26: My mom hit me?!

Ouyang Yaoxi did not doubt the truth of Wang Ming's words in the slightest.

He was truly capable of doing such a thing!

Immediately, Ouyang Yaoxi bit her lip hard, not daring to say another word, and curled up in the corner, trembling.

At that moment, Wang Ming's expression suddenly softened.

"Regarding the Ye family matter, I didn't break our agreement. Ye Wudi attacked me first; he wanted to kill me, so I couldn't just not fight back, right?" He turned around, picked up the hairpin from the table, and gently placed it in Ouyang Yaoxi's hair.

Ouyang Yaoxi's delicate body trembled slightly, feeling somewhat surprised.

Just moments ago, Wang Ming said he wouldn't explain anything to her, yet now he was explaining?

She stole a glance at Wang Ming and found that his gaze at this moment was exceptionally gentle.

This caused her heart to flutter involuntarily, giving her an inexplicable feeling.

However, she remained silent and did not speak.

Wang Ming's personality was too difficult to fathom and highly temperamental. She couldn't tell if his current performance was genuine or a deliberate act.

Therefore, remaining silent was the best choice at this moment.

Seeing her like this, a glint flashed in Wang Ming's eyes. It seemed she still wasn't submissive; since she wasn't submissive, he could only resort to family discipline.

He would persuade her!

"Hmm?" Just as he was about to make a move, he suddenly saw a light screen emerge above Ouyang Yaoxi's head.

[The Ye family has suffered a great disaster. Ye Chen has triggered the 'Sacrificing Family to the Heavens' buff. He will obtain the Gou Jiao Elixir in the outskirts of Qingzhou City, leading to a massive surge in strength. He will then join Qingxin Palace, gain the Palace Master's appreciation, and be accepted as a closed-door Disciple, soaring to greatness from then on!]

[Host has triggered a choice!]

[Option 1: Help Ye Chen obtain the Opportunity! Reward: Top-tier 'M' Title! Anyone wearing this title will involuntarily shout 'Mommy, Mommy hit me' whenever they encounter any female!]

[Option 2: Opportunity? What Opportunity! Seize the Child of Destiny's Opportunity in advance! Reward: Earth Rank High Grade Martial Skill, Shattering Moon!]

[Option 3: Go to Qingxin Palace and prevent Ye Chen from becoming a Disciple! Reward: Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivation!]

Mommy... Mommy hit me?!

Looking at the reward for the first option, Wang Ming fell into a strange silence.

Even so... wouldn't this be a bit too 'retarded'?

"Earth Rank High Grade Martial Skill, Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivation!" A sharp light flickered in Wang Ming's eyes. The rewards for these two choices were both very attractive to him right now.

"It seems I'll have to make a trip to Qingxin Palace, but before that, I'll go and take that Gou Jiao Elixir." Wang Ming made his decision, reached out to rub Ouyang Yaoxi's head, and turned to walk outside.

"Is he angry?" Ouyang Yaoxi snapped out of it and hurriedly shook her head. "What does his anger have to do with me! It would be better if this lecher died of anger!"

Immediately after, she couldn't help but feel worried.

The entire Ye family was wiped out. What about Ye Chen? Is he still alive?

...At this moment, Ye Chen's face was dark and gloomy.

A few days ago, he had run into several Loose Cultivators coming from the direction of Qingzhou City in the wilderness, who were discussing something with great excitement.

He originally didn't want to pay them any mind, but the words 'Ye family extermination' were like poison-tipped needles, stabbing fiercely into his ears.

He froze on the spot, his head buzzing, nearly suffering a Qi Deviation then and there.

He didn't believe it.

Or rather, he was unwilling to believe it.

But his body was more honest than his mind. By the time he reacted, he was already like a stray dog, running frantically toward Qingzhou City based on instinct.

Under the cover of the thick, impenetrable night, he slipped back into Qingzhou City like a ghost.

He didn't alert anyone. With his current Foundation Establishment Second Layer cultivation and deliberately hidden aura, the City Lord's Manor's patrolling guards were practically non-existent to him.

Then, he saw it.

As far as his eyes could see, where was the Ye Residence?

Everything was charred black!

The smell of blood permeating the air still hadn't dissipated, even after several days!

Several stray dogs were gnawing on the corpses of the Ye family members in the ruins, making crunching chewing sounds.

Ye Chen stood there stiffly, his hands and feet cold, and the blood throughout his body seemed to have frozen.

He opened his mouth, wanting to roar, but only a raspy rattling sound came from his throat.

Dead!

They were all dead!

"Wang... Ming!!!"

These two words were practically squeezed out from between his teeth.

Ye Chen's eyes were bloodshot, glinting with a terrifying red light under the moonlight.

"Revenge!"

"Wang Ming, the Wang family!"

"And that bitch Ouyang Yaoxi!"

"They all fucking have to die!"

A surge of violent spiritual energy agitated uncontrollably around him, causing the debris beneath his feet to rustle and clatter.

"Who's there?!" In the distance, the City Lord's Manor guards heard the noise and quickly approached.

Ye Chen jerked awake and regained his senses.

He couldn't be discovered by the people from the City Lord's Manor!

He truly wasn't a match for that bastard Wang Ming yet, not to mention that the City Lord's Manor still had several great experts like Wang Tianfeng and Wang Changfu presiding over it.

Going head-to-head with the City Lord's Manor now would be meaningless except for throwing his life away.

And if he died, there would truly be no one left to avenge the Ye family.

Endure!

He must endure!

He would lay low for now, increase his cultivation, and wait for the Opportunity to strike with a fatal blow!

Thinking this, Ye Chen no longer hesitated. With a few flashes, he completely merged into the night and disappeared... Black Water Pool, outskirts of Qingzhou City.

The pool water was as dark as ink, and a fishy stench permeated the air.

Following the System's guidance, Wang Ming arrived at the edge of the pool silently.

Crash—!

Water exploded outward as a giant dragon-serpent with black scales and a single horn on its head appeared aggressively.

The pressure of the Foundation Establishment Third Layer spread out, startling the birds and beasts in the forest into scattering.

Its lantern-sized vertical pupils instantly locked onto Wang Ming on the shore, its cold killing intent undisguised.

"Foundation Establishment Third Layer?" Wang Ming glanced at it expressionlessly.

With Ye Chen's Foundation Establishment Second Layer cultivation, combined with the Sunflower Cultivation Technique, if he fought to the point of serious injury and paid a price, he would indeed have a chance to kill this Mating Flood Dragon and take its elixir.

But now, he wouldn't have the chance.

The black dragon-serpent seemed to sense a threat from Wang Ming, as it didn't pounce immediately. Instead, it suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a large cloud of thick pink mist!

The mist spread rapidly, instantly enveloping a range of several yards around Wang Ming.

"Hmm? This mist..."

Wang Ming's brow furrowed slightly as a wave of heat rose from within his body without warning. His blood flow accelerated, and a certain primal urge began to stir.

Dragon-serpent venom?

And it was a venom with a powerful aphrodisiac effect!

This Mating Flood Dragon truly lived up to its reputation.

"Suppress!"

Wang Ming gave a cold snort, and his Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer spiritual energy surged under the enhancement of the Desolate War Body.

The pink toxic mist that had invaded his body was quickly suppressed and dispersed.

Soon, that wave of heat subsided.

"This venom is quite insidious," Wang Ming pondered.

If not for the fact that his cultivation crushed this Mating Flood Dragon and that he possessed the Desolate War Body, dealing with this venom would have been quite troublesome.

Seeing that the toxic mist was ineffective, the fierce light in the black dragon-serpent's eyes intensified. It no longer hesitated, swinging its long, thick body and waving its sharp claws as it lunged toward Wang Ming's head!

At that moment, Wang Ming moved.

He simply took a single step forward and threw a right punch.

The movement was plain and unadorned, yet it was so fast that it left an afterimage in its place.

The fifty-fold power amplification of the Desolate War Body and the extremely condensed spiritual energy of the Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer were all concentrated into this single punch.

Wherever the fist passed, the air let out an overburdened boom!