"I never expected it—you really are this ruthless."
"Your own clansmen—you kill them whenever you please, without showing the slightest mercy."
"And that one was quite a little beauty too. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Truly ruthless."
Suddenly, the space before Ye Lin twisted, and Hong Batian appeared seated across from him, speaking teasingly.
"I'm very curious—do you even still have emotions?"
"Did you cultivate and cultivate until you became a practitioner of the heartless Dao?"
Hong Batian suddenly looked at Ye Lin with a curious expression.
"You tell me?"
With a flick of his finger, Ye Lin sent a teacup flying before Hong Batian, where it came to a steady stop.
"Guess? I'm not guessing."
"You really are invincible beneath the heavens now. My old man told me everything you did. At first, I didn't believe it, but now I do."
"You feel dangerous to me, as though you could kill me with a single slash of your sword."
Hong Batian drank his tea, his face full of gloom.
Thinking back to when he had first met Ye Lin—to Ye Lin's circumstances back then, and Ye Lin's talent back then—
Then thinking of Ye Lin's achievements now, it was truly staggering.
If this were written into a book, it would probably be cursed to death.
Back then, Ye Lin had lived a life where he might die today or tomorrow.
And Ye Lin now?
The number one person beneath the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm, invincible beneath the heavens.
And invincible across every spacetime at that.
It was simply outrageous.
"Heh, it would take two sword strikes to kill you."
Ye Lin gave a soft laugh as he drank his tea.
Though Hong Batian looked carefree and frivolous, he did possess some strength.
Even in the ancient era, he could have