Chapter 238: Chapter 237 Ready to Launch
Imdiately, Heavenly Defect and Earthly Defect both declared, "Boss, we will do our best!"
"Do your best? I demand you go all out!" Ye Fan rebuked.
"Yes!" The two nodded resolutely. Although Heavenly King Hall hadn’t been established for long, it wasn’t short on resources. Plus, with the support of the Yan Clan, a breakthrough shouldn’t be difficult.
At that mont, Ye Fan said to Black Fog, "Black Fog, you’re the one I’m actually most at ease with because you don’t need this pressure at all! But I’m still going to give you this pressure: your task is to break through to the King realm in the shortest ti possible!"
Instantly, the room was stunned. They hadn’t imagined that Black Fog, the stoic man, was so close to breaking through to the King realm. Wouldn’t that an his strength would soon catch up to Ye Fan’s? Heavenly Defect and Earthly Defect were utterly astounded. If Black Fog broke through to the King realm, Heavenly King Hall would gain another Guardian God.
Black Fog nodded. "I will break through to the King realm within one month. If I fail to do so, I will take my own life! This is the task I’ve set for myself!"
Ye Fan was montarily speechless. Others pushed people to their limits, but this guy pushed himself to the brink of death. What more can I say? He truly is a stoic martial arts fanatic. All I can feel is admiration.
Therefore, Ye Fan imdiately said, "Look at him. If all of you had Black Fog’s attitude, would breakthroughs really be so difficult? Resources from the Yan Clan will be arriving soon, and from now on, I will secure even more! I hope you all make good use of them!"
"Yes!" Although the n answered respectfully, their response felt stifled. They lacked the courage to be as relentless as Black Fog, who wouldn’t even spare himself. After all, Black Fog was a maniac.
Having finished assigning tasks to the higher-ups, Ye Fan began to outline the tasks for the middle and lower tiers. He asked, "How many disciples does Heavenly King Hall have at present, including the middle and lower tiers?"
"Reporting to Boss, Heavenly King Hall currently has six hundred disciples! Two hundred in the middle tier and four hundred in the lower tier!"
While the number wasn’t large, victory was often determined by quality, not quantity. Take the last battle, for example; there were only seventy or eighty ninjas, but they dealt them such a heavy blow. If it hadn’t been for the arrival of the Divine Continent Sword, the number of casualties would have continued to grow.
At this, Ye Fan stated, "This ti, the reform plan is survival of the fittest!" The four n were astonished; they knew Ye Fan was finally getting serious.
He continued, "This so-called survival of the fittest is a promotion plan. The lower tier is for Outer Sect Martial Artists, and the middle tier is for Inner Sect Martial Artists. But under my new plan, everyone will start in the lower tier. The standard to enter the middle tier is reaching the Postnatal realm.
"Once soone enters the middle tier, we will invest significant resources in their training. Whoever breaks through to the Innate realm first will beco part of Heavenly King Hall’s upper echelon. Anyone who fails to make progress within half a year will be expelled from Heavenly King Hall, though they will be given generous compensation.
"And one more thing: all Martial Artists joining Heavenly King Hall must be thoroughly vetted. Their identities must be crystal clear."
Hearing Ye Fan’s words, the others imdiately nodded in agreent. The pressure was undoubtedly imnse for Heavenly King Hall, but in an era where motivation was impossible without pressure, what Ye Fan was doing was comndable.
Then, Ye Fan added, "This task will be implented not only in Heavenly King Hall but also at the main base, King Hall!"
"Yes!" the crowd nodded unanimously, clearly invigorated by the plan.
At this point, Black Fog spoke up. "Boss, I’d like to recomnd soone to you. He’s been with Heavenly King Hall for quite so ti, and his combat power has been steadily increasing. Although his current strength is only Postnatal, he was rely at the level of an Outer Sect Martial Artist when he first joined. Through countless life-and-death battles and trials, his combat power has reached the Postnatal realm in just six months!"
Hearing this, Ye Fan responded with enthusiasm, "Good, he’s a promising talent. If he continues like this, his achievents may well be no less than yours!"
Black Fog nodded. "That’s right. For that reason, he is currently my Direct Disciple!"
"Who is he? Where is he?" Ye Fan asked.
"Duan Lang! Co in!"
At that command, a young man with a cold gaze and an aura brimming with ferocity and resolution entered. He seed young, but the combat power emanating from him carried the presence of a Grandmaster-level expert. A Postnatal Master making such a leap in just half a year—Ye Fan had no doubt he was destined to be a future pillar of Heavenly King Hall.
This was Duan Lang, who had a cold deanor much like Black Fog himself. It was no wonder that even the aloof Black Fog had taken him as a disciple.
Duan Lang imdiately bowed to Ye Fan. "Duan Lang, disciple of Heavenly King Hall, pays his respects to the King of Heaven!"
"Black Fog told
about you, Duan Lang. Are you willing to fight for Heavenly King Hall?" Ye Fan asked.
Duan Lang answered, "I am willing to fight for Heavenly King Hall, for it is my ho!"
Only in his early twenties, Duan Lang’s future potential was limitless. Whether he could beco the next Black Fog was rely a matter of ti.
Ye Fan smiled. "Good, very good! From this day forward, you will be the benchmark for advancent in Heavenly King Hall and a primary focus of our cultivation efforts! Work hard. Strive to break through to the Innate realm and beco one of the top echelons of Heavenly King Hall!"
Duan Lang imdiately declared, "Boss, I’ve set a goal for myself: to beco an Innate Expert within two months. If I fail, I will take my own life!"
The room fell silent. Here was another one who couldn’t rest unless he was pushing himself to death’s door. He was cut from the sa cloth as Black Fog, pushing himself far too harshly. They couldn’t help but admire him.
"Is two months possible?" Ye Fan asked. Duan Lang’s current strength wasn’t even as high as that of Heavenly Defect or Earthly Defect, yet he had set such an astonishingly ambitious goal.
Duan Lang responded, "Nothing is impossible. Success cos from action!"
"Good! What spirit! Once you break through to the Innate Expert level, I will personally guide you!" Ye Fan declared.
"Thank you, Boss!" Duan Lang nodded, neither arrogant nor humble. Ye Fan knew that a person like him was destined to carve out a place for himself in the future world of Martial Arts.
After settling everything, Ye Fan left Heavenly King Hall. An era of great change for the hall had arrived, and he eagerly anticipated its transformation over the next six months. That would be when he would face the Shadow Stream Master in a battle to the death.
When Ye Fan returned to the villa, he was about to go out for a al with Su Qingxue when soone arrived unexpectedly. Ye Fan imdiately grew wary, recognizing the person as Gongsun Chou.
"Gongsun Chou, what are you doing here?" Ye Fan asked.
The Gongsun Family had been solely dedicated to the Fla Witch. With the Fla Witch now a thing of the past, he didn’t know if Gongsun Chou considered Su Qingxue an enemy.
Just then, Gongsun Chou suddenly ran forward and knelt before Su Qingxue, startling her.
"Gongsun Chou pays his respects to the Witch!" he announced.
Su Qingxue imdiately helped him up. "She has already fused with ," she said. "You don’t need to do this!"
"No, the Witch has achieved completion, and I should be glad," Gongsun Chou insisted. "This was the Witch’s dream, as well as the dream of our entire Gongsun Family and all of Fla Valley."
Although Gongsun Chou didn’t understand why the Witch would voluntarily rge with her other self, he knew one thing. With her great power, the Witch could reclaim her consciousness whenever she wished. As a loyal servant of the Fla Witch, Gongsun Chou would naturally respect her choice.
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