Chapter 2284: You let him come try

"Zuo Jue, I am the Holy Maiden of the Ultimate Bliss Palace, you..............."

"What the fuck are you saying, get down."

"Ma Hong's words hadn't even fallen when Zuo Jue slapped her down, pinning her to the ground, unable to move."

"And Zuo Jue showed no pity, stepping on her head with a foot."

"A grinding teeth sound came from Ma Hong's mouth, endless humiliation making her eyes red."

"Looking down at her, Zuo Jue said coldly."

"\"Holy Maiden of the Ultimate Bliss Palace? Today I'll kill you, and the Ultimate Bliss Palace won't say a word. \""

"After personally crossing hands with Ma Hong, Zuo Jue naturally knew her quality."

"With such strength, to become the Holy Maiden of the Ultimate Bliss Palace, even if ranking last, to say there's no catnip? Zuo Jue doesn't believe it a hundred percent."

"No need to think, it's definitely that guy An Sheng Xin who got her the position."

"The high-ups of the Ultimate Bliss Palace sold a favor, thus granting her the Holy Maiden position."

"Even a granted Holy Maiden position dares to speak big in front of him."

"After speaking, Zuo Jue snorted coldly and changed the subject."

"\"But this An Sheng Xin is quite attentive to you; even with his status, to get you this Holy Maiden position would surely cost him much effort—looks like you've been serving him well. \""

"His words full of mockery, hearing this, Ma Hong gritted her teeth, killing intent almost solidifying, she spat out each word through clenched teeth."

"\"You...... Brother An won't let you off. \""

"\"Heh, you let him come try. \""

"Hearing the name An Sheng Xin, Zuo Jue did not feel wary as before."

"In this world, the peers who can make Zuo Jue wary are only those few great evildoers; An Sheng Xin is naturally one of them."

"After all, they are strong, and their background is no weaker than his, so even if he doesn't dare kill them, beating them is perfectly fine."

"Even if Zuo Fu knew, as long as no one died, he could only swallow his anger."

"So, whenever encountering An Sheng Xin and Tianlin and the others, Zuo Jue might boast with his mouth, but his body was honest—he had to hold back three parts."

"But this time, Zuo Jue was noticeably braver; even after speaking, he voluntarily lifted his foot, giving Ma Hong a chance to contact An Sheng Xin."

"\"Come on, don't say I'm not giving you a chance—call An Sheng Xin over now, and see if my Brother Ye can handle him. \""

"Huh???"

"I was originally wondering if Zuo Jue was this fierce today; facing the contemporary evildoers, he's not the slightest bit inferior."

"Even Zuo Fu didn't come along—where does this guy get his confidence?"

"Only upon hearing his own name did Ye Zhangqing's face darken—'Me?'"

"Is this bastard using me as a shield?"

"Actually, Zuo Jue doesn't have that many thoughts; his idea is simple: before I feared you, An Sheng Xin, but now I have Brother Ye backing me—how could I still fear you?"

"You, An Sheng Xin, are a contemporary evildoer—could my Brother Ye not be one?"

"Among the five great contemporary evildoers, Brother Ye has a place—we're all evildoers, who fears whom?"

"But Zuo Jue didn't realize that Ye Zhangqing is indeed one of the contemporary evildoers, and his progress over the years has even shocked Tianlin."

"It's been a head‑to‑head chase; in just over ten years, he's narrowed the cultivation gap to less than one major realm."

"Still, less than one major realm is a gap—Ye Zhangqing is now at minor accomplishment in the Immortal Emperor Realm, having just broken through a few days ago, which even startled Miao Qianqian."

"But Tianlin and Miao Qianqian are now at the entry level of the Immortal Venerable Realm, only a hair's breadth from minor accomplishment."

"As for An Sheng Xin, though I haven't met him, he's likely also at roughly the Immortal Venerable Realm—you want me to go?"

"But right now, trying to stop is naturally impossible—Ma Hong, her head addled by humiliation, stumbled up with the help of two junior sisters."

"The hatred in her eyes almost devoured Zuo Jue; she couldn't care about anything else, the hatred in her heart almost robbed her of reason."

"She immediately took out a sound‑transmission talisman and contacted An Sheng Xin."

"From start to finish, Zuo Jue didn't stop her, wearing a sneer as he watched Ma Hong's actions, like watching a farce."

"After contacting An Sheng Xin, Ma Hong gave Zuo Jue a cold look and gritted her teeth."

"\"Don't regret it. \""

"\"Regret? Heh, let your Brother An come quickly to die. \""

"Having said that, he ignored Ma Hong, turned and came before Ye Zhangqing with a smile seeking credit."

"\"Brother, how about it? This chance to make a name has come—I did well, right? \""

"Zuo Jue did this firstly because he has Ye Zhangqing and fears no An Sheng Xin."

"Secondly, he thought that if he could fight An Sheng Xin in Thus English: Thus English: Dengtianxiancheng before the whole world, the title of fifth evildoer would truly be cemented."

"By then, among the cultivators of the Immortal Realm, who would dare say Brother Ye's evildoer bearing is fake, unworthy to stand shoulder‑to‑shoulder with the other four?"

"Zuo Jue truly meant well for Ye Zhangqing, but upon hearing this, Ye Zhangqing twitched his mouth and replied unhappily."

"\"Well then, I really have to thank you. \""

"\"Brother, what's wrong, not happy? Did the junior brother do something poorly? \""

"\"Heh, no, you did great, but what if I can't beat An Sheng Xin? \""

"\"How could that be? Brother is also a contemporary evildoer—at most a draw. \""

"Zuo Jue replied without thinking: in his heart, Ye Zhangqing would lose to no one, and in his eyes Brother Ye's talent absolutely surpasses Tianlin, An Sheng Xin and the rest by a hair."

"Zuo Jue has been completely conquered by Ye Zhangqing; at this moment, in his eyes Ye Zhangqing is the perfect person, incapable of losing."

"Even the worst‑case scenario is just a draw between the two."

"Even if it's a draw, it proves Brother Ye's evildoer bearing isn't exaggerated—he truly qualifies to stand equal with An Sheng Xin, Tianlin and the others."

"Those outside rumors are just baseless talk."

"With Zuo Jue thinking this way, his plan has no flaw—it's perfect to the utmost."

Until Ye Zhangqing's resentful voice arrived.

「Hmm, your idea is good, but I am now Immortal Emperor Realm cultivation, while Tianlin has already reached Immortal Venerable Realm, what cultivation level do you say An Sheng Xin is? 」」

「That's roughly the same as Tianlin, ah, their four cultivations have never been pulled apart, they're pretty evenly matched, Tianlin has reached Immortal Venerable Realm, so An Sheng Xin is definitely also Immortal Venerable Realm, by then senior brother only needs............ uh??? 」」

Halfway through speaking, Zuo Jue finally snapped back to his senses, turned his head and looked at Ye Zhangqing in disbelief, his eyes wearing a ghost‑seen expression.

It's as if saying, 'Senior brother, how are you only at Immortal Emperor Realm?'

Looking at Zuo Jue's appearance, Ye Zhangqing was speechless, and this guy even more so asked in a low voice with a face full of regret.

「Senior brother, what should we do? 」」

His words were full of self‑blame; having thought of everything, he hadn't expected that senior brother was only at Immortal Emperor Realm cultivation, still one major realm behind An Sheng Xin and the others.