"You old fool, have you lost your mind?"
"He is your only son, how could you be so heartless as to let him go out there all alone!"
Madam Ye was practically going insane.
For many years, this precious only son was all the couple had.
Furthermore, this son possessed the most top-tier talent in the entire family.
To cast his son out of the family just because of one mistake.
Ye Zhentian sighed helplessly.
"This brat has too much pride; if he isn't tempered, I fear he will never willingly submit to the family's arrangements."
"Don't you know your own son?"
"When have you ever seen this kid suffer a loss?"
Only then did Madam Ye recall her brat's peculiar martial soul.
The anxiety in her heart finally eased a little.
"If anything happens to my son, I will definitely make you pay, you old fool."
With a cold snort, she turned and walked out of the room.
A small forest path.
After leaving the room, Ye Ruilin departed the family estate immediately, not even packing any luggage.
Old Wu drove the carriage, turning his head to observe his young master.
There was no sign of discouragement or dejection on the young boy's face.
Only then did Old Wu heave a sigh of relief and focus on driving the carriage.
Inside the carriage.
A faint yellow light glowed around Ye Ruilin, and a yellow soul ring soon appeared beneath his feet.
In the small space, the temperature rose sharply within moments.
Ye Ruilin circulated the Primordial Art, and the five energies that were originally in five-element balance shifted entirely toward fire-attribute energy under the influence of his martial soul.
The five elements correspond to the five internal organs of the human body, and fire corresponds precisely to the position of the heart.
The boy sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.
He adjusted his breathing, controlling the most primal fire-attribute energy within his body.
The Innate Fire Qi that had been dormant in his body was completely activated; looking closely, a faint red light seemed to emanate from near Ye Ruilin's heart.
The Innate Fire Qi instantly turned from passive to active, quickly sweeping through his entire body before gathering at his heart.
He pressed his fingers together like a sword, and a wisp of flame flickered at his fingertips.
He suddenly remembered the annotations on the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches he had read in his past life.
Among them, the records regarding Bing Fire within the five-element fire elements were exceptionally clear.
He immediately controlled this energy, circulating it along the twelve regular meridians.
He was incredibly cautious throughout the entire process.
A surge of energy rushed straight along the Shaoyin Heart Meridian toward the Tianzhu acupoint, as scorching as a volcanic eruption.
It then traveled along the Jueyin Liver Meridian, circling the Sanyinjiao acupoint, as soft and flickering as a candlelight shadow.
In just a moment, fine beads of sweat broke out on Ye Ruilin's forehead.
The fire-attribute energy within his body began to chase itself along the Ren and Du meridians.
The moment they fused at the heart, the Qilin phantom seemed to solidify by three parts.
The instant he opened his eyes, a stream of light flashed through his pupils.
Ye Ruilin looked in astonishment at the ball of flame in his palm.
The golden flame swayed gracefully; just by its aura, one could tell that this flame was no ordinary five-element fire.
This was Innate Bing Yang True Fire!
"Roar."
The Qilin martial soul let out a roar.
At this moment, the Auspicious White Qilin seemed to have changed as well; a layer of golden flames appeared between its scales, carrying a hint of danger and mystery.
A faint red phantom appeared behind the White Qilin, and within moments, it had solidified.
As it raised its head, its mane cascaded down like a waterfall of molten red gold, with red flames dancing at the tip of every strand of hair. Its two horns resembled coiled dragons, their surfaces covered in ancient, dark red runes.
"A clone?"
Seeing this scene, Ye Ruilin immediately thought of Tang Yuge's Qilin clone.
After a careful inspection, Ye Ruilin felt a pleasant surprise.
This clone actually possessed sixty percent of his original body's abilities, and its strength would only grow as the number of clones increased in the future!
"Although the first soul ring is only Fire Kirin Breath, if it were ordinary flames, it would barely pass, but if this were replaced with Bingyang True Fire, it would be nearly invincible among those of the same rank."
Ye Ruilin was full of smiles.
Outside the carriage.
The pressure brought by the martial soul made even Old Wu, a Titled Douluo, feel a jolt of alarm.
Although he did not know what had happened, Old Wu clearly felt that the young master's martial soul seemed to have become even more powerful.
"Young Master, there is an inn ahead in Tendou City. Do you need to rest?"
Old Wu asked.
Ye Ruilin had not expected that he had been cultivating for such a long time.
Old Wu had already arrived at Tendou City.
One had to know that there was a two or three-day carriage ride between his family and Tendou City.
"Old Wu, why come to such a distant place as Tendou City?"
Ye Ruilin had not decided where he wanted to go and had been planning to rest for a while in an ordinary small town.
"Young Master, just consider this a trip to clear your mind."
"The family head won't truly be angry with you. Why don't we go back and apologize to him?"
Old Wu understood that given the family head's doting on the young master, he certainly wouldn't have the heart to truly expel the young master from the family.
He just wanted the young master to admit his mistake.
"Old Wu, there is no need to mention this again in the future. Since I have come out, I have no intention of going back."
"Since we are already in Tendou City, let's go in and have a good look."
Stepping down from the carriage, after only a moment, Ye Ruilin felt a wave of hunger in his stomach.
Thinking that he had been cultivating for the past two or three days, all he wanted now was a good meal.
Tendou City was truly worthy of being the most prosperous city in the Heaven Dou Empire.
As soon as they entered, the crowd was surging, and everyone coming and going was a soul master.
The two quickly found an inn, and just as they were about to enter, Ye Ruilin subconsciously looked toward a small alley.
"Young Master?"
Old Wu followed Ye Ruilin's gaze and soon saw an old man leaning against the wall, with various items scattered in front of him.
Ye Ruilin walked up and casually picked up a jade pendant to examine it.
"How much for this jade pendant?"
The youth spoke casually, his expression bored, as if he were just browsing.
"10 Gold Soul Coin!"
The old man's voice was hoarse and unpleasant.
"You old fellow..."
Old Wu raised his eyebrows, intending to teach this person who was asking for an exorbitant price a lesson.
Ye Ruilin waved his hand, interrupting Old Wu's movement.
"Then what about this small ring? It looks tattered and broken; you wouldn't want to charge me 10 Gold Soul Coin for this too, would you?"
Ye Ruilin picked up the ring, tossed it in his hand twice, and threw it back into the pile of junk.
"10 Gold Soul Coin is too expensive, unless you let me pick three items from this pile at will."
The youth rubbed the jade pendant in his hand, his expression showing a bit of interest.
The old man gloomily sized up the ten-year-old youth in front of him, and after a long silence, he agreed.
A bag of Gold Soul Coin was tossed directly into the old man's hand.
Ye Ruilin picked and chose, casually grabbing three small objects.
The transaction was completed, and he stood up, ready to leave.
At this moment, a girl's voice rang out.
"It's here!"
As the words fell, several gorgeously dressed youths surged into the alley.
The short-haired girl arrived at the old man's stall first, looking and sensing carefully.
Immediately, her pretty eyebrows furrowed, as if she had encountered some difficulty.
"How is it gone?"
As she turned her head, she spotted Ye Ruilin and Old Wu standing beside her.
"The item, is it on you?"
Though phrased as a question, his expression was one of absolute certainty.
"Hey, how much did you pay for that thing? I'll offer you triple the price."
The short-haired girl stepped in front of Ye Ruilin, her expression one of extreme arrogance.
"I am, after all, a member of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!"
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