I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense

Chapter 495: Chapter 496 Together We Kneel
Li Xiaobai raised the longsword in his hand high above his head, like a fierce tiger that had just woken from a feigned sleep, his face revealing a ferocious mien.

Young Master Zhang was scared out of his wits; he had always been the one to casually slaughter his opponents on stage, never encountering such a situation before, never imagining that one day he would be the one to be killed!

No, to be accurate, he had never imagined that within this region, there would actually be cultivators daring to kill him!

“No, no, no, senior, I am the eldest son of the Zhang Family. As long as you’re willing to let me go, I’ll comply with whatever you want. My father is the Family Head, he will definitely meet your demands!”

“I realize my mistakes, junior. From now on, I will certainly turn over a new leaf. I just ask that senior gives me a chance to rectify my mistakes!”

Young Master Zhang’s face was filled with pleading as he continuously begged for mercy, but unfortunately for him, Li Xiaobai had no intention of letting him go.

The reason was nothing else but the fact that this wasn’t a mere brattish child; his actions were too outrageous and brutal, often crippling others’ cultivation levels. Such a brat, if allowed to grow up, would only become an even bigger menace. It was better to kill the danger in its cradle.

The ordinary people nearby would surely have much better lives going forward.

“Heh, if apologies were useful, what would be the purpose of the Punishment Hall? We have already signed a contract between us. Life and death are predestined, and wealth and honor are in the hands of heaven. In the ring, punches and kicks do not have eyes. Even if I were to accidentally kill you, please do not harbor any resentment,”

Li Xiaobai said indifferently, returning Young Master Zhang’s previous words to him verbatim.

“Damn you, just who the heck are you to dare to be an enemy of the Zhang Family? My family has good relations with the Situ Household. If you alert the elders in my family, you will have no place in Aolai Country!”

“Just let me go, and I won’t pursue today’s matter. From here on out, we’ll each go our separate ways!”

Young Master Zhang threatened, filled with absolute confidence in the backing of his family. The Situ Household was one of Aolai Country’s prestigious and influential clans. By bringing them into the picture, he believed that no one would dare to act against him.

If only he could escape alive today; once he got back to his family, he would surely seek out experts to eliminate Li Xiaobai!

And that Zong Hu too, for bringing such a formidable opponent against him, was also a dead man!

“Rest assured, I never had the intention to kill you. I just want to cripple your cultivation level. As long as I can ensure you won’t have the ability to harm others in the future, that will be enough,”

Li Xiaobai said with a chuckle.

A joke, really. He had the Vice Leader on his side, backed by the entire Eastern Sea’s Aolai Country. Did a mere family really think they could intimidate him?

A brat was ultimately a brat, his vision and scope were still too limited.

Upon hearing these words, Young Master Zhang trembled all over. He pointed furiously at Zong Hu down below, his eyes red as he roared, “You dare! If you dare touch me, that boy down there will be decapitated instantly!”

“Young Master Li, Young Master Zhang is the sole heir of the Zhang Family. Please give me some face and let him go. I will visit the Zhang Family myself, and no one will seek revenge in the future,”

The cultivator in charge of hosting the tournament also moved in a flash, positioning himself near Li Xiaobai, and said indifferently.

This was a middle-aged man in a yellow robe, his eyes brimming with indifference. As he talked, he kept his eyes on Young Master Zhang, and not once did he seem to consider Li Xiaobai seriously, the contempt in his gaze clear to see.

In his view, a cultivator who mingled with a good-for-nothing young master from the Zong Family, no matter his cultivation level, did not merit much attention.

Compared to the power of a family clan, an individual’s cultivation level was indeed insignificant.

Li Xiaobai watched the man and suddenly smiled, “I’ve learned a thing or two about taking sides today. Since you want to stick your neck out, I might as well cripple your cultivation level along with his.”

With those words, his hand moved, and the sword fell, with an air of nonchalance.

Hundred Percent Barehanded Blade Catch launched!

It was just a moment, both on the stage knelt down on their knees, raised both hands high, and rushed to Li Xiaobai’s feet, assuming a posture of deep worship.

It wasn’t just the two of them; the crowd of youths below the stage, and even the onlookers around who were there for the excitement, all rushed towards the platform in that instant, hands raised above their heads, thudding onto the ground on their knees.

The atmosphere in the arena became somewhat eerie for a moment.

“What’s going on, Uncle Zhang, why did you kneel?”

“Why can’t I control my body anymore?”

“I don’t know, I feel like I have to kneel down to catch the sword!”

“The one on the stage is no ordinary mortal; he is a cultivator, an extremely powerful cultivator!”

“Even with my Golden Core Stage cultivation, I don’t have any capacity to resist at all. What kind of existence has Young Master Zhang provoked?”

The cultivators around screamed in terror, originally they were just interested in the spectacle outside, wanting to see how Young Master Zhang would slaughter his opponent today.

They had not expected Li Xiaobai to be such an expert and so incredibly powerful. Among them were even experts of the Nascent Soul Stage, but still, in an instant, they knelt, their bodies completely out of their own control, without the slightest ability to resist.

Now, kneeling firmly on the ground, everyone felt the spiritual power within their Dantian still as dead water; no matter how they operated their Cultivation Techniques, they could not mobilize the slightest bit, completely losing the ability to resist, reduced to fish on the chopping board.

How grand must one’s Divine Skills and cultivation level be!

Today, they had kicked an iron plate, Young Master Zhang’s actions had angered this senior powerhouse, and even they, the bystanders, were implicated. They couldn’t help but complain about it in their hearts.

“Senior, we are blinded and failed to recognize such a divine being as you. This whole affair started because of Young Master Zhang and has nothing to do with us!”

“Yes, senior, Young Master Zhang acts arrogantly, casually annihilating entire families. Just a few days ago, he slaughtered a young girl here. I’ve long found him unpleasant to the eye!”

“If you let me go, senior, I will help you beat him up!”

“Yes, yes…”

The group of cultivators kept begging with their mouths, at this moment they could do nothing but cry to the heavens and shake the earth.

“Haha, all of this is self-inflicted. When an avalanche occurs, not a single snowflake is innocent. Just now, I overheard your conversation. The way Young Master Zhang slaughtered cultivators the other day seemed to excite you all, didn’t it?”

“I wonder if chopping you up as well would excite anyone?”

Li Xiaobai spoke with a chuckle, his tone chilling.

“Senior, I was wrong, I will never dare again…”

“It is my mind that is not right, I will surely mend my ways from now on…”

“Please spare me…”

“I’m a good citizen…”

Listening to the cries and wails of the people around, Zong Hu was also dumbfounded, kneeling firmly on the stage just like the rest, but unlike them, he was not the slightest bit panicked; on the contrary, his eyes gleamed with excitement.

He had stumbled upon a treasure; what was said in the portrait was indeed no exaggeration. This Li Xiaobai was truly a master!