140: Love at first kiss

Ye Kong once again made a declaration, directly opposing Long Ao.

Ye Kong still didn't quite understand the Jiuzhou Tournament that Long Ao spoke of.

But no matter how difficult the future battles might be, as long as it was for Ye Liting, he would go all out.

Ye Yuanfeng accompanied Long Ao out of the main hall, and the Ye Manor temporarily returned to peace.

"I didn't expect Ye Kong, a Martial Emperor Realm expert, to fight Long Ao, a Martial Saint Realm expert, to a draw!"

"Long Ao, who is known as invincible in his Realm, actually drew with Ye Kong, who is one Realm lower!"

"This battle of Ye Kong's can be considered to have shattered Long Ao's myth of invincibility in his Realm!" After the great battle between Long Ao and Ye Kong, no one dared to obstruct Ye Kong and Ye Liting from expressing their feelings to each other.

Ye Liting was happy for Ye Kong; his growth was simply miraculous. Since Jinan City, Ye Kong could now even draw with the peerless Genius Long Ao!

But on the other hand, Ye Liting was also very curious how Ye Kong managed to achieve this.

As a direct Bloodline of the Ye Family, Ye Liting had been exposed to and witnessed many strong individuals in the capital.

However, the current Ye Kong had completely surpassed Ye Liting's imagination.

Ye Liting and Ye Kong embraced, and she said to Ye Kong, "Brother Ye, we finally meet again!"

Ye Kong also held Ye Liting tightly, smiling as he said, "Liting, it's alright now. No matter who tries to stop me, I will come to your side!"

A faint blush spread across Ye Liting's cheeks.

"I know, but I don't want you to put yourself in danger!"

"Don't worry, Liting, I will come to your side safely. How could I bear to die before you?"

Ye Liting quickly pressed her index finger to Ye Kong's lips, pouting with a look of anger. "What are you talking about, mentioning death out of nowhere? I forbid you to say that."

Between their words, an infinite affection flowed, drawing the gazes of countless guests.

The Ye Family elders on the seats quickly gave Ye Qingge several glances.

Ye Qingge was also amazed by Ye Kong's strength, and since her sister liked Ye Kong so much, she didn't want to stop them.

But as a member of the Ye Family, and Liting's older sister, she had an obligation to ensure Ye Liting's behavior and speech were proper at her sister's birthday banquet.

Therefore, Ye Qingge had no choice but to stand up again, but this time she walked very slowly, deliberately to make Liting notice her early.

Ye Liting indeed saw her sister approaching, and she quickly pulled Ye Kong's hand.

"Brother Ye, my sister is coming to lecture me again, let's quickly hide inside the Manor!"

The Ye Family elders were a little anxious when they saw Ye Liting holding Ye Kong's hand and walking out of the main hall.

"Liting, where are you going? This is your birthday banquet, it's not proper to leave in front of the guests!"

Ye Liting turned back and made a face, pulling Ye Kong and quickening her pace.

The family head was not in the Ye Manor, and her brother Ye Yuanfeng had gone to meet Long Ao. As long as her sister didn't speak up, no one could directly control Ye Liting.

As long as she didn't leave the Ye Manor, her father wouldn't blame her!

"Ye Qingge, quickly go and stop Liting!" the Ye Family elders shouted.

Qingge spread her hands, indicating that she couldn't do anything either!

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Ye Qingge directly let Ye Liting and Ye Kong run off... At this moment, in a certain part of the Dragon Kingdom, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled everywhere.

Several strong individuals collided in the air, creating a large number of sparks.

The sky itself changed color.

"Hahaha, are you all the strength of the young generation of the Dragon Kingdom?"

A foreign strong individual with a green feathered crown on his head stood proudly in the air.

It seemed he had already mastered the ability to fly at will.

The few young strong individuals of the Human Race were all injured at this moment, barely able to stand on the ground.

They all looked up at the sky in horror, at that strange young foreign strong individual.

This foreign strong individual was not here to invade; he had obtained permission from the imperial city of the capital to challenge various towns of the Human Race.

The stated purpose was to 'exchange pointers' with the younger generation.

One of his goals for this trip was to compete with Long Ao, but he had arrived in the Dragon Kingdom first.

The foreign strong individual Makaba stood proudly in the sky. Seeing that no one dared to reply, he released his True Qi, intimidating everyone present.

Makaba let out an angry roar, and a vast amount of True Qi surged out, causing the heavens and earth to change color.

"Who else dares to challenge me!"

The Human Race Geniuses below were very ashamed; no one could fight anymore. Just now, Makaba had successively fought with seven Geniuses from their Dragon Kingdom who had come upon hearing the news.

However, none of the seven Geniuses were spared; all were defeated by Makaba.

His invincible posture made people seem to see the shadow of Long Ao.

Besides Long Ao, who else had a chance to defeat Makaba?

However, Long Tian was from the Great Qing Kingdom. If this continued, the Dragon Kingdom would truly be looked down upon by Makaba.

There was no doubt that Makaba had already displayed the power of the Venerable Realm during his earlier exchanges with the others.

He had come specifically for the Jiuzhou Tournament, and along the way, to challenge the so-called Geniuses of the Dragon Kingdom.

But he hadn't expected these young Geniuses to be so vulnerable before Makaba.

"Makaba! Don't you dare insult our Dragon Kingdom, thinking there's no one here!"

A voice suddenly came from afar, and a Human Race strong individual arrived, riding a Sword Qi.

"It's a strong individual riding a Sword Qi! He's also a Genius of our Dragon Kingdom, named Chen Zong. He's skilled with a family heirloom longsword and possesses the power of flight!"

"If it's him, he might have a chance to defeat Makaba!"

"Chen Zong, quickly let Makaba witness your Sword Skills!"

Chen Zong arrived above the arena. Seeing his seven brothers from the Dragon Kingdom injured, he was furious, glaring at Makaba.

"Makaba, you said you came to exchange pointers, why did you injure people!"

Makaba sneered and said, "They are too far beneath me. My strength was just a little bit too much, and they couldn't withstand it. Can you blame me?"

"What did you say?"

This Makaba was clearly deliberately injuring people!

"Chen Zong, be careful, this person's combat power is probably on par with Long Ao!"

Chen Zong was startled. Long Ao was at the Martial Saint Peak Realm, but the Makaba before him displayed the pressure of a Venerable... "Hmph, you dare to offend the might of my Dragon Kingdom. No matter what Realm you are, I will face you!"

Chen Zong clapped his hands together, and the longsword beneath his feet immediately flew up, while he remained motionless in the air.

The longsword, like a rainbow, shot directly towards Makaba's face.

Makaba's pupils constricted, and he released a green evil mist to protect himself.

The longsword pierced through the air, diving into the evil mist released by Makaba.

Makaba immediately spun around, engaging the longsword.

However, he was like mud, seemingly aided by the mist. Each time the longsword was about to strike Makaba, Makaba would move his body just in time to dodge.

After several rounds, Chen Zong felt mentally and physically exhausted.

The Long Rainbow Sword technique was very imposing and could control a sword to kill enemies independently. When it evolved to the Major Achievement Realm, it could unleash the ultimate technique of Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Ancestor.

At this time, Chen Zong was also at the Martial Emperor Peak Realm. Logically, he shouldn't tire so quickly, but after several sword strikes, he felt a huge consumption of True Qi used to control the sword.

Not good, within his evil mist, my sword control consumes a great deal!

Chen Zong immediately wanted to withdraw his sword and regroup.

However, at this moment, Makaba's eyes glowed, a demonic wind suddenly raged, and a terrifying power erupted.

"Stop!"

Makaba roared, actually grabbing the hilt of the longsword that was trying to withdraw!

Chen Zong was greatly shocked. This was impossible. During sword control, because the Sword Qi was extremely pure Yang, it could only be knocked down, never grabbed.

But Makaba had achieved this!

"Kill!"

Makaba raised the longsword and lunged directly at Chen Zong. The Sword Qi, wrapped in green evil mist, rushed towards Chen Zong.

Chen Zong was unable to dodge, and the longsword stabbed directly into its master's chest, blood immediately gushing out.

Seeing that he had succeeded, Makaba immediately let go and kicked Chen Zong down from mid-air.

The other Human Race members were greatly alarmed and quickly went to catch Chen Zong.

"Listen well, I am a Royal Clan Genius, named Makaba. You ants, remember my name firmly!"

Makaba was a Genius of the Ten Great Royal Clans.

In recent years, foreign talents have emerged in large numbers, already showing signs of surpassing the Human Race. Above the Royal Clans, there are also Imperial Clans, Emperor Clans, and so on.

Makaba flew in the sky, looking down on the world. "I originally intended to exchange pointers with the Human Race, but I didn't expect to sweep through the Great Qin experts today. Are all of you from the Dragon Kingdom useless?"

...Ye Kong and Ye Liting held hands, walking through pavilions and towers.

The Ye Family Manor truly lived up to its reputation as one of the Four Great Families. Not only was its territory vast, but its various garden decorations were also extremely exquisite.

The Ye Family's gardens rarely emphasized symmetry, but they were very thoughtful in considering color contrast.

The pavilions on the mountain had to use bright red and golden yellow paintings, the waterside pavilions had to be darker, and the temples had to be built with red walls and green tiles, appearing solemn and majestic.

Vaguely, Ye Kong seemed to be able to perceive the majesty of a deity from these pavilions and towers.

Perhaps this garden was built by the Ye Family Old Ancestor with the power of a deity.

The colors were mostly golden yellow or bright red, vibrant.

Sometimes, amidst a sea of green, a flying eave would appear, yellow and green intertwined, forming an interesting contrast.

Most of the palace roofs were covered with glazed tiles. The crimson ridges and pillars were too solemn, and a sense of elegance seemed to be lacking.

There were exceptions, however. The garden before them was paved with grey square bricks, and the walls were also dark, blending seamlessly with the surrounding scenery.

It was ancient and elegant, with a unique charm.

Ye Kong was quickly attracted by the garden before him, and immediately led Ye Liting towards it.

As soon as they entered the garden, a faint, elegant fragrance wafted towards them. The two followed the scent and saw a pond with clear water, filled with delicate pink lotus flowers, each one graceful and charming.

Some had only unfolded two or three petals, like little fairies in fluffy dresses;

Some petals had fully opened, revealing small, tender yellow lotus pods; others were still flower buds, looking plump and about to burst.

Ye Kong pointed at these lotus flowers and said to Ye Liting, "Though the lotus flowers are beautiful, they are not even a fraction of your beauty."

The two soon strolled along a long corridor, feeling the extraordinary Aura and admiring the lush trees.

Ye Kong had been busy fighting and improving during this time, and it had been a long time since he had enjoyed beautiful scenery. And now, with a beautiful woman by his side, Ye Kong's body and mind were greatly satisfied.

Deep in emotion, Ye Kong held Ye Liting's hands and placed them on his chest, making a promise to her: "Liting, I promise you a picturesque future.

But when you see me again, I will surely shake the world and make everyone acknowledge our togetherness!"

Ye Liting gently shook her head and said, "I don't want a picturesque future, I just want you to be safe and sound."

Ye Kong smiled slightly and slowly lifted Ye Liting's chin.

Their heartbeats gradually quickened as they slowly leaned in, sealing their love with a kiss!