The Supreme Being Against Heaven

Tan Yun turned toward the direction of the voice—

and saw Luo Fan and Song Hong walking out from behind the crowd.

“Greetings, Senior Brother Luo!”
“Greetings, Senior Brother Song!”

The disciples quickly parted into 2 sides, cupping their fists respectfully.

Luo Fan and Song Hong—

were not only ranked No. 1 and No. 2 on the “Alchemy Competition Rankings,”
but were also among the Top 3 on the “Alchemy Talent Rankings,” alongside Sun Anbei!

In the eyes of the disciples—

the respect they held for these 2 was even greater than that for Tan Yun—

even though Tan Yun had created a legend by reaching the 108th floor of the Supreme Mustard Seed Space-Time Tower!

There were 2 reasons for this—

First—

No one believed that Tan Yun, who had just advanced to Level 8 of the Embryonic Soul Realm, could contend with Luo Fan and Song Hong!

Second—and most importantly—

The Alchemy Line… regarded alchemy as its foundation and highest honor!

In everyone’s eyes—

no matter how outstanding Tan Yun’s combat power was,
he was still “not even an alchemy apprentice,” let alone an “alchemist”!

In contrast—

Luo Fan and Song Hong were true low-level Grandmaster Alchemists!

“Greetings, everyone,” Luo Fan and Song Hong cupped their fists and greeted sincerely.

From their expressions and demeanor—

Tan Yun discerned 2 things:

First—both respected each other, like heroes recognizing heroes; their personal relationship was clearly close.

Second—both had good reputations among the disciples, unlike Sun Anbei, who was extremely arrogant.

And indeed… this was the truth.

Although their respective masters—

Du Chen, the 2nd Elder, and Shen Wende, the 6th Elder, did not get along well—

the 2 disciples themselves were quite close.

Tan Yun looked at the two who had approached him, then cupped his fists with a faint smile:

“Greetings, Senior Brothers.”

Song Hong smiled slightly and spoke frankly:

“Junior Brother Tan, we have a request… we hope you will honor it.”

Tan Yun replied without hesitation:

“Senior Brother Song is a direct disciple of the 6th Elder, and the 6th Elder has saved my life 2 times. I will never forget this kindness—if there is anything, please speak freely.”

“Good! Junior Brother Tan is indeed straightforward!”

Song Hong chuckled softly before continuing:

“To be honest—since 3 months ago, when you entered seclusion on the 108th floor, Senior Brother Luo and I had already thought… that after you came out, we would like to spar with you.”

He raised his hand slightly, as if to prevent misunderstanding.

“Of course—don’t misunderstand. We have no intention of provoking you. We only wish for a ‘friendly spar.’”

“It’s just that… we both want to see, after you reached Level 8, how far your strength has progressed!”

As soon as Song Hong finished speaking—

Luo Fan nodded and added:

“Tan Yun—what Song Hong said is exactly what I wished to say as well.”

Upon hearing this—

the thousands of disciples all showed excited expressions, filled with anticipation.

“Senior Brother Tan, please accept the challenge from Senior Brothers Luo and Song! We also want to broaden our horizons!”

“That’s right! Senior Brother Tan, let us witness a ‘clash of experts’!”

Voices rose one after another—

the atmosphere instantly grew heated!

Hearing this—

Tan Yun waved his hand, silencing the crowd, then looked at Luo Fan and Song Hong with a faint smile:

“To spar with the 2 strongest of the Alchemy Line… is my honor. I accept.”

To be honest—

if Tan Yun did not see that the two had decent character, he would not have wasted time sparring with them.

For ordinary disciples—

“sparring” was the best way to improve strength and refine combat skills.

But for Tan Yun—

who had reincarnated countless times—

such sparring… was hardly necessary.

He had his own standards for judging how strong he was and what level of enemies he could face!

“Hahaha! Good! Very good! Junior Brother Tan is truly straightforward!” Luo Fan laughed heartily.

Tan Yun then added calmly:

“But this spar… is only a friendly match between the 3 of us. I do not wish for others to be present.”

These words—

clearly showed that he intended to “save face” for the 2 of them.

Because in Tan Yun’s mind—

now that he had stepped into Level 8 of the Embryonic Soul Realm,
among the Alchemy Line disciples… there was no one left who could be his opponent!

Luo Fan and Song Hong paused slightly, then nodded in agreement.

But the thousands of disciples were deeply disappointed.

In their eyes—

Tan Yun must be “afraid of losing”!

Afraid that the reputation he had just gained from climbing the tower would collapse—

so he refused to let anyone watch the spar!

Suddenly—

a voice, both inappropriate and filled with arrogance, rang out from behind the crowd:

“Junior Brother Tan—since you, Luo Fan, and Song Hong are in such a refined mood to spar… why not include me, Sun, as well?”

“Perfect timing—I, too, would like to ‘give you some guidance’… hahaha!”

The one who arrived—

was Sun Anbei, dressed in white, carrying himself with an elegant yet sharp presence as he walked forward slowly.

The disciples turned to look at him—

many of their gazes carried a trace of disdain, though they still cupped their fists and greeted:

“Greetings, Senior Brother Sun.”

As they spoke—

everyone stepped back 2 paces, forming a “human corridor” for him to approach Tan Yun.

Everyone knew—

during the 3 months that Tan Yun had been in seclusion,

the Alchemy Line disciples had been secretly mocking Sun Anbei behind his back.

And the news that he had nearly died on the final steps of the 100th floor—

had certainly already reached his ears!

The moment Tan Yun exited seclusion—

Sun Anbei appeared at the arena…

his intention needed no explanation!

Ignoring everyone’s greetings, Sun Anbei walked straight toward Tan Yun.

Luo Fan spoke up without lowering his voice:

“Junior Brother Tan, this man has a bad reputation. There’s no need to bother with him—let’s go.”

Song Hong let out a cold snort, then turned to Tan Yun:

“That’s right. No need to pay him any mind. Let’s go—my immortal mountain is the closest to the arena. We can spar there.”

“Mm, I’ll follow your lead,” Tan Yun replied calmly.

After speaking—

the 3 of them were about to summon their flying swords and leave.

However—

Sun Anbei, who had been ignored and ridiculed in front of the crowd by Luo Fan and Song Hong—

his face instantly darkened!

He flashed forward—

and blocked Tan Yun’s path!

“Tan Yun!” he shouted angrily.
“You shameless bastard! When climbing the 100-floor tower, you clearly had the ability to go faster, yet you deliberately overtook me at the last moment! Were you trying to humiliate me on purpose?!”

Before Tan Yun could respond—

Luo Fan moved in a flash and stood in front of him.

“Tan Yun climbed the tower without ever saying a word to you—you lost because of your own incompetence, and yet you still dare to make a scene?!”

“Pah!”

Sun Anbei spat onto the ground in front of Luo Fan.

“What? Want to stand up for him?”

“And what if I do?” Luo Fan’s expression turned ice-cold.

“Me too!”

Song Hong stepped forward, standing beside Luo Fan, blocking Tan Yun as he sneered:

“With the 2 of us here today—don’t even think about laying a finger on Tan Yun!”

“If you don’t believe it… try!”

Sun Anbei clenched his fists tightly, his face twisted as he was about to speak—

But at that moment—

a cold voice rang out:

“Just now… who were you calling shameless?”

Tan Yun’s figure flashed—

and in an instant, he appeared in front of Luo Fan and Song Hong!

Then—

“Pah!”

He spat directly onto Sun Anbei’s face—squarely!!

“Ah—!”
“What the…?!”

The thousands of watching disciples—

all stood frozen, mouths agape in shock!

No one had expected—

that Tan Yun would “retaliate” and “provoke” Sun Anbei in such a way!

One had to know—

although Sun Anbei was only ranked No. 3 on the Alchemy Competition Rankings,

based on his performance in the tower climb 3 months ago—

in everyone’s eyes—

his strength was not inferior to Luo Fan and Song Hong at all!

Even Luo Fan and Song Hong—

were momentarily stunned, shocked by the scene before them!

--Translated by likesnovel--