The group of black-clad men were led by two figures.
"I underestimated you. I didn't expect your soul perception to be so sharp that you could actually detect our presence!" one of the black-clad men snorted coldly.
Nie Li smiled faintly. "Underestimated me? That's putting it mildly. Elder
The Silver-level leader among the black-clad men was none other than Elder Shen Ming!
Elder Shen Ming's shoulders trembled slightly. He clearly hadn't expected Nie Li to have figured out his identity so quickly. His face beneath the black cloth contorted into a ferocious expression. "We absolutely cannot let this brat escape! If he gets away, the consequences will be endless!"
Nie Li could easily distinguish the auras of the people in front of him. Standing next to Shen Ming was the other leader — a tall, broad figure who was none other than Overseer Yunhua, the man who had fled wounded the other day.
Both the Sacred Family and the
"Ning'er,
"Kid, now that you know who we are, you'd better surrender quietly. That way, you might still have a sliver of a chance. Otherwise, every last one of you will die!" Elder Shen Ming's gaze turned icy as he barked his warning.
Nie Li suddenly stepped forward and shot back at Shen Ming and his men. "Elder Shen Ming, you truly are incorruptible. Bringing all these people to try to kill me — don't you realize that under the laws of the
At Nie Li's words, the black-clad men all stared blankly, dumbfounded.
Then they erupted into peals of laughter.
"Hahaha, that's hilarious!"
"This brat must be out of his mind!"
"Completely brainless!"
Overseer Yunhua laughed even more arrogantly, pointing at Nie Li with manic glee. "Kid, I'd love to see how exactly you plan on not holding back!"
Watching the black-clad men doubled over with laughter, Nie Li patted the spirit puppet perched on his shoulder with his right hand. "Little Fei Fei, this time it's your show!"
Though reluctant, the spirit puppet was entirely under Nie Li's control. It let out a couple of chirps and fluttered up into the air, darting toward the group of black-clad men with lightning speed.
"A bunch of disgraceful descendants, making an ancestor like me do this kind of work!"
"Aaargh!"
The man let out a piercing scream. What was sealed inside this spirit puppet was a Legendary-level powerhouse. Although his cultivation hadn't fully recovered, he had already reached the Gold level. On top of that, Ye Yan the Ancestor possessed extraordinary combat experience from his previous life. His movements were unpredictable, and his attacks were nothing if not vicious.
"Grab that freak bird!"
"Tear it apart!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
An unusual melee broke out. The black-clad men tried to surround the spirit puppet but couldn't so much as catch a glimpse of Little Fei Fei's trail.
It was simply too fast!
And its movements were impossible to predict!
They couldn't track it at all!
Watching this scene, both Elder Shen Ming and Overseer Yunhua's faces darkened. They hadn't expected Nie Li to possess such a strange bird. The creature was entirely metallic, and the others' attacks bounced off it without leaving a scratch, while its own strikes were razor-sharp, always targeting eyes, throats, and other vital points.
"Forget that freak bird — capture those kids first!" Shen Ming pointed in Nie Li's direction and barked his order.
Overseer Yunhua launched himself into the air, his hand shaped like an eagle's talon as he lunged at Nie Li. As he hurtled forward, his body continuously morphed into a massive Crimson Flame Black Tiger.
"Tiger Pounces on Prey!" Yunhua's razor-sharp claws shattered the air with a series of explosive cracks as they crashed down toward Nie Li.
"Right on time!" Nie Li's expression stayed calm as his body swiftly transformed into a Tiger Fang Panda. Though it was much smaller in stature, its aura was no less formidable. With a furious roar, it swung its massive paw to meet Yunhua's attack head-on.
Sensing the violent rush of incoming force,
"Nie Li, watch out!"
BOOM!
A deafening impact.
The Tiger Fang Panda's rotund body collided with Overseer Yunhua's Crimson Flame Black Tiger. A tremendous shockwave swept outward, forcing everyone nearby to stumble back several steps.