"Li Tianming, you should feel honored. Ever since I obtained this Thunderfire Chain, I have never used it on anyone."
Liu Qianyang stood high above, controlling the Thunderfire Chain in his hand as he stared at Li Tianming with blazing eyes.
He was the only one at the ninth level of the Beast Pulse Realm. He had every right to be proud!
The Thunderfire Chain coiled around his arm. As expected, it was meant to be wielded as a long whip, capable of imprisoning opponents as well. Its killing power was certainly greater than that of an ordinary whip.
With a third-order Beast Weapon, Liu Qianyang seemed to have seized every advantage at once, drawing countless approving looks.
"Now Li Tianming has run into a hard bone."
"Forget it. Being able to perform like this today already makes him impressive. Stop mocking him."
"Other than that time he made a fool of himself in the Flame Capital, Li Tianming has not really done anything wrong. Being trapped by love is forgivable, isn't it?"
"It is just that one mistake ruined his entire life. Now he can only struggle in vain."
Li Tianming could actually hear many of those words.
Struggle in vain?
He smiled. He had returned here today precisely to show them that he was not struggling in vain.
This was what he wanted to declare: from this day forward, he, Li Tianming, could rise again from the ashes!
He had long since had enough of those mocking and pitying gazes.
What exactly was that cold, indifferent man downstairs thinking as he watched him fight here, watched his lawful wife grow old?
Perhaps making him regret it today would be difficult, but at the very least, Li Tianming could plant the seeds of remorse for the decision he had made!
And to do all that, he only needed to defeat Liu Qianyang!
"Kill!"
This time, he and Little Yellow Chick charged head-on into Liu Qianyang and the Lightning Leopard!
Lightning-Draw Whip!
Sure enough, Liu Qianyang used the Thunderfire Chain to execute a whip technique. This Lightning-Draw Whip was swift and savage, and when it came crashing down, it was like a net cast over heaven and earth.
With several sharp cracks, the roof of the Windless Inn completely collapsed, forcing the people inside to evacuate!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The tallest building nearby crashed down with a thunderous roar, while the chain wreathed in lightning and flames continued to whip through the air madly, chasing Li Tianming!
Seeing this scene, people could not help laughing.
Sure enough, the paper tiger had revealed itself. Under the ferocious suppression of Liu Qianyang's Thunderfire Chain and his lifebound beast, the Lightning Leopard, Li Tianming seemed completely unable to fight back!
"Still too scared to face me, Li Tianming? You turtle hiding its head in its shell!" Liu Qianyang controlled the entire battlefield and laughed smugly.
"No. For me, a battle only needs one move." Li Tianming dodged the Lightning Leopard's pounce, then evaded another whip from Liu Qianyang.
Then he moved through the shattered walls and broken eaves like a streak of fire.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Little Yellow Chick was ferocious enough to climb directly onto the Lightning Leopard's back. It was simply too small, making it difficult for the Lightning Leopard to do anything to it.
That was the advantage of being small. With its claws and beak, it could tear open a bloody hole in the Lightning Leopard's body and burrow inside.
Crackle! Crackle!
The Lightning Leopard could only spark explosive electric serpents from its fur, trying to force Little Yellow Chick out.
"Stop struggling! Today, I'm going to eat your blood and drink your flesh!" Little Yellow Chick really did rip open a hole and drill straight inside.
Countless electric serpents attacked it, yet it forcibly endured them with overwhelming arrogance. The Lightning Leopard rolled frantically across the ground, but still could not force it out.
Liu Qianyang's gaze turned grim. He attacked Li Tianming relentlessly with the Lightning-Draw Whip, while the Lightning Leopard's tail was also extremely long, practically another long whip!
Unable to stop Little Yellow Chick's crafty assault, he began joining forces with the Lightning Leopard to besiege Li Tianming. It was now a double whip technique, Martial Art and Beast Art attacking together.
Li Tianming looked even more bedraggled, but he had said it before: today's battle only required an instant!
And now, that instant had come!
A blood-red streak of fire shot forward. He used his left hand to forcibly block several lashes from the Thunderfire Chain. An ordinary person's left hand would already have been broken, yet his left arm remained completely unharmed.
Liu Qianyang was utterly stunned, and even his whip technique slowed.
At that moment, a cold smile flickered across Li Tianming's lips. He suddenly raised his left hand, letting both Liu Qianyang and the Lightning Leopard see his palm.
Bewildering Spirit Eye!
In that instant, Liu Qianyang and the Lightning Leopard both became blank-eyed, as though time itself had paused for a moment.
"Elder sister..." Liu Qianyang's eyes were confused as he muttered in a daze.
"Beast!" Li Tianming knew that the shameless Bewildering Spirit Eye would make an opponent see the person they desired.
He had not expected Liu Qianyang to desire his own elder sister, Liu Qing. It was enough to make one shudder. As expected, the young people of high society were truly **!
However, the power of the Bewildering Spirit Eye was Li Tianming's greatest trump card, and also his only chance to end the battle in an instant.
In that ** instant, his left arm's Dragon-Elephant Heavy Fist had already smashed into Liu Qianyang's face!
Crack!
It felt as if half of Lihuo City could hear that sound.
Li Tianming had said he would tear that face apart.
And now, this was the most humiliating punch possible!
This punch was even heavier than the one he had given Zhang Zixuan. After that blow, not only was Liu Qianyang's nose ruined, Li Tianming had knocked his entire head crooked.
"Save me, Elder Sister! Save me!" With his head knocked crooked by one punch, Liu Qianyang was nearly scared out of his wits.
In an instant, he had fallen from heaven into hell.
Blood streamed down his face.
He could not understand at all why Li Tianming had suddenly made him **, why he had suddenly seen Li Tianming as Liu Qing.
**-type beastmasters, was that not Elder Sister's method?
Why?
He could only cry out in his heart, but the blood on his face left him with nothing but terror.
Thus, trembling all over, he frantically shouted for help. His entire body shook, and he was probably so terrified he was about to piss himself.
It was hard to imagine that such a scene had appeared atop the Windless Inn!
"Liu Qianyang, let me ask you, does it feel good?"
Li Tianming's voice was like a nightmare. As blood streamed over his eyes, Liu Qianyang's voice had already become hoarse, and the fatal pressure forced him to kneel.
"Li Tianming, you are incredible. I was wrong. Spare me, spare me, I do not want to die."
He was afraid. He knew Li Yanfeng and his elder sister were here, and if Li Tianming dared kill him, they would certainly avenge him. But what use would that be?
He feared death. He feared Li Tianming would go mad. He had already felt the savage emotions radiating from his opponent.
So he could only kneel. He even wanted to kowtow.
At that moment, a chill ran from his toes to the back of his head. He could no longer see Li Tianming clearly. The man before him felt like a nightmare that would haunt him for eternity.
As for the scene at Wind-Listening Platform one month ago, when he had crushed Li Tianming beneath his feet, he did not even dare think about it. It seemed illusory; this was reality!
"Please, do not kill me. I am the true piece of trash. I am a beast. Do not kill me." He wailed, wiping the blood from his face with his hand, only for more and more blood to smear across it.
"But I just want to kill you. What should I do?" Li Tianming's words made him piss himself completely.
While speaking, Li Tianming had already circled behind Liu Qianyang. The Bloodfire Dagger pressed against his neck, ready to take Liu Qianyang's life at any time!
On the other side, under the ** of the Bewildering Spirit Eye, the Lightning Leopard had developed improper thoughts as well. At this crucial moment, Little Yellow Chick pecked its spine clean through.
It transformed into a woodpecker, pecking a hundred times in a single breath. Once its spine broke, the Lightning Leopard collapsed to the ground, unable even to crawl back up!
"You ugly bastard, daring to strut before Lord Chicken! Next time, I'll peck off the thing you use to carry on your bloodline too!"
Little Yellow Chick flew into the air, fluttering its wings with incomparable pride, as though it had become the king of all beasts!
The battle was completely over!
The scene now was Li Tianming holding the screaming, struggling Liu Qianyang hostage, while Little Yellow Chick stood atop the struggling, rolling Lightning Leopard!
It was an inexplicable instant defeat. Even Li Yanfeng could not understand why Liu Qianyang had suddenly been defeated so miserably.
At this moment, Lihuo City was practically silent as a grave apart from Little Yellow Chick's proud clamor!
Everyone's eyes seemed frozen as they fixed upon Li Tianming. He and his lifebound beast had drawn every gaze.
There were already far too many spectators, and the battle had ended so quickly that many were still discussing it.
Liu Qianyang was already begging miserably for mercy, leaving many people with their mouths hanging open, unable to say a word.
They wanted to speak, but no sound remained in their throats.
Only the dead silence, Liu Qianyang's screams, and his cries for help remained here, lasting for at least ten breaths.
Li Tianming took a moment to glance at his family's courtyard. Despite the enormous commotion outside, Wei Jing merely turned over and continued sleeping soundly. Her heart truly was vast.
Yet he did not see that when his mother turned over, a tear slid from the corner of her eye.
It was a tear of happiness.
On one side was a life-and-death battlefield, ruined walls and shattered rubble. On the other was a peaceful courtyard, where his mother still slept drowsily. Everything proved that Li Tianming had succeeded!
The glory of this moment had arrived one month late, yet it came even more fiercely. Today's battle was his true vindication!
What did defeating Li Zifeng count for? That was his own younger brother!
Defeating these seven geniuses from Thunder Lord Manor and crushing their joint assault—that was true glory!
Could a cripple from three years ago really accomplish such a thing?
Many people fell silent. This was true conquest, true shock. Li Tianming accepted every one of their dumbfounded expressions with a smile.
The Windless Inn had collapsed. Holding Liu Qianyang's life in his hands, Li Tianming stood before the powerful figures and geniuses of Thunder Lord Manor and Lihuo City.
Those who had once regarded him as an ant now stared at him with the same blank expressions.
To be honest, he wanted to see Li Yanfeng's expression. Sure enough, it was quite spectacular.
On one hand, Li Yanfeng was humiliated because Li Tianming was his son.
On the other hand, he was embarrassed because he had failed to help Liu Qianyang obtain the divine source.
That was right. Li Tianming wanted him to lose face completely.
"City Lord, why do I feel that the so-called geniuses of Thunder Lord Manor are all such trash? They cannot even withstand a single exchange. They are not even as good as a piece of trash from our Lihuo City. Don't you think so?"
Under the gaze of the masses, Li Tianming spoke first. He smiled as he watched Li Yanfeng make a fool of himself.
Selfish people would have to pay the price sooner or later.
His embarrassment and fury now were a complete loss of face!
Everyone was watching Li Yanfeng. This was his son, the son he had expelled from the City Lord's Mansion.
The son he had already crippled had defeated the genius Li Yanfeng thought most highly of.
Now Liu Qianyang struggled in his grasp, crying helplessly. He was the one who truly looked like trash.
"Release him!" Countless words converged in Li Yanfeng's heart, becoming only these two words.
Honestly, even if Li Tianming had defeated Liu Qianyang at Fire Silk Mountain, it would never have had the same oppressive effect on Li Yanfeng as it did now.
"Releasing him is simple. But according to our agreement, I will first take the Yanhuang Order. City Lord, please formally announce who has obtained this Yanhuang Order." As Li Tianming spoke, he found the Yanhuang Order Liu Qianyang had carried in his robe.
The Yanhuang Order he had desired most was finally in his hands.
"Release him once you have it!" Li Yanfeng said heavily, his face already slightly twisted.
Beside him, Liu Qing's complexion had turned faintly livid, her delicate body trembling with fury.
"No. You announce it first. Announce it before everyone." Li Tianming looked at him with burning eyes, the Bloodfire Dagger in his hand pressed against Liu Qianyang's throat.
Liu Qianyang tried to resist, so Li Tianming gave him another slap, beating him until his face was drenched in blood and leaving him able only to beg for mercy.
For the first time, Li Yanfeng had been suppressed to such an extent.
Yet it was laughable that he had no way to do anything about it, because he feared Li Tianming would kill Liu Qianyang.
The person Li Tianming had displayed himself to be was precisely this sort of person: a mad demon. Worse still, he possessed Princess Qing's jade pendant!
Under the gaze of the masses, he had no choice but to swallow this humiliation. He had never imagined that Li Tianming would suppress him to this extent.
His eyes had already turned white, blazing flames burning within them.
"I announce that Li Tianming has obtained the Yanhuang Order."
People watched in disbelief as Li Yanfeng, who had silently divorced his wife and abandoned his son more than a month ago, was now forced by that very useless son to say those words in public.
By this point alone, Li Tianming had already gained all the dignity he wanted.
He could no longer leave like a dog bereft of its home.
[Major Announcement] At 8 PM, two hours from now, the end of Chapter 31 will contain the question for the second phase of the new book event.
Let me reveal something: this question is extremely difficult.
So aside from testing your hand speed, it will also test your luck. Luck means you happened to remember the answer.
The hardest questions are relatively more interesting too, don't you think?
If it is too easy, it would rely purely on hand speed, and that would not be interesting.
Before you continue