At those words...
All the True Immortals looked intrigued. Their gazes swung in unison toward the two, then back to Li Xiaoya, waiting to see how he would answer...
"...!" The Daode Daoist Patriarch merely stood to one side, smiling without a word, as though this had nothing to do with him. He seemed utterly confident in Li Xiaoya...
Who could have guessed!
"Of course. I'm very interested in all your Divine Abilities. Why don't we all spar together?" Li Xiaoya declared in a deep voice, startling everyone...
"Spar together?" The True Immortals exchanged bewildered glances. They seemed to have understood what Li Xiaoya meant, yet wondered whether they had misheard. Every gaze turned toward him...
"Ahem! Boy, your Divine Abilities are impressive, but taking on four at once might be a little difficult, don't you think?" Unable to keep listening, the Daode Daoist Patriarch gave a light cough and hurriedly spoke up. He seemed to be trying to dissuade Li Xiaoya, yet wore the expression of someone eager for a good show... Clearly, he meant for Li Xiaoya to face all the True Immortals alone...
At those words, the True Immortals' expressions soured. Black Demon True Immortal in particular could not stop a wisp of astonishing demonic qi from leaking out...
But!
"Oh! I didn't mean one against four...!" Li Xiaoya swept his gaze over the True Immortals and spoke as though that had not been his intention. His next words, however, infuriated them all. Turning to the Daode Daoist Patriarch, he said, "You're joining them too, Master! It'll be one against five!"
"One against five? You little brat, are you looking for death?" The True Immortals' anger boiled over at those words... Even the Daode Daoist Patriarch looked somewhat angry as he spoke in a low voice, though