This martial arts tournament is time-stopping.

A few moments earlier, Wang Cuihua and Granny Su had parted ways at the Ye family's door.

As Old Lady Su clutched her broken arm and walked out of Willow Bay Lane toward the clinic, she continued to mutter curses under her breath.

"That damned brat from the Ye family, he doesn't know how to respect the elderly and care for the young. He kicked me away with one kick, and my arm was broken. He deserves to die!"

"When we get back, I'll have the nun Bai curse him to death with a single spell..."

Just as Old Lady Su was cursing viciously and venting her dissatisfaction, she suddenly saw a huge creature emerge from her shadow, which was slanted by the sun.

"Tiger, tiger, tiger!"

But before Old Lady Su could even let out two howls, she was slapped against the wall by Tiger's henchman.

When he fell again, his neck twisted and he stopped breathing completely.

Then, the Tiger General stepped forward and gently sniffed the head of the old woman Su. Wisps of multicolored soul light were drawn into the nose, making the Tiger General more solid.

On the other side, just as she sat down at Yu's house, Wang Cuihua was so frightened by the sudden wailing outside that her legs went weak and became wet again.

When Ye Chu sensed that Hu Chang was about to return, he noticed that Hu Chang had become a bit stronger, so he left him in the house to protect Ji Meng.

Afterwards, Ye Chu went to the Dragon Tiger Hall and took a look at Old Lady Su, who had been reduced to minced meat.

A mass of time-related aura, measuring 4.5, floated around its body.

[Time and Rhythm: 11→15.5]

"Indeed, it is humans, long-lived creatures, who accumulate more Dao of Time within their bodies due to the long years they have lived. This is far more Dao of Time than that of pigs that can only live for one or two years."

Ye Chu withdrew the Dao of Time and returned directly to the inner courtyard of the Dragon Tiger Hall.

However, even though he knew the root of the problem, he couldn't get into the Wang family's house.

Fortunately, Wang Hongru, the youngest son of the Wang family, was practicing martial arts in the inner courtyard of the Dragon Tiger Hall and spent every day with Qin Shiming and other young masters from aristocratic families, which was a good breakthrough point.

However, Ye Chu had no connection with Wang Hongru, so he had to bring along his third senior brother Qi Feixing, who had also married Nie Qingcang's daughter and was now considered his brother-in-law, and told him about the family matter, asking Qi Feixing to act as a middleman.

Qi Feixing then led Ye Chu to the pavilion where the group of young noblemen had gathered.

When the young masters from the noble families saw Qi Feixing approaching with Ye Chu, they looked at each other in bewilderment, wondering what he was up to.

Ye Chu then walked up to Wang Hongru, cupped his hands in a fist salute, and said:

"Senior Brother Wang, I need your help with something."

Wang Hongru glanced at Ye Chu, then exchanged glances with his friends, and asked:

"For the sake of my third senior brother, why don't you tell me what it is? If I can help, I'll take care of it for you."

Ye Chu recounted:

"It's like this, the Taoist nun you invited performed a ritual and took a liking to my wife, wanting her to become a saintess."

But my wife is honest, so I'd appreciate it if you could tell that Taoist nun to keep her distance and stop eyeing our house!

Wang Hongru thought it was something serious, so he readily agreed, "It's nothing. I'll tell the nun when I get back tonight."

"Then thank you very much, Senior Brother Wang."

"Haha, it's still my nagging family member who's the most talkative one."

As Wang Hongru spoke, he turned back to chat and laugh with the others, leaving Ye Chu standing aside.

Qi Feixing was helpless in the face of this situation.

Although the matter between Ye Chu and Nie Ruyue was largely settled, it was ultimately not announced to the public.

The young nobles in the inner courtyard were unaware of the situation and still regarded Ye Chu as a helpless peasant who was not well-liked.

Somewhat helplessly, he let Ye Chu leave first and continued his cultivation.

In the late afternoon,

A maid named Xiao Cui emerged from the back courtyard of the martial arts school and stood at the entrance connecting the True Instruction Courtyard and the Inner Courtyard. She gave Ye Chu, who was about to rest, a look that said, "Come here."

Knowing that Xiao Cui was Nie Ruyue's maid, Ye Chu entered the True Inheritance Courtyard.

This True Inheritance Academy is where the eldest, second, and third senior brothers reside.

Secondly, Han Heng and Ye Chu could also be added.

However, the eldest and second eldest brothers were rarely at the martial arts school, and the third eldest brother often needed to go to the outer courtyard to instruct apprentices or meet with new martial arts students, so he stayed in the inner courtyard.

Therefore, the vast True Transmission Academy could only remain empty.

"Young master, Miss said she saw you were practicing martial arts very diligently, and since she couldn't help you at noon, she asked me to get you a Blood Nourishing Pill. After taking this pill, it will take effect over the next two days, increasing your total blood and qi, making up for some deficiencies in your physical constitution, and helping you to condense tiger skin faster."

Ye Chu looked at the Blood Nourishing Pill in his hand, which reeked of bloodlust, put it in his pocket, and then said to Xiao Cui:

"Then tell Miss that she's worried about this!"

"Yes, young master, I will give it to Miss."

After Xiao Cui finished speaking, she ran back to the inner courtyard.

Ye Chu tasted a small amount of the scraped-off pill powder, and after confirming that there was no problem, he swallowed it in one gulp.

Immediately, I felt a continuous heat spreading slowly through my stomach and intestines, and I could feel my body, including my skin, muscles, and bones, being nourished and strengthened.

This is different from the Wolf Smoke Elixir and Soul Devouring Elixir that I took before, which had a rapid effect.

Ye Chu returned to the shade of the trees in the inner courtyard to continue his cultivation, having already absorbed the effects of the elixir.

In addition,

This morning, Ye Chu discovered that Han Heng's rate of stealing Yang Heng's essence remained stable compared to yesterday.

But by the afternoon, Han Heng's rate of stealing Yang Heng's essence not only slowly climbed to the level before Yang Heng broke through the blood barrier, but the rate of stealing continued to rise!

Given this situation, Ye Chu estimated:

Either Yang Heng's original essence is almost completely lost;

Either Yang Heng has recovered from the internal injuries caused by his failed breakthrough and regained his Qi, thus entering the skin-refining stage!

Just as I was thinking,

He noticed that the ants in his hand had grown a few sizes larger than before.

Moreover, two fleshy growths had appeared on the little ant's back, along with several more blood-red stripes.

"The mutations are getting more and more severe!"

Even more remarkably, Ye Chu tore off a tiny piece of the tough, chewy, and difficult-to-chew exotic beast meat and held it to the little ant's mouth.

With a single snip of the pliers, the jerky of the strange beast was cut in two with a snap.

"It's certainly sharp! If it were on an ordinary person, one bite could probably pierce through the skin, or even, with a bit of force, drill right into the skin..."

Then, Ye Chu asked Xiao Ma to try cutting his hair, which had been enhanced by the tiger stripes from the skin-smoothing process. With just a light snip, it broke off.

Ye Chu was somewhat shocked. At least the meat jerky from the strange beast had been cooked once and could be chewed and eaten directly, but his was extraordinary fur!

Then he let the little ant bite the thin wire on the wooden frame next to it. He didn't believe that it could bite through the wire.

Surprisingly, the little ant became interested in the wire and, like a teething prodigious creature, actually bit it through in about ten seconds.

Moreover, the little ant was eating iron filings, which made Ye Chu's teeth ache.

"Yang Heng's origin is truly extraordinary!"

"And with Han Heng constantly stealing Yang Heng's essence, I wonder to what extent he can be strengthened in the end?"