In a person's kick, the foot and lower leg carry the most power. They have also been conditioned through countless strikes, making them the hardest parts. Only the inner thigh remains the most vulnerable.
Though the punch was gentle, the force behind it penetrated directly into Long Yuyin's body.
Long Yuyin grunted softly and landed nearby. Her face had turned pale. Waves of soreness, tingling, and numbness radiated from her inner thigh, leaving her barely able to stand. The location of Nie Li's attack also filled her with a mix of shame and fury. But what shocked her even more was this: Nie Li's strength was clearly inferior to her own. So how could such a seemingly casual punch inflict such severe damage?
She was a bearer of the Crimson Dragon Bloodline! The force of an ordinary person's fist could not harm her at all!
Yet, the stronger Nie Li proved to be, the more intensely it ignited Long Yuyin's fighting spirit. She was Long Yuyin, and she absolutely could not lose!
She had only been on the ground for a moment before she leaped up again, launching several more whip-like kicks at Nie Li.
Sensing Long Yuyin's relentless aggression, Nie Li also grew a little annoyed. This woman was endless. He hadn't struck heavily yet, so did she truly believe he couldn't handle her?
At this moment, almost everyone had turned their attention to Nie Li and Long Yuyin, watching in stunned silence. They knew Long Yuyin possessed the Crimson Dragon Bloodline's physical prowess. They had expected Nie Li to be beaten senseless. Yet, after this series of exchanges, Nie Li seemed to have not lost any ground at all. If anything, Long Yuyin appeared to have taken the worse of it.
This was simply astonishing!
It was one thing for him to outrank her on the Sacred Spirit Heavenly Ranking, but did his physical body cultivation also surpass even Long Yuyin's greatest strength? Was this talent just too heaven-defying? Would it leave any room for others?
However, Venerable Chi Mu saw the truth: Nie Li's raw physical strength was still significantly inferior to Long Yuyin's. But Nie Li's comprehension of martial arts was far superior. He knew how to apply his own strength with clever precision, achieving the effect of the weak defeating the strong!
Long Yuyin's attacks were ferocious, making Nie Li feel immense pressure. After all, she was also a genius with profound insight into martial arts. After suffering a minor setback in their first exchange with Nie Li, she immediately adjusted.
Long Yuyin unleashed several consecutive attacks, so fast they left only afterimages.
Nie Li narrowed his eyes slightly. He sidestepped and retreated, never striking back. Just as Long Yuyin was about to change her technique, he suddenly moved. His right hand shot out and seized her calf.
Long Yuyin tried to pull her leg back, but it was too slow. Her calf was caught in Nie Li's grip, and no matter how she struggled, she couldn't free it.
"Let go of me!" Long Yuyin said, her voice filled with shame and anger. "Or don't blame me for striking heavily!"
After all, this was just a sparring match. Long Yuyin hadn't unleashed the power of the Crimson Dragon Bloodline within her body. She had thought she didn't need it to defeat Nie Li. But Nie Li's strength far exceeded her imagination. He had made her suffer a small loss right from the start, and now he had even grabbed her calf directly.
"Hmph, let you go? Why should I? Aren't you supposed to be amazing?" Nie Li's anger hadn't subsided. Instead of releasing her, he stepped even closer. Long Yuyin's leg was forced higher into the air.
"Let go quickly, or I won't hold back!" Long Yuyin's leg was pushed so high it was nearly pressed against her chest. This forced her to take a step backward. The awkward position made her heart tremble slightly, and with so many people watching from the side, her face turned a shade paler.
"Long Yuyin, do you think your Crimson Dragon Bloodline is so impressive? It's nothing special! Show me all the tricks you have—I want to see just how capable you really are!" Nie Li pressed forward another few steps. His right hand gripped the pressure point on her calf. The force penetrated through his fingers into her leg, making it go weak. She was forced to retreat step by step.
Long Yuyin backed away continuously until Nie Li had her cornered at the edge of the barrier. There was nowhere left to go.
Hearing Nie Li's humiliating words, Long Yuyin's face went white. She bit her lip hard with her pearly teeth, trying desperately to pull her leg free, but it was utterly impossible.
Her struggles did nothing to soften Nie Li's resolve. In his previous life, he had known exactly what kind of person Long Yuyin was. Just like before, right after he had emerged from the Sacred Spirit Sanctuary, she had immediately sent members of her family to deal with him.
For someone like Long Yuyin, one had to fight fire with fire. He had to crush her completely, make her fearful and timid, so she would never pose a threat to his master!
Towards his enemies, Nie Li could never show mercy. He wanted Long Yuyin to be terrified every time she saw him, to never dare act rashly again!
Nie Li leaned close to Long Yuyin's ear and sneered with contempt, "You're nothing but a useless thing who only knows how to rely on her family's power! Without your family, you're nothing at all! That Crimson Dragon Bloodline? It's just a joke! You're the only one who takes it seriously!"
Being humiliated by Nie Li in front of so many people, tears welled up in Long Yuyin's eyes. She stared at him. In all her life, from childhood until now, had she ever been bullied like this?!