Bang.
In the next moment, Ye Chen's body completely lost its strength, collapsing onto the ground like a pile of mud, unable to move at all.
Even the Phoenix Divine Bird behind him vanished without a trace, as if sealed away.
"This Mind-Bending Fragrance is truly well-deserved; it can even mesmerize a Qi Dao Master. Dealing with this worthless being is naturally an easy task." A middle-aged man in black suddenly emerged from a dark corner, a thick sneer decorating his lips.
"Uncle, how could it be you? How is this possible?" Ye Chen's face turned paler than a corpse, his voice filled with shock and anger.
The black-clothed middle-aged man appearing before him was actually Ye Lin'Er's father, Ye Kun.
He had been hiding in the shadows all along.
Could this be a trap set by father and daughter long ago?
But he and Ye Lin'Er had been in love for many years, almost on the verge of becoming husband and wife.
Why would she do this to him? Why?
"Father, I never thought this Dantian-shattered waste could awaken the Phoenix Race bloodline. Truly, fate is blind!" In the midst of Ye Chen's extreme grief and anger, Ye Lin'Er's disdainful voice suddenly rang in Ye Chen's ears, sounding so piercing.
"Lin'Er, how did you turn into this? All along, I've considered you my true love. Why would you do this to me?" Ye Chen's heart felt as if stabbed by a dagger, even his facial features twisted together slightly, appearing extremely ferocious.
He loved Ye Lin'Er so deeply, willing to use his life to protect her forever.
But in the end, what he got was Ye Lin'Er's ruthless betrayal.
Is there anything in this world more chilling than this?
"Ha! You useless waste, let me tell you, since you've been living with our Ye Family, I've already predicted your awakened bloodline would be strong! All these years, Lin'Er and I treated you well only for the sake of your bloodline. Otherwise, we wouldn't even bother looking at someone as useless as you." Ye Kun couldn't help but sneer, his expression extremely feral.
"Ye Lin'Er, have you been deceiving me all along?" Ye Chen stared hard at Ye Lin'Er, fists clenched tight, nails digging into his flesh.
In the ten years he knew Ye Lin'Er, she always seemed so kind and gentle.
For this reason, Ye Chen trusted her completely.
But all of it was her deliberate act for Ye Chen to see; such scheming is terribly frightening.
"Hmph! Ye Chen, do you really think I would fall for a waste like you? Your Dantian was shattered when you were young, you're not even as good as an ordinary person. No matter how high your cultivation talent might be, it's useless! A waste like you, thinking you can protect me eternally, really lacks self-awareness!
Now, obediently offer your bloodline to me, considering you've taught us for so many years, I can leave you a wretched life, letting you barely survive." Ye Lin'Er raised her head high, her tone icy cold, just like showing mercy to a humble ant.
"Lin'Er, no need to say much. For a waste like this to offer his bloodline to you is fortune accumulated over ten lifetimes. He should feel honored," Ye Kun's mouth curled in a horrific, sinister grin.
Slash.
Immediately, a sharp dagger lined with mysterious runes appeared in his hand, stabbing fiercely into Ye Chen's back.
Ah!
Ye Chen couldn't help but let out a heartrending scream, feeling as though he was being tortured by a thousand cuts.
The runes on the dagger contained an incredibly unusual power, piercing into his body, crazily absorbing the bloodline he had just awakened.
"Hahaha, waste, don't struggle in vain. Your purpose in this world is to become Lin'Er's stepping stone! Once you lose your bloodline, you will hold no value, and then, I will find a chance to send you on your way." Ye Kun's mouth revealed a cruel smile, his expression extremely savage.
If it weren't because Ye Chen was the Patriarch's adopted son, he would have killed Ye Chen instantly, for this waste held no value anymore.
Drip, drip.
Droplets of crimson blood continuously dripped from the special dagger into the Jade Bottle in Ye Kun's hand.
And Ye Chen could only watch helplessly as his bloodline was taken; he could do nothing.
Even more infuriatingly, Ye Lin'Er, whom he regarded as his true love, also had a cruel smile on her lips, coldly watching everything unfold from the side.
"I hate it! Why did I trust that snake-hearted woman Ye Lin'Er? Without a bloodline, how will I avenge my parents!" Ye Chen's face was contorted in hatred, his teeth nearly shattering.
His consciousness gradually blurred, yet in his mind, a string of memories emerged instead.
His father, Ye Qi, was originally an extraordinary talent of the Ye Clan in the Divine Spirit Family of Southern Heaven Domain, extremely powerful. Just a stomp could make the entire Celestial Flame Dynasty tremble.
But when Ye Chen was six, his mother was cruelly stripped of her bloodline by the Ye Clan's patriarch, eventually meeting her demise.
Even he and his father faced endless pursuit from the Ye Clan.
Ye Chen's Dantian was shattered during the escape by a Ye Clan strongman.
Later, Ye Qi successfully fled with Ye Chen to Kunzhou Prefecture, leaving Ye Chen in Ye Lin'Er's family, then disappearing without a trace.
In the letters left by his father, Ye Chen learned his father went to avenge his mother.
But facing such a formidable entity as the Ye Clan, Ye Qi stood no chance.
He very likely has perished as well.
Hence from childhood, Ye Chen vowed to become a peerless powerhouse to avenge his parents.
But now, before he could start cultivation, his bloodline was taken by the woman he loved most.
To him, this was a heart-wrenching agony; even in death, he wouldn't rest in peace.
"Hmph! What's the loss of a bloodline? That trash bloodline only limits your potential! Now you possess the pure Human Race bloodline, able to cultivate the Supreme Human Emperor's legacy my master left."
Just as Ye Chen fell into complete despair, a voice suddenly resonated in his mind, sounding extremely disdainful.
"This is...!" Ye Chen's body trembled, but in the next moment, he lost consciousness completely.