A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1712

The martial arts world of China used to top the whole martial arts world long ago.

China was viewed as the origin of martial arts, thus ending up being the religion of many martial artists. It was also in that period that many came forth to seek masters for themselves to improve their skills. For quite a longtime, at least half of the top-tier fighters in the whole martial arts world were from China.

The formation of the Chu Sect was even closely related to China. That was indeed the most glamorous period for the martial arts world of the country.

Nonetheless, there was an inexplicable change all of a sudden.

The unrivaled fighters from the martial arts world of China suddenly vanished simultaneously. It was as though all of them were abducted by a mysterious force.

In other words, the unrivaled martial artists who were also the influential ones in the martial arts world of

China were gone without a trace.

Since then, the number of mighty martial artists in the martial arts world of China went south drastically. Not to mention, there was hardly any martial artist who qualified as the top-ranked fighter in the martial arts world of the country for quite a longtime.

Within a night, the martial arts world of China dropped to the bottom of the pit, losing all glory and fame.

It became wishful thinking for the people of China to witness their martial artists ranked in the top twenty, let alone the top ten.

There was even a period whereby the martial arts world of China was not even comparable to other smaller, unknown countries.

Finally, there was a twist when Ye Qingtian, the War God, emerged. After what seemed like an eternity, he became the first martial artist from China ranked in the top twenty of the Sky Ranking. With that, he managed to restore some glory to the martial arts world of China.

Even though they were still not comparable to the Chu Sect, their achievement in the martial arts world was relatively more outstanding than the other countries.

Even so, War God, who ranked twelfth in the Sky Ranking, was still unable to fully restore the former glory of the martial arts world of China.

Therefore, the martial artists of China had been looking forward to having someone among ranked top ten in the Sky Ranking.

Ye Fan turned out to be the one who managed to fulfill the dream. Not to mention, he was not only ranked in the top ten in the Sky Ranking, but the top of all! That was indeed a long-awaited moment in the martial arts world of China!

By right, it was a blissful moment that called for a nationwide celebration. Nevertheless, Sword Saint and the others were utterly dispirited.

After a while, he broke the silence by mumbling self-deprecatingly, "Why is he the one? Why must it be Chu Tianfan? Why must he be the one creating the historical moment of China?" Meanwhile, Tang Hao was at a loss for words too.

As for Mo Wuya, he could not resist the rush of complex emotions inside him. Hmph! I was almost finished off by him many years ago. But why does this punk show up out of nowhere again after such a long time?

Earlier on, he was over the moon when he was ranked fiftieth in the Sky Ranking; yet, his ranking turned into a laughing stock alongside Chu Tianfan's top ranking.

Ring! Ring! Ring!

When Sword Saint and the others were feeling down in the dumps, the phone rang again.

Initially, none of them was in the mood to answer the call.

Nonetheless, it did not stop ringing. Thus, Sword Saint had no choice but to pick up the call resignedly.

Before he could speak, the caller yelled out excitedly, "Haha! Sword Saint, congratulations! China is finally ranked first in the Sky Ranking! Your nation has gained fame! What a great honor! Finally, someone from Aploth is ranked first in the Sky Ranking!"

Sword Saint's face turned grimmer in an instant.

Tapering down his simmering fury, he hung up on the latter and unplugged the phone

line. Congratulations? On what, huh?

At the moment, a dejected Sword Saint was even on the brink of tears. He only wished he could go lick his wounds silently in a corner. Nevertheless, things tended to turn the other way around.

Bang! Just before Sword Saint took his seat, there was an ear-splitting explosion. Next, the alloy door in front of him was kicked open by someone. "W-War God?" Tang Hao's eyes widened in disbelief when a well-built figure came into view.

"M-Mr. Ye?" Horror-stricken, Mo Wuya shuddered uncontrollably.

He had never come across Ye Qingtian in such a petrifying state before. Standing right in front of them, he looked like a ghastly burning flame of rage. Simmering with anger, it was as if he would flip the War God Castle over.

"War God, w-what's the matter with you?" Tang Hao stuttered sheepishly. Even though he had a hunch about the reason behind Ye Qingtian's sudden appearance, he still blurted out the question.

Devoid of expression, the latter hissed grimly, "I was just back from Jiangdong. He's back and very much alive."

"I-Is that so?" Tang Hao was still shuddering in fear.

He had no idea what he could say to appease the man. Moments later, he let out a nervous laugh and replied casually, "Ah! Great to have him back! Haha! What great news! There will be another unrivaled fighter in China! I'm convinced that the martial arts world of China will continue to flourish because of him!"

Hearing that, Ye Qingtian smirked. "Continue to flourish? Didn't you kick him out of the martial arts world of China earlier? Regardless of how mighty and influential he is, does he still have anything to do with China?"

Tang Hao's face turned ashen as he explained hastily, "We had no choice at that time. I'll explain to Ye Fan personally. I'm sure he'll understand."

"Understand? Who do you think you are? Do you think he's a nobody who can be easily swayed by your words? By the way, I'm here to convey his message to you. He mentioned that from today onwards, the martial arts world of Jiangdong is no more under the control of the War God Castle. Apart from that, we are banned from entering Jiangdong! Are you happy now?" Ye Qingtian sniggered, a hint of sheer grimness written all over his face.

"D-Did Ye Fan really said that?" Tang Hao asked incoherently.

There was a sense of disbelief in his eyes as he was rooted to the ground. What did Ye Fan mean?

Undoubtedly, Ye Fan planned to cut ties with the War God Castle and have no truck with them again.

Furthermore, he wished to pull the martial arts world of Jiangdong out of the War God Castle's jurisdiction.

If it was anyone else, the leader of the War God Castle would surely bring a large number of unrivaled fighters over to teach him a lesson.

However, when Ye Fan was the one to say so, there was nothing Tang Hao and the others could do despite being dumbstruck. What can we do? Can we claim that he's the traitor of the nation again and battle against him? No way! He had almost wiped off the Chu family, and he could do the same to War God Castle.

The Dragon God Hall started to gain fame again after Ye Fan was ranked first in the Sky Ranking. In other words, the War God Castle was downgraded.

As long as Ye Fan willed it, it was a piece of cake for him to lead the mighty fighters from the Dragon God Hall to take over Mount Yan.

"Sword Saint, why are you mute now? Where's your previous audacity when you stripped Ye Fan of his title and kicked him out of the martial arts world of China? Don't you know I've been planning everything for a few decades? Not to mention, all our ancestors had put in a lot of effort before that. Who do you think all those sacrifices are for? Don't you know it's all to nurture a formidable martial artist who can at least be ranked in the top ten in the Sky Ranking? And now? You've been picking on him till he vows to cut ties with the War God Castle! You're the one who shattered the bright future of the martial arts world of China!" Ye Qingtian thundered out in exasperation.

His bellow of rage resonated across the whole War God Castle. Panic-stricken, everyone in the castle trembled in fear.

Sword Saint's face turned ashen. He staggered one step backward and slumped onto the couch.

Seconds after unleashing his wrath, Ye Qingtian managed to tamp down his simmering fury.

With his back facing Sword Saint and the others, he uttered solemnly, "Since you're the cause, it's better that you solve the problem. Try to think of a way to make it up to Ye Fan. He is not a hard-hearted person. But undeniably, you have hurt him too much."

"By the way, as long as you are willing to express your utmost sincerity, I believe he will be willing to let bygones be bygones and mend the relationship with us," he added grimly before striding out of the castle In an instant, pin-drop silence reverberated across the whole War God Castle.