Chapter 573: Ye Li Dongjun’s Humiliating Plan
Ye Li Dongjun had searched for Dragon Heart Flame for over a hundred years, scouring the vast lands of the empire, but was unable to find it. Unexpectedly, what he thought was a troublesome item, the Spirit Humiliation Curse, had now brought him hope. The only thing that disgusted him was that he had to complete eight acts he considered the most humiliating to obtain the Dragon Heart Flame.
If Sirius was still alive, he would not be able to rest until he had dismembered him into a human pig, thrown him into a pigsty, and tormented him day and night.
“Mr. Dong Jun, are you saying you intend to complete eight humiliating acts?” Jin Yanghong asked in surprise. “How many have you completed so far?”
Ye Li Dongjun’s mismatched eyes glanced at the middle-aged man. He said calmly, “Five.”
Great men do not bother with trifles. For the ultimate goal, he could endure hardship and filth. After all, every founding emperor in history had experienced periods of hardship and pain, and they were all individuals of strong will. As for Ye Li Dongjun, from his birth to his current position of power, he had always been very patient. And there was nothing he could not obtain. Before dawn broke, he did not mind enduring hardship, like a fierce tiger crawling in the darkness, waiting for the moment to strike its prey.
However, the five humiliating acts he had completed in secret were known only to Jian Xin and no one else. There were now three left. The problem was that after completing those five, the events that made him feel humiliated had already exceeded the maximum tolerance of his inner dignity. One of them was undoubtedly his wife, Freya. Although she was only his nominal wife, she had fled on their wedding day without even entering the wedding hall and had lived in seclusion for ten years. Even though she had returned to Li Tian City now, they had not met once. At most, they had only spoken a few words via video call. Her attitude was as indifferent as ever.
But no matter what, Freya was his “white moonlight,” the person he had admired since he was young, and the woman Ye Li Dongjun was determined to have. Freya was already considered his exclusive property. Naturally, he was unwilling, and it was impossible for him to complete a humiliating act by wearing a cuckold’s horns.
However, after the five humiliating acts, Ye Li Dongjun had figured out the loopholes in the Spirit Humiliation Curse. The curse’s standard for determining the completion of humiliation was: the host themselves believes the event has occurred, and the emotions related to humiliation reach their peak, entering a state of extreme redness. In other words, the event did not actually need to happen in reality. The only point to note was that if the host later realized that the ‘previous humiliating event’ was fake and had not happened, the number of completed events would decrease accordingly.
This was what happened when he attempted the fifth humiliating act. He had succeeded using a logical loophole, but later realized it was fake, so the fifth attempt reverted to a failed state, and he was forced to complete the act for real. Although the fifth attempt failed, it allowed Ye Li Dongjun to completely understand the rule loopholes and devise a more perfect plan. He intended to use the loopholes to complete acts six, seven, and eight in one go!
The first step of this plan was to [fake the kidnapping of Freya]. In ten minutes, he would have Jian Xin use her ability to split his personality into two: one that knew the specific plan and logical loopholes, the [inner personality], and another that did not know the plan or loopholes, the [outer personality]. Subsequently, the outer personality would control all his thoughts and actions. Then, the evil disciples who would fake the kidnapping of Freya would send a threatening letter. If he did not comply with their demands, they would assault Freya and send him a video.
In reality, that evil disciple would just be a puppet arranged by Ye Li Dongjun, not real. They would simply have a face he recognized and disdained, one of an ant, to enhance the sense of humiliation. This way, the outer personality, unaware of the truth, would feel extreme humiliation, thus completing the sixth humiliating act. Once the eighth act was also completed and he obtained the Dragon Heart Flame, the inner personality hidden deep within his soul would emerge and regain control.
All the details during this period, such as how to prevent the outer personality from noticing any clues, would be handled by Jian Xin. Ye Li Dongjun had six trusted subordinates, and Jian Xin, who was always by his side, was his most trusted subordinate. She was steady and had never made a mistake. He believed Jian Xin could manage the plan and deploy everything accordingly.
“Jin Yanghong, it’s inconvenient to reveal the specific details of the plan. As for what you need to do, my subordinate will inform you.” As Ye Li Dongjun said this in a low voice, a tall, burly man like an iron tower walked out of the darkness, clad in dragon scale armor of red and black, with thick eyebrows, a broad face, and a heroic aura. Jin Yanghong naturally recognized this man as Ba Ji. Ba Ji was a genius of the same era as Ye Li Dongjun. He had challenged Ye Li Dongjun several times and was utterly defeated. For some reason, he became Ye Li Dongjun’s confidant, possessing astonishing combat power.
The handsome youth in the wheelchair casually glanced at the burly man and commanded, “The plan is about to begin. You escort Mr. Jin Yanghong.”
“Yes!” the burly man replied, his voice like a great bell, as he respectfully cupped his fists.
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Night.
Xia Feng moved rapidly through the dark forest, his figure flickering as he advanced. Soon, a towering cliff appeared before him. He stood on a treetop, gazing into the distance, and discovered what seemed to be a cave on the cliff face. According to the sensation from the Pale Contract Seal, Teacher Freya was in the cave. Xia Feng couldn’t help but wonder why Teacher Freya would come to this desolate wilderness so late at night. Something was amiss.
Sensing that something was not right, he entered the Holy Knight Space again and rapidly approached the cave high above. Through the Eye of Deconstruction, he saw two figures inside the cold, eerie cave. One was wearing a black robe with a hood, standing motionlessly at the cave entrance like a wooden man, his head lowered so his face was obscured. The other was dressed in a loose white martial arts robe, with a black sash cinching her slender waist. Her wine-red hair was tied into a side ponytail that hung down over her left shoulder, past her ample chest. It was Freya. Freya stood leaning against the stone wall, hugging a sheathed sword with her arms crossed. Her cold and beautiful face had long, slender eyelids lowered, and her eyes were closed as if she were dozing.
Xia Feng became even more puzzled. He had initially suspected that Teacher Freya had been kidnapped and had fled to this desolate place. That was why he had accelerated his approach. But looking at the situation, it didn’t seem like it. As Xia Feng was wondering, the strange black-robed figure, like a robot, suddenly looked up at Freya as if receiving an order. Xia Feng was instantly shocked, his scalp tingling, because the face of this black-robed figure was identical to his own!
The black-robed figure coughed lightly, as if adjusting his voice, and stared at Freya, saying softly, “Teacher Freya…”
“Bang—!!” Before the black-robed figure could finish speaking, his head instantly flew off, having been crushed by Xia Feng’s two powerful punches that appeared out of nowhere. “Damn it, daring to impersonate me!” Xia Feng was furious and stomped on the figure a couple more times. The head and body instantly exploded into wooden debris.
Wooden debris? Xia Feng was confused. Why was it this stuff? Could it be a wooden substitute technique? Thinking of this, Xia Feng immediately released the Bloodworm from the shadow beneath his feet, devouring all the debris to prevent it from regenerating!
