When he mentioned that he was from the Ye family, the dwarf couldn't help but puff out his chest. It was as if he had suddenly found support, and his voice grew steadier and more confident. It seemed he was quite proud of the reputation of the Ye family from Qin-Ye Ridge.
Seeing the dwarf's courage seemingly swell in an instant, Han Li knew that the Ye family of Qin-Ye Ridge must be a renowned cultivator clan.
But if the opponent had such a powerful family backing him, why had he been so panicked at the beginning? This either meant the dwarf was lying to him, or he was just an insignificant pawn within his own family, whose life or death nobody cared about.
Han Li made his judgment in a short time and concluded that getting rid of the opponent would not bring much trouble later.
This deduction completely erased the last trace of hesitation that had lingered in Han Li's heart. His killing intent grew even stronger.
After all, a cultivator whose magic power was inferior to his own and whose behavior was so foolish was a rare find! Even without this life-and-death struggle, Han Li would never have let such a great prey slip away. Moreover, judging from the dwarf's words and actions, he was not a kind-hearted person, so Han Li had no qualms about making his move.
"The Ye family of Qin-Ye Ridge? That famous Ye family?" Han Li looked surprised, as if he couldn't believe it.
Since the other party dared to use this name as support, it must have considerable prestige among cultivators, Han Li thought to himself.
"That's right, it's that Ye family. Since you know the name of the Ye family, you wouldn't deliberately make things difficult for me, would you?" Seeing that the banner he was waving had such a significant effect, the dwarf's voice grew much louder.
"The Ye family? ..." Han Li pretended to hesitate, scratching his scalp, revealing a look of indecisive incompetence.
Seeing this, the dwarf was secretly delighted and immediately pleaded and threatened, beating the side drum so hard he was afraid the situation would develop in a direction unfavorable to him.
"How about this, I'll take you to see the elders in the family, and let them decide how to handle you. What do you think?" Han Li said, seemingly a bit troubled.
"There's no need for such trouble! This is just a small matter. If you need to ask the elders for such a minor decision, it will probably leave a bad impression and be very disadvantageous for your future development!" The dwarf was startled when he heard this and quickly pretended to care about the other party, hastily trying to dissuade him.
Gold Light Immortal now completely regarded Han Li as an inexperienced young lad. He thought the other party was a disciple who had been cultivating bitterly within his family since childhood and had only recently come out to the secular world for training. This also explained why the other party had such profound magic power at such a young age.
"Thank you for your reminder, brother!" Han Li seemed very touched. He lowered his head to think for a moment, then reached into his pocket and took out the talisman with the small sword drawn on it.
"This is our first meeting, yet you are so considerate of me. Then I shall return this treasure to you!" Han Li said sincerely, with a hint of reluctance in his expression.
The dwarf was overjoyed. He hadn't expected the young man before him to be so naive as to return a treasure that was already in his hands.
Without thinking too much, for fear the other party would change his mind, he quickly formed a seal with his hand, waved it, and the golden shield on his body immediately shattered and disappeared completely. Then he reached out eagerly to catch the talisman, saying shamelessly, "Since you are so sincere, I won't be polite then!"
Just as the dwarf's hand was about to grasp the talisman, Han Li's face suddenly changed. He looked behind the dwarf in feigned astonishment and cried out, "Clan leader, why have you come in person?"
Upon hearing this, the dwarf shivered with fright, forgetting all about the treasure, and hastily turned his head to look back.
He froze. Behind him was completely empty, not a soul in sight.
"Oh no!" Even the most stupid dwarf knew he had been tricked. Before he could turn back, he felt a heat in his chest, then his vision was filled with fiery red. His body burst into flames, and in the blink of an eye, the dwarf was reduced to ashes in the blaze.
Only then did Han Li let out a long sigh of relief and retract his hand, which had just shot out a small fireball. Being able to kill the opponent with a single "Fireball Technique" seemed simple, but it had actually taken a lot of thought and effort. The pressure had been immense. Now that the sneak attack had succeeded so smoothly, Han Li secretly rejoiced, a hint of delight appearing on his face.
Jia Tianlong and Wang Juechu had seen everything that had just happened clearly, but they hadn't understood a thing. Because Han Li and the dwarf didn't want others to hear their conversation, they had been speaking in hushed tones, and the onlookers, being too far away, couldn't hear their voices at all.
They only knew that the dwarf seemed a bit afraid as soon as he saw Han Li. After exchanging a few words, the dwarf kept pleading with him. Finally, they saw Han Li take advantage of the moment the dwarf turned his head to conjure a small fireball out of thin air and turn the Wild Wolf Gang's great backing, Gold Light Immortal, into a pile of white ashes with ease.
Jia Tianlong's mouth was now extremely bitter, and the bitterness reached his heart and lungs. What was going on? The originally favorable situation had taken a sharp turn for the worse after this insignificant disciple of the Sect of Seven Mysteries appeared, becoming completely uncontrollable. Even Immortal Master Gold Light Immortal had been burned to death beyond recognition by a single fire.
Wang Juechu, naturally, felt the exact opposite of his bitter enemy. He gripped the long sword at his waist tightly, his excited gaze fixed on Han Li, who was squatting there in an inelegant posture, scratching something on the ground. A fanatical expression appeared on his face.
Han Li was also very excited, but not from excitement. He was just happy because he had dug out a few items from the ashes of the dwarf that hadn't been burned.
There weren't many things: a talisman, a token, and a book.
The talisman was the one the dwarf had used, capable of releasing a golden light to form a golden shield. Although Han Li still didn't know the incantation, it filled him with wild joy. After all, what he lacked most right now was a means of protection.
The token was a triangular black plate. On one side were two golden ancient characters reading "Ascension," and on the other side was a silver character for "Order." The whole token didn't look like metal, yet it was surprisingly heavy. He didn't know what it was for.
As for the book, Han Li had originally thought that since it had survived the "Fireball Technique," it must be something extraordinary. However, after flipping through a few pages, he discovered that it was actually a genealogy, a genealogy of the Qin family. He had no idea what connection it had to Gold Light Immortal that he would carry it on his person.
"This dwarf claimed to be from the Ye family, but he carried a Qin family genealogy. Could he be an illegitimate son of someone from the Ye family?" After his great disappointment, Han Li speculated with some malice.