Chapter 240: Do Not Harm Anyone

Terror, shock, confusion, doubt, fear, and bewilderment—all sorts of complex emotions churned together, causing Xie Xiaoxiao's brain to cease functioning entirely.

Looking at this face that was identical to her father's, she felt for the first time that her worldview, outlook on life, and views on love had all suffered a massive collision.

Did she... did she fall in love with her own biological father?

"Child... I originally didn't want to tell you the truth, just because I was afraid you wouldn't be able to accept it." Ye Lin sighed gloomily.

Xie Xiaoxiao clenched her fists so hard her knuckles turned white, staring at Ye Lin in disbelief.

"No! You're lying to me!"

Xie Xiaoxiao quickly snapped out of it.

"My father isn't as weak as you! And his divine artifact is the Demon Blade Black Moon, not a spear!"

"Hehe, didn't fool you." Ye Lin gave a shy smile.

Xie Xiaoxiao: "......"

"Are you sick in the head? Is tricking me fun?"

Xie Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth. For those few seconds, she had truly believed that the Ye Mushuang she had been pining for was her father, Xie Hong, in disguise.

If that were really the case, her worldview would have collapsed.

"Are you still going to say you aren't Ye Mushuang?" Xie Xiaoxiao demanded.

"I really am not! Oh, forget it, we'll talk about the details later—we aren't out of danger yet!"

Ye Lin braced himself against the Imperial Gold Spear, relying on his formidable Strength attribute to force the Poison Flood Dragon back several meters.

His figure appeared exceptionally minuscule in front of the Flood Dragon's massive body; the scene looked like an ant pushing back a lion, which was truly inconceivable.

The Poison Flood Dragon shook its head in fury, sending Ye Lin flying.

However, as soon as Ye Lin steadied himself, he charged at the Poison Flood Dragon again. On the sharp tip of the Imperial Gold Spear, scarlet blood seemed ready to drip at any moment.

With a fierce thrust from Ye Lin, the Imperial Gold Spear tore through the air, aiming straight for the Poison Flood Dragon's azure eye.

The Poison Flood Dragon let out an earth-shattering roar, clearly extremely dissatisfied with a tiny human provoking it.

It hissed, and its sharp claws swiped down at Ye Lin.

The claw tips and the spear tip collided violently, emitting a teeth-gritting, shrill screeching sound and a trail of sparks.

Xie Xiaoxiao and Duan Ling were completely stunned.

"Isn't he an Ice-type mage? Since when do Ice-type mages have such strong physical bodies?" Xie Xiaoxiao asked, shocked and bewildered.

"Vocal! A level 28 Forbidden Spellcaster fighting an level 80 Poison Flood Dragon? Truly worthy of being my husband..." Duan Ling was dumbfounded.

Ye Lin had no time to mind them, as the Poison Flood Dragon had charged again. It opened its foul-smelling maw, and a thick, toxic mist rushed toward them.

"Forbidden Spell—Instantaneous Dance!"

With his Agility increased tenfold, Ye Lin dodged the attack instantly. He gripped the Imperial Gold Spear, dodging the Flood Dragon's attacks while rapidly closing the distance.

Every dodge was a narrow escape; the Flood Dragon was only a hair's breadth away from crushing Ye Lin to death each time, which thoroughly enraged the beast.

Its azure pupils suddenly formed vortexes, and it fixed its gaze on Ye Lin!

In an instant, Ye Lin felt his body stiffen, as if he had fallen into a swamp; his lightning-fast speed slowed down.

Seeing this, the Poison Flood Dragon swiped a claw down from the sky, aiming straight for Ye Lin. Even the air whistled shrilly under the force of the strike.

"Star Puppet Threads!"

"Corrosive Calamity Poison!"

Xie Xiaoxiao and Duan Ling attacked almost simultaneously. Countless translucent threads rushed toward the Flood Dragon's claw, and as the Star Puppet Threads passed through the poison mist released by Duan Ling, they were stained a dark, ink-green.

Although it was their first time working together, the two women displayed an unspoken rapport.

The Star Puppet Threads were already sharp, and now, enhanced by the poison, they were even more formidable.

The threads dug deeply into the Poison Flood Dragon's flesh, causing it such pain that it retracted the lethal claw aimed at Ye Lin.

"Earth Escape Technique!"

Ye Lin seized the opportunity and activated the Earth Escape Technique. Under the effect of his second profession talent, it sublimated into a Spatial Leap. With a ripple in space, Ye Lin appeared instantly before the Poison Flood Dragon!

Compared to that massive eye, Ye Lin looked like an insignificant little bug.

*Pshhh! *

The next second, the black Imperial Gold Spear plunged deep into the Poison Flood Dragon's eye!

Even though the Flood Dragon had closed its eyelid, it was far too insignificant to defend against the eight-star divine artifact, the Imperial Gold Spear.

The Poison Flood Dragon let out a painful hiss, and its massive body began to thrash wildly. In an instant, the earth shook, mountains crumbled, and a gale roared, kicking up clouds of dust.

Under the cover of the dust, Ye Lin used "One Breath Becomes Three Purities" to create a clone, while his true body used the Great Void Technique to crouch down in a hidden spot.

The next second, Xie Xiaoxiao and Duan Ling saw Ye Lin being flung away by the Poison Flood Dragon, only to be struck mid-air by its tail.

*Pfft! *

Ye Lin spat out a mouthful of blood, his aura instantly wilting as he plummeted from the sky like a broken kite.

"Husband!"

"Ye Lin!"

Duan Ling rushed toward Ye Lin, while Xie Xiaoxiao wove a soft net in the air with her Star Puppet Threads to catch him.

"Put him down!" Duan Ling urged.

"The priority is to leave first. Level 80 monsters have extremely powerful vitality; it's not that easy to kill them. If we don't leave before the Flood Dragon recovers, we won't be able to leave at all!"

Although Xie Xiaoxiao was also anxious, she remained calm. She bound Ye Lin with her Star Puppet Threads and began to move away.

Ye Lin swayed in the air like a kite.

Although Duan Ling was very unhappy, she couldn't find any reason to argue, so she could only follow Xie Xiaoxiao, gritting her teeth.

After they had run a certain distance, the Poison Flood Dragon recovered from the agony of its blinded eye. Its remaining eye was filled with resentment as it locked onto the backs of Xie Xiaoxiao and Duan Ling, preparing to give chase.

But at that moment, a slender man suddenly blocked the Poison Flood Dragon's path—it was Ye Lin's true body.

"Beast! Do not harm anyone! I, Ye Mushuang of the Profound Heaven Ye family, shall eliminate this evil today and restore peace to the Dragon Pool Realm!"

Hearing this voice, Xie Xiaoxiao's footsteps came to an abrupt halt.

She looked suspiciously at Ye Lin's clone in mid-air, then looked in shock at Ye Lin's true body standing with his hands behind his back, her mouth forming an 'O' shape.