The Martial Emperor with Dragon Blood

Chapter 871: Chapter 872: My Surname Is Not Ye

This was an incredibly beautiful figure, illuminated by the moonlight, making it impossible to clearly see her world-stunning face.

Such beauty, like that of a fairytale dream, just as her name suggests. She wore a purple gown, and under the serene moonlight, it easily stirred a sense of affection, though no one would imagine that this gentle woman possessed the terrifying strength to destroy a city with a single hand.

"So beautiful!"

A passing man stared at the graceful silhouette standing atop the Ye Clan Mansion wall, his gaze turning vacant. This feeling gave him the illusion of a woman stepping out from a painting. After a blink, that beautiful figure had already disappeared.

"An illusion?"

He rubbed his eyes hard and, realizing it was indeed an illusion, left.

"I wonder how Brother Qing is doing now, what his cultivation level is. With his natural talents, he should be unmatched in the Tianwu Kingdom, right? What will the child be named?"

The woman landed directly in the square of the Ye Clan Mansion, a faint smile appearing on her face.

"I wonder where they are. That person? Seems like Ye Zhantian."

The woman instantly noticed Ye Zhantian. At this moment, Ye Zhantian was preparing to go to his room to rest, having already cultivated to the Heavenly Gang Realm, yet still unable to detect the woman’s presence.

"Ye Zhantian, long time no see."

The woman’s voice was soft, yet it entered directly into Ye Zhantian’s ears.

"Who?"

Ye Zhantian reacted swiftly, immediately detecting someone behind him, and promptly gathered a True Energy long sword. However, when he saw clearly who was in front of him, his pupils contracted, and his face filled with disbelief.

"You are? You are Miss Zi Ning?"

Surprised, Ye Zhantian was filled with worry deep down. Her return to the Ye Clan Mansion had an obvious purpose.

"Seems you haven’t forgotten me."

Zi Ning smiled softly.

"Your appearance hasn’t changed at all, still so beautiful. It’s just, just that."

Ye Zhantian began to stammer, a vague fear welling up inside him. He understood Zi Ning’s nature somewhat.

Seemingly very gentle, yet she possessed the temperament of a mother tyrannosaur in dealing with enemies.

"Just what?"

Zi Ning immediately sensed something was wrong and asked, "Where’s Brother Qing? Where’s my child?"

"Ye Qing, Ye Qing is dead!"

Before Ye Zhantian could finish the words, he felt his body had become immobile. A powerful energy pressing down made breathing difficult, and the ground beneath began to shatter.

"What did you say?"

Zi Ning’s eyes already glowed with red light, her tone void of prior gentleness and instead icy cold.

"Zi Ning, indeed, Ye Qing is dead. I have already considered the consequences. Even if you want to kill me, you should listen to the whole story first."

Ye Zhantian said, feeling the pressure lessen, and immediately gasped for air.

"What exactly happened?"

Zi Ning’s voice turned so frigid that it seemed to freeze the air, leaving Ye Zhantian unable to move an inch.

"This Zi Ning, eighteen years ago, already possessed unfathomable strength. I cannot imagine what terrifying level she has reached now through cultivation."

Ye Zhantian took a few deep breaths, then said, "Ye Qing was defeated during the trial of the Door of Desolation, his dantian shattered, rendering him powerless. After returning to Tianwu Kingdom, he was besieged by many masters. If not for being saved by Xuan Qiu, he would have been dead already."

"Xuan Qiu!"

Zi Ning seemed to remember this woman too, a woman deeply in love with Ye Qing.

"Ye Qing’s dantian shattered, his cultivation gone, which was tantamount to taking his life. He returned to the Ye Clan Mansion, along with your son, Ye Mo."

Ye Zhantian spoke, glancing at Zi Ning.

"Ye Mo."

Zi Ning kept repeating the name, imagining in her mind what her son might look like.

"Ye Mo was bullied in the Ye Clan Mansion since childhood. At the age of ten, when he could absorb the Yuan Chi of Heaven and Earth, he didn’t use it to cultivate but tried to nurture Ye Qing’s body with his meager Chi. For five years, Ye Mo used the Yuan Chi of Heaven and Earth he cultivated to nurture Ye Qing’s body daily. At that time, no one knew that Ye Qing’s dantian was not only shattered but also sealed with a beast seal."

"Ye Mo spent five years repairing Ye Qing’s dantian, only to trigger the seal during Ye Qing’s internal energy flow, causing the dantian to explode and lead to his death."

Ye Zhantian sighed deeply.

"You had a ten-year-old child use such fragile Yuan Chi to nurture Brother Qing’s body? What exactly was the Ye Clan doing?"

Zi Ning shouted angrily, her long hair began to float, waves of energy swirling around her. The entire square began to explode, with surrounding buildings and roof tiles all blasted away.

This commotion alarmed all the guards of the Ye Clan Mansion, and even the disciples rushed over, gathering on the square.

"You all probably thought Brother Qing was already a waste, and his son is a waste’s child too, and so just gave up, correct?"

Zi Ning’s voice was icy cold: "I remember clearly that it was because of Brother Qing that the Ye Clan could achieve such status in Limestone City."

"Zi Ning, calm down. That was indeed our fault, even how we treated Ye Mo. The Ye Clan was ashamed of him, but we have experienced punishment too."

Ye Zhantian immediately tried to placate her, fearing Zi Ning might take immediate action.

"Ye Qing’s death, Ye Mo has already found out the cause, it was orchestrated by the Hall Master of the Chaos Palace."

Listening to Ye Zhantian’s words, Zi Ning frowned, for the Chaos Palace was a dominant palace in the Zone of Chaos, equivalent to a second-rate force on the Lingwu Continent. How could its Hall Master target Ye Qing?

"Where is Ye Mo?"

Knowing the entire story, Zi Ning appeared most concerned about Ye Mo.

"Ye Mo, after killing the avatar of the Chaos Palace Hall Master, has already gone to the Lingwu Continent, intending to find you. But the Chaos Palace has already issued the Chaos Absolute Kill Order; it’s extremely dangerous. I suggest you should return to the Lingwu Continent and search for Ye Mo."

Ye Zhantian remarked.

Upon hearing this, Zi Ning furrowed her brows even more tightly. Her mood was extremely gloomy; she had returned to the Zone of Desolation full of anticipation, hoping to see her husband and son.

Yet in reality, her husband was dead, and her son had fled to the Lingwu Continent, constantly in danger of being killed by the Chaos Absolute Kill Order.

Though she knew Ye Mo might possess the Rising Dragon Pillar, his cultivation was shallow; encountering strong enemies would still leave him defenseless.

Zi Ning slowly levitated into the sky, gazing at everyone in the Ye Clan, articulating each word: "The Ye Clan could be what it is today because of Brother Qing, and it could have survived this long because Mo’er spared you due to sharing the Ye name and being unable to bring harm upon you."

"However. I do not bear the name Ye!"

As the last word fell, Zi Ning’s figure vanished, and the entirety of the Ye Clan Mansion transformed into ruins almost instantly.

The continuous roar of thunderous noise echoed.

No cries of pain, no expressions of fear.

The Ye Clan in Limestone City vanished completely due to Zi Ning’s mere thought!