Time ticked by, and Ye Bufan stood on the cliff, facing a multitude of martial artists sent to kill him due to the joint bounty issued by the Jin and Yue families.
He had endured three rounds of attacks on the cliff, and each time, every attacker met their end.
Meanwhile, upon reaching Cangyun Mountain, the male influencer began his livestream. He journeyed from the mountain's base to the mid-slope, passing the pavilion where Ye Bufan had previously stayed. The sight of corpses scattered everywhere ignited a fervent debate in his livestream chat.
"These Wu Zuns are truly something. Wanting to kill Ye Bufan is a death wish, they've really painted themselves into a corner."
"Holy crap, aren't these people from the Great Sword Sect?" someone in the chat recognized the group who had previously set up a sword formation. "What happened to them?"
The members of the Great Sword Sect who had set up the sword formation were left stunned after enduring Ye Bufan's Illusionary Sound Demonic Eyes. Those who couldn't endure it died in terror, their eyes wide open in a horrifying manner.
"Let's go, let's go, keep moving forward."
The chat urged the male influencer to explore further.
On the cliff, another wave of attacks surged. This time, in addition to Great Wu Zuns, Ye Bufan encountered a Wu Sheng.
"Finally, a Wu Sheng has arrived," Ye Bufan remarked, looking at his new opponent. "I thought the bounty would only attract mere thugs."
"Ye Bufan, under the martial world's bounty, you are doomed to die!" the Wu Sheng bellowed at him.
"Boy, how dare you speak to Wu Sheng Wen Yun like that?" a young man beside Wu Sheng Wen Yun shouted at Ye Bufan. "Hurry and beg for mercy from Wu Sheng Wen Yun, and he might consider leaving you a whole corpse."
Wu Sheng Wen Yun, whose full name was Lu Wenyun, was skilled in saber combat and had achieved sainthood through his saber.
"What's your name? Kneel and beg for my mercy, and I might consider leaving you a whole corpse," Ye Bufan said with a light smile to the young man.
"You!" The young man, seething with anger, pointed at Ye Bufan and clasped his fists towards Lu Wenyun. "Please, Wu Sheng Wen Yun, quickly slay this brat."
"Noisy. I detest people like you who whisper poison in others' ears." As soon as Ye Bufan finished speaking, the young man also fell to the ground.
"Ye Bufan, you dare!"
Ye Bufan had killed the young man right in front of Lu Wenyun, and when the young man was standing beside Lu Wenyun, no less. This was an obvious and blatant slap in the face to Lu Wenyun, especially with others watching.
Lu Wenyun exploded with rage, drawing a plain saber and slashing at Ye Bufan from a distance.
Ye Bufan felt a potent surge of saber energy and intent. He leaped into the air, and the mountain cliff where he had stood moments before was instantly cleaved apart, sending rocks tumbling down to the abyss.
Seeing this, Lu Wenyun's confidence soared. He pursued Ye Bufan and immediately unleashed his second move.
"Falling Star Overlord Saber!"
He unleashed a saber strike towards Ye Bufan. Ye Bufan swung his broken sword, drawing a circle in the air, and it collided with Lu Wenyun's saber strike.
"Two Sleeves Green Snakes!"
"Bang—"
In mid-air, spectators saw a figure being flung away. They assumed it was Ye Bufan, but Ye Bufan astonishingly remained suspended in the air, while Lu Wenyun crashed heavily onto the ground. A quick glance revealed that Lu Wenyun had died with his eyes wide open.
"Run! Run quickly!"
Some martial artists began to flee the scene, Ye Bufan's strength was simply too terrifying.
"Everyone, everyone, Ye Bufan must be weakened after fighting Wu Sheng Wen Yun. If we join forces now, we can definitely take him down." someone in the crowd suggested again.
Ye Bufan smiled helplessly and said to the crowd below, "The corpses on the mid-slope said the same thing as you just did when they were alive, but in the end, none of them left here alive."
"This..."
"Everyone, don't listen to his nonsense. Who knows if he set up some traps to preserve his strength earlier? There are no more traps for him to set up on this cliff. He's at the end of his rope right now," the person urged the surrounding martial artists.
Ye Bufan shook his head helplessly and said, "It's not that I didn't give you a way out, you chose it yourselves."
As his voice faded, Zhen Qi began to gather in Ye Bufan's right hand. He channeled the Chongxu Thunder Art.
"Thunder!"
Ye Bufan uttered faintly.
Electricity flickered all over him, and a flash of lightning illuminated the cliff.
"Rushing Thunder Fist!"
"Rumble—"
Under a clear sky, thunder suddenly roared from the cliff. Ye Bufan descended from the heavens, with visible currents of lightning writhing on his body.
"Boom—"
Ye Bufan unleashed a punch, instantly creating thunder on flat ground. The Wu Zuns and Great Wu Zuns below felt the threat of death and turned to flee, only to find themselves locked in place, struggling in vain.
The powerful force descended. These individuals perished with unwilling breaths, while some narrowly escaped, but were mostly left crippled.
A thunderous sound echoed across Cangyun Mountain. The male influencer heard it and accelerated his pace towards the summit.
As the male influencer's camera panned, the tragic scene at the mountaintop was broadcast live.
"Ah—"
"Ghost!"
"Run! The King of Hell is here!"
Those who had narrowly escaped had gone mad. The male influencer couldn't get any coherent information from them about what had just happened.
The ground at the scene was scorched black, with a clear, massive fist print visible.
"It's Ye Bufan's fist technique. It looks very similar to the moves he used during the martial arts tournament," someone in the livestream quickly analyzed.
"Wait!" The male influencer swept his camera across a corpse. Simultaneously, everyone in the livestream urged him to move the camera back.
"It's Wu Sheng Wen Yun!"
The livestream exploded. It was a Wu Sheng, and a Wu Sheng had been among those trying to kill Ye Bufan, and this Wu Sheng was dead.
"Quick! See if there's Ye Bufan's body."
The livestream urged the male influencer to search for Ye Bufan's body. The influencer searched the scene for a long time but found no trace of Ye Bufan.
"Oh my god, if there's no body for Ye Bufan, does that mean he killed a Wu Sheng? And he did all this on Cangyun Mountain by himself?"
"Is there a possibility that Ye Bufan fell off the cliff?"
"I think Ye Bufan is not dead. He can create miracles."
The news from Cangyun Mountain quickly swept across the nation. A young man who killed a Wu Sheng, along with dozens of Great Wu Zuns and Wu Zuns, caused martial artists nationwide to erupt with excitement, though his current whereabouts and survival were uncertain.
Soon after, Ye Bufan returned to Jinhe, and his appearance was captured on camera. This led to the emergence of many followers across the country who revered Ye Bufan as their martial arts idol.