"What are you still waiting for?" the Fifth Elder in mid-air frowned even more.
"I'm ready," Ye Fan said, putting his hands behind his back with a chuckle. "You can make your move."
"Hiss—!"
As soon as Ye Fan spoke, a collective gasp of cold air swept through the surroundings!
It was as if everyone's shock added a bit more to the warming of the planet.
Ye Fan's demeanor was like a senior guiding a junior!
This meant that Ye Fan didn't take the Fifth Elder seriously at all!
Arrogant!
Incredibly arrogant!!!
His response was the raging flames surrounding the Fifth Elder!
The blazing inferno was a testament to his fury!
After all, he was an inner elder of the Ling Xiao Palace.
Being treated with such disregard by an unknown youngster had completely enraged him!
Without a word, the Fifth Elder shot a blast of flame towards Ye Fan!
However, he didn't use his full power, leaving room to change tactics at any moment.
Just now, Shan Ji's golden flames had made him realize that Ye Fan and his group were not as simple as they appeared.
This young man might have some formidable trump card.
This showed that the Fifth Elder was quite meticulous.
The inferno instantly reached Ye Fan, about to pierce through his body in the next moment.
Yet, Ye Fan stood there with a smile, completely unmoved.
If anything had changed...
It was that the smile on his face had grown even wider!
The Fifth Elder's heart suddenly skipped a beat for no reason!
Something was wrong!
Even if this brat had some trump card, he should have revealed it by now!
Otherwise, with his Void Comprehension stage four cultivation, he might never get the chance again!
When things are abnormal, there must be a reason!
It was a bit late to change tactics now.
The Fifth Elder gritted his teeth and immediately increased his true energy output!
If changing tactics wasn't an option, he'd go for a decisive blow!
"Pfft!"
The flame, transformed into a sharp blade, pierced through Ye Fan's right chest without obstruction!
The moment blood spurted out, it was instantly evaporated by the intense heat of the flames!
This scene stunned everyone present!
To the disciples of the Ling Xiao Palace, Ye Fan, who dared to barge in so arrogantly, must have had some skill, right?
Even if he wasn't the Fifth Elder's match, he should have at least put up a fight for a few moves, shouldn't he?
Fine, even if we overestimated you and you have no ability to fight back, you should at least try to block or dodge!
But you just stood there smiling as you were pierced?
Are you sure...
You're not here to make a joke???
This is clearly here to throw away a life, isn't it???
Damn it!
Where did this idiot come from?
The Fifth Elder in mid-air immediately frowned.
He had initially thought, seeing Ye Fan's confident demeanor, that he possessed some powerful defensive ability.
But now?
Defensive abilities my ass!
Could he really be mentally unstable?
Wait...
No!
The Fifth Elder immediately sensed the problem!
"Ye Fan!" Seeing Ye Fan injured, Little Demoness was about to rush forward.
Fortunately, Shan Ji and Xiang Jiao Jun were prepared and managed to restrain her.
"Big Sister, don't be impulsive!" Shan Ji quickly explained, "Didn't Big Brother say that no matter what happens, we shouldn't interfere?"
"But he's injured!" Even as she spoke, Little Demoness had already produced her soft whip.
"Big Sister, take a closer look." Shan Ji pointed at Ye Fan. "Although it looks like Big Brother's chest was pierced, his wound and body are not burning."
This statement successfully swayed Little Demoness.
Ye Fan's condition was exactly as Shan Ji described!
If Ye Fan were truly injured due to insufficient cultivation, his body would have been consumed by the flames.
Since that wasn't happening, it meant there was another hidden reason!
Not only that.
When Ye Fan's chest was pierced, his body didn't even flinch.
This was clearly against common sense.
A normal person, suffering such a severe injury, even with an exceptionally strong will to suppress a cry of pain, couldn't possibly remain so still!
"I think..." Xiang Jiao Jun interjected, "perhaps this is Big Brother's unique cultivation method?"
Little Demoness and Shan Ji were moved by this.
They rarely saw Ye Fan cultivate in any conventional way.
Or rather, Ye Fan's seemingly indolent state might actually be his unique cultivation method!
Since he had an unusual cultivation method, it wasn't impossible for him to have a second one!
In that case, everything seemed to make sense...
The flames dissipated, revealing a gaping hole the size of a bowl on Ye Fan's right chest!
It was pitch black inside, and his internal organs were clearly burnt away.
However, soon, small flecks of golden light began to emerge from around the wound...
And as these golden lights appeared, pink granulation tissue began to sprout from Ye Fan's wound...
Little Demoness and the Jiao Shan combination nodded secretly.
As expected!
Little Demoness even felt a twinge of self-reproach.
Her actions just now were clearly a sign of not trusting Ye Fan enough!
This was unacceptable!
She needed to conduct a thorough self-reflection!
The Jiao Shan combination and the Hong Ying sisters stared intently, observing the changes in Ye Fan's wound.
It was too miraculous!
This abnormal rate of recovery was likely caused by this unique cultivation method.
As for why this cultivation method manifested in such a peculiar way, they could only admit they didn't know.
Perhaps when they reached Ye Fan's current level, they might understand a little...
One could only say...
A true master is a master; mere mortals like them cannot comprehend!
Everyone from the Ling Xiao Palace froze!
What kind of monstrous recovery was this?
Was this something a human could do?
Was this a beast in human skin?
Bah!
Even beasts aren't this monstrous!
At this moment, they finally realized the gravity of the situation!
Their instincts told them that things were going to be bad today!
The Fifth Elder in mid-air swayed, almost falling down!
Was his old eyes deceiving him?
Pah!
He was only a little over two thousand years old, still young!
This kid was problematic!
And a big problem at that!
Looking at the golden light emanating from Ye Fan's wound, a bold idea formed in the Fifth Elder's mind...
It was so bold that it even frightened him!
Could it be...
Some kind of special recovery technique?
Other than that, there seemed to be no other explanation!
He admitted, he was tempted!
With his internal organs completely incinerated.
To be standing there as if nothing had happened, this was no different from immortality!
If he could obtain this cultivation method...
The higher a cultivator's cultivation, the more they cherished their life!
The Fifth Elder suppressed his greed and dared not act rashly.
He couldn't be sure if Ye Fan had other terrifyingly potent skills.
He desperately told himself.
At times like these, one must remain absolutely calm!
So he remained suspended in mid-air, watching Ye Fan vigilantly.
As for Ye Fan, the person involved, he was also dumbfounded...
When he was pierced by the flames just now, he did feel a sharp pain.
However, before the sensation could even fully register, it vanished instantly.
Could this be the so-called 'if my recovery speed is fast enough, pain can't catch up to me'?
And when he looked down at his wound, he immediately understood.
It was indeed the dog system that acted!
Those golden specks of light were the most damning evidence!
What was going on here?
If the dog system was dead, why was it still repairing his body?
If it wasn't dead...
When Long Tao Yi died just now, no fluorescent light emerged from him and entered his body.
Given the dog system's usual behavior, it wouldn't miss an opportunity to 'recharge'!
Could it be... half-dead?
Or perhaps it left behind some kind of protective buff before crashing?
Ye Fan was starting to get confused.
Or rather, every time he hypothesized a possibility, it would lead to new possibilities that would negate the former.
The final result was that no matter what he imagined, it would ultimately be framed as part of the system's conspiracy theory...
It was clear that his way of thinking was extremely abnormal.
Extremely pathological!