A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 917 Rise from the Ashes

Susa Mikoto frowned as he heard the cries of accusations from Suzumiya Eigetsu.

"Shut up! What matters is the outcome, not the process! Suzumiya Eigetsu, Ye Fan is dead. No one can protect you now. If you know what is good for you, go to the altar and sacrifice yourself to welcome the Moon God. This is your destiny. There is no escaping!" Susa Mikoto rebuked angrily.

He was already unhappy with Suzumiya Eigetsu's behavior.

Instead of being loyal to her identity and obligations as a Japanese, Suzumiya Eigetsu not only fell for a Chinese man, but she also even wanted to elope with this man?

This was a betrayal!

She had committed treason!

If it wasn't because of Suzumiya Eigetsu's special status, Susa Mikoto would have already killed her by now.

But since Ye Fan had been defeated by them, no one could protect Suzumiya Eigetsu now. She would have to do whatever they dictated.

"Nonsense! All of you are uttering nonsense! My Master won't die so easily. He must be still alive!" Tears rolled down Suzumiya Eigetsu's face as she shook her head vehemently in denial. There was a panicked look on her beautiful face.

Suzumiya Eigetsu ran to where Ye Fan fell and started to move the boulders and stones aside like a madwoman.

The boulders and stones scraped her hands and her hands were soon covered with blood, but she did not care.

Her Master was everything to her. If he died because of her, she would never forgive herself.

"Haha! Miss Suzumiya, stop wasting your efforts. Our combined energy force is very formidable. That Chinese kid first suffered a serious blow from Mikoto and was subsequently dealt with several blows from the eight of us. Even if he is not dead by now, he won't be far from it."

"What's the use of finding him in these ruins? Stop wasting your effort!"

"Be a good girl and listen to Mikoto. Sacrifice yourself to the Moon God for the sake of Japanese martial arts!"

"Don't worry, we will remember the sacrifice you made after your death."

The eight disciples from Sanshin Organization sniggered.

They felt good after taking revenge on Ye Fan.

It showed on their faces as they spoke to Suzumiya Eigetsu.

But Suzumiya Eigetsu ignored their cynical comments and continued to search for her Master's body in the ruins.

She ignored the blood that flowed from her hands even though it stained the clothes she was wearing.

"Miss Suzumiya, I'm sorry for your loss. What Mikoto and the rest said were not wrong. The chances of him surviving the multiple serious injuries is too minimal. The boulders here weigh a ton, so it is impossible for you to push all of these aside to find him. The dead is already gone, it is the living that matters," said Toyotomi Kawayoshi as he could not bear to watch her any longer and walked up to the ruins to help Suzumiya Eigetsu up.

He sighed as he shook his head. There was regret in his words.

A 20 year old grandmaster was dead even before he could have had a chance to rock the entire martial arts world.

Even if he was a Chinese, his death still meant a great loss to the martial arts world.

"I could only say it's probably because the heavens are jealous of Ye Fan's talent."

Toyotomi Kawayoshi felt that it was such a pity.

"The heavens were jealous of his talent?! Nonsense! This kid from China was an idiot for thinking he could barge into Mount Fuji alone and abduct our god! He deserved to be killed by Mikoto!" Mochizuki Kawa said gloatingly.

Ishino Ryuichi echoed his sentiments, "Exactly. How dare he challenge our entire Japanese martial arts circle alone?! He's only a kid! If he doesn't die, where does that leave us? In fact, he should be proud that he died at the hands of Mikoto."

Ishino Ryuichi laughed with a sinister look. Revenge felt so good!

He lost his right arm because of Ye Fan.

He lost his junior because of Ye Fan!

And it was because of Ye Fan that their sacred object was now lost to another country.

The hatred he had towards Ye Fan was as endless as the strong waves from the ocean hitting the shores continuously.

In fact, if given the chance, Ishino Ryuichi even wanted to feast on Ye Fan's flesh and drink his blood as an act of revenge.

To Ishino Ryuichi, Ye Fan had died too quickly and easily.

"Enough, stop wasting time."

"Bring her to the altar. Let us continue with the god awakening ceremony!"

The ceremony had been interrupted because of Ye Fan.

Now that he was dead, there wouldn't be anyone else who could ruin the ceremony and so, the god awakening ceremony had to be resumed.

Just as Sword God was about force Suzumiya Eigetsu up the altar and into the volcano crater...

BOOM!

A thunderous sound blasted suddenly and the boulders on the mountain exploded.

Gravel fell down like rain at the place where Ye Fan fell.

Amid the gravel rain, a lean figure stood once again.

It was like the rising of a phoenix, rebirthed from the ashes!

He looked as unmovable as the mountains by just standing there.

That strong aura of arrogance struck fear into the hearts of many!

"What...what..."

"How...how is this possible?"

"He...he's not dead from the combined forces of nine powerful fighters?"

There was a look of horror on people's face.

Silence fell at the peak of Mount Fuji.

Everyone stared at the youth who had once again stood before them, as though they were staring at the devil.

"Master...!!"

"I knew you would be alright..."

Suzumiya Eigetsu cried with tears of joy when the figure she was so familiar with stood on top of the ruins.

Like sunlight that had shone into darkness, the young lady who was distraught with grief earlier was all smiles now.

Ye Fan meant the world to Suzumiya Eigetsu. He was her everything.

"The kid is not dead?"

"How is he so difficult to deal with?!"

Susa Mikoto's eyes twitched.

It never occurred to him that Ye Fan could survive after being injured so seriously. Ye Fan could even stand up in front of them.

He had underestimated Ye Fan's resilience.

That figure was still standing as the crowd tried to overcome their shock.

He coldly scoured the people before him.

He sneered as he stood with his hands at his back.

His imposing regal voice boomed forth like the rolling thunder.

"Your name is Susa Mikoto, right? Did you really think that you could kill me using that bit of despicable means? I can only say that you are too naive," Ye Fan shook his head as he smirked. He walked forward as he spoke.

The aura around him increased with each step he took.

Soon, he was brimming with authoritativeness!

Everyone watched as the mountain boulders trembled before him and the

clouds swirled anxiously behind him.