Chapter 912: The World in Shock

At this moment, the First Great Thief sighed and said, “That Dragon Demon Lord really let me down. I hadn’t even warmed up yet and he’s already dead.”

“Don’t tell me there’s not even one guy who can fight?”

The First Great Thief was really lamenting.

But right then, Ye Fan said, “Stop sighing for now. You should treat your wounds first!”

“I’m not injured, so why would I need treatment?”

The First Great Thief snapped.

“Oh, give me a break! Your whole body is bleeding and you’re still putting on an act. Your skin could not be any thicker!”

Ye Fan was speechless too.

Sure enough, the First Great Thief said helplessly, “So you noticed after all!”

He promptly toppled over onto the ground and passed out.

“Someone, carry this guy away!”

Ye Fan felt utterly embarrassed. After all, this guy was hanging around with him, so at this moment, Ye Fan feeling ashamed was only natural.

The First Great Thief was carried off. Though he was injured, it wasn’t fatal.

In fact, Ye Fan also felt regret, because he’d just been focused on charging and killing, and hadn’t seen the ultimate battle at the peak. So feeling a bit regretful was only to be expected.

The Infinite Sword Ancestor said, “After this war, the Demon Clan will definitely have to lie low for a while!”

“I’m just worried they’ll keep chasing us relentlessly!”

Ye Fan spoke up.

The Infinite Sword Ancestor shook his head and said, “They lost hundreds of thousands of troops on the Daoist Demon Battlefield, but my Sword Dao Practitioners also lost hundreds of thousands!”

“But here, they lost more than three million troops. This time they sent out more than six million in total!”

“Now their casualties have already passed half. If they still insist on pursuing us, their losses will only grow larger!”

The Infinite Sword Ancestor’s experience was incredibly seasoned. How could he not see the underlying threads within this war?

As things stood, at the very least the Demon Clan would have to stay subdued for a while.

At this point, Ye Fan asked, “Martial Uncle, do we still need to maintain defenses here?”

“No need!”

“We can withdraw our troops and return to the sect!”

The Infinite Sword Ancestor said decisively.

…

At the same time, the news of the Dragon Demon Lord’s fall spread, shocking the whole world. No one had expected that the Dragon Demon Lord, who was so powerful as to be arrogant beyond measure, would actually die.

The whole Demon Clan was furious. One should know, the Dragon Demon Lord was one of their peak experts. The Demon Clan hadn’t lost a peak expert in countless years.

Compared to the loss of over three million troops, the fall of the Dragon Demon Lord was the greatest blow. The reason the Demon Clan had been able to intimidate the Sword Sect—

—was simply because they had more peak combat power.

They had a total of seven Demon Lords. By contrast, the Sword Sect only had four Sword Dao Experts. In terms of numbers, they were on completely different levels, but now the Demon Clan only had six Demon Lords left.

That count even included the Demon Ancestor.

And the Sword Sect still had four top experts, plus the one who executed the Dragon Demon Lord, that Demon Domain master. The gap between the two sides’ top-tier power was now only one person.

This made the Demon Clan realize they were facing a crisis.

The Demon Clan army was ordered to retreat, and this time they pulled back very low-key.

This didn’t fit the Demon Clan’s usual style. When they attacked, they had marched in with boundless momentum.

Yet now things had ended up like this.

In this war, they had even mobilized Demon Lords, so this time they didn’t dare to shout about making the Sword Sect pay the price.

Ye Fan and the others returned to the Sword God Temple.

At this moment, the First Great Thief said to Ye Fan, “Will your Sword Sect’s four top experts refuse to welcome me?”

“No. Because you’re with me.”

Ye Fan replied.

“Don’t push your luck. Anyway, in ten thousand years we’ll go our separate ways. Who knows, maybe ten thousand years from now I’ll kill you.”

The First Great Thief said angrily.

But Ye Fan said, “That’s not certain. Maybe in ten thousand years you won’t even be qualified to carry my shoes.”

“Hmph! There will absolutely never be such a day!”

The First Great Thief felt Ye Fan was completely delusional. Surpassing him in just ten thousand years was absolutely impossible.

If he were to learn of Ye Fan’s legendary experiences, he’d definitely be shocked silly.

Ye Fan said, “Don’t talk so smug. I’m a top-tier prodigy!”

“Even a top-tier prodigy is impossible!”

Ye Fan finally stopped arguing with the First Great Thief. In his eyes, the First Great Thief could just wait for ten thousand years and then get his face smacked hard by Ye Fan’s shoe soles!

They arrived at the Sword God Temple.

When he saw the four top experts, the First Great Thief began sizing them up, and the four top experts started sizing up the First Great Thief too.

“So strong!”

The four exclaimed.

The First Great Thief was also shocked, because he sensed how terrifying the Sword Ancestor was.

“Great Saint!”

The First Great Thief was stunned. He hadn’t expected that on the Martial Arts Continent there were still Great Saint Level experts. Such experts were definitely peak combat power.

At this moment, the Sword Ancestor was also measuring the First Great Thief. He could tell the First Great Thief was also a Great Saint expert. Though his strength fell short, his realm was at least still there.

Such an expert was a very terrifying existence.

“Daoist!”

The four cupped their fists.

The First Great Thief also cupped his fists.

This was the etiquette between experts.

At this moment, the Sword Ancestor said to Ye Fan, “Disciple, you played a critical role in causing the Demon Clan’s vitality to be so badly damaged this time. Your contribution is immense!”

“It was the merit of all the Sword Sect’s troops. I only played a supporting role in stirring things up.”

Ye Fan said immediately.

The four were very satisfied. At least Ye Fan wasn’t arrogant.

“Disciple, from now on you can focus fully on your cultivation. The Demon Clan Warriors will necessarily have to lie dormant for a long time. This is very favorable for our Sword Sect’s reform!”

The Sword Immortal spoke.

The Sword Sect’s reform had reached a critical stage, and at this time, for them, it was indeed good news, because the Demon Clan had been repelled.

Once the Sword Sect’s reform stabilized, that would be the moment when the Demon Clan and the Sword Sect fought to the death.

At this moment, Ye Fan said, “Masters, your disciple has a presumptuous request!”

“Oh? What is it?”

The four looked at Ye Fan curiously.

Ye Fan said, “Your disciple is not a native of the Martial Arts Continent. I’ve been on the Martial Arts Continent for a hundred years now, and I have no idea what’s happened in my homeland.”

“But the problem facing my homeland is still very serious. The Netherworld Clan is eyeing it covetously!”

“So, your disciple wishes to borrow the Divine Altar to go back home once!”

This was Ye Fan’s request.

Time had passed and circumstances had changed. He had already won the deep affection of the four Sword Dao Experts. He believed the four would definitely not make things difficult for him—after all, they were his masters!

The four laughed and said, “So it’s just this little matter!”

“Very well. The four of us will activate the Divine Altar and send you back to your previous world. But can you resolve all those problems by yourself?”

“If necessary, the four of us can spare one person to accompany you back home, or we can let this Daoist accompany you.”

They turned to look at the First Great Thief.

The First Great Thief said, “Since you’re begging me so hard, I’ll reluctantly go with you for a trip!”

You had to admit, this guy was still shamelessly playing it to the hilt at a time like this.

Ye Fan said, “No need. I’m enough on my own.”

The four knew Ye Fan was very stubborn, so they didn’t try to persuade him. Anyway, they knew Ye Fan would never do something he wasn’t confident about!

“Very well. When are you planning to depart?”

The four asked Ye Fan.

Ye Fan said, “Your disciple plans to depart in one month!”

“Good. Just go. If you need help, we’ll give you a Communication Token. Tear the Communication Token and we’ll be able to rush over to assist you!”

“Mm.”

Ye Fan felt endless gratitude toward the four in his heart. In the past, he had thought the Martial Arts Continent was just a passing stop in his life, but now he finally understood that the Martial Arts Continent had never been a mere passerby to him.