"You..."

Ye Xian'er silently got up from the ground, picked up the now deformed and broken bronze ring, shedding tears of heartache.

This ring was something her brother left for her, a sentimental keepsake of her brother, and now it had been violently broken by Ergouzi. Despite her strong mentality, she couldn't help but shed tears of sorrow.

"Why do you bully me? What have I done to you?!"

"Is it my fault for not having parents?"

"I too wish to have parents, to enjoy the love of parents like you all do, yet heaven won't allow me to have it!"

"Throughout these years, I've never provoked you, so why always make it hard for me?"

"This ring was left to me by my brother when he left, why did you have to break it?"

No matter how mature Ye Xian'er was, she was ultimately a nine-year-old child, humiliated, she knew how to fight back.

However, her questioning did not elicit any sympathy or pity from Ergouzi and the others, but rather provoked their laughter: "Little beggar girl, we just love to bully you..."

To them, bullying a little girl was simply a pastime when they had nothing better to do; there were no real reasons.

If there was a reason, it was because they were bored.

That's all there was to it!

Compassionate hearts?!

Ha!

That did not work with them.

As long as they felt bored, they would come over to bully Ye Xian'er for fun.

"Little beggar girl, so what if we bully you?!"

"No parents means you have to endure it!"

"Dare to talk back again, and we'll beat you so bad you'll be searching the ground for your teeth!"

Ergouzi wouldn't have any guilt; his greatest pleasure was to bully Ye Xian'er. Now with so many followers by his side, why would he back down.

"You..." Ye Xian'er's expression turned frantic as she watched Ergouzi raise his fist again, instinctively retreating to put distance between herself and Ergouzi and the others.

She looked utterly panic-stricken!

"Hehehe!" Seeing this, Ergouzi and the others laughed.

"Just a little beggar girl, you get terrified the moment I raise my fist, so useless! Trash..."

"Yeah! Don't know why this piece of trash is still in our village, if it were me, I would have left long ago!"

"Despicable! Where could she go if she leaves the village? She probably wouldn't get far before being eaten by the wild beasts of the mountain, just like her short-lived parents!"

"That's true!!"

"..."

The endless cruel mockery went on, like sharp knives stabbing into Ye Xian'er's heart, making it difficult for her to breathe.

But Ye Xian'er tried desperately not to let herself cry; she wanted to save her tears for her brother, not for these bullies.

They didn't deserve it!

The more she tried to control herself, the worse she felt, the more she tried not to cry, the more the tears flowed involuntarily.

She wasn't weak, she simply couldn't hold back.

If she could hold back, she wouldn't be shedding these helpless, sorrowful tears.

"Brother, when will you come back?"

"Nannan is being bullied!"

"Nannan is so helpless! Please come back and take Nannan away!"

"Nannan doesn't want to stay here..."

Ye Xian'er kept calling out her brother's name in her heart, hoping he would return soon and rescue her from this Sea of Suffering.

Perhaps it was a telepathic response through their blood, far away in a secret base in Central State Yuhua Heaven, a handsome and tall youth suddenly stopped cultivating and turned to gaze into the distance with an inexplicable look of distress, repeatedly witnessing his own helpless pleas.

He is Ye Hao, Ye Xian'er's brother.

Seven years ago, he was chosen by the Great Xia Divine General Yu Ming, and came to the Great Xia Dynasty for cultivation. Due to his exceptional talent, two years later he was sent by the Great Xia Dynasty to the Yuhua Dynasty in Yuhua Heaven for further training.

He was among the dozens of young people who had come with him, all possessing special physique and talents, selected by the Great Xia Dynasty from the vast mountains.

Each young person harbored the dream of becoming an Immortal and achieving the Dao.

During their cultivation in the Great Xia Dynasty, they received countless Heavenly Treasures and guidance from special trainers, aimed at developing their unique physiques as much as possible.

Upon their arrival in Yuhua Heaven, they received even more powerful guidance from "Immortals," and the number of Heavenly Treasures they received multiplied.

It could be said that by coming here, they gained the attention and intensive cultivation from the Yuhua Emperor Dynasty.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last.

This preferential treatment only lasted for three years before a huge change occurred.

The youths brought here, once their cultivation or constitution reached a certain level, would be taken away to have their blood and origin drained, offered to that bizarre Bronze Tripod within the Immortal Pond.

No one knows what that tripod is or why it needs their fresh blood and origin to be cast, they only knew they have no room for resistance.

Because those who resisted were ruthlessly crushed to death by the 'Immortals' of the Yuhua Dynasty, and then their blood and origin poured onto that Bronze Tripod, an utterly brutal scene.

More than two years have passed since the first youth was forced into sacrifice.

Every day, at least one youth's blood and origin would be absorbed by the bizarre Bronze Tripod in the Immortal Pond, ultimately turning into a dried corpse.

Ye Hao and the others had become numb!

They did not know when it would be their turn, but everyone knew that day was not far off!

For the youths in their area had dwindled, even if the last one to be chosen could survive for no more than sixty days at most.

In facing the ruthless Yuhua Dynasty, it wasn't that no one resisted, but in the end, all were suppressed by the 'Immortals' of the Yuhua Dynasty.

Ye Hao also thought about escaping.

But every attempt had been discovered by the powerful 'Immortals' of the Yuhua Dynasty before it even began, ending in failure.

This is because the Yuhua Dynasty had long set up an Array in their area, and any fleeing youth would trigger the barriers of the Array, ultimately being discovered and mercilessly crushed by the 'Immortals' guarding the surroundings.

Unless external forces intervened, these weak youths had no chance of escaping.

Ye Hao was not afraid of death.

In these two years, he had witnessed too much life and death, and had already become numb!

Just yesterday, a youth who had been cultivating here with him was forcibly taken away for sacrifice!

This youth was named Chu Feng, with the same constitution as him, hailing from a star called 'Earth Star' within the Primordial Starry Sky.

Perhaps out of empathy for their shared plight, they came here and cultivated together, faced life and death crises together, and tried to escape together.

But now, his only good friend had been sacrificed.

According to the order, the next one to be sacrificed would be him!

He didn't care about dying!

What he feared was that after his death, there would be no one to take care of his young sister.

"Ye Hao, come with me!"

Just as Ye Hao was lost in myriad thoughts, the Immortal responsible for leading the sacrifices came over and coldly said to him.

"The inevitable has finally arrived!"

A nameless sadness welled up in Ye Hao's heart.

He knew that he was about to die!

The only thing he couldn't let go of was his young sister.

Thinking of his sister, Ye Xian'er, a trace of unwillingness rose in Ye Hao's heart.

He pleaded with the Immortal before him, hoping they could take him back for one last look at Ye Xian'er.

Just one glance.

Then he would have no more lingering attachments!

Alas, the Immortal showed an indifferent face.

As if devoid of any emotion, unmoved.

He didn't even glance directly at him.

"Take him away!"

After a long while.

Perhaps annoyed by Ye Hao's voice.

With a wave of his hand, the Immortal ordered Ye Hao to be brought before the Bronze Tripod to begin the sacrifice.

"Divine Blood… Devil Blood… Buddha Blood…"

"All poured onto its form…"

"My death matters not… but what about my young sister?!"

"Who can take care of my sister…"

As the last drop of fresh blood and a wisp of his origin were drained from Ye Hao's body, he crumpled to the ground like a candle in the wind.

The rapid loss of Life Force allowed him to use his last bit of strength in his dying moments to leave his final words on the ground:

"She's still too young… I can't rest assured…"

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