Chapter 2700: You Really Made Me Lose Face!

Chapter 2700: Chapter 2700: You Really Made Me Lose Face!

Fang Bai and the Lightning Mink have known each other for a long time. Although one is an Immortal and the other is from the Beast Clan, they have always considered each other as brothers.

So when Fang Bai walked up to the Lightning Mink, they exchanged smiles and then embraced in a big bear hug.

"Well, Little Mink, you actually became an Emperor Realm Expert!"

Fang Bai patted the Lightning Mink on the shoulder, his face full of gratification.

"Of course!"

The Lightning Mink, with an expression of pride and smugness, said, "Before, my cultivation level was always lagging behind yours, but now I’ve finally caught up."

Wu De, standing to the side, came forward and sized up the Lightning Mink for a few moments. He clicked his tongue, unable to resist saying, "Little Mink, you’re getting big-headed! Even though your realm and cultivation have caught up to the Palace Master’s, in terms of combat strength, the Palace Master can crush you without even trying!"

"Old Taoist Wu, you just love to put me down! You’re not even an Emperor Realm Expert, what do you know!"

The Lightning Mink glared at Wu De, full of disbelief.

In the view of the Lightning Mink, although there are differences in combat strength among Emperor Realm Experts, the gap wouldn’t be too large.

Wu De chuckled, "Though I’m not an Emperor Realm Expert, our Emperor’s Palace has quite a few of them. If you don’t believe me, you can ask them."

He said this while pointing his mouth towards the distance at the Hundred Flowers Empress, the Great Luo Immortal Emperor, and several other Emperor Realm Experts.

Fang Bai knew that these two have liked to be playful with each other ever since they knew each other in the mortal world. So he didn’t intervene, just watched them with a smiling face.

The Lightning Mink glanced over at the six Emperor Realm Experts including Great Luo Immortal Emperor, and his previously smug expression gradually disappeared.

He sensed from those six Emperor Realm Experts an aura stronger than his own, knowing that each of them was more powerful than him.

Typically, the combat strength of Beast Clan Emperor Realm Experts is superior to that of Immortal Emperor Realm Experts of the same rank. Therefore, after advancing to the Emperor Realm, the Lighting Mink thought he could hold his own against any contemporary Emperor Realm Expert.

But when he saw the six Emperor Realm Experts, including the Great Luo Immortal Emperor, he realized he had overestimated himself and underestimated other Emperor Realm Experts.

"How is it? Didn’t I tell you, Taoist Master! Any one of those Emperor Realm Experts could beat you soundly! Not to mention the Palace Master!"

Seeing the dejected look on the Lightning Mink’s face, Wu De couldn’t help but get cheeky.

He and the Lightning Mink always enjoyed ribbing each other for fun. Now that Lightning Mink has become an Emperor Realm Expert while he is still fumbling around in the high ranks of the Immortal Emperor Realm, he felt quite displeased, believing that he might be laughed at by the Lightning Mink most of the time in the future.

Now he was more than happy to use other Emperor Realm Experts to put down the Lightning Mink.

The Lightning Mink looked at Fang Bai and grudgingly asked, "What Old Taoist Wu said... is it true? Are you stronger than those Emperor Realm Experts?"

Fang Bai also noticed that the Lightning Mink had become a bit arrogant after advancing to the Emperor Realm, knowing that if he didn’t take him down a peg, it would be difficult to manage him in the future. So, he nodded with a smile.

"Let’s have a match!"

The Lightning Mink, without another word, shot into the sky like a cannonball, appearing in the sky high above.

When Fang Bai also ascended into the air and faced him, the Lightning Mink immediately threw a punch with a whoosh.

This punch was unleashed with all his strength, with no reservations, as he wanted to find out whether Fang Bai’s strength was truly as formidable as Wu De had claimed.

Fang Bai smiled and threw a punch as well.

Their fists collided, the void collapsed, and the ferocious momentum surged. The Lightning Mink’s body flipped backward in somersaults, stumbling hundreds of feet back before he barely managed to steady himself.

When he looked at Fang Bai again, Fang Bai hadn’t moved an inch and was completely at ease.

The Lightning Mink’s face turned pale as he forcibly suppressed the turbulent energy and blood boiling in his chest, taking a while to calm down.

Just with that one punch, the Lightning Mink realized that Wu De was right. Although he and Fang Bai were at the same level of cultivation, there was still a massive gap in combat strength.

He also understood that Fang Bai held back quite a bit with his punch and didn’t intend to hurt him. Otherwise, he would have suffered greatly.

"I’m no match for you!"

The Lightning Mink said, hanging his head like a defeated rooster.

Fang Bai laughed and said, "What’s this? Already discouraged? This isn’t like you, Lightning Mink! The Lightning Mink I hope to see never admits defeat easily and grows stronger with every setback!"

The Lightning Mink puffed up his chest and said proudly, "Fine! Then just wait! Every ten years, I’ll challenge you to a battle. I won’t believe I can’t beat you one day!"

Fang Bai laughed loudly, "That’s more like it! We Immortals cannot afford to lack confidence and fighting spirit! Once you lose confidence and fighting spirit, you’re done for!"

The Lightning Mink nodded and landed together with Fang Bai in the square in front of the Palace Master Hall.

He spotted Wu De standing among a group of Immortals, sneakily watching him with a look of schadenfreude. Raising his eyebrows, he walked over, grabbed Wu De, and carried him off into the distance.

"Little Mink, what are you doing? Carrying me like this embarrasses me in front of all these Immortals at the Emperor’s Palace!"

"What am I doing? Master Mink got rebuffed by the Palace Master and is feeling annoyed, so I’m planning to vent it on you!"

"Damn! The Palace Master bullies you, so you bully me? What’s the logic in that? Taoist Master isn’t your punching bag!"

"From today, you will be!"

"You... you are a dignified Emperor Realm Expert. How can you bully the weak? Have you no regard for your status? Don’t you care about face?"

"What is status? Can face be eaten? If you don’t want to get punched, then fight back!"

"Nonsense! I’m at the high rank of the Immortal Emperor Realm. Can I beat an Emperor Realm Expert like you? Let me go, otherwise... otherwise..."

"Otherwise, after thirty years, the river will change its course, and when you become stronger, you’ll make me pay for it... Is that what you want to say?"

"Exactly!"

"Alright, Master Mink believes in that... Well, while my strength surpasses yours, I’ll give you a good beating, lest I miss the chance in the future!"

"You... ah... ugh... Palace Master, save me..."

...

Fang Bai and the other Immortals stood in the square in front of the Palace Master’s Hall, watching as the Lightning Mink carried Wu De’s round body, bickering non-stop as they flew into the distance, and couldn’t help but smile at each other.

"Now, with another Emperor Realm Expert in our midst, our odds are even better!"

The Hundred Flowers Empress looked at the retreating figure of the Lightning Mink, smiling as she spoke.

The strength of an Emperor Realm Expert is beyond doubt; sometimes it can even turn the tide of the battle. If the Emperor’s Palace could enlist a few more Emperor Realm Experts, then even if the numbers of the six supreme powers far exceed those of the Emperor’s Palace, the Emperor’s Palace would still have the upper hand.

In the days that followed, with the continuous arrival of various Immortals, the overall strength of the Emperor’s Palace kept growing stronger.

"Now our side at the Emperor’s Palace has nearly a hundred thousand Immortals. Although the number is still less than it was a thousand years ago, two of the eight supreme powers from back then are also gone. So in this battle, we will surely win!"

Fang Bai stood with several Immortal Emperors in front of the Palace Master’s Hall, full of spirit and fighting intent.