"Yes."
After Ye Mo left, only
Ye Zong snorted. "You've got quite the airs about you now, haven't you? With someone backing you, I can't even discipline you anymore?"
"Father-in-law is right to scold me," Nie Li said with a grin. Ye Zong might be able to intimidate others, but he couldn't intimidate Nie Li.
Being talked back to only made Ye Zong more sullen. He really couldn't do anything to Nie Li. In a low voice he said, "Once this blows over, have the patriarch of your Tian Hen Family come with the betrothal gifts. You'll be engaged first and marry when you're sixteen. But if you dare make any moves before then, I'll still deal with you." Even the elder had agreed, so Ye Zong had no choice but to accept it and try to rein Nie Li in where he could.
"Of course." Even without Ye Zong saying it, Nie Li would have done so anyway.
Ye Zong felt somewhat helpless. He knew his threats held absolutely no deterrent power against Nie Li, but he had to say them regardless.
"Father-in-law, rest assured." Nie Li smiled and said to Ye Zong, "Oh, by the way — recently I've discovered some insights into comprehending the power of laws. You've already reached the Legendary realm, so you can begin comprehending the power of laws now."
Nie Li was once again launching his silver-bullet offensive.
"Mm." Ye Zong gave a noncommittal response. Every time, Nie Li would offer all sorts of benefits, and these benefits were always ones he couldn't refuse. Once he'd accepted the gifts, he couldn't very well do anything to Nie Li either.
Ye Zong's expression softened somewhat. "
Nie Li took the letter from Ye Zong's hand, a cold light flashing through his eyes. "That Ye Han — truly a traitor through and through. He's actually sold us out to the Witch Ghost Family. From what I know, the Witch Ghost Family has three Sub-God level powerhouses. So-called Sub-God level — that's the peak of the Legendary realm, powerhouses who have grasped the power of laws. Such experts are extremely difficult to deal with. If even one of them comes, our
"We can only do our best to rely on the Myriad Demon Spirit Grand Formation to stand against them," Ye Zong said after a moment's thought. A Sub-God level powerhouse was an existence even more powerful than the
The City of Radiance's strength was still far too weak. Now exposed to the fangs of the Witch Ghost Family, they would likely face endless trouble in the future.
Nie Li pondered for a long while. "It takes at least ten days to travel from the Nether Domain to here. If an entire army were to come, it would take at least over a month. We should try to stall for time — a few months will pass soon enough. In those few months, we might develop some means to deal with the Witch Ghost Family. When their people arrive, we stall them for as long as we can. Lord Ye Mo might be able to comprehend the power of laws during that time and reach the Sub-God level. Then we'd have the capital to stand against the Witch Ghost Family."
"Additionally, we need to preserve our strength as much as possible so the Witch Ghost Family thinks they have the ability to devour us. Otherwise, if they contact other families to come along, we'll face even greater pressure." Nie Li thought for a moment. "Fortunately, this time they've only sent around a dozen Legendary-level fighters — no Sub-God level powerhouses!"
"A dozen Legendary-level fighters — we should be able to handle them with the Myriad Demon Spirit Grand Formation!" Ye Zong raised an eyebrow and said after thinking it over.
At the Legendary or even Sub-God level, raw strength was what truly mattered. All these schemes were merely delaying tactics. The Witch Ghost Family's experts would surely arrive in waves. Nie Li had told Ye Zong the key to comprehending the power of laws, and Ye Zong promptly entered secluded cultivation to train with all his might.
Everyone felt an intense sense of urgency. What the City of Radiance would face in the future, apart from the Witch Ghost Family, would very likely include many other powerful forces as well.
The Witch Ghost Family's first vanguard force was estimated to arrive in a little over ten days. Ye Mo had already gathered intelligence on their strength — a total of over a dozen Legendary-level experts, but no Sub-God level ones. So Ye Mo needed to reach the Sub-God level as quickly as possible in order to stand against the Witch Ghost Family.
Nie Li carefully weighed their forces. On their side they had five Legendary-level fighters — the Feather Flame Goddess,
But it still wasn't enough!
The Heavenly Dao Divine Art was far too slow to cultivate. Nie Li had no choice but to think about how to rapidly increase his own strength. Suddenly, a thought struck him.
That's right — the Art of Demon Spirit Devouring!
Nie Li recalled a secret technique he had seen in his previous life. After bidding farewell to Ye Zong, he headed toward
Ye Mo's return had filled Ye Ziyun with joy, but after saying a few words, he had hurried off to cultivate. From his words, Ye Ziyun had learned that Nie Li had already returned. After such a long separation, part of her was secretly hoping Nie Li would come see her, but she suppressed her racing heart and continued cultivating in her courtyard as she always did.
Yet her heart felt inexplicably restless, and she couldn't enter a state of focus no matter how many times she tried.
Nie Li stepped into the courtyard and saw Ye Ziyun activating the Wind Snow Empress. In the Wind Snow Empress's mouth was a pearl — the Wind Snow Spirit Pearl that Nie Li had previously retrieved from the Black Prison. It seemed that with the Wind Snow Spirit Pearl, Ye Ziyun's cultivation was advancing extremely rapidly.