The Truth of Ordinance Value

"You ask me what Realm I have achieved?" I asked with a sh*t-eating grin. "Well, I don't mind answering your question, but you have to first do something for me."

I tapped my left cheek. "You have to kiss me—right here."

A blood vessel popped on Yennefer's pretty face as she lashed out with a powerful kick, this one strong enough to incapacitate a Half-step Core Formation Realm Expert!

Though, in response to such a fierce kick, I merely lifted a finger and parried her calf. I then grabbed onto her plump leg before dangling her upside down.

"Y…You bastard!" she shouted while embarrassingly trying to cover her naughty bits with her hands. "Let me down right this instant!"

"I don't know," I said, smiling gleefully. "Should I let you down? But from where I'm standing, I'm getting the perfect view."

OOOM!

Yennefer suddenly unleashed a rage-filled aura that surpassed what most Mid-Core Formation Realm Cultivators possessed. She forcefully freed herself from my grasp, kicking away and landing a couple dozen meters away. Her crystal-clear eyes narrowed like those of an angry feline as her aura pressed down on everything for thousands of meters.

The Golden Core cultivator flying in from the far distance felt her aura and slowed down a bit. Yet, in the very next second, it returned to its original speed, even speeding up a little.

"Wow, so strong," I praised as I cupped my hands over my brows like a sailor. "My waify really is such a cool, sexy babe~"

"Shut up!" Yennefer yelled as her presence increased even further. "If another dirty word leaves that disgusting mouth of yours, then—!"

"Then what?" I asked, vanishing like a phantom.

"!!!" 'Where is he!?'

"—Will you not want my kisses anymore~?" I whispered into her reddened ears as a tongue licked them.

However…

"It's just too bad that you're too young and I don't want to kiss you anyway!" I hysterically laughed while carrying around a stray dog that I picked up as it was licking its butt. "But hey, at least little buddy here loves to give you kisses!"

Yennefer's pupils darted between me and the mangy, unhygienic mutt in my hands. Her complexion went from red to purple, then green, and finally a mixture of all three. Her knuckles turned white from how tightly she was clenching them.

No longer able to restrain herself, her voice boomed outward, shattering the windows of every building within a hundred-meter radius:

"YOU F*CKING BASTARD!!!!"

"Hahaha!" I laughed my ass off before chucking the doggo into the closest dumpster. "Hey, crazy b*tch, if you want another helping of the gooey sh*t-breathed mouth, then, at your nearest convenience, find your way over to that dumpster and dig in! Don't worry, he doesn't bite!"

"I'LL KILL YOU!!"

"They say that you only know you're married once you hate your partner enough to wish they were dead," I said as I fled through the bustling streets of Cactatorn. "It took this very lovers' quarrel of ours for me to realize just how true that is!"

After jumping over a rooftop as an illusory shadow, I flashed one final smile before vanishing for good. However, before fully leaving the area, I let my voice linger, giving one more message to my adorable bride and the Golden Core cultivator who had just arrived.

"Babe—the apple of my eye, the only one I see—I appreciate you stopping by to offer protection to me when the true battle for the Azura Ordinance List rankings begins in two months' time," I said. "But you needn't bother yourself with something like that. You can also inform your family that I don't require you or anyone else's protection."

"F*CK YOU!!"

"Well, with the heartfelt back and forth with my beloved wife out of the way," I continued, chuckling, "there's something I want to say to our third-wheel. Mister… Hmm… Well, I don't even have enough of a f*ck to give to make checking your name worth it to me. But anyway, just know that you, the rest of your sh*tty Sect, and whoever else is backing you will die by my hands. It'll happen sooner rather than later."

Coincidentally, as soon as I got out the rest of what I wanted to say, what I acquired from my wonderful experience with my fiancée finally arrived.

*Ding!*

[A small pile of Attribute Orbs has dropped after severely angering a Genius Cultivator in the Early Core Formation Realm!]

[Strength +870]

[Strength +1300]

[Agility +2050]

[Endurance +920]

[Mind +620]

[Affinity +3100]

x21 more…

I immediately pulled upon and absorbed what had dropped. An improvement to my Attribute parameters came right after.

With that, I left for good.

In milliseconds, I was already thousands of meters outside Cactatorn. I headed for the east side of the Water Kingdom—my destination being a fortress holed up in the depths of a snowy mountain range.

In this fortress, there were thousands of prisoners being held in virtually unbreakable chains. Each one of them was at least of the Foundation Establishment Realm, with some even being in the Nascent Soul Realm.

Some of the kingdom's most dangerous criminals—these were the next targets for my Attribute Farming Grind. And with their 'consensual' assistance, I might just stand a chance at striking back at the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect.

There was also the ongoing Azura's Ordinance Rankings, which almost every genius of the younger generation in the Elemental Nations had their eyes set on. Though, for me, it was just a silly game among children.

I heard rumors that you weren't even allowed to kill your opponents. You could only beat them to a pulp and have their Ordinance Value transferred to your own.

To be honest, this competition meant to test the competence of the citizens of the Azura Empire was more trouble than it was worth. Sure, a kingdom or region avoided extermination as long as they performed well enough, but not a single person in our Elemental Nations was informed of the rewards for ranking high.

If there even were any!