Xu Ruhai straightened his collar. When he heard Li Yuanba claim he was usually refined, he raised his middle finger without hesitation.
Then he struck where it hurt. "Li Bighead, quit pretending. This is Junior Sister Qiao Meng, Steward Qiao Tai's daughter. She won't be interested in a big brute like you. Give up. No matter how much you pretend, it's no use."
"You..."
Li Yuanba was so angry smoke nearly poured from all seven of his orifices.
"I'm still better than you. How about we fight?"
"Fine by me. Who's afraid of whom?"
Xu Ruhai glared back and rolled up his sleeves, ready to fight Li Yuanba then and there.
But Li Yun stopped him.
"That's enough..."
"Didn't we come here to hunt Weird Demons? Why are we fighting each other?"
"Come on. Get ready to move out."
"Uh, right... Li Bighead, you got lucky this time. Once we're out of the Demon Cave, we'll find a place to fight one-on-one. I'll make sure you know who the real big brother is."
"Tch... By one-on-one, do you mean drinking or fighting?"
"Forget drinking. I mean fighting."
"Tch... Coward. I'm not scared of fighting you either. Pick the place and set the time. Beating you? Heh... I'm not bragging, but it'll be child's play."
Confidence shone across Li Yuanba's face.
The reason was simple.
They were both geniuses at the Body Tempering Tenth Level, and his strength had never fallen short of Xu Ruhai's. Recently, he had also stumbled upon a few opportunities and climbed another step up a hundred-foot pole without even realizing it.
Though he had not advanced to the Body Tempering Eleventh Level, he could be considered to have reached the peak of the Body Tempering Tenth Level.
He had been itching for a suitable opponent to