What You Saw Was What I Wanted You to See!

Upon hearing Li Yuan's words, Ye Long's attacks became even more ferocious, as he felt he had completely overwhelmed Li Yuan.

Indeed, that was the case. Li Yuan's attempts to fight back were ineffective, and his body was repeatedly shattered by Ye Long.

Immersed in rage, Ye Long attributed all of this to his increased strength due to people's faith in him.

Upon seeing the talisman bursting from Li Yuan's body, Ye Long immediately concluded that it was the source of Li Yuan's power.

He tore the talisman out of Li Yuan's body, and the Strength of the Ox made him feel his body's power surge!

Next, he shattered Li Yuan's body once again. A talisman flashed before his eyes, and Ye Long grabbed it, but the talisman did not display any power.

That's a rat?

The battle continued, and Li Yuan kept provoking Ye Long with his words.

Until one moment, Ye Long suddenly discovered that the trees and land beneath the Island of the Other Shore had all turned into stone.

During their battle, the birds in the sky began to suddenly turn to stone and fall to the ground from time to time.

But Ye Long didn't think much of it; he was only focused on beating Li Yuan to a pulp.

Since then, Ye Long has never seen any talismans on Li Yuan's body again.

No matter which part of Li Yuan's body he shattered, there were no talismans inside.

Until Li Yuan used the Tiger Talisman to concentrate his power on a sharp tentacle and slashed it off, severing three of Ye Long's fingers in one blow!

The Rat Talisman was released at this moment.

At that moment, Li Yuan revealed a strange smile.

"That's about it."

Ye Long no longer cared about what Li Yuan was saying. He had just made a move when his body froze in an instant!

Yes!

Without any time to react, its body turned to stone without warning!

But Ye Long never felt that he was under any magic spell, nor did he feel that he was attacked by any power!

During that time, Li Yuan was indeed reading something from that black book, but Ye Long managed to interrupt him every time.

Why is this...?

Ye Long's body turned into a stone statue and instantly fell to the ground from the sky.

Upon seeing this, tentacles burst forth from Li Yuan's body, allowing him to retrieve the Ox Talisman and Rat Talisman that Ye Long had taken from him.

"You didn't notice anything at all, that's good."

"Because the Rat Talisman's power can turn stillness into movement, even if your body is petrified, with the power of the Rat Talisman, you will not feel any changes in your body."

"But this petrification is not so fast; it takes quite a long time. Once you realize this, you can completely remove the petrification curse immediately with the Silver Thread Needle you got from Meng Qing."

"But you ingested my petrification nearly ten times at the same time, and you didn't even realize it until your body was completely petrified."

Li Yuan reached out and picked up Ye Long's stone statue. "Everything I told you before was just to provoke you."

"As a Deep One myself, you should know better than anyone else that if I want to kill a Deep One, it will explode on the spot with a single thought. How could it possibly resist my will?"

"Your mother didn't resist at all; I made her commit suicide."

"And I knew you would come seeking revenge, yet I waited for you here without making any preparations. Why do you think that was?"

Li Yuan's plan had already taken shape long before the Queen Bee became a fourth-tier bee.

The Fishman who betrayed him did so when his seal had just been broken.

However, he did not act immediately because at that time he did not know that killing someone of the same level would earn him a reward from Chen Ye.

But all four rank members were destined to be eliminated, and Ye Long was also on Li Yuan's list.

However, we cannot rush it; we must wait for the right opportunity.

After that, Li Yuan learned that killing someone of the same rank could lead to advancement.

Therefore, the plan to kill the dragon can be brought up.

When Li Yuan first returned to Asia, he was after Ye Long, but he didn't expect the Queen Bee be at the fourth level.

Li Yuan wanted the talisman in the Queen Bee's possession, so he went to find Queen Bee first and casually tested what abilities Queen Bee had evolved.

So that we can formulate countermeasures later.

Unexpectedly, an insect suddenly appeared halfway through the journey.

Seeing that things were not going well, Li Yuan immediately suggested to the Queen Bee that they pause the operation and then continue with the planned dragon-slaying plan.

His plan was actually not complicated: kill Ye Long's mother, provoke Ye Long, and lure him to come to Li Yuan.

Once he loses his mind, seize the opportunity to petrify him using the petrification curse from the Book of the Dead.

But there is a problem.

Li Heng told Li Yuan that Ye Long and Meng Qing had traded a needle.

Li Yuan quickly realized that it was the Silver Thread Needle sealed in Library of 024, which possessed the ability to break the curse.

Therefore, the petrification curse strategy will not work.

After all, as long as Ye Long isn't stupid, he would definitely use the Silver Thread Needle to remove the petrification curse if he saw that he was under its influence.

Furthermore, the petrification curse was extremely slow, and if Ye Long realized he couldn't defeat Li Yuan, he could at least run away.

If he wanted to run, Li Yuan might not be able to stop him.

To reduce variables and to ensure the plan proceeds smoothly.

Li Yuan ignited his anger, giving him the idea of a fight to the death with Li Yuan.

Afterwards, Li Yuan deliberately feigned weakness to lure the opponent into believing that victory was assured, and secretly used the petrification curse as the second step.

But the problem remains the same: how do we solve the Silver Thread Needle?

If Ye Long had the Silver Thread Needle, he would immediately break the curse as soon as he realized he was under one. Even though he was in a state of anger, it didn't mean he had completely lost his mind.

Therefore, Li Yuan came up with a solution.

He made Ye Long break his body, deliberately revealing the talisman inside his body to Ye Long, and then looking for an opportunity to stuff the Rat Talisman into Ye Long!

As long as the Rat Talisman is present, no matter how many times Li Yuan secretly uses the petrification technique, Ye Long will not feel anything unusual.

In his eyes, his body was still the same as before, but what he didn't know was that he was already a stone statue resurrected by the Rat Talisman.

Isn't it a very simple principle?

The Rat Talisman's power wasn't to remove the curse; it merely made the stone statue move!

Therefore, Ye Long had already been petrified, but the Rat Talisman in his hand prevented him from realizing that he had been petrified.

Therefore, as long as the Rat Talisman in his hand is knocked away, Ye Long will immediately be petrified!

But giving him the talisman so openly would be a bit too deliberate.

Therefore, Li Yuan deliberately showed him the talisman for the first time, and then quickly pulled it back into his body to show Ye Long how much he cherished it.

Then, just as he was about to launch his second surprise attack, he placed the Ox Talisman the same spot where Ye Long would take it.

Having obtained the Ox Talisman, Ye Long felt its power and enjoyed its benefits, naturally wanting to take the talisman from Li Yuan's body as well.

Because that would reduce Li Yuan's power and increase their own.

So the second time, Li Yuan accidentally left the Rat Talisman to him!

Everything felt so natural!

Enraged, Ye Long never imagined that Li Yuan could control the location of the talisman at will, and could move the talisman within his body at will. How could it be so easily blown out?

At this point, one can't help but reflect on something.

What the enemy shows you is what they want you to see.

Otherwise, with Li Yuan's Tiger Talisman's defense concentrated on one point, Ye Long wouldn't be able to easily penetrate it.

Of course, Ye Long's anger also contributed to the successful completion of the plan.

Because of his anger, Ye Long ignored the petrified forest and flocks of birds.

Li Yuan's petrification curse spread out like beams of light, but Ye Long himself was unaffected. Enraged, he was focused on killing Li Yuan and didn't care about anything else.

Finally, after confirming that Ye Long was completely petrified, Li Yuan activated the Tiger Talisman's power, concentrating it on a single strike to shatter Ye Long's hand and retrieve the Rat Talisman.

Ye Long froze instantly, not having a moment to spare.

Li Yuan's scheme succeeded this time. His elaborate plan was a basic act of respect for fellow fourth-order beings.

After all, Li Yuan had already learned his lesson once.