Chapter 145 - Cold-Blooded

"Fight Deng Lijuan and win against her." Lee Tao crossed his arms as he announced aloud, shocking Chang Xiu for his condition.

Fight against Deng Lijuan?

Chang Xiu was dumbfounded by Lee Tao's words.

'How is a 7th Stage Elementary Spirit Realm going to win against me?' Chang Xiu wondered silently.

She wasn't trying to be arrogant or anything, but their gap in cultivation and strength is vastly different.

Meanwhile, Lee Tao understood Chang Xiu's mindset as he chuckled softly.

"Being conceited is not necessarily good thinking, Chang Xiu. Deng Lijuan over here might not look like a threat to you, but she'll make you regret it if you underestimate her." Lee Tao smirked.

Afterward, Lee Tao patted Deng Lijuan's back as he whispered to her, "If you win, then I might think about accepting you as my disciple."

Hearing his words, Deng Lijuan suddenly clenched her fist as she held a ferocious expression at Chang Xiu.

Taking a step forward, Deng Lijuan raised her fist up, "Come at me, Chang Xiu."

An explosive aura shrouded around Deng Lijuan, shocking Chang Xiu and the other two elders behind her.

'How did she suddenly get so powerful?' Chang Xiu was dumbfounded as she turned serious.

Seeing the change of situation and Lee Tao's warning, Chang Xiu no longer underestimated Deng Lijuan's capability.

"I still haven't gotten your name yet," Chang Xiu glanced at Lee Tao as she asked him.

"Heh, since I'm making you fight Deng Lijuan, then fine. Remember this name well in your heart, I'm Lee Tao." Lee Tao responded.

Why bother hiding his name if they are going to meet again in the Qingzhou Kingdom?

Hiding a name and giving an alias is a cowardly move. The only time he gave an alias was because he needed to do his mother's request.

Meanwhile, Chang Xiu nodded her head.

"Alright then, please don't renege on your words, Lee Tao." Chang Xiu said as she returned her focus to Deng Lijuan.

"Please," She extended her hand out and said, giving Deng Lijuan the first move. 

Deng Lijuan curled her lips upward as she suddenly vanished from thin air.

"What the?!"

Just as Chang Xiu was confused by her disappearance, her instinct as an experienced fighter naturally warned her of behind.

Without hesitation, Chang Xiu propelled herself forward, dodging Deng Lijuan's strike in time.

Deng Lijuan didn't take the miss to heart as she continued to launch multiple strikes toward Chang Xiu.

A few minutes had gone by, and Chang Xiu was visibly seen struggling to defend against Deng Lijuan.

'How is Chang Xiu losing to her?' Elder Yeung wondered silently.

BOOM!

Multiple loud explosions occurred as Deng Lijuan's prowess continued to rise higher as time passed by.

"Hehe, as expected of a Celestial Rank Cultivation Technique. Such deadly force and utilization are indeed worthy of its rank.' Lee Tao laughed inwardly.

Although Deng Lijuan only managed to sever one out of her many emotions, by eliminating fear itself. She was no different than a cultivator at the Earth Spirit Realm.

Sometime later, Deng Lijuan finally landed a blow at the back of Chang Xiu, sending her flying forward as she crashed on the ground.

"Garh" Chang Xiu vomited a mouthful of blood as she tried to get back up.

BAM!

Just when she was about to get up, Deng Lijuan stomped on her head, pushing her down on the ground with her feet.

"ENOUGH!" Elder Yeung suddenly shouted as he tried to intervene in the fight.

Lee Tao squinted his eyes as he snapped his finger.

Bzzzt

A strand of lighting was sent toward Elder Yeung, rendering him motionless.

"It's a one on one fight here. Sit your ass back down and wait until they finish." Lee Tao snorted coldly.

With a wave of his hand, Elder Yeung was sent flying multiple meters away.

The other elder quickly chased after Elder Yeung, helping him get up.

"Elder Yeung, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, Elder Duan. Chang Xiu was right. That man is definitely not simple. I suspect he had taken an appearance pill to change his look to a teen." Elder Yeung said.

Elder Duan's expression turned solemn as they realized they might have offended an extremely powerful cultivator.

"We must warn the Sect Leader and the other disciples to not act rashly when they meet Lee Tao." Elder Duan muttered as he helped Elder Yeung return to the fight scene.

The moment they returned to the fight scene, they heard Deng Lijuan speaking to Chang Xiu in a sneering tone.

"Do you concede?" Deng Lijuan asked, her feet still stomping on Chang Xiu's face.

Chang Xiu tried to circulate her profound qi to fight back Deng Lijuan.

However, whenever she tried that, Deng Lijuan would stomp harder, almost to the point of crushing her skull and stopping her circulation.

"I'll ask again… do you concede?"

BAM!

"One last time, do you concede?"

Blood was already seeping through the ground since Chang Xiu's face had turned bloody red from the harsh stomping.

Seeing how Chang Xiu still gave no response, Deng Lijuan raised her foot again, ready to stomp her to death.

"That's enough, Deng Lijuan." Lee Tao intervened as he walked toward Deng Lijuan. "Chang Xiu had fainted already, so how can she answer you?" 

Deng Lijuan paused for a brief moment before glancing at Lee Tao. Her cold appearance was soon replaced with her usual expression as she gasped in horror at what she had done.

"W-What did I just do, Master?" Deng Lijuan panicked as she wrapped her arms around him.

"You two elders, go and feed her this pill to recover," Lee Tao ignored Deng Lijuan as he threw a pill toward Elder Yeung.

Elder Yeung caught the pill and scanned through it. 

After a quick scan of the pill, Elder Yeung noticed the density of it was quite high. Thus, he quickly fed it to Chang Xiu.

Meanwhile, Lee Tao patted Deng Lijuan's head with a solemn expression.

'Seems like I have to re-evaluate Deng Lijuan's talent again… not only did she sever the fear, she also managed to turn into a cold-blooded person during the fight.'