A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1233 New Journey

"What do you think, Ye Fan? Are you willing to go? I'm sure that if you unleash your potential at the right moment, you'd definitely be able to thrash everyone else! Besides, no matter whether you succeed in this matter or not, War God Castle will reward you." Ye Qing-Tian looked at Ye Fan and waited for Ye Fan to make a decision.

Even though Ye Fan was the best person to lead such a team, Ye Qing-Tian knew that if Ye Fan refused to go, there was nothing he would be able to do about it.

After all, Ye Qing-Tian was only requesting for Ye Fan's help, so Ye Fan had the right to turn him down.

Ye Fan wasn't in a hurry to reply Ye Qing-Tian. He took a sip of tea, then asked, "So this is a mission given to me by the country?"

"Well, I wouldn't call it a mission. We're just asking for your help. If you don't want to do it, I won't force you to either. But I really hope you'd go. This concerns the state of our martial arts circle after all. You know how it's so hard to move from one level of martial arts to the next, and the most difficult stage is crossing from imminent grandmaster to grandmaster."

"The grandmaster ranking in China hasn't changed in decades. Why? It's because so many people get stuck at the stage before it and simply can't make a breakthrough. If we manage to get just one spirit energy fruit and allow all everyone who is at this stage to consume it, the chances of them becoming a grandmaster will rise to 80%! A grandmaster is like a dragon, so each additional grandmaster a country gets is very significant!" Ye Qing-Tian tried his best to persuade Ye Fan.

Even though a grandmaster was a long way to go from a supreme grandmaster, a grandmaster was more useful practically speaking.

The difference between a grandmaster and a supreme grandmaster was the same as the difference between standard artillery and nuclear weapons.

Were nuclear weapons powerful? Of course they were.

But would anybody use nuclear weapons during an ordinary fight? Only an idiot would do that.

If someone used a nuclear weapon, they would destroy the world with them.

Some of these weapons fulfilled the role of being merely a threat to the other party, while the ones used to actually fight the war were the standard artillery.

The martial arts world worked the same way. Even if two countries really had disagreements, they wouldn't send anybody higher than grandmaster level to fight it out.

It was very rare for supreme grandmasters to fight each other.

As a result, grandmasters became a lot more useful and necessary.

And this was also why Ye Qing-Tian made a personal visit to Ye Fan's house just to talk to him about fighting for spirit energy fruit.

Ye Fan couldn't help but chuckle when he heard what Ye Qing-Tian said.

"Don't just laugh! Are you going or not? Hurry up and tell me now! It's driving me crazy!"

Ye Qing-Tian was the most powerful martial artist in China, but he never put on any airs in front of Ye Fan, and he was always so easygoing and chatted with Ye Fan as if they were old friends. "You've already said so much, so of course I have to go. I'll help you with this one.

Take it that I'm returning you a favor, and helping the country while I'm at it," Ye Fan finally agreed to it.

Ye Qing-Tian had helped Ye Fan quite a bit during this time, so regardless of his motivation, Ye Fan really didn't have any reason to turn Ye Qing-Tian down.

Moreover, Ye Fan himself was at a bottleneck in his own martial arts training. If he could get his hands on a spirit energy fruit, that would be extremely beneficial to himself as well.

"Excellent! With you around, I'm sure we won't come back emptyhanded this time round. You know, 30 years ago, we sent out eight imminent grandmasters to fight for these fruits. Not only did they come back emptyhanded, but two of them ended up getting killed in the fight and the remaining six were also injured, and a few of them were even severely injured. We suffered so many casualties!"

"This time, you've really got to fight for us. And if you see any martial artists from India, make sure you teach them a really good lesson. We suffered such severe casualties 30 years ago because of Indian martial artists! It wasn't because our fighters were poorer than theirs, but because they had hidden a grandmaster among their team. Imminent grandmasters are no match for grandmasters at all." After he recounted this story, Ye Qing-Tian looked at Ye Fan seriously. "But if you really join this fight, then we won't be able to keep your identity and prowess a secret after you come back. Once everyone knows about this young grandmaster of ours, all the other nations' eyes will be on us."

"That's why I really hope that you will join War God Castle after you return from South America. Once you're officially a member of War God Castle, other nations and powerful factions will be more careful about trying to attack you. Also, there are some resources and techniques that only members are able to access. If you don't join us, then there are some things I want to talk to you about but I can't," said Ye Qing-Tian very earnestly.

Ye Qing-Tian really thought very highly of Ye Fan and was very willing to groom him into the best martial artist that the country would be able to count on in the future.

But Ye Qing-Tian was to be disappointed. Ye Fan turned him down again.

"God of War, we'll talk about becoming part of War God Castle another time. It's not that I don't appreciate your kindness or anything like that, but I have some personal feuds that I haven't settled yet. So before I settle these things, I don't want to think about anything else."

"Personal feud? What feud is it? Is there anything I can help you with?" Ye Qing-Tian's interest was instantly piqued.

Even though Ye Fan had not been officially announced as a member of War God Castle, he had already become the country's seventh pillar of the nation. Nobody else in China would be able to fight this man now. So what feud could possibly bother Ye Fan so much now?

"It's fine, I'll settle it myself." Ye Fan just shook his head and didn't elaborate.

"Well, since you insist, I won't try to persuade you anymore. But if you suddenly decide to join us, just let me know. Our door is always open. I shan't take up anymore of your time now. Once I get back, I'll confirm the people going with you to South America and I'll get them to come to Yunzhou to meet you in three days."

After that, Ye Qing-Tian left.

Ye Fan didn't bother asking him to stay, since he was a man who didn't like to sit still.

After seeing Ye Qing-Tian out, Ye Fan went to Mount Yunding Villa to take a look.

It was almost done and wouldn't take long before the work would be complete.

"Just nice. Once I'm back from South America, the work on this villa would be done, and I can start to build the Invoke the Celestial Sky Formation! Once I've completed the formations in Yunzhou, Jingzhou and Yanjing, it will be time to head for the Chu house."

Ye Fan stood at the peak of Mount Yunding with his hands folded behind his back. The cold winds howled and made Ye Fan's shirt flap wildly.

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