Li Xin had never intended to kill Demon Candle King. Otherwise, someone of Demon Candle King's caliber would have died in a single move.
He had even switched the weapon he used against Demon Candle King to the Phantom God Sword he had wielded in the beginning, rather than the Top-Tier Heavy Treasure, the Chaotic Yin Light Sword, precisely because he feared accidentally killing Demon Candle King.
Killing Demon Candle King was easy for him, but Demon Candle King's father, Shi Huo Venerable, was an existence as renowned as Venerable Shi Yuan, and a disciple of the Giant Axe Arena's Lord of Void Gold.
If he killed Demon Candle King, Shi Huo Venerable certainly would not let the matter rest. Li Xin did not fear Shi Huo Venerable, but he was not alone. He had a wife, children, and parents, as well as the vast China Universe Country.
Being targeted by a Human Race Venerable was entirely different from being targeted by an Alien Race Venerable. If Shi Huo Venerable sought revenge for his son by attacking Li Xin's family, Li Xin currently had no way to stop him unless he moved his family into the Divine Kingdoms of the Star-Swallowing Willow and the others.
But that was simply unrealistic, because his children and wife could not live in a Divine Kingdom forever.
The best solution was not to make Demon Candle King admit his wrongdoing, but to make Shi Huo Venerable come and apologize to Li Xin for his son's sake. Only when Shi Huo Venerable bowed his head would this matter truly be settled!
Otherwise, if Li Xin merely beat Demon Candle King up and let him go, that fool might think Li Xin had released him out of fear of Shi Huo Venerable. In the future, he