103: I'm insulting you, what can you do about it?

Di Jiang did not answer White Tiger; instead, he quietly looked toward the battlefield.

The Phoenix's expression was currently very unsightly; according to the rules, Di Jiang was not supposed to appear here.

“Di Jiang, this is the trial of our Four Divine Beasts. You should not be here.”

The Phoenix widened its Phoenix eyes and spoke with an unfriendly tone.

“Is that so? If someone has violated the rules, why can't this old man be here?”

As soon as these words were spoken, the Phoenix immediately fell silent, instantly understanding who Di Jiang was referring to.

“Hehe, well, if you ask me, Mr. Di Jiang shouldn't join in the fun. We are also acting according to the rules.”

White Tiger stepped forward to chime in, but Di Jiang did not give White Tiger any Face.

“What a fine 'acting according to the rules.' You've even used the Power of the Divine Beast, yet you still dare to say you're following the rules?”

Di Jiang looked at the Phoenix playfully, his mockery clear for all to see.

The Phoenix didn't dare to speak and turned its head away, but Black Tortoise was displeased.

“Di Jiang, we respect you as the Guardian of the Ruins, but don't push your luck. If you speak of things without evidence, aren't you afraid that we Four Divine Beasts will join together to impeach you?”

Black Tortoise's words were incredibly assertive. It stared with its turtle eyes, seemingly certain that Di Jiang had no evidence.

Di Jiang smiled and lightly waved his hand. The scene of the previous battle between Lin Yue and the Phoenix appeared out of thin air.

Rebirth Through Blood!

The scene of the Phoenix turning into flames and undergoing Rebirth reappeared.

At this moment, Black Tortoise and White Tiger were completely dumbfounded. This image was a true recording and could not be faked.

“You've probably forgotten what this old man does. I've already clearly recorded all the trickery between you. Now, what else do you have to say?”

“I... have nothing to say.”

The proud Phoenix lowered its head once more. This was the pain in its heart; even after activating the Power of the Divine Beast, it had still failed to defeat Lin Yue. It had completely lost its dignity.

“You obscured the secrets of heaven; this crime is not small. What do you intend to do?”

Di Jiang nodded, his gaze falling upon White Tiger and Black Tortoise.

“Uh, Mr. Di Jiang, whatever you say, we will listen to you.”

Knowing it was in the wrong, White Tiger could only accept it. Di Jiang's strength was not weaker than theirs; if they really fought, they wouldn't come out on top either. It was better to settle the matter peacefully.

“Very well. Since you've all admitted it, I won't make things difficult for you. Just provide some compensation.”

Di Jiang pointed at Lin Yue in the distance, his intention already very obvious.

“Understood. As long as he can defeat us, the rewards will certainly not be lacking.”

White Tiger nodded helplessly. With Di Jiang present, it didn't dare to go back on its word.

On the battlefield.

Lin Yue controlled several Chain Fireballs around him, then continuously shot them toward the white mist not far away.

After each Fireball Spell swept past, it cleared a portion of the field of vision.

“Come out! Can you only hide? Does this even qualify you to be called a Divine Beast?”

While searching, he mocked the Azure Dragon. It was like a shrinking turtle, impossible to find for a time.

“If you ask me, you shouldn't be called the Azure Dragon anymore. 'Ninja Turtle' would be better.”

As time passed minute by minute, such high-intensity searching was also a burden on Lin Yue's spirit.

Seeing that the Azure Dragon still didn't appear, Lin Yue simply started cursing.

“Bastard, you dare to insult me?”

Broken by the mention of a 'Ninja Turtle,' the Azure Dragon reappeared. Hundreds of Wind Blades gathered around it, whistling as they attacked Lin Yue.

The moment the Azure Dragon appeared, Lin Yue had already prepared in advance. He knew that as long as this sneaky guy showed its head, it would surely be hiding a killing move.

Moving quickly to dodge, he treated the hundreds of Wind Blades as if they were nothing. With a backhand, Lin Yue cast the Thunder Cloud Spell again.

The thunder roared continuously, turning into endless lightning that frantically washed over the Azure Dragon, causing green smoke to rise from its body.

Under the powerful force of the thunder, even the Azure Dragon had to avoid its sharp edge.

The damage was too high. In one second, Lin Yue could take away over a million of its health. It wasn't like the Phoenix, which could recover health at any time.

This was very frustrating.

It couldn't win the fight, so it could only hide.

But as soon as it hid, Lin Yue would start a verbal onslaught. The proud Azure Dragon couldn't stand Lin Yue's mockery and would show itself to fight him.

Then, unable to win the fight, it would have to hide again!

...Seeing the Azure Dragon hide again, Lin Yue was no longer in a hurry to find it.

He had already seen through the Azure Dragon's attack patterns. Aside from being fast, its damage output was actually mediocre, lacking even the powerful AOE damage of the Phoenix.

Such a boss wasn't actually very suitable for stacking health.

Lin Yue was slightly disappointed. Aside from being able to hone his operational skills, this Azure Dragon didn't have much use.

“Get out here! See if I don't beat the crap out of you.”

“What Divine Beast Azure Dragon? I think you're just a slippery Loach.”

“Are we fighting or not? If not, I'm going home to bring in the laundry.”

...Lin Yue hadn't learned any wind-element skills, so he didn't have much of a way to deal with the Azure Dragon hidden in the white mist, but this was a trial after all.

No matter how the Azure Dragon hid, it would eventually have to Face Lin Yue.

So Lin Yue didn't bother looking anymore and directly launched a verbal attack, waiting to see if the Azure Dragon could withstand it.

“You're the Loach! Your whole family are loaches!”

Truly enraged by being called a Loach, the Azure Dragon charged at Lin Yue recklessly, baring its sharp dragon claws for close-quarters combat.

I've been waiting for you.

This time, Lin Yue could clearly feel that the Azure Dragon's defenses had been broken by his insults. It had completely given up on dodging and was attacking Lin Yue desperately.

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...The Azure Dragon's close-range damage was impressive; every Accuracy hit on Lin Yue caused over twenty thousand damage.

However, this played right into Lin Yue's hands.

He simply stopped dodging and clashed directly with the Azure Dragon.

The dark clouds condensed by the Thunder Cloud Spell gathered above Lin Yue. Every time the Azure Dragon swung a claw, three or four bolts of lightning would instantly strike down.

In one second, the Azure Dragon could swing its claws seven or eight times, which was already extremely fast.

In this single second, it could deal over two hundred thousand damage to Lin Yue.

But at the same time, in one second, the Azure Dragon would also take damage from more than sixty of Lin Yue's lightning bolts.

Instead, it lost over a million health, and the two hundred thousand damage it dealt to Lin Yue was directly leeched back to full by Lin Yue.

This meant that after fighting for a long time, Lin Yue's health hadn't moved at all, while the Azure Dragon's health was plummeting.

The more the Azure Dragon fought, the more alarmed it became.

It also discovered a terrifying thing: its close-combat output counted as physical attacks.

Yet these very physical attacks were actually reflected back by Lin Yue.

Thorn Halo: 3-Star.

Effect: Reflects 30% of all physical attacks you suffer.

Because of this passive's existence, the two hundred thousand damage the Azure Dragon dealt every second would reflect sixty thousand damage back to itself.

Just like that, twenty seconds passed.

The Azure Dragon, which had fallen into a frenzy, also came to its senses. When it looked at its health again, it wanted to cry but had no tears.

In just twenty seconds, it had lost thirty million health!