104: Becoming a useless person again

“Dig up your son’s bones.”

Luo Li’s voice was devoid of emotion, as if she wasn’t talking about digging up bones, but stating a common occurrence.

The father and son, who had been engrossed in Luo Li’s peerless beauty, shuddered at her words, instantly snapping back to reality.

Li Hong looked at Luo Li with shock and bewilderment. He believed he had given Luo Li everything, and since she had accepted his favors with peace of mind, she must have had a good impression of him.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have made him abandon his wife and son, and send her all sorts of treasures.

It was just due to the disparity in their statuses, or some other reason, that she hadn’t seen him.

Li Hong felt that if he worked a little harder, he might be able to win the beauty over.

But Luo Li’s cold words, as if commanding a dog, made him feel as if a basin of cold water had been poured over him, like falling into an ice cellar.

“Luo Li, do you really think you can dig out my bones?”

Li Ping’an stood proudly, his calm eyes filled with chilling killing intent.

“?”

Luo Li frowned slightly, not understanding what madness Li Ping’an was spouting.

What right did a mere Xuan Dan Realm ant have to challenge her?

Luo Li couldn’t be bothered with a dead man and spoke again, “Aren’t you going to do it quickly?”

Li Hong dared to scheme against her, and she would make him wish he were dead.

The father and son turning on each other was just the first step. Next, she would make Li Hong watch her destroy the Li family, and then extract his soul and refine his spirit. Only then would her anger be appeased.

“...”

Li Hong remained silent, his heart sinking to the bottom, feeling cold all over.

Luo Li’s cold-blooded ruthlessness shattered his beautiful dream instantly.

Perhaps in Luo Li’s eyes, he was just a dispensable dog.

Luo Li was not the naive girl he had imagined her to be at all.

Instead, she was a ruthless, vicious, and cunning demoness who would stop at nothing to achieve her goals.

Limitless regret surged within Li Hong.

He hated himself for being blind, for actually falling for Luo Li.

He hated Luo Li, for why did she demand treasures from him if she didn’t accept him?

Looking at the arrogant, aloof, and god-like Luo Li, Li Hong suddenly felt a wave of inferiority, not even daring to question her.

“Old man, what are you waiting for?”

Seeing Li Hong’s hesitation, Luo Li’s eyes turned cold, and her Wangzhe Realm Peak aura was fully unleashed. A phoenix phantom circled around her, emanating divine power like a prison, making her appear like a goddess and a demoness simultaneously.

“Hiss~”

Under the suppression of Luo Li’s King Realm domain, Li Hong felt as weak as an ant, at her mercy, his life no longer his own.

“Too strong, cannot be resisted...” Li Hong’s pupils constricted, and his soul trembled.

They were both at Wangzhe Realm Peak, but the difference in power between him and Luo Li was too vast, as if they weren’t on the same level.

A mysterious power surged from the long sword on Li Ping’an’s back, protecting him from Luo Li’s oppressive aura.

He watched coldly from the sidelines, feeling a wave of sorrow inside.

Turns out… his majestic and domineering father was so humble (humble) in front of Luo Li, wagging his tail like a dog begging for mercy.

Luo Li was so arrogant and vicious, yet Li Hong had still abandoned his wife and son for her.

Li Ping’an felt that his mother’s centuries of devotion were for naught.

He and his mother, they seemed like a joke.

“Kill him quickly...”

Luo Li’s expression was impatient, still not giving up on the idea of the father and son turning on each other, and immediately intensified her pressure.

The pressure caused Li Hong’s back to bend, and he struggled to breathe.

“Tsk tsk, killing people and breaking their hearts, what a vicious little demon, quite like the Divine Maiden herself.” Ji Ning marveled secretly.

To be honest, Li Hong was too pathetic.

But she didn’t feel any sympathy for him.

After all, this was Li Hong’s own choice.

Ants should stay in their ant nests.

Those who dared to covet a Nine Heavens True Dragon beyond their means deserved such a fate.

“Divine Maiden Luo Li, I haven’t wronged you, have I? Why do you have to push me like this?”

Li Hong spoke with difficulty, a bitter smile on his face, regretting his actions deeply.

Looking at the transcendent and disdainful Luo Li, he didn't even dare to utter a word of accusation.

But he truly couldn’t understand why Luo Li insisted on making him kill his son.

Had he offended Luo Li?

“Heh!”

Luo Li sneered, not bothering to hide her disgust.

“What are you?”

“An ant dares to covet a Nine Heavens True Dragon, do you think you deserve to die?”

Upon hearing this, Li Hong’s face instantly turned pale.

Was this how Luo Li truly saw him?

Li Hong lowered his head, feeling utterly ashamed.

His heart was filled with endless regret; why had he been so deluded back then?

His family was ruined, his wife and children scattered, yet all he got in return was a declaration of unworthiness.

“Luo Li, if you looked down on him, then why did you make him divorce my mother? And why did you send people to hunt down my mother?”

Li Ping’an said with hatred, his gaze sinister and terrifying. If looks could kill, Luo Li would have been killed by him a thousand times over.

He admitted that Luo Li was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen, but also the most malicious.

Killing someone is one thing, but was it necessary to bring such disaster upon his family?

“Who told that old man to disgust me with his overestimation of himself?” Luo Li sneered.

Being schemed against by an old man made her utterly disgusted.

If she didn't destroy the Li family, her thoughts would not be clear.

Luo Li’s gaze fell upon the broken sword on Li Ping’an’s back.

Its grade was indiscernible.

But the power emanating from it was that of a Venerable Realm.

This broken sword was definitely extraordinary.

“You...”

Li Hong trembled with rage, his mentality collapsing, his face twisted and ferocious, and boundless hatred surged within him.

At this moment, he finally saw Luo Li’s true colors. Luo Li had been scheming against him all along, wanting to ruin his family and condemn him to eternal damnation.

“Good, good, good. The hatred for my mother’s murder, the resentment for my bones being taken, today I will make you pay with your blood.”

Li Ping’an stood proudly, holding the broken sword.

He roared in his heart, “Master, lend me your strength.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a surge of power was transmitted from the broken sword, empowering him. His cultivation quickly soared, and within a few breaths, he became a King Realm triple-layer expert.

“Enough!”

“Don’t be careless, this woman is extraordinary, her strength far surpasses that of her peers.” A clear male voice echoed in Li Ping’an’s mind.

“Heh, so what? I, Li Ping’an, will slay prodigies.” Li Ping’an’s lips curled into a cold smile.

A majestic arrogance radiated from within him.

Although he wore coarse linen clothes and straw sandals, he exuded an overwhelming aura that dominated the heavens and the universe.

His incomparably sharp sword intent shot straight into the sky, as if to tear apart heaven and earth.

“This...”

Li Hong was stunned, then ecstatic.

He had thought he was doomed.

Because he knew very well that he was absolutely no match for Luo Li; she could kill him in one or two moves.

However, he never expected such a turn of events, that Li Ping’an would have such a great opportunity.

The sword intent emanating from him made even a Wangzhe Realm Peak like himself feel terrified, his soul stinging, with a heart-palpitating sensation of being torn apart.

Perhaps with their father-son cooperation, they could escape back to the Li family.

“Luo Li, even if you are a Star God Temple true disciple, I will kill you and make you pay with your blood.”

Li Ping’an’s handsome face was devoid of emotion, and the terrifying sword intent made him appear like a Sword God.

“Heh, an ant.”

Luo Li scoffed disdainfully, then suddenly attacked, unleashing a punch imbued with Phoenix Nirvana Fire.

With a bang, the father and son, caught off guard, were directly sent flying, their bodies nearly exploding.

Deep, bone-visible wounds cracked open all over their bodies, but no blood emerged; instead, raging flames blazed.

“Ah...”

The father and son let out agonizing screams, in unbearable pain, their cultivation dissipating and their realms plummeting.

The Phoenix Nirvana Fire burned not only their flesh but also their cultivation and souls.

Luo Li’s Phoenix Nirvana Fire was the Nirvana flame of a Divine Fire Realm phoenix, capable of burning even Divine Fire Realm experts to death.

It was just that her current cultivation was still very low, only able to utilize a wisp of the Nirvana Fire’s power. Even so, it was more than enough to burn a Venerable Realm expert to death.

“Master, save me!”

Li Ping’an was greatly alarmed, his eyes filled with terror, his face contorted from the burning of the Phoenix Nirvana Fire.

His body’s flesh and blood were almost completely incinerated.

“Hmph, reaping what you sow. I told you not to be careless, but you wouldn’t listen.” The remnant soul in the broken sword snorted coldly, transmitting a surge of power that absorbed the Phoenix Nirvana Fire.

The Phoenix Nirvana Fire was known as the immortal flame; he couldn’t extinguish it now, so he could only absorb and store it.

“Hiss~”

Li Ping’an trembled all over, somewhat unsteady, and after sensing his own condition, he was filled with immense regret.

He had thought that King Realm triple-layer was enough to deal with Luo Li, after all, he was a prodigy who had fought his way out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. Challenging those above his rank was as simple as eating and drinking, something Luo Li, a hothouse flower, couldn’t compare to.

Furthermore, even if he couldn’t win, he could always borrow his master’s power at any time.

But who knew, he and his father were defeated by a single punch.

All the timeless and unparalleled sword dao foundations he had painstakingly forged were completely burned away.

His cultivation realm was also gone.

He had become a cripple again.

And even more useless than last time.

His body’s essence had been completely burned away, leaving only a charred, ruined husk.