"It’s just a small town, after all."

Ye Tianling murmured.

Then, his gaze hardened, and he prepared to strike.

Just then, he suddenly looked up, a strange look appearing in his eyes.

"SWISH—"

From the distance, an incredibly sharp sword light shot over, striking out in a single slash.

Tu Xiaotian immediately summoned his Battle Axe and swung it down viciously.

"VWOOM—"

A powerful burst of Soul Qi erupted in the air. The light scattered, kicking up a tyrannical gust of wind that rushed toward them.

Ye Tianling gently blew out a breath, dissipating the gust.

At that moment, a woman in a green gauze dress, whose face was ninety percent similar to Xia Xinran’s, arrived, standing atop a qingyu-colored Flying Sword.

At the same time, she stretched out her hand, and the sharp sword light struck out once more.

"THWIP THWIP—"

In an instant, Tu Xiaotian was struck by two sword attacks. He was directly wounded and sent flying backward from the impact.

But he wasn’t dead.

"A Princess of my Royal Race is someone you, Tu Xiaotian, dare to lay a hand on? This is a lesson! If there is a next time, I will cut you down without mercy!"

The young woman descended, sweeping her gaze strangely over Ye Tianling, but she didn’t seem to notice anything special about him.

Then, her voice turned cold, and a clear warning shone in her eyes.

Tu Xiaotian, defeated in an instant, wore an extremely grim expression.

"Fine! With Princess Xinqin backing you up, consider yourselves lucky! Next time, don’t get caught alone! Otherwise, I will definitely wring your neck!"

Tu Xiaotian was seething with rage, his hatred palpable.

However, he could only obediently withdraw his Double Battleaxe. He lifted it with trembling hands, bowed slightly to Xia Xinqin, and then dragged his blood-soaked body away.

"You should be grateful someone else stepped in, or you’d be a pile of meat paste right now! And you should also be grateful that I’m in a decent mood, otherwise, would a crawler like you even have the chance to act so arrogantly?"

The woman in the green gauze dress had blocked him, completely cutting off his angle of attack on Tu Xiaotian. Unable to strike again, Ye Tianling held back.

It wasn’t that Ye Tianling was kindhearted. It was that this ant was simply too weak, and he had no interest in dealing with him for the moment.

Besides, he hadn’t yet grasped the full situation. Once he did, he wouldn’t mind going to Tu Xiaotian’s territory alone to kill him and eradicate the problem completely.

Hearing this, Tu Xiaotian was so furious he was practically trembling, but he knew that saying anything more at this point was meaningless.

He stared hard at Ye Tianling’s face, as if trying to burn the image into his memory for his insane revenge later.

"Get a good look. And come kill me sooner rather than later, save me the trouble of having to look for you."

Ye Tianling retorted.

Behind him, both Jiang Xiangning and Xia Xinran couldn’t help but stumble.

’This... He’s just too arrogant!’

Jiang Xiangning couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

’You ignorant thing, you’re really courting death! It’s one thing if you want to die yourself, but to drag us down with you... I really want to slap some sense into you!’

Xia Xinran was so angry her breathing quickened, causing her rather magnificent pride to rise and fall dramatically.

Ye Tianling sensed it, turned back, and took a serious look, admiring the beautiful scenery.

His shameless behavior made Xia Xinran almost cough up blood.

"You should have quit while you were ahead just now. After I showed up, he wouldn’t have dared to act so wantonly. By using this as an opportunity to teach him a lesson, he would have behaved himself for a while."

Xia Xinqin said after a moment of contemplation.

Her voice was enchanting, her figure even better, and her temperament more outstanding.

The aura of her Royal Blood was richer, truly captivating to the Heart Soul.

’The women of this world are truly becoming more and more outstanding, more and more beautiful. I’m really getting to see the world.’

Ye Tianling praised in his heart.

Then he nodded and said, "That makes sense."

Xia Xinran snorted coldly in her heart. ’Finally, someone who can handle you. You were captivated by my cousin’s charm, weren’t you? Tamed now, are we?’

Just then, Ye Tianling added, "But if you hadn’t stepped in, he’d be dead. He’s just an ant. Why use so many tricks? Just squash him flat and be done with it!"

"PFFT—"

Xia Xinran had the urge to spit blood. She couldn’t stop herself from wanting to curse—’Would it kill you to stop fucking bragging?!’

"A mere Tu Xiaotian is no cause for concern, but the Tri-Eyed Race is extremely protective of their own. Luoyun Town isn’t peaceful right now, and the Great Xia Royal Family has only just emerged. Our Primordial Qi has not yet been fully restored in all aspects."

Xia Xinqin replied coolly.

She also considered Ye Tianling’s words to be boasts, but she didn’t take them to heart.

Her thoughts were similar to Xia Xinran’s, but she didn’t show it.

"If the Tri-Eyed Race is protective, then we can just wipe out the Tri-Eyed Race while we’re at it. View life and death with indifference. If they don’t submit, you fight. Why be bound by so many rules?"

Ye Tianling said dismissively.

"Ahem—"

Jiang Xiangning choked.

"Big Brother is so awesome."

Little Fox Zhu’Er added, her eyes sparkling with stars.

Xia Xinqin’s pretty face couldn’t help but twitch, while Xia Xinran was utterly speechless.

"Are you a native? How did you get to Luoyun Town, this Ancient Land that hasn’t even fully opened yet?"

Not wanting to hear any more of Ye Tianling’s bragging, Xia Xinqin immediately asked a question.

As she spoke, she was already walking forward.

Xia Xinran and Jiang Xiangning immediately moved forward as well. The dozen or so armored guards followed, protecting them from all sides. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Ye Tianling stared at Xia Xinqin’s back, looking intently as if to commit her beautiful silhouette completely to memory.

This insolent gaze made Xia Xinqin frown slightly, but with her upbringing as a Princess, she didn’t say much.

"I tore open Space, then got screwed over by someone and was sent here."

Ye Tianling replied.

"Oh... I see."

Xia Xinqin seemed to believe him, but only partially.

’He probably fell into a ruptured spatial fissure by accident. Then, by some stroke of luck, he was protected by some mysterious power, so he wasn’t torn apart by the Space Power.’

She thought to herself.

Xia Xinran, however, was dismissive. ’Space? Screwed over? You talk as if you, Ye Tianling, are some Ancestor Dao Strong Person! You’re really addicted to bragging!’

Jiang Xiangning gave a helpless, bitter smile, feeling that this Ye Tianling was full of lies, without a single true word in anything he said.

"What’s the situation outside? Among the natives, are there any peerless geniuses with astonishing talent? How strong are they?"

Xia Xinqin was clearly very curious about and concerned with the outside world.

Although the World gates had now opened and the lands were completely connected, the size of each region had expanded too drastically.

The land was vast and abundant. Just flying out of Luoyun Town would take a full day and night.

Let alone even more distant places?

And now, wanting to traverse the Void had become a nearly impossible task.

"The situation outside? I’m not too clear on that. My Talent is just too good. I was the first to undergo my tribulation and was almost obliterated by Celestial Dao Erasure. I was also the first to achieve Celestial Harmony Dao, so I’m also the first to end up in this state."

Ye Tianling replied with great frankness.