You could say I wasn't as strong as Uncle Hou Yi, or that I didn't look as scholarly as him, but saying I looked older than him was something I absolutely could not accept.
I, Nine Li, was still young, not even three hundred thousand years old yet. My hair was jet-black, my facial skin was firm, and I didn't have a single wrinkle. How was I old?
I was clearly still a young man, all right!
"Princess, stand back!" Seeing Nine Li getting serious, 'Hou Yi' hurriedly pulled the princess behind him, then drew a divine arrow, nocked it, and shot it with a whoosh.
Boom! The imagined Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow collided with the force of Nine Li's Heaven-Splitting Divine Palm. In an instant, an earth-shaking explosion rang out, and terrifying divine power swept out in both directions.
Nine Li's expression changed, his pupils contracting. He tried to do something, but it was already too late. The next moment, he was blasted backward and slammed down beside Golden Roc with a thud.
"Heh, I thought you were so formidable. Turns out that's all you've got." Seeing Nine Li defeated, Golden Roc mocked him.
On the other side, 'Hou Yi' raised the 'Eight-Direction Sun-Shooting Bow' in time to block. Although he still retreated two steps, he managed to stop the divine power surging toward him.
Seeing this, Princess Xiang Yao smiled with reflected pride. Look how powerful he is! Yet you still say my dear Hou Yi is fake. Could a fake be this powerful?
And you actually said this was my dream. If it's a dream, then what are you? Did I dream you up too? Are you fake as well?
How ridiculous!
"Nine Li, you truly have no respect for your elders! Did Jade Pure teach you the