81 Six month agreement. (1/2)

The expression of the raven-haired Yuan Ruogang quickly sank after hearing Li Yang's words. The air around her grew heavy, the stone beneath her feet cracking as it seemed to be pushed down. Her eyes narrowed dangerously, the people closest to her starting to pull back.

”Are you threatening Jun'er?”

She used a very intimate name for Yuan Yijun, so Li Yang guessed that this Yuan Ruogang was very close to Yuan Yijun, they might even be lovers. Li Yang completely ignored the heavy atmosphere that descended on the arena, casually leaving the stage and ascending the stairs, giving a light shrug of his shoulders.

”A warning, a threat, a polite reminder, consider it whatever you want, as long as it gets you to leave me alone.”

Li Yang didn't stop walking after finishing his words, casually heading towards the staircase that would bring him out of the arena. Some people couldn't help but click their tongues in the face of his courage, but they also knew that he wouldn't get to leave so easily, not after what he had said.

And just like they thought, the air around Li Yang suddenly turned heavy, almost becoming viscous as a strong pressure pushed down on him, cracking the stone beneath him. The cold voice of Yuan Ruogang sounded out after Li Yang stopped in his tracks, the sound of footsteps sounding out from behind Li Yang.

”You wish to just leave? After what you've done and said?”

Despite the strong pressure and nearly viscous air, Li Yang still stood ramrod straight, his spine like a spear, once again causing the surrounding people to click their tongues in admiration. Li Yang turned his head somewhat, his eyes sweeping over the four people that had stood up from their seats and surrounded him.

These people were clearly working for Yuan Yijun and were currently following the orders of Yuan Ruogang. But despite having four people, as well as Yuan Ruogang herself, glaring at him with cold eyes, Li Yang was still perfectly calm. His eyes landed on Yuan Ruogang, a somewhat mocking smile appearing on his face.

”Oh? Do you want to bully a younger disciple using numbers? Is this how the people serving Yijun work? How despicable, but I guess that's how she raised you guys, so it just reflects her character.”

Li Yang was arrogant, but he wasn't completely stupid. Yuan Ruogang had reached the late stage of the Ascending Heaven realm, and the four others had reached the early stage. After using quite a bit of energy fighting against Kong Lingxin, winning over these five would be hard without fusing with Jinwu and Shenlong. He also didn't know just how strong Yuan Ruogang was, she was Yuan Yijun's second in command after all.

And because he knew this, he decided to make it hard for Yuan Ruogang to move against him right here. And just like he expected, Yuan Ruogang waved her arm, letting out a snort.

”There's no need to drag Jun'er into this, just say what you wish to say.”

Yuan Ruogang clearly cared a lot about Yuan Yijun, so Li Yang only had to drag her into this, making it seem like attacking him would bring disgrace to Yuan Yijun. It might not work if Yuan Ruogang didn't care about Yuan Yijun's face, but he felt confident that this Yuan Ruogang, who seemed very intimate with Yuan Yijun, would care about her face. The smile on Li Yang's face grew a bit fainter, but it still carried its mocking tone.

”You have some intelligence, how nice.”

Li Yang even gave a light clap of his hands, the expressions of Yuan Ruogang and the four other men sinking somewhat. But before they got the chance to say anything, Li Yang stretched out his right hand, pointing at the square stage.

”Six months. Meet me here in six months and I'll give you the fight you desire. Of course, that is if you still dare to meet me here.”

It was clear that Yuan Ruogang wouldn't just leave him be, so since that was the case, he might as well set a date for the battle, giving him some time to increase his strength. Yuan Ruogang's expression started to change slightly, indicating that she was contemplating her options and which one would be the best choice. Compared to her racing thoughts, Li Yang was a lot more casual, shrugging his shoulders and chuckling.

”Personally, I'd much rather you just deliver my words to Yijun and we'll all go our separate ways, never to cross paths again.”

If he could get out of this without having to battle and show much more of his strength, that would be for the best. He had prepared an excellent excuse just in case the clan grew suspicious of his rapid advancement and high strength, but not having to use it was still for the best. Yuan Ruogang quickly made up her mind after hearing Li Yang's words, pointing a rather delicate finger at the stage, sneering at Li Yang.

”Six months. You said it in front of all these people, so don't think I'll let you slink away when the time comes.”

Yuan Ruogang swept the surrounding spectators with her eyes as she spoke,indicating that they would let the rest of the clan know if Li Yang should fail to show up, disgracing him and ruining his face. She was completely serious and angered, but Li Yang still only gave a casual shrug of his shoulders, only further infuriating Yuan Ruogang.

”Yeah yeah, no need for you to worry about me. Of course, lay a hand on my people and I can't guarantee that I'll let your men return unharmed.”

The viscous air around Li Yang loosened up, the pressure vanishing, so he continued to walk away. But he didn't make it very far, being stopped by a familiar short blonde-haired man with a muscular body, Xiang Wuying, who called out to him.

”Heh, seems like you are even stronger than I initially thought.”

Xiang Wuying chuckled lightly, looking at Li Yang with a deep gaze. He thought he had already given Li Yang a high evaluation after they went on the previous mission together, but seeing how easily he had beaten Kong Lingxin, he could only admit that his original evaluation was still a bit too low.

Li Yang turned towards Xiang Wuying, who was sitting on a seat close to the back of the spectators seating area, only a few meters to his right. He cupped his hands, giving a faint smile and a polite response.

”Senior Brother Wuying, you overpraise me.”