Chapter 147: A Sensation
"My god, Ye Tian has turned into a malevolent spirit to take revenge on Japan!"
"How terrifying, he really does hate us."
"Can someone really be this handsome even as a ghost? I wonder how dashing he must have been when he was alive..."
Thousands of comments flooded the live stream, but Miyamoto Tomohito had no time to pay attention to them. If the man before him was truly Ye Tian, then something catastrophic was about to happen to the 49th Academy.
"Hey, hey, you people, what are you afraid of?"
A ninja disciple, having taken over the camera, spoke with a look of disdain.
"What is Ye Tian? Standing before us is Master Miyamoto, one of the three 'Shadows' of the Iga 49th Academy."
The disciple rambled on:
"Back in the day, Master Miyamoto, along with two other Shadow-level powerhouses, slaughtered three thousand Dragon Kingdom soldiers on the Northern Front. His reputation is legendary!"
"Besides, that was so many years ago. Ye Tian wasn't even born back then!"
"In terms of seniority, Ye Tian couldn't possibly be a match for Master Miyamoto. If you ask me, if they fight, it will only be a one-sided victory for Master Miyamoto!"
With the backing of the 49th Academy's disciple, the emotions of the viewers in the live stream visibly stabilized, and they stopped flooding the screen with talk of "Ye Tian destroying Japan."
Suddenly, the worshippers of the 49th Academy began to spam the chat wildly:
"Haha, this Ye Tian dares to come to the 49th Academy, known as the 'War Factory.' He is simply courting death!"
"Whether he is human or an evil spirit, he has only one path before Master Miyamoto: death!"
Meanwhile, the appearance of Ye Tian on the live stream had become the biggest trending topic in all of Japan, with many outsiders joining the broadcast.
The number of viewers in the live stream reached an astonishing 500,000!
One must know that even in the Dragon Kingdom, which has ten times the population, rarely does a trending event attract hundreds of thousands of viewers in such a short time. This shows just how great the influence of this event was!
"Fight, fight!"
"Master Miyamoto, finish off Ye Tian!"
Many Japanese people shouted in the live stream, and an avalanche of expensive virtual gifts flew across the screen, dozens of times more than usual!
In recent years, the Dragon Kingdom had grown increasingly powerful, and Japan no longer held its former dominant status. The insecure Japanese people gritted their teeth at this, dying to suppress the people of the Dragon Kingdom in every way possible.
And today, it was the perfect opportunity.
"Master Miyamoto, take down Ye Tian, and I'll tip you one million!"
A wealthy donor boasted in the chat!
Seeing the gifts pouring in, the ninja apprentice's mouth twisted into a grin. He hurriedly tried to share the good news with his master, only to see that Miyamoto Tomohito’s face was stiff and his expression was extremely tense.
"Master Miyamoto, are you feeling unwell?"
"Er, a little." Miyamoto Tomohito felt cold sweat pouring down his back, silently cursing the disciple as a complete idiot.
The fact that Ye Tian could kill Zhang Jiao of the Pure Yang Sword from the Meta-Human Alliance meant his strength had at least reached the threshold of a Tier 3 Martial King.
He was merely at the early stage of a Tier 2 Martial King; how could he possibly be a match for Ye Tian...
Crucially, his two senior brothers were currently in seclusion at the back mountain and couldn't possibly rush over to support him immediately.
For this foolish disciple to make such a statement was practically pushing him into a pit of fire!
But with Ye Tian already at the 49th Academy, looking as if he intended to challenge the entire establishment, if he chose to back down now, he probably wouldn't be able to recruit a single apprentice to the temple in the future.
Let alone passing on his legacy!
What to do? What to do!
Miyamoto Tomohito’s brain raced, but he still couldn't think of a suitable solution.
Suddenly, a thought struck him.
"Ye Tian, you have come to my 49th Academy—what exactly is your purpose?" the old man asked, projecting a sense of majesty and looking down from above.
"Oh, I'm just here to cause trouble," Ye Tian replied nonchalantly, not even blushing as he said it.
Utterly arrogant!
Once these words were spoken, the live stream erupted into a massive storm of endless curses and insults, with the viewers wishing he would drop dead on the spot.
"Execute Ye Tian! Execute Ye Tian! Don't let him leave alive!"
Countless Japanese people clamored.
However, facing such provocation, Miyamoto Tomohito maintained his facade of a high-level master, his tone filled with an air of composure:
"So, you are here to challenge the school, is that it?"
"If you want to challenge the school, you must first defeat my outer-sect disciples before you are qualified to challenge my inner-sect disciples. Only after you defeat my inner-sect disciples can you challenge the direct disciples of my 49th Academy!"
"If you want to challenge, you must do it level by level, take it slow!"
Pfft...
Hearing this shameless old man's statement, Ye Tian found it quite amusing.
To put it plainly, you are just afraid of dying and want to use your disciples as cannon fodder, yet you make it sound so grand!
"That's right! Ye Tian, what qualifications does a junior like you have to challenge a highly respected Shadow-level expert? Why don't you go look in a mirror!"
The ninja apprentice finally had a moment of wit and chimed in repeatedly.
"Everyone, let me explain: if you want to challenge the school, you must follow the rules of the challenge. To challenge a Shadow Master, you have to move forward level by level. If you can't even beat our disciples, Ye Tian, Master Miyamoto won't even lift a finger!"
"I see! As expected of Master Miyamoto, he is truly merciful!"
"Is he giving this Ye Tian a way out by letting him challenge the ninja disciples first, hoping he'll realize the difficulty and retreat?"
The live stream erupted in cheers.
Miyamoto continued to put on his high-master act, smiling without saying a word.
In his heart, however, he was feeling smug.
He planned to use the time Ye Tian spent dueling his disciples to send someone to the back mountain to summon his two senior brothers. Once his two peak Tier 2 brothers arrived, the three of them would join forces—would he still be afraid of this man alone?
Ye Tian let out a cold laugh.
"And what if I don't follow the rules and insist on fighting you instead?"
Miyamoto hadn't even had three seconds to enjoy his own cleverness before he felt like crying upon hearing this.
You brat, don't get cocky!
Have some patience and let me call for backup, damn it!
Before Miyamoto could speak, Ye Tian’s figure suddenly vanished. A black stream of light flashed like a ribbon, whipping up a hurricane!
The grounds fell into chaos as the ninja disciples lost their balance and tumbled to the ground.
A moment later, the wind died down.
Ye Tian stood with his hands behind his back, his foot planted firmly on the dirt-covered face of Miyamoto Tomohito.
In front of the screen was a pathetic old man who had had all his teeth knocked out, his mouth dripping with blood, his face being crushed by a large foot as he struggled to breathe.
"Trash is trash. No matter how long you cultivate, you are still trash!"
Ye Tian grabbed Miyamoto by his sparse hair and dragged him in front of the camera.
The ninja apprentice holding the selfie stick stood frozen in place, at a loss.
In his eyes was an indescribable terror, mixed with confusion.
"I'm not targeting anyone specifically!"
"To everyone present, what I want to say is: everyone here is trash!"
The breezy, lighthearted sentence detonated the entire live stream.
As the viewer count soared to 800,000, the screen was filled with countless insults. The Japanese viewers had completely broken down, their comments descending into incoherent rage.