Ye Yun couldn't help but want to change the subject; the conditions the other party proposed were simply too outrageous.
However, Ning Qianqin merely took a sip of tea, glanced at him, and smiled.
"What do you think?"
There was no need to guess. Her expression clearly meant that unless he defeated her, he could forget about leaving Moon Island.
Ye Yun knitted his brows and couldn't help but complain.
"Miss Ning, you know perfectly well that I've only just broken through to the Emperor tier."
"But you've already surpassed the Emperor tier. How could I possibly contend with you if we were to fight?"
It wasn't that Ye Yun lacked confidence; it was simply that the opponent was too terrifying.
Let alone the fact that she might be an existence that had lived for who knows how many years.
Just from the various details he had seen on the information panel earlier, he knew he wouldn't be able to handle her in a short time.
This was why he had hoped to find a way to negotiate for a different condition.
Ning Qianqin, however, merely smiled faintly and stared at him.
"Just broke through to Emperor tier? Do you think I don't know that? Your current cultivation has already reached the peak of the Emperor tier."
"..."
Having his cultivation revealed in a single sentence, Ye Yun felt helpless. His advanced concealment techniques had been seen through.
Then, seeing her expression, he couldn't help but feel surprised.
"Uh, wait, aren't you shocked?"
"Shocked? What do you mean?"
Ning Qianqin looked at him with some confusion.
Ye Yun couldn't help but ask, "Of course! Reaching the peak of Emperor tier immediately after breaking through, don't you find that hard to believe?"
This was what puzzled him the most. If it were anyone else, seeing him reach the peak of Emperor tier right after breaking through, they would likely be utterly astonished.
But this Ning Qianqin was far too calm.
Upon hearing this, Ning Qianqin chuckled.
"What's so shocking about that? After all, people have different constitutions, and many things are quite normal."
"Besides, before you, I've even met Xiao Meng, who was born a deity. What's your situation compared to hers?"
"Uh, what you said makes sense too."
Indeed, Ye Yun suddenly remembered.
He had a more monstrous individual, Xiao Meng, before this.
Compared to someone who was born a deity, his mere breakthrough of a major realm seemed somewhat more acceptable.
Afterward, Ye Yun couldn't help but sigh.
"The problem is, even if I have peak Emperor tier cultivation now, what about you?"
"You seem to be in the Quasi-God realm, don't you? Isn't that a bit of bullying?"
Being seen through by Ye Yun, Ning Qianqin was somewhat surprised.
She smiled and said, "Not bad. Your eyesight is quite good. I am indeed in the Quasi-God realm. As for bullying, it's not quite there yet."
But hearing her words, Ye Yun could only scoff.
A Quasi-God fighting an Emperor tier cultivator, an old woman who had lived for who knows how many years, trying to trick and ambush him, a twenty-year-old boy.
This was simply too much!
Ye Yun raised an eyebrow at her words and tentatively asked.
"So, what do you mean? Are you going to suppress your cultivation to peak Emperor tier to fight me, or will you not use Heavenly Reason power, or any other special means?"
If there were some restrictions, Ye Yun might still have some confidence.
Especially in the same realm, Ye Yun was quite confident.
Unfortunately, Ning Qianqin didn't give him this opportunity. After taking another sip of tea, she stated calmly.
"What are you thinking? Of course, I will go all out and use every means to test you."
"Damn..."
Ye Yun couldn't help but let out a curse.
Then, he said dejectedly.
"This seems like you're just bullying me, doesn't it?"
"If you put it that way, then yes, I am bullying you."
Ning Qianqin's attitude was clearly one of "I'm going to bully you, what can you do about it?"
This made Ye Yun grit his teeth, wishing he could just pin her down and teach her a good lesson!
But he was under someone else's roof. Ye Yun didn't act, and more importantly, he truly couldn't win.
Ning Qianqin looked at his somber expression and smiled faintly.
"So, have you decided? Do you want to continue fighting, or do you want to continue living on the island?"
"..."
Ye Yun fell silent. To be honest, he was truly conflicted.
Then, an idea surfaced in his mind.
However, it was quickly interrupted by Ning Qianqin's words.
"Speaking of which, you don't need to think about breaking through to the Quasi-God realm outside and then coming back to fight me."
"This place has special Heavenly Reason power restrictions. Besides me, no other existence above Emperor tier is allowed here."
"Furthermore, reaching the Quasi-God realm from the peak of Emperor tier isn't something that can be achieved by just stacking up Xuan Qi."
"Therefore, no matter when, you will only have peak Emperor tier cultivation to fight me."
Just moments ago, Ye Yun had been contemplating waiting a while, perhaps receiving some power-up to reach the Quasi-God realm before fighting.
However, Ning Qianqin's words had effectively shut down that possibility, leaving him with no choice but to fight head-on.
Currently, in terms of realm, he was indeed inferior to her, and his combat power was likely far behind.
But if he were to stay here any longer, it would be a form of immense torment for him.
Thus, Ye Yun looked at her smile and gritted his teeth.
"Since you want to fight, then let's fight!"
"Your determination seems quite good."
Ning Qianqin nodded, smiling as she looked at him.
"Then, we'll go all out later. Don't hold back out of pity for a damsel in distress."
Ye Yun's mouth twitched slightly. Pity for a damsel in distress?
He had to have the strength to do that first. With his current state, whether he could win was truly questionable.
He took a deep breath and then asked.
"So, is it now? Or when?"
No matter what, he wanted to defeat Ning Qianqin as soon as possible and leave this place!
Ye Yun nodded. "If possible, let's do it now!"
He gazed at Ning Qianqin, his voice deepening slightly.
"If I end up hurting you later, please forgive me."
At this point, he only wanted to take down Ning Qianqin by any means necessary!
Ning Qianqin smiled and nodded, saying leisurely.
"No problem. If you can do it, then by all means, give it a try."
With the words said, Ye Yun directly summoned his Divine Abyss Sword, and its sharp sword intent naturally bloomed.
A fierce, blade-like aura swept out from the sword, instantly filling the entire space, as if to cleave through the very void.
This top-grade immortal sword was finally unleashing its true power!
Ning Qianqin looked at it and smiled.
"A top-grade immortal artifact, hmm? Not bad."
Ye Yun raised an eyebrow at her.
"Stop with the nonsense, Miss Ning. Draw your sword too."
Based on the system information he had seen earlier, she was most likely a sword cultivator.
Furthermore, her attainments in swordsmanship had reached the pinnacle.
Hearing this, Ning Qianqin also stood up, and in her jade-like hand, a long, black sword, quite uncharacteristic of her demeanor, materialized.