competition site. Before Dr. Ye gets back, we need to help him stabilize the situation."

After Huazizi finished speaking, she walked towards the door.

The Royal Arena was packed, with a sea of people filling every seat long before the competition even started. The crowd was even larger than yesterday's.

It's clear that Lingxiao Academy's sudden rise to prominence yesterday attracted a lot of interest, and everyone wants to see the results today.

Soon, people from the Tianfeng Empire royal family, Cangfeng Academy, and Lingxiao Academy all took their seats one after another.

Feng Xingkong glanced at the empty spot in the center of Lingxiao Academy, a sneer involuntarily curling his lips.

This guy also knows what happened last night. In his view, Ye Bufan is already doomed and has no chance of coming back.

At this time, Song Jian strode onto the stage. He also looked in the direction of Lingxiao Academy, a smug smile on his face.

A young lad who hasn't even grown his hair yet, dares to go against me He is sure to meet a terrible end.

Then he looked down at the audience and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, let's begin today's competition!"st, it would be a chance to stir up some more trouble with Tanaka Kouji.Thinking about this, he said to Watanabe Keiko, "Is there an auction here today"Ishida Senri said, “There is, the Yamaguchi-gumi...