317: Is Chapter 317 even written in human language?

"Cough, cough—cough, cough, cough—"

Just then, a series of violent and painful coughs drifted out from the billowing dust in the distance.

Supported by his four SS-rank Spirit Beast Girls, David struggled to crawl out of a human-shaped crater.

His formal suit was tattered and covered in dust and blood. A clear footprint stretched from the forehead to the chin of his once-handsome face. His nose was visibly collapsed, and blood constantly seeped from his split lips, mixed with several broken teeth—

There was no telling how many bones in his body were broken. His aura had withered to the extreme, and he could only stand steady by leaning entirely on the Spirit Beast Girls.

It was a pathetic sight to say the least!

But it had to be said, this guy's physical toughness and vitality were indeed ridiculously powerful!

After taking a kick from Chen Yi that was comparable to an 8th-rank SSS-rank spirit beast, he could actually still crawl back up without dying on the spot or falling unconscious.

Looking at David's miserable appearance, Chen Yi let out a sneer.

"Not bad, your skin is thick enough; you really are suitable to be a sandbag! You're five minor ranks and one major rank higher than me, yet you can survive a casual kick of mine. You have enough to be proud of!"

"Pfft—"

Hearing Chen Yi's heart-stabbing words, David's chest heaved violently, and he suddenly spat out another large mouthful of blood.

What did he mean by saying he was five minor ranks and one major rank higher, and that surviving one kick was something to brag about?

Dammit!

Are you even speaking human?

In a normal cross-rank battle where a lower rank fights a higher rank, who wouldn't need to use various secret treasures and forbidden techniques, consume countless resources and effort, and go through a bitter struggle just to barely achieve a tragic victory?

But you!

With just a casual kick, you almost kicked someone to death!

And after the kick, you turn around and say such sarcastic things?

Especially since the person who got kicked was him, David!

The one hailed as one of the strongest prodigies in the world!

A peerless monster for whom fighting above his level was as simple as eating or drinking!

How could he have any face left?

The most frustrating part was that he couldn't even refute it!

Because Chen Yi really... only used one kick!

It could only be said that Chen Yi's kick not only dealt high damage but was also extremely insulting!

At this moment, even the Spirit Beast Girls beside Shi Yuying looked at Chen Yi with eyes that had quietly changed, and they began to discuss in low voices.

Their gazes held undisguised shock and a trace of barely perceptible admiration?

"So... so strong!"

"I didn't expect that David would be kicked to pieces with just one blow!"

"Is this the strongest prodigy of the Dragon Kingdom? So overbearing!"

"No wonder Brother Ying chose to build a good relationship with Chen Yi. This strength is indeed heaven-defying!"

"What a pity though, it wasn't a kick to David's thing, otherwise it would definitely be ruined!"

"It's fine. David doesn't seem to have contracted a healing-type Spirit Beast; he was too confident. This injury will probably take him a while to recover from!"

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Meanwhile, the expressions of the Shadow Dragon Girl Ye Lan and the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Tiger Elena, who were blocking Chen Yi, became extremely ugly.

They never expected, no matter what, that Chen Yi's strength would be terrifying to this extent!

If they had been the ones facing that kick just now, their fate would likely not have been much better than David's!

Chen Yi looked at the tense scene before him with little emotion in his heart.

He had three main goals for showing this display of strength!

First, to teach the foul-mouthed David a lesson;

Second, to intimidate the other party so they wouldn't keep pestering him endlessly;

Third, he also wanted to slightly pique the interest of that Shadow Dragon Girl, Ye Lan, making her realize his strength and potential to pave the way for possibly inquiring about dark-attribute spiritual treasure channels later!

After all, he was still counting on getting some benefits from this Shadow Dragon!

If he killed her Beast Tamer now, the two sides would become mortal enemies, and any cooperation would be out of the question.

Of course, Chen Yi had also set a bottom line for himself.

Show strength, but know when to stop.

But if this David still didn't know what was good for him and dared to continue with any little tricks, he wouldn't mind finishing off this annoying fellow to eliminate future troubles!

Looking at David's battered appearance, yet still stubbornly refusing to back down, Chen Yi found it somewhat amusing.

He shook his head and said with a calm face, "Hmph! I'm in a good mood today, so for the sake of this Shadow Dragon lady, I'll spare your life! If you continue to court death, next time, it won't be this light!"

These light words sounded more piercing to David's ears than the most vicious curse.

His blood surged in his chest, and he felt a sweetness in his throat.

"Pfft—"

Another mouthful of blood sprayed out uncontrollably.

The Contracted Girls quickly took out precious healing elixirs from their space rings and fed them to David.

"Master, don't get angry, healing is more important right now—"

This scene, in the eyes of onlookers—especially those who knew how proud David usually was—was practically tragic.

He only survived because among the Spirit Beast Girls he contracted, there was a woman Chen Yi took a fancy to?

In his daze, David even felt a green illusion above his head!

This sense of humiliation was harder for him to endure than the wound on his chest!

Chen Yi ignored him and glanced at the system interface.

The Shadow Dragon Girl's favorability had already risen from the initial negative 30 points to positive 5 points!

It seemed she wasn't the crazy type after all!

Although it was still very low, it had finally turned positive, so future communication should be a bit smoother.

"Let's go, let's check out the final area!"

Chen Yi didn't delay any further and spoke to The girls beside him.

"Okay!!!"

The girls responded one after another, rubbing their hands in anticipation.

Finally, the last area!

Chen Yi turned around, facing the final barrier that emitted a faint glow.

He didn't build up power like the others, nor did he use any flashy skills.

He simply raised his fist and threw a punch!

"Dong!"

A dull, heavy thud echoed out.

However, the expected scene of the barrier shattering didn't happen.

That barrier, which was strong enough to withstand an 8th-rank attack, only rippled like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, and then quickly returned to normal, completely intact.

The atmosphere instantly became awkward.

There was a dead silence outside the barrier.

The girls with Chen Yi, who were originally expectant, all had stunned expressions.

With Chen Yi's power, he actually couldn't break the barrier?

And David, who had just been helped up and was having his wounds treated by the Spirit Beast Girls,

Upon seeing this scene, after a brief moment of daze, he instantly burst into a piercing, mocking laugh.

"Heh! Hehehe—you were talking so big just now, kicking me half to death. I thought you really had some skills!"

"Is this it? In my opinion, that kick you used on me must have exhausted all your strength, right? Now you can't even break a barrier?"

"Who would've thought, the so-called strongest monster of the Dragon Kingdom, Chen Yi, can't even enter the door to the last floor!"

"This is truly hilarious! Hahaha!"