In the six great battlefields within the Great Xia Inner Realm, during the time of imperial warfare, things were indeed very splendid. But as the era of peace gradually arrived, those formidable warlords sitting in the battlefields continued to pose a threat to the royal family.


    With the previous emperor''s untimely death, and the new emperor being too youthful, from all aspects, he was actually unable to suppress these warlords.


    Yet, they couldn''t be killed, for doing so would trap the royal family in a situation of being perceived as unrighteous and disloyal!


    Therefore, if some warlords got sick, while the royal family wouldn''t go as far as to set traps, passive treatment and acceleration of the warlords'' self-destruction were always options!


    In the Red Tiger Domain, Gu Tang was facing just such a predicament, which is why Gu Changsheng was so desperate to win the championship of the Vermilion Bird Military Martial drill and get that elixir pill.


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    Gu Changsheng was full of guilt!


    Coercing Ye Fan in this "cursed" manner wasn''t what Gu Changsheng originally intended, but to win the championship, to save his father, he had no choice.


    But after bowing three times, Gu Changsheng suddenly noticed something amiss!


    No, that''s not right!


    Under normal circumstances, with the turtle-shaped Xuanwu Formation that he had drawn, after exercising it, Ye Fan should have fallen to the ground, right? And even if not falling to the ground, at the very least, he should have been affected by the constraining power of the formation, making his body begin to stoop and bend, shouldn''t he?


    But now, Ye Fan was standing in place without any sign of bending.


    Even if Ye Fan was incredibly strong, to forcibly resist the power of the formation would likely result in backlash.


    "Young Master Ye... I know you are very powerful, but after I deployed the formation, it can exert tens of thousands of pounds in weight. If you can''t withstand it, don''t stubbornly resist... If it harms your prime essence, I will really feel too remorseful," Gu Changsheng said with a face full of uneasiness, persuading Ye Fan, "Young Master Ye, why don''t you just admit defeat? Just agree to let me win during the military martial drill and I''ll immediately withdraw the formation!"


    Gu Changsheng slightly reduced the movements of his hand, lessening the oppressive power of the formation considerably.


    Ye Fan was a descendant of a loyal and honest family; although Gu Changsheng wanted to intimidate Ye Fan, he didn''t wish to truly harm him—something his father had repeatedly instructed before departing.


    Ye Fan tilted his head and quietly watched Gu Changsheng''s ''performance''.


    From Ye Fan''s experience, Gu Changsheng''s father had been seriously ill for many years, definitely not something that could be cured by a single Eighth-Grade Elixir.


    If a single Eighth-Grade Elixir could resolve the issue, then Gu Tang, having controlled the Red Tiger Domain for so many years, would definitely spare no effort to obtain the elixir and restore himself.


    "A deal?" Gu Changsheng looked at Ye Fan with some confusion, a gleam of light surfacing in his eyes.


    Right!


    This was indeed an excellent idea from Young Master Ye!


    The royal family wouldn''t allow him to win the championship, but if Young Master Ye won it, the royal family wouldn''t have the same reservations. If Young Master Ye could actually give him that Eighth-Grade Elixir, wouldn''t his father have a chance to be saved?


    The overjoyed Gu Changsheng exclaimed in surprise, and was about to speak further when he suddenly sensed something gravely amiss!


    No, that''s not right!


    His Xuanwu Formation, which was clearly still imposed on Ye Fan, how was it that Ye Fan acted as if unaffected? How could he move freely and even pat his shoulder? Gu Changsheng had tested the power of his formation before, and even a Martial Saint Realm expert, once suppressed by the formation, would be limited in movement.


    How was this possible?


    Could it be that the formation had failed?


    Gu Changsheng moved his fingers, the commander of the formation, yet there were no issues with the effect of the formation. But Ye Fan was completely unfazed by his formation... How terrifying was this Ye Fan, exactly?


    "Young Master Ye, this isn''t right... my formation has no effect on you... what trick are you using?" Gu Changsheng was both shocked and puzzled.


    Was this the might of Great Xia''s number one monstrous prodigy?


    While speaking, Gu Changsheng started to inspect Ye Fan''s body by turning him around and checking his back.


    Feeling the situation was about right, Ye Fan blandly said, "Are you referring to the turtle pattern drawn on my back? There, I''ve moved it over there!"


    As he said this, Ye Fan pointed towards the Puppet Zombie Paperman behind Gu Changsheng!


    "Damn!" Gu Changsheng turned his head to see a Paperman that looked exactly like Ye Fan, and ultimately, even the refined man couldn''t help but let out a swear...