Chapter 491: Chapter 491: You’re Despicable
Ye Tianling’s gaze was cold, showing no pity for the beautiful Kong Daoting.
"You—"
Kong Daoting was furious, filled with immense hatred over the death of her clan brother, Kong Daoyuan.
But in that moment, she saw the profound killing intent in Ye Tianling’s eyes with perfect clarity. She knew that if she refused to apologize, she would die!
Chu Shaocheng stared blankly at the scene, deeply shaken. ’Ye Tianling... as ruthless as ever, and a man of few words.’
’Just like in the past, he would offer one chance before killing someone.’
’In my opinion, however, it’s a chance almost no one would ever take. Given Ye Tianling’s tone, posture, and cold indifference, it’s nearly impossible for any genius Cultivator to swallow their pride and accept his terms.’
’But it is indeed a chance.’
’The only one.’
’If they don’t take it, the only thing that awaits them is death.’
’What is dominance?’
’This is dominance!’
’What is invincibility?’
’This is invincibility!’
Chu Shaocheng had originally believed that upon reaching his current peerless Realm and level of Battle Power, the gap between himself and Ye Tianling would have narrowed.
But after personally witnessing Ye Tianling’s terrifying Battle Power, especially after Ye Tianling annihilated Kong Daoyuan’s Battle Soul with a single glance, he realized that the gap between them had not only failed to close but had actually grown even wider.
"Die!"
Ye Tianling’s gaze grew even colder. The moment Kong Daoting uttered the word ’You,’ he struck again.
With one punch, he gathered his Invincible Fist Intent, his eyes as chilling as those of a peerless god of slaughter.
"THUD—I’m sorry! I was wrong! Please, sir, spare me!"
Kong Daoting immediately and decisively knelt, then kowtowed three times toward Ye Tianling in apology.
She timed it with extreme precision, seizing that chance just before Ye Tianling’s killing intent erupted.
Despite having witnessed Kong Daoyuan’s death firsthand, Kong Daoting still managed to suppress her rage and apologize.
Her actions caused a sudden uproar; it was even seen as a disgrace to the Immortal Phoenix Peacock Lineage. But as long as she could survive, nothing else mattered.
Ye Tianling’s killing intent receded. He gave Kong Daoting a deep look. "Usually, the conditions I set for survival are harsh. I’m surprised you met them. I know you haven’t accepted your defeat, so kneel here and call for someone to come stand up for you."
Ye Tianling’s tone was indifferent.
His words caused an uproar.
Kong Daoting had originally thought that after kneeling, kowtowing, and apologizing, she would be allowed to leave.
But she never imagined he would be so arrogant as to tell her to call people for revenge.
’Is he for real?’
"When I do things, I like to pull the weeds out by the roots. Since your killing intent hasn’t dissipated, yet you managed to seize the chance to live, I’ll grant your wish. Find people to take revenge on me. I will wait here for one hundred breaths. If no one comes to stand up for you within one hundred breaths, and your killing intent remains..."
Ye Tianling spoke again.
He didn’t say what the result would be.
But everyone knew that if her killing intent remained, Kong Daoting would still die.
"You’re not keeping your promise? You’re going back on your word?"
A trace of disbelief appeared in Kong Daoting’s eyes, along with a hint of contempt on her face.
"Letting you live doesn’t mean I’m letting you go. I have plenty of ways to torture you. Do as I say. I don’t want to suppress you only to have batch after batch of disciples from the Immortal Phoenix Peacock Lineage come and bother me. Do it while my patience is still holding out."
Ye Tianling glanced at Kong Daoting, then fell silent.
Kong Daoting’s breathing quickened, and even more hatred flared in her eyes.
"Fine. I’d like to see what you’re capable of!"
Kong Daoting took a deep breath and immediately sent a message to Kong Daoxi, with whom she had a good relationship, and her clan brother—Kong Daoze, who doted on her!
Those two were second in power only to the Peacock Divine Son, Kong Lindao!
"You’re not qualified to know what I’m capable of."
Ye Tianling walked up to Kong Daoting and brought his foot down on her face.
Kong Daoting was enraged and about to strike, but then she made a terrifying discovery: a horrifying strand of Soul Power seemed to have suddenly appeared in the space between Heaven and Earth.
This power radiated around her body, making her feel as if she were trapped in a swamp, completely unable to resist.
"You—You’re despicable!"
Kong Daoting’s face paled in shock, and she couldn’t help but curse at him.
Ye Tianling completely ignored her. With one stomp, he drove Kong Daoting from the Void down to the ground, crushing her beautiful face directly under his Combat Boots.
"I just heard from the surrounding Human Race Cultivators that Kong Daoyuan and you have attacked many of them? That you take pleasure in bullying and humiliating Human Race Cultivators? Now that I’m humiliating you, are you also feeling happy? Finding it thrilling?"
Ye Tianling ground his Combat Boots into Kong Daoting’s face, nearly crushing her pretty features.
Kong Daoting was both ashamed and furious, but she bit down hard, suppressing her rage and venomous hatred.
"You should be glad that your Immortal Phoenix Peacock Lineage has a true Divine Child. Otherwise, I would show you what true humiliation is."
Thinking of the five drops of Origin Essence Blood from Kong Lindao, Ye Tianling ultimately refrained from using more excessive and humiliating methods.
Otherwise, whether it was the Profound Ice Cold Iron Rod or other methods of Absorption, Ye Tianling would not have hesitated to use them.
His Dao Heart was one of doing as he pleased—Unrestrained and Indulgent—and he would never act timidly.
"You’ll soon find out the price you’ll pay for this! You’ve mentioned the Peacock Divine Son several times. This time, you’ll have the honor of meeting the clan brother and sister he cares about most!"
When Kong Daoting spoke of Kong Daoxi and Kong Daoze, her eyes lit up—she no longer even cared about the humiliation she was suffering at that moment.
"So you didn’t call Kong Lindao? That makes sense. With your disposition, if you could actually summon Kong Lindao, you wouldn’t be in such a pathetic state."
Ye Tianling had a realization.
In truth, he really did want to meet Kong Lindao.
Especially under the current circumstances, he wanted to fight Kong Lindao again to see just how far he had grown.
At the same time, such a battle would also be a way to test his own Battle Power.
Hearing Ye Tianling’s words, Kong Daoting’s eyes shifted inexplicably as she looked at him.
At that moment, she saw a pair of eyes filled with anticipation, eager for a fight.
Such a pair of deep, cold, yet expectant eyes made Kong Daoting’s heart skip a beat.
’This man is either a martial arts fanatic or a complete madman! How could he actually show a desire to fight Kong Lindao?’
Just as Kong Daoting was thinking this, two streaks of Five-Colored Divine Light suddenly sped toward them from the distance.
Kong Daoxi was the faster of the two. Arriving like a Flowing Light, she saw from a great distance that Kong Daoting was pinned under the foot of a young man in a black robe.
From her angle of approach, she couldn’t see Ye Tianling’s face, yet even from so far away, she still shuddered.
"Audacious fiend—Ugh—"
She bellowed in anger, but her voice immediately died in her throat.
Kong Daoxi reacted this way, and Kong Daoze was nearly the same.
First, an enraged expression appeared on his face, but then he too looked as though he had seen a ghost.
Then, the surging, violent auras erupting from their bodies all died down.
The two of them flew over at an even faster speed, but all their violent aura, even the faintest trace of hostility, had been completely withdrawn.
Not only that, but after landing, they bowed deeply before Ye Tianling. Although it wasn’t the three kneelings and nine kowtows, their gesture was nonetheless incredibly pious and humble.
