The Birth Of The Unrivaled Ruler

3.

Their eyes finally met. Yao Chen looked at Shi Yin, who didn't seem to harbor any ill intentions whatsoever.

"Young Mistress, his price isn't that high... One hundred thousand gold coins will be more than enough to buy him?!" Master Juzi knew one thing for certain: Shi Yin, as the young mistress, usually had no interest in slaves.

Since she suddenly wanted one now, he figured she wouldn't mind the offer he had just thrown out.

"Give him the amount he asked for..."

Everyone was shocked to hear her words. How could Shi Yin not bargain at all? One hundred thousand gold coins was an exorbitant amount. Becoming a slave bought at such a high price meant Yao Chen had to be prepared to obey any command from Shi Yin.

Without further negotiation, Yao Chen found himself back at Shi Yin’s residence.

"You are my slave now. Every single order... you must follow my word?!"

Time passed by rapidly. The growing bond between Yao Chen and Shi Yin was no longer merely that of a master and slave. Instead, both of them began to harbor feelings for each other!

"To think this girl is truly genuine with me... Even the trauma I endured is slowly starting to fade... What a pity, I cannot cultivate..." Yao Chen thought to himself as he watched Shi Yin absorbing the resources provided by the Shi Clan elders.

Sometime later.

Hao Yu, who tormented Yao Chen on a daily basis, knocked on the door. Yao Chen could already guess the purpose of his visit. Nevertheless, he calmly opened the door and greeted him.

"Why have you come here? The Young Mistress is currently in the middle of training..."

"Do you think I have the audacity to disturb her training? My only purpose in coming here is to bring you to see the Patriarch of the Shi Clan! Come with me, and your life won't be in danger!"

Yao Chen knew this invitation boded ill. But constantly involving Shi Yin wouldn't be right either. He nodded and readily agreed.

Inside the grand meeting hall.

"Yao Chen... You have been freeloading in this residence for three years... How do you think I should collect this debt of gratitude?"

Yao Chen nodded. "Patriarch, Yao Chen knows his place. I will swear an oath of loyalty to serve the Young Mistress and protect the Shi Clan with all my might..."

All the elders, and even the servant Hao Yu, suppressed their laughter upon hearing Yao Chen's promise. Serving was an easy task, but what was with that claim about protecting the Shi Clan?

"Hahahaha?! Protecting the Shi Clan? Did I hear that right? You don't even have a meridian orb!"

"Tciiih! We purposely forced Yin’er into secluded training so you could sever your ties with her... Too bad you're completely shameless..."

Yao Chen fell silent for a moment, but Patriarch Shi Yu nodded his head.

"What I meant by repaying the debt of gratitude is for you to leave the Shi Clan immediately... Then all of this trouble will be resolved. And your slave status will also be revoked... Yao Chen, isn't this request exactly what every slave desires?"

Yao Chen could not accept it. He shook his head and politely refused.

"The master-slave contract is in the hands of the Young Mistress... I cannot dissolve it on my own..."

"Y-you..." Everyone was taken aback by Yao Chen's defiance.

However, a heavy voice and a chilling aura suddenly began to spread through the room.

"So you are that shameless slave?!" A young man possessing a single red horn, radiating a prominent murderous intent, abruptly entered the meeting hall.

Everyone lowered their gazes. Who didn't recognize the youth who had just walked in?

The young master of the Giant Demon Clan, Huang Li!

"Y-Young Master Huang Li?" Everyone greeted him with voices laced with dread.

"Can't even handle a single slave... After seeing your methods, I feel like dealing with him myself." He began to stretch his muscles.

Hearing his decision, who would dare to oppose him? The Giant Demon Clan was incredibly powerful; its foundation of strength was even on par with the Shuan Kingdom.

"Young Master Li wishes to take action himself... I feel quite ashamed for troubling you..." Shi Yu said.

Huang Li smiled coldly. Within a fraction of a second, he appeared right in front of Yao Chen.

His hand began to move, creating a powerful suction force that attempted to draw out the life aura and drain the blood from Yao Chen's body.

"Perhaps draining your blood and life aura isn't of much use... but your death certainly is."

Yao Chen’s eyes widened. He hadn't expected his fate to be this wretched. Living on a cultivation continent without a meridian orb was truly a miserable existence. At this moment, what could he hope for? Luck? Unfortunate for him, Shi Yin was currently in secluded training.

"Die..."

BOOOOOOMS!

At the very last second, a blurring shadow flashed into the hall. The figure of Shi Yin suddenly burst into the room, radiating an unstable cultivation aura.

"Young Mistress..."

"Yin’er..." Huang Li greeted her, caught off guard.

Shi Yin paid no attention to anyone else. She supported Yao Chen, stabilizing his life aura as it began to flow back into his body.

"To touch my slave is to court death..." Shi Yin’s voice sounded incredibly cold.

Swuuuuung!

A powerful vortex of aura began to swirl violently around Shi Yin’s body. Everyone, including Shi Yin’s father, was profoundly shocked by the rapid breakthrough his daughter had achieved.

"H-how could her cultivation progress so drastically in such a short time?"

"S-she..." Huang Li stood frozen.

"Didn't you want his life aura and blood? How about you try absorbing all of that from my body instead?" Shi Yin challenged him.

"Yin’er, what do you think you're doing? He is just a piece of trash! Siding with him in front of everyone while confronting me, do you know the consequences?!" Huang Li tried to suppress his rising temper.

"This is the territory of the Shi Clan, not the Giant Demon Clan... Acting as you please just because the Demon Clan is famous for its power? I will not allow it!" Her killing intent flared.

Huang Li calculated his options deeply. He could indeed defeat Shi Yin, but if that happened, would the elders and the Patriarch of the Shi Clan just sit idly by?

"Very well... I hope you consider this decision wise... Shi Yin, there will come a time when you will kneel before me... I shall wait for that day..."

Seeing Huang Li’s furious expression, Shi Yu immediately glared sharply at his daughter.

"Yin’er, do you have any idea what you've just done? You could have endangered the very existence of the Shi Clan?!"

"That is your concern... My decision remains unchanged, and nothing can separate us?!" Shi Yin led Yao Chen out of the meeting hall.

Once they arrived back at her private residence.

"Yao Chen, don't worry about what happened just now... Uhuuuuk!" Shi Yin coughed up blood and collapsed unconscious into Yao Chen's arms.

This sight caused Yao Chen, who had once reached the pinnacle of cultivation, to take a deep, heavy breath.

"Forcibly absorbing all those resources... Shi Yin, you are truly a reckless woman..."

Even though Yao Chen could no longer cultivate or gather Qi like an ordinary cultivator, he still possessed millions of years worth of knowledge from his time as a long-standing legend. Knowing exactly what needed to be done, Yao Chen began to perform a Soul Merging technique!

"All this time, I could only help you in secret... and I have always been a burden to you..." After finishing treating Shi Yin, Yao Chen took a moment to enjoy the tranquility of the night. He gazed up at the sky filled with thousands of scattered stars—a scene remarkably similar to the night the Yao Clan was massacred.

"It seems the Giant Demon Clan is indeed all-powerful... Wanting to slaughter a clan... How tragic that I must witness history repeat itself..." Yao Chen could only resign himself to fate.

BOOOOOOM!