"I’m not ’kid.’ My name is Ye Tianling, but you can call me Uncle Tianling. A princess of the Royal Family? Do you all shout and scream like this? How improper."

Ye Tianling chuckled. ’This Xia Xinran,’ he thought, ’is actually quite interesting.’

What was even more interesting was that after studying Xia Xinran’s face, Ye Tianling discovered she was about sixty percent similar in appearance to Xia Xinyan, the Candidate Saintess of Blood Killing Heaven.

"You—"

Xia Xinran was so provoked by Ye Tianling’s words that she nearly erupted again. ’This primitive ignored my well-intentioned advice, and now he dares to question the authority of the Great Xia Royal Family?’

’The nerve!’

Xia Xinran pointed a slender finger at Ye Tianling, but when she saw his defiant and disdainful posture, her heart skipped a beat. ’Could it be? Is this Ye Tianling a powerful expert? A genius?’

With that thought, she instinctively activated her Talent Dao Eye and took a close look at Ye Tianling.

In her vision, the condition of Ye Tianling’s body was fully revealed.

His Dantian was a murky mess, with no Qi Sea Pillar. His Talent was probably not even Level One.

An ordinary bloodline. His vital energy was a bit vigorous, but nothing spectacular.

His physical body was relatively strong, his bones solid...

’So he’s just a savage Body Cultivator... with absolutely no Talent! What a waste of such a handsome face!’

After her careful inspection, Xia Xinran retracted her Talent Dao Eye, a flicker of disappointment clearly visible in her eyes.

She had no more interest in speaking with Ye Tianling.

He was just an arrogant and clueless primitive, utterly unaware of how cruel reality could be.

"Master, the... Guardian Tu is here."

At that moment, Little Fox Zhu’Er, who was beside Xia Xinran, began to tug at her arm, her eyes filled with fear as she stared into the distant jungle.

Through the gaps in the tall, sparse trees, Ye Tianling also saw more than ten guards come to a halt, waiting quietly.

And farther away, a middle-aged man with a third eye standing vertically on his forehead was speeding toward them using Sky Control. A violent, destructive aura emanated from his eyes.

Beneath his feet was a massive Battle Axe, dark green mixed with black, that pulsed with a brutal and bloody aura.

"Kun’Er—you died so tragically!"

This middle-aged man was clearly the one Jiang Xiangning and Xia Xinran had mentioned: Town Guardian Tu Xiaotian, the so-called "Master Level" genius.

"Who—who killed my Kun’Er? Step forward and die!"

Tu Xiaotian flew over and landed. He immediately cradled Tu Kun’s almost desiccated corpse and began to wail.

Behind him, the dozen or so armored guards finally closed in, forming a protective circle around Xia Xinran and Jiang Xiangning.

Hearing this, Ye Tianling was about to step forward.

But Xia Xinran quickly moved to block Ye Tianling and said, "Guardian Tu, Tu Kun attempted to assault Zhu’Er and unfortunately met his end."

Tu Xiaotian stood up and stored Tu Kun’s body in his Qiankun Ring.

His expression was now incomparably sinister and savage. His eyes were like blood, glinting with a spectral, cold light.

He stared fixedly at Xia Xinran, his eyes showing not a shred of fear. Instead, he sneered, "Since Kun’Er wanted that Little Fox, she should have kneeled and served him!"

"How dare you!"

Jiang Xiangning’s face turned icy upon hearing his words, and she immediately rebuked him.

"How dare I? Heh, a disgraced princess who isn’t even qualified to bear the Royal Family’s surname dares to speak to me like that? Did you kill Kun’Er?"

Tu Xiaotian sneered, his threat unmistakable.

"I killed Tu Kun. He dared to insult my disciple, so he naturally had to pay the price! Tu Xiaotian, a princess may be in distress, but she is still a princess! With the Princess’s Talent, her return to the Great Xia Royal Family is only a matter of time! I advise you not to play with fire!"

Xia Xinran’s expression darkened. She gathered her aura and refused to back down.

At this moment, she had no desire to get into a conflict with Tu Xiaotian.

However, she had to step forward and handle it. After all, that primitive was simply too weak.

"Play with fire? Not only will I play with fire, but I’ll also play with you! Since my son took a liking to them, it’s my duty as his father to fulfill his last wish for him!"

Tu Xiaotian’s words were chillingly severe.

His gaze was like that of a Fierce Beast as he stared hard at Xia Xinran, then at Little Fox Jiang Zhu’Er, and finally locked onto Jiang Xiangning. A clear, crazed fervor burned in his eyes.

"Insolent!"

Xia Xinran snapped coldly.

"Insolent? There are times when I, Tu Xiaotian, can be far more insolent! A pack of bitches, you all deserve to die!"

Tu Xiaotian sneered.

"How boring. All this rambling, is it ever going to end? Either fight or get lost! That Tu Kun guy? I’m the one who beat him to death! If you’ve got a problem with it, come here. I’ll kill you with a single slap!" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Ye Tianling suddenly reached out, grabbed Xia Xinran’s arm, and gave her a gentle pull.

Xia Xinran’s delicate body trembled. Just as she was about to struggle free from his grasp, he had already pulled her aside.

Xia Xinran didn’t stop to think about how Ye Tianling had managed to grab her arm so suddenly. She just assumed he had taken advantage of her inattention to cop a feel.

Just as she was about to speak, she heard Ye Tianling’s arrogant words.

Her heart sank. All other thoughts vanished, and cold sweat began to trickle down her forehead.

’Truly... a newborn calf that doesn’t fear the tiger.’

Xia Xinran was utterly speechless.

Similar to Xia Xinran, a look of extreme worry also appeared in Jiang Xiangning’s beautiful eyes.

"You?"

Tu Xiaotian’s pupils constricted slightly. His gaze locked onto the handsome young man before him, his eyes filled with a trace of surprise and uncertainty.

But then, when he sensed no Realm fluctuations from the young man and felt no sense of crisis, the Evil Qi around his body instantly surged.

"That’s right. It was me."

Ye Tianling responded nonchalantly. He pointed at Tu Xiaotian and crooked his finger. "You old relic, take a look at yourself. You’re completely decrepit, yet you still want to act like a young man and commit assault?"

"You—"

Tu Xiaotian almost exploded with rage. He took a deep breath and gave a vicious sneer. "Good, very good! You ignorant whelp! Today, this Guardian will peel your skin, pull your tendons, and then rip your Soul to shreds piece by piece, refining you to death with Pill Fire while you’re still alive!"

Ye Tianling said, "Not bad, that’s exactly what I was thinking. I’m just afraid your Soul is too weak. The moment my True Fire appears, your Soul will turn directly to dust."

"Fine! Then I, Tu Xiaotian, will experience for myself just what an ignorant whelp like you is capable of!"

Tu Xiaotian took a deep breath. His body was suffused with blood-colored light, and his aura skyrocketed.

He grabbed at the Void, and his two dark green Battle Axes manifested directly in his hands.

The Battle Axes, each a full two meters tall, carried waves of fierce, bloody Evil Qi. Their presence was indeed extraordinary.

But Ye Tianling found it all rather boring.

’What is this crap? With this level of Battle Power, he still dares to make such a fuss...’

Ye Tianling swept his gaze over them and immediately lost all interest.

Weak. He was truly far too weak.

This feeling was just like when he possessed the Battle Power of the Nine Source Sword Saint and looked upon Ye Cangqian.

That feeling of being able to kill the other party with a single slap was indeed something that came from deep within his bloodline, from his very bones.