82: Mother Cauldron

Snow Wolf City, City Lord's Mansion.

Unlike the rough, barbaric architectural style within the city, this mansion standing at the very center of the city appeared exceptionally luxurious and heavily guarded.

Huge ice-sculpted snow wolves stood lifelike on both sides of the mansion.

Squads of female soldiers, wearing elite armor forged from Black Ice Iron and holding sharp battle spears, patrolled back and forth with expressionless faces.

They exuded an iron-blooded Evil Qi that could only be possessed by those who had endured years of baptism by blood and fire!

Any male creature that dared to approach within a hundred zhang of the City Lord's Mansion, whether human or Yao Beast, would be ruthlessly executed on the spot by them!

And at this moment.

Lin Chen was being led by that cold and rough chain, like a tribute about to be offered to the Queen, passing through one heavily guarded courtyard after another.

Eventually, he was brought before a gorgeous palace filled with the scent of cosmetics and seductive sounds.

"Big Sister, we're back!"

Before even stepping into the palace gate, the one-eyed female Cultivator with a scarred face pulled on her rough, grating voice and shouted fawningly.

"Young Miss! Look quickly! What kind of top-tier 'merchandise' we have brought back for you!"

Following her shout, the palace, which had been filled with the chirping and giggling of women, instantly fell silent.

Then, a young female voice, filled with arrogance and barbarity like a flame, came from inside the palace.

"Oh?"

"One-eyed dragon, you still have the face to come back?"

"This Young Miss told you to go catch a 'Snow Mountain Demon Ape', yet you returned empty-handed! What? Are you now trying to fool This Young Miss by just grabbing any random blind wild man?!"

Before the words even finished!

"Whoosh—!"

A sharp, crimson whip shadow, like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, shot out from the palace without warning!

It lashed fiercely toward the cheek of the scarred female Cultivator!

"Slap—!!!"

A crisp sound of exploding flesh!

The scarred female Cultivator, whose cultivation had already reached the late Golden Core stage, did not even dare to have a single thought of resistance!

She took this whip strike head-on!

A terrifying whip mark, deep enough to see bone, instantly appeared on her face!

Blood dripped!

"Young Miss, please calm your anger! Young Miss, please calm your anger!"

The scarred face ignored the intense pain on her face, knelt on the ground with a "thud," and kowtowed frantically!

"The one we caught this time is truly different! It is definitely a top-tier piece of merchandise you have never seen before! I guarantee you will be satisfied!"

"Hmph!"

A disdainful cold snort came from inside the palace.

Immediately after, amidst the crisp sound of jade ornaments clinking, a tall figure wearing fire-red tight leather armor, outlining that explosive, hot physique to the extreme, slowly walked out from the palace.

This was a young girl who looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old.

A head of long red hair, burning like flames, was braided into dozens of wild little pigtails.

A stunningly beautiful oval face was painted with extremely exaggerated smoky makeup.

There was even a cold, glinting nose ring on her nose bridge.

Her eyes were filled with the spoiled, willful arrogance and the cruelty of looking at all things as mere straw dogs!

She was the only daughter of the Snow Wolf City Lord.

The "Little Gangster" held in the palms of everyone in Snow Wolf City and wantonly spoiled — Tuoba Yan!

With a cultivation at the peak Golden Core stage!

Behind her followed seven or eight wealthy "girlfriends" who were dressed just as gaudily and wore expressions of watching a good show.

Tuoba Yan first glanced disdainfully at the scarred face kneeling on the ground, trembling, then cast her gaze, filled with scrutiny and pickiness, upon Lin Chen, who had been presented as a "tribute."

When she saw Lin Chen's handsome face, which was almost "demonic," and his temperament, which was completely different from all the crude men in the Northern Territory, her phoenix eyes, which had been full of impatience, instantly lit up!

It was the excitement of a hunter seeing top-tier prey!

It was the greed of a collector seeing the most perfect collection!

She extended the tip of her tongue, painted with bright red nail polish, and slowly licked her lips.

An action full of primitive possessiveness!

"...Hmm."

"He does indeed have some looks."

She walked with steps as elegant as a cat's but filled with danger, slowly approaching Lin Chen.

She extended that fire-red long whip, still stained with whip marks, and gently lifted Lin Chen's chin, forcing him to meet her gaze.

Her face slowly leaned in.

An aggressive, rich fragrance instantly enveloped Lin Chen.

She looked into Lin Chen's eyes, which were filled with "fear" and "helplessness," and revealed a cruel smile full of perverse humor.

"Hey, little pet."

Her voice was full of condescending charity.

"Tell This Young Miss, what is your name?"

"...Lin... Lin Chen..."

Lin Chen's body trembled "violently," his voice as thin as a mosquito's.

"Lin Chen?"

Tuoba Yan repeated this name playfully.

Then, she shook her head.

"No."

"This name doesn't sound good."

"From today on, you are This Young Miss's one hundred and eighth 'pet'."

"Your name is... 'Ah Mao', how about that?"

Her "girlfriends" behind her burst into another round of unscrupulous, boisterous laughter upon hearing this!

And Tuoba Yan felt even more satisfied with Lin Chen's increasingly "terrified" expression!

What she enjoyed most was this pleasure of completely stepping a creature that should have been proud under her feet and wantonly playing with and humiliating it!

"Sister Yan! Where did you find such a coward?"

"Exactly, exactly! Look at him, he's almost scared to the point of peeing himself! Hahaha!"

One "girlfriend" laughed and teased.

Hearing this, Tuoba Yan's eyes rolled, and an even more vicious thought instantly welled up in her heart!

She looked at her "girlfriends" and revealed a smile filled with "showing off."

"What's the point of just watching?"

"Let's go!"

"This Young Miss is in a good mood today!"

"I'll take you to watch an even more interesting... good show!"

After saying that!

She actually grabbed the chain around Lin Chen's neck!

Just like leading a real pet dog!

She barbarically pulled him and walked toward the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion!

City Lord's Mansion, backyard.

A huge "beast arena" covering several miles appeared before Lin Chen's eyes!

The surroundings of the arena were high walls poured from Black Ice Iron!

The walls were covered with powerful and ancient Restriction runes!

And the ground of the arena was covered with a layer of sand that had long been dyed dark red by blood!

A rich, thick, and inextricable scent of blood and violence soared into the sky!

Apparently, it was unknown how many innocent creatures had died miserably here!

And at this moment.

On the VIP stands around the arena, Tuoba Yan and her group of "girlfriends" were sitting down comfortably with excitement.

In front of them were all kinds of rare spirit fruits and fine wines.

They were like a group of Roman nobles waiting for a good show to begin!

And one of the "protagonists" of this "good show," Lin Chen, was roughly pushed into the arena filled with the scent of blood!

"Sister Yan! What are you doing?"

A girlfriend asked curiously.

Tuoba Yan picked up a cup of blood-red wine, took a light sip, and revealed a cruel smile full of morbid excitement.

"Heehee..."

"Didn't you say he was a coward?"

"I just want to see."

"When he faces a real 'beast'."

"What kind of wonderful expression of despair will appear on his pretty little face?"

After saying that!

She snapped her fingers at a guard on the side of the arena!

"Go!"

"Release that [Snow Mountain Demon Ape] in cage number three that This Young Miss caught a few days ago for me!"

"What?!"

The guard's expression changed instantly upon hearing this!

"Young Miss! Please think twice!"

"That demon ape has the cultivation of the late Golden Core stage!

And its ferocious nature has not been removed!

If it is released..."

"What are you talking about?!"

Tuoba Yan's expression sank instantly!

"You dare to disobey This Young Miss's words?!"

"Yes... yes! This subordinate obeys!"

The guard was so frightened that his whole body trembled.

He didn't dare to say another word and hurriedly ran to open the heavy iron cage!

"Roar—!!!"

Accompanied by an earth-shattering, crazy roar!

A terrifying giant ape, five zhang tall, covered in snow-white long hair, with muscles bulging high like hills, suddenly rushed out from the pitch-black iron cage!

late Golden Core stage [Snow Mountain Demon Ape]!

Its huge, scarlet eyes were filled with endless violence and hunger!

The moment it appeared, it discovered Lin Chen, who was as small as an ant in the center of the arena!

In its eyes!

This delicate, tender man was simply the most perfect and delicious appetizer!

"Roar!"

Without the slightest hesitation!

The [Snow Mountain Demon Ape] charged toward Lin Chen madly, with a terrifying Aura that could make the earth tremble violently!

"Ah—!!!"

The "girlfriends" on the stands not only had no fear when seeing such a bloody and violent scene!

Instead, they burst into even more excited and morbid screams!

"Look! Look! That kid is scared stupid!"

"Hahaha! He doesn't even dare to move!"

"He's dead! He's about to be torn into pieces! Hahaha!"

And Tuoba Yan's face revealed the most cruel and satisfied smile!

She seemed to have already seen the most gorgeous flower of flesh and blood blooming on Lin Chen's handsome face!

Inside the arena.

A gust of wind hit his face!

The bloody stench rushed straight into his nasal cavity!

The huge sharp claws of the [Snow Mountain Demon Ape] rapidly enlarged in Lin Chen's pupils!

The tips of the claws flashed with a cold, sharp light capable of easily tearing through fine iron!

Everyone thought this "delicate and tender" man was about to be torn directly into pieces of flesh by this terrifying claw!

However.

Just a split second before the demon ape's sharp claws were about to touch Lin Chen's face!

Just at the moment when everyone's faces revealed the most cruel and excited smiles!

Lin Chen.

Moved.

He did not dodge.

He didn't even make any unnecessary movements.

He just slowly raised his right hand.

Then, toward the terrifying demon ape rushing over like a small mountain, he gently, casually, as if driving away an annoying fly.

Slapped it.

"Slap."

A soft sound.

So light it was almost inaudible.

Immediately after.

The whole world was quiet.

Time seemed to have been pressed the pause button at this moment.

Just see.

That ferocious, menacing [Snow Mountain Demon Ape] of the late Golden Core stage, which was enough to shake an Early Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator.

That huge, mountain-like, powerful body.

Under Lin Chen's seemingly light slap.

It cracked inch by inch from the head!

Then the neck, chest, limbs...

finally...

with a "boom"!

It completely exploded into a cloud of blood mist filling the sky!

Not even a complete bone was left!

Dead silence.

The silence of death.

The entire arena was so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.

On the stands.

The smiles on the faces of Tuoba Yan and her group of "girlfriends" completely solidified.

The wine glasses in their hands fell to the ground with a "clatter" and shattered into pieces.

Their eyes were wide open!

Their mouths were open wide enough to fit a duck egg!

They looked at the white-clothed figure who was slowly retracting his palm, not even a corner of his clothes ruffled.

Their brains had completely crashed!

And Lin Chen did not look at the so-called "beast" that had long since turned into nothingness again.

He slowly raised his head.

Those eyes that had previously been filled with "fear" and "helplessness" had long since returned to a state of indifferent coldness.

It was the look of a god looking down on a group of ants who did not know whether they were living or dead!

His gaze penetrated the distance of space.

It landed precisely on Tuoba Yan, who was already trembling like chaff from fear.

Then.

He moved.

Step by step.

Stepping on the sand dyed red by the demon ape's blood.

He walked toward the "Young Miss" who had already been scared stupid.

Every step he took.

A terrifying Divine Might, enough to make the heavens and earth change color, erupted from his body!

The entire arena trembled and groaned under his feet!

Finally.

He arrived in front of Tuoba Yan.

In her eyes filled with extreme horror.

He slowly reached out his hand.

Like the female Cultivator had grabbed him before.

Like grabbing a little chicken.

He grabbed her slender neck with one hand.

He lifted her proud, explosive, hot physique into mid-air with one hand!

A feeling of suffocation came instantly!

Tuoba Yan struggled frantically!

But her bit of peak Golden Core stage cultivation was as insignificant as a ridiculous firefly in front of Lin Chen's terrifying power, which was like that of a god or devil!

Lin Chen slowly leaned his face close.

Looking at her pretty face, which had turned purple-red due to fear and suffocation.

The corners of his mouth hooked into a devilish, grim arc.

His voice was not loud, but it clearly drilled into her ears like the most vicious curse from the Nine Netherworlds!

"...Young Miss?"

"...Number one hundred and eight pet?"

"...Ah Mao?"

Every word he said.

The force in his hand tightened by one point!

Finally.

In Tuoba Yan's desperate eyes, which had already begun to roll back.

He slowly announced her final fate as the first "fertilizer" for him to come to this new world!

"From now on."

"You are no longer the high and mighty Young Miss."

"You are just the first... Mother Cauldron for me, Lin Chen, to conceive stronger descendants!"