Ling Bufan was terrified and asked the Ling family for a ransom.

Ye Tian rested his chin on one hand; each time he mentioned a type of torture, Ling Bufan's body would tremble, and his face would turn even paler.

After Ye Tian listed more than a dozen cruel tortures, Ling Bufan's face was utterly ashen, and his body twitched uncontrollably.

At the same time, he suddenly realized that these methods were all ones he had previously used on others.

"No, you can't do this to me. If you do this to me, my grandfather, my father, and my second and third uncles will not let you off."

"Kid, if you let me go, I'll pretend nothing happened and definitely won't retaliate against you. How about it?"

At the brink of death, Ling Bufan suppressed his inner fear and looked at Ye Tian with pleading eyes.

Although he was begging for mercy, his words were full of threats.

While Ling Bufan said this, his heart was filled with intense hatred for Ye Tian.

He planned to go back and immediately invite his third uncle to grind Ye Tian into dust to avenge this humiliation.

It had always been him, Ling Bufan, bullying others; when had anyone ever been able to bully him?

Clearly, Ling Bufan still hadn't grasped his situation and believed that Ye Tian wouldn't dare to truly kill him.

"You're about to die, and you still dare to negotiate with me? You're truly ridiculous! Stupid!"

"Let's start by pulling out your fingernails. I'll let you taste the pain you've inflicted on others all these years. Simply killing you would be too kind for someone like you!"

Ye Tian smiled faintly, but his words sent shivers down Ling Bufan's spine, filling him with immense fear.

Only then did he realize that Ye Tian might truly not be joking with him.

He was genuinely going to kill him, and torture him to death.

"No, please don't kill me. My family is very rich. As long as you spare me, I can give you lots and lots of money."

Ling Bufan's expression was panicked, and his body continuously shrunk back towards the rear of the small boat.

He was severely injured, and because his movements were too large, they pulled at his wounds, causing him to cough up blood.

"Now you know fear. What were you doing earlier? But you're right, your family is very rich!"

Hearing Ling Bufan's words, Ye Tian's eyes suddenly lit up, and he wondered if he could try a different approach.

Immediately, Ye Tian walked up to Ling Bufan and pointed a finger at Ling Bufan's battle armor, erasing the spiritual imprint Ling Bufan had left on it.

Having lost his spiritual imprint, Ling Bufan's face turned pale, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

He had also completely lost connection with this set of battle armor.

With a wave of Ye Tian's hand, the set of battle armor flew into his grasp.

"A good Supreme-Grade Emperor Rank battle armor. It's mine now. You don't have a problem with that, do you?"

Ye Tian looked at the dispirited and pale Ling Bufan with a half-smile.

"No, no problem. I don't have any problem at all."

Ling Bufan's heart was filled with anger and murderous intent, but he dared not show any of it on his face.

"Hand over your space ring too, shall we?"

Ye Tian extended his hand, a smile playing on his lips, a smile that made Ling Bufan even more infuriated.

Not only had he taken his four Emperor Rank weapons, but he also wanted his space ring.

This was beyond endurance.

"Here, take it."

Ling Bufan gnashed his teeth inwardly, but his hand still cooperatively handed over the space ring.

It was a low-grade Emperor Rank space ring.

Ye Tian toyed with it for a moment, then said with great satisfaction, "A good space ring. Seeing as you're so sensible, I can let you die a little slower."

Ye Tian accepted the space ring without immediately examining it. Instead, he waved his hand and pulled Ling Bufan towards him.

He then searched Ling Bufan's body again, and after confirming that there were no more treasures on him or in his Dantian, he heavily threw his body back onto the small boat.

Then, Ye Tian's gaze swept over the people around him.

He waved his hand and pulled over an Advanced Martial King who had previously said he would be killed by Ling Bufan.

"Young Master Ye, I haven't offended you! I also have no connection with the Ling Family. Why are you grabbing me?"

This Advanced Martial King found himself unable to move and was extremely panicked.

At the same time, he greatly regretted why he had said earlier that Ye Tian would be killed by Ling Bufan.

He felt that Ye Tian was grabbing him because of that.

But facing such an existence, even though he was a Martial King Level 8, he was completely helpless.

Ye Tian didn't care about the man's previous lack of confidence in him and said with a smile:

"You don't need to be nervous. Just run an errand and deliver a message for me, and you'll be fine. You might even get a good reward."

"Young Master, what message? Please tell me, I will definitely deliver it for you."

Seeing that he was only being asked to run an errand and deliver a message, the man finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as he wasn't going to be killed, it was fine.

Ye Tian looked at the terrified Ling Bufan lying on the ground and said:

"Didn't you say your family has a lot of money? Now is your chance to live. Let him take a message to your Ling Family. If they send a ransom, I can spare your life."

"As for how much the ransom is, you decide. I hope you don't disappoint me."

Originally, Ye Tian intended to kill Ling Bufan directly, but he had a change of heart and thought that killing him like this would be too wasteful.

Since the Ling Family was so rich, and Ling Bufan was a cherished genius favored by the entire Ling Family, why shouldn't he seize the opportunity to make a fortune?

Anyway, he had already offended the Ling Family, so he didn't mind extorting them for more.

As long as his own strength improved, what did the Ling Family even count for?

"Ah, good, good! I definitely won't disappoint you."

Seeing that Ye Tian was truly willing to spare him, Ling Bufan was overjoyed, and his panicked face instantly filled with excitement.

Ling Bufan hurriedly said to the man, "Go to my Ling Family immediately and tell my father to bring ten million, no, bring twenty million lower grade yuan stone to redeem me!"

"Remember, you must go and return quickly. If you dare to run away midway, my Ling Family will never let you off!"

"However, if you deliver the message, I can reward you with a Supreme-Grade King Rank weapon."

At the critical moment of life and death, Ling Bufan was also afraid of scaring the man away, so he resorted to both kindness and coercion.

"Alright, I understand. Young Master Ling, rest assured, I will definitely deliver the message. And Young Master Ye?"

The man finished speaking and looked at Ye Tian, indicating that his body was still restrained by Ye Tian's Origin Qi.

Ye Tian smiled faintly and made no move.

"Tell my father to bring thirty million lower grade yuan stone."

Seeing Ye Tian unmoved, Ling Bufan's mind raced, and he understood the reason, so he raised the price again.

Thirty million lower grade yuan stone was already a lot. Even for a large family like the Ling Family, which had been in business for many years, they could at most produce forty or fifty million lower grade yuan stone at once.

Of course, other treasures were not included.

"You may go."

Ye Tian was very satisfied with this price, and his heart blossomed with joy.

Once he obtained this sum of Origin Qi stones, his cultivation would undoubtedly improve significantly.

Of course, Ye Tian knew that he could actually push Ling Bufan a bit further.