"Ah... honestly, the power gained by violating a taboo is only temporary strength." Li sighed once more. Even if Bradman became twice as strong, Li would not be surprised. After all, it was power gained by violating a taboo. As for what punishment he would receive afterward, Li did not know. Even dying outright was a possibility.
Li slowly raised a hand. "Do you think you're ready now? Then let me show you my true strength."
Li suddenly stepped forward, and as his foot came down, the formerly clamorous forest abruptly fell silent. That was right—almost the instant Li's foot landed, all the magical beasts scattered in flight. At that moment, the power Li revealed had exceeded the limits of those magical beasts' understanding.
Bradman's expression changed as well. The power Li displayed was absolutely no weaker than Zeref's. In Bradman's memory, Zeref had never shown himself to be stronger than Li was at this moment.
Li had originally been stronger than Zeref, but the problem was that Zeref possessed a nearly immortal body, along with Death Predation that could kill Li in an instant.
But to everyone else, it would not have been impossible for Li to claim that he could defeat Zeref within a quarter of an hour.
Li merely stood there, yet Bradman had nearly lost the will to fight him. This was not a true contest at all. It was like a man pouncing on a fierce tiger, only to discover in the end that the tiger he had leaped at was actually the incarnation of a god.
Li slowly took another step forward. As that step fell, the ground began to shake violently. Li's pressure had now affected the entire city of Nanbula.
The residents of Nanbula were awakened one after another by the sound