The Martial Emperor with Dragon Blood

Luo Min was indeed frightened by Ye Mo’s voice. This voice carried the aura of the Giant Dragon, and it sounded like the roar of a wild beast. With just one look at Yemo, fear stuck her.

“Who are you?” Luo Min gave Ye Mo a deep stare, and as she felt Ye Mo’s energy level, she let out a cold smile. “Merely a Spirit Cultivating Ninth Realm fighter. You must have displayed some technique to shock me. Why, don’t tell me you’re her lover? That ugly woman was indeed rather good looking before she was disfigured, with some league members in the Outer League even attempting to woo her. But now that she is disfigured, I feel like vomiting just looking at her. Don’t tell me you could tolerate that? Unless you’re blind? Or is it that all that you’re good for is that mouth of yours?”

“It is because you do not look at people with your heart!”

As Ye Mo spoke, he took a step forward and, all of a sudden, appeared beside Luo Min in a flash.

Bam!

With a grab of a hand, he pinned Luo Min by the throat.

Luo Min could only watch as his palm flashed towards her. She could not understand – she was an Energy Shaping First Realm fighter but was completely unable to resist his attack.

Ye Mo held Luo Min up in mid-air, asking her solemnly, “Who are you? Why are you here, and why are you stealing Yan Shihan’s Dimensional Bracelet?”

Yan Shihan, leaning against the wall, was filled with shock. Ye Mo was unbelievably powerful, dealing with an Energy Shaping First Realm fighter with such ease.

Yan Shihan was extremely clear about the huge gap in power between a Spirit Cultivating Ninth Realm fighter and one in the Energy Shaping First Realm, but Ye Mo had flipped the power level difference on its head.

“Let go of me, I am Xu Fu’s woman. You dare touch me, and your fate is sealed,” Luo Min said and, despite being restrained by Ye Mo, showed no signs of fear. Instead, she continued to threaten him. Xu Fu was of the status of an overlord in the Outer League. Luo Min using his name to threaten or gain benefits was a common occurrence.

“Xu Fu, is it?”

Ye Mo grabbed the Dimensional Bracelet and tossed Luo Min aside. He spoke coldly, “Yan Shihan is mine. If anyone dares find her trouble, they will answer to me.”

Luo Min got up from the ground and said, with venom, “Yan Shihan has been in the Qingyun League for two years already. The Outer League Member Strength Examination is just three days away. If she has not reached the Energy Shaping First Realm by then, according to Qingyun League rules, she will be downgraded. After she is downgraded, the whole of Qingyun League will get to see that ugly face of hers!”

Luo Min laughed and brushed off the dust on her behind, giving it a few shakes before leaving, seemingly unharmed by Ye Mo. However, she was not going to let Ye Mo off the hook. Calling upon any of Xu Fu’s underlings in the Outer League would be sufficient to teach him a lesson.

“Downgrade? Yan Shihan, what does that mean?” Ye Mo turned around and asked.

Hiding her pain, Yan Shihan stood up before sitting by her stone bed. She said, “Being downgraded means becoming league members in charge of carrying out miscellaneous duties of the league. It means being completely abandoned by the league. Not only will I not be able to leave the league, I will have to do these chores here for the rest of my life.”

Not being able to break into the Energy Shaping Realm after spending two years in the league was regarded as being one lacking in potential, which would result in the league completely giving up on the fighter. However, with a reputation to uphold at stake, the Qingyun League would not exile the fighter either.

“So, this means that if you cannot reach the Energy Shaping Realm in three days, you will become a helper around the league?” asked Ye Mo.

Ye Mo knew about the Outer League Members’ Strength Examination that was in three days. New members like himself were supposed to participate as well.

“Yes.”

Yan Shihan’s body trembled slightly and she said, “If not for Xu Fu’s attack that had injured me, the gaseous energy in my Energy Center would have turned into liquid state by now, allowing me to break into the Energy Shaping Realm. I have already felt some of the entry points into the Energy Shaping Realm, but I am no longer able to train the energy inside my Energy Center. Making the breakthrough into the Energy Shaping Realm is an impossible task.”

The process of a fighter in the Spirit Cultivating Realm stepping into the Energy Shaping Realm was as such: One had to make the gaseous energy inside the Energy Center thick and sticky, turning it into a liquefied energy. As one’s body opened up, all the veins and vessels of the body would be like lake streams, gathering above the gaseous energy wave in the Energy Center.

At this moment, the quality and quantity of one’s energy would become stronger than when it was in gaseous state.

The reason why Energy Shaping Realm fighters were stronger than their Spirit Cultivating Realm counterparts was because their body had experienced life-altering changes.

“I am going to settle things with Xu Fu sooner or later. It is a shame that my powers cannot be matched with his at the moment, so I have to bear with it at the moment. I have already cultivated the Appearance Pill. Take it. It will allow you to recover your looks.”

As Ye Mo spoke, he held a milky white pill in his hand.

“Appearance Pill?” Yan Shihan looked at the pill, stunned. She said, “Legend has it that the Appearance Pill is a rare pill only seen once in a century, with many alchemists aiming to cultivate this to give it to the ruler as tribute. I heard that taking this pill, while not ensuring eternal youth, will allow a woman to maintain her youth for at least a few decades.”

“Indeed, this is the Appearance Pill that you speak of. Furthermore, I have shone light on the pill, giving it markings and a fragrance, making its appearance and quality the very best.”

Yan Shihan took the pill from Ye Mo, her hands trembling. Without speaking any further, she consumed the pill. The pill melted in her mouth instantly, carrying a hint of sweetness, with no strange sensation experienced as it entered the stomach.

“Try channelling your energy and focus the medication powers of the Appearance Pill on your face.”

Yan Shihan did so without hesitation, capturing the powers of the pill, channelling the energy along her veins towards her face, with the medication’s powers gathering there.

In just a few breaths of time, Yan Shihan instantly felt a strange sensation on her face as it received the powers of the medication. It was as if every cell was jumping around, cheering.

What followed was Yan Shihan’s face feeling an incredible ticklish sensation, as if it was being reborn.

Ye Mo watched as the burnt skin on Yan Shihan became dead skin and started to shed. Afterwards, what appeared in front of Ye Mo’s eyes was a glistening, smooth, pale face of beauty.

The Yan Shihan now was even prettier than before, as if she had risen from the ashes.

“Wow! The Appearance Pill is magical indeed. Another beauty!” Ye Mo could not help but exclaim.

Yan Shihan touched her own face. It was extremely smooth. Looking at the stone mirror, tears rained down her face. She thought that she would have to spend the rest of her life with the disfigured face. Little did she expect that not only did she recover her looks, she became even prettier than before.

Power may be important, but what woman did not care about her appearance?

“Young Master, thank you. Really, I am so grateful towards you.” Yan Shihan’s eyes were filled with tears.

“No need to thank me. This wouldn’t have happened to you in the first place had I not killed Xu Jiacheng,” said Ye Mo.

“But it was me who initiated the challenge against you which resulted in what had happened,” said Yan Shihan.

“Consider it as the fate between us then,” Ye Mo said with a helpless tone.

“Fate?” Yan Shihan could not help her thoughts from heading in that direction as she began to blush.

“I am going to put an Energy Seed in your body. Do your best to cultivate it for the next three days. If you are not in the Energy Shaping Realm by then, consume this Energy Shaping Pill.”

Taking an Energy Shaping Pill to reach the realm was not as taxing as reaching the Energy Shaping Realm yourself. One meant using external items while the other meant making the breakthrough yourself. The latter required greater potential and, naturally, would be regarded as a greater accomplishment.

However, for those with insufficient potential, the only way to make the breakthrough to the Energy Shaping Realm was to consume the Energy Shaping Pill.

“Many thanks, young master!” Yan Shihan said, nodding her head.

Ye Mo gave an Energy Shaping Pill to Yan Shihan, channelling hundreds of Giant Dragon energy beams into Yan Shihan’s Energy Center before leaving the cave.

“It’s that mystical black energy again, the energy type that I used to make the breakthrough to the Spirit Cultivating Ninth Realm. With such a strong flow of energy, I can definitely advance to the Energy Shaping Realm.”

Yan Shihan was filled with confidence. As she took another glance at the stone mirror, she covered her face with a veil.

“My beauty will only bloom for you. If those people think I’m ugly, let them be!”