C518 I will Bully You!(1)

Upon hearing Tianye's words, Jiaojiao beamed with delight and said, "As long as you don't have any objections, Tianye."

Then, Jiaojiao turned to Yinuo and asked, "What about you? Any objections?"

Even if Yinuo had any dissatisfaction, this wasn't the time to express it. He shook his head and replied, "I'll go along with your plan, Jiaojiao."

"Since that's settled, the three of you will wait at the entrance of the valley. Once I've absorbed thirty percent, Tianye will take his turn, and so on."

"Alright!" Tianye and Yinuo agreed and started heading towards the valley entrance.

"Hold on... you haven't asked if I have any objections," Zhengyang suddenly spoke up.

The three of them were taken aback by Zhengyang's words.

"What, do you have a problem?" Jiaojiao asked, clearly displeased.

Before Zhengyang could respond, Yinuo quickly whispered, "Zhengyang, don't act rashly. You can't afford to offend them. I promise, no matter how much is left when I go in, I'll make sure to leave half for you."

Zhengyang appreciated Yinuo's goodwill and trusted that he would keep his word. However, Zhengyang wasn't one to settle for leftovers.

He had been patient to avoid putting Yinuo in a difficult position, but Jiaojiao and Tianye had pushed him too far. Zhengyang couldn't tolerate it any longer.

"Of course, I have a problem. I found this place first, so why should I only get ten percent? Besides, if you go in first and contaminate the spirit liquid, I wouldn't want it anyway." Since he was ready to confront them, Zhengyang didn't hold back.

"What did you say? Are you looking down on me?" Fong Jiaojiao erupted in anger at Woo Zhengyang's words. All her life, she had been treated like a princess, and now this country bumpkin had the nerve to suggest she might dirty the spirit liquid!

"What? You think only you can look down on others, and no one can look down on you?" Woo Zhengyang sneered.

"You're asking for it!"

Fong Jiaojiao shouted, ready to strike Woo Zhengyang. But Hee Tianye, who had been waiting for a chance to shine, stepped forward.

"Don't bother dirtying your hands with this lowlife, Jiaojiao. I'll take care of him."

With a confident smile, Hee Tianye approached Woo Zhengyang. "I just don't get it. Why do you people have such a death wish? There was another one, something like Big Tiger or whatever, just as clueless as you."

At the mention of Liu Dahu, Woo Zhengyang's expression changed. "You saw Liu Dahu? What happened to him?"

"Oh, you know him? Are you from the same village? No wonder you're both so dim!"

"I'm asking you, what happened to him!"

Woo Zhengyang's voice grew colder, sensing something ominous in Hee Tianye's words.

"What do you think? I tossed him into a striped ant nest. If he's lucky, he might end up like those guys outside with bows and arrows. If not, he's probably been eaten down to nothing by now! If you want to find out, you can ask him yourself after you're dead!"

"You'll pay for what you've done!" Woo Zhengyang shouted, his anger turning into a cold smile as he swiftly approached Hee Tianye, using the Dragon Countering Nine Steps technique.

"You're overestimating yourself," Hee Tianye replied dismissively, not even bothering to draw his weapon. He casually aimed a palm strike at Woo Zhengyang. To him, Woo Zhengyang was just a country bumpkin who had somehow reached the Peak of the Skin Stage. One strike should be enough to finish him off.

As a member of the Azure Sun Martial Mansion, Hee Tianye's skills were nothing to scoff at. His seemingly simple palm strike carried the hidden power of wind and thunder.

"Is that so?" Woo Zhengyang retorted with a cold smile, countering with a palm strike of his own. Perhaps fueled by his anger, he felt as if his fury was channeling through the Dragon Countering Nine Steps technique.

The roar of an angry dragon could move mountains! Woo Zhengyang felt like that dragon, eager to unleash the fire within him. He almost imagined hearing a faint dragon's roar between his palm shadows.

"Bang..." The two palms collided, and Hee Tianye staggered back a dozen steps before coming to a stop. Woo Zhengyang, on the other hand, didn't retreat at all and continued his relentless pursuit.

"How is this possible? Isn't he only at the Skin Stage?" Hee Tianye exclaimed, clutching his numb arm in shock.

No time to ponder anything else, Woo Zhengyang was already closing in again. This time, Hee Tianye didn't dare to be careless. A long knife appeared in his hand, its blade turning a menacing blood-red as he infused it with his energy. In the next moment, Hee Tianye seemed to transform into a beast, with the blood-red knife as his fangs.

This was another martial technique suited for Body Tempering practitioners. The illusion of becoming an enraged dragon gave Woo Zhengyang the feeling that he had grasped the true essence of the "Dragon Countering Nine Steps."

As Hee Tianye approached with the knife, Woo Zhengyang stood his ground, determined to channel his anger. The blood-red blade swung down, but Woo Zhengyang remained unfazed, responding with a powerful palm strike. This time, the sensation of transforming into a dragon was even more intense.

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