Flipping the Table Is Not Only Simple—Sometimes It Is the Best Choice

"Hello, can we be friends?"

The Fourth Prince swallowed, his eyes bloodshot. He opened his mouth, revealing teeth that looked dazzlingly white against his skin, flashed Chen Ming a genial smile, and extended his large hand.

Seeing the Fourth Prince's attitude abruptly change and become so utterly sincere, Chen Ming fell silent for a second. His mind raced, and he immediately understood what that fellow's look meant. His face instantly twisted into a savage expression.

Yes, because his body was younger and his identity had changed in this life, Chen Ming's ability to keep his temper was indeed worse than in his previous life...

But the main issue was that when a fat, dark-skinned, thick-lipped Nigga with dreadlocks looked you over with lustful eyes, very few people could truly control their emotions.

"No need, no need. I cannot accept such a grand gesture. Xiao, Meng, let's go!"

Chen Ming made no attempt to conceal the disgust in his voice, unwilling to leave even a shred of superficial respect behind. He directly grabbed Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen's hands and turned to leave.

Watching the "beauty" who was about to leave him together with an ugly woman, the Fourth Prince—already exceedingly arrogant due to his parents' indulgence and favoritism—immediately stepped forward and reached for Chen Ming's hand.

But the instant his hand touched Chen Ming's wrist, an immense force suddenly erupted and brutally knocked him several steps back.

In the Original Work, Xu Tianran was eighteen years older than Huo Yuhao—actually between eighteen and twenty-three years older, but eighteen would be used here. Meanwhile, Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen, who were Chen Ming's peers, were two years older than Huo Yuhao.

Although the Fourth Prince was only half a year younger than Xu Tianran, the Third Prince, he was already twenty-two years old.

His innate Rank Nine Soul Power, coupled with the tremendous support provided by his family background, had allowed him to reach the cultivation of a high-ranking Soul Emperor even though he had slacked off in training.

Never mind how inflated that cultivation was or how much Combat Experience he possessed. The base attributes he had gained by consuming all manner of high-grade Pills still put him at a normal standard physically.

For an ordinary Soul Master, the explosive force that could instantly shatter a wrist would only leave Xu Tianba's wrist numb and aching for a while. Yet it was precisely that numbness which made Xu Tianba calm down a little.

Watching Chen Ming, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen turn to leave, a trace of malice flashed through Xu Tianba's eyes. However, he quickly concealed it, put on a guilty expression, and blocked the three of them.

"My apologies, Brother Chen. There may have been some misunderstanding between us. Didn't you say you had come out under an elder's orders to sell something? To express my apology, I can accompany you to the Auction House. No matter what you are selling, I am willing to buy it at twice the market price. How about it?"

When it came to political struggles, Xu Tianba, who had always been favored, never used his brain. He simply believed that his mother and uncle would pave the way for him, and that he only needed to put in a little effort to take that position with their help.

Yet while he was in heat, Xu Tianba actually used his brain for the first time in a long while. He recalled the lessons he had received as a child before using nunchaku to drive away his Teacher, who had been an Ordinary Person, and tried to present himself with the bearing of a true noble.

Although his act this time at least seemed somewhat convincing, Chen Ming could not even be bothered to keep acting around someone like him.

"No need. We cannot accept it."

Chen Ming pulled the other two away, and Xu Tianba reached out to stop them. However, Chen Ming suddenly activated Martial Soul Possession. His First Soul Ring lit up as he punched Xu Tianba in the face, sending the unprotected Xu Tianba—who had not even had time to react—flying into a nearby stall.

At this sight, the two groups of bodyguards facing each other were all dumbfounded. Though they stood on opposing sides, both displayed the same extraordinary shock.

The man who was suspected to be a Titled Douluo strode quickly to Xu Tianba's side and hurriedly helped him up. He then glared furiously at Chen Ming, but before he could speak, Chen Ming roared first.

"Do not think that being an Imperial Family Prince means you can go into heat over men whenever you please! I am Chen Ming, Young Sect Master of the Dragon Elephant Sect. Sect Master Chen Li is my god-grandfather, and my Teacher is Jing Hongchen, Hall Master of Mingde Hall. These two beside me are Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen!"

"What do you want to do today? Kidnap me, the Young Sect Master of the Dragon Elephant Sect, because you covet my beauty? Or use me as bait to threaten the Dragon Elephant Sect into supporting you, the Fourth Prince? Or are you planning to kidnap the grandson and granddaughter of the Hall Master of Mingde Hall?"

"Speak! Speak to me! Tell me what you want to do!"

What Chen Ming had done was absolutely not rational, but it was the simplest, crudest choice—and definitely not the worst one.

Hearing Chen Ming's threats, the man lowered his head in silence, seemingly considering something.

At that moment, Xu Tianba, nourished by the man's Soul Power, opened his eyes. Looking at the dark-skinned man, he immediately began to cry.

"Uncle, you have to stand up for me! It is only the Dragon Elephant—"

Slap—

Before the Fourth Prince could finish, the man he called uncle immediately slapped him unconscious.

As a Prince, Xu Tianba was indeed noble, and he had indeed received favoritism. But that favor and nobility had their reasons, and they had limits.

Several others were also Princes. Though each of them, aside from Crown Prince Xu Tianran, held a lower status than him, they were not without threat.

Even if his maternal clan was the strongest among the many Princes' families, there was still no overwhelming gap between them.

The man dared to say that his family did not fear the Dragon Elephant Sect or the Hongchen Family, and that he would never allow his nephew to suffer injustice.

But he did not dare to say that his family was willing to be targeted by the Dragon Elephant Soul Master Legion and Mingde Hall over such a disgraceful matter.

Though the Dragon Elephant Soul Engineer Regiment was not well-known, it was, in truth, the strongest Soul Engineer Regiment beneath the Five Guardians of the Nation in the Sun Moon Empire.

Not only did it possess defensive power that could be considered despair-inducing to Soul Masters of the same rank and lower ranks, it also had the enhancement of top-tier Martial Souls of the same type and the support of ancestral battle formations.

With equal numbers, its sheer destructive power on the battlefield was even greater than that of the Five Guardians of the Nation.

Especially when it began crushing weaker opponents, it was common for them to finish an entire battle without suffering a single casualty.

It was only because the Dragon Elephant Sect's numbers had been relatively low in recent centuries, and because the conflict between the Sun Moon Empire and Shrek had become comparatively quiet, that its presence had gradually diminished.

But the connections, merits, battle achievements, contributions to the Sun Moon Empire, and blood shed against Shrek that they had accumulated over four thousand years were all undeniably real.