Chapter 86

Slowly turning around, Jia Lie tilted his head, the smile at the corner of his mouth somewhat sinister: "Brother Liu Xi, can I play with him?"

Liu Xi smiled and nodded, his palm subtly rising in front of him as he said with a sinister laugh: "You have the chance, don’t hold back."

Jia Lie smiled and squinted his eyes. Liu Xi’s words reminded him of a secret conversation he had with Jia Li Bi. At that time, Jia Li Bi had just received the news that Xiao Yan’s cultivation talent had returned. After a long silence with a dark expression, he said to Jia Lie in an extremely serious and cold tone:

"If that Xiao family brat ever accepts your challenge in the future, don’t show any mercy. If you can kill him on the spot, that’s best. Even if you can’t, cripple his hands or legs. That will reduce a terrifying enemy for the Jia Lie family in the future."

The serious and cold tone of his father’s words echoed in Jia Lie’s mind, making the smile on his face even more sinister. He glanced at Xiao Yan, who was standing calmly not far away, and seemed to already sense that this talented youth would be cut down by his own hand.

Jia Lie’s confidence came from his own strength. He was not only a three-star Fighter but also practiced a high-level Wind-type technique: Wind Scroll Technique. Combined with the few combat skills he mastered, he could almost challenge a regular five-star Fighter without losing.

In comparison, although Xiao Yan’s cultivation talent had returned, at the Cheng Ren Ceremony a few months ago, his strength was only at the eighth level of Fighter. Even if his strength had improved somewhat during this time, it was impossible for him to surpass Jia Lie. Jia Lie had absolute confidence in this.

On the entire street, not only did Jia Lie believe that Xiao Yan had no chance of winning, but even the surrounding mercenaries and Xiao Yu thought the same. No matter how outstanding Xiao Yan’s talent was, the level gap between them was too significant to be ignored.

"Isn’t this little brat usually overly shrewd? How could he fall for such a low-level provocation?" Looking at Xiao Yan, who was carrying an iron rod, Xiao Yu’s face darkened. She took a step forward and angrily said, "When did you become so reckless? You know you can’t win, yet you still accept the challenge? Are you tired of living?"

Sprayed by Xiao Yu’s words, Xiao Yan shrugged and smiled: "We haven’t started yet, who knows who’s tired of living."

"You..." Seeing the stubborn Xiao Yan, Xiao Yu stomped her foot in frustration. Her slender legs moved forward, and she blocked Xiao Yan, her green whip cracking in the air: "I’ll do it. I know you have great potential, but that’s for the future."

Looking at Xiao Yu’s back, Xiao Yan was taken aback. He didn’t expect this woman, who had always been at odds with him, to protect him so much in front of others. He scratched his head, then his gaze slowly swept down from Xiao Yu’s shoulder, over her back, waist, and the perfect, sensual long legs.

Surprised by the perfect curves of this wild woman’s back, Xiao Yan clicked his tongue. Before her owner noticed, he quickly withdrew his gaze, leaning his head forward as if resting his chin on Xiao Yu’s shoulder: "Uh, didn’t you always hope I’d be beaten to death by someone else?"

The breath in her ear made Xiao Yu’s body tense instantly, her delicate ears quickly turning pink. After a moment, she took a deep breath and said in a faintly trembling voice: "You should know your value to the family. So, you can’t accept challenges casually. As your... cousin, I have the right to protect you from danger."

"Uh, that’s a strange argument." Scratching his head, Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly: "But never mind, I can handle my own affairs. Women, stay out of it." With that, he tightened his grip on the iron rod, sidestepped Xiao Yu, and rushed straight toward the impatient Jia Lie.

Seeing Xiao Yan’s actions, Xiao Yu’s face turned anxious. She was about to pull him back with her whip when a light, clear voice stopped her: "Cousin Xiao Yu, trust Brother Xiao Yan. He’s not reckless. If he doesn’t have a plan, he wouldn’t provoke anyone."

"Xun Er..." Turning around, Xiao Yu looked at the smiling Xun Er, hesitated, and sighed, nodding. However, her hand still tightly gripped the whip.

"Heh heh, little brat, today I’ll make you regret this foolish move." Staring at Xiao Yan, who was rushing toward him with the iron rod, Jia Lie sneered. A faint green aura rapidly gathered in his palm.

Standing still, Jia Lie’s hands suddenly curled into claw-like shapes, with green aura forming ten sharp points at his fingertips. With a sinister laugh, he swung his claws, creating a whistling sound as he attacked Xiao Yan fiercely.

Feeling the sharp sound that seemed to tear the air, Xiao Yan’s eyes narrowed. His slightly curled left hand suddenly swept the ground, an invisible force striking it. The counterforce immediately stopped Xiao Yan’s rushing figure.

Seeing Xiao Yan control the momentum generated by his speed so skillfully, the experienced mercenaries watching around him immediately burst into exclamations of admiration.

At the moment his figure stopped, Xiao Yan’s iron rod flew out of his hand like an arrow, shooting straight at Jia Lie’s head.

Seeing the iron rod flying toward him, Jia Lie sneered disdainfully. His hand, enveloped in green aura, caught the rod and shook it, causing the air in front of him to ripple. Several light green wind swirls appeared out of nowhere.

The iron rod, passing through the wind swirls, had its force easily neutralized.

Without the support of force, the iron rod fell to the ground, just half a meter from Jia Lie’s head, making a crisp sound.

"Ah..." Seeing Xiao Yan’s attack easily neutralized, the crowd around them sighed in disappointment. With his high-level technique, Jia Lie was almost invincible.

(This is the second update from yesterday. Sorry, I was out doing some errands, so it was delayed.)