A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)

Hence, the final showdown began.

On one hand, it was the ninth move following the continuous release of the eight moves of Invoke the Celestial Sky. On the other hand, it was the three consecutive strikes of the Hell's Asura Formation, namely Asura's Finger, Devil's Palm, and Hell's Heaven Seal. It was safe to say that no one would doubt that any of the moves from Ye Fan and Symborsus could destroy everything in the martial arts world. Yet now, the two strongest masters standing at the pinnacle of the martial arts world had arrived at their final, life-and-death battle.

At this moment, Ye Fan was as calm as a millpond, and his eyes shone brightly like torches. He knew very well that this was his last trump card. His life and death as well as success and failure truly hinged on this very moment. Although the Ninth Form of Invoke the Celestial Sky was successfully executed by him, he naturally didn't know who would have the last laugh before the final outcome emerged.

Regardless of the outcome, Ye Fan would accept it with equanimity. He had really done his best. When one had exhausted all their heart and strength to do something, there should be no regrets or complaints even if it ended in failure.

After one had worked hard and fought tirelessly, the outcome was left to fate. As the final moment approached, Ye Fan didn't look at the battle unfolding before him, nor did he pay attention to the collision between his Heaven and Earth Shift and Symborsus' Hell's Heaven Seal. Instead, he turned around with a brilliant smile, looking back and taking in the world around him. It was as if he was bidding the final farewell to this world. After all, Ye Fan knew very well that these would probably be the last few seconds he would survive in this world. Once his final desperate attempt failed, Symborsus would inevitably use his remaining power to completely annihilate him. When the time came, he would no longer have the chance to see this world.

At the peak of Mount Kransbay, the earth shattered and the ground cracked. Beyond the horizon, the stars in the sky shone brilliantly. Twinkling stars cast their light upon this vast land. In the distance, the pure white snow, under the illumination of the starlight, exuded a hazy and dreamy charm. People often discovered, in their final moments, some scenes they never noticed in their daily lives, just like these vast landscapes in China, which turned out to be just as beautiful.

Ye Fan thought to himself, Once everything is settled, I'll definitely take my loved ones on a journey along the rivers in China to see the world. We'll take a look at the scenery of our hometown, and walk through the mountains and rivers of our motherland.

When he thought of this, the face of the woman named Qiu Mucheng appeared in his mind. This woman could be considered one of the most important women in Ye Fan's life.

She was Ye Fan's wife for life. She accompanied Ye Fan through the darkest and most humble years of their lives. Even though she was quite indifferent toward him during those years, and her family was also unkind to him, there were always a few beautiful moments that made it hard for Ye Fan to forget her after spending so many years together.

Ye Fan still remembered that before going to Mount Chumen years ago, he promised Qiu Mucheng that after this battle, he would take her to travel the world and see the famous landscapes they had never seen before. He went back on his word. Now it was probably too late to make up for it. Even if he had the last laugh today, he still couldn't find his beloved Qiu Mucheng. This was life.

No matter where one found themself, there would always be a sense of regret when they looked back. It was the same for Ye Fan, who possessed supreme power and held an influence that others could hardly reach. Looking back at this moment, he felt that his life was still full of regrets.

"Ye Fan, you won't die. You're definitely going to win. The one who has the last laugh will surely be you," Xu Lei stood atop the city wall of Yanjing and tearfully whispered. At that moment, the smile Ye Fan gave when he looked back was, for Xu Lei, filled with heaviness and sadness. She was afraid that this might be the last time she would see Ye Fan's smile.

"Junie, is Ye Fan going to die? Boohoo."

Noa wept sorrowfully in India. Junie remained silent throughout. However, her tightly clenched fists clearly revealed the anxiety and nervousness she felt inside at that moment. Other than them, all those who cared about Ye Fan, including Li Er from Jiangdong, Chen Ao from Jianghai, and Old Madam Chu from the Chu residence fell silent in this final moment. They prayed for Ye Fan with a silent strength. Even Gaius stopped in his tracks. He knew he couldn't reach there in time anymore.

The final battle of his Dragon Master had arrived. The next blow would truly determine his survival. So, Gaius was no longer in a hurry to go to Ye Fan. He stood still, looking up at the most dazzling strike Ye Fan, whom they had followed all their lives, left for this world.

Boom!

At the summit of Mount Kransbay, the sound of explosions echoed in all directions incessantly. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the final blows delivered by the two of them fiercely collided with each other.

"Die! Die! Die! Go to hell!"

At this moment, Symborsus let out a desperate roar. That deep and husky voice echoed throughout the heavens and the earth. Both Ye Fan and Symborsus knew that this move was their ultimate showdown. However, unlike Ye Fan's uncertainty, Symborsus at this moment was extremely confident.

"The Hell's Asura Formation is my greatest achievement in my life. It took me hundreds of years of painstaking research to create this unparalleled formation. Even if Chu Yunyang encounters it, he will perish as well. No one in this world can face my Hell's Asura Formation head-on. My power is invincible! Chu Tianfan, you scoundrel is undoubtedly doomed to die!"

In the midst of the storm, Symborsus laughed chillingly. The thunderous roar, like a clap of thunder, exploded at the peak of Mount Kransbay. However, just when Symborsus thought that his attack would destroy Ye Fan and that he would become the one who had the last laugh, something unexpected happened.

No one would have thought that there was neither a long-lasting stalemate nor an evenly matched confrontation as one might have imagined. Just moments after the stalemate, the golden light unleashed by Ye Fan swept through the enemies in all directions with a terrifying force that could annihilate everything in its way.

The overwhelming power was like an autumn breeze sweeping away fallen leaves, and like boiling oil melting away the remnants of snow. In just a blink of an eye, the attack that Symborsus took pride in was shattered into pieces by Ye Fan. It was the perfect example of destroying something with incredible ease. It was what it meant to be unstoppable like a hot knife through butter.

At the foot of Mount Kransbay, Ye Qingtian and the others were all dumbfounded. They probably never thought that Ye Fan's strike in his death throes would be so incredibly powerful. Even the Hell's Heaven Seal unleashed by Symborsus in his desperate state couldn't withstand Ye Fan's onslaught for even a moment. Under Invoke the Celestial Sky, Asura's Finger, Devil's Palm, and Hell's Heaven Seal were utterly useless.

"I-It's impossible! This can't be possible! How could this be?" At this moment, Symborsus had completely gone mad. His eyes were nearly bulging out of their sockets.

He was furious beyond measure. He simply couldn't accept that the secret technique he had spent thousands of years practicing had failed thoroughly. Even Ye Fan probably didn't expect such an outcome. In fact, this was precisely where the strength of Invoke the Celestial Sky lay. Using the first eight forms of Invoke the Celestial Sky, Ye Fan was already on par with Symborsus. Previously, Ye Fan's defeat was merely due to a single wrong move he took, and the gap between them was not significant.

With the emergence of the Ninth Form of Invoke the Celestial Sky, the destructive power it caused undoubtedly far exceeded the previous eight forms. All the forms of Invoke the Celestial Sky were part of a whole. Each form set the stage for the next one. When Ye Fan performed the Ninth Form, it carried the momentum of the previous eight forms' groundwork.

Such immense power could not be resisted by Symborsus. When Ye Fan successfully executed the Ninth Form, the outcome of this battle was already predicable.