Gu Ling stepped closer and closer. Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang hurriedly backed away, circulating his Soul Power as he retreated, hoping to protect himself first.
But his Soul Power was clearly moving much more slowly, and even raising an arm took more effort than usual.
Meanwhile, Gu Ling's aura only grew stronger.
Yu Xiaogang looked around and finally understood that this space affected the two of them completely differently.
"Gu Ling, how dare you—"
Before he could finish, Gu Ling's fist had already slammed into his stomach. Yu Xiaogang doubled over in pain, instinctively clutching his abdomen with both hands. Gu Ling grabbed his collar and yanked him upright again.
The movement tugged at his shoulder and back wounds, making Gu Ling frown. He still remembered Liu Erlong's strike earlier, and he sneered.
"Gangzi, weren't you pretty happy when she hit me?"
Yu Xiaogang grabbed Gu Ling's wrist and desperately tried to pry that hand away, but he was only level twenty-nine. Suppressed within the Reincarnation Deadland, how could he possibly break free?
"Gu Ling, I'm older than you. I'm your elder! How can you..."
Slap!
A slap sent Yu Xiaogang's head snapping to the side. His ears rang, and before he could recover, his other cheek was struck as well.
Bloody spit flew from the corner of his mouth and landed on the back of Gu Ling's hand.
"You didn't bring up being my elder when you were insulting me, and you didn't bring it up when you had Liu Erlong vent your anger for you. Now that you're getting beaten, you remember to use your age to pressure me?" Gu Ling released his collar and kicked the back of his knee.
"Ah—"
Yu Xiaogang's knees struck the ground, and he cried out in agony. He had barely propped