Chapter 2152: I Can't Beat You, Here You Go

Listening to Li Hongyan's nonsensical rambling, Wu Shou's face turned extremely grim, he clenched his teeth, suppressing his inner anger, and did not erupt on the spot.

Wu Shou stared intently at Li Hongyan, waiting for him to finish speaking.

Finally, Li Hongyan stopped his endless chatter, Wu Shou took a deep breath, striving to keep his voice calm, and said.

"City Master Li, our Dao One Immortal Sect has come this time with full sincerity. Regarding the price, we will absolutely not let you suffer a loss..."

But before Wu Shou could finish his words, Li Hongyan directly cut him off rudely.

Li Hongyan slammed the table, stood up, widened his eyes, glared at Wu Shou, and roared.

"I already said just now, Lingtai Dong is of extraordinary significance to Wuji Xiancheng for me; I absolutely cannot give it up. On the contrary, you Dao One Immortal Sect have already taken half from the beast clan; if I were your Sect Master Qi Xiong, I would have long returned this half to Wuji Xiancheng."

"You..."

Upon hearing this, Wu Shou trembled with anger, his eyes widened, he looked at Li Hongyan with utter disbelief, and the fury in his heart surged like a volcano.

He never expected Li Hongyan to say such a thing—returning it? This is sheer nonsense. This old fool clearly just wants to seize it openly.

At the moment these words were spoken, the already somewhat heavy atmosphere seemed to ignite, instantly becoming tense.

Everyone in the hall felt a suffocating atmosphere, as if the hall had become a volcano on the verge of eruption; all it needed was a spark to trigger a tremendous explosion.

Wu Shou's eyes were now as cold as ice, fixed tightly on Li Hongyan, filled with anger and uncontainable fury.

If Li Hongyan had simply refused out of unwillingness, perhaps it would not have made Wu Shou so angry.

But Li Hongyan's actions just now were clearly meant to humiliate, which no one could tolerate.

However, unexpectedly, facing Wu Shou's icy, frost-like gaze, Li Hongyan, who had just been shouting abusively and acting arrogantly, suddenly showed a faint smile.

This smile was not a friendly grin, but a cold smirk full of ridicule and contempt.

"Elder Wu, why must you put on such an unpleasant expression?"

Li Hongyan's voice was likewise filled with mockery.

"Perhaps I didn't make myself clear just now, causing you some misunderstanding. My meaning is that the beast clan is originally a different kind of alien from us, while we are the true kin."

He paused, then continued.

"Since your Dao Yi Shengdi has obtained half of the control rights from the beast clan, by common sense it should naturally return this authority to its rightful owner. Of course, Wuji Xiancheng is not unreasonable; we are still willing to give your Dao One Immortal Sect some compensation."

Li Hongyan's words were dripping with mockery and belittlement toward Wu Shou and Dao Yi Shengdi, causing Wu Shou's anger to flare even higher, nearly bursting forth.

Facing Wu Shou's eyes icy to the extreme, Li Hongyan's mouth corner curled slightly, revealing a faint smile, as if he completely disregarded the other's coldness.

He extended a finger and said leisurely.

"I will give your Dao One Immortal Sect one million spirit stones as compensation—how about that?"

His voice was calm and confident, as if those one million spirit stones were nothing more than a drop in the bucket for him.

However, the instant his words fell, Wu Shou's face turned extremely grim; he grabbed the chair's armrest tightly, and with a crack, the armrest broke under his immense strength.

One million spirit stones—this is nothing but a joke.

Moreover, this one million is not even immortal crystals but ordinary spirit stones, which is undoubtedly a blatant humiliation of the Dao One Immortal Sect.

You should know that in this cultivation treasure land, even a jade platform inside Lingtai Dong would likely be worth far more than one million spirit stones.

Li Hongyan's such contempt for the Dao One Immortal Sect clearly shows he does not regard them at all.

By this point, Wu Shou had already understood Wuji Xiancheng's attitude.

Since the other side is so arrogant and rude, there is nothing left to discuss.

He snorted coldly, stood up, gave Li Hongyan a cold look, and threw out a sentence.

"Li Hongyan, we brothers have endured countless dangers and life‑or‑death crises along the way; now we have founded the Dao One Immortal Sect—though newly established, we are absolutely not lambs to be slaughtered at others' whim."

Having spoken, he did not wait for Li Hongyan's reply, turned and walked out directly.

Watching Wu Shou's retreating back, Li Hongyan did not stop him; a strange color flashed in his eyes as he muttered under his breath.

"Then let me see what other tricks your Dao One Immortal Sect has up its sleeve."

The negotiations collapsed, and Wu Shou directly returned to the Dao One Immortal Sect without any delay.

On Wu Shou's side, the talks with Li Hongyan broke down; elsewhere, inside Lingtai Dong, the Dao One Immortal Sect had fully seized the initiative, and the people of Wuji Xiancheng were being beaten back repeatedly.

And Hongyun, who had been casually flicked away by Ye Zhangqing, had a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, but he was also severely injured.

But after getting to his feet, facing Ye Zhangqing walking toward him, he first stared blankly, as if dazed by the blow, yet soon regained his senses and repeatedly waved his hands at Ye Zhangqing, saying.

"Wait a moment, wait a moment..............."

Hearing this, Ye Zhangqing said calmly.

"How come, with your fleshly body, that strike just now shouldn't have caused serious injury, right?"

"I don't mean that; I surrender, I won't fight anymore—I can't beat you."

Ye Zhangqing knew Hongyun's condition; that earlier strike was far from enough to make him lose his fighting ability.

But Hongyun's answer left Ye Zhangqing stunned; he hadn't expected this guy to surrender, and judging by his demeanor, he seemed to have no psychological burden at all.

As a Top Prodigy, who still has a bit of pride? Many Heavenly Prides would rather die in battle than lower their heads to surrender—not only because of pride, but also because of their own Dao heart.

Once one lowers their head, the Dao heart becomes dusty, even shattered, and one's lifetime achievements would consequently be greatly diminished.

But Hongyun is completely different; his manner of speaking is sincere, utterly without pretense, as if he simply does not care about these things.

Moreover, before Ye Zhangqing could respond, Hongyun took off the Space Ring from his hand and extended it toward Ye Zhangqing, saying with a simple‑minded expression.

"I can't beat you—here, take this."

"What do you mean?"

Ye Zhangqing asked, puzzled, and Hongyun earnestly explained.

"My father said that when you meet someone outside whom you cannot defeat, you should simply surrender, not lose face, and moreover hand over your Space Ring—after all, the victor deserves it."

"Huh???"