Chapter 1369 - 1368: Subjugating Hong Ye

Chapter 1369: Chapter 1368: Subjugating Hong Ye

Under Ling Chen’s cold gaze, all the black qi frantically scattered, and that Ghost Beast phantom rapidly shrank in size. From several hundred zhang tall, in the blink of an eye it shrank to several dozen zhang, ten zhang... until finally it was only one meter high, looking like a monkey.

Pu chi!

When the Ghost Beast phantom condensed down to the size of a monkey, the Thunder Sound Sword in Ling Chen’s hand suddenly thrust out, leaving a razor-sharp sword mark in midair.

The Ghost Beast phantom’s body was pierced through, and with a soft "pop" sound it collapsed and scattered, turning into a haze of black mist that vanished in midair.

As the Ghost Beast phantom was broken, the tattoo on Hong Ye’s back abruptly dimmed, and her delicate body went limp and weak, collapsing to the ground.

She hadn’t expected that even after activating the Divine Patterns of Izumo Shrine on her body, she still couldn’t do anything to Ling Chen. Instead, she was pierced through in a single sword strike. The Divine Spirit projection she had poured almost all her strength into summoning was actually this fragile before Ling Chen, shattered in one blow.

Those experts of the Liu Sheng Family all looked at Ling Chen with dread on their faces. First he had swept Liusheng Taigu away with one sword, and now he had swiftly defeated Hong Ye, who had released a Divine Spirit projection. Such thunderous methods had long since chilled them to the core.

"Get out."

Ling Chen swept a glance over that group of Liu Sheng Family experts and spoke mildly.

Hearing Ling Chen’s words, that group from the Liu Sheng Family felt like they had received amnesty. Just as they were about to help Hong Ye up, Ling Chen’s icy voice suddenly rang out, "You can leave, but she’s already become my Maid. She stays."

Hearing Ling Chen’s icy declaration, those Liu Sheng Family experts had no choice but to toss Hong Ye to the side, each of them casting her a look that said "you’re on your own now."

"Go find Liusheng Bushou immediately and have him come save me!"

Hong Ye transmitted her voice toward the crowd.

After receiving Hong Ye’s sound transmission, those Liu Sheng Family experts all nodded, then quickly left the great hall. On the way out, they fished out the half-dead Liusheng Taigu and carried him away from the Fish Dragon Sect.

Seeing the Liu Sheng Family experts slinking off with their tails between their legs, Longyuan True Immortal and the other experts of Fish-dragon island all let out a collective sigh of relief. But that breath was far from fully relaxed—those bastards were not going to let this go so easily.

Watching as all the figures scattered in an instant, Hong Ye bit down on her silver teeth, then fixed Ling Chen with a frosty stare. Her voice was cold. "Ling Chen, you’re far too arrogant. This isn’t the Nine Provinces Land. You dare treat me like this? Our Liu Sheng Family will never let you off easily."

Her beautiful eyes locked onto Ling Chen as if she wanted to eat him alive. She had never suffered this kind of humiliation in her life. In her heart she’d already sworn a vicious oath: she would make Ling Chen repay this a hundredfold, make him her servant, her dog, enslaved by her until death.

Although she had lost to Ling Chen in that brief clash just now, she had also noticed that the aura in Ling Chen’s body wasn’t as overwhelmingly strong as she had imagined. It was even a little unstable.

So she could be sure Ling Chen was injured, and seriously, the kind of wounds that hadn’t healed yet. She might not be his match, but if it were Liusheng Bushou, that would be another story.

Liusheng Bushou might not be a match for Ling Chen in his prime, but against a Ling Chen whose serious injuries hadn’t healed, he should still be able to deal with him.

"A Maid actually dares speak to her master like that. Truly blind to rank and order, recklessly bold. Back on the Nine Provinces Land, that’s enough to get you killed."

Ling Chen sipped his tea as he leisurely scolded Hong Ye, his gaze deliberately sweeping over the proud curves of her chest and hips. "Still, for the sake of that decent face and figure of yours, I’ll spare you once. Tonight you’ll serve me in bed and atone for your sins."

Hearing this, a lewd grin instantly blossomed on Longyuan True Immortal’s face. He immediately looked at Ling Chen with envy. Whether face or figure, Hong Ye was top-tier. Ling Chen’s eye for women was viciously sharp. Having a woman of this caliber serve him in bed was practically Emperor-level treatment.

"What? Serve you in bed?"

Hong Ye’s pretty face changed color on the spot. She was not only the legitimate daughter of the Liu Sheng Family, but also a Shrine Maiden of Izumo Shrine, required to remain a virgin. Once her body was defiled, her Cultivation would never advance further. She would be expelled from the Shrine, all her past efforts ruined, her fate utterly miserable.

"Ling Chen, you wouldn’t dare. If you touch me, not only will the Liu Sheng Family hunt you down, Izumo Shrine will never let you go!"

Hong Ye was somewhat in disbelief. She didn’t believe Ling Chen dared to go that far.

"And why wouldn’t I dare?"

A faint curve lifted the corner of Ling Chen’s mouth. He then walked straight over to Hong Ye, scooped her delicate body into his arms, and looked toward Longyuan True Immortal. "Where are the Fish Dragon Sect’s guest rooms?" he asked mildly.

"Right over there. Go straight, then turn left after a hundred meters."

Longyuan True Immortal answered in a hurry.

"I’ll borrow your fine place for a bit, then."

Leaving those words behind, Ling Chen carried Hong Ye off in the direction of the guest rooms.

"No need to thank me."

Watching Ling Chen’s departing back, Longyuan True Immortal’s face took on a somewhat wistful look. "Youth really is a wonderful thing."

Just as Longyuan True Immortal was sighing, an Elder of the Fish Dragon Sect beside him suddenly leaned in, frowning. "Sect Leader, those people from the Liu Sheng Family may have retreated for now, but I’m sure you heard what Hong Ye said earlier. Liusheng Bushou is in the nearby seas..."

"Yes. Now that Lord Ling Chen has captured Hong Ye as his Maid, Liusheng Bushou will almost certainly come to Dragon Island."

The moment those four words "Liusheng Bushou" were mentioned, the higher-ups of the Fish Dragon Sect all tensed up. The Life Killing Madman, Liusheng Bushou—he was not someone easy to provoke.

"What’s there to be afraid of? Acting more nervous than a Eunuch before the Emperor. Even if Liusheng Bushou comes, what’s so frightening about that?"

Longyuan True Immortal shook his head. He had been worried as well, but after seeing Ling Chen’s composure—like Mount Tai collapsing before him without a change in expression—that worry had faded. Ling Chen’s strength was beyond their imagination. Liusheng Bushou might be terrifying, but with Ling Chen here, they had enough to stand against him.

The only thing that worried him was Ling Chen’s injuries. With his wounds not yet healed, how much of his strength he could bring out was still an unknown.

"Once Ling Chen comes out of that room, I’ll send him every piece of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in our treasury that can restore True Qi."

Light flickered in Longyuan True Immortal’s eyes. The Fish Dragon Sect and Ling Chen were grasshoppers tied to the same rope—if one prospered, all prospered; if one suffered, all suffered. Helping Ling Chen recover his strength quickly was helping themselves survive.

At that moment, inside the guest room.

Ling Chen tossed Hong Ye onto the bed.

"Ling Chen, don’t you dare do anything crazy!"

By now, Hong Ye’s heart was starting to race. She hastily crossed her arms over her chest. This time she was truly scared, afraid Ling Chen would rush up to tear her clothes and violate her.

But the scene she imagined never happened. A triumphant smile played at Ling Chen’s lips as he said, "If you don’t want to serve me in bed, that’s fine too. But for the next while, you’ll have to obey my every word. I ask, you answer. I speak, you act."

"Fine. As long as it’s not serving you in bed, I’ll agree to anything."

Forced into a corner, Hong Ye had no choice. She hadn’t expected Ling Chen to threaten her in such a way. The man was simply too despicable.