Gravity Field!
Nie Li activated the gravity field technique from the Tiger Tooth Panda, causing the gravitational force around him to suddenly increase several times.
Boom!
Shen Ning’s entire body came crashing down from the sky.
Just as Shen Ning was about to land heavily, Nie Li leaped to the side, narrowly avoiding the fiery shockwave, although his body still bore the scars of burns.
Nie Li let out a sigh of relief inwardly; he almost became a roasted panda.
Even though he possessed the strength to crush his opponent, he had to pretend to be weaker, which indeed tested his acting skills.
The entire martial arts arena erupted with noise, the ground trembling as Shen Ning created a deep pit measuring ten meters across with his impact.
Flames soared into the sky, and dust flew everywhere.
The audience in the stands became excited, shouting in thrill.
“Oh, what terrifying power!”
“My goodness, is this the power of the Sacred Flame Demon Bear? It’s too frightening!”
“Even though he is only a Silver Five-Star, this power is comparable to that of a Gold rank!”
“Shen Ning will definitely win!”
“Shen Ning, Shen Ning…” The calls from the stands rose and fell like waves.
Ignoring the bets, Nie Li’s escape from the fight while being pursued by Shen Ning filled them with disdain.
If Nie Li managed to win, it would be utterly unjust.
Shen Ming also wore a pleased smile and nodded, saying, “Shen Ning is quite remarkable. From what he has displayed, he must have reached the Gold rank. He must be training diligently. If he wins against that kid from Heavenly Mark Family, I must reward him handsomely when he returns!”
Upon hearing Shen Ming, Shen Xiao couldn’t help but show a tinge of jealousy.
Even he, who often practiced with Shen Ning, hadn’t imagined that Shen Ning’s strength had already reached the Gold level.
Meanwhile, Yang Xin from the Heavenly Mark Family in the stand furrowed her brow and muttered, “That Shen Ning is just a Silver Five-Star demon spirit master. How could he unleash such formidable combat strength? Such power must at least be Gold Three-Star level!”
From a distance, Ye Ziyun observed the scene, her bright eyes filled with confusion.
At this moment, the floating dust in the martial arena began to settle, and a figure gradually became clear in the center of the pit.
In an instant, the once-boisterous stands fell into silence, with everyone staring dumbfoundedly at the center of the deep pit.
For there lay Shen Ning, sprawled like a dead dog, motionless, his body covered in wounds, all burnt and charred.
“What… what is happening here?”
“What on earth is going on! Can someone explain this?” Shen Ming yelled in desperation.
Shen Ning leaped up and performed the Fire Meteor Falling technique, only to end up knocking himself out? Who would believe such a thing?
Witnessing this scene, not only was Shen Ming puzzled, but Yang Xin, Nie Hai, Nie En, and others were also dumbfounded. “The people from the Divine Sacred Family can’t be this foolish, can they? The first one didn’t summon a demon spirit and got beaten by Nie Li, and now the second one summoned one, releasing power comparable to a Gold rank, only to end up knocking himself out?”
But this scene lay clearly before their eyes, making it hard to doubt.
Yang Xin seemed to understand something and murmured, “I said it! Shen Ning couldn’t simply unleash Gold Three-Star power out of nowhere. Did Nie Li’s younger brother interfere?”
The stands were utterly silent, with everyone wide-eyed staring at the martial arena.
But after waiting for a long time, Shen Ning still did not get up, remaining sprawled like a dead dog.
“Damn, the waste of the Divine Sacred Family, get up!”
“Crap, the waste of the Divine Sacred Family is truly useless!” Those who lost money began to curse the Divine Sacred Family; the audience felt an impulse to explode in anger.
“Could it be that the Alchemist Guild and the Divine Sacred Family are conspiring against us?”
“Impossible! The Alchemist Guild has made so much profit just from a few pills. Would they care about this little money? It’s just that the Divine Sacred Family is made up of useless people!”
As for those who had bet on Nie Li, they were all smiles.
Nie Li was indeed a lucky little guy; the first bout, Shen Fei, the fool, came up without merging his demon spirit, basically handing it over, and now Shen Ning, who had learned to merge his demon spirit, ended up knocking himself out again, another gift.
What they didn’t know was that Shen Ning hadn’t knocked himself out by accident, but rather it was Nie Li's cleverness at work.
Shen Ning’s fire falling skill was highly powerful, allowing him to leap high and then increase his impact speed when falling.
However, when Nie Li suddenly increased the gravitational force, Shen Ning wasn’t able to react in time.
The impact was too much for him, slamming into the ground with far more force than a Silver Five-Star could withstand.
Seeing Shen Ning lying motionless on the ground, Nie Li smiled slightly.
Shen Ning was likely to be out cold for at least two or three days.
The gravity field skill was untraceable, making it undetectable to outsiders that Nie Li had intervened.
Nie Li had won again!
“This is truly lacking in challenge!” Although Nie Li was only Silver rank, his true strength could easily crush experts at Gold Two or Three Stars.
So to him, Shen Ning presented no threat at all.
Watching this scene, Ye Ziyun didn’t seem surprised; rather, she looked as if she had expected it.
The Divine Sacred Family had once again fallen into Nie Li's hands.
Looking at Nie Li, she couldn’t help but pout.
He always had this smug look, convinced that she would definitely fall for him.
It was truly infuriating.
Would there ever be a day when she genuinely liked Nie Li? A momentary haze flashed in Ye Ziyun's eyes as she recalled the events at the Ancient Orchid City tomb, causing her heart to flutter and race unexpectedly.
The match ended, and Nie Li once again received one hundred million demon spirit coins from Shen Ming.
The Divine Sacred Family was made to pay back one hundred and fifty million demon spirit coins.
While this wouldn’t shake the foundations of the Divine Sacred Family, it would at least make them live a tighter life for a while.
Even a top family like the Divine Sacred Family could only maintain about three to five billion demon spirit coins at hand.
Of course, the total assets of the Divine Sacred Family far exceeded that, possibly over ten billion, but cash, they probably only had so much.
Although one hundred and fifty million demon spirit coins were little for Nie Li, it made him feel quite pleasant.
“Shen Ming, thank you very much. The brothers of the Divine Sacred Family are too generous; every time you let me win, I feel rather embarrassed. I’ve been mistaken about the Divine Sacred Family all along. They are not stingy but rather extremely generous!” Nie Li said with a smile to Shen Ming.
Shen Ming’s face turned ashen, his lips trembling with anger.
Hearing Nie Li's mocking words, he wished he could slap Nie Li’s head into the mud!
One hundred and fifty million demon spirit coins! How would he explain this to the family head?
(End of chapter)