This Human, How Dare They Treat Me Like This?

A moment later, Yue Mei looked at the Snake-Person warriors collapsed on the ground, her expression turning unsightly.

More than twenty elite warriors had been downed in a single exchange; this human's strength was far greater than she had anticipated.

"Who exactly are you?" Yue Mei stared at Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen did not answer; he walked toward the nearest Snake-Person warrior.

That Snake-Person warrior was still struggling on the ground, trying to crawl back up.

Xiao Chen raised his hand.

"Stop," Yue Mei barked.

Xiao Chen did not stop; he brought his palm down.

The Snake-Person warrior's body twitched once before going still.

A flicker of killing intent flashed in Yue Mei's eyes.

"Did you not hear me tell you to stop?"

Xiao Chen turned his head to look at Yue Mei. "I heard you."

"Then how dare you still strike?"

"Just because you tell me to stop, I must stop?" Xiao Chen said indifferently.

Yue Mei's fury was completely ignited; in all her years of living, no one had ever dared to speak to her like this.

"You are courting death."

Yue Mei's figure flashed as she charged toward Xiao Chen, her speed astonishingly fast, leaving several afterimages in her wake.

Yue Mei struck out with a palm, the wind of her blow carrying fierce Dou Qi straight toward Xiao Chen's chest.

Xiao Chen stood there without moving.

A cold sneer flashed in Yue Mei's eyes.

Yue Mei had used eighty percent of her strength in this strike; even a Dou King expert of the same level would not dare to take it head-on. This human was dead for sure.

Just as the palm wind was about to touch Xiao Chen's chest.

Xiao Chen raised his hand, meeting it with a light, fluttering palm.

The two palms collided with a muffled thud.

Yue Mei's complexion turned deathly pale in an instant.

She felt a terrifying force surging from Xiao Chen's palm, a magnitude of power that exceeded anything Yue Mei could have imagined.

Yue Mei's body was sent flying backward, crashing onto the ground as she spat out a large mouthful of blood.

Yue Mei struggled to crawl up, but her body simply refused to obey her.

Lying on the ground, Yue Mei looked at Xiao Chen, her eyes filled with shock.

What kind of sacred entity was this human?

Yue Mei was a Seven-Star Dou King; those who could defeat her in the entire Jia Ma Empire could be counted on one hand.

Even if a peak Dou King expert had come, it would be impossible to strike Yue Mei down like this in a single move.

Yet, this youth who looked no older than fifteen or sixteen had done it.

A wave of fear surged in Yue Mei's heart.

"Who are you, really?" Yue Mei's voice was trembling.

Xiao Chen walked over to Yue Mei and looked down at her.

Xiao Chen crouched down, leaning in close to Yue Mei.

Yue Mei's pupils shrank violently. "What are you doing?"

Xiao Chen did not answer.

Xiao Chen reached out, gripped Yue Mei's chin, and planted a kiss on her face.

Yue Mei was completely stunned, her mind going blank.

This human had kissed her?

Yue Mei's face flushed bright red instantly, her eyes filled with shame and fury.

"You... how dare you..."

Xiao Chen stood up and looked at Yue Mei.

"What is there to be afraid of?"

Yue Mei was trembling all over with rage.

In all her years, she had never suffered such humiliation—not only being defeated by a human but also being forcibly kissed.

If this matter were to spread, what face would Yue Mei have left to remain in the Snake-Person Tribe?

"You just wait," Yue Mei gritted her teeth. "I will not let you off."

Xiao Chen ignored Yue Mei's threat and turned to walk toward Qing Lin.

Qing Lin stood at the entrance of the auction house, watching everything that had just unfolded, her mind completely blank.

The young master defeated that Snake-Person? And even kissed her?

Qing Lin's face flushed slightly, and she lowered her head, not daring to look at Xiao Chen.

"Let's go," Xiao Chen said.

Qing Lin nodded and followed behind Xiao Chen.

The two walked along the street, soon disappearing into the crowd.

Yue Mei lay on the ground, watching Xiao Chen's retreating back, her eyes filled with fury.

Struggling to her feet while clutching her chest, Yue Mei began to make her way toward the Snake-People Empire.

Inside the grand hall of the Snake-People Empire, Queen Medusa sat upon her throne, holding a glass of red wine.

Queen Medusa possessed a stunningly beautiful face and a bewitching figure, her pair of vertical purple pupils radiating a soul-captivating glow.

Several elders sat on either side, whispering to one another.

Yue Mei walked in from outside, her face deathly pale with a trace of blood still hanging from the corner of her mouth.

The elders were all stunned to see Yue Mei in such a state.

"Yue Mei, what happened to you?" the Great Elder asked.

Yue Mei walked to the center of the hall and knelt down.

"Your Majesty, this subordinate is incompetent. Please punish me."

Medusa set down her wine glass and looked at Yue Mei.

"What happened?"

"This subordinate encountered that human," Yue Mei said. "He killed over a dozen of our warriors and wounded Hua She'er."

Medusa frowned slightly. "You couldn't defeat him either?"

Yue Mei lowered her head. "This subordinate is no match for him."

The hall fell silent.

The elders exchanged glances, seeing shock reflected in each other's eyes.

Yue Mei was a seven-star Dou King, one of the top powerhouses in the entire Snake-People race; even she was not that person's match?

"What is that human's strength?" the Great Elder asked.

Yue Mei shook her head. "This subordinate could not discern it."

"Could not discern it?" The Second Elder's expression shifted.

"He defeated this subordinate with only one move," Yue Mei said.

A collective gasp echoed through the hall.

To defeat a seven-star Dou King in one move—that human must be at least a Dou Emperor-level powerhouse.

"And..." Yue Mei hesitated.

"And what?" Medusa asked.

Yue Mei gritted her teeth. "That human even kissed this subordinate on the face."

The hall fell silent once more, the faces of the elders turning livid.

"Preposterous!" The Great Elder stood up abruptly. "A mere human dares to humiliate a member of our Snake-People race."

"That human deserves to die," the Second Elder also stood up.

"Your Majesty, please allow this subordinate to lead men to kill that human," the Third Elder said.

Medusa leaned back against her throne, her face devoid of any expression.

"If you wish to go, then go," Medusa said indifferently.

The Great Elder turned to look at Yue Mei. "Where is that human now?"

"He should still be near Shimo City," Yue Mei said.

The Great Elder nodded. "I will lead the men myself."

"Great Elder, you are going to take action personally?" the Second Elder asked.

"He defeated Yue Mei in one move; if you go, you are only throwing your lives away," the Great Elder said.

The elders fell silent.

The Great Elder was the strongest Dou King of the Snake-People, a nine-star Dou King at the peak, only one step away from breaking through to the Dou Emperor realm. With the Great Elder taking action, that human would surely die.

"Take one hundred elites," the Great Elder said. "This time, we must bring back that human's head."

"Yes." The Second Elder turned to assemble the troops.

The Great Elder looked at Yue Mei and asked, "What does that human look like?"

The face of Xiao Chen surfaced in Yue Mei's mind.

"Fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed in black," Yue Mei said.

The Great Elder nodded, "Understood."

The Great Elder turned and walked toward the outside of the grand hall.

Yue Mei stood up and watched the Great Elder's retreating back, a trace of coldness flashing through her eyes.

That human was as good as dead; when the strongest Dou King of the Snake-Person Tribe made a move, even a Dou Emperor would have to weigh the consequences, let alone a boy of fifteen or sixteen.

Yue Mei walked out of the grand hall and gazed in the direction of Shimo City.

Just you wait, Xiao Chen. The humiliation you dealt me, I will return to you tenfold, a hundredfold.

Yue Mei muttered to herself in her heart.