Ye Chen's unrestrained words made the short grandmaster spit out a mouthful of old blood; this was not from the injury caused by the Indestructible Vajra Gu, but rather, from being infuriated by Ye Chen.

This short grandmaster was indeed short and small, but as a peak grandmaster, who dared to mention his weaknesses daily? Ye Chen's words undoubtedly shattered his self-esteem, causing him internal injuries from the frustration.

"Just wait, I will certainly make a comeback and utterly defeat both of you to death!"

In the end, the short elder left behind a harsh statement and, with fluctuating movements, leaped out of the Nine Heavens Pavilion and fled.

The intense hand-to-hand fight between this short grandmaster and Ye Chen had already been tremendously draining. Now, battling the incredibly strong Indestructible Vajra Gu was by no means a wise choice, and even a slight mistake could mean capsizing in the gutter and dying here.

A gentleman's revenge is not too late even after ten years; the short grandmaster left. He did not want to die; he wanted to go home, look in the mirror, and see how severe his facial injuries were.

"Xuankui, you must completely kill this man, leave no threats behind!" Fang Ruolan saw the old man soar away like a giant roc, disappearing in a few leaps, and her face paled immediately, ordering the Xuankui Corpse Gu to pursue and eliminate him.

Peak grandmasters were each terrifyingly formidable. If Ye Chen hadn't already worn down this old man's physical strength, even with the protection of the Indestructible Vajra Gu, Fang Ruolan would certainly struggle against him.

Should this grandmaster escape and recover, lying in wait to strike later, then Fang Ruolan's situation would become extremely perilous.

Even if she was the Saintess of Miaojiang, supported by the land god, it would be useless because a peak grandmaster's terror could enable him to kill her and flee thousands of miles away!

Once a peak grandmaster was determined to hide, even the land god could do nothing about it.

"Ye Chen, are you alright?" Chu Yanran rushed to Ye Chen's side, checking his injuries.

"I won't die just yet!" Ye Chen said, but it was clear he was running out of strength.

"Thank you for saving me," Chu Yanran said, moved.

"If you want to throw yourself into my arms, find another excuse. These people came for me specifically. Having you here only brings harm your way!" Ye Chen said with a wry smile.

"How annoying!" Chu Yanran retorted.

"However, I'm really happy. Your earlier words moved me a lot!" Ye Chen said.

"Really?" Chu Yanran exclaimed, shocked. Ye Chen's words carried a deep, hidden meaning. Could it be that he was accepting her now?

"That Mr. Yi calculated most of this danger, but he said one thing wrong!" Ye Chen sighed.

"What?"

"He said we needed to join hands to survive this catastrophe, but when the danger came, you were nothing but a drag!" Ye Chen said.

"Chu Yanran, tell me honestly, did you secretly give him money to try to pair us up?"

"..."

Chu Yanran felt somewhat rejected. In that moment, Empress Chu thought of cultivating martial arts; once her skills were fully developed, she would definitely conquer this demon, Ye Chen, to warm her bed.

"You're on the verge of death, yet here you are flirting?" Fang Ruolan scoffed as she approached, looking down at Ye Chen.

"What do you want?" Chu Yanran positioned herself protectively in front of Ye Chen.

Ye Chen was so drained he couldn't even stand. If Fang Ruolan took action now, the consequences were unimaginable.

"My empress, no need to be so nervous, she can't do anything to me!" Ye Chen said comfortingly, gently squeezing Chu Yanran's hand. As Fang Ruolan approached menacingly, Chu Yanran didn't hesitate to shield him, which profoundly touched Ye Chen.

"You must be in a terrible state right now?" Fang Ruolan looked down condescendingly at Ye Chen, who sat collapsed on the ground.

"You're not planning to take advantage of my weakness and strike, are you?" Ye Chen looked up, facing Fang Ruolan in her black robe. "The Gu King of your lifeline is suppressed inside me. I could destroy it with just a thought, so you really shouldn't make a wrong move!"

"I suspect you're pretending to be strong, but you're seriously drained and probably don't have the strength to destroy my lifeline Gu King!" Fang Ruolan sneered, as if seeing through Ye Chen's bluff.

"Then why did you intervene, using the Indestructible Vajra Gu to chase after that peak grandmaster?" Ye Chen asked.

"I told you, I didn't like the look of him!" Fang Ruolan said coldly. "Anyone I don't like should naturally be killed."

"No, no, no!" Ye Chen shook his head. "You must have been captivated by my charm, fallen for me!"

"..."

Fang Ruolan felt an urge to strangle Ye Chen. She was the pure and noble Saintess of Miaojiang; how could she entertain such thoughts about men and women!

"Don't deny it, your eyes betray you. You've fallen for me without even realizing it!" Ye Chen asserted confidently.

"For the strong, the most powerless thing is a verbal dispute!" Fang Ruolan said sternly, her eyes as cold as ice, seemingly ready to strike Ye Chen.

"If you dare move one step closer, believe it or not, I'll destroy your Gu!" Ye Chen warned coldly.

"Then go ahead and destroy it!" Fang Ruolan said. "Since my lifeline Gu King has become a tool for your threats, even if it costs me some vital energy, I must eliminate this hidden danger!"

Fang Ruolan was the Saintess of Miaojiang, always the brightest wherever she was. When had anyone ever threatened her?

Today, Ye Chen using her lifeline Gu King as leverage against her truly crossed Fang Ruolan's line. Women are proud creatures, especially a proud goddess like Fang Ruolan!

"Your biggest trump card isn't right here; can't you wait before taking action?" Ye Chen tried to persuade her calmly.

"I am a Gu grandmaster. Even if my fighting strength is mediocre, I'm still a grandmaster-level figure!" Fang Ruolan said. "Even if you were dominant at your peak, now that you are a tiger that has fallen flat, I could crush you as easily as I would an ant!"

"Are you so confident that I absolutely have no power to resist?" Ye Chen asked solemnly as Fang Ruolan pressed forward, truly ready to strike.

"Not bad! You really are no fun, still acting tough even now," Fang Ruolan mocked.

"Then come on, don't blame me for being ruthless and crippling you in seconds!" Ye Chen said.

For some reason, Ye Chen, clearly weak and powerless, caused Fang Ruolan an inexplicable trepidation. He seemed like a wounded beast that could still launch a deadly attack if provoked.

"Come on, bring it on, I'll cripple you!" Ye Chen shouted.

"Watch your language!" Chu Yanran corrected.

Fang Ruolan was a cold, haughty goddess, and Ye Chen's ranting could easily lead people's thoughts astray.

"..." Ye Chen swore to the heavens that he didn't mean it that way.

"Playing mysterious and deceptive games!" Fang Ruolan said coldly. "I'll just kill you, retrieve my lifebound Gu King, and I don't believe you can turn the tables in your current state!"

Fang Ruolan reached out her hand directly toward Ye Chen's heart, where her lifebound Gu King was suppressed.

"I originally wanted to clear our past grievances, but you persist in wanting to kill me. Even though you are a goddess, you have angered me!" Ye Chen said.

"What!" Fang Ruolan's face drastically changed, turning pale.

A sudden tremor passed through the depths of Fang Ruolan's soul. Her lifebound Gu King was being obliterated, and she felt the fear and struggle from the Gu King.

"I'm not keen on refining this Gu King, but suppressing it is easy!" Ye Chen said coldly. "You are my enemy, not my friend. Even if you helped drive away that Grandmaster at his peak, how could I trust you enough to turn my back on you?"

"No!"

Fang Ruolan cried out in horror, her body overtaken by a sense of powerlessness, the backlash from her own lifebound Gu was upon her.

"I don't want this Gu anymore, I'll crush it to death!"

Ye Chen roared, activating the Blood Qi Killing Array in his body to suppress the trapped Gu King within him.

Unlike last time, after deploying the Secret Technique that dramatically increased his combat power, Ye Chen surprisingly did not pass out from exhaustion, and even had some energy left. However, given the dangerous situation, he could only keep a low profile, pretending to be powerless.

Indeed, after the peak Grandmaster was forced into a desperate escape, Fang Ruolan suddenly turned against him, attempting to kill him for the Gu!

Ye Chen, however, had anticipated all of this and decisively chose to not refine the Gu King any longer, opting instead to crush it outright.

"I beg you, please don't!" Fang Ruolan pleaded bitterly, showing a look of extreme pain on her face, and she became seriously affected.

"Had you known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?" Ye Chen said.

Ye Chen had indeed given Fang Ruolan a chance before, but this Fang, considering him a braggart, insisted on breaking off their relationship. She had only herself to blame for this outcome.

"You dare to suppress my Gu King, you're dead!" Fang Ruolan said venomously, her face pale, silently enduring the excruciating pain that pierced through her soul!

Ye Chen remained silent, the Blood Qi Killing Array aggressively suppressing the Gu King within him. This Gu King was closely linked to Fang Ruolan, and by suppressing it completely, Fang Ruolan would also suffer a great loss of vitality and pose no threat to him.

"Destroy!"

Ye Chen's body thundered, and finally, he shuddered all over, the Gu King inside him completely stilled.

"Pfft!"

Fang Ruoping spewed out a stream of blood and collapsed powerlessly to the ground.

"I must kill you!" Fang Ruolan's eyes dimmed, severely rebound but still obsessed with the idea of killing Ye Chen.

"Then I'll just kill you first!" Ye Chen's eyes flared with a bloody light, like a crazed beast, he pounced on Fang Ruolan.

"What are you doing!" Fang Ruolan exclaimed in terror, taken aback by Ye Chen's offensive move.

"I need a few sips of your blood!" Ye Chen, his gaze chilling, stared at Fang Ruolan's neck, feeling a strong, primitive urge driving him.

"Don't!" Fang Ruolan screamed, her body weakly struggling to fend off Ye Chen.

"Useless, even gods can't save you now!" Ye Chen seemed like a bloodthirsty beast.

"My master is among the gods, and if you dare to harm me, she'll make sure you're buried without a trace!" Fang Ruolan threatened.

"Ah woo!"

Ye Chen, ignoring the threats, bit deeply into Fang Ruolan's delicate neck. His teeth tore through the saintly girl's soft skin, and blood spurted into his mouth, which he eagerly sucked down.

"Ah!" Fang Ruolan shrieked.

"Has Ye Chen turned into a vampire?!"

Chu Yanran looked at Ye Chen uncertainly. He was sucking blood from Fang Ruolan's neck like he was gnawing on a duck neck, which deeply horrified Empress Chu.

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PS: The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming up, and the male lead just got married. Since he's visiting relatives, I can't stay up late to write these next few days.

PS: Temporarily adjusting to two releases a day, both at six in the morning, will return to three releases per day after a few days.

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