Chapter 1677: Stripped Clean

Ye Yuan's current cultivation level was only comparable to a first-level Divine Lord.

Logically speaking, Ye Yuan's fists should not have caused any substantial harm to Zhuo Han.

But every punch he threw landed solidly on Zhuo Han's face, hitting flesh and bone.

Zhuo Han's divine energy protection could not block Ye Yuan's fists at all.

After a few punches, Zhuo Han was beaten dizzy, unable to tell north from south.

He now had only one thought: run!

"No... stop hitting!"

Zhuo Han's vision went dark, his eyes rolling back as he ran wildly, shouting.

The scene was utterly ridiculous.

On the vast Tongtian Mountain, the two chased each other.

But a first-level Divine Lord chasing and beating a ninth-level Divine Lord—the visual impact was overwhelming.

Moreover, flying was forbidden on Tongtian Mountain, and Ye Yuan understood spatial techniques, moving swiftly.

No matter how Zhuo Han fled, Ye Yuan could catch up in a few strides and land a solid punch.

The onlookers were stunned.

"This guy... is he too strong?"

"The key is, why didn't he trigger the heavenly punishment?"

"This kid is truly mysterious. All along the way, he's overturned our understanding!"

"Tsk, Zhuo Han really took a loss this time. A dignified ninth-level Divine Lord, only able to take hits and not fight back—how frustrating!"

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Zhuo Han's junior brothers dared not step forward; they could only watch helplessly as Zhuo Han was beaten.

Finally, unable to bear it, Zhuo Han pleaded tearfully, "Please, stop hitting, or I'll be disfigured! If you stop, I'll agree to anything!"

Sure enough, Ye Yuan stopped and said with a half-smile, "Anything, really?"

"Yes! Anything! Just stop!"

Zhuo Han was truly terrified; this was endless torment.

This guy before him was a devil!

Zhuo Han suddenly felt that on Tongtian Mountain, Ye Yuan was invincible.

All the restrictions Tongtian Mountain placed on ordinary martial artists were completely ineffective on him.

You couldn't fight, but he could!

You couldn't enter the realm mist, but he could!

Was there anything so unreasonable in the world?

A dignified ninth-level Divine Lord, outside, he was a powerhouse!

And now, he was beaten beyond recognition by a guy who had just broken through to the Divine Lord realm—who could he complain to!

Ye Yuan nodded and said, "Alright, I'll say two things. If you can do them, I won't fight."

"Say it, say it! I'll agree to whatever you say!" Zhuo Han replied without thinking.

He wasn't stupid; he knew Ye Yuan would make exorbitant demands.

But now, he had no choice!

Facing an invincible opponent, what else could you do but cave?

Ye Yuan said calmly, "First, apologize to Miss Leng and swear a heavenly oath never to pester her again!"

Zhuo Han's mind just caught up; hearing this, his face changed, and he pointed at Ye Yuan, furious: "Ye Yuan, you... you despicable!"

Ye Yuan wasn't angry; he smiled and raised his fist.

Zhuo Han choked, gritting his teeth: "Fine, I agree!"

In Zhuo Han's view, Ye Yuan must be a toad lusting after a swan, using this method to force him to back off.

In truth, Ye Yuan had no improper thoughts about Leng Qiuling; it was all Zhuo Han's wishful thinking.

But Ye Yuan didn't explain, since with so many people around, a girl's face mattered.

Letting everyone misunderstand didn't hurt him.

Leng Qiuling looked at Ye Yuan in surprise, not expecting his first request to be for her sake.

To be honest, she was utterly annoyed by Zhuo Han, who stuck like glue and couldn't be shaken off.

The elders of both families were quite favorable toward their association.

Now, to solve this problem once and for all was naturally a good thing for her.

With this thought, she felt quite grateful to Ye Yuan.

Zhuo Han reluctantly came before Leng Qiuling, looking at her with a deeply resentful gaze, opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.

As they say, the more unattainable a woman, the more a man's heart stirs.

Conquering such an ice-cold beauty gave Zhuo Han a great sense of achievement.

He also believed that with his talent, he could one day melt that iceberg.

But now, because of an oath, all his efforts turned to dust.

"What? You still have a chance to back out!"

Ye Yuan looked at Zhuo Han with a smile and raised his fist again.

Zhuo Han was already terrified of Ye Yuan; he gritted his teeth, bowed to Leng Qiuling, and said, "Junior Sister Leng, I was wrong to pester you before! I, Zhuo Han, swear by the heavenly way that I will never pester you again. If I break this oath, may I die a miserable death!"

Zhuo Han's hatred was immense!

But he was helpless!

He had already decided that once he left Tongtian Mountain, he would find a way to kill Ye Yuan.

This grudge must be avenged!

Hearing Zhuo Han's oath, Leng Qiuling felt a genuine sense of relief.

She said to Ye Yuan calmly, "Thank you."

Though her tone was very cold, Ye Yuan could feel her sincerity, and he smiled, saying, "It was nothing, Miss Leng need not mind."

Their exchange seemed plain, but to others, it was a great irony.

Zhuo Han said he would stop pestering Leng Qiuling, and she thanked Ye Yuan.

The slap in the face was loud and clear!

How much must she dislike him to say such a thing publicly?

Zhuo Han's face was uglier than if he had eaten a fly.

Well, of course, with his pig-like face now, no one could tell.

Many were snickering, and the scene was extremely awkward.

Leng Qiuling, with her cold personality and apparently low emotional intelligence, didn't realize her words were inappropriate.

Seeing everyone laugh, she was puzzled.

Zhuo Han couldn't take it anymore; he turned to Ye Yuan and said, "I've done the first condition. Say the second!"

Ye Yuan said calmly, "Hand over all the storage rings on you and your junior brothers!"

Zhuo Han was about to roar, but seeing Ye Yuan raise his fist, his rage fizzled out.

"You... you're ruthless!" Zhuo Han was about to explode with anger but had no way to deal with Ye Yuan.

What else could he do but cave?

Zhuo Han said to his junior brothers irritably, "Hand over all your storage rings!"

Then he took out a pile of storage rings, removed the imprints, and threw them all to Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan looked at Zhuo Han with a half-smile and said, "Swear a heavenly oath, all of you. Don't try to fool me!"

Zhuo Han choked and had to pull out another storage ring from his person.

Clearly, the contents of this ring were very important to him.

He glared at Ye Yuan, wanting to say something harsh, but the words died in his throat.

Threatening at a time like this was just asking for trouble.