Lin Fan stood firm, insisting that this was all he had and his purse was empty.
At his words, Puppy immediately bared his teeth and said menacingly, "Kid, your primordial spirit only made it back thanks to my help. Shouldn't you repay the favor?"
"Tch, I could've found my way back without you."
Lin Fan glared at him without backing down. He absolutely could not give this dog an inch, or he would lose the upper hand in their conversation and only feed the dog's insatiable greed.
"Woof! This king hates people who go back on their word more than anything!"
In an instant, Puppy opened his gaping, bloody maw, his fangs gleaming like blades, and lunged forward to bite Lin Fan's leg.
"Fuck! Let go, you damned dog!"
Lin Fan slapped him, producing a metallic clang, but the dog was completely unharmed. Instead, he tore off a strip of Lin Fan's trousers.
Lin Fan was utterly shocked. Despite his formidable physique, he could not even budge this palm-sized puppy, and his hand throbbed with pain.
"You're the damned dead one..." Puppy spoke in a human voice, refusing to release his bite.
"Let go now, or I'll get rough."
Wincing in pain, Lin Fan shook his leg fiercely and even used a divine ability, but the puppy remained immovable as a rock. His physical body was absurdly strong.
In a flash, Lin Fan suddenly remembered. Although this dog's cultivation had been severed, his physical body was still at the True Immortal level.
Beside them, Yue Chan covered her pale forehead as she watched the battle between man and dog. The scene was anything but harmonious, and she felt the urge to laugh.
"Woof! What divine ability is that? It can actually strip living beings of their life essence?"
Suddenly, Puppy's