Chapter 1 Ye Family Hell
Divine Martial Continent, Ancient Domain of the Void, Flaming Sun City!
Ye Han, dressed in rags and covered in blood, entered the city and headed straight for the Ye family.
"Zhixuan, look what this is?" In the backyard of the Ye family, Ye Han opened his palm and looked at the woman in front of him.
"What?"
The woman looked down and her expression instantly lit up with surprise: "A Heaven-grade pill, the Azure Wave Pill?"
"That's right. I searched for half a year in the Cold Abyss Mining Area and finally found this pill for you. This way, you can quickly break through and become an inner disciple." Ye Han handed over the pill.
"I never expected that there would actually be such a treasure in the Cold Abyss Mining Area." The woman named Zhixuan took the pill, overjoyed: "Brother Ye Han, you gave me this Azure Wave Pill, what about you?"
"I don't care," Ye Han replied confidently.
He extended his right arm, and with a slight circulation of his Yuan energy, golden patterns appeared: "Zhixuan, when I obtained the Canglan Pill, I accidentally swallowed a golden fruit, which gave birth to a special physique. Even without the Canglan Pill, I will still be able to advance to the inner sect disciple."
The woman's eyes shone brightly: "These patterns are so peculiar. You actually possess a special constitution?"
Ye Han nodded vigorously: "Yes, Zhixuan, once I truly become an inner disciple, I will ask my godfather to grant us a marriage and set a wedding date for us."
"Good, that's great! I, Ye Zhixuan, have finally achieved this! Ye Han, I also have a big gift for you. Wait for me in the backyard." After saying that, Ye Zhixuan left with the Canglan Pill.
"A big gift? I, Ye Han, have done this for you without expecting anything in return..." Ye Han smiled and shook his head.
After changing his clothes, Ye Han took out a small wooden box from his pocket and looked at the two thumb-sized pills inside: "There are still two Canglan Pills left. One must be left for my godfather, and the other for my teacher."
For the past six months, I have been training hard in the Cold Abyss Mine, enduring countless hardships and almost losing my life there. Fortunately, I have finally achieved amazing results, and it was all worth it after all the suffering.
In this Divine Martial Continent, elixirs, cultivation techniques, martial arts skills, supernatural powers, and so on, are all divided into five levels: Human, Profound, Earth, Heaven, and the inconceivable God level.
In this Flame City, let alone Heaven-grade pills, even Earth-grade pills are extremely rare and hard to come by. To obtain three Azure Pills and a special physique in the Cold Abyss Mining Area is an earth-shattering stroke of luck.
"I will definitely cultivate diligently in the future, strive to revitalize the Ye family, and repay my adoptive father for his years of nurturing me," Ye Han thought to himself as he washed up.
Bang!!!
The door was suddenly kicked open, and Zhixuan, who had just left, and a middle-aged man arrived.
"Godfather, Zhixuan, you've arrived?" Ye Han looked at the two who had suddenly barged in with surprise, then chuckled, "I did obtain an opportunity, Godfather, you don't need to be in such a hurry. I was preparing to visit you later..."
The middle-aged man grabbed Ye Han's arm: "Let me see your special physique."
Ye Han frowned, circulated his Yuan energy, and golden patterns immediately appeared on his right arm, dazzling and eye-catching.
“Isn’t that right, Father? Golden patterns,” Ye Zhixuan said from the side.
"That's right, the dragon pattern has manifested, with the golden pattern being the most prominent. It's the Heavenly Dragon Battle Body!" The middle-aged man's breathing became rapid.
Snap!
A scream rang out instantly, and Ye Han's body trembled as he heard his bones shattering.
"Godfather, you..." Ye Han roared in shock.
Before he could finish speaking, the middle-aged man grabbed Ye Han's right arm, his five fingers digging into the flesh, and pulled out a piece of bloody golden bone.
"You destroyed my battle bones?" Ye Han shouted hysterically in a fit of rage.
The middle-aged man's face was calm and indifferent: "The Ye family has raised you for more than ten years. A mere piece of battle bone is not enough to repay you. You should feel honored to have used it to help Xuan'er succeed."
At this moment, Ye Zhixuan, who was standing to the side, began to look through Ye Han's clothes and quickly found the box: "Ye Han, you really don't know how to be grateful. You got three Canglan Pills, but you actually kept two of them for yourself instead of giving them all away."
"Yi... Ye Yangfu, why?"
"I, Ye Han, have been loyal all these years and have never had any disloyal intentions. Now that I have returned, my first thought is of you and Ye Zhixuan. How could you go to such lengths to cripple my battle bones?" Ye Han's eyes were bloodshot.
"Just a bastard, an outsider after all, how can you talk about loyalty?" Ye Yang kicked Ye Han away and wrapped the golden bone with his Yuan power: "Let's go, Zhixuan. You are still several months away from adulthood, and your physical constitution has not yet been fully formed. This Heavenly Dragon Battle Bone can indeed be used by you."
Ye Zhixuan nodded: "Thank you for troubling Father, but..."
A dagger materialized in Ye Zhixuan's hand, her gaze fixed on Ye Han: "Cut the weeds and eliminate the roots. This bastard should not be allowed to live."
Ye Yangfu glanced at Ye Han: "Let him live for a while longer. It would be hard to explain to Yanyang Academy if he died."
"If you can't kill him, you should at least cripple him." Ye Zhixuan sneered, and without hesitation, she stabbed Ye Han with her dagger.
Ye Han hurriedly retreated, his face pale: "Ye Zhixuan, you've already obtained the Battle Bone, so why go to such extremes? Why cripple me?"
"Ye Han, you are just a bastard. It is already a great honor for my Ye family to give you enough to eat. How dare you even try to get a marriage arranged by Father? You deserve to die."
"I, Ye Zhixuan, the princess of the Ye family, am destined to soar to great heights. How dare you lay a finger on me?"
"A marriage decree?"
"You dare to challenge me?"
Ye Zhixuan sneered and unleashed a palm strike, knocking Ye Han's arm away.
Swift and ruthless, without the slightest hesitation, the dagger pierced Ye Han's abdomen in an instant.
Suddenly, blood splattered, soaking a large portion of his clothes.
Ye Han felt a heart-wrenching pain spread again, and his Yuan Power flowed away as if it had been deflated.
"My Qi Sea...you destroyed my Qi Sea?!" Ye Han trembled, feeling as if he had fallen into hell.
Even with his battle bones stolen, he could still cultivate. But now that his Qi Sea has been destroyed, all his years of hard work have turned to nothing. From now on, he will be a cripple.
He never dreamed that Ye Yangfu, whom he had called his godfather for more than ten years, would personally dig out his bones.
Ye Zhixuan, his childhood sweetheart, was so vicious and ruthless that she would cripple him with her own hands. If they hadn't been wary of his status as an ordinary disciple of Yanyang Academy, he would probably be a corpse by now.
"I, Ye Han, am still a disciple of Yan Yang Academy. You crippled my Qi Sea and stole my Battle Bone. Aren't you afraid of Yan Yang Academy pursuing this matter? My teacher will not let this go." Ye Han stared intently at the two people in front of him.
Ye Zhixuan looked at Ye Han with a sneer: "You went out to the Cold Abyss Mining Area for training, faced danger, and barely escaped with your life. Your cultivation level has been destroyed. What does that have to do with my Ye family?"
"As for your teacher, he's nothing but a joke at Yan Yang Academy. Once I refine the Canglan Pill and fuse with the Heavenly Dragon Battle Bone, I'll become a top genius in the academy. What can your teacher do to me then?"
"Since Father has spoken, I will spare your worthless life for now. From now on, be a dutiful servant of the Ye family." After saying this, Ye Zhixuan turned her gaze away in disgust and left with Ye Yangfu.
Watching the two figures disappear, Ye Han trembled, filled with despair.
"Years of hard work have been wasted in an instant, becoming Ye Zhixuan's stepping stone. I, Ye Han, am not reconciled!"
"Nine Realms Dragon Suppressing Tower, come out..."