528: Chapter 528 Aren't you Mu Qiang?

Everyone was stunned.

Good heavens...

Was this some kind of united front?

Li Qin was completely dumbfounded. Her mouth hung open for a long while before she managed to squeeze out a sentence: "No... wait, I usually call her Sister Bing Lan, but you're calling her 'Sister' already?"

Euphemia turned her head and looked at her as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"Yes."

"She calls the shots, so of course I have to get on her good side."

"Calling her 'Sister' makes us closer, is there a problem?"

Li Qin's mouth twitched several times: "You... you're a Princess of the Eagle Country. If your Royal Family finds out you're calling a Dragon Country person 'Sister,' won't they explode?"

Euphemia waved her hand dismissively.

"The Royal Family is the Royal Family, and I am me."

"Besides, when the Empress was young, she was much crazier than I am."

Li Qin: "..."

Liu Qingluo: "..."

Fine.

This Princess's worldview was no longer within the realm of normal people.

However.

Just as everyone was in a daze, Bing Lan suddenly turned her head and winked at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen was startled.

Then.

He realized what was happening and could hardly keep a straight face.

Was this girl trying to build connections for him?

A Princess of the Eagle Country!

That wasn't just anyone; she was a legitimate heir to the Royal Family!

Once word got out, those international players who were itching to move would have to restrain themselves.

After all.

There were people backing the Eagle Country's Royal Family too...

This was an era of relying on connections!

So.

As long as Euphemia was tied to them, it was equivalent to establishing a line with the Eagle Country's Royal Family. This would be a massive boost for Shuyue Group's overseas expansion and Ye Chen's own international influence.

But the problem was...

This wasn't exactly how one was supposed to build connections, was it?

Having a Princess become his secondary wife?

This was too ridiculous!

He felt like Bing Lan was cooking up some trouble.

Ye Chen opened his mouth, about to say something.

Suddenly.

His brow furrowed sharply, and his gaze shot toward the doorway like lightning.

The atmosphere in the living room changed instantly.

Bing Lan was the first to sense something was wrong. She set down her teacup and looked up toward the door.

Liu Qingluo also stood up from the sofa.

Li Qin was startled by their reactions and asked blankly, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Ye Chen didn't speak, but Bing Lan spoke first: "A very terrifying aura is approaching."

Li Qin was stunned: "Sister Bing Lan, how do you know? Why can't I feel anything?"

Wait...

She was the one who practiced martial arts, while Bing Lan hadn't practiced anything.

But the problem was...

Bing Lan had actually noticed it first???

But soon.

She learned the reason.

She saw...

Bing Lan glance at her: "Because I am already in the Heaven Realm."

Li Qin was completely dumbstruck.

"What?"

"You're in the Heaven Realm?"

"Sister Bing Lan, when did you reach the Heaven Realm???"

She felt completely out of sorts.

She knew Liu Qingluo had reached the Heaven Realm.

But when did Sister Bing Lan reach it too?

And the worst part was that she didn't tell her!

So she was the only one left behind at the starting point?

The more Li Qin thought about it, the angrier she got. She suddenly turned her head and glared fiercely at Ye Chen: "Younger Male Cousin! It must be you! You're playing favorites!"

Just as she finished speaking...

*Bang!!!*

A loud explosion rang out.

The main door was kicked open from the outside. The door panels shattered, and splinters flew everywhere.

Immediately after.

A person walked in—it was none other than Karl.

But the current Karl was a completely different person.

He was still wearing a formal suit, but terrifyingly, his body was emitting an aura so scorching it was suffocating.

To the point where...

The temperature in the living room instantly spiked by several degrees.

Li Qin and Liu Qingluo's true qi surged throughout their bodies as if facing a great enemy.

When Euphemia saw who it was, her face changed drastically.

"Karl?"

"You... why are you here?"

Karl did not answer.

His gaze passed over everyone and landed straight on Ye Chen, a hideous smile curling on his lips.

"Ye Chen, we meet again."

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow and looked him up and down: "Oh, Squid Number Two, did you eat something dirty? You seem to have mutated a bit. Are you really going to turn into a squid?"

Karl's face darkened, and the killing intent in his eyes surged wildly.

"Still acting tough when death is at your door?"

He grinned savagely and raised his right hand. With a *boom*, a ball of brilliant white flame ignited in his palm.

The temperature of that flame was frighteningly high, and the air around it was distorting violently.

"Ye Chen, do you know?"

"What I hate most in my life is people calling me trash."

"And you..."

"Not only did you call me trash, you also stole my woman."

"Today, I will kill you with my own hands and let everyone see..."

"That I, Karl Gates, am not trash!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the flame in his palm suddenly exploded, turning into a blazing pillar of fire that shot toward Ye Chen!

Everywhere the fire pillar passed, the air was ignited, letting out sharp popping sounds.

The furniture in the living room began to billow thick smoke as flames soared.

Li Qin screamed and was pulled behind her by Liu Qingluo.

Bing Lan's expression turned cold. Just as she was about to act, she was pulled behind him by Ye Chen.

Then.

He clenched a fist and punched out...

*Boom!!!*

The fire pillar collided with the fist wind, directly forming a heatwave and a fierce wind that swept in all directions.

In the next second.

The burning living room instantly calmed down, and that surge of flame was completely extinguished.

Seeing this, Karl narrowed his eyes: "You really did... step into the Tianyi Realm, just as the rumors said!"

Ye Chen shrugged and smiled.

"So Trashy Squid ate something dirty and came looking for me in such a hurry?"

"But you must remember one thing."

"External power is external power after all. Dirty external power will eventually cause a backlash!"

Just then, the bedroom door opened.

Zhuang Yufen and Ye Huasheng heard the commotion and walked out.

Zhuang Yufen was wearing pajamas. As soon as she stepped out, she smelled the thick smoke and saw the mess in the living room, her face changing instantly.

"What... what's going on?"

Ye Huasheng's face also darkened.

He never expected...

That while they were just resting in their room, someone would be bold enough to break in and even set fire to their house?

That was a gift from Bing Lan to Ye Chen. What if it got ruined?

But Ye Chen didn't look back; he just waved his hand at Liu Qingluo.

"Qingluo, protect my parents and take them back to the room."

"Don't come out without my command."

Liu Qingluo nodded and walked quickly to Zhuang Yufen and Ye Huasheng, saying deeply: "Godfather, Godmother, follow me back to the room!"

Zhuang Yufen wanted to say something more, but Ye Huasheng took her hand and shook his head.

He knew that in this kind of situation, staying would only cause trouble for their son.

So very quickly.

They followed Liu Qingluo back into the bedroom.

The moment the door closed.

Karl gave a cold laugh.

"What's the use of retreating to the room?"

"Everyone is going to die anyway; it's just a matter of sooner or later."

Euphemia's expression turned completely cold.

She took a step forward, blocking the space between Ye Chen and Karl, her azure eyes filled with rage: "Karl, what exactly do you want to do?"

As Karl watched her protective stance in front of Ye Chen, the jealousy in his eyes almost overflowed.

"What do I want?"

"Euphemia, don't you admire the strong?"

"Then I will kill Ye Chen right in front of you and let you see clearly..."

"Who is the man truly worthy of you!"

Hearing this, Euphemia spoke with a cold laugh.

"Admire the strong?"

"Karl, you've had it wrong from the very beginning."

"I don't like 'the strong'; I like Ye Chen as a person."

"To put it another way..."

"Even if there were no Ye Chen, and even if you became even stronger, I wouldn't spare you a single glance."

"Never."

A stab to the heart!

An unprecedented stab to the heart!

Karl's face distorted, and the veins on his forehead bulged one by one: "Why? I've pursued you for three years! Why do you treat me like this?"

Euphemia looked at him, her eyes holding no sympathy, only calmness.

"Because you are loathsome."

"Your 'love' is possession, it's control, it's you wanting to prove something through me."

"But feelings are not a proof problem."

She paused, her voice turning even colder, "Karl, you have never liked me. The one you like is only yourself."

Karl was stunned by her words, then threw his head back and laughed loudly.

"Good! A 'loathsome' well said!"

"Today I will kill the person you like, to make you loathe me even more!"

As soon as he finished speaking.

*Boom!!!*

Flames surged all over Karl's body. Brilliant white fire erupted frantically from within him, wrapping his entire being into a man of fire.

He stomped his foot and shot toward Ye Chen like a burning meteor!

The speed was astonishing. The flames trailed a long wake behind him, and the air distorted from the high temperature, letting out ear-piercing bangs.

The aura of the Tianyi Realm exploded without reservation at this moment.

Euphemia's face turned pale, and she instinctively took a step back.

But she didn't run.

She bit her lip and stood her ground firmly, blocking Ye Chen.

Ye Chen reached out and gently brushed her aside.

"Step back."

Euphemia stumbled two steps from his push. She looked up to say something but saw the side of Ye Chen's face.

On that face, there was no nervousness, no solemnity, not even a trace of a ripple.

It was as if...

The one lunging at him wasn't a supremely powerful ability user, but a moth.

Ye Chen ignored her gaze, raised his right hand, and spread his fingers slightly.

Karl's fist, carrying monstrous flames, hit an invisible wall when it was still three feet away from Ye Chen's face.