Medical and Martial God

What? He just obtained the Cultivation Technique yesterday and broke through overnight?

Everyone wore expressions of utter disbelief. Ye Liangchen—was he even human?

"No wonder the Dragon Lord values Ye Liangchen so much. He’s an absolute monster," Tang Bo exclaimed in shock.

"Big Brother Ye is definitely the greatest genius of all time, and his Medical Skills are profound. That’s it, he’s going to be my future husband," Gu Meng declared, her eyes burning with passion.

"Dream on. Big Brother Ye is mine," Nangong Yue retorted, staring at Gu Meng with an almost predatory gaze.

"Who Big Brother Ye ends up marrying will depend on our own abilities," Gu Meng shot back.

"You’re no match for me. Are you as seductive as I am?" Nangong Yue said confidently. Gu Meng was speechless.

Watching Ye Xiu continue his fierce battle with Xing Ming, Bai Xi’s fair, shy face flushed. Her gaze hardened with determination, as if she had just made a monumental decision.

Wen Rubing felt another wave of regret. Her looks, figure, and talent were in no way inferior to Gu Meng, Nangong Yue, or Bai Xi, but she had left a bad impression on Ye Xiu from their very first meeting. This put her at a disadvantage in the competition for him. However, she had always loved a challenge—the greater the difficulty, the more thrilling it was.

Ye Liangchen is mine... Wen Rubing resolved fiercely in her heart.

The four beauties each had their own schemes, keenly aware of the benefits marrying Ye Xiu could bring to them and their families. Meanwhile, the other young women from the thirteen external families could only lament that their parents hadn’t blessed them with the looks to attract such an exceptional man.

"I still underestimated him, after all," the Dragon Lord muttered to himself. The sheer excitement aggravated his injuries, causing his aged body to tremble.

Even so, his spirits were soaring.

He knew perfectly well that to use the Cultivation Technique he had provided to break through to the level beyond War God, one first had to abandon their previous technique and switch to his. Only then could they attempt to ascend. This process should take a very long time. Even the most monstrously talented geniuses from the Long Family and the thirteen external families had historically taken a month to achieve such a breakthrough.

But Ye Liangchen had done it in a single night.

A genius! An absolutely unprecedented genius! The greatest genius of all time!

If the Long Family poured all its resources into cultivating such an astonishingly brilliant talent, it wouldn’t take many years for Ye Liangchen to reach the heights of Huang Quan, or perhaps even surpass him.

The Dragon Lord’s ambition was swelling!

"Alas, I made a terrible move," Long Yifei lamented from his position on the ground, so full of regret he wanted to slap himself. If he had known Ye Liangchen was such a monster, he would have done everything in his power to win him over. With Ye Liangchen’s support, the position of Young Master of the Long Family would have surely been his.

But now, he had offended Ye Liangchen! No matter who Ye Liangchen chose to ally with, he wouldn’t be let off the hook.

"Impossible... this is impossible. No monster exists who can switch Cultivation Techniques and advance a level overnight..."

Xing Ming was so profoundly shaken that his attacks against Ye Xiu fell into disarray. He knew all too well what Ye Liangchen’s astonishing talent meant. It meant the Long Family would pour all its resources into cultivating him. It meant Ye Liangchen’s status in the Long Family would be second only to the six elders. It meant that even if Ye Liangchen were to annihilate the Xing Family, the Dragon Lord would not blame him.

"You’ve lost your focus," Ye Xiu pointed out.

Xing Ming retreated explosively, disengaging from the fight. He dropped to his knees with a thud. "Ye Liangchen, please forgive my previous disrespect. I will never be your enemy again."

Seeing this, Xing Chunlei and Xing Futang also scrambled to apologize.

Xing Chunlei forced a laugh. "Haha... uh, Ye Liangchen, I was just joking with you before. Please, be the bigger man and don’t hold it against me."

Xing Futang added apologetically, "We weren’t targeting you. We just hoped the thirteen external families could eat a little better. Please don’t misunderstand."

The members of the thirteen external families watched as the Xing trio, who had been so arrogant just moments before, now bowed and scraped after witnessing Ye Xiu’s talent and potential. They couldn’t help but feel contempt. The Xing family is completely shameless!

"That’s enough!" the Dragon Lord said, seeing that the moment was right.

Only then did the crowd realize the Dragon Lord was present. Of course, Ye Xiu had seen him long ago. He just hadn’t paid him any mind.

"Ye Liangchen, not bad. You’re very impressive..." The Dragon Lord walked up to Ye Xiu, looking him up and down as if admiring a priceless, millennium-old jade. The more he looked, the more pleased he became. He smiled and asked, "What happened just now? Why were you fighting Xing Ming?"

At these words, Long Yifei, Xing Ming, Xing Chunlei, and Xing Futang felt their hearts leap into their throats.

"Well, it was like this..." Ye Xiu mercilessly recounted the entire incident from start to finish, even repeating every word Xing Ming, Xing Chunlei, and Xing Futang had said.

SLAP!

"You scoundrels!" the Dragon Lord roared after listening. He struck each of the three Xing men across the face. "Since Old Sixth gave the Long Family Manor to Ye Liangchen, everything here is his private property. He was selling his own things. What business is it of yours?"

"It was Young Master Fei who told me to do it," Xing Ming said, instantly betraying Long Yifei.

"Oh?" The Dragon Lord frowned. "Where is Long Yifei?"

"Over there..." Xing Ming pointed at the mummy-like figure of Long Yifei sprawled on the ground.

The Dragon Lord looked over and gasped. "What happened to him?"

"The Long Family Manor was attacked last night..." Ye Xiu recounted the previous night’s events.

The Dragon Lord flew into a rage. "Ye Xiu has gone too far! I haven’t even settled the score with him, and he dares to provoke a war. He’s courting death!"

Heh. Buddy, it wasn’t me who attacked the Long Family Manor. It was the Medicine King Valley, Ye Xiu thought to himself.

He changed the subject. "Dragon Lord, did you come here so early in the morning for a particular reason?"

"It seems I can’t hide anything from you." The Dragon Lord, assuming Ye Xiu had noticed his injuries, removed his felt hat and mask, revealing his bruised and swollen face.

Seeing this, Long Yifei and everyone from the thirteen external families gasped in shock.

"Dragon Lord, who beat you into this sorry state?" Ye Xiu asked, feigning surprise. Was I really that heavy-handed last night? he wondered.

Hearing Ye Xiu mock the Dragon Lord so casually, Long Yifei and the others broke into a cold sweat for him. In their memory, no one had ever dared to speak to the Dragon Lord like that.

It’s over! The Dragon Lord is going to punish Ye Liangchen for sure.

"You’re quite the kidder," the Dragon Lord chuckled.

Long Yifei and the members of the thirteen external families were dumbfounded.

The Dragon Lord wasn’t angry, even after being mocked with such disrespectful words? It seems he truly does admire and like Ye Liangchen!

"It was Huang Quan who did this to me," the Dragon Lord said with a smile. He showed no shame at having been beaten; in fact, his voice and expression held a note of pride.

After all, since Huang Quan’s debut, he was only the third person, after the Blood Demon and the Gun God, to survive an encounter with him.

This was an honor, an unparalleled glory