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"Roar~" The roar, resembling that of both a tiger and a lion, echoed from the dense forest, revealing a feline demon beast about three meters tall. "It's a three-tailed tiger cat," Nangong Ling'er recognized at a glance. "Three-tailed tiger cat?" Li Xiaoyao found this demon beast oddly familiar, and upon a closer look, he immediately remembered. A few months ago in the Ghost Market of Ling City, he had bought a two-tailed tiger cat. The cultivation level of a tiger cat could be directly determined by the number of tails it had; a two-tailed tiger cat was a demon beast of the Condensed Refinement Realm, while a three-tailed tiger cat was one of the Abstinence Realm. That is to say, the three-tailed tiger cat in front of them was a demon beast of the Abstinence Realm. Such a level of demon beasts, once outside the Human Realm, Li Xiaoyao could kill with a slap of his hand. However, even in the Human Realm, Li Xiaoyao could kill it with a slap, thanks to the terrifying strength of his Golden Body. "Stay here and don't move," he instructed, and Nangong Ling'er nodded repeatedly. The three-tailed tiger cat's huge pupils looked around and immediately locked onto Li Xiaoyao and company, letting out a roar. Its massive body charged toward them with a horrifying oppressive force, with all four hooves pounding the ground. This oppressive force caused Nangong Ling'er's complexion to change slightly. Such a beast, if outside the Human Realm, couldn't harm her in the least. But here, even if she could kill it, she would also sustain injuries. Looking at the unmoving Li Xiaoyao, Nangong Ling'er thought to herself: He's so powerful; he shouldn't have any problems, right? The three-tailed tiger cat moved with incredible speed, leaping to their front in a blink. Its right paw raised high, contained the force of ten thousand jun, and aimed a swipe at Li Xiaoyao's head. "Hiss~" As the right paw struck down, the hissing gale whistled, the wild wind blowing Li Xiaoyao's hair back, revealing his handsome and resolute face, now flashing with killing intent. "Ah!" Seeing the three-tailed tiger cat move so swiftly while Li Xiaoyao remained still, Nangong Ling'er feared he hadn't reacted in time and cried out in alarm. The next moment, Li Xiaoyao's hand moved as fast as lightning, throwing a punch. It contacted the tiger cat's paw and an irresistible force exploded from his fist, passing through the tiger cat's paw and instantly into its body. "Crack!" "Bang!" Bones shattered inside the three-tailed tiger cat, and then, as if struck by a heavy hammer, it was flung high into the air. "Boom!" The three-tailed tiger cat fell from the sky and smashed heavily onto the ground, blood spilling from its mouth, nose, and ears. After convulsing a couple of times, it lay still. Nangong Ling'er covered her mouth in shock, her big round eyes staring wide in an adorable manner. "Dead... He killed it with just one punch?" she thought incredulously. Li Xiaoyao had deliberately held back, using only thirty percent of his strength, yet even that was far more than the three-tailed tiger cat could withstand. Just as Li Xiaoyao was about to collect the tiger cat's body, the sound of dense footsteps arose and quickly approached. "Eh, where's the three-tailed tiger cat? It should have been in this direction; how could it suddenly disappear?" "I just heard a loud commotion; the three-tailed tiger cat should be nearby." It was a man and a woman, their physical cultivation likely reaching the Innate Realm. The tenfold gravity seemed to have no effect on them, their movements as swift as the wind. Now, the two of them emerged from the dense forest onto the flat ground, with puzzled expressions on their faces. "Look, someone's over there," the woman said as she spotted Li Xiaoyao and the others, pointing in their direction. The man's face showed a hint of wariness, and out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly noticed something. He focused his gaze and saw it was a three-tailed tiger-cat. However, the tiger-cat had become nothing more than a corpse. "Dead?" The man furrowed his brow. "That girl looks somewhat familiar," the woman said, looking at Nangong Ling'er as if she had seen her somewhere before. The man looked over and was slightly surprised, saying, "It's the young miss of the Nangong Family." "No wonder she looks so familiar, it turns out to be Nangong Ling'er." The woman also recognized Nangong Ling'er, nodding slightly, then turned to Li Xiaoyao, puzzled, "Who is this man? He seems very unfamiliar." After recognizing Nangong Ling'er, they approached and said, "Miss Nangong, long time no see, hope you are well." Nangong Ling'er recognized them as well and replied with a slight smile, "Hello to you both." Li Xiaoyao glanced at the two of them, noticed they seemed to know Nangong Ling'er, and didn't bother to intervene, turning instead to walk towards the three-tailed tiger-cat. "My friend, this three-tailed tiger-cat belongs to us," the man called out to him from behind. "Yours?" Li Xiaoyao sneered, "Did you kill it?" The man was taken aback and said, "While it wasn't us who killed it, we were the ones who found it first and also gravely wounded it. Otherwise, how could Miss Ling'er have killed it so easily?" So it turned out that they thought it was Nangong Ling'er who had slain the three-tailed tiger-cat. Li Xiaoyao said indifferently, "This three-tailed tiger-cat was killed by my hand." "You killed it?" The two of them were somewhat stupefied. Although a three-tailed tiger-cat was not some remarkable demon beast, it was still not an easy task to slay one in the Human Realm. And this man in front of them was clearly not from one of the Eight Great Sects of Xuan Country, yet was able to kill it alone. Was it truly because of his strength, or was it just a fluke? The two of them were more inclined to believe the latter. "If it weren't for the severe injuries we inflicted on this beast earlier, you wouldn't have had such an easy time. How about this, we'll take seventy percent and you can have thirty percent since we put in more effort," the man said. But the woman frowned and said, "Why should we give him thirty percent? Who does he think he is? If we hadn't gravely wounded the beast, could he have killed it that easily? No, thirty percent is too much—ten percent at most." The man shrugged his shoulders and said, "Friend, you heard it, at most ten percent." Li Xiaoyao looked at the couple with a bizarre expression in his eyes. He really wanted to ask, "Are you guys the stooges sent by monkeys?" "I don't have time to argue with you, vanish from my sight immediately." With that, Li Xiaoyao walked toward the demon beast. On hearing his words, their expressions turned frosty, and they coldly snorted, "We're giving you ten percent out of respect for Miss Nangong, otherwise, we wouldn't even give you a single beast hair." Unable to stand by any longer, Nangong Ling'er said, "Liang Qi, Liang Bin, you're going too far—this demon beast was clearly slain by Mr. Li, why should it be divided with you?" The two men hailed from Liang Family of Ling City, which ranked fourth among the one hundred and eight families. The Liang Family was affluent with numerous powerful cultivators. Even though they couldn't match the Eight Great Sects, they were certainly not weak. "Miss Nangong, this matter does not concern you. It would be best if you did not meddle," Liang Qi said with a sneer, having little tolerance for disciples from the Eight Great Sects. They always acted high and mighty, meddling in others' affairs simply because they had the backing of the Eight Great Sects. Liang Bin casually plucked a leaf and wiped the fresh blood off his sword blade, his voice icy as he said, "Kid, if you know what's good for you, get lost immediately. Otherwise, I don't mind making you stay here forever." "Utterly clueless." Shaking his head, Li Xiaoyao turned to face them and unexpectedly raised his right foot, slamming it down onto the ground. The earth shook violently, as if by an earthquake, and the two men, caught off-guard, fell and sat on the ground, their faces and eyes filled with shock and terror. [Fourth update delivered, taking a smoke break before continuing on the fifth.]