Chapter 2

**Bang!**

Another powerful punch landed on Nie Tianxing's body, which was already injured. Unable to withstand the force, he spat out a mouthful of blood and flew several meters away, crashing into a bamboo pole.

"Yang Yuntian! Stop it!" Seeing Nie Tianxing spitting blood, Ling Yue was heartbroken and in tears. She could not bear to see Nie Tianxing being humiliated like this.

**Bang! Bang!**

Every time Nie Tianxing fell, he struggled to get up. The more Yang Yuntian beat him, the more excited and satisfied he became. After a few rounds, Nie Tianxing's white robe was stained red with blood.

"Yang Yuntian! I won't let you off!" Ling Yue screamed, her heart bleeding as she watched Nie Tianxing being humiliated. Her face was pale.

"Waste is waste, yet you dare to talk big in front of Senior Brother Yuntian. You're just asking for death!"

"Exactly! Even if Senior Brother Yuntian is only at the middle stage of Enlightenment, he's still much better than a waste."

The disciples of Xianyun Sect spoke one after another, their harsh words piercing Nie Tianxing's fragile heart like sharp blades, almost making him suffocate.

**Bang!**

The moment Nie Tianxing got up, his face was already as pale as paper. Yang Yuntian mercilessly kicked him in the chest, causing him to spit out another mouthful of blood and crash into several bamboo poles.

"This is the consequence of not taking me seriously! Nie Tianxing, I originally planned to kill you, but now I want you to live and suffer slowly until you die!" Yang Yuntian sneered, spitting at Nie Tianxing in disdain.

Without any true essence, Nie Tianxing could not withstand Yang Yuntian's attacks. He was now unable to stand, leaning against a bamboo pole, his face pale. At this moment, Nie Tianxing could only feel endless bitterness and helplessness.

Being bullied without the ability to fight back, being beaten like a dog, learning that the person he liked was to be betrothed to someone else, and being unable to help the person he liked when she was being beaten—this made him feel utterly hopeless. What was the point of living as such a waste?

"One day, I will return all the humiliation you have given me tenfold!" Nie Tianxing gasped, his face cold. Although the chances were slim, he would not give up easily.

"Who would have thought a waste like you would be so arrogant? Even if you could cultivate true essence one day, do you really think you could catch up to us? We will only get stronger, while you might not even be able to cultivate true essence." Ye Feng sneered, his hands crossed over his chest, looking arrogant.

"Nie Tianxing, you are destined to be a waste for the rest of your life. Don't even dream of cultivating true essence, let alone seeking revenge on us. Ha! How ridiculous!" Yang Yunfeng laughed, his eyes full of disdain and contempt.

"Big Brother Tianxing, how are you? Are you seriously injured?" Ling Yue struggled to come to Nie Tianxing's side, her face full of worry, her eyes red and swollen.

"Yue'er, I'm sorry for letting you get hurt. I'm just a waste and can't protect you!" Nie Tianxing forced a smile, the pain in his heart only known to himself.

"No, Big Brother Tianxing hasn't wronged me. Big Brother Tianxing is still as good to Yue'er as before." Ling Yue shook her head and cried, hurriedly wiping the blood that kept flowing from Nie Tianxing's mouth.

Seeing Ling Yue's concern for Nie Tianxing, Ye Feng's face instantly turned dark. As the eldest son of the Ye family, he was superior to Nie Tianxing in both background and cultivation. Now that he had a betrothal with Ling Yue, her concern for Nie Tianxing was a humiliation to him and the Ye family. He could not tolerate it!

"Ling Yue, don't forget our betrothal. Being intimate with other men is a humiliation to the Ye family!" Ye Feng roared, his face flushed with anger, veins bulging.

"I never agreed to marry you; it was my father who agreed. If it's my father's decision, let him marry into your family! Don't think everyone is eager to marry into the Ye family. Who you are, the whole empire knows. Anyone who marries you is a fool!" Ling Yue, in her anger, showed no respect to Ye Feng.

"You!" Ye Feng was so angry that his lungs almost burst. A terrifying aura erupted, the bamboo forest rustling in the powerful pressure, and Yang Yuntian and the others were frightened pale.

"I would rather marry a pig than you!" Ling Yue said with extreme anger, her icy gaze sweeping over Ye Feng, showing no fear.

"Ah! I'll kill you!"

Enraged, Ye Feng could no longer bear it. His anger erupted like a volcano, his terrifying aura spreading wildly. He roared and charged at Ling Yue in a frenzy.

"Watch out, Yue'er!" Nie Tianxing's face changed drastically, but he was severely injured and in pain, unable to move.

**Bang!**

**Ah!**

As a Golden Core expert, Ye Feng was extremely fast. In his anger, he could not control his strength. He punched Ling Yue in the chest with full force. Ling Yue did not expect Ye Feng to try to kill her. As she turned around, she was already hit, spitting blood and flying out, breaking several bamboo poles.

"Yue'er!" Nie Tianxing was shocked and screamed, somehow finding the strength to run to Ling Yue despite his injuries.

Yang Yuntian and the others were terrified, their faces full of fear. They did not expect Ye Feng to lose his mind in anger and charge out in a frenzy.

One punch sent Ling Yue flying, leaving her seriously injured. Ye Feng was slightly stunned, not sure what had happened. He had acted out of anger.

But he quickly regained his composure, his face showing no change, as if nothing had happened. He only gave a cold glance at Ling Yue, who was lying on the ground, barely alive.

"Yue'er! Yue'er! How are you? Don't scare me!" Nie Tianxing held Ling Yue in his arms, his trembling hands covering the blood flowing from her mouth, extremely panicked.

"Big... Big Brother Tianxing, Yue... Yue'er can't... can't make it." Ling Yue's face was pale, her light blue dress stained red with blood.

"No, no, Yue'er, you won't die." Nie Tianxing was in deep pain, his eyes filled with bloodshot.

"Big... Big Brother Tianxing, actually... actually Yue'er came here... to leave with Big Brother Tianxing, but... but Yue'er can't... can't be with Big Brother Tianxing anymore. Big Brother Tianxing, you... you must stay strong, don't... don't give... up..." Ling Yue forced a faint smile, her consciousness fading, and she closed her eyes forever.

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