Damn it!!!
Feeling the stab of pain coming from his abdomen, Ye Qiu couldn't help clenching his teeth, a trace of unwillingness surging in his heart.
He had already done his best. Whether in reaction or in making a move, he hadn't hesitated in the slightest. So even though there was a gap between him and Ouyang Yueying, the fight between the two was still extremely tight. One move followed another; the moment either of them showed a flaw, the other would immediately put them down.
You could see that clearly enough from those few bloody sword marks on Ouyang Yueying's body.
If he'd been able to hold out, Ye Qiu still had a chance to take Ouyang Yueying down. Unfortunately, his Dragon Heart power was burning out too fast. After just a few exchanges he was running on empty, and because of that, Ouyang Yueying caught his opening, turning things into what they were now.
However, even though Ouyang Yueying's claw had pierced through his abdomen, the sharp, tearing pain turning his face deathly pale, Ye Qiu still didn't give up. He drove his Inner Strength into his right arm, then slammed a punch forward, ruthlessly smashing it toward Ouyang Yueying in front of him!!!
Too bad Ouyang Yueying seemed to have been on guard for that. The moment Ye Qiu's fist blasted out, she had already yanked her hand back and retreated a step, neatly dodging his punch.
And then, right after that, Ouyang Yueying twisted her waist and whipped a leg around, lashing hard into Ye Qiu's back. The fierce impact, on top of a strange wave of weakness flooding his body, actually made Ye Qiu unable to hold himself up. He was knocked down to the ground by Ouyang Yueying!
And just as Ye Qiu hit the ground, Ouyang Yueying planted one foot on his back, pinning him under her heel, suppressing him, while the sharp tips of her five fingernails pressed against the back of his head.
After doing all this, Ouyang Yueying finally let out a charming laugh, then asked Ye Qiu in a teasing tone, "Feel like your body suddenly stopped listening to you?"
Pinned under Ouyang Yueying's foot, Ye Qiu was a little enraged, wanting to struggle. But when he felt the sting at the back of his head, he forced himself to calm down and keep his reason.
And when he heard Ouyang Yueying's words, Ye Qiu also realized that just now, when he'd tried to struggle, and when he'd been knocked down by her, his body had been filled with that strange weakness.
At first he had only thought it was because he'd burned too much Inner Strength, but now that Ouyang Yueying had said this, he understood—she must have played some kind of trick on him.
However, though Ye Qiu was angry, he didn't question Ouyang Yueying about exactly what she had done.
Because instead of wasting time on that, it was better to try to restore his body a bit, and look for a chance to turn around and kill Ouyang Yueying!
Meanwhile, with one foot on Ye Qiu's body, bent at the waist, Ouyang Yueying kept slowly dragging her nails across the back of his head, sliding all the way down past the nape of his neck, across his shoulder bones, then back and forth over his back. It was as if she were toying with him, deliberately refusing to give him a clean end.
"Give it up. You're no match for me anymore. Just now when we were trading blows, I sent a wisp of my Inner Strength into your body. My Inner Strength is deadly poison to others. It can easily numb a person's nerves, constantly weakening both their Inner Strength and physical strength."
Ouyang Yueying clearly saw that Ye Qiu had no intention of giving up yet. She let out a contemptuous laugh and said to him leisurely, "Now that you've been poisoned by me, you're basically no different from an ordinary person. On the other hand, if I want to kill you, I just have to move my hand a little."
As she spoke, a few of Ouyang Yueying's sharp nails suddenly stabbed down into Ye Qiu's back. The razor-like tips pierced his skin with ease.
But Ouyang Yueying seemed to be holding back. She only drove her nails shallowly into his back; after they sank in a bit, she slowly withdrew them. When her nails came out, they were stained with Ye Qiu's blood, which dripped onto his back.
In the process, the stabbing pain from his back made Ye Qiu let out a muffled groan despite himself, his face turning even paler.
Seeing the pain twisting Ye Qiu's features, a look of clear enjoyment flashed across Ouyang Yueying's face.
Then, after admiring Ye Qiu's ghastly, ashen expression for a while, Ouyang Yueying finally said to him unhurriedly, "I know you definitely don't want to die. And I can spare your life—let you live."
"But the premise is, from today on, you become mine. You'll take my orders, follow my commands, and help me deal with some people in the Ouyang Family!!!"
As she said this, a trace of resentment, along with a cold glint of ambition, flashed in Ouyang Yueying's enchanting, seductive eyes!!!
Listening to Ouyang Yueying, Ye Qiu was a bit surprised by her conditions, but not shocked.
And he had already guessed what she was after.
After all, for someone like Ouyang Yueying, who had cultivated to the Divinity Transformation Realm, she couldn't possibly be inexperienced. In a place as deep and treacherous as a Hidden Clan, it was perfectly normal for her to have grudges with some people that she couldn't personally settle, and so had to rely on others to do it for her.
"Scram!"
Even though he'd figured out Ouyang Yueying's intentions, and even though she'd offered to spare him, Ye Qiu still gritted his teeth through the pain in his body and let out a cold laugh, spitting out one word without the slightest courtesy.
Spare his life?
Ye Qiu wasn't an idiot. How could he possibly believe Ouyang Yueying's words?
Of course, what Ouyang Yueying said was only that she could let Ye Qiu live, nothing more. So even if Ye Qiu really accepted his fate and yielded to her, what would be waiting for him would definitely be other methods of hers.
By then, even if he was still alive, he would only be under Ouyang Yueying's control, used over and over, reduced to a mere puppet!!!
Besides, Ye Qiu's pride was holding him up, making it impossible for him to bow his head to Ouyang Yueying!!!
As the Demon King, he would never bow, never admit defeat—even if it meant death!!!
"So you're refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit?"
Seeing Ye Qiu reject her terms, Ouyang Yueying's smile quickly faded, a shamed and angry look appearing on her face. "I kindly chose to spare your life and give you a chance, and you don't appreciate it. In that case, I won't be polite!!!"
As soon as the words left her mouth, a flash of killing intent shot through Ouyang Yueying's eyes, and her sharp fingers suddenly drove down into Ye Qiu's back!!!
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