Savage.
Perhaps only this word could describe the way Li Qianfan and Jiao Yin fought.
Techniques like Lingbo Weibu, Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, and Nine Yin White Bone Claws were useless on them.
It was simply one person lifting the other and repeatedly smashing her back against tree trunks as thick as buckets.
He gave her absolutely no chance to catch her breath!
The key was.
Even though the agile Jiao Yin suffered heavy blows to her back, not only did the intense pain blacken her vision, but she instinctively grabbed Li Qianfan's arms tightly with both hands, and hooked her legs even more forcefully, not daring to loosen her grip on his waist.
This, however, made it even easier for Li Qianfan to continue his relentless assault without restraint.
Bang.
Crash.
Hmph—
These three sounds were the main melody of the two masters' battle.
Not only was Jiao Yin stunned by the collisions,
Even Shen Chongchong, who had been like a white ghost, helping him deal with the seven masters, was taken aback and couldn't help but feel amused and exasperated.
What he felt more was surprise and relief.
The shock was definitely because she could see that Li Qianfan's speed and strength were almost on par with hers.
The relief was: "No matter why Qianfan has undergone such a transformation, it's a good thing."
The amusement and exasperation were because: "Qianfan fighting like this is a complete waste of his speed and strength, a desecration of heaven's gifts."
Yet, she had to admit that Li Qianfan's brutal methods were the most effective against Jiao Yin!
In a fight to the death, the only objective was to defeat the enemy and survive.
Of the seven masters who had fought alongside Jiao Yin, the last one was also cleanly strangled by Shen Chongchong.
At this time—
Li Qianfan was still "holding" Jiao Yin and hitting her against the tree with all his might.
"With an absolute advantage, Qianfan could have killed her, but he didn't strike a fatal blow. He's purely playing. Alas, he's still just a child. Fine, you play. I'll keep watch for you; no one is allowed to disturb you."
Shen Yun chuckled inwardly, shook her head, glanced at the fallen tree (behind which hid Du Junlin), and silently disappeared into the darkness.
Her mission was to clear external dangers for Li Qianfan.
Enemies could locate her using biological and thermal imaging monitors.
But she could also use her super-sensitive sense of smell to preemptively locate enemies stealthily approaching her!
Within this death forest, besides the presence of Li Qianfan and Du Junlin, all those with human scents were Shen Chongchong's enemies.
They were all within her kill zone!!
Bang.
Crash.
Pfft—
After countless collisions with Li Qianfan, Jiao Yin finally couldn't bear it any longer and spat out blood.
She finally understood.
Li Qianfan intended to deliberately kill her in this peculiar way!
Thinking that she, who had been "brilliant and invincible throughout her life," was about to die at the hands of an enemy in such a manner, Jiao Yin wanted to cry.
"Lord Li Long (Li Xiao), considering that I am one of the presidents of the Dark Web and a significant figure, please give me a swift end."
As Li Qianfan was about to smash Jiao Yin against the tree for the umpteenth time, she let out a weak, wry smile and said, "You, a renowned top figure, using such methods against a junior like me, aren't you ashamed?"
Lord Li Long?
Who is Lord Li Long?
Oh, oh.
She's talking about my scumbag father. kuAiδugg
Li Qianfan suddenly realized—
He stopped smashing, let out a scoff, and asked, "Do you really think I am Longxu's Li Xiao?"
"Besides him, I can't think of any other man in the Eastern Land who would possess your speed and strength."
After being stopped, Jiao Yin's spirit improved significantly, and her unfocused gaze began to sharpen: "You once promised the Moses family that Longxu would never interfere in the affairs of the Blackwater Forest, or there would be war! But you broke your promise."
"I am not Li Xiao."
Li Qianfan said indifferently, "Whether you believe it or not, it doesn't matter."
"Then can you tell me who you are?"
Jiao Yin finally saw from Li Qianfan's cold gaze that he truly wasn't Li Xiao.
She gave another wry smile: "To treat a beautiful woman like me as a plaything and torment her without any pity is enough proof that even if you're not Lord Li Long, you are a pillar of the great families in the Eastern Land."
"Pity?"
Li Qianfan's eyes were full of surprise: "With the inhuman acts you committed in the Blackwater Forest, you have the nerve to tell me to show pity while dealing with you?"
Jiao Yin replied, "There are six presidents in the Dark Web, and I am just one of them. Furthermore, my business has no relation to Europe. Therefore, I refuse to accept any retribution for what happened there. Similarly, for the Tanaka family, whose clan was wiped out by you, although Tanaka Gen and Tanaka Koharu are my subordinates, they were directly dispatched by the Dark Web's Chief Advisor."
The Dark Web's Chief Advisor?
Not the Chief President?
Li Qianfan remained silent, but Jiao Yin knew what he was thinking.
She explained, "The six presidents of the Dark Web can only be women of unimpeachable purity. However, the Chief Advisor does not need to be. And if you know the Lord of Longxu, you should have heard of Xiuzi by his side. Xiuzi has two daughters, the elder daughter is named Yamaguchi Kyōshū. Yamaguchi Kyōshū is the Chief Advisor of the Dark Web. She has played a significant role in the Dark Web's current success."
Xiuzi—
That was also one of Li Qianfan's stepmothers!
Li Qianfan basically knew about the grievances between her elder daughter, Yamaguchi Kyōshū, and his scumbag father.
He had even heard that Yamaguchi Kyōshū was always in the Dark Web.
But he couldn't understand why Jiao Yin was proactively telling him all this.
She's a Dark Web president, yet she has no backbone!
She's practically begging for a beating—
"I am not revealing this to you because I fear death."
Jiao Yin said, "Not only do I need you to understand that I, as the president responsible for East Asian business, was not involved in the Blackwater Forest operation, but I also need to tell you two things. First, Yamaguchi Kyōshū, who brought disaster upon me, left Japan overnight on the same night Tanaka Gen's clan was annihilated, and she made me take the blame. Second is."
She just wanted a swift death!!
She truly couldn't stand being brutally smashed by Li Qianfan.
Her spine was severely damaged, and her internal organs had also suffered significant injury. She was currently experiencing surging qi and blood, making life worse than death.
Simply put, she was seriously injured.
She wouldn't recover for at least a month or two.
Would Li Qianfan kill her?
No.
He still needed to dig out all the Dark Web members lurking in Tiandong.
He also wanted to figure out, since Jiao Yin claimed to be a virgin, who gave birth to Bai Yujing and Bai Ziyan?
However.
He couldn't ask these two questions right now.
Because if he opened his mouth to ask, Jiao Yin would immediately deduce who he was.
The crucial point was that Li Qianfan believed that with Jiao Yin's professionalism, she would never reveal her subordinates lurking in Tiandong.
To find those people, he needed to be cunning.
He had to use her perception of him as a wastrel to her advantage, using her desire to seduce him to threaten him, turning the tables on her.
"Is it really okay for me to just let her go?"
Li Qianfan looked at the bloodied Jiao Yin, his mind rapidly analyzing the gains and losses of letting her go versus killing her on the spot.
He was distracted.
This was Jiao Yin's opportunity!
She suddenly thought of something, and a venomous ruthlessness flashed in her eyes.
Her right hand, which was gripping Li Qianfan's arm, subtly pressed her thumb on her ring finger.
A ring on her ring finger—
Silently, with a swish, a blue needle sprang out.
This needle was coated with potent poison.
As long as one was pricked by this poisoned needle, let alone a human, even an elephant would collapse in a matter of seconds.
But they wouldn't die; they would just become limp all over, allowing Jiao Yin to deal with them at her leisure!
"Villains die because they talk too much, it's true! Ha, haha!"
Jiao Yin pressed her right hand down forcefully, felt the poisoned needle successfully pierce Li Qianfan's arm, and rejoiced secretly, roaring in her heart.
"Hmm?"
The slight pain in Li Qianfan's arm after being pricked interrupted his analysis of whether to kill Jiao Yin. He instinctively lowered his head to look.
The moment he lowered his head, he trembled violently and suddenly exclaimed, "You, you ambushed me!?"
"Clever."
Jiao Yin immediately replied with a radiant smile, "You were ambushed by my poison ring! Ha, haha, hahahaha!"
"You, you, as one of the Dark Web's presidents, are at least a significant figure. Yet, you actually ambushed me."
Li Qianfan staggered, no longer able to lift Jiao Yin, and collapsed onto the ground.
But his gaze at her was like a meat grinder, wishing he could grind her into a pulp.
Even though he had been poisoned and collapsed on the ground, Jiao Yin's legs, which were still tightly wrapped around him, did not loosen their grip.
She simply shifted her weight and sat on him, her hands choking his neck.
Leaning down.
Her tongue swept over the blood at the corner of her mouth.
With a vixen-like charming smile, she said, "No matter how significant a figure I am, I am still a woman. A woman's greatest characteristic is her fickleness, her ruthlessness, and her strong desire for revenge."
Li Qianfan's lips trembled uncontrollably, but he couldn't speak.
"Tell me, what should I do to you,"
Jiao Yin, finally having the upper hand, asked dramatically, her left hand caressing Li Qianfan's cheek with extreme tenderness, "to make you die without regret in this life?"