Chapter 1715: Chapter 1700: Martial Exhibition
"Don’t say I, Ye, didn’t give you a chance. To spare you from losing too badly, you brothers should come at me together!"
With a cold laugh, Ye Zhen stood up, stepped to the center of the Barbarian Spirit Hall, and looked provocatively at the Ba’erlong and Ba’erhu brothers.
The entire Barbarian Spirit Hall was stunned by this scene.
In their eyes, whether it was the First Deputy Hall Master Ba’erlong or the Second Deputy Hall Master Ba’erhu, both possessed formidable combat power. For Ye Zhen, whose cultivation was only at the Sixth Stage of the Divine Communication Realm, it would already be impressive to hold off one of them.
But now, Ye Zhen was fearlessly challenging both of them at once.
Regardless of anything else, just this boldness made many priests in the Barbarian Spirit Hall admire him.
To be honest, even if the Ba’erlong brothers didn’t say it, many priests were displeased in secret about the hall master directly appointing Ye Zhen, who was only a Sky Priest, to the high and powerful position of Left Chief Priest of the Barbarian Spirit Hall.
If those Moon and Star Priests claimed they had no opinions or thoughts, it would be a lie!
There were some discontents and thoughts beneath the surface, only that no one dared to speak out against the hall master’s authority.
Just now, when the Ba’erlong brothers directly challenged, some Moon and Star Priests had a feeling of satisfaction, waiting to see Ye Zhen make a fool of himself.
But now, Ye Zhen’s bold words challenging the two nevertheless greatly improved the perception of him among some disapproving Star and Moon Priests.
Nothing else, just this spirit is something ordinary people wouldn’t possess.
Ye Zhen’s move was indeed refreshing, but it made Princess Changle a little worried.
However, at this moment, the ones most embarrassed were the Ba’erlong brothers.
With just that one sentence, Ye Zhen put them in a dilemma.
Their initial plan was for either one of them to invite Ye Zhen to duel, defeat him, and humiliate him, thereby striking a blow to Princess Changle and Ye Zhen’s prestige in the Barbarian Spirit Hall.
But unexpectedly, Ye Zhen dared to directly challenge both brothers at once, making it difficult for them.
Originally, one of them at the peak of the Ninth Stage of the Realm King Realm, the other at the Eighth Stage, challenging Ye Zhen was already somewhat shameless, and they only used the excuse of Ye Zhen occupying the high position of Left Chief Priest to do so.
If they went at Ye Zhen together as he suggested, in the eyes of the numerous priests in the Barbarian Spirit Hall, winning would be expected.
Moreover, if they didn’t win gracefully, it would even be embarrassing.
If they lost, then the two brothers would be utterly....
Even though they believed losing was impossible,
The most important thing was that even if they won together, it wouldn’t be of much use.
It wouldn’t be humiliating Ye Zhen; it would look like bullying with numbers.
It wouldn’t have the effect of undermining Princess Changle and Ye Zhen’s prestige.
But if they didn’t follow Ye Zhen’s words and went one by one, Ye Zhen would likely gain some verbal advantage again.
"What, you need to think it over, even with two of you coming at me?"
"Are the two Deputy Hall Masters so afraid of me, Ye Zhen?"
"Do you need me, Ye, to go easy on you and fight with one hand?"
Even with the strict rules inside the Barbarian Spirit Hall, Ye Zhen’s successive taunts still caused some priests to emit low laughs, making the Ba’erlong brothers’ faces extremely awkward.
Fury burned in Ba’erlong’s eyes, and at this moment he wished he could cut Ye Zhen into pieces.
"Hmph, Ye, Left Chief Priest, you think too highly of yourself! To deal with you, I, Ba’erhu, am enough; there’s no need to trouble my brother!" Ba’erhu sneered.
"Is it just you going on stage? Then if you lose too badly, don’t blame this Chief Priest for not warning you!" Ye Zhen shouted.
"Hmph, Ye Left Chief Priest, don’t get too carried away with yourself!"
With a snort, Ba’erhu saluted Princess Changle, "Hall Master, I am willing to duel with Ye Left Chief Priest and would like your permission!"
Princess Changle said just one word. In this situation, although she was a bit worried about Ye Zhen, all she could do was allow it.
If she used her authority as hall master to forcibly stop their duel, it would likely cause both her and Ye Zhen’s prestige and influence to plummet!
"Everyone here, bear witness, this duel is permitted by the hall master, but swords have no eyes. Once we make a move, the heavens will shake; if Ye Left Chief Priest gets hurt, please do not blame us!"
The first half of Ba’erhu’s words was directed at the numerous priests in the Barbarian Spirit Hall, while the latter half was meant as a disclaimer to Ye Zhen.
"Vice Hall Master Ba is right, swords have no eyes. When we clash, the mountains and rivers change color, so Vice Hall Master Ba, please be careful. If you get hurt by me, please forgive me!" Ye Zhen responded with a cold laugh.
Ba’erhu nodded heavily and looked again at Hall Master Princess Changle, "I request the hall master to activate the arena’s protective array to prevent damage!"
Hearing this, Princess Changle’s divine sense stirred, and a verdant light rose from the center of the Barbarian Spirit Hall, transforming into an impenetrable Guardian Light Screen, enclosing Ye Zhen and Ba’erhu within.
With a shift in her fingers forming a magic formula, the space within the Barbarian Spirit Hall’s Guardian Light Screen expanded tenfold in an instant, from a kilometer in radius to ten kilometers.
A span of twenty kilometers was more than sufficient for a typical duel.
As Ba’erhu nodded and was about to speak, the voice of his elder brother, Ba’erlong, suddenly came from within his Spirit Palace, "Strike hard without worry, and seize any chance to cripple him! This is a public duel, if he’s lesser in skill and you accidentally cripple him, no one will complain!"
Ba’erhu didn’t respond verbally, only nodded heavily, his eyes suddenly radiating killing qi, then shouted at Ye Zhen, "Begin!"
As he said the word "begin," Ba’erhu’s figure moved, soaring like an eagle, but instead of attacking Ye Zhen, he retreated to the edge of the arena within the protective light screen.
As he retreated swiftly, a Spirit Light exploded, and a bone bow of a dark and chilling hue appeared in Ba’erhu’s hands, with a slight flick of the bowstring.
Ba’erhu’s fingers stroked the bowstring as if gently caressing it, the sound from the string sending an air arrow shooting towards Ye Zhen.
The piercing whistle and its force left the fifteen thousand priests watching the duel dazzled and captivated.
Just plucking the bowstring could produce such power; how formidable would be the arrow technique of the Second Deputy Hall Master, Ba’erhu?
Ye Zhen coldly laughed, as the Sky Eagle Wind-breaking Eagle behind him spread its wings, he swiftly dashed towards Ba’erhu.
However, Ye Zhen was not as fast as Ba’erhu, and the distance between them rapidly expanded.
Seeing this, Ba’erhu sneered!
In front of his Tiger Soul Bow, coming at him despite being slower was akin to courting death!
Even a Dao Realm practitioner, using this method, could be taken down by kite tactics!
As he slightly moved his arms, the dark and chilling bone bow was immediately drawn to its full round shape, and a black bone arrow was quietly placed upon it!
A piercing whistle suddenly erupted as Ba’erhu’s fingers flickered, and three arrows in a triangular formation rushed at Ye Zhen.
As the three bone arrows cut through the air with roaring waves of qi, they simultaneously transformed into tiger heads, emitting a soul-seizing tiger’s roar as they hurtled towards Ye Zhen!

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