A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1774

"How much do you hate this merciless world? Don't spend the night crying solitarily. Cloud and Mist Sword Technique! Second strike! Ice Heart!" a cold, majestic voice boomed overhead.

Ye Fan turned his attention to the horizon, and he saw a beautiful, blinding flash piercing the sky. The blade's flash pierced the earth as if lightning had struck, and thunder roared back at the skies as retaliation The majestic impact from the attack shook the mountains around them, and the clouds up high in the sky disappeared into pieces.

"This is impossible..."

"D*mn it! Who dares interfere?"

"I thought Chu Tianfan's subordinates are all being kept busy by the Chu Sect!"

When the men in black sensed the immense power contained in that attack, they started shivering by reflex, for they could sense death looming over them.

If they were struck by that attack, they could and would end up dead.

"What should we do now?"

"Should we kill this guy or stop this attack first?”

The deadly attack was charging straight at them like an unbridled cheetah, while Ye Fan was only a few hundred yards away from them. They could not decide on what to do first.

"Are you stupid? We have to survive this attack first! We can kill Chu Tianfan later! We have to stop this attack now, or we'll be killed instead!"

The men in black's leader made a quick decision. They stopped their attack on Ye Fan and turned their attention to their impending doom. They held no grudges against Ye Fan in the first place, so there was no need to put themselves in harm's way just to kill him.

After some consideration, they decided to handle their attacker first before they would take Ye Fan's life.

"Very well then!"

"Let's do this together!"

Even though they had no idea who was attacking them, they knew the newcomer was not to be trifled with. After all, only an immensely powerful fighter could use such a powerful attack.

They dared not underestimate their challenger, or death could be their fate. Without any hesitation, the men in black unleashed all their power, shooting it straight up into the heavens.

"Ultimate Seal!"

"Palm of Wisdom!"

"Blade of Olympus!"

"Brittania Cross!"

The thirteen men in black unleashed thirteen powerful attacks at once, and the immense power lying within their attacks alone whipped up a storm around them.

The attacks came together like thirteen furious streams that merged and formed a river. From where Ye Fan was standing, he thought the amalgamation of attacks looked just like a coursing river, though it was made up entirely of destructive energy.

The attacks flowed furiously at the sword slash that was charging toward the men in black relentlessly. Even when faced with such powerful attacks, the blinding flash that came from across the horizon did not dull. Not even one bit.

The mysterious challenger swung their sword a few more times after they sent out their first two attacks, and the bright lights roared fiercely at the river of attacks that were charging toward them.

A moment later, the sword slashes and the men in black's attacks clashed in the air. The explosion that ensued was loud enough to crush the eardrums of those who heard it, and a great shockwave spread from the center, pulverizing everything within its vicinity.

Ye Fan was a few hundred yards away from the clash, and he was hiding in the crater, trying to not get caught in the aftershock. Even so, he failed, and he was sent flying away again. Only this time, he coughed up blood.

However, Ye Fan should count himself lucky that it was only the shockwave, and that he was hiding in the crater. If not, the explosion from the clash alone could have killed him without any help from the men in black.

The battle did not end after that clash, however. Surprisingly, the men in black and their attacker were in a stalemate. The situation would change soon, though, for the men in black's faces fell.

There was surprise on their faces, and there was horror as well.

"What power!"

"Who is this person?"

"How did they stop all thirteen of us at once?"

The men in black were shocked, and they could feel their skin crawl with terror. How did Ye Fan even get this kind of fighter to serve him? How did he even grow to this level? He alone is enough to mess the Chu Sect up, and now he has a subordinate who can stop all thirteen of us at once?

"D*mn it all!"

"This is impossible!" "There are thirteen of us, and there is only one of them! There's no way we can't win!" the men in black roared furiously.

They injected even more power into their attacks, and the river of attacks was starting to roar with an intense ferocity.

Their attacks seemed to work, as the blinding light was starting to dim. The men in black smiled, thinking that victory was close at hand, but their hopes were dashed, for the icy voice boomed overhead yet again.

Ye Fan, who had been watching from afar, noticed something extraordinary in this attack. He gazed into the horizon, and his face froze. "This can't be... The attacker has stepped into the realm of One With the Sword?"

The sword pierced the sky above and descended with the ferocity only seen in a hurricane. It cut the night sky in two and lit the heavens up, shining brightly like the sun. A blinding flash of light rained down upon the thirteen men in black, roaring at them majestically.

"With the power of the monarch vested within me, I command thee, kneel! Cloud and Mist Sword Technique! Seventh strike! Undefeatable!"

Storms appeared on the battlefield and raged across the woods around it. The horizon became a blur as a silhouette appeared above in the heavens. Ye Fan watched as that silhouette faded into the sword strike above, and the light contained within the attack crushed the darkness around it, destroying any and all obstacles that stood in its way.

As Undefeatable rained down upon the men in black, it broke their river of attack, and their energy was shattered into tiny little pieces.

"What?"

The men in black were shaken from that sight alone. They were veteran fighters who had ventured into the martial arts world for decades, but that was the first time they had seen such a powerful sword strike. The attack broke through the air, ignoring any and all resistance. Even after it destroyed the men in black's attacks, it rained down upon them, as if their attacks were nothing for it.

A moment later, the flash of light washed across the men in black, and silence fell upon the battlefield.

When the storm finally disappeared into the night, only a single, hauntingly beautiful silhouette was left floating in the air.

A veil covered her face, and her dress billowed in the air, while her lustrous black hair tumbled down her shoulders.

A gash appeared on the arms of the men in black, and blood flowed out from it.

There was agony in their eyes, and they retreated far away before they came to a stop. Even so, they still looked fearful of the fighter who had joined the battle earlier.

"Pardon us, but who might you be? I have never seen such a marvelous attack before in my life. We wish to at least know of the name of the person who has defeated us," one of the men in black asked somberly.

They stared intently at the woman, but she had no intention of answering their question.

A moment of silence later, she announced coldly, "You have three seconds to make a decision. Leave, or die."

There was malice in her tone, and she left no grounds for negotiation. It was a demand.

"Why you..."

The men in black were furious, for the women's attitude was far too arrogant. They were veterans, and it was the first time someone was treating them so rudely.

"Three."

"Two..."

The woman was starting her countdown, and she was slowly raising her sword as she did so, getting ready to launch another attack.

It was then the men in black knew that their mission to kill Ye Fan had ended in failure. Left with no choice, they could only leave the battlefield. But before they left, the leader said, "This is not the end, boy. We shall meet again eventually."

He waved his hand, and his companions disappeared into the darkness with him. After their departure, silence once again returned to the forest.

Only Ye Fan and the mysterious woman were left on the battlefield. Ye Fan was leaning against a tree, looking at the woman from afar, but the woman did not even look at him. Her back was still turned against him even at that moment.

A long, long silence later, Ye Fan decided that he would speak up first. "Don't you have anything to say to me?" He smiled.

The woman still did not answer him. In the end, she raised her leg and was about to leave, but the moment she did so, she could not hold it in anymore, and she coughed up blood.

Her face, which was already pale, to begin with, turned even whiter, and her veil was tainted with blood.

"Yun!" Ye Fan gasped.