Eating bizarre things in public upgrades my status; the Special Affairs Bureau wants me to join them

Arrogant, cocky, and disdainful of others...

He Li demonstrated this to the fullest extent.

So much so that Chu Aotian, Ye Wentian, Kong Xinxi, and Zhou Chan, the four scions of prominent families from Kyoto, felt that compared to the person before them, they, who had once been lawless, were now...

That could be described as humility.

At least no matter how arrogant they are, they still know that there are always people more capable than themselves.

At least they would never dare to presumptuously claim that genius is merely the threshold to meeting them.

How could he dare to say such a thing?

How dare he do that? Where does his confidence come from?

Does he really think he's invincible?

Pressed into the sand by an invisible spiritual force, the four young men from noble families were shocked, angry, annoyed, and frustrated by their inability to retaliate or refute.

The force pressing down on them was so strong that they couldn't break free no matter how hard they tried.

They could only pin their hopes on supernatural powers...

*Whoosh!* With a faint red glow emanating from his body, Ye Wentian activated the unknown divine power first. This power seemed to greatly increase his strength, allowing him to barely lift his head...

"You... are very good, arrogant enough!"

"As a member of the Ye family, I, Ye Wentian, have the backing of the Ye family, so there are some things I dare not say casually."

"You've got some nerve, spouting nonsense like that!"

"So, genius is just the threshold to meeting you?"

"You're seriously underestimating geniuses, underestimating us, and underestimating everyone in the world!"

"I'll show you today..."

"The true value of genius!!!"

Looking up at He Li, Ye Wentian's skin was visibly covered in blood-red patterns.

The pattern resembles an ancient tribal totem.

Strangely, He Li vaguely felt that Ye Wentian was somewhat similar to those strange monsters at this moment. What was going on? Could it be that his supernatural powers were also related to strange monsters?

He Li was somewhat curious.

But he paid no attention to what he said.

Seeing Ye Wentian struggling to get up.

He only glanced down slightly...

boom!!!

Suddenly, an even heavier pressure, so intense that Ye Wentian couldn't even move slightly, descended upon him once again, pressing him into the ground, unable to move.

"What's the gold content? Where does it come from?"

"Why didn't I see it?"

He Li stared at Ye Wentian, who seemed trapped in the sand and unable to move an inch, then smiled at the other three: "You guys also want to show me what your skills are?"

Hearing his ambiguous smile, Chu Aotian and the other two silently lowered their heads and remained silent.

Just kidding, they were pinned down like dead dogs and couldn't move just by looking at them.

It didn't even seem like he was using any force.

Ye Wentian only gained a slight increase in power after using his supernatural abilities...

But then?

Back in Kyoto, Ye Wentian's supernatural abilities, which caused his physical condition to surge to a level comparable to those of vicious monsters, allowed him to easily defeat many awakened individuals of the same level.

But now, even with his supernatural powers activated to the fullest extent, he still couldn't break free from He Li's invisible pressure.

You can't even withstand a single glance from someone...

And you're showing people how valuable it is?

They didn't want to suffer any more.

He Li, seeing that they were all silent and had completely lost their initial arrogance and haughtiness, now just lying there obediently like quails, lost interest.

"This isn't Kyoto, and I don't care about your status or background."

Remove the pressure of spiritual energy on the four people.

He Li said calmly, "In short, you'd better not cause trouble under my nose."

"Otherwise, it wouldn't be as simple as just giving you a little scare like before."

"Now you can leave!"

After he finished speaking, he ignored the four of them.

The four men, who had scrambled to their feet in a disheveled state, could only glare fiercely at He Li from behind, suppressing their urge to utter harsh words, before quickly leaving.

Until we are completely away from the lighthouse...

Once they stopped, Kong Xinxi couldn't help but say, "That bastard actually dared to attack us?"

"We're from one of the four great families!"

"Doesn't he know the status of our family members in the Great Xia? Doesn't he know how many people in our family hold high positions of power?"

"Isn't he afraid of getting beaten to death for being so arrogant?"

"Aren't you afraid of being purged later?"

Speaking of settling scores, she said bitterly, "I've never suffered such injustice in my entire life."

"Just you wait..."

"I'm going to make him pay!!!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Wentian scoffed.

"Want to make him pay? Why didn't you do it earlier?"

His mockery was merciless: "When you came, you were the one shouting the loudest, Kong Xinxi. What? You were so scared by just one look from him that you only dared to stick your butt out and tremble?"

Upon hearing this, Kong Xinxi's face flushed red.

"You...you said who's sticking their butt out and trembling?"

"Ye Wentian, how dare you say that to me?"

"You...you just wait, I'm going to call Grandpa Ye and have him deal with you!"

Ye Wentian completely ignored her threat.

He only looked at the other two.

"You two too!"

"He's powerful, but if we all attack, he might not be able to suppress us."

"We might still be able to..."

"What else can you do?" Chu Aotian sneered, "Even if you use all your trump cards, you might not be able to get back up."

"You've already gone that far, what can we do? Even if we used our supernatural powers to fight back, as you said... have you forgotten what his supernatural powers are?"

"God knows how much power he possesses."

"His ability alone is enough to overwhelm us."

"Can you handle a few more?"

"Join forces to fight back? You're already getting beaten up, and now you want to drag us down with you?"

Ye Wentian's face flushed red upon hearing his words.

That's right, his idea was that he couldn't just use his supernatural powers and be beaten like a dead dog by He Li, which was humiliating. He wanted the other three to be humiliated like him.

We all lost face together...

Then he wouldn't feel embarrassed anymore.

Now that his little scheme had been exposed, Ye Wentian could only glare angrily at Chu Aotian.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting tense, Zhou Chan quickly spoke up: "Why argue over such a small matter? Now that we've confirmed that He Li's strength isn't just an exaggeration..."

"That means his past deeds were also true."

"Don't forget, even the Emei Sect Leader at the Void Realm wouldn't dare to provoke him."

"Think about that sect leader who fawned over He Li..."

"The fact that we're being suppressed is such a small matter..."

"There's nothing shameful about it."

"He Li's kind of existence is abnormal to begin with, and we shouldn't compare ourselves to people like him. If we're going to compare ourselves, we should compare ourselves to other people of the same age abroad."

It must be said that Zhou Chan is quite skilled at persuading people.

Thinking of the dignified Emei Sect leader who, despite being at the Void Realm, fawned over He Li, causing many to feel ashamed of him, Ye Wentian and the others instantly felt much better.

After all, there are people who are even more shameful.

"Hmph, forget it, let's not talk about it anymore."

"So what do we do next?"

"Is it really as He Li said, that we'll obediently stay in Shanghai and wait to go to the overseas immortal mountains later?"

After calming down, Ye Wentian pressed for more information.

Chu Aotian shrugged: "Let's see how it goes."

"That kid He Li is abnormal. When he says he'll teach us a lesson, he really means it. Anyway... it'll only be a day or two..."

As he was speaking, Zhou Chan suddenly pointed in surprise at several figures flying through the air not far away...

"Huh? Look at the sky!"

"And where... are those geniuses from?"

"Were they also going to see He Li?"

Upon hearing Zhou Chan's words, the group looked up and saw Yu Qingge and the people from the five tribes of Shu Province looking down at them with a half-smile.

That look clearly carried a hint of mockery, perhaps because it guessed they had been outmaneuvered by He Li…

The three of them looked rather grim.

Fortunately, Yu Qingge and the others did not linger.

There was no conflict between the two sides.

As for why only three people looked unwell, it was because Ye Wentian was still staring intently at Yu Qingge's retreating, slender figure, his eyes shining brightly, and hadn't yet come to his senses.

"Three minutes, I need her information!"

Only after Yu Qingge's figure was completely out of sight did he come back to his senses and look at Chu Aotian and the other two.

The latter was speechless.

"Get lost! Go check it yourself!"

After saying that, he narrowed his eyes again: "At this time, the people who go to see He Li are either top experts, high-ranking officials, or geniuses from forces like ours."

"I advise you not to get any ideas. That person just now... probably doesn't have such a small background."

"The most important point is..."

"I feel like she's in some danger!"

Huh? The other three were startled upon hearing this.

What made Chu Aotian feel threatened?

Does this mean that the person we just saw was likely no weaker than them, or even stronger?