Chapter 149: You Devil

Dantai Li finished speaking, staring intently at Jiang Feng, her eyes full of resolute arrogance.

She saw that Jiang Feng had not responded for a long time and assumed he was intimidated by the reputation of the Cold Hall.

"It seems you know the Cold Hall."

Dantai Li struggled to lift her upper body; her black cloak slipped down, revealing pale skin streaked with blood‑like veins.

"Since you are aware, you should also know the fate of opposing the Cold Hall."

"How about we make a deal: you lift the seal on me now and let me go."

She paused, her gaze sweeping over the wary Su Xueyan beside her.

"I can, for your sake, let bygones be bygones and no longer strike at Su Xueyan."

"Moreover, I can personally teach her how to control the Cold Heart Lotus within her, letting her completely escape Cold Poison Invasion and never endure that Bone Erosion Pain again."

The words struck Su Xueyan like a thunderclap, causing her body to tremble slightly.

Controlling the Cold Heart Lotus and shedding years of suffering was what she had long dreamed of.

Of course she knew very well that Dantai Li would not compromise so easily.

Sure enough, the next moment Dantai Li put forward a condition.

"However, I have one condition: hand over Su Xiaonuan to me and I will have full authority over her."

"What do you intend to do with Xiaonuan?"

Jiang Feng spoke slowly.

"Do what?"

Dantai Li's eyes instantly turned venomously resentful, filled only with extreme hatred.

"Back then, when I planted the Cold Earth Heart Lotus in your Su Xueyan, I left a backdoor. I also planted one in Su Xiaonuan, making her a backup vessel!"

Her voice carried a hysterical madness.

"I originally planned to refine the Cold Earth Heart Lotus in Su Xueyan, but now my efforts have fallen short!"

"Since I cannot obtain Su Xueyan's, Su Xiaonuan can perfectly compensate my loss!"

"I will personally refine the Cold Earth Heart Lotus within her; during the refinement I will gradually strip her Divine Soul, making her feel Ten Thousand Ants Devouring Heart and ice‑spike bone‑piercing pain, letting her slowly die amidst endless torment!"

"Only then can I erase the hatred in my heart!"

Su Xueyan immediately stepped forward excitedly, her gaze firmly blocking in front of Su Xiaonuan.

"No! I will never agree!"

"If you intend to kill or maim, come at me! You are not allowed to harm her!"

"Come at you?"

Dantai Li sneered, her eyes full of contempt.

"Su Xueyan, what right do you have to negotiate terms with me?"

Her gaze returned to Jiang Feng.

"Jiang Feng, you are a clever person. As long as you hand Su Xiaonuan to me, I can not only keep Su Xueyan safe, but also let her control the Cold Heart Lotus. This deal is a sure profit for you, no loss."

She was convinced Jiang Feng would abandon Su Xiaonuan.

After all, faced with absolute profit and sect threats, no one would offend the ancient‑heritage Cold Hall for a traitor.

However, just as Dantai Li thought Jiang Feng would nod in agreement, Jiang Feng suddenly moved.

He reached into his chest and produced a simple Silver Needle Box; a flick of his fingertip revealed a dozen‑plus silver needles inside.

"What are you trying to do?"

Dantai Li's smile froze instantly; she couldn't explain why, but she vaguely sensed something was amiss.

Jiang Feng gave no reply, his gaze coldly fixed on her as if looking at a corpse.

He leaned down, pinching three silver needles between his fingertips, then flicked his wrist.

The silver needles flew like released arrows, striking the acupoints all over Dantai Li's body with perfect accuracy.

"Swoosh swoosh swoosh…"

In an instant, all the dozen‑plus silver needles had fully entered Dantai Li's major acupoints.

Dantai Li's pupils suddenly contracted, her face filled with incredulous shock.

She could clearly feel that as the silver needles entered, her inner force was instantly sealed, and the Primordial Ice Force in her dantian seemed frozen.

"Jiang Feng! Are you mad?!"

Dantai Li roared sharply, her voice hoarse and piercing.

"I am a Core Disciple of the Cold Hall! If you dare strike me, the Cold Hall will spare no effort to hunt you down! Then, not only you, but everyone around you will pay a grievous price for today's actions!"

"Enough talk."

Jiang Feng's voice remained cold, without any ripple.

"Immediately remove the Primordial Ice Devouring Heart Talisman from Su Xiaonuan's body. Otherwise, I will make you know what it means to be worse off than death."

"Worse than death?"

Dantai Li was momentarily stunned, then burst into a wild laugh.

"Jiang Feng, you are far too naive! I possess Grand Master level cultivation, having endured countless life‑and‑death trials; what pain have I not endured? To think a few broken silver needles could make me submit? It's an enormous joke!"

She boasted of her profound cultivation and steadfast will.

Even if her acupoints were sealed, she absolutely did not believe Jiang Feng could make her feel unbearable pain.

In her view, Jiang Feng was merely bluffing.

Yet, as soon as her words ended, Jiang Feng's fingertips twitched, and a faint Golden True Qi flowed along the silver needles into Dantai Li's body.

The next second, an indescribable excruciating pain erupted like a volcanic eruption, blasting out from all of Dantai Li's acupoints!

It was not ordinary flesh pain, but a supreme agony that pierced bone marrow and tore the Divine Soul.

She felt her bones as if cut by countless steel knives at once, her organs as if seized by an invisible hand, constantly squeezed and twisted, her Divine Soul as if burned by raging fire, the pain almost made her lose awareness.

Ah!

A scream of extreme wailing burst from Dantai Li's mouth, shattering the silence of the Secret Room.

Her body convulsed violently.

Her previously pallid face twisted purple from the extreme pain, and pea‑sized beads of sweat fell from her forehead like rain.

She clenched her teeth tightly, trying to endure the pain, but the agony was so terrifying that it far exceeded her limit of endurance.

Her proud Grand Master cultivation was of no use against this targeted suffering.

Her will, washed by the excruciating pain, collapsed instantly like a fragile dam.

No… don't… it hurts… too much…

Dantai Li's voice became hoarse and weak, her eyes filled with Shock and Despair.

She tried to struggle, but her body was tightly locked by the silver needle, unable to move at all.

The agony, like maggots on the heel bone, continuously eroded her nerves, causing her vision to blacken intermittently and her awareness to quickly blur.

Jiang Feng stood nearby, his gaze icy as he looked at Dantai Li, showing not even a Silk of expression.

He knew that to deal with such a ruthless person, only harsher methods could make her submit.

After only a moment, Dantai Li could no longer hold on, her eyes rolled back, her body fell limp onto the Ground, completely passing out.

It took a full ten Minutes before Dantai Li slowly regained consciousness.

You… you devil.

She opened her eyes, looked at Jiang Feng, her gaze full of fear.

Jiang Feng merely gave a faint smile: "You still have one more chance."

Seeing that Dantai Li still remained silent, Jiang Feng instinctively lifted the silver needle.

Don't! I release!