Chapter 234: Asking for Humiliation Again

Chapter 234: Chapter 234: Asking for Humiliation Again

Despite their mutual reluctance to part, Yi Xiaoyao left in the end.

This feeling of powerlessness only made Yi Xiaoyao yearn for more strength.

Only with enough power could he do as he pleased, free from all constraints.

The moment Yi Xiaoyao stepped out of the City Lord’s Mansion, he sensed something was amiss. His soul was exceptionally powerful, allowing him to keenly detect someone watching him from the shadows.

’But this is the City Lord’s Mansion, after all. Whoever’s watching probably won’t dare to show themselves so easily.’

The corners of Yi Xiaoyao’s lips curled up, and he let out a cold chuckle.

「Half an hour later.」 On the quiet and deserted outskirts of the city, Yi Xiaoyao’s figure came to a sudden halt, and he turned around.

"Yun Shang, there’s no one else here. You can come out now."

After his detached voice rang out, a female figure did indeed step out from behind a nearby giant tree. It was Yun Shang.

"Hmph! I can’t believe you noticed me so early."

Yun Shang stared at Yi Xiaoyao with an ugly expression, her voice cold.

Yi Xiaoyao smiled faintly. "What, you didn’t get hit enough last time? Do you want another taste?"

His words instantly brought a look of furious humiliation to Yun Shang’s face. A few hours prior, after discovering Yi Xiaoyao at the Yun Mansion, she had immediately gone to find Yun Cang.

But Yun Shang never imagined that her own grandfather, Yun Cang, would tell her to drop the matter after hearing his granddaughter had been beaten, forbidding her from going after Yi Xiaoyao.

This only made Yun Shang resent Yi Xiaoyao even more. How could she possibly let it go so easily?

"Hmph! Yi Xiaoyao, you didn’t really think I’d come for you alone, did you? This time, I’m going to repay you for all the humiliation I suffered!"

Yun Shang sneered. Then, from behind the same tree, a young man in opulent robes stepped out.

"Shang’Er, is this the brat who wronged you?"

The richly-dressed young man spoke, then turned his cold gaze on Yi Xiaoyao. "Daring to lay a hand on my fiancée... this brat is a dead man."

Hearing this, Yun Shang hesitated for a moment before saying, "Lu Jin, he’s my cousin’s beloved. Please, spare his life."

"Your cousin? Isn’t she already engaged to Shao Jingyun? And she’s involved with this brat?"

Lu Jin gave an odd smile. "Fine, I’ll spare his life. Shao Jingyun will kill him sooner or later anyway."

Hearing their conversation, the cold smirk on Yi Xiaoyao’s lips widened.

"Spare my life? Congratulations. That one sentence just saved both of yours."

It was true. If Yun Shang hadn’t said that, Yi Xiaoyao would have killed them both on the spot. But now, a new idea had formed in his mind.

"Arrogant whelp! I may have promised Shang’Er I’d spare you, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to let you off easy!"

Lu Jin grinned, and in the next moment, his Spiritual Power erupted. The surrounding temperature plummeted instantly, and a thick layer of frost immediately coated the ground and tree trunks.

Then, he shot directly toward Yi Xiaoyao as countless sharp Ice Blades materialized around him and tore through the air.

’Fifth Realm of the Nascent Soul Realm?’

Yi Xiaoyao raised an eyebrow as he sensed his opponent’s Cultivation. ’To reach such a Realm at his age is quite remarkable.’

’Furthermore, a Fifth-Realm Nascent Soul expert from the Great Xia Empire is on a completely different level than one from the Great Shang. Take the Guard Captain I fought back at the City Lord’s Mansion. Back then, it would have cost me a great deal to kill him.’

But now, having just broken through to the Second Realm of the Nascent Soul Realm, Yi Xiaoyao was strong enough to contend with someone at the Sixth Realm. What right did a mere Fifth-Realm cultivator have to talk about sparing his life?

"Yun Shang, I’m afraid the person you brought is going to be a disappointment."

Yi Xiaoyao shot Yun Shang a cold smile.

Yun Shang snorted. "Ridiculous. Lu Jin is one of the top young geniuses in Yunzhou City. You’re just a country bumpkin from some minor kingdom. It would be child’s play for him to defeat you."

After hearing Yun Shang’s praise, a smug look appeared on Lu Jin’s face. He spread his arms, and even more Ice Blades instantly enveloped Yi Xiaoyao.

"Brat, let’s see how you like being skewered by ice!"

As his voice fell, the sky-full of Ice Blades tore through the air, raining down on Yi Xiaoyao in unison.

However, upon seeing the storm of Ice Blades, Yi Xiaoyao merely chuckled.

Then, with a wave of his hand, a torrent of immense Flame shot into the sky, forming a massive Flame tornado with Yi Xiaoyao at its center.

HISSSSS...

In an instant, the sky-full of ice blades plunged into the Flame tornado. The sound of countless shards of ice melting filled the air, and the surroundings were instantly flooded with steam, which was then immediately vaporized by the intense heat.

Not a single Ice Blade could penetrate the terrifyingly powerful Flame tornado to reach Yi Xiaoyao.

"What?!"

The color drained from both Lu Jin’s and Yun Shang’s faces. But before they could react, a breathtaking slash of light, infused with ferocious Sword Qi, sliced out from the Flame tornado surrounding Yi Xiaoyao.

Feeling the might of this attack, their expressions turned grave. They both struck out at once, jointly creating an incredibly thick wall of ice before them.

CRACK!

With a sharp slicing sound, the ice wall was split in two. The slash of light, however, merely grazed past their bodies.

GULP. Lu Jin and Yun Shang swallowed hard, their bodies drenched in cold sweat.

They understood, of course, that the terrifyingly powerful Sword Qi hadn’t missed its mark. Yi Xiaoyao had intentionally spared them.

If Yi Xiaoyao had wanted them dead, they would be corpses right now.

"Who the hell is this brat? He’s only at the Second Realm of the Nascent Soul Realm, but he’s this strong!"

Lu Jin looked at Yun Shang, his face a mask of shocked disbelief. "Even an expert at the Sixth Realm of the Nascent Soul Realm might not be able to defeat me so easily!"

Yun Shang was even more shaken. Just half a month ago, she distinctly remembered Yi Xiaoyao being only at the Golden Core Realm. Now, not only had he entered the Nascent Soul Realm, but he had also defeated Lu Jin with ease. How was she supposed to believe such a thing?

As the two stood there in shock, Yi Xiaoyao’s voice drifted over to them.

"Did you two follow me all this way just to humiliate yourselves? If so, I hope you’re satisfied."

Both of them trembled. They never would have imagined that the person they had come to teach a lesson was actually a monster.

Yi Xiaoyao walked up to Yun Shang and looked at her wry expression. "Before, you said I wasn’t worthy of Ling’Er. You mocked me and told me to give up. Do you still think that now?"

Yun Shang was at a loss for words. With a complicated look in her eyes, she shook her head.

"My words before were too harsh," Yun Shang conceded softly. "Thank you for showing mercy today. Let’s consider the grudge between us settled."

At this point, she was finally beginning to understand. ’No wonder Yun Mengling fell for him.’

At this thought, Yun Shang pressed her lips together, exchanged a look with Lu Jin, and turned to leave.

"Did I say you could go?" Yi Xiaoyao’s brow furrowed.

The two of them froze and turned back in confusion. ’He’s not going to kill us, so why won’t he let us leave?’

Yi Xiaoyao gave them an odd smile. "You two definitely know Shao Jingyun, don’t you? Go and bring him to me."

Since he had to leave Yun Mengling for the time being, he naturally had to completely deal with this engagement—a source of extreme displeasure for them both—before he left for the Chaotic Alliance Domain.

’And what did "completely" mean? It meant killing Shao Jingyun. Then the engagement would naturally be null and void!’

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(Sorry for the late update. The third Chapter is expected around 11 PM.)