"Ye Li, you scoundrel!"

"Have you no shame? You're the Ye Huang's own nephew, yet you're apologizing, begging for mercy, and groveling to a bunch of scum who insulted our Mystic Moon Kingdom Martial Artists! You've completely disgraced the Ye Huang!"

"Someone like you isn't even as good as Yang Yundu, yet you still dare to covet the title of Young Lord Dongyang! Bah..."

Ye Li's actions instantly enraged the Mystic Moon Kingdom Martial Artists present.

Ye Li seemed to know his actions were improper. His face turned pale, then green, under the scolding. But when his eyes swept over the four figures above the Ascending Cloud Road and the two women below, who, though not moving, clearly exuded an air of nobility, a hint of ruthlessness appeared in his eyes.

"All of you, shut up!"

"If your skills are inferior, what more is there to say? Can't you handle losing?"

"Being unable to handle losing, yet full of resentment, is the real disgrace. Our Mystic Moon Kingdom has always admired strength; facing the strong naturally requires the attitude befitting facing the strong!"

Ye Li spoke self-righteously, further infuriating the people around him.

But Ye Li had clearly thrown caution to the wind. He completely ignored them and actively tried to curry favor with the two women.

"Two Misses, if I'm not mistaken, your status in Wantu Kingdom should be quite high, right? After leaving this place, I would be willing to act as your guide and invite you to tour the Eastern Cloud Continent."

"I also hope that I can learn some qualities befitting true powerhouses from the peerless prodigies of Wantu Kingdom!"

His words even made the two women laugh.

The woman in the white dress, who had initially reprimanded Ye Cangmang and Hua Jinxiu, gave Ye Li a playful glance and surprisingly agreed readily, "Alright, then after we leave this place, we'll trouble Young Master Ye to take us around the Eastern Cloud Continent."

The other woman said, "Young Master Ye, you are truly fortunate. My Miss is the Princess Bailing, personally conferred by the Imperial Court in Wantu Kingdom. Countless peerless prodigies in our Wantu Kingdom have wanted to invite our Miss out, but she has never agreed to anyone. I didn't expect her to be willing to go to the Eastern Cloud Continent with you..."

Upon hearing that the woman in the white dress was actually a Princess, Ye Li's eyes visibly grew hotter.

"Yes, yes, yes... Thank you, Princess Bailing, for thinking so highly of me."

"Please rest assured, when we reach the Eastern Cloud Continent, I will do my utmost to ensure the Princess and her subordinates have a pleasant time in the Eastern Cloud Continent."

"Alright, then first tell me, what kind of person is the strongest peerless prodigy, Young Lord Dongyang, that they were talking about?"

"Young Lord Dongyang... Hmph, that guy is just a sect disciple who got lucky. His background is humble, like grass, talking about him would simply pollute the Princess's ears..."

"Hey, hey, hey... Young Master Ye, my Miss asked you to speak, so just speak. Why so many extra words?"

"Uh... alright."

......

In the stone chamber.

Zhao Ziyue, Ye Tianxie, Bi Yusheng, Yang Yundu, Xie Yuan, and the other five were still gathered in the first stone chamber, each choosing a spot and quietly cultivating the Radiant Fist.

They had no idea what had happened on the Ascending Cloud Road after they left.

The progress of the five varied.

Among them, Yang Yundu's progress was the fastest. After all, he was the first among the five to arrive, and after cultivating for over a day, he had reached the Minor Achievement realm and was pushing towards the mastery realm.

Therefore, he was relatively relaxed and even had the leisure to observe others.

As a result, he discovered.

The other four, Bi Yusheng and Xie Yuan, had similar progress. After three hours of cultivation, they had successfully grasped the basics and were gradually approaching the initial achievement realm.

This did not surprise him.

Bi Yusheng was a Disciple of Lingyun Pavilion of the Heavenly Martial Sect, inherently possessing extraordinary talent. Xie Yuan was a Celestial Supreme disciple, his talent was also not bad, so this level of progress was not strange.

However, the progress of Zhao Ziyue and Ye Tianxie made him feel somewhat incredible.

After the same three hours of cultivation, these two had actually already reached the initial achievement realm and were advancing towards the proficiency realm. It was foreseeable that they would reach the proficiency realm in at most another hour.

This was much faster than Bi Yusheng and Xie Yuan.

Even he felt somewhat overshadowed.

Therefore.

Yang Yundu's envious nature acted up again.

He muttered to himself, 'Damn it, how can this Zhao Ziyue and Ye Tianxie's talent be so strong? Why?'

'Why are their backgrounds better than mine, and their talents better than mine?'

The more Yang Yundu thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt; the more he thought about it, the more his heart filled with grief and indignation, as if the heavens were deliberately picking on him alone.

A hint of black light involuntarily emerged from the depths of his eyes.

A sinister voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

"Kid... I wasn't wrong, was I? Others are born with great backgrounds; they have whatever they want, and noble status, naturally revered by others since birth."

"Even Li Yun, whom you hate, is willing to be with them, yet is too lazy to even spare you a glance..."

"Before them, you will always just be a servant of the Anle Marquis Manor, insignificant!"

"If you don't rise up, don't step onto the peak of the Martial Dao, or even become an existence that defies Immortals, you will forever be trampled under their feet... Are you truly willing?"

Yang Yundu was not surprised by this voice at all.

In fact, this voice had existed for a long time, constantly tempting him. He had always been on guard, not daring to trust it, only cultivating with its secret help, gaining strength far beyond ordinary people.

But he didn't expect.

Even taking such risks, Li Yun still repeatedly stole his glory. Now, in this stone chamber, Zhao Ziyue and Ye Tianxie, one the current Ninth Princess and the other an Evil Blade Supreme disciple, easily crushed him with their talent.

How could he be willing?

So, Yang Yundu subconsciously responded, "I am not willing. Why are they born nobler than me? Why can I only be a servant and be ridiculed by others?"

"Then merge with me!"

"You have a unique Physique seen once in a million years, born with the potential to become a primeval demon. And I have boundless experience, mastering infinite martial arts."

"You and I are a match made in heaven!"

"As long as we merge into one, your special Physique will awaken. By then, what is Zhao Ziyue? What is Ye Tianxie but a fart? Even Li Yun can only kneel at your feet and repent to you..."

"You will become a powerhouse seen once in a million years. Even if you want to take over the entire Mystic Moon Kingdom and become the Mystic Moon Kingdom Lord, it would be nothing more than a thought."

"Merge... Good, hmm... No, no, no... If I merge with you, will I still be me? Will I still be able to exist then?"

"I won't merge, I won't merge with you. At most, I will only acknowledge you as my master..."

Suddenly, Yang Yundu seemed to wake up, realizing he had just had a nightmare. He was covered in cold sweat, his clothes completely drenched.

He glanced at Zhao Ziyue and the others guiltily, and seeing that no one had noticed him, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

But immediately, he felt unhappy again.

The five of them were in the same stone chamber, yet no one ever noticed him. Was he air? Was he just that unimportant?

An uncontrollable rage instantly flared up in his heart.

He didn't know that at this moment.

In his mind, a ball of black mist was gradually thickening, while his scattered spirit silently condensed, though it had already been stained with a hint of blackness, radiating an ominous demonic aura!