Xiaoxiao.

"Hahahaha... Don't struggle anymore. Back then, I was able to place the Spirit Nourishing Pill in front of you without anyone noticing. Now, you still naively believe you can escape my control? Dream on!" Kuang Zheng's lips curled up slightly as he looked contemptuously at the struggling Ling Qi.

Upon hearing this, Ling Qi inwardly cried out in alarm, but outwardly maintained a composed demeanor.

He glared at him and said, "You blatantly barged in here, aren't you afraid of being discovered by the lord? Have you forgotten the lesson you learned last time?"

Ling Qi tried to intimidate the other party by using Zhu Xian.

However, Kuang Zheng seemed to have already seen through Ling Qi's thoughts, and responded with a cold laugh: "Stop bluffing and making a big show of it!"

Having dared to come here, why would I fear your so-called lord? Do you truly believe you're still clinging to wishful thinking? How utterly foolish!

Besides, the lord you rely on isn't in Noguchi Pass right now, is he?

"How...how did you know?" Ling Qi was shocked when her trump card was ruthlessly exposed.

Looking at the other person's expressionless face, Ling Qi knew that there was no point in saying anything more, so she simply shut her mouth.

But would Kuang Zheng let him off so easily?

He pressed on, continuing coldly, "You were there when my brother was involved. Now, tell me everything you know! If you hide even a single word, you know the consequences!"

Faced with Kuang Zheng's aggressive tactics, Ling Qi remained unmoved.

He considers this place Noguchi Pass, his home turf.

Even though the lord is not here at the moment, there are still six other elders and countless disciples from various sects.

Although he couldn't see through the other party's strength, he and Wu Ren had managed to make the three lords look bad back then, even with their fifth-level strength.

Compared to them before, I am not only not weaker, but even stronger.

Moreover, there are six elders who are no weaker than himself, even though more than three years have passed since the last great battle.

How much progress can one make in three years?

Even if he improves his strength, he is not standing still.

Furthermore, besides the seven elders, Noguchi-ryo has countless disciples and grand-disciples.

As the saying goes, many ants can kill an elephant. No matter how arrogant Kuang Zheng is, he probably wouldn't dare to cause too much trouble here.

Thinking of this, Ling Qi became even more emboldened, and even cast a disdainful glance at Kuang Zheng.

It can only be said that Ling Qi's knowledge has increased to some extent after the last incident, but unfortunately, his perspective has only broadened very little.

Since that's the case, let him see what it means to "remain separated for three days"!

Upon realizing this, Kuang Zheng flicked his right hand, and a stream of spiritual energy instantly entered his body.

"Ah—! It hurts so much! Please stop, please stop! I'll tell you, I'll tell you everything! Waaah..."

As the spiritual energy entered his body, Ling Qi immediately let out an extremely shrill scream.

The usually imposing and dignified Seventh Elder of Wild Mouth Ridge, a mid-level expert of the fifth realm, collapsed to the ground the moment he was attacked by spiritual energy, crying with tears streaming down his face.

It wasn't that he lacked backbone, but rather that the pain that penetrated to the bone was far too intense, exceeding the limits of what he could endure.

Only at this moment did he realize that the gap between himself and the seemingly harmless man in front of him had unknowingly widened to the point where one was on top of the other.

The things we relied on now seem so naive and laughable; the gap between us can no longer be bridged by simply increasing numbers.

As soon as the spiritual energy entered his body, it rushed into his mind.

In an instant, Ling Qi felt as if her head was about to explode, and an indescribable pain swept through her entire body.

The pain felt like someone was wielding a heavy wooden stick, churning wildly inside his brain.

Each stirring brought excruciating pain; just imagining it was enough to chill one to the bone.

What was even more terrifying was that the sensation of being stirred was incredibly clear, as if he could witness his own brain being mercilessly and wantonly churned up.

Such horrific torture would be unbearable even for a legendary Golden Immortal descending to earth, let alone an ordinary martial artist like Ling Qi.

Seeing Ling Qi sprawled on the ground like a lump of mud, constantly begging for mercy, Kuang Zheng didn't even bother to glance at him.

Some people, for some reason, feel that there is no one in heaven or earth more powerful than them, and they become so arrogant that they have no limits.

Once they suffer a blow, their former arrogance disappears completely.

At this moment, he had lost all his backbone.

All the bones in his body were softer than rotten mud.

This is what Ling Qi looks like right now.

"Please...please!"

Only when the other party's pleas for mercy grew fainter and fainter, and it was clear that they were about to give up, did Kuang Zheng slowly withdraw his spiritual energy.

"Thank you for sparing my life, young hero! Thank you for sparing my life, young hero!" The inhuman torture was finally over. Although Ling Qi was drenched in cold sweat and had no strength left, his body was convulsing violently involuntarily.

Lying on the ground, he immediately began to fawn over her, thanking her profusely, showing no trace of his previous arrogance.

Kuang Zheng glanced sideways at him, who was sprawled on the ground, and said with a sneer, "Can you talk now?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Qi nodded vigorously, saying repeatedly, "That's enough, that's enough! I will tell you everything I know without reservation! I would never dare to hide anything."

He kept kowtowing while cautiously looking up.

Seeing that the other party did not make any further statement, Ling Qi immediately lowered her head, quickly composed herself, and began to recall that earth-shattering battle from back then!

Although three years have passed since that battle, Ling Qi still can't suppress the surge of emotion in her heart whenever she recalls it.

"...Although your brother inflicted considerable damage on our lord and Lord Lei, he was ultimately outnumbered. In addition, the five young heroes were slightly inferior in strength, so they were unable to withstand the combined attack of the three lords."

Looking at the other person's expression, Kuang Zheng seemed to be lost in some kind of memory.

For a moment, he didn't know whether he should continue or stop, and hesitated for a while.

When Kuang Zheng heard that Wu Ren had also fallen into the encirclement of the three Red Shadows, he felt a chill run down his spine, and his mood instantly plummeted into an abyss.

Looking back, he almost lost his life because of this.

If Wu Ren and Ying Yuefurong hadn't appeared in time, their graves would be overgrown with weeds by now.

Although Wu Ren and Ying Yue successfully broke through to the Golden Core realm back then, and he also possessed the Immortal Slaying Spear that could shatter all laws.

In terms of combat power, they are even superior.

Because both the "breaking of all laws" of the Immortal Slaying Spear and Wu Ren's mastery of spear techniques were superior to his at the time.

If he were only facing Zhu Xian, given Wu Ren's strength at the time, he could have easily escaped, if not won.

Unfortunately, he eventually fell into the siege of three lords...

Kuang Zheng became increasingly anxious and his mood grew heavier as he thought about it.