"A Da Dou Shi?!"
Ling Feng's sudden transformation made Jia Lie Bi's old eyes widen, his face filling with shock.
"Just where did this brat come from? He actually has a Secret Art like this, letting him leap two ranks and become a Da Dou Shi?"
In an instant, Jia Lie Bi's expression turned grave. He no longer dared underestimate Ling Feng.
"So this is Seven's power? I feel like my whole body is brimming with strength."
Ling Feng tightened his left hand around the Thousand Blades Demon Sword. Feeling the surge of power within him, he closed his eyes in intoxication.
A moment later, he opened his crimson eyes and pointed the Thousand Blades Demon Sword at Jia Lie Bi, his expression icy. "Old man, I'm going to trample all over your Jia Lie Family today. Let's see what you can do about it!"
Having gained Seven's abilities, Ling Feng had also become cold and defiant.
"Arrogant brat!"
Narrowing his old eyes, Jia Lie Bi growled, "Even if you've used a Secret Art to become a Da Dou Shi, how long can it last? Besides, with your strength as a mere One-Star Great Dou Master, you think you can act however you please in front of me?"
His gaze turned hostile. As his words fell, Jia Lie Bi unleashed the full pressure of a Five-Star Great Dou Master, bearing down on Ling Feng.
Clearly, he was making a show of force.
But with a casual sweep of his sword, Ling Feng dispersed Jia Lie Bi's pressure. His expression remained calm; he clearly hadn't been intimidated.
"True, you're stronger than me. But if one Da Dou Shi can't beat you, what about ten? A hundred?"
Hearing Ling Feng's cold voice, Jia Lie Bi's heart shuddered. A bad feeling crept over him.
And that feeling was soon confirmed.
Ling Feng looked off in a certain direction, parted his lips, and called into empty space, "Come out, all of you!"
Jia Lie Bi followed his gaze. Suddenly, his eyes went wide.
Over a hundred purple shadows streamed into his field of vision. Soon, those shadows resolved into human figures, surrounding him.
These were the hundred copies of Seven that Ling Feng had created.
As an assassin, Seven was naturally a master of concealment. Even Jia Lie Bi would struggle to detect him without searching carefully.
"O-One-Star Great Dou Masters?!"
At that moment, Jia Lie Bi's scalp prickled. Every one of these hundred people was a One-Star Great Dou Master. There was no way he could fight this! He was utterly shaken, his heart turning ice-cold.
One One-Star Great Dou Master, one-on-one? Jia Lie Bi wasn't afraid. He could even declare that he wanted to take on ten.
But a hundred? That was downright cheating! A gang beating!
Even Jia Lie Bi had to admit that his poor self couldn't withstand that.
He couldn't afford a battle of attrition.
If there were ten of him, Jia Lie Bi wouldn't be afraid. The problem was that his Jia Lie Family had no more than five Da Dou Shi.
And that was what gave Ling Feng the confidence to look down on the Jia Lie Family.
Of course, to keep anyone from noticing anything suspicious, Ling Feng had specifically put masks on all the Sevens.
"Attack!"
Ling Feng swept the Thousand Blades Demon Sword forward, and the hundred Sevens surged at Jia Lie Bi.
The sight made Jia Lie Bi's aged face change drastically. As expressions flickered across it, his knees suddenly buckled, and he dropped straight to the ground.
"Wait! I surrender!"
Jia Lie Bi's outrageous move left Ling Feng completely dumbfounded. He had wanted to experience Seven's abilities and have a proper fight with Jia Lie Bi. Who would have thought the man would chicken out first?
For a moment, Ling Feng and the Sevens halted their attacks. Zhang Xiaoling, who had been hiding off to one side, was also utterly slack-jawed.
The Jia Lie patriarch she had always feared was kneeling before her friend's son. It all felt unreal.
But Jia Lie Bi couldn't worry about that. Seeing Ling Feng stop attacking, he breathed a sigh of relief, convinced he had made the right move.
As the head of a family, Jia Lie Bi had more to consider.
Ling Feng commanded enough power to destroy his entire Jia Lie Family. For his family's sake, Jia Lie Bi could bend as well as stand tall.
As the saying went, surrender and lose only half!
Without surrendering, he couldn't win anyway.
Ling Feng was simply monstrous, ganging up on an old man like him. Inwardly, Jia Lie Bi kept condemning this young man for having no martial honor. He ought to take a good, hard look at himself!
But condemning Ling Feng wouldn't hurt him in the slightest, whereas refusing to surrender might bring the Jia Lie Family to ruin in a single day.
Jia Lie Bi didn't want that, so he could only bow his head in submission.
"Jia Lie Bi, what's the meaning of this?"
Unable to understand Jia Lie Bi's sudden behavior, Ling Feng frowned and asked.
What's the meaning of this?
Do I really have to spell it out? You're sending a hundred people to gang up on me, and you still have the nerve to ask? I've never seen anyone so shameless!
Of course, Jia Lie Bi dared to feel angry but not voice it. Outwardly, he simply backed down. "Sir, I surrender. I can't beat all of you."
Ling Feng froze for a moment at those words, then burst out laughing.
He finally caught on to Jia Lie Bi's thinking. So his human-wave tactics had scared the man senseless.
Ling Feng's mockery left a bitter taste in Jia Lie Bi's mouth, but thinking of the Jia Lie Family, he endured it.
"Sir, surely there isn't any deep-seated hatred between you and my Jia Lie Family?"
After a brief silence, Jia Lie Bi spoke again, probing in an attempt to ease relations with Ling Feng.
Ling Feng didn't give it much thought and answered bluntly.
"No. It's just that son of yours. He throws his weight around and even dared to hit my mother. Naturally, I had to teach him a proper lesson."
Ling Feng had no great feud with the Jia Lie Family. It was simply that Jia Lie Ao had always bullied him and his mother, and today he had even struck her. That was what had driven Ling Feng to lash out and teach Jia Lie Ao a lesson.
Hearing this, Jia Lie Bi's eyes lit up. He felt there was room to maneuver.
"Sir, my Jia Lie Family was indeed at fault in this matter. I now offer you my solemn apology. Please show mercy and spare my family."
After collecting himself briefly, Jia Lie Bi stood up and bowed to Ling Feng with his hands clasped. Then he pointed at the still-unconscious Jia Lie Ao nearby and said with a show of "righteous indignation,"
"As for this little bastard, I'll give him a proper beating right here in front of you. Would that soothe your anger?"
Jia Lie Bi had completely set aside his airs, which rather surprised Ling Feng.
Although he knew Jia Lie Bi was putting on an act, a little thought made it clear that destroying the Jia Lie Family wouldn't benefit him much. Instead, it would hand an advantage to the Xiao Clan.
After all, of Wutan City's three great families, the Xiao Clan was the strongest. If the Jia Lie Family were destroyed, the Ao Ba Family would surely be swallowed up by the Xiao Clan as well.
Ling Feng had no intention of helping the Xiao Clan grow stronger. After a little consideration, he came up with an idea.
"It's not impossible for me to leave the Jia Lie Family alone, but you have to agree to three things."
Ling Feng made an "okay" gesture at Jia Lie Bi, indicating three conditions.
Jia Lie Bi didn't dare agree outright. After a brief silence, he asked, "What three things might those be? If my Jia Lie Family can accomplish them, we certainly won't refuse."
Jia Lie Bi's answer was clearly crafty, but Ling Feng didn't care. He said directly, "First, I want your son to give my mother a proper apology. Then he has to let me beat the hell out of him so I can vent this anger."
"Well... all right!"
Jia Lie Bi hesitated briefly, but soon nodded in agreement. Glancing sideways at Jia Lie Ao, he told himself, Ao, don't blame your father. If you don't descend into hell, who will? Besides, you brought this on yourself, so bear it properly. Perhaps it'll even do you some good.
"As for the second condition..."
Ling Feng folded his arms across his chest and began thinking, his gaze roaming over Jia Lie Bi. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, settling on the Storage Ring on the man's finger.
"Since you've admitted your Jia Lie Family was at fault, surely you ought to offer a little something to show your sincerity?"
"Huh?"
For a moment, Jia Lie Bi couldn't understand Ling Feng's unfamiliar phrasing. "A little something?"
The depths of Chinese really don't get through to people in this other world either.
After that inward sigh, Ling Feng cut straight to the point. "Compensation and an apology, understand? If an apology solved everything, what would be the point of cultivating? I could just beat you up and apologize afterward."
"..."
Only then did Jia Lie Bi understand. The other party was here to collect a debt.
"Then what would you suggest, sir?"
"That Storage Ring of yours looks nice."
This time, Jia Lie Bi understood immediately. Ling Feng had his eye on his Storage Ring.
This brat really is ruthless. Everything I own is in here...
He cursed viciously inwardly, but didn't dare let it show. After a little hesitation, he removed the Storage Ring from his finger with a pained expression and handed it to Ling Feng.
As he did so, he cast a sideways glance at the still-unconscious Jia Lie Ao behind him, inwardly condemning him over and over: You wretched son!
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