"Thud~~~bang..."
The instant that crescent-shaped gleam of cold light was about to slash toward Ye Feng's crotch, an equally immense presence blocked it.
That presence shimmered with multicolored light, its might astonishing.
The two presences collided, sending shock waves sweeping outward with a thunderous roar.
Ye Feng broke out in a cold sweat, panting in great gulps.
That presence just now had not come from Elder Long inside his Spirit-Fusing Mirror. It was a familiar presence-his master!
Everyone in the hall looked toward the entrance.
Jiang Yantian looked over as well.
There stood an extraordinarily beautiful woman in a flowing gown patterned with blue waves and shooting stars, holding the Water-Cold Immortal Sword, her beauty transcending the mortal world.
Her long hair cascaded like a waterfall to her waist. Her face was exquisite, her skin white as snow, glowing with a luster untouched by dust.
Her beautiful eyes were deep as stars twinkling in the night sky, her brows like distant mountains, her nose straight, and her lips like rosy petals, so luscious they seemed about to drip.
She walked slowly, her expression icy. Her blue-wave gown stirred without wind, her presence unrivaled!
The newcomer was none other than Ye Feng's master-Luo Xingcai!
"Master, I've been wronged!" Ye Feng's voice was rough and trembling, carrying the tension of someone who had narrowly escaped death.
This was his lifeline!
Luo Xingcai did not respond, continuing to walk slowly toward Jiang Yantian.
"Elder Luo, what is the meaning of this?" Jiang Yantian stared straight at Luo Xingcai. "Ye Feng is your disciple. You should be recusing yourself from today's punishment to avoid any appearance of bias."
Luo Xingcai stared at Jiang Yantian too. Only after a long while did her red lips part, her voice as melodious as silver bells. "He is my disciple. And you? Aren't you also?"
Jiang Yantian smiled faintly. "Of course, but things are different now. I must be the enforcement elder first, and your disciple second!"
"If I shielded a fellow disciple even as the enforcement elder, I would be betraying the sect's trust!"
Approval flashed through the eyes of Sect Master Lu Ming and the elders.
"Elder Jiang, Ye Feng has always had a fine character. You should know that too. There may be more to this matter. I find it hard to believe!" Luo Xingcai sighed, enunciating each word.
Hearing Luo Xingcai say this, Jiang Yantian sneered inwardly.
Sure enough, she still trusts Ye Feng. After all, he's the Child of Fortune, and I'm the villain!
Even though I disguised everything perfectly and made everyone in the sect believe Ye Feng was guilty, his beautiful master still trusts him from the bottom of her heart!
"Elder Luo, I have the evidence. You must not obstruct me. You won't be able to block the next strike!" Jiang Yantian gave her no face whatsoever.
He liked beautiful women, but that did not mean he would obey them in everything.
Luo Xingcai remained composed. "I trust Ye Feng's character."
"I came here today only to establish the truth."
"You keep insisting you saw it with your own eyes, but that is merely your side of the story. There is no concrete evid-"
Before Luo Xingcai finished speaking, Jiang Yantian tossed out an image-recording stone.
Under Jiang Yantian's control, the image-recording stone hovered above them.
"I originally intended to leave both sides a little face. Since you insist on getting to the bottom of this, I'll oblige!"
The image-recording stone rotated, projecting its images.
The scenes it displayed were too shameful to put into words.
Ye Feng saw them too and yelled in fury.
[Ding! Child of Fortune Ye Feng suffered public social death. Humiliation Points +5,000]
"Jiang Yantian, you beast, you bastard! We cannot live under the same sky! Even in death, I won't let you off!"
"Jiang Yantian, you bastard! Aah!!!! Aah!!!!"
Ye Feng was already beginning to lose his reason.
How could someone as proud and fiercely self-respecting as he was accept being framed like this?
Everything in that image-recording stone had been orchestrated by Jiang Yantian. Even the "movement" had surely come from Jiang Yantian pushing him.
Luo Xingcai glanced at it, then instantly shut her eyes and turned away, her pearly teeth clenched in anger, her chest heaving.
Grand Elder Qi nearly started cursing his mother.
Beast. A fucking beast!
"Ye Feng, you beast! I'll fucking do your mother!"
Jiang Yantian put away the image-recording stone. "Elder Luo, do you still have any doubts?"
With the evidence laid before her, Luo Xingcai no longer responded. She simply walked aside and turned her back on the scene.
"In that case, the punishment... continues!"
This time, Jiang Yantian struck with great speed.
Another cold gleam flashed out. This time, no one stopped it.
The cold gleam flashed beneath Ye Feng's lower abdomen, sweeping across his body.
"Aah!! ...Urgh..."
Ye Feng, who had still been struggling incessantly, shuddered all over and instantly fell silent.
His eyes were bloodshot, his head drenched in sweat, his whole body shaking like chaff in a sieve.
The dear companion that had grown up with him had left him today.
The men present clamped their legs together again.
[Ding! Child of Fortune Ye Feng's little cock flew away. Humiliation Points +10,000]
"Gone, gone, gone... It feels so chilly. Without a man's dignity, is there any point in becoming strong?"
Hanging there, Ye Feng muttered to himself.
Jiang Yantian withdrew the Nine Nether Fine Steel Chain, and Ye Feng fell heavily to the ground.
The former sighed, crouched down, and patted the latter's shoulder.
"Ye Feng, let me call you senior brother like before!"
"Senior brother, don't blame me. I'm only following the sect's rules. Although you've lost that thing, I can personally offer you some compensation!"
"Your Sword Dao is unparalleled. You're the sect's Sword Dao genius, a born 'sword embryo'! I'll give you a sword manual. It has a very resounding name: 'NO, JJ, book,' or the Evil-Warding Sword Manual for short!"
"How about I help you choose a new name too? You're called Ye Feng now. How about Ye Fen from now on?"
Ye Feng remained dazed, as though she had gone completely stupid.
[Ding! Child of Fortune Ye Feng's Dao heart suffered severe damage. Humiliation Points +50,000]
[Ye Feng's psychological damage maxed out. Humiliation Points +50,000]
[Ye Feng's source of pleasure was destroyed, finally becoming "this eunuch." Humiliation Points +100,000]
[Host completed self-selected mission: Frame Ye Feng]
[Reward: Middle Golden Core Stage ferocious beast from High Antiquity, "Scarlet Flame Golden Suanni Beast." The beast's strength will increase as the host grows stronger.]
[Reward: divine-grade Devil Artifact, Yang-Extinguishing Saber] ```
With the system's string of rewards, Jiang Yantian only wanted to say: this felt fucking fantastic!
In the future, merely seeing Ye Feng and calling her a "hermaphrodite, rotten-assed freak, damned shemale, little balls-only wretch" would probably earn him plenty of Humiliation Points.
After all, it was a devastating blow!
Jiang Yantian paid no more attention to the utterly despondent Ye Feng.
He merely cupped his fist toward Sect Master Lu Ming. "Sect Master, the punishment is complete. I'll take my leave!"
Lu Ming nodded without saying anything more.
He himself turned into a streak of light first, teleporting away.
The other elders followed close behind.
Grand Elder Qi shot Ye Feng a vicious glare, then left, cursing all the way.
Since the latter had already become a eunuch, he could not be bothered to pursue the matter further. It was best that things had not escalated.
Once everyone had left, only Ye Feng, kneeling on the ground, and Luo Xingcai, standing beside the hall doors, remained.
Luo Xingcai shook her head with some regret.
After today, Ye Feng would probably never recover from this setback.
The Sword Dao genius who had once shone so brilliantly might disappear just like that.
He had also become a she!
"Ye Feng!" Luo Xingcai called to her.
Ye Feng did not react, remaining in the same position, staring blankly.
"Ye Feng!"
"Get lost! All of you, get lost! Get lost!" Ye Feng roared, acting as though she had gone mad, refusing to acknowledge anyone.
Luo Xingcai understood. At a time like this, she should let her be alone for a while!
Luo Xingcai left without a sound.
Ye Feng lay facedown on the ground, weeping. As she cried, she suddenly burst into loud laughter, a deeply chilling sound!
"Elder Long, you kept saying my providence soared to the heavens and that you would become my Dao protector. So why didn't you save me? Why didn't you save me?!" Ye Feng roared.
A faint white mist enveloped Ye Feng's entire body.
An aged voice rang out. "Young friend, it wasn't that I refused to act. Even if I had acted, I could not have changed anything. If those powerful cultivators detected my presence, the Spirit-Fusing Mirror would surely have been discovered and seized. Both you and I would have been in danger!"
"What's done is done. Young friend, you must steady your Dao heart and turn your hatred into motivation. I will certainly give everything I have to help you!"
Only then did Ye Feng slowly rise, her gaze venomous as she gritted her teeth. "Jiang Yantian, I'll repay today's humiliation ten thousandfold! If I don't kill you, I swear I'm not human!"