Chapter 2858
Once Liu Ruyan and the others had retreated, Kai’s eyes glowed a fierce red, and a droplet of essence blood was forced from his forehead!
The droplet transformed into a swirling mist of blood-red that enveloped Kai’s entire body!
Within this crimson haze, Kai felt his body begin to swell with power!
He realized that he had no choice but to adopt a desperate stance; otherwise, he would not be able to deter his adversaries!
The disparity in strength was immense, and if he allowed these individuals to seize the storage ring, he knew it would spell doom for him!
After all, the treasures contained within that ring were enough to drive anyone mad with desire!
“Kid, are you really considering self-detonation?”
Old Kong furrowed his brow at the sight of Kai’s dramatic stance!
“Not bad. Since you’re forcing my hand, I may as well fight to the death,” Kai replied firmly.
“Hmph, you’re too arrogant for your own good! Even if you were to blow yourself up, do you really think you could harm any of us?”
“You’re merely a second-ranked cultivator of the Combined Body realm. Your explosion wouldn’t even scratch us,” Old Kong sneered coldly, unimpressed by Kai’s display.
“Is that so? Let’s put that to the test…”
With that, an overwhelming aura erupted from Kai, and the blood-red fog expanded, engulfing the three opponents!
As they felt the intense energy emanating from Kai, Old Kong’s expression shifted, realizing that Kai was indeed serious!
“Hey, little brother, don’t rush into things. We’re not bad people and mean no harm.”
“Old Kong here just has a short temper. We simply want to understand the vision-producing artifact!”
Seeing the tension, Old Sun quickly chimed in, “Exactly! We don’t know each other, and there’s no need for a destructive confrontation. Why make it a lose-lose situation?”
Zuo Qing also joined in, trying to ease the situation. “Respected seniors, we’re just nameless juniors. We didn’t seek out trouble, but if forced, we might have to go down together.”
Kai understood that the other party was offering him a way out, and he didn’t truly want to self-destruct!
“Alright, alright, let’s all calm down. No more hostilities, just move along!”
Old Sun urged Kai to relax.
Seeing this, Kai reined in his energy, allowing his body to return to normal.
However, Old Kong’s expression remained dark, glaring at Kai with palpable animosity!
It was clear he felt humiliated; after all, a mere second-grade cultivator had managed to intimidate him, an eighth-grade cultivator of the Combined Body realm.
“Kid, I’ll let you off today for the sake of these two, but mark my words, you are the first to dare threaten me. We will settle this another time!”
Old Kong ground his teeth as he spoke to Kai.
Kai felt a flicker of panic; if this old man chose to target him, it could spell disaster!
He couldn’t rely on self-detonation as a threat every time, could he?
“What a boastful mouth you have!”
Just as Old Kong finished his statement, a figure appeared suddenly before them!
“Lord Yan…”
Upon seeing the newcomer, Kai’s heart soared with relief!
The three men quickly bowed in respect, exclaiming, “Lord Yan…”
At that moment, Old Kong’s previously arrogant demeanor crumbled.
“Kai, what’s going on here?” Lord Yan inquired.
Kai quickly explained the situation to him.
When Lord Yan heard this, he frowned and said, “How dare you three rob someone in Jialing County? Do you think we would stand idly by?”
“And who do you think you are to search someone without cause? Even if someone enters our Jialing County, we never conduct body searches, and you dare to act aggressively…”
Lord Yan approached Old Kong and delivered a sharp slap!
The impact turned half of Old Kong’s face red, and he was left speechless!