The hunting team members were all shocked as they were subdued by Ye Ningze in a single move.
Clearly, they had picked a fight with someone formidable this time!
"Speak, what's the latest situation with Qingcheng Base?" Ye Ningze demanded.
He had been away from the base for some time and assumed many things must have happened. He needed to get informed.
Upon hearing Ye Ningze's question, the hunting team members dared not withhold any information.
They truthfully recounted all the recent events at the base to Ye Ningze.
From these individuals, Ye Ningze learned a piece of major news.
That was, Wolf Lord Base was gone!
That's right, Wolf Lord Base had truly been destroyed by monsters. The base's millions of residents were wiped out by ferocious beasts. Only less than a hundred thousand managed to escape and had currently fled to Qingcheng Base.
Among these hundred thousand people, ten thousand were martial artists, and the rest were mostly family members of martial artists.
The true civilians within Wolf Lord Base had no chance to escape!
With the influx of these hundred thousand people, the situation at Qingcheng Base had changed considerably. Qingcheng Base had now signed a contract with the people from Wolf Lord Base.
The base allowed Wolf Lord Base martial artists to reside there. They were currently expanding the outer city, and in less than a month, rows of houses had been built, clearly indicating they considered Qingcheng Base their home.
As for the original power holders of Qingcheng Base, the Sun family, their status as the ruling family was still acknowledged in this contract.
However, Ye Ningze believed this so-called ruling status was merely nominal.
After all, Wolf Lord Base had quite a few extraordinary martial artists, and their number of Grandmaster martial artists far exceeded that of Qingcheng Base.
Could the Sun family, with their few Grandmasters, truly manage extraordinary martial artists?
But none of this mattered to Ye Ningze. He wasn't involved in any conflict between them anyway.
When the time was right, Ye Ningze planned to take his sister and leave Qingcheng Base for a larger one.
"Scram!"
Having obtained the information he wanted, Ye Ningze coldly ordered.
The hunting team scrambled away, disappearing quickly, fearing Ye Ningze might change his mind.
The rest of the journey was uneventful, and Ye Ningze returned to the base safely.
Upon entering the base, Ye Ningze noticed the number of martial artists in the city had increased significantly. People were coming and going, filling the streets, making it appear quite lively.
Back home.
"Brother, you're back!" Ye Yuhan exclaimed excitedly upon seeing Ye Ningze return, rushing towards him.
"My dear sister," Ye Ningze affectionately stroked Ye Yuhan's face and asked, "Have you been slacking off in your training recently?"
Ye Yuhan shook her head and replied, "No way, I've been very diligent!"
"My physical strength has already reached 500 jin!"
"Five hundred?" Ye Ningze was taken aback, a little surprised.
To temper one's physical strength to 500 jin in less than a month was quite impressive, even for someone with B-grade cultivation talent.
Ye Ningze also understood that Ye Yuhan's rapid increase in physical strength was mainly due to the large amount of ferocious beast blood.
"Yes, it's indeed good to increase so much strength in a month," Ye Ningze said, affectionately patting Ye Yuhan's little head.
"By the way, has anyone caused trouble for you during this time?" Ye Ningze asked again.
Although Ye Ningze had always kept a low profile in Qingcheng Base and had no enemies other than the Yang family, whom he had already dealt with, he still worried about being targeted by someone foolish.
"No one has caused trouble for me," Ye Yuhan replied, shaking her head first, then nodding. "However, someone came looking for you a while ago."
"Looking for me? Who?" Ye Ningze frowned and asked.
"It was a martial artist from Wolf Lord Base. He was quite arrogant and his name was Lei Ming," Ye Yuhan replied.
"Wolf Lord Base, Lei Ming!"
Ye Ningze silently noted the name. He then placed the ferocious beast materials and high-grade ferocious beast blood at home and went out alone.
"Come out."
Walking to a corner, Ye Ningze suddenly said.
*Swish!*
A martial artist dressed in black flashed out from behind a large tree.
He walked up to Ye Ningze and respectfully cupped his fist, "Greetings, Lord Ye Ningze!"
"No need for formalities," Ye Ningze waved his hand and said, "Take me to see your captain, Feng Lang. I have something to ask."
The sudden visit from a martial artist of Wolf Lord Base, and with such arrogance, made Ye Ningze take it seriously.
Ye Ningze was still unfamiliar with the strength of the martial artists from Wolf Lord Base. Feng Lang, being responsible for the city's security, might have some insights.
"Yes!"
Led by this team member, Ye Ningze arrived at the Feng Lang team's station.
"Brother Ye, you're back safely!" Feng Lang breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Ye Ningze return unharmed.
He had been worried that Ye Ningze might have encountered some accident during his prolonged absence.
"I'm fine," Ye Ningze asked casually, "Feng Lang, I heard someone named Lei Ming has been looking for me recently. Do you know anything about this person?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Lang's expression turned grim.
"I know this guy. He's a genius martial artist from Wolf Lord Base, and not just any genius martial artist. It's said he possesses high-grade cultivation talent and broke through to the early stage of the Grandmaster realm before the age of 20," Feng Lang explained to Ye Ningze.
"For a while now, Lei Ming has been looking for challengers within the base. Every martial artist who faced him was no match and was badly beaten."
"Lei Ming is not someone to be trifled with. He also has a peak Grandmaster martial artist backing him."
After listening to Feng Lang's account, Ye Ningze understood.
So, he was here to challenge him, and it seemed he was a "second-generation martial artist."
"Brother Ye, if Lei Ming comes looking for you, try to avoid him if possible," Feng Lang warned Ye Ningze.
"I know what I'm doing," Ye Ningze replied indifferently.
He understood Feng Lang's concern. Martial artists like Lei Ming, who were not weak in their own cultivation and had powerful backing, were indeed difficult to provoke.
Youngsters who were arrogant and overbearing were a headache for any martial artist they encountered.
But just because others feared Lei Ming didn't mean Ye Ningze would be intimidated.
He was merely a young martial artist at the early stage of the Grandmaster realm. Even with a peak late-stage Grandmaster martial artist backing him, Ye Ningze was fearless.
Having obtained the answers he sought, Ye Ningze turned and returned home.
In the following days, Ye Ningze remained indoors, engaging in intense cultivation.
Having just returned from the Great Prajna Forest, he had no worries about cultivation resources. The abundant high-grade ferocious beast blood allowed Ye Ningze's strength to continuously improve.
Immersed in every moment of strength enhancement, Ye Ningze felt content.
However, at this very moment, an unwelcome guest arrived outside Ye Ningze's residence.
"Ye Ningze, I know you're home! Come out and accept my challenge!" an arrogant voice boomed from outside Ye Ningze's villa.