Facing the hand Long Lingtian extended toward her, Yao Ling’er’s expression turned icy. She took a step back and said coldly, “Long Lingtian, you and I no longer belong to the same world. Stop clinging to false hopes. If you know what’s good for you, leave the Xu Residence immediately.”
Her tone was so frigid it was as if the man before her were a complete stranger.
A clever woman… trying to protect him by distancing herself? Xu Ning clicked his tongue inwardly, a faint, amused smile curling on his lips.
“You!” Long Lingtian froze for a moment, then rage flooded his face. He glared at Xu Ning and pointed at him, shouting, “Did he force you to say this? Don’t worry, he’s just a useless playboy! A complete waste! There’s no need to fear him!” As he spoke, he reached out to grab Yao Ling’er’s hand.
Suddenly—
Xu Ning stepped forward in an instant. Spiritual energy surged wildly within him as his cultivation of the 5th stage Creation Realm erupted without restraint. Runes flickered in his palm, divine light faintly glimmering as he struck out.
Boom!
With a single slap, he sent Long Lingtian flying.
Xu Ning already surpassed him by four stages, and with the sudden attack, Long Lingtian had no chance to react. He was blasted backward, blood spurting from his mouth.
“Long Lingtian, you’ve got quite the nerve. Daring to touch my concubine? You’re courting death,” Xu Ning said calmly.
His tone was indifferent, as if he had merely swatted a fly. Mockery and disdain filled his expression.
The surrounding guests gasped in shock.
“Young Master Xu actually has the cultivation of the 5th stage Creation Realm!”
“With such strength, even across the entire Mystic Saint Heavenly Domain, he ranks among the top talents—easily within the top thirty!”
“The rumors said Young Master Xu was mediocre. Who would’ve thought he had been hiding his strength all along!”
“This Long Lingtian truly doesn’t know the meaning of life and death, daring to provoke Young Master Xu!”
No one had expected that the so-called playboy was concealing such terrifying power.
Strength alone was one thing—but what truly unsettled them was Xu Ning’s scheming mind. It was frightening.
After this battle, his name would likely resound throughout the Royal Capital.
[System Notification: The child of destiny has been humiliated in public. Reputation decreased. One strand of Primordial Purple Qi plundered, automatically converted into 200 fortune points.]
“Xu Ning, what are you? How dare you hit me!”
Unprecedented humiliation surged through Long Lingtian. Since stepping onto the path of cultivation, he had always been blessed with smooth fortune. Never had he suffered such disgrace in front of so many people.
And worse—the one humiliating him was Xu Ning, the very man he had always looked down upon as a worthless playboy.
The hatred nearly drove him mad.
He staggered to his feet, his bloodline awakening. His skin turned crimson, muscles bulging violently, his entire form becoming ferocious.
His aura surged wildly—from the 1st stage Creation Realm straight to the 8th stage Creation Realm.
The surrounding guests cried out in shock.
“That’s Supreme Dragon Blood!”
“How is that possible? That bloodline went extinct in ancient times!”
In the distance, Xu Feng’s pupils shrank. He was about to step forward to save Xu Ning, but Wei Qingyi moved to intercept him, firmly holding him back.
Facing Long Lingtian, whose bloodline had awakened, Xu Ning remained calm, as if everything were under his control.
His composure made Yao Ling’er’s heart tremble.
Then suddenly, Xu Ning reached out. Amid her startled cry, he wrapped an arm around her slender, soft waist and pulled her into his embrace.
Her delicate body trembled slightly. A faint fragrance, like orchids and musk, filled the air.
A blush spread across her snow-white cheeks, her eyes misty with emotion.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Long Lingtian in the distance. Guilt surged within her. She wanted to push Xu Ning away, yet she feared exposing a flaw. In the end, she could only bite her lip and allow herself to remain in his arms.
“Xu Ning, you’re seeking death!”
Long Lingtian’s eyes turned bloodshot. He could not tolerate the woman he regarded as his exclusive possession being held by another man right before his eyes.
Killing intent surged in his gaze. Just as he was about to strike, Xu Ning’s next words stunned him.
“So it’s just as Ling’er said. Not only do you have a Sovereign Law Realm protector, but you also possess Supreme Dragon Blood.”
“If Ling’er hadn’t warned me, my Xu Family might already be drenched in blood.”
These two sentences struck Long Lingtian like thunder from a clear sky. His mind went blank, buzzing uncontrollably.
Ever since arriving at the Xu Residence, he had felt something was off.
The Xu Family ruled over vast territory. Logically, the Twelve Heavenly Venerables shouldn’t all be present, and the ancestor should have been in seclusion.
Yet instead, all of them were fully prepared—as if they had been waiting for him.
The only person who knew his true trump cards… was Yao Ling’er.
“So that’s how it is… I never expected this…” he muttered, as if possessed. His expression twisted with pain as he pointed at Yao Ling’er and said word by word, “You betrayed me to curry favor with the Xu Family. And I thought you were devoted to me!”
Yao Ling’er’s body stiffened. She had never imagined Long Lingtian would suspect her.
She had sacrificed herself, all to give him a chance to escape—and yet his reaction…
Her heart turned cold.
“I didn’t! Ling Tian, I never betrayed you! This is all Xu Ning’s scheme!” she tried to explain.
“A scheme?” Long Lingtian sneered, his gaze sharp enough to tear them apart. “You’re the only one who knows my secrets. If you hadn’t leaked them, how could the Xu Family have prepared in advance?”
Yao Ling’er opened her mouth, but no words came out.
“Yao Ling’er, I gave you my wholehearted devotion—and this is how you repay me?!”
“I…” Tears welled up in her eyes. She felt unbearably wronged.
A sharp glint flashed in Xu Ning’s eyes as he seized the moment to add fuel to the fire. “Long Lingtian, wholehearted devotion? Don’t make me laugh. The only reason you got close to Ling’er was because you coveted her Mystic Spirit Body.”
At these words, Yao Ling’er’s eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Long Lingtian.
He snorted coldly, disdain filling his tone, “You sharp-tongued brat, I—”
Xu Ning cut him off, “Dare you swear it upon your Dao Heart?”
A Dao Heart oath was the most vicious vow for a cultivator. The slightest deviation would destabilize one’s Dao Heart, forming an insurmountable inner demon.
Having read the original novel, Xu Ning knew full well that Long Lingtian was far from devoted. By Chapter 50, he already had three women in his harem.
His interest in Yao Ling’er was purely due to her Mystic Spirit Body.
Long Lingtian’s expression darkened, but no words came out.
Yao Ling’er stared at him in a daze. Despair filled her eyes.
So he only wanted my body…
Tears streamed down her cheeks as her heart shattered completely.
[System Notification: The child of destiny and the female lead have broken ties. Three strands of Primordial Purple Qi plundered, automatically converted into 600 fortune points.]
What a profit… all that talking wasn’t wasted, Xu Ning thought with satisfaction.
Lowering his head, he looked at the tearful beauty in his arms. A trace of tenderness stirred within him. He gently wiped away her tears and said softly, “It’s alright. It’s all over now.”
Seeing the intimacy between them, Long Lingtian’s fury erupted.
His aura surged like a boundless ocean. Taking a step forward, he was about to strike them down—
At that moment, Wei Qingyi descended from the sky.
Her condition was clearly weakened. Her figure had become faint and transparent, and her cultivation had fallen from the Sovereign Law Realm to the Heavenly Venerable Realm.
“Run…” she whispered faintly.
At the same time, the Xu Family ancestor slowly descended from the sky.
His hair and beard were completely white, his presence ethereal. Clad in dark robes that fluttered without wind, Great Dao patterns continuously evolved behind him.
“You came to my Xu Family, caused chaos, and now you think you can simply leave?”