Too much — I am a City Lord, after all!
He actually...
"No way! I just made a bet with him. If he breaks the Taiyi Killing Formation, I won't be able to see Ziyun anymore — unless he admits defeat!" Nie Li pouted.
How could these two be so stubborn, each more so than the other?
One was too proud for his own good, willing to suffer rather than lose face. The other was relentless and absolutely refused to let go. When these two met, the future was going to be something else.
Just as Ye Xiu was getting frustrated and wanted to try convincing Nie Li again, he suddenly heard Nie Li say quietly, "There's no point in you trying to persuade me. Sons-in-law and fathers-in-law have always been at each other's throats."
Hearing Nie Li's words, Ye Xiu nearly tripped and fell. What on earth was he talking about? Had Ye Zong agreed to give Ziyun to you? Even if Ye Zong agreed, Ziyun hadn't!
This was simply outrageous — a man with no shame was truly invincible.
Ye Zong unleashed his full power. The Black-Scaled Earth Dragon was incredibly ferocious, its attacks smashing crater after crater into the surrounding ground. But even so, those Black Gold Demon Spirits were more than he could handle, let alone breaking the Taiyi Killing Formation.
Ye Zong's own strength had already reached the absolute peak of the Black Gold Demon Spirit Master level, just a single step away from the Legendary tier. And Nie Li hadn't even used his true killing moves. Against an ordinary enemy Black Gold Demon Spirit Master — even five or six of them — he probably would have finished them off long ago, dissolving them into puddles of sludge with his venom.
A full two hours passed, and Ye Zong gradually fought his way to his limit.
At this point, Ye Zong truly grasped the terrifying power of the Taiyi Killing Formation and realized that Nie Li had been holding back. If this had been a real life-and-death battle, he would have been finished long ago.
But admitting defeat — he simply couldn't bring himself to do it. Once he admitted defeat, he would have no right to interfere in matters between Nie Li and Yuner. Even if he could keep Yuner at a distance from Nie Li, could he really stop the boy from being a scoundrel? Even he himself had been outwitted by Nie Li time and again, to say nothing of the innocent Yuner!
Who knew — one day Yuner might be sweet-talked and deceived by that brat Nie Li into...
Just thinking about it made Ye Zong furious. He knew full well thatNie Li had designs on his daughter, yet he couldn't do a thing about the brat!
Boom!
The Nether Bear sent Ye Zong flying with a single blow. He lay on the ground, gasping for breath. Since reaching the rank of Black Gold Demon Spirit Master, Ye Zong had never suffered such a crushing defeat. His body gradually shrank, the Black-Scaled Earth Dragon's features slowly fading as he returned to his ordinary human form.
He had truly lost.
"Well, City Lord, you lost." Nie Li stood with hands on his hips, looking down at Ye Zong from above.
Hmph! So what if he was the City Lord of the
Looking at Nie Li's smug expression, Ye Zong was absolutely livid. That brat had planned it all from the start, leading him straight into the trap — and after winning, he still carried on like this? He was practically begging for a beating!
Suddenly, Ye Zong sprang to his feet, grabbed Nie Li by the leg, and yanked him upward, sending him dangling upside down in an instant.
"You little brat, you dare scheme after my daughter, then trap me with your little tricks — did you really think I couldn't handle you?" Ye Zong was fuming with rage. Today was the most infuriating day of his entire life!
"Your mother's — you're the City Lord, for crying out loud! Going back on your word? That's shameless beyond belief!" Nie Li was only Silver Five Star, but across from him stood a Black Gold-level Demon Spirit Master. Even after the big battle Ye Zong had just gone through, the remaining strength he had was more than enough to overwhelm Nie Li.
Nie Li couldn't very well resort to some secret technique just to drag them both down to hell, could he?
"Oh, so you dare curse my mother too? So what if I'm shameless — I've just realized, without being shameless I'd never be able to deal with you!" Ye Zong's palm cracked down hard on Nie Li's backside with a sharp slap.
"Damn it! I can be killed but not humiliated — what right do you have to spank me?"
"What right? The right of being
"Come on, do you have any idea who you're hitting? I am furious — and the consequences will be dire!" Nie Li tried to break free from Ye Zong's grip, but the man's hand clamped around his shin like an iron vise, holding tight no matter what.
"Oh, 'furious' and 'dire consequences'? To hell with that — I'M the one who's furious! You think you're in the right here?" Ye Zong's palm landed on Nie Li's backside yet again, the crisp crack echoing through the air.
"Can't win fair, so you resort to bullying? You old shameless geezer!"
"Old and shameless? So what?"
Ye Zong proceeded to rain a flurry of blows on Nie Li's backside, and Nie Li howled with every single one.