Dust settled, Zi Linling stood steady where she was, while the Divine King of the Gou family staggered back three steps.
"Impossible! You're only at the Great Divine Realm, how can you possibly withstand half of my strength!" the Divine King exclaimed in disbelief.
"Hmph! Already shocked? What if I told you I only used thirty percent of my strength?" Zi Linling's words were as astonishing as they were shocking.
"Thirty percent? How is that possible!" the Divine King could not believe it.
"Hmph! Only someone with dog eyes like you, who looks down on others, would think it's impossible!" Zi Linling said coldly.
"You're seeking death!"
Insulted repeatedly as a dog by Zi Linling, the Divine King of the Gou family was instantly enraged.
He cursed and once again struck out at Zi Linling with a palm. This palm directly mobilized seventy percent of his strength.
"Yo! A mad dog is about to bite!" Zi Linling taunted.
Then, she raised her palm to meet it again.
"Bang!"
Another muffled sound of flesh meeting flesh echoed.
An even larger wave of energy surged, directly blowing away a layer of surrounding onlookers, who fell to the ground like dumplings.
The Divine King of the Gou family was also sent flying, crashing heavily into the dust.
Zi Linling, however, remained composed, standing in place with a mocking expression. "Dogs are still dogs!"
"Aow aow aow..."
The Divine King of the Gou family was so enraged his lungs felt like they would explode.
He, a powerful early-stage Divine King, was being constantly berated as a dog by a young girl who hadn't even fully grown her fur. How could he endure this?
"Brat, you're courting death!"
The Divine King of the Gou family leaped up and immediately unleashed his full strength, striking out at Zi Linling with another palm.
At this moment, all he wanted was to kill this brat who had caused him to lose so much face, completely forgetting Cao Chunyu's special instructions.
"We'll see who's courting death!"
Zi Linling's expression turned grim, and eighty percent of her strength gathered in her palms.
"Bang!"
Their four palms collided again, and the energy wave expanded further.
Those who had not managed to dodge were sent flying and spitting blood.
Especially those who were closer, several of their ribs were broken.
The Divine King of the Gou family was sent flying like a cannonball, directly towards Cao Chunyu.
Cao Chunyu's face turned green. If he were hit squarely, he would undoubtedly be injured, and severely so.
At the critical moment, the late-stage Divine King realm expert from the Cao family intervened.
He grabbed Cao Chunyu by the collar and quickly evaded the flying Gou family Divine King.
However, Gou Fugui, who had been standing next to Cao Chunyu, met a miserable fate.
The Gou family Divine King crashed heavily onto Gou Fugui, sending him sitting to the ground and dragging him three zhang before stopping.
"Ah..."
Gou Fugui's pained cry rang out, "My butt! My butt! Ouch! Ouch..."
After being dragged three zhang along the ground, Gou Fugui's pants were torn, and his butt was practically on fire from the friction.
Even more unfortunate, the Gou family Divine King had taken the brunt of Zi Linling's eighty percent power and was directly knocked unconscious, still pressing down on Gou Fugui.
Zi Linling's maneuver shocked the entire scene.
The battles between Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, Shangguan Yulin, and Shen Liuxing also paused due to this.
Gou Shiren also froze on the spot. If not for Gou Fugui's wails, he might not have believed that what was happening before him was real!
With a leap, he reached his son Gou Fugui, kicked away the Gou family Divine King who was pinning him, and helped Gou Fugui up.
"Fugui, how are you? Are you injured anywhere?" Gou Shiren asked with concern.
It was true, while Gou Shiren wasn't particularly kind to Gou Jieran, his daughter, he was genuinely good to his son, Gou Fugui.
Gou Fugui, ignoring Gou Shiren's question, clutched his rear and hopped around erratically.
His comical appearance made the surrounding onlookers stifle their laughter.
But due to the Gou family's power, most could only suppress their chuckles, their stomachs nearly bursting.
Of course, some people, unfazed by the Gou family, burst into laughter.
While the Gou family was in chaos, the Cao family erupted.
Because, just as everyone was staring in stunned silence, Zi Linling's Phantom Dragon Steps activated again. With lightning speed, she seized Cao Chunyu the moment the late-stage Divine King realm expert from the Cao family created a clone.
"Release the young master!"
The late-stage Divine King realm expert from the Cao family said with a dark expression.
"Release him? Alright!"
Zi Linling said, then produced a pill and swiftly fed it into Cao Chunyu's mouth.
Then, she forcefully pressed Cao Chunyu's neck, and the pill slid down his throat.
Instantly, the pill dissolved within Cao Chunyu's body, and Zi Linling released him.
"Ahhhhhh..."
Cao Chunyu writhed on the ground in agony.
The late-stage Divine King realm expert from the Cao family's face changed drastically. "What did you give the young master?"
Zi Linling casually clapped her hands and said, "Nothing much, just a Nine-Cycle Bone-Shattering Pill!"
Nine-Cycle Bone-Shattering Pill!
A chill ran down the spine of the late-stage Divine King realm expert from the Cao family.
From the name alone, it could be inferred that this was a poison that made life worse than death.
"Hand over the antidote!"
The late-stage Divine King realm expert from the Cao family commanded coldly.
Zi Linling smiled faintly and said, "No antidote, but I have plenty of poison. Would you like some?"
The late-stage Divine King realm expert from the Cao family's aura erupted, intending to use his Divine King realm pressure to force Zi Linling to submit.
Just then, Zi Linling said unhurriedly, "If you want this beast to die, then go ahead and unleash your Divine King realm pressure!"
The late-stage Divine King realm expert from the Cao family paused, his intended release of pressure abruptly halted.
He said with dangerous eyes, "Young lady, a little discretion goes a long way. Offending the Cao family means not only in Scarlet Blood City but in the entire Chaos Domain, you will have no place to stay!"
Zi Linling chuckled coldly, "So what? Didn't your young master just falsely accuse us of being spies from the Scarlet Origin Blood Domain? Since that's the case, if I don't get something useful from him, how can I justify his false accusation?"
The late-stage Divine King realm expert from the Cao family said threateningly, "It seems you're forcing my hand?"
Zi Linling said nonchalantly, "Oh? You can try! However, I must remind you, although this Nine-Cycle Bone-Shattering Pill is only an Emperor-grade pill, besides me, even a Divine-grade alchemist cannot concoct an antidote for it!"
The late-stage Divine King realm expert from the Cao family, emanating a dangerous aura, said, "Then I will capture you first and force you to hand over the antidote!"