Chapter 390: Chapter 390: A Convincing Defeat

"It seems this really has nothing to do with you. You weren’t playing any games this time."

Ye Tianling used his Soul Talent and immediately detected a faint trace of Yao Ling’s thoughts. ’When I focus my Soul Talent on a small target, the effect is still pretty good.’

"Ah? Me? What games would I be playing? You... you stop teasing me. Just... tone it down a little. They have nothing to do with me. They just have a bit of a crush on me, but I’ve never paid them any attention."

Yao Ling sent a voice transmission, speaking so closely it was as if she were whispering in Ye Tianling’s ear. The gesture further enraged Lu Minghui and Hu Teng.

"You bastard, you’re outrageously arrogant!"

"Beat us to death? Big words. To think you’d dare say something like that. It seems this ’Divine Child’ title of yours must mean you’re really something special!"

Lu Minghui and Hu Teng immediately flew into a rage.

"Gentlemen, please calm down."

Gleyun immediately tried to step in.

But Ye Tianling shot Gleyun a cold glance and said, "Stay out of this."

"Er..."

Gleyun was a little embarrassed, but he didn’t try to interfere again. Instead, he shrugged and retreated nearly a hundred meters.

"Divine Child... these two’s backgrounds are..."

Yao Lun had just started to speak when a glance from Ye Tianling swept over him, instantly choking the words in his throat.

VMMMM—

Without wasting another word, Ye Tianling threw a punch.

He gathered the power of his Samadhi True Fire and Karmic Fire, instantly igniting his Nine-Orifice Exquisite Demon Heart.

In the next instant, he unleashed the Reincarnation Life and Death Fist.

The Fist Intent behind this punch was earth-shattering. With a single strike, he achieved Celestial Harmony Dao.

As he achieved a state of perfect harmony with the world around him, the Space-Time Soul-locking Tower between his brows seemed to resonate in kind with the Heaven-Reaching Tower.

It was as if he had suddenly become the Dominator of this world. The sensation of the Transformation Dao was like achieving the Unity of Heaven and Man, granting him direct Control over his surroundings.

’Yes, this is it! This is the feeling of power!’

’My judgment was correct!’

’Could the Heaven-Reaching Tower be a missing piece of my Blood Secret Realm? If so, how can I reclaim it?’

As Ye Tianling mulled this over, he had already thrown his punch.

BOOM—

The punch flew like a stream of Golden Roc Flame, a deadly strike imbued with the Transformation Dao.

"You’re courting death!"

"A mere cultivator at the Sword Spirit Third Heaven dares to be so insolent!"

Lu Minghui and Hu Teng attacked simultaneously.

One of them unleashed the Cloud Treading Killing Dao. A gigantic hoof stomped down, creating a Dao Cloud that roiled with the terrifying explosive force of a detonating Thunderous Pearl.

The other possessed an incredibly astonishing Battle Intent Power. This Battle Intent manifested like a Totem, a type of Talent Divine Technique.

The combined power of their attacks was equally astounding.

However, their combined Battle Power was merely on par with Xia Xinyue’s.

Ye Tianling could already crush Xia Xinyue when he was at the Early Stage of the Sword Spirit Second Heaven Realm. Now at the Sword Spirit Third Heaven Perfection Realm, his Battle Power had increased by far more than just a few times.

Ye Tianling unleashed his full power. His punch seemed to pierce the heavens, its Fist Intent shaking the very Void.

In a single blow, Lu Minghui’s Dao Cloud and Hu Teng’s Totem Killing Dao were completely shattered by Ye Tianling’s fist, disintegrating into dust!

BOOM—

Ye Tianling threw another punch.

BANG—

Unable to block in time, Lu Minghui was struck. His body immediately tore open, spraying blood for hundreds of meters.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Several protective auras around his body shattered, and some of his hidden defensive measures were violently smashed apart by the single punch!

’This Battle Power... Level Seven?’

Gleyun’s pupils contracted as he sucked in a sharp breath.

’The Kunpeng Divine Son truly lives up to his name.’

Gleyun was inwardly stunned. As his gaze fell upon Yao Ling and Yao Lun, a hint of envy appeared in his eyes.

’A Divine Child from the Kunpeng branch of the Golden-winged Roc Lineage has appeared. The Young Venerables from that bygone era should be awakening soon, shouldn’t they?’

Gleyun’s eyes filled with anticipation.

As for Lu Minghui and Hu Teng, he had already stopped paying them any mind.

’They don’t even know how to read a situation. If they don’t meet their end today, they certainly will some other time.’

"You... your Battle Power!"

"AGH—"

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Ye Tianling threw several punches in a row, expelling the negative and impure Energy that had gathered in his body. In doing so, his Battle Power underwent yet another transformation.

His Soul also became much more crystalline and pure.

"Stop! I give up! I submit!"

After being repeatedly pummeled, Lu Minghui finally lost his ferocious demeanor. Experiencing Ye Tianling’s ever-increasing, ferocious Battle Power, he dropped to his knees.

But even so, Ye Tianling still landed a punch square on his face, nearly blowing his entire head apart.

Fortunately, he managed to recover by relying on his deep reserves and some Elixirs.

In just over ten breaths, Ye Tianling, fighting two opponents alone, had beaten them both to within an inch of their lives.

"Thinking of finding some people to get revenge on me?"

Ye Tianling stomped on Hu Teng’s face, grinding his foot down until snot and tears streamed from the man’s eyes and nose.

"No, we wouldn’t dare... We really wouldn’t..."

"Divine Child, we have gravely offended you. But while our words were offensive, we never had any intention to kill... Divine Child, please spare our lives..."

Now that Hu Teng and Lu Minghui were thoroughly beaten, what arrogance did they have left?

At this moment, they deeply understood the difference between a Prince and a Divine Child.

When they glanced over and saw Gleyun, another Divine Child, calmly watching the show from the sidelines, they were overcome with shame and humiliation.

"Hand over your valuables. A hundred thousand Elixirs or so should be enough to buy back your lives. How can the dignity of a Divine Child be so easily offended?"

Having vented all his gloomy aura through his Fist Intent and Karmic Fire, Ye Tianling felt much more refreshed in both body and mind, and his mood naturally improved.

Sensing that their earnest and sincere pleas had worked, Hu Teng and Lu Minghui finally breathed a sigh of relief. Without hesitation, they offered up their Qiankun Rings and said, "Divine Child, please, take your pick..."

Their action took Ye Tianling by surprise.

"They’ve lost, and they’ve been thoroughly convinced. This is actually a very normal custom for our Demon Race. After all, if you really wanted to take all their resources, they wouldn’t be able to stop you. If they just handed things over, you might suspect them of hiding something. So, they figure it’s better to just let you take what you want yourself."

Xia Xinqin explained softly.

She had only sent it as a voice transmission, not speaking aloud. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Evidently, she seemed to be aware that Ye Tianling’s Human Race identity was a potential liability.

Yao Ling vaguely sensed something and gave Xia Xinqin a deep look. After a moment of thought, she decided not to hide anything anymore and sent a transmission to Ye Tianling, explaining the matters that had made her wary earlier.

’Oh, so that’s how it is. In that case, I won’t be polite.’

Ye Tianling took the Qiankun Rings from Hu Teng and Lu Minghui and scanned their contents.

A moment later, he took a suit of Upper Grade Spiritual Armor from Lu Minghui and three Top Grade Spirit Level Elixirs from Hu Teng—Heaven-Stealing Creation Spirit Pills. Only then did he return the Qiankun Rings to them.

The two took back their rings, full of gratitude. At the same time, after a quick scan of their rings’ contents, their faces were etched with pain, and they could only smile wryly.

But a loss was a loss, and they accepted their defeat with a surprising frankness.