Chapter One Jokes

  The sun shines brightly in the sky, and the warm sunlight of golden autumn lazily spills over the vast land of the south.

  "Bang!" A loud noise came from the high platform, and four young men fell to the ground. Several young men stood up awkwardly, and the entire Ye Manor was in an uproar, gathering around the wide martial arts platform. Gasps of amazement filled the air as all eyes were fixed on the figure standing atop the high platform.

  "Ye Chen, this trial is passed!" An old man gazed strangely at the figure in a heavy voice that slowly spread out!

  The young man gently patted the dust off his shoulder, a hint of mockery appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he said lightly: "I concede!"

  The young man immediately jumped down from the high platform and walked alone into the crowd.

  A shrill cry rang out, and the young man's figure paused, turning to look at another high platform. His gaze finally settled on the central part of the platform, where a group of young men stood wearing long robes representing their own attributes. Among them, the most eye-catching was the young man standing in the middle, dressed in a silver warrior robe.

  It's not just because he was wearing a silver robe representing the Awakened Bloodline, but more importantly, the meaning that silver represents is the strongest bloodline in the Wind Attribute - the Azure Dragon Bloodline!

  The young man had a head of blue long hair, extremely handsome, with facial features as clear-cut as if carved, and an angular face that was exceptionally handsome. With the subtle arrogance that seeped out from his expression, it made people involuntarily feel a sense of inferiority.

  The young man's face flashed a hint of gloominess, and he let out a soft sigh before turning to leave.

  "Hey, isn't this Ye Er's young master?"

  Before he could even turn around, a voice filled with amusement and laughter came from the high platform above. This voice immediately drew everyone's attention to Ye Chen, and for a moment, the atmosphere on the scene became extremely quiet!

  Almost everyone's eyes looking at Ye Chen had a hint of playfulness and a hint of sympathy!

  Ye Chen looked around and saw a man over fifty years old, with deep marks of time on his face. The people around him looked at the old man with respect in their eyes, obviously the old man had a high reputation among them.

  Ma Yan, the deputy city master of Luoxia City, is also one of the few top-notch experts in Luoxia City!

  The crowd on the high platform cast a slanted glance, Ye Chen didn't respond, but instead turned and left.

  On the high platform, several young men jumped down, their figures suddenly bursting out and falling beside Ye Chen, cutting off his path.

  "You're in trouble!" Ye Chen faced several people, coldly and lowly shouting, a hint of chill flashing through his dark eyes.

  "Master Ma has spoken, shouldn't Young Master Ye give some face?" One of the young men said with a smile to Ye Chen, and then cast a mysterious glance at the two middle-aged men beside him.

  Two middle-aged men nodded and smiled, striding over to Ye Chen's side. Two strong, bronze-colored hands grasped Ye Chen's shoulders, lifting him up like a small chicken, and at the signal of the young man, they headed towards the high platform. The people around them seemed to have received some kind of order beforehand, automatically making way for the two big men.

  Feeling the force transmitted from his shoulder, Ye Chen's eyebrows furrowed slightly. The force on his shoulder grew stronger and stronger, but Ye Chen gritted his teeth and remained silent.

  On the high platform in the middle, apart from Ma Yan, there was also a middle-aged man standing. The warrior's robe couldn't hide his rugged and muscular physique, with a resolute and angular face, plus a head of hair scattered on his shoulders, exuding an inexplicable aura of strength. He was Ye Wen, the current master of the Ye family, and also the father of Ye Chen.

  Ma Yan smiled slightly at Ye Wen beside him, his right hand waved lightly, and a green whirlwind burst out from his fingers, rushing towards Ye Chen.

  Two warriors simultaneously released Ye Chen's shoulders, and his body was pulled by the whirlwind, his feet left the ground, slowly flying towards Ma Yan. A force that could not be resisted came from above, and a few strands of blood flowed out of Ye Chen's mouth, and he let out a cold hum!

  However, no one paid attention to him on the spot. The attention of the whole audience was focused on the testing stone next to Ma Yan's body. The testing stone was an instrument used to test the awakening of blood veins. Ye Chen's body slowly approached the testing stone, and a powerful force came from his back, causing Ye Chen's throat to feel sweet, and a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out. His entire body was tightly attached to the testing stone. If someone with awakened blood vein properties touched the testing stone, it would emit a corresponding light.

  However, after tens of seconds had passed, the surface of the testing stone was still dim. Ma Yan looked at the testing stone indifferently and withdrew the whirlwind.

  Ye Chen's body swayed and fell from the testing stone, his knees hitting the ground with a dull thud. The intense pain almost made Ye Chen faint, at this moment he had almost lost control of his body, his entire skeleton seemed to have been dislocated, without any strength, a deep sense of shame flooded his heart.

  "The attribute of bloodline is still not awakened!" Ma Yan looked around and read out the result of the test in a flat tone, his indifferent voice filling the entire high platform.

  The boys around the station, however, had a mocking expression on their faces, looking at the boy kneeling on the high platform with an arrogant face. The goal that was once out of reach now knelt before them like a dead dog, and they even felt triumphant in their hearts. A murmur of whispers also arose.

  "Haha, he still hasn't woken up! It's been two years and it's still like this!"

  "What a waste! I used to think he was a genius, but it turns out he hasn't even awakened his bloodline attribute!"

  However, his previous cultivation was quite fast, and he reached the conditions for awakening the bloodline at the age of eleven!

  "What's the use of being fast before? Now it's not even awakening the blood veins! A waste!"

  His indifferent gaze slowly swept across the faces of the people around him, and at some point those who were considered ants by him were now so bold as to mock himself. Those mocking voices were like a torrent that fiercely washed over Ye Chen's proud heart. The sharp fingernails dug deep into his thigh, and a wave of pain came, only that brief pain could make Ye Chen stay clear-headed.

  "It's indeed a ruthless world where the strong prey on the weak, and the strong are admired, while the weak become the laughing stock of others!" With a bitter smile, Ye Chen felt a wave of weakness wash over him as he struggled to get up from the dull gray ground, his footsteps echoing as he walked away from the high platform, his solitary figure out of place in the world around him.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my disciple to take the test!" Ma Yan's hoarse voice sounded again, accompanied by a thunderous sound. Ye Chen stopped in his tracks, coldly staring at his so-called big brother Ye Tian, who was the young man from just now. The crowd surrounded Ye Tian like stars surrounding the moon, slowly walking towards the testing stone!

  Ye Tian's gaze swept around, met with flattering smiles, and finally gave Ye Chen a meaningful glance, as if to say "the gap is indeed the gap!"

  Under the encouraging gaze of her father, Ye Wen, a pair of snow-white hands that even a young girl would envy slowly approached the testing stone. At the moment they made contact, a silver light burst forth like a sun in the dark night, making everyone's eyes widen in shock. The people around them opened their mouths wide, and despite already knowing the result, they couldn't help but make an expression of surprise!

  That silver light represents the awakening of the bloodline attribute, and the awakened is the strongest bloodline in the wind attribute, the Qinglong bloodline. For the declining Ye family, it is undoubtedly a great good news. The tense face of the family head, Ye Wen, also showed a hint of comfort and smile. The surrounding exclamations continued to rise, regardless of whether they were sincere or not, but at this moment, they all had to let out a sigh of admiration!

  "Who would have thought that after the Ye family produced a waste, they actually produced a genius!"

  "Ye Chen used to be called a genius, unfortunately, not even his bloodline has awakened, I heard he's an illegitimate child, his mother must have been of lowly birth, otherwise, his bloodline wouldn't have remained dormant!"

  "Compared to so-called geniuses, Ye Daxia is the real genius! A once-in-a-century genius! It's a perfect match that such a genius can be taken in as a disciple by Master Ma Yan!"

  "Trash and genius! Of course, Da Gongzi is a genius! Ye Chen can only be said to be..."

  The surrounding sounds of ridicule and astonishment fell on Ye Chen's ears, who was originally standing still like a wooden stake on the high platform. The sharp fingernails of his hands had already pierced deep into his palms, and drops of bright red blood dripped down from the lines on his palms to the ground. The sound of the blood dripping onto the ground seemed exceptionally piercing at this moment!

  Ye Tian gazed at Ye Chen with a faint, victorious smile and a hint of disdain in his eyes, which made Ye Chen feel a wave of disgust. He hated that kind of gaze, hated that kind of smile.

  A glimmer of cold intent flashed in the dark eyes, gazing icily at the flattering faces around him, and Ma Yan's smug smile.

  This is a magnificent conspiracy, and at this moment, Ye Chen finally understood the role he represented in this banquet, to set off Ye Tian's genius with his own past brilliant talent, to set off Ma Yan's greatness, to satisfy Ma Yan's selfish vanity!

  His so-called father stood by and watched coldly as he was ridiculed like a clown, Ma Yan's fake laughter fell into Ye Chen's ears, making his teeth clench tightly on his lips, letting the blood trickle down from the corner of his mouth to his neck, muttering: "Don't bully poor young people!"

  With a dejected turn, he walked out of the gate into the endless darkness, his last shred of dignity trampled by these people. Ye Chen's heart was filled with resentment and anger!

  "You mock me, laugh at me, I just treat it as nonsense! Humph, wait and see, one day, I will leave all of you behind, making you look up to me with envy, admiration, and reverence!"

  At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on the three people in the center of the banquet hall, and no one noticed that Ye Chen had quietly left.

  This so-called competition is actually a joke to set off Ye Chen with Ye Tian!