Ye Han smiled wryly, his expression complex. "Your Eminence has truly humbled me. With your reputation, a mere whisper would be enough for me to personally visit and pay my respects!"

He finally understood why no one had been able to figure out Ye Fan's background all these days.

Who would have thought that among the towering peaks of Yundang Mountains, where a young prodigy emerged to suppress all celestial geniuses, he came from this small state of Dachu!

A place so barren that not even the powerful would bother to lay claim to it!

And most importantly, Ye Fan was still a member of the Ye family, although...

It's just a split!

It is precisely because of this that Ye Han feels incredibly absurd!

Because he was an old friend's junior, although a gentleman's kindness extends to five generations and should be severed, he still paid attention to the Ye family in Yan Yang City.

It is also known that the strongest member of the Ye family before this was only a half-step transcendent, and resources were even more limited.

So no matter how hard Ye Han racked his brains, he couldn't understand why the Yan Yang City branch would cultivate such a monstrous talent, who then rose to prominence like a comet.

After all, the rumors outside say that Ye Fan is a descendant of the Eternal Heavenly Emperor.

As the descendant of the Heavenly Emperor, a protector should at least have the cultivation base of a saint in the Heaven-Human Realm, right?

It's just that I don't know the relationship between Ye Fan and Xuan Yin Shen Ti. Their relationship should be extremely close, but they don't belong to the same force. And this unfathomable cultivator is obviously the protector of Xuan Yin Shen Ti.

When the members of the Imperial Clan heard their clan leader's tone, they immediately sensed something was wrong.

Suddenly, the five elders' eyes narrowed. Seeing the Patriarch's reaction, they suddenly guessed the truth and pointed at Ye Fan with an excited tone: "Could it be… Could you be... the Battle Body of Qi Tian!"

The rest of them also reacted immediately, their faces changing drastically. They looked at Ye Fan as if he were telling a fairy tale.

How could this be!

He's nothing but a petty housebreaker...

All the elders present had this thought now.

In their eyes, those who split from the family were the incompetent offspring of natural selection. However, when they learned that these incompetent individuals in their eyes had achieved a goal that they themselves could never hope to reach in their lifetime, their hearts were suddenly filled with resentment and shame.

Zhuge Yan stood not far from Ye Fan's side, and she knew some about the grievances between the Ye family of Yan Yang City and the Ye family of the Imperial Capital.

As his father was stripped of his title, he was also abandoned by his fiancée and faced ridicule from his clan. Ye Fan must have endured unimaginable torment!

Zhu Ge Yan recalled the way Ye Fan had displayed his divine form throughout their journey. At this moment, she was truly filled with sorrow and tears welled up in her eyes.

Once, she had the opportunity to become Ye Fan's wife, but she didn't cherish it. Now, she can only be a bed warmer for him.

Zhuge Yan's hatred!

If heaven could give her another chance, she would not back out of the marriage even if someone held a knife to her throat, even if she died!

Which woman could refuse to be the woman behind a future emperor?

On the other side, Ye Fan ignored the elder of the Zong family who had already recognized him. He spread his hands and said to Ye Han with a light smile: "Haha, Patriarch Ye has deep cultivation, he could easily kill me, a mere transcendent realm cultivator, with a backhand. How dare I act like a big shot?"

All present were speechless at Ye Fan's tone.

They couldn't find even a shred of respect for Ye Han on Ye Fan's face.

Is this a tone of voice that an extraordinary person would use when speaking to a god?

Should we say he is carefree or simply confident enough?

Obviously, Ye Fan is the latter!

Ye Han doesn't mind Ye Fan's attitude toward him. He must treat the latter differently from ordinary prodigies.

Then he gathered his thoughts and said frankly, "My lord, this Country Luck Dragon Ball is of extraordinary significance to us. As long as you are willing to part with it, we are willing to pay any price, as long as the Ye family can afford it. Just name your terms, my lord. Even if you want the Ye family's Rejuvenation Peak, I will not hesitate!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the elders of the clan couldn't sit still. They all shouted, "Clan leader, you can't! Chongyang Peak is the greatest foundation of our Ye family in the Imperial City!"

However, Ye Han remained unmoved, only looking at Ye Fan with a solemn expression.

However, what greeted him was a cold snort from the latter!

"Humph!"

A sound exploded in the air, like a clap of thunder. A terrifying aura surged from Ye Fan's body as he glared at Ye Han with cold eyes and spoke slowly.

"You traded for the Dragon Balls to get them for Ye Linlang, didn't you!"

Ye Han could only nod. He couldn't lie, because lies would eventually be exposed.

Ye Fan's voice turned colder again, continuing, "Have you ever known that Ye Linlang had crippled a person's spiritual sea with one strike in the last Zongjia Grand Competition?"

Ye Han heard this and inwardly thought, "Oh no!"

He actually forgot about this. He had heard rumors about Ye Linlang's humiliation of Ye Ruhu, and he had even punished the latter with three days of confinement afterward, but could that be considered doing anything?

If Ye wasn't related to Tiger, he wouldn't have bothered with this!

However, the problem was that Ye Ruhua gave birth to a good son.

Now, karma comes into play. Ye Linlang's fate is now in the hands of Ye Fan.

As Ye Yaya's head was bathed in the moonlight, Dao Yun swirled above her. The dragon pearls imbued with national fortune within her emitted bursts of dragon roars, and the energy released by the dragon's qi was so pure that it surpassed even the divine dragon blood of the Ye Family's Shenbian realm.

If this energy could be used by Ye Linlang, that would truly be like adding wings to a tiger!

Ye Han still refused to give up, saying: "I wonder who this young lady is?"

Ye Fan raised an eyebrow playfully and said, "What's the matter with my little sister?"

Including Ye Han and the rest of the clan, everyone's faces froze instantly.

The son is a Heaven-Defying Battle Body!

The daughter is a Xuan Yin divine body!

When did this world become so insane?

Or is it that Ye Ruhua is actually the most unassuming one?

Originally, Ye Han had wanted to strike at Ye Yao Yao, but he immediately dismissed the idea. However, he still didn't intend to give up.

"If...I mean, if my family is willing to compensate for your losses and have Ye Linlang personally apologize at your doorstep, I wonder if you would be willing to make a deal with us."

I am willing to exchange a top-grade holy weapon for an additional elixir that is highly beneficial to the Xuan Yin Divine Body. What do you think?

"Obviously, not really!" Ye Fan shrugged.

"You..." All the elder of the Zong family glared at Ye Fan, as if they wanted to kill him with their eyes.

The elder of the sect's seven elders rolled his eyes and came up with a cunning plan!

He looked righteous and indignant, stating sternly, "Boy, you're getting too arrogant. Just because you have some talent doesn't mean you can act so superior. If you're truly brave, hand over the Dragon Pearl! Although my Ye Family's True Dragon was defeated by your hands, as long as I have this Dragon Pearl, I can easily subdue you!"

It's obvious that Elder Seven is using a tactic of goading.

Prodigies often possess an inflated ego, and the higher their talent, the more arrogant they become!

Although the outside world paints Ye Fan as a divine being, with rumors swirling that he single-handedly subdued the Ye Family's True Dragon with just one punch, those who have witnessed Ye Linlang's terrifying combat prowess would never believe such fabrications.

Ye Linlang might not be Ye Fan's opponent, but he definitely wouldn't be crushed!

However, Ye Fan burst into laughter after hearing his words. Nearby, Ye Hao, Xiao Chi and the others also covered their stomachs and laughed, as if they had heard the best joke of all time.

Ye Fan pointed at the Seven Elders, a hint of disdain in his eyes.

"Tell Ye Linlang, if he wants the Dragon Balls, there's no way! But I'll be waiting for him to challenge me again anytime!"

"Everyone, be sure to come and watch then, let's all guess together, can your Ye family's true dragon..."

"Take my punch!"