A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1710

"Sword Saint is an idiot! He has indirectly caused China such a great loss. That's five Supreme Grandmasters altogether! In other words, Ye Fan alone could take on the whole War God Castle. With Sword Saint stripping off his title and kicking him out of the martial arts world of China, it's equivalent to cutting off China's right arm!"

It was a tremendously heart-wrenching moment for Ye Qingtian when he finally discovered the truth.

Infuriated, he wished he could beat Sword Saint to a pulp at that instant.

"War God, this way please." Ignoring Ye Qingtian's exasperation, Gaius made it very clear that it was time for him to leave.

This time, Ye Qingtian did not insist. He knew that he would never be able to convince Ye Fan.

Only the culprit can resolve the problem he has started. I should first return to Mount Yan and discuss at length with Sword Saint and the other leaders. At the very least, I must update them that Ye Fan is still alive.

Lo and behold, Ye Qingtian did not need to utter a word before the news went viral.

Shortly after Ye Fan's return to Jiangdong, stories about the battle with Chu Sect had spread like wildfire across the martial arts world.

The Chu family had informed all attendees in advance not to share details of the battle witnessed.

However, it was nearly impossible for words about the biggest event of the century to go out.

When the respective martial arts leaders returned to their home countries, a post circulated within a forum for martial artists sent the world into a frenzy.

What a rare occasion that shook everyone! The devil from China, who's also the abandoned child of the Chu family, returned to seek vengeance. He alone has defeated Chu Zheng Hang, the Infernal Duo, and a few more Sky Ranking fighters. That's like wiping out the whole Chu family in one battle!

The post had a catchy title to it, fetching explosive comments and discussions.

Within minutes, the post had garnered more than ten thousand views and topped the chart as the forum's most-liked post.

The post created a ripple effect among its readers, inviting more and more "insiders" to jump on the bandwagon and began sharing more juicy details.

The second god realm fighter of the era makes his appearancelThe most powerful man is backiThe patriarch of the Chu family tried to turn the tide in order to save the Chu family in the nick oftimelTwo god realm fighters locked horns with each other, engaging in the most intense fight ever!

Within the span of half an hour, news about the battle of the Chu family swamped the entire forum. Yet, the number of people exposing sensational details continued to increase significantly. That night, the whole martial arts world went crazy.

"Have you heard? The Unrivalled from China, the young Grandmaster, was actually the abandoned child who got kicked out from the Chu family back then! It took him ten years to take revenge for his mother. "He has successfully wiped out the entire Chu family single-handedly and defeated the current head of the family, Chu Zhengliang. Even the world renowned Infernal Duo were not his match." "Oh my, are you serious? This is absolutely mind blowing. What happened in the end? Did everyone in the Chu family die?"

"No, no. At the most critical moment, Chu Yuan appeared and saved the day. He's the former head of the sect, who managed to cease the young man's attacks. Eventually, they reached a compromise. The young man from China agreed to put the battle to a halt, whereas every one of the Chus must travel to China and make a public apology."

"Darn it! So, the Chu family raised the white flag? That young man is incredible! What's his name? He's obviously the first person in a thousand years to make the world's most prominent family admit defeat. Whoa!"

"You must remember his name, Chu Tianfan. He heads the Dragon God Hall."

The battle became the talk of the town and made a name for Chu Tianfan globally.

On the contrary, the dignity of the Chus was thoroughly discredited.

Members of the Chu family felt gloomy and despondent when they read the posts on the forum.

At the same time, the speculations also made their blood boil.

"There is no hero; he's only a bastard. Indeed, there's no hero, for he's only a bastard!" the Chus bellowed in rage.

All these years, they were the ones who oppressed others to achieve success.

Now, the tables had turned. They became the stepping stone for others and suffered extreme humiliation while Chu Tianfan was bestowed with honor.

Man would always admire the strong and powerful.

With Chu Tianfan's huge success, he had easily harvested millions of international fans overnight.

Gaius did something sneaky. He secretly created a forum account using Ye Fan's name.

Subsequently, he came up with multiple titles for himself, including "Mr. Chu from Jiangdong" and "No.

1 Slayer of the Chu family". The most significant one was "Hall Master of Dragon God Hall, Chu Tianfan”.

As soon as the account was created, it augmented his

fanbase.

The frenzy had a knock-on effect on the low-key Dragon God Hall. It became famous across the globe, especially within the martial art circles. Meanwhile, many martial artists from various countries proactively contacted the War God Castle in China to send their congratulatory messages.

"Congratulations, Sword Saint, for the birth of your monstrous talent! I heard that he's only in his twenties, but has a couple of titles under his belt. He even challenged the Chu family all by himself and almost destroyed them to bits. With such a genius in your midst, what's there to worry about in terms of the martial arts development in your country?"

"Oh, the Chu Sect has ruled the world's martial arts sector for a few centuries. It's now the end of an era. Henceforth, the glory belongs to China! Hahaha, congratulations, War God Castle!"

That night, the phone in the War God Castle was buzzing with endless calls.

Though it was something that warranted a celebration, Sword Saint and the others were dispirited.

Feeling conflicted, they looked awful.

In the end, they decided to unplug the phone line and rejected all incoming calls.

It was already late at night when they finally called it a day.

While the energy within the worldwide martial arts circles was still palpable, the War God Castle was ironically quiet and dull.

"What should we do now, Sword Saint? Ye Fan isn't dead. He survived, didn't he? But our wreath has been delivered."

The expression on Tang Hao's face was beyond bitter as it dawned on him that they had done something ultra stupid.

"Why were we so impatient and rushed? We should have investigated further before getting someone to hold the funeral. Now, what are we going to do about it?" lamented Tang Hao.

He regretted making a hasty decision to organize the ceremony for Ye Fan.

The joke is on us. I bet Ye Fan is probably thinking that the War God Castle wants him dead for real.

Anyhow, neither one of them could be blamed.

It did not cross their minds that the Moon God from Japan would render Ye Fan support to contend with Chu Yuan.

They firmly believed that Ye Fan would have faced death if not for Tsukuyomi's help.

"What else can we do? Make a call to the ambassador and request him to return right away. Meanwhile, cancel the funeral and do as much damage control as possible." Sword Saint was also panic-stricken.

He was clueless as to what was the best move to proceed with. As such, he could only take one step at a time.

"What about the near future? How are we from the War God Castle going to look Ye Fan in the eyes?"

The questions perfectly summarized the quagmire that Tang Hao was in.

Rendered speechless, Sword Saint shook his head.

Before this, he had made multiple contingency plans,

but none could be put to good use in this situation.

Right when Sword Saint and his men were feeling down in the dumps, a young man darted into the hall and yelled, "Sword Saint and Mr. Tang, go check out Sky Net for the latest breaking news. It's going to refresh the Sky Ranking tonight in exactly five minutes!"

Mo Wuya had recovered and was taking care of his father, the King of Fighters.

He got ahead of himself when he found out that the Sky Ranking would once again be activated after years of inactivity. Hence, he hurried over to inform Sword Saint and the other elders.

"What? Sky Ranking is going to be updated?" Both Sword Saint and Tang Hao were very surprised.

Then, they switched on the laptop and logged in to a special website.

A dark wallpaper immediately appeared on the projector screen. At the center of the page was a ticking analog clock, counting down from sixty seconds.

"Thirty seconds left..."

"Ten seconds."

"One second."

Boom!

Pixelated glittery lights flickered on the screen, markingthe reactivation of the Sky Ranking.