"Ling Fan."
"Lord Ling Sheng!" the demon horse called out.
The toad, hearing this title from afar, widened its bull-like eyes.
Ling Fan did not refute the title, for with his current strength, fighting a quasi-saint was no trivial matter.
However, after a moment’s thought, Ling Fan said, "Although my combat power can be compared to the quasi-saints of this realm, I have not yet forged my own Saint Dao, so I cannot bear the sacred name. Since you submit to me, then like Mo Dazui, call me 'Boss'."
"Yes, Boss!"
Before Ling Fan, the demon horse showed none of its previous fearless arrogance.
But when it turned towards the toad in the distance, its ferocity erupted. "Toad, come here!" https:/
The toad was a little nervous and asked, "You... why are you shouting so loud!"
Although reluctant to speak, the toad still obediently walked over, saying with some displeasure, "Little... Old Horse, you need to be reasonable. There's a first come, first served rule. I was the first to become Ling Boss's subordinate. By seniority, you should be behind me!"
"Who's talking reason with you! We talk with fists!"
"Remember, from now on, you will proactively serve tea and water, hold the whip and stirrup, and make arrangements for Boss and me. Don't wait for us to tell you, understand?"
The demon horse sneered, baring its large teeth.
The toad was rendered speechless and could only steal glances at Ling Fan. Ling Fan, however, ignored it and said, "It's time to put some pressure on you. Otherwise, you'll be lazy and gluttonous every day and make no progress."
"Alright!"
The toad could only resign itself, but it held a grudge in its heart. It was determined to become stronger, then stomp on this demon horse and reclaim its status.
The position of Ling Boss's first subordinate could not be easily given to others. What if all the benefits were taken by someone else!
"You two go cultivate yourselves, or find something to do. I need to comprehend the remaining two Saint Tablets," Ling Fan instructed.
The toad and the demon horse left.
"Old Horse, we..."
Before the toad could finish speaking,
The demon horse interrupted it, "Is 'Old Horse' something you can call me? Call me Brother Ma!"
The toad almost choked to death.
"Brother Ma!"
The toad could only comply reluctantly.
...
Below the Sacred Observation Cliff.
After the great battle between Ling Fan and the Borong Steed finally subsided, everyone was bewildered, not knowing what had transpired on the Sacred Observation Cliff.
Wei Bin, Xuan Na, Yang Shili, and Han Hai were extremely worried about Ling Fan's safety. Without any news of Ling Fan, they had no idea how things were on the Sacred Observation Cliff.
However, they dared not go up and could only wait in Sacred Observation City.
Experts from many major forces such as the True Fire Cave, Ancient Serpent Sect, and Crimson Flame Mansion also did not leave.
Even the people from the Heavenly Cripple Sect, who had left and then returned, came back to Sacred Observation City.
Their objective was the same.
That was to ambush Ling Fan!
To ambush the one who dared to drive them away and steal their opportunities, truly courting death.
They could do nothing to Ling Fan on the Sacred Observation Cliff, but now that they were off the cliff, as long as that brat was still alive, if he dared to show himself, they would make him regret being born into this world!
Moreover,
This brat had comprehended so many top-tier Golden Core laws, and even went to the third level, possibly comprehending the Saint Dao. This brat was a walking repository of ultimate techniques. Whoever could capture this brat would essentially possess a talking, teaching Sacred Observation Cliff. Who could let go of such a benefit!
Even Xuan Ye and Li Mobing had not left.
They did not dare to harbor any ill intentions towards Ling Fan, knowing that they were no match for him. But the situation was different now. With so many experts from the seven-star major forces of the East Lin Domain here, including more than one ranked on the Martial Lord List, even with Ling Fan's extraordinary abilities, he would be hard-pressed to escape death this time!
They were merely here to watch the spectacle.
They also did not reveal Ling Fan's true strength, fearing that if they did, these people might abandon their plans to deal with Ling Fan, which would be counterproductive.
They waited for nearly a month.
As everyone’s eyes grew weary from scanning the horizon,
A young figure with gray hair slowly descended the stone steps of the Sacred Observation Cliff.
Everyone's spirits immediately lifted. This brat was actually still alive.
Excellent!
Xuan Ye and Li Mobing both sneered repeatedly.
This brat truly courted death. Knowing he had offended so many major forces, instead of being a turtle hiding on the Sacred Observation Cliff, he dared to come out voluntarily!
But in the next second,
Their eyes suddenly trembled violently.
Because following behind Ling Fan were two other figures.
One was a large toad with golden spots all over its body, standing over a person tall, its bull-like eyes darting around everywhere.
This was not particularly surprising.
It was the toad that followed Ling Fan.
But the other figure terrified them half to death!
It was the terrifying demon horse with its overwhelming demonic might from the Sacred Observation Cliff!
In that instant, everyone's hair stood on end, and they retreated in unison.
"Could it be that this brat offended this demon horse, and now this demon horse is going to kill this brat as a warning to others in front of everyone?"
The people from the True Fire Cave, Heavenly Cripple Sect, Crimson Flame Mansion, Ancient Serpent Sect, and other major forces who had enmity with Ling Fan all thought this.
As for the rogue cultivators, and Wei Bin, Xuan Na, Han Hai, Yang Shili, Lu Binian, and the others, they broke out in a cold sweat for Ling Fan.
"Demon Lord! Could you hand this brat over to us for us to deal with? This brat dared to snatch our cultivation spots on the Sacred Observation Cliff before. He truly courted death. We want to settle this score with him properly!"
The deputy cave master from the True Fire Cave bravely spoke up.
He was truly covetous of the stone tablet inheritances on Ling Fan. If Ling Fan were killed or eaten by the demon horse, those inheritances would be lost!
On the other side, the young sect master of the Heavenly Cripple Sect also shouted, "Lord Demon Lord, as long as you hand that brat over to us, our Heavenly Cripple Sect will provide you with satisfactory compensation and will never disappoint you! This brat dared to offend me, and I will tear him to pieces."
Other experts from forces like the Crimson Flame Mansion and the Ancient Serpent Sect also spoke up.
Their targets were all directed at Ling Fan.
Ling Fan remained composed, his gaze sweeping over these people indifferently, a cold smile playing on his lips, without uttering a word.
The toad, with its claws crossed, watched the people from the True Fire Cave, Heavenly Cripple Sect, Crimson Flame Mansion, and Ancient Serpent Sect with amusement, as if they were a bunch of idiots.
"Hmm?"
The demon horse at the very back tilted its head, looking at these people with a bewildered expression, momentarily stunned by their questions.
Were these people’s brains filled with dung?
Did they not know how strong Ling Fan truly was?
And they dared to ambush Ling Fan here!
They had certainly seen people courting death, but never to this extent.
"Boss, how should we deal with them? Why don't we kill them all? A bunch of imbeciles, keeping them in this world is a waste of food and cultivation resources," the demon horse asked.
Ling Fan had yet to reply.
But below the Sacred Observation Cliff, those from the True Fire Cave, Crimson Flame Mansion, Heavenly Cripple Sect, and Ancient Serpent Sect were stunned.