The Mysterious Xiao Hei!

"Hahaha! Good! Well said!" Ye Lingyun suddenly clapped his hands and laughed heartily, his laughter brimming with delight and gratification. "I knew I hadn't misjudged you! Kid, you're practically cut from the same mold as I was when I was young!"

He stepped forward and heavily patted Lin Ming on the shoulder. The force was so great that even Lin Ming, a Seventh-Tier Grandmaster, felt his shoulder go numb.

"From now on, don't call me Master of the Hall. It sounds too distant." Ye Lingyun looked at Lin Ming, his eyes full of appreciation and approval. "If you think highly of me, then call me... Brother Ye!"

Lin Ming froze. Brother Ye? Blue Star's strongest man was actually taking the initiative to let him call him brother? There probably weren't many people in the entire Peak Martial Arts Hall who received such treatment.

He was not one to stand on ceremony. Since Ye Lingyun had said so, he naturally would not refuse. He immediately cupped his fists and called out openly, "Brother Ye!"

"Hey! Good brother!" Ye Lingyun laughed loudly, clearly delighted. "From now on, if anything happens on Blue Star, just give them Brother Ye's name! Let's see who dares touch you!"

Warmth rose in Lin Ming's heart as he looked at Ye Lingyun's frank, cheerful smile.

He knew that from this moment onward, he and Blue Star's strongest man had truly formed a bond beyond that of superior and subordinate—something akin to friendship and comradeship.

"By the way, Brother Ye," Lin Ming suddenly recalled something and asked, "You said that Beast Emperor was a survivor of some extinct race from the Star Sea. Do you know what race it actually belongs to? Does it have any weaknesses?"

At his words, Ye Lingyun's smile faded slightly, and a trace