The Strongest Dandy in the City

Chapter 2470 - 2459: Too Tired of Pretending

Step by step, they ascended Ascend Heaven Mountain.Among Ye Chenfeng, Wu Lingyu, Wu Qishui, and Wu Gui, Ye Chenfeng appeared quite relaxed and at ease, after all, his physical strength was not restricted.

However, Wu Gui, Wu Lingyu, and Wu Qishui, whose meridians and physical strength were completely constrained, found it much harder, with each step upward increasing the pressure on them suddenly.

If their meridians and physical strength weren’t restricted, such pressure would not be very challenging for Wu Lingyu and the others. The issue was that they were all constrained now, making them not much better than ordinary people at the moment.

Wu Qishui, possessing the initial stage of the Heavenly God Realm, was full of pride. He looked down on Wu Lingyu and the others, especially Ye Chenfeng, who was only at the Earth God Realm’s fifth layer, latter stage. He believed Ye Chenfeng was just incredibly lucky to have persevered until now.

Ascend Heaven Mountain rose tens of thousands of meters. Moreover, with every step upward, the pressure increased dramatically. With their current condition, Wu Lingyu and the others would likely take a long time to reach the mountain summit.

Ye Chenfeng could only accompany them, given he maintained the appearance of staying at the Earth God Realm’s fifth layer, latter stage.

Wu Qishui scoffed coldly: "You are completely unqualified to represent the Wus in the branch competitions of the Six Great Hidden Sects. You will surely become a joke then."

Ye Chenfeng seemed not to hear him.

With his current strength, his vision was broad indeed, and he felt no interest in getting angry with someone in the Heavenly God Realm.

Wu Lingyu merely furrowed her brows slightly.

Wu Gui was the first to lose patience: "Wu Qishui, do you really think you’re anything great? Do you consider yourself some big deal? You’re merely at the initial stage of the Heavenly God Realm. Someone who doesn’t know might think you’re at the initial stage of the Divine King Realm!"

Wu Qishui’s steps came to a sudden halt, his eyes filled with rage.

Wu Gui laughed: "What? Want to exchange blows with me here? Don’t forget our physical strength and meridians are all restricted. Do you think we’re afraid of you? In this state, I guarantee I’ll beat you to the point you won’t be able to find your teeth."

Wu Qishui’s steps quickened sharply: "It’s beneath me to argue with someone who only made it up Ascend Heaven Mountain thanks to others."

Watching Wu Qishui hasten his climb, Wu Gui scoffed: "What does he think he is? Does he still think he’s a core disciple of the Wu family?"

Gradually, Wu Qishui drew further from Ye Chenfeng and the others. It seemed he was putting all his energy into climbing, but in this state, he would likely soon exhaust himself.

Wu Gui casually took in the view on Ascend Heaven Mountain: "Unexpectedly, we’ve made it up here this time. If only we could get a special jade token, allowing us to walk in the air directly."

They weren’t climbing fast, so although the pressure on their bodies increased, it was still within their tolerable range.

Wu Lingyu glanced at Ye Chenfeng: "This time, we two can represent the Wu family in the branch competition of the Six Great Hidden Sects. There’s quite a bit of luck involved in that. Regarding combat strength, I’m unlikely to match a cultivator in the initial stage of the Heavenly God Realm."

"And although your combat strength is formidable, even greater than mine, you are ultimately only at the latter stage of Earth God Realm’s fifth layer. If you meet someone at the initial stage of the Heavenly God Realm, it would probably be very difficult for you to defeat them."

Wu Gui’s face shook with his jowls: "Lingyu, are you really boosting others’ spirits while diminishing your own?"

"I’m still waiting to see the two of you shine brightly in the branch competition."

Wu Lingyu’s brows remained slightly furrowed: "Let’s not talk about this now. We should quicken our pace. Reaching the summit of Ascend Heaven Mountain is the most important right now."

After speaking.

Wu Lingyu quickened her steps.

Wu Gui hurried to keep up, while Ye Chenfeng faced no difficulty in picking up his pace.

As time slowly passed.

The sky quickly grew dark.

But they hadn’t even climbed halfway up Ascend Heaven Mountain.

They caught up with Wu Qishui, who had stopped, his breath incredibly uneven. Sweat poured down his body, giving the impression he was about to collapse from exhaustion.

Wu Lingyu was also drenched in fragrant sweat, having expended too much of her body’s energy. The higher they climbed, the greater the pressure on them and the slower their pace.

Wu Gui was in even rougher shape.

Being quite plump, he looked like he had been hauled out of a lake, his clothes soaked entirely with sweat.

Ye Chenfeng could have found it easy to climb, but he couldn’t draw too much attention from the Wu family, so he had to pretend.

Forcing sweat drops from his body constantly, he soaked his clothes and made his face appear slightly pale.

Wu Lingyu and the others decided to take a break. Wu Gui plopped straight down on the ground, muttering between his breaths: "This is just cutting my life in half, at this rate when will we ever reach the summit?"

Ye Chenfeng merely leaned against the mountain wall, shutting his eyes to rest.

Upon seeing Wu Lingyu and the others catch up, Wu Qishui noticed they appeared worse off than he did, which boosted his confidence further: "Is this all the endurance you have? This is the test from the Wu headquarters, people like you should hurry back downhill."

Finished talking.

Wu Qishui resumed climbing with his weary body.

Wu Gui cursed: "What a jerk."

"Really exhausting me here. Had I known earlier, I’d have stayed below obediently!"

Ye Chenfeng, with his eyes shut in rest, even felt exhausted! Pretending was tiring!

He constantly had to sweat from his body to appear as if he was worn out—this act was exhausting indeed!

Acting is truly an art, right?

Wu Lingyu said: "Let’s stop resting, keep climbing upward!"

Wu Gui reluctantly stood back up, casting a glance at Ye Chenfeng’s pale face: "Brother, are you okay? How about taking a longer break?"

Ye Chenfeng shook his head: "I can still hold on."

Such an act.

His body felt no fatigue at all.

Wu Gui felt reassured, treating Ye Chenfeng as a true brother in his heart, admiring Ye Chenfeng’s combat prowess. Also, Ye Chenfeng enabled him to climb Ascend Heaven Mountain by speaking to Wu Zhiming.

For his sake.

Ye Chenfeng talked to Wu Zhiming, effectively wasting a crucial favor for him!

Wu Gui, this chubby fellow, felt deeply touched inside.

If Wu Gui knew Ye Chenfeng never regarded Wu Zhiming highly, who knows what his reaction would be?

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