Chapter 589

"Then, Chief General, does that mean you want to deal with the dungeon now?"

He was actually a bit strange in his heart.

He had only just learned that the Dragon Country's Chief had entered the Dragon Country's God Ruins...

...and now he was already in the Sakura Country?

He estimated...

...that the clear must have failed.

He wanted to try the God Ruins of other countries to see if they would be simpler.

Miss Jiutiao Xiongming's smile didn't fade. "These two are 7th-turn professionals I personally selected for the Chief General."

"Although they aren't on the global 7th-turn ranking, their strength is extremely formidable."

"Take me directly to the dungeon," Li Yao interrupted. "I said it before, I don't need help."

Miss Jiutiao Xiongming explained patiently: "Chief General, you don't know."

"Our Sakura Country's God Ruins are recognized as the 'Hardest Ruins'."

"Compared to your Dragon Country, the Demi-Gods inside are even stronger!"

"Oh?" Li Yao became interested. The hardest ruins. "What is the name of the Demi-God inside?"

"The Undying Thunder, Volibear."

Li Yao chuckled. He had come to the right place.

For some reason...

...Demi-Gods in the God Ruins dungeon were physical entities.

As long as he defeated this Demi-God...

...the tasks in the Abyss Illustrated Handbook could also be completed along the way.

"I know. Take me to the dungeon, or tell me the location, and I'll go myself."

"Uh..."

Miss Jiutiao Xiongming was momentarily at a loss.

He had already said it was the strongest dungeon, and he still wanted to solo it?

He looked at the few people behind Li Yao.

They were pitifully weak.

Miss Jiutiao Meise might be able to help him, but the other two were complete waste.

A hint of gloom flashed in Miss Jiutiao Xiongming's eyes.

The Dragon Country's Chief refused to let other countries send people to participate in dungeon clears...

...just to bring these few people, right?

If he had known earlier...

...perhaps he could have killed them.

He didn't know the other two, but Miss Jiutiao Meise...

"Meise, the God Ruins are too dangerous. Don't go in; leave the spot for your Uncle Shanyun, how about that?"

"With Uncle Shanyun there, the Chief General will also be able to successfully clear the dungeon."

Miss Jiutiao Meise remained unmoved, as if she hadn't heard.

Miss Jiutiao Xiongming's face turned cold.

"At the end of the day, you are a Sakura Country person."

Li Yao interrupted:

"My teacher has already helped Miss Jiutiao Meise obtain Dragon Country citizenship."

"The Dragon Country unilaterally considers Miss Jiutiao Meise to be a Dragon Country person."

"As for your opinion, how you consider it..."

"...is not within our scope of consideration."

"Chief General, please do not interfere in our family affairs."

"Meise, come with me!"

Hearing this, Miss Jiutiao Meise's expression was icy.

Perfect, a clean break.

Just as she was about to walk out, Li Yao blocked her path.

Miss Jiutiao Xiongming didn't dare to act tough against Li Yao.

Looking at Miss Jiutiao Meise, he said coldly, completely tearing off the mask: "After all these years, even if you don't care about my feelings as a father..."

"...you should also keep in mind the help the Miss Jiutiao family has given you."

"Now is the time for you to pay it back!"

Miss Jiutiao Meise was just about to speak...

...when Li Yao stood in front of her again.

"This one should be a Knight-class professional, right?"

Li Yao looked at one of the professionals behind Miss Jiutiao Xiongming.

"That's right," the man nodded without saying more.

"With this piece of equipment, your Miss Jiutiao family's contributions are wiped clean!"

Equipment produced by a Yang Beast.

Legendary-grade heavy armor.

The eyes of Miss Jiutiao Xiongming and the other two almost popped out into the equipment.

Legendary?

What grade is that?

Are these stats for real?

Miss Jiutiao Xiongming's eyes were full of greed; he didn't speak for a long time.

He was thinking about how to get more things through Miss Jiutiao Meise.

Miss Jiutiao Meise also saw this piece of equipment.

She hurriedly grabbed Li Yao.

"Li Yao-kun!"

"Everything they gave me can be quantified."

"If money can solve it, I'll find a way myself!"

"I don't need your help!"

Li Yao shook his head gently.

He liked things clean and neat.

He could even raze the Miss Jiutiao family with one sword.

But that wouldn't count as a clean break.

He didn't want Miss Jiutiao Meise to harbor any debt in her heart.

Miss Jiutiao Xiongming naturally heard Miss Jiutiao Meise's voice too.

He looked at the two of them, his gaze shifting back and forth.

Then, he painfully pushed this piece of legendary equipment toward Li Yao.

"Chief General, there might be some small misunderstandings between Meise and me."

"But she is always my daughter."

"Please take it back."

"Add the two people behind you," Li Yao said with a smirk. "Aren't you going to enter the God Ruins? I'll just take them along."

The tone shifted sharply, becoming incomparably cold.

"But I want to remind you, the Demi-God race is not a creature to be trifled with."

"You might not come back if you go in."

Miss Jiutiao Xiongming was startled by Li Yao's voice.

He looked back at the two retainers.

The two retainers also looked at each other.

If there was danger, even if they couldn't win...

...they were confident they could use teleportation items to escape the God Ruins dungeon.

Seeing their expressions...

...Miss Jiutiao Xiongming also felt relieved.

"Of course I know, Chief General, rest assured."

"As long as you take them in, they will definitely do their best to help you deal with the Demi-God. Even if they die, it will absolutely not be blamed on you!"

Miss Jiutiao Xiongming leaned over to Li Yao and unobtrusively tucked the legendary equipment into his storage ring.

Then he welcomed them into the city.

"Let's go, I'll take you there. The teleportation vortex for the God Ruins is on Mount Mount Fushi."

The group walked into the city.

Seeing Miss Jiutiao Xiongming...

...the originally noisy environment suddenly became extremely quiet.

The sound of clothes being tightened rustled.

Everyone around knelt to the ground.

They performed the kneeling kowtow to Miss Jiutiao Xiongming, this 'Emperor'.

Miss Jiutiao Xiongming walked in front with composure, turning to Li Yao with a smile:

"Chief General, at the end of the day, because of Meise, perhaps our relationship shouldn't be so distant."

"How about this legendary equipment counts as a betrothal gift?"

"After you two are married, my Miss Jiutiao family will definitely offer double the dowry!"

"Miss Jiutiao Xiongming! Shut up!" Miss Jiutiao Meise's face was like frost.

Everything else didn't matter.

What did this guy take Li Yao-kun for by saying such things?

Li Yao patted Miss Jiutiao Meise gently.

Mu Mu Xiaoxiao, who was on the side, also took Miss Jiutiao Meise's arm.

Li Yao spoke.

"Miss Jiutiao Xiongming, perhaps you have misunderstood something."

"I have agreed to the conditions you just mentioned."

"From now on, you and Meise have no relationship whatsoever."

Li Yao stopped his steps.

A faint aura began to be released.

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"You must remember one thing."

"Today, you are still alive..."

"...because before today, you were Miss Jiutiao Meise's father."

"But next time, you won't have this status."

"I will kill you."

"Do you understand?"

"Gulp." The sound of swallowing saliva rang out.

The aura dissipated.

The three of them were all gasping for air.

Miss Jiutiao Xiongming looked at the expressions of the two beside him.

His eyes were full of fear.

Before this, he had only heard about the strength of the Dragon Country's Chief from Pinoride.

Had it reached this level already?

Back then...

...Miss Jiutiao Meise said she was going to the Dragon Country to contact a young person with potential.

How long had it been since then?

This young man...

...had become so strong that even he felt fear?

Thinking of this...

...Miss Jiutiao Xiongming secretly glanced at Miss Jiutiao Meise, who was standing quietly beside Li Yao.

Why did she suddenly cut ties with the Miss Jiutiao family?

He could guess some of it.

That brat Lu Zai had never treated her as a sister.

Lu Zai was dead.

Miss Jiutiao Meise was alive.

How could he not guess what happened during the national border trial?

A trace of regret rose in Miss Jiutiao Xiongming's heart.

If...

...he had cared about her a little more back then...

...could the Miss Jiutiao family have relied on Miss Jiutiao Meise to climb onto the giant ship that was the Dragon Country's Chief?

"Yes, yes, I understand." Miss Jiutiao Xiongming seemed to have aged several years in an instant.

The current Dragon Country Chief...

...had completely grown up.

He suspected...

...that the reason he could come here so quickly...

...was because the Dragon Country's [God Ruins] had already been soloed and cleared by him.

If things went as expected...

...once he cleared all the [God Ruins] around the globe...

...there wouldn't be a single person on the entire Blue Star who would dare to go against his will.

"Mount Mount Fushi, right?"

The giant dragon appeared.

Li Yao and the others boarded the giant dragon.

"I will wait for you for ten minutes."

As he spoke...

...the giant dragon disappeared from Miss Jiutiao Xiongming's field of vision.