Chapter 408 – Strongest Urban Disciple: Grand Finale

He ran?

In that instant, even the Golden Lion King couldn’t help but turn ashen-faced, his complexion dark as spilled ink.

The disciples from both sides could only stare helplessly.

Their eyes followed the fleeing figure, each wishing they could immediately break through to the God-King Level and launch a collective assault.

The reason was simple: Ye Kuang had come with ruthless intentions, having nearly wiped out all the newly-ascended kings.

Before leaving, he even had to show off.

And now, the main culprit had simply turned and fled!

It could truly be said: he committed the cruelest deeds while spouting the most vicious taunts.

One could easily imagine.

How deeply resentful these newly-ascended kings must feel.

Little did they know.

At this moment, Ye Kuang was coughing up fresh blood again, his entire body wracked with tearing, piercing pain.

He didn’t even know how he ended up lying in a hospital bed.

He had no idea how much time had passed when he finally opened his eyes again.

The sight that greeted him was a familiar, sleeping face.

He gazed quietly, clearly unwilling to disturb this exhausted beauty.

“Didi-di, the wind blows and blows, my heart goes thump-thump-thump dancing to the beat…”

Just then, that familiar ringtone shattered the warm atmosphere.

Yun Mengshu jolted awake, unable to conceal her sudden panic.

Seeing this, Ye Kuang offered a faint smile.

He picked up his phone, glanced at it for a moment, then finally pressed the answer button.

“Young man, are your injuries healed?”

“Get straight to the point.”

“Sigh, I know you hold grievances in your heart, but some matters…”

Ye Kuang’s voice turned icy cold as he cut off the Elder’s words:

“The cause of what happened back then was my fault, which brought me to your attention. But I must make clear—that was an accident.”

“As for the subsequent chain of events, the mistake lay in meeting certain people and being drawn into the martial world’s vortex.”

“Though I don’t know how you view this matter, for me, it was ultimately the best outcome.”

His tone suddenly grew heavier as he demanded:

“But what did you take my youthful self for? A tool? I admit it. A lesson? I’ve repaid it. Or later, valuing my talent? Let’s set that aside for now, since it’s all in the past!”

“But regarding the current grudges, what I want to ask is: do you know the inside story?”

Elder: “…”

Ye Kuang: “It seems you do. Heh…”

Suppressing the wildfire in his heart, he spoke word by word:

“Even if the sky collapses, as long as I’m here, ‘she’ won’t fall… unless the tide of fate turns, in which case even I would be powerless!”

Elder: “…”

Only silence answered these lingering words.

Ye Kuang continued: “Karma never fails. Consider all past favors and debts settled!”

Elder: “…”

Receiving no response, Ye Kuang went on:

“I suppose certain past remarks and all assumptions have now come true. Consider them my gift to fate.”

“From now on, please set your mind at ease. I’ve always been straightforward—clear about good and bad, distinct in gratitude and grievance. I understand the principles: ‘One takes on the color of one’s company’ and ‘Those who follow different paths cannot make plans together.'”

Elder: “So you mean to say: ‘After the matter, brush your clothes and leave, deeply concealing your merits and fame’—while actually leaving behind a mess. You brat, ah, I never realized you could be so cunning.””Ahem… let’s just pretend I never said that,” Ye Kuang said.

The Elder replied, “A gentleman’s word is as unchangeable as a team of four horses.”

From this response, Ye Kuang could detect a hint of seriousness.

As for the Elder, how could he not understand why Ye Kuang had maneuvered the conversation into such a dilemma?

In truth, it was to force him—or them—to stay away from Ye Kuang’s world.

It could be said that both understood without speaking, and they had never trusted each other from the start.

But let’s set that aside.

The rights and wrongs, the grudges and grievances of this matter were hard to clarify, even just in terms of immediate pros and cons.

Thinking of this,

Ye Kuang suddenly asked, “Taking the current martial world as an example, is there still a ‘strongest’?”

Hearing this, the Elder clearly realized the key point and said:

“Northern Huan has its Seven Kings, and the underground ruins remain a mystery… But it’s undeniable that even these top-tier experts on the surface are beyond your current ability to handle. As for the vortex of internal strife now, only you can resolve it.”

Hearing this, Ye Kuang truly wanted to retort:

“When everyone can understand the cultural differences that exist, problems will naturally be completely resolved. The conflicts within are nothing more than biased concepts bred by the question of ‘the strongest.’ Asking a nobody like me to solve it—isn’t that just asking for trouble?”

Seeing that Ye Kuang remained silent for a long time, the Elder then asked, “What exactly is hidden within Kunlun?”

Upon hearing this, Ye Kuang couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed, and could only evade the question:

“This unknown existence can also be understood as an unknown realm. Regardless of the pros and cons within, they simply fall into two categories: the good and the bad. The good aspects should naturally be utilized perfectly, while the bad aspects must be discarded.”

As he spoke, his tone suddenly turned as cold as a millennia-old ice soul, chillingly stating:

“Because of the unknowns within, I will soon go and eradicate them all!”

Hearing this, the Elder couldn’t help but sigh:

“When within one’s capabilities, it is a duty and obligation to help. But if it exceeds one’s abilities, why bear it all alone?”

Ye Kuang: “This world has never lacked busybodies, and I am naturally one of them. Of course…”

Before he finished speaking, he then said with utmost seriousness:

“If I can’t solve it, it’s not like I won’t run. Besides, my Dao Inquiry Realm strength is no empty reputation.”

For a moment, though the Elder was reluctant to admit it,

the fact was exactly as this cunning fellow said.

The world has never lacked escape skills that could reach the top tier.

But the Elder had never seen anyone escape as impressively as Ye Kuang.

Merely by attracting trouble, he would rather not board Golden Lion’s grand ship…

One could easily imagine,

how many in the current world were like Ye Kuang.

Ye Kuang: “By the way, after I left that day, did you and the Golden Lion King reach any conclusion?”

Asking this, he couldn’t help but feel a bit curious.

It must be said, the Elder was fine until he heard this, but upon hearing it, he couldn’t conceal his indignation:

“How dare you bring that up! If I hadn’t used all my means to secretly contend with him that day, do you think he would have left so readily?”

Ye Kuang: “That must have been hard on you. So, who had the slight upper hand?”

The Elder: “…”

Ye Kuang: “Speak! With your skills, could you have actually lost?”

Saying this, he couldn’t hide his shock, nearly jumping up from his sickbed.

Hearing this, the Elder snorted coldly:”What does that have to do with you?”

“Uh, just curious. It’s hard to imagine that the legendary God-King Level could be so powerful. As for you, Elder…”

“What, you think I could lose with my skills?”

“So that means you won?”

Ye Kuang said in shock.

“Isn’t that obvious? Of course… it was still a draw!! Damn it, I was just one move away from determining victory, but that old fellow was ruthless enough…”

“What happened after?”

“You guess!” the Elder said.

Hearing this, Ye Kuang was left speechless for a long moment, then could only say:

“I don’t want to guess, but there’s something I don’t know if I should say.”

Elder: “Speak!”

“No one can take something from me.”

“Uh, what thing?”

Ye Kuang: “A title—the Strongest Urban Disciple!”

[This work, “Urban Mortal Roaming Unhindered,” though it didn’t reach the heights estimated by the editor, has still grown quite a bit, hasn’t it?]

[Though there are still many flaws that weren’t fully resolved, such as:]

[Ye Kuang obtained news of Kunlun]

[The journey to Shaolin]

[The past of Xiao Cangtian, the Laughing Prison Dragon]

[Who is the person mentioned by Reverend Changqing?]

[Who is the old man? The meaning of inheritance conveyed through Tie Feng’s words.]

[Chapter 141: The Xingyi Sect targets Ye Kuang for the secret manual. Releasing news of defeating him to claim the title of top youth is full of suspense.]

[Chapter 272 (Discussing the Dao at Three Elders Peak): The black-robed figure—who exactly is that familiar presence?]

[Who is the Elder at the Dao Inquiry Peak? Finally mentioning ‘Mo’ Elder—who is it?]

[Who is the murderer behind the deaths of Tianshan Matriarch and Guardian Venerable One?]

[Chapter 351 (The Speculated Calamity): Is it the “Descent of the Myriad Heavens”?]

[Chapter 360 (The Reason for the Three Extremes Sword’s Hostility): Unknown.]

[The first five abilities of the Jade Void Creation Art are mentioned, while the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth major abilities are reserved for the second part.]

[Who exactly is the opponent?]

[Where did his sister, Ling Wei, go?]

[It is the end, yet the true beginning…]