Where Did This Ugly Freak Come From?

Where Did This Ugly Freak Come From?

Ji Hongxue's lovely face flushed scarlet with a whoosh. Instinctively, she pushed An Bulang away, glaring at him with her clear, watery eyes in irritated anger. "You... you're being a hooligan again!"

How could a boy three years younger than her be this shameless?!

An Bulang laughed heartily. "Sister Hongxue, you think too highly of yourself. How desperate would I, An Bulang, have to be to want to act like a hooligan with you?"

It would have been better if he had said nothing. The moment he spoke, Ji Hongxue exploded, chasing An Bulang all around Yongyang Courtyard.

Late that night, An Bulang absorbed all one hundred-plus spirit stones Ji Hongxue had brought him, raising his cultivation in one breath to the Body Refinement Seventh Level.

Since he had already locked horns with the Soaring Dragon Empire, the stronger he was, the better.

He did not know what level of mortal power his cultivation corresponded to. He should have nothing to fear from the Spirit Attunement Realm. Although the Azure Dragon Elder he had killed had only been at the Spirit Gathering Second Layer, and although every realm was a heaven apart, An Bulang felt that in his current state, crushing a Spirit Gathering Ninth Layer cultivator would be a piece of cake.

What he still did not know was whether his strength had reached the level of the Heavenly Origin Realm.

Mystic Body, Spirit Attunement, Heavenly Origin, Divine Sea, Dao Inquiry, Tribulation Crossing—the six great realms of cultivation. The Heavenly Origin Realm was an enormous watershed.

Mystic Body Realm cultivators could be matched by martial artists who had trained to the limit. Spirit Attunement Realm cultivators could be buried beneath sheer numbers if mortals gathered an army. But once cultivators stepped into the Heavenly Origin Realm, no amount of mortal force mattered. Heavenly Origin Realm cultivators could perceive heaven and earth, resonate with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, unleash all manner of powerful and unfathomable spells, and even ride the air to fly, soaring through the heavens and burrowing through the earth.

To put it simply, if you gathered an army of a hundred thousand to deal with a Heavenly Origin Realm cultivator, but the other party flew through the sky, how would you fight? As they rained spell after spell down upon you, you would be nothing more than slow-moving targets.

"Heavenly Origin Realm great cultivators... supposedly, the Soaring Dragon Empire only has a few. As long as they don't join forces against me, I have nothing to fear. I can fool around as much as I please." An Bulang nodded and muttered to himself.

The first light of dawn appeared in the east.

Ji Hongxue went to pay her respects to her father.

Originally, she had planned to take the spirit stones and flee far away to another country.

But An Bulang insisted on staying in the royal palace to have some fun, so she had no choice but to remain here.

Things had reached this point. I can only hand this over to Father...

Ji Hongxue entered King Ji Yonghao's bedchamber and pressed the object hidden against her chest.

A fit of coughing came from within the bedchamber.

In an elegantly arranged courtyard.

The man dressed in a purple Crown Prince's robe looked somewhat stunned. "You actually failed?"

"Hmph! That trash cultivator didn't know what was good for him. He even dared insult me!" A delicate-featured woman wore a gloomy expression, her voice full of icy chill. "Once he falls into my hands, I will make sure he learns what it means to wish for death over life."

The speakers were none other than the Azure Kingdom's Crown Prince Ji Wuye and the Soaring Dragon Empire's eldest princess, Qin Shiyue.

Ji Wuye sighed. "I thought our Azure Kingdom would gain another great general. Who would have thought that despite possessing cultivation, he has no vision or grasp of the greater picture?"

"Heh, perhaps that bitch offered up her body, which is why An Bulang is so utterly devoted to her. Otherwise, what could An Bulang possibly want?" Qin Shiyue's eyes revealed deep contempt as she maliciously speculated.

Hearing Ji Hongxue spoken of this way, Ji Wuye's expression did not change in the slightest. "Ever since she forcibly intercepted the secret report I sent you, she stopped being my sister. Whoever she fools around with has nothing to do with me. In the end, she will become a plaything for great figures anyway."

"If that is truly the case, when Ji Hongxue falls into your hands, could you let me enjoy her first? I have admired her for a long time." Seated beside Ji Wuye, a man in green robes gently waved his folding fan and asked with refined courtesy.

"Since the Young Sect Master of the Cloud Sword Sect has made this request, how could I possibly refuse?" Ji Wuye smiled and nodded.

The Cloud Sword Sect was one of the Azure Kingdom's three great sects, with Sect Master Cheng Yuzi of the Spirit Attunement Realm presiding over it. As the Cloud Sword Sect's Young Sect Master, Cheng Xiao naturally deserved this courtesy from Ji Wuye.

Inside the king's bedchamber.

King Ji Yonghao's hand trembled slightly as he finished reading the secret report on the parchment scroll.

"Cough, cough, cough..." Blood and qi surged within his chest, and he suddenly broke into another violent fit of coughing.

"Father." Ji Hongxue hurried forward to support him.

The man, once powerfully built and imposing in appearance, now looked utterly frail. His face was sallow, and amid his violent coughing, he even coughed up blood, staining the white silk handkerchief red.

"Hongxue... flee..." King Ji Yonghao suddenly said.

Ji Hongxue froze. "Father..."

"The Soaring Dragon Empire is too powerful. Your father has no way to resist them at all... Things have reached this point. They will not spare you. I will send experts to escort you away. Leave this country—go as far away as possible..." King Ji Yonghao said with difficulty.

Ji Hongxue's eyes reddened. "But... but what about you, Father?"

"Cough, cough... Your father is incapable of protecting this country. Generation after generation of inheritance, and yet in my hands, the kingdom will still perish... But..." King Ji Yonghao took a deep breath, and his expression gradually turned resolute. "Though I am weak, I would rather die standing than live on my knees."

The royal palace's Hundred Flowers Courtyard.

Begonia flowers bloomed into the spring breeze.

Several consorts had gathered to admire the flowers, while several young princes and princesses played nearby.

A petite young girl in magnificent attire hurried through the courtyard.

The clothes were indeed beautiful, but the one wearing them was exceptionally ugly. Her skin was bluish-black, one eye large and the other small, her nose and mouth crooked, and her face covered in pimples. All of it only made her features seem even more discordant.

She was the Azure Kingdom's Fifth Princess, Ji Yinyin.

"Run! The ugly freak is here again!" the young princes and princesses shouted as they ran away.

Ji Yinyin seemed long accustomed to such scenes. She turned a blind eye to them and continued walking forward.

"What nonsense are you children saying? She is your royal sister." A consort laughed coquettishly, yet made no move to stop them.

"I don't have a royal sister that ugly!" one young princess said angrily.

"Monsters should hide in caves. Why come running out?" A young prince picked up a stone from the ground and hurled it at Ji Yinyin.

Ji Yinyin moved swiftly, dodging the stones.

But when the other children saw one of them throwing stones, they all followed suit.

A shower of stones flew at her. Ji Yinyin could not dodge them all, and one struck her on the head. Bright red blood flowed down from her forehead.

"You little brats, are you begging to be taught a lesson?!" Ji Yinyin finally flew into a rage. She had been a lawless Beggar Gang Elder to begin with, and had only refrained from arguing for the sake of family. She had not expected them to push their luck even further.

"What are you trying to do? Bully my children?" When the consorts saw Ji Yinyin approaching, they immediately shouted at her harshly.

Ji Yinyin ground her teeth. Who was bullying whom now?

But she knew that if they truly came to blows, she would surely be the one held accountable afterward.

She was ugly, so she was wrong.

Ji Yinyin's expression dimmed. Seeing the children still throwing stones at her, she fled in embarrassment.

Behind her came the children's jeering laughter and the consorts' teasing remarks.

Bang!!

Because she had been running too hastily.

She accidentally crashed straight into someone in front of her.

"Where did this ugly freak come from? Don't you have eyes when you walk?" The man in green robes glowered at Ji Yinyin. When he saw blood had stained his clothes, his entire face darkened even further.

Ji Wuye and Qin Shiyue stood beside him, both frowning slightly as well.

Ji Yinyin panicked. "I... I'm sor—"

Bang! A muffled impact rang out.

A palm suddenly appeared on Ji Yinyin's shoulder. Then an enormous force slammed into her, sending her petite body flying. She crashed directly into a nearby pillar, spat out a mouthful of blood, and rolled to the ground.

"Getting this ugly woman's blood on me first thing in the morning. What rotten luck."

Cheng Xiao snorted coldly. Without caring whether Ji Yinyin lived or died, he continued walking forward.

"She is merely a lowly bitch. She is not worth the Young Sect Master's anger." Ji Wuye said blandly. He had no interest in even sparing Ji Yinyin a glance as he walked ahead with Cheng Xiao.

In the past, to maintain his image, he might have offered a few words of rebuke. But now that they had completely torn off the mask, he could not be bothered to pretend any longer. Such an ugly sister was simply a disgrace to the royal family. He had long wanted to get rid of her quickly. Once he controlled the Azure Kingdom, this ugly freak would have no need to remain in this world.

Just as he was thinking this.

Young Sect Master Cheng Xiao's vision blurred, and he accidentally bumped into someone who had suddenly appeared before him.

Cheng Xiao focused his eyes and saw a handsome young man glaring at him with a gloomy expression.

"Where did this ugly freak come from? Don't you have eyes when you walk?" the young man suddenly said.

Cheng Xiao froze, then angrily said, "I..."

Slap!!!

A slap landed across Cheng Xiao's face.

Cheng Xiao, despite his profound cultivation, could not react in time. Neither could Qin Shiyue.

Cheng Xiao's face twisted out of shape from the blow. Terrifying force instantly sent him flying dozens of meters away. Only after smashing through a pillar did he vomit blood and roll to the ground.