Her red tresses were soft and lustrous. Brahma Xian’s figure was tall and slender, and those incomparably beautiful, perfectly flawless legs were enough to make even her own followers swallow dryly.

Brahma Xian said nothing. She extended one slender jade finger toward Ye Fan and curled it with a beckoning motion — a challenge — the corner of her mouth curving into a slight smile, her manner carrying a distinctive quality.

“Hey, little punk — better pray for yourself. Get ready to be thoroughly beaten.” The bald man called out ferociously.

“Ha ha ha — who’ll bet with me? I say the Lady will have him rolling on the ground in three moves, flat on his back for half a year, obediently serving as her retainer.” Furry howled.

“I’m not so sure. This little punk is a bit out of the ordinary. He’ll probably hold out for five or six moves. I’ll bet ten thousand crystal coins with you.” Someone said.

“Nonsense — this punk barely edges out me and Bald Brother. That’s it.” Furry said, grinning.

…

Ye Fan glanced back at them, then said: “Can I also place a bet? If you lose, how about serving as my retainers?”

“Where did this punk come from, acting this arrogant?” The crowd let out a round of incredulous exclamations, many of them itching to charge over and beat him.

“Little punk — you just asking to be beaten? How about Furry Brother loosens up your bones first?” Furry called out.

Brahma Xian still said nothing. She waved a hand at them, her vivid and sensual moist red lips carrying a faint smile, then extended one jade finger toward Ye Fan and curled it toward her again.

Faced with the provocation of a beautiful woman, Ye Fan smiled. “If you lose to me, I do whatever I want — is that right?”

“Correct — provided you have the strength for it.” Brahma Xian raised her fair little chin.

“I just worry you won’t honor it afterward — crying and making excuses.” Ye Fan smiled.

Before the long-legged beauty could respond, the surrounding crowd spoke up one after another, mocking Ye Fan.

“Do you even know who our Lady is? The divine flower of the Immortal Feather Star Sea. Do you really think you can win? This time you’re going to be beaten until you don’t know east from west.”

“The Lady always keeps her word. But little punk — you don’t have a hope. Just wait to take your beating in a moment!”

Brahma Xian was a jewel of the Immortal Feather Star Sea, her reputation widespread and known in all ten directions, her fame as a beauty spreading far — in this star domain, she was no lesser than Qi Meng.

She had a group of loyal retainers, every one of them powerfully capable. Among them were no shortage of sons of great factions who had joined precisely to be near her.

On this occasion, however, this was a covert operation. Worried about leaks, she had not brought those followers along. Otherwise, on ordinary days she was always surrounded at the center like the moon amid stars, a crowd of brilliant young heroes orbiting her.

Ye Fan glanced over the assembled crowd, then fixed his gaze on Brahma Xian, a faint smile playing at the corner of his mouth. “Let’s do this — come at me together. I’m not trying to bully you. Join forces with your followers.”

“Look at this guy — what nerve. He dares mock someone descended from the Brahma Heavenly War Body. Hope you’re not gritting your teeth and howling in a moment!”

“This bastard is seriously asking for it — too arrogant. Why don’t we just rough him up first, beat him half dead.”

Furry, the Bald One, and the rest could not restrain themselves. They all surged forward, wanting to pile on together and loosen Ye Fan’s bones — they simply could not stand the sight of him.

“You are indeed quite arrogant. I ought to make you suffer a little.” Brahma Xian stepped forward on her jade legs, swaying gracefully on her tall, slender frame, her beauty captivating, red tresses spreading out and half-covering her luminously white cheek.

“Come then, everyone.” Ye Fan pointed at the bald man and at Furry. “Especially that baldy — and that long-haired gorilla. You two were the loudest just now. Weren’t you the ones chasing me? Come on, all of you at once.”

By this point, all the important figures had left their warships and could not possibly outrun him. There was no escape for any of them. So Ye Fan had no more concerns.

“Damn it — this punk needs a serious beating. Skin’s itching, is it?”

“Big Brother here is going to sort you out. You dare come at us — let me make sure you enjoy every bit of it!”

Bald One and Furry both darkened their faces and charged forward together. This time, however, they were not nearly so fortunate. Ye Fan struck harder now — Bald One became a blood gourd, cracked all over, bones snapping one after another; Furry turned into a bare-skinned gorilla as the golden Dao sword shot from between Ye Fan’s brows sliced across him, leaving him shrieking in pain, wounds covering him densely.

Brahma Xian’s expression finally changed. She could see that Ye Fan’s power was exceptional — genuinely rare — and that if he wished to take these two men’s lives, it would be over in an instant.

“Stand back!” Lithe as a beautiful serpent, she pivoted with fluid grace, extended a slender hand, and struck — tracing a sweep of brilliant light that jabbed toward the bone of Ye Fan’s forehead.

Bang!

Ye Fan swept his hand aside, releasing a flash of golden light that rolled toward Brahma Xian. Then he pressed forward in a flurry of heavy blows — like a tiger pouncing, like an eagle striking — his fingers and palms more solid than any arcane weapon a hundredfold, shattering layer after layer of light curtains and sending that tall, slender jade-white figure crashing away, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.

“This person is so powerful — he can actually match the Lady?!” Seeing this, the onlookers all let shock show on their faces.

Who was the Brahma family? Descendants of the Brahma Heavenly War Body — their physical constitution was among the most solid anywhere. Even if the ancient battle-blood had faded over the generations, it was still not something ordinary people could contend with.

In this star domain, very few cultivators could match the Brahma family in a body technique contest. Even all manner of precious treasures could be casually crushed by them. Their divine valor was unstoppable.

“You truly are a little different. But still not enough.” The corner of Brahma Xian’s mouth tilted upward, carrying a touch of lively playfulness alongside a thread of cold pride. Layer upon layer of treasure-light emanated from her entire body. Within her tall, fair physique, blood surged like a river in full flood, releasing wave after wave of thunderous sound. She began to draw on the terrifying combat power she had inherited from the Brahma Heavenly War Body.

Ye Fan said: “Is that so? Then I’ll also warm up a bit. But let me remind you — if you lose, you’re expected to honor your promise.”

“No problem. I always keep my word. If you can defeat me, tonight I am yours.” Brahma Xian swept her tongue over her red lips, her manner seductive yet also carrying a thread of coldness. “But if you lose, from this point on you will serve as my retainer, never able to leave.”

“Good — come then!” Ye Fan laughed.

Hum!

Brahma Xian’s aura surged to dozens of times its former strength in an instant. Crimson crystalline radiance flowed across her entire body as a surge of heaven-reaching blood energy erupted, like crimson smoke and rosy clouds, making her appear even more alluring.

“The power inherited from the Brahma Heavenly War Body!” Those standing nearby burst out shouting, every one of them wildly excited, widening their eyes to watch the fight.

“In ages past, the Brahma Heavenly War Body swept across this entire world, proclaimed invincible beneath the stars — seen only once in all of eternity. His descendants have inherited part of that bloodline, and naturally their power is boundless!” These people clenched their fists tight, as though they could already picture Ye Fan being swept off his feet by a single kick, bones shattered.

Boom!

Within Brahma Xian’s exquisite physique lay a terrifying force. When those beautiful legs swept forward, their combat power surged yet again in the final instant — smoke and crimson light flowing, fearsome beyond measure!

Never mind a human body of flesh and blood — right now, even a sovereign divine weapon would be shattered by the sweep of those long legs. This was the source of Brahma Xian’s confidence: her bloodline power had transcended the mortal and achieved the sacred.

Yet contrary to everyone’s expectations, faced with those beautiful legs that warped the sky and shattered it inch by inch, Ye Fan did not dodge at all. His right hand turned to gold, and he struck forward.

Bang!

Ye Fan met that beautiful leg with a glancing touch, then pressed forward in a series of finger strikes, golden power rippling outward like waves. Brahma Xian let out a startled cry. Sensing something was wrong, she used an arcane weapon to tear open the void, vanishing from her spot and retreating several hundred zhang in an instant.

Even so, her entire leg went numb and throbbing with pain. Merely grazed by that man’s fingertips, it felt as though a great hammer had smashed into the bone, carrying a force of ten thousand tons.

“Who are you?” Brahma Xian stood at a distance, watching him with wariness, her face cold. The person before her suddenly seemed unfathomably deep. She had assumed that even holding back when he fought Bald One and Furry — even at only a tenth of his true strength — he should still have been far short of what it would take to contend with her.

Yet this mysterious young man was terrifyingly strong. Contact between flesh and bone had still given her a small setback. He was definitely a powerful adversary.

In the distance, the assembled plunderers stared in stupefaction. This person had withstood the combat body power of the Brahma family — and emerged completely unscathed?

Ye Fan smiled. He raised his finger, then looked again at her beautiful legs. “Such smooth and supple long legs. It really would be a shame if they were bleeding. Oh, by the way — does what you said still count?”

“Outrageous! I honestly can’t take it anymore. I want to fire the main cannon and blast him to dust. All these years, who has ever dared mock the Lady like this?!”

“This bastard is genuinely formidable, but to mock the Lady so brazenly is absurdly arrogant. This is the Immortal Feather Star Sea — he deserves a thorough beating!”

Bald One, Furry, and the rest were furious beyond bearing — but they also knew that going up would accomplish nothing. Some of them moved toward their warships to guard against a greater threat.

A faint cracking sound rang out. Brahma Xian removed several ornamental pendants from her body. Divine markings appeared across her physique — the power of a seal.

“My word stands, naturally. On the condition that you can beat me.” Brahma Xian’s mouth curved slightly. Her red tresses and luminously white complexion complemented each other beautifully, making her look increasingly vivid and alluring.

With the seal’s power unlocked, her combat strength multiplied several times over — enough to genuinely move Ye Fan. This lineage was truly extraordinary; this woman was worth his full effort.

Swish!

Crimson light flowed. The terrifying power of the Brahma Heavenly War Body was unleashed. Brahma Xian was like a peerless war goddess — her entire being hurtling sideways across the void, both legs forming into scissors that sliced toward his waist and abdomen.

Ye Fan’s entire body overflowed with golden divine radiance. His divine might spread outward. He met her seriously, both hands driving toward the joints of her left and right ankles.

Collision after collision — Brahma Xian withdrew, then advanced again in a manner like ascending through the heavens, her delicate jade feet stepping down with force enough to make the sky crack open, the power devastating!

Each step she planted opened a black hole in the cosmos. In the void, such combat power was already considerable — and among those of her generation, it was enough to be called world-shaking.

“The Brahma Heaven Steps! The Lady has been pushed to the point of using the Brahma Heaven Steps!”

“The heavens have thirty-three tiers. With these steps, one ascends the heavens — each step shattering a realm. The power is boundless. If all thirty-three Brahma Heaven Steps are fully unleashed, any powerful enemy will be crushed to dust!”

Brahma Xian strode forward on those beautiful legs, standing high in the void and driving six consecutive steps down toward Ye Fan — each one more powerful than the last, the black holes it stamped out growing ever larger, the dark cosmos fracturing in a way that filled observers with dread.

Yet Ye Fan blocked every one. Each time, he drove his golden fingertips against her jade foot, and though separated by a black hole, Brahma Xian still felt the soles of her feet stinging.

Bang!

Brahma Xian took her tenth step. Her short skirt and fitted upper garment flickered with violet radiance — clearly divine garments forged through countless cycles of tempering. Her fair, beautiful legs, lotus-like arms, and slender waist were exposed outside, vivid and dazzling.

Ye Fan struck with full force. Drawing on the Holy Battling Art, he manifested a crystalline, flame-red furnace — the Eternal Universe Emperor Furnace — intending to draw this woman into it.

Brahma Xian’s expression changed. The furnace lid below opened, and a terrifying pulling force emerged. She felt herself dropping, on the verge of tumbling down into the divine furnace in that man’s arms.

Ye Fan’s mouth held a faint smile. He extended one finger toward her in the sky and curled it toward him — issuing the very same beckoning challenge.

“You—!” Brahma Xian was incensed. In her violet crystal divine garment, her curving, graceful, luminously white physique was rendered impossibly alluring. She was an extraordinarily outstanding woman — like a peerless, bewitching goddess beneath the stars.