"You don't even care for a mysterious-grade pill?" Le Yu was stunned. That was no ordinary pill — it was one that repaired divine sense power. A single pill of this caliber was worth more than an entire bottle of other mysterious-grade pills, easily several hundred thousand taels of silver.
Mysterious-grade pills weren't something just anyone could refine. In the entire Han Dynasty, fewer than thirty alchemists were capable of producing them. And this kid didn't want one? Could his standards really be that high?
"Not interested," Yang Kai said flatly.
"Damn it!" Le Yu's eyes turned cold in an instant as his true yuan erupted violently from his body. "I don't give a damn whether you're interested or not! Once I've set my sights on you, you fight whether you want to or not!"
As he spoke, the ground beneath his feet cracked apart, stone fragments flying in every direction.
Waves of dark purple sinister light emerged from Le Yu's body, transforming into invisible currents of energy that surged toward Yang Kai.
"You better not hurt him, Le Yu, or you're dead!" Bi Luo's face went pale with shock as she screamed at the top of her lungs.
Although Yang Kai had defeated several Zhenyuan Realm martial artists in the blink of an eye and demonstrated formidable strength, Le Yu was a different matter entirely. He was a notorious figure throughout the entire Cangyun Evil Lands. He might not have been much to look at, but his combat power was absolutely savage — very few among the younger generation could even hold a candle to him.
Moreover, Le Yu was bloodthirsty by nature. Every single person who had ever fought him had ended up dead without exception. He never left survivors.
Bi Luo had no idea whether Yang Kai could match him. How could she not worry? If something happened to Yang Kai, how would she explain it to Shan Qingluo?
Amid her terror, Yang Kai's own true yuan erupted with comparable force.
Puff, puff, puff…
The corporeal attacks formed by their respective true yuan collided head-on, evenly matched. Le Yu's invisible assault was neutralized completely.
Before either could catch their breath, Yang Kai suddenly noticed a smug smile tugging at the corner of Le Yu's mouth.
His expression shifted. He propelled himself upward, leaping into the air.
Shing—
A beam of sinister light suddenly burst from the ground below, narrowly missing the sole of Yang Kai's foot.
"Oh?" Le Yu's eyes flashed with cold surprise. He hadn't expected Yang Kai to be so vigilant, able to dodge that abrupt strike.
A ball of fire erupted, and as Yang Kai soared into the sky, his entire body resembled a blazing fireball. He pushed his True Yang Energy to its limit and dove downward like a hawk striking from the heavens, carrying destructive force.
Sensing the searing heat and pressure from above, Le Yu didn't dare be careless. He raised both palms and met the attack head-on, as if hoisting a cauldron.
Boom, boom, boom…
Rampant true yuan clashed like colliding tidal waves. Each impact sent out rings of light that rippled outward. In the midst of this collision, Le Yu's iron-tower body gradually sank into the ground.
It wasn't that he was weaker than Yang Kai — the earth simply couldn't withstand such bombardment. Around where Le Yu stood, cracks spread outward from him like a turtle's shell.
Yang Kai's eyes grew colder still. He unleashed his true yuan without restraint, determined to pound Le Yu into the earth.
Sensing his intention, Le Yu roared like a maddened beast. Every muscle on his body bulged as he poured every ounce of strength into a single devastating punch.
Half of Fragrance City trembled. The surrounding shops were shattered by the shockwave, and the clerks inside shrieked and scrambled to get clear.
Even the Letian Medicine Shop wasn't spared.
Yang Kai's expression turned solemn. He had no intention of dodging.
Blazing Sun Triple Burst!
Three waves of explosive energy merged instantly under Yang Kai's command.
Boom…
Le Yu's body buckled, more than half of him driven into the ground. Yang Kai used the rebound to drift gracefully to the side. After steadying himself, his face paled slightly.
In that exchange, Le Yu hadn't come off worse. If anything, Yang Kai had gotten the short end.
But being hammered into the ground like that? Le Yu had lost face — badly.
A deathly silence fell over the crowd. Everyone stared at Yang Kai with undisguised shock and disbelief, as if they couldn't fathom that he could actually do that to Le Yu.
"What's going on?" Several figures came flying in from every direction — all Shenyou Realm experts from within the city.
Under Shan Qingluo's management, open street brawls in Fragrance City were rare. But today's clash was far too explosive. Even the Shenyou Realm cultivators couldn't sit still and had rushed over to see what was happening.
When they discovered it was Le Yu in the thick of it, they were absolutely dumbfounded.
And the real kicker — Le Yu seemed to be losing! Half his body was buried in the earth, and his opponent… was just a teenager!
"What the hell is going on? Who is Le Yu fighting?" The arrivals flew to the side and grabbed a few of the old Shenyou Realm men from the Letian Medicine Shop.
"Who is that kid? He can actually trade blows with Le Yu head-on."
One of the Letian family experts gave a bitter smile. "We have no idea where this brat came from either. According to Miss Bi Luo, he's a honored guest of the Queen!"
"The Queen's guest? How come we haven't heard about this?"
"Never mind that — what do we do now?"
"We're doomed. The young master has never taken a hit like this. I'm afraid this won't end well."
"Heh heh…" In the center of the arena, Le Yu suddenly let out a few chuckles. He jerked his head up, gazing at Yang Kai with an eerie, chilling stare. The frost in his eyes had almost solidified into something tangible as he spoke in a low voice: "No one has ever dared treat me like this. You've got guts!"
As he spoke, purple sinister energy rose from his body once more. But this time, it seemed to solidify on his skin like tattoos, clinging firmly to his flesh.