Nine Nether Dragon Emperor

Chapter 540: How about we make a deal?

"You little beast, how dare you..." Lin Zhongqi came to his senses and berated Ning Xuan fiercely.

"Old beast, shut up!" Ning Xuan cut him off, his voice easily overpowering Lin Zhongqi’s. Snorting coldly, he said, "You should feel lucky! If that guy hadn’t been blabbering on so annoyingly, you would have been the one to die just now!"

Upon hearing Ning Xuan’s words, the remaining three were stunned. Are you kidding me? Does this kid have any idea what he’s up against?!

Lin Zhongqi’s eyebrows shot up, and he laughed out of sheer anger. "You little bastard, I’m right here. Come and kill me!"

He had already decided. The moment Ning Xuan moves, I’ll grab this ignorant fool and flay him alive!

He Ang and the other He Family elder immediately spread out. They were pleased to see Ning Xuan clash with Lin Zhongqi. It seems Lin Zhongqi has forgotten that Ning Xuan wasn’t poisoned, but we haven’t. That was the Lin Family’s unique poison, one without an antidote. Even someone immune to all poisons would certainly die! It’s a poison beyond all poisons! Yet, Ning Xuan is unharmed. This guy is just too bizarre. If Lin Zhongqi succeeds, all the better. If even he fails, we’ll leave at the first opportunity.

Ning Xuan didn’t make a rash move. Instead, he glanced at He Ang and his companion before saying to Lin Zhongqi, "Uh, it seems like those two don’t have much confidence in you."

Lin Zhongqi glanced over, his face livid.

He Ang wanted to explain, but Lin Zhongqi had already turned back to Ning Xuan and said coldly, "If you’re so confident, why don’t you make a move!"

Ning Xuan immediately shook his head. "You’re an elder, after all. I must respect my elders, so why don’t you go first?"

Lin Zhongqi and the two from the He Family stared at Ning Xuan as if he were a fool. Is this guy sick in the head? No, that can’t be right. This must be a trick!

"Come on, hit me right here! I won’t even fight back!" Ning Xuan said, thumping his chest proudly.

Lin Zhongqi still didn’t move.

"What? Scared? You don’t dare to—"

BOOM!

Before Ning Xuan could finish his taunt, he took a solid punch and was sent flying like a cannonball.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A series of explosions rang out as wall after wall shattered in his path.

Lin Zhongqi stood motionless, but his gaze penetrated the destruction, seeing clearly past more than ten demolished walls. There, at the end of his line of sight, an entire building had been blasted apart, burying Ning Xuan’s body in the rubble.

A long time passed with no movement from that direction.

"He couldn’t have been killed by a single punch, could he?" the He Family elder asked.

"Grandpa Lin, did you hold back?" He Ang added. "With the terrifying power of your punch, shouldn’t Ning Xuan’s body have exploded?"

But Lin Zhongqi’s eyebrows were tightly furrowed. He felt something was off. Ning Xuan might not be dead!

Sure enough, he soon saw the pile of debris stir.

Immediately after, Ning Xuan’s voice rang out, "Damn, that’s not very sporting of you! I told you to hit my chest, but you tried to shatter my Elixir Field!"

As he spoke, Ning Xuan emerged from the ruins, patting dust and wood shavings from his clothes.

The three men were dumbstruck. Lin Zhongqi, in particular, knew the immense strength behind that punch. Forget a cultivator at the Second or Third Layer of the Holy Realm; even one a few layers higher couldn’t have withstood that blow. It was a punch that could easily blast apart a mighty mountain!

But now, Ning Xuan was completely unscathed. This wasn’t just outrageous; it was completely off the charts.

"He must have a supreme treasure on him!"

"I remember now! I heard that in the Tianji Realm, there’s a treasure called the Divine Martial Battle Armor. Wearing it allows one to resist the attacks of Holy Realm powerhouses! He must be wearing one!"

The two from the He Family spoke one after another, their eyes lighting up with extreme greed as they stared at Ning Xuan.

Lin Zhongqi felt the same. I’ve heard of the Divine Martial Battle Armor before, too. I never took it seriously, thinking it was just an exaggeration. But now, being on the receiving end, I’ve truly experienced its terrifying power. This is a supreme treasure! I must have it!

"Sorry, sorry, I misunderstood you," Ning Xuan suddenly said, apologizing to Lin Zhongqi.

This left Lin Zhongqi utterly baffled. But Ning Xuan’s next words sent him into a rage.

"With your height, I guess you can only reach that far. I shouldn’t have made things so difficult for you," Ning Xuan said, even gesturing to his lower abdomen as he spoke.

"You’re looking for death!" Lin Zhongqi roared, his voice like thunder as he vanished.

BOOM!

Dozens of yards away, the ground where Ning Xuan had been standing erupted with a tremendous bang. The ruins behind him were instantly vaporized into ash.

"Old beast, you’re really ruthless, aiming right for my head!" Ning Xuan’s voice rang out again.

BANG!

Before his words had faded, another explosion sounded.

"If you’re going to hit someone, then hit them! Don’t demolish the whole place!"

BANG!

"If you keep this up, I’ll come and demolish the Lin Family estate too!"

BANG!

He Ang and the elder were completely floored. We never expected Ning Xuan to be capable of this. Even with the Divine Martial Battle Armor, that should only enhance his physical body’s endurance! The techniques of a Holy Realm expert are unimaginable. Their sealing abilities alone could instantly suppress an average cultivator. Yet somehow, Ning Xuan is rendering all of Lin Zhongqi’s techniques ineffective!

"How is he doing it?!" the two from the He Family murmured. "This guy’s abilities are just too outrageous!"

Bitterness filled He Ang’s heart, along with an unprecedented sense of defeat. I thought that after improving my strength, I’d finally be able to redeem myself. Instead, Ning Xuan can now contend with a powerhouse on the level of the Ten Elders.

"He Ang, don’t be discouraged!" the elder said, noticing his distress. "The Divine Martial Battle Armor must have functions we don’t know about. He’s just relying on an external object, while you have mastered a secret technique. In terms of true strength, the two of you aren’t on the same level at all!"

Thinking of the secret technique he had recently mastered, He Ang’s eyes lit up with renewed confidence. After taking a deep breath, he took the initiative and called out, "Ning Xuan, how about we make a deal?"

Panting heavily, Ning Xuan responded, "I don’t get a say in this..."

Another explosion echoed through the air.

Seeing his family’s estate in ruins, He Ang felt as if his heart were bleeding. He immediately turned to Lin Zhongqi. "Grandpa Lin, please stop toying with him. This is a matter for us of the younger generation to resolve amongst ourselves."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Zhongqi appeared nearby. He really needed that way out. That damn brat is as slippery as an eel. No matter how I tried to lock onto him, he always managed to escape at the last second. This is making me lose a lot of face. If He Ang wants to take a crack at him, let him go first.

As He Ang was thanking him, preparing to call out to Ning Xuan again, the young man simply appeared a short distance away. He collapsed in an unseemly heap, gasping for air. "I’m exhausted, I’m exhausted..."

Lin Zhongqi’s face turned green. To his ears, those words were especially grating.