At this moment, the thunders far away were obviously roaring more intensely, as if something had pierced into the cluster of lightning dragons by brute force.
The three of them looked far away and saw that on the dark horizon at the edge of the thunderstorm area, thousands of bolts of lightning were twisting weirdly toward the same direction, as if attracted by a certain mysterious force. Billions of sparks were raised after the collision, making them look like glittering stars.
Li Lingfeng's face changed, and dense sweat leaked out of his forehead. He said in a hurry, "Alright, I promise you that I will find a way to make your mother admit the truth. I hope that you are both calm and rational enough not to get yourself killed!"
"Let's go. Li Linghai is coming!"
Li Yao knew when to stop. He pulled Li Jialing and led him to hide in the storm.
The thunderstorm area that they were in was full of broken rocks and uneven ravines. There were plenty of places to hide. With Li Yao's marvelous utilization of spiritual energy right now, it was not difficult for him to conceal his and Li Jialing's scent and even his waves to the point that they were impregnable.
It was not until they hid in the mud deep inside a ravine and adjusted their body temperature to be the same as the surroundings that the young man was still in a daze, finding it hard to believe his performance just now. "Did … Did I really defeat Li Lingfeng just now and force him to make concessions? Why do I feel that Li Lingfeng is weird today? He does not feel as oppressive as usual at all. Even his computational ability seems to have been lowered, and he is not difficult to deal with at all? "
"It's not about the oppressive feeling or computational ability, nor is it that he has suddenly turned stupid."
Li Yao smiled and said, "It's just that his absolute capability has hit rock bottom, and he has no other choice under the circumstances.
"Think about it. The Li Lingfeng that you are faced with is the 'future Kurfürst' who is deeply trusted by his family and who owns the slaughter stream platform and the Heavenly Eye Group. He has a handful of Heavenly Cards in his hands. When you are about to compete with him, he can crush you with a few random cards that he draws.
"But right now, he has nowhere to go and has lost everything. Not only has he lost his foundation and the trust of his family, but he is also being hunted by Li Linghai, his terrifying biological sister. How do you expect him to play a game with you?
"You can't make bricks without straw. Capability is the foundation of everything. Both deception and acting skills are insignificant skills after all. Only with the support of abundant capability can they be maximized. If you have a handful of lousy cards in your hands, it will be useless however you try to trick him.
"People tend to only believe what they are willing to believe. Right now, does Li Lingfeng have any other choice except to believe that the two of us are cooperating with him sincerely? This is exactly what it means to try anything when you are desperate."
"So that's how it is. He also has a day like this!"
Li Jialing was greatly enlightened. With a hint of gloating in his eyes, he glanced at Li Yao and asked suspiciously, "Speaking of which, Brother Yao, are you a Cultivator or an Immortal Cultivator? Why do I feel that you were lying to me in the beginning and that what you told Li Lingfeng just now was the truth?"
Li Yao said, "What's going on? Of course, I'm an out-and-out Cultivator. Trust me. It's him that I'm lying to, not you! "
"But I don't think it makes sense that you are a Cultivator at all. You are an Immortal Cultivator, a dark assassin secretly raised by the powerful forces such as the four Kurfürst families. It's only logical that you are a 'ghost warrior'."
The young man said solemnly, "You said it yourself just now. Even the pig head whose head has been soaked in water would not be stupid enough to believe that you are a Cultivator!"
"… It's very complicated, outrageous, and hard to explain. I'll tell you about it when we have a chance. All in all, just trust me for now. Look at Brother Yao. I'm such an honorable, benevolent, kind-hearted, and warm-hearted man. How can I not be a Cultivator? Don't you think so?
Li Jialing: "…"
Li Yao: "I was worried that you would be upset, so I made a joke to ease the tension. All in all, let's put aside whether I am a Cultivator or an Immortal Cultivator for now. Let's talk about you. You just heard a great secret. Don't … Don't be too sad!"
After a brief silence, the young man bit his lips and said softly, "There's nothing for me to be sad about. In fact, after so many years of secret training, plus the incomplete, weird barriers in my head, I vaguely guessed that my gene provider was not a common Immortal Cultivator but probably a big shot in the family.
"Also, it is obvious that Li Lingfeng is up to no good by training me so generously. I am only a teenager. It is impossible for me to advance into the Divinity Transformation Stage all of a sudden however I am trained. I cannot help him much in terms of combat ability. Then, the only answer is obvious. My background is very special, and I am of some sort of value to Li Lingfeng.
"Therefore, after learning that one of my gene providers was Li Linghai, queen of the Imperium, to be honest, I did not feel much. I should've thought of it a long time ago.
"However … However, she tried to kill me time and time again. That … that was indeed something that I did not expect."
Li Yao laid his hand on the young man's shoulder and sensed the shivering of his every muscle in silence.
Li Jialing pushed Li Yao's hand away softly and put on a tough smile at him, pretending that he did not care at all. "However, it doesn't matter. After all, I never had high hopes for my birth parents.
"If you never have hope, you will never be disappointed. If you never trust anyone, you will never be deceived or betrayed. If you foresee the darkest future, you will not be in pain for too long when the darkness does arrive. That's how I've been through all the years in the past, and I will live a good life with the same creed in the future!"
Seeing that the young man was biting his lips hard and trying to hide the glimmer deep inside his eyes, pretending to be tough, Li Yao did not know what to say. After a long daze, he finally said, "At the very least, you can trust me. I will never lie to you or hurt you!"
Hunger flashed in Li Jialing's eyes. "Really?"
Li Yao said resolutely, "Really. I swear to the heavens that even if Li Linghai does not regard you as her own flesh and blood, I will still be your only family. You can absolutely trust me. Absolutely!"
Li Jialing: "Alright. Then, Brother Yao, just tell me honestly where you are from, who are you, why are you here, and do you know my birth father?"
Li Yao: "Well …"
Li Jialing smiled. "Forget it. I know that you don't want to talk about it right now. At the very least, you would rather hesitate than make up a random lie to deceive me. I'll trust you one more time, Brother Yao!"
Li Yao smiled and took a long breath in relief, too. "That's right. I will naturally reveal all the answers to your questions when the time is right. Right now, all I want to say is that you must not trust Li Lingfeng completely. I always feel that your mother, Li Linghai, is not a complete bad person. Or rather, even if she did do something unreasonable, she might have her reasons."
Li Jialing nodded. "I did not trust Li Lingfeng 100% in the first place. That's why I asked him to confront Li Linghai face to face and find out the truth!"
Li Yao said, "That's good. In any case, I hope that you can give your mother and … yourself a chance!"
After a brief silence, the young man said, one word after another, "I know what you mean. I am me. I will neither turn into Li Lingfeng nor Li Linghai. I am … Li Jialing!"
While the two of them were talking, the lightning far away had already surged close like a torrent!
Hundreds of lightning bolts were all bent and refracted, condensing into a bridge in the void dozens of meters above the ground!
The clouds nearby were all vaporized into a colorful mist that spread out in circles and resisted the agitated spiritual energy and the chaotic magnetic field, creating a small world that would not be affected no matter how the world changed!
A pure, white, flawless Crystal Suit walked toward Li Yao and his companions step by step on the bridge made of lightning and through the colorful clouds transformed by the storm.
The moment the pure, flawless Crystal Suit appeared, it seemed to have absorbed all the violent energy in the universe and suppressed the storm and the lightning. Even the crazily dancing tornadoes were frozen at first and then completely obliterated because of her arrival!
The ripples of spiritual energy that escaped from the broken tornadoes turned into visible streaks of brilliance and flew around the white Crystal Suit quickly, as if a special altar or a glamorous throne had been built for her!
"Wow. What an intimidating aura!"
Li Yao secretly clicked his tongue. He scanned the pure white Crystal Suit on Li Linghai's body carefully, only to find no gap at all. It seemed to be made of a whole piece of natural jade, which had carried out the features of simplicity and smoothness in the most vivid way. It gave the weird feeling that it was flawless and that the enemy did not know where to attack from.
The wind, rain, thunder, and lightning occasionally fell on the Crystal Suit, but they raised colorful ripples on the surface of the pure white suit, as if crystal shields were rising.
Li Yao had never seen such a weird material before. Perhaps, it involved certain primeval treasures or marvelous, unheard-of refining techniques.
The basic performance of the Crystal Suit alone should be more or less superior to his Mystic Skeleton Blood Wings. It was needless to say that the queen's understanding and utilization of the "domain" was much more profound than his, who had only broken into the Divinity Transformation Stage a few days ago.
The queen of the Imperium of True Human Beings was so strong. No wonder even Li Lingfeng, who was in the high level of the Divinity Transformation Stage, was scared of his own sister!
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