3058 Can't Compare
Rean went to a corner and sat down, pretending to not even be there. "You guys discuss whatever you need. I'm just going to stay here and watch."
Yuan's mouth twitched. "Like hell you are! It was all your fault!"
*Bang!*
Tana knocked Yuan's head. "How was it his fault? He was under the effect of the Soul Binding Contract. You were the one who said those things to him and asked for his help." She then looked away, finding it hard to keep eye contact with Yuan. "Y-You never said anything about you-your feelings."
Yuan wanted to cry! "Trust me, I truly never said that!"
"Of course you did!" Rean shrugged. "I had the contract, remember?"
"Remember your ass!" Yuan stomped the ground in anger. "What bullshit geyser? We didn't use any geysers whatsoever! You drew a Formation down there and teleported us to the capital. You don't think I would forget that, do you?"
Rean also looked away. "Oh, perhaps the teleport actually went wrong, and then I pulled you through the tunnels, and you woke up when were already in the capital."
"NOT EVEN A KID WOULD BELIEVE THAT!" Yuan truly wished he could give Rean a beating. Too bad he knew he was several times weaker than him.
Tana was as confused as she could. "Wait... Formation? Teleport? That can't be, right? He would be dead if he had lied."
"Well, he didn't." Yuan sighed. "He lied right there and then, and nothing happened to him. Why? That I don't know. But I'm sure he did since I used the same teleport formation to go to the capital."
Rean shrugged. "Oh well, whatever. Yeah, I lied. Soul Binding Contracts aren't of much use against me, you know? But hey, look! Thanks to that, you finally had the chance to stand out."
"I didn't want to stand out at all!" Yuan complained straight away.
Tana didn't seem to care too much about the contract, though. "I see, I see... So Yuan didn't really say those things, right? Geez, Yuan, I was afraid for a moment you truly meant that."
"This..." Yuan was taken aback.
Still, she was extremely proud and didn't like how Rean acted all high and mighty in front of her with his Stage Six Cultivation. She extended her hand, attempting to grab Rean's neck.
*Tud!*
However, Rean's own hand moved like lightning and grabbed her hand instead. "Calm down, little girl. It is not good for your skin to be angry."
Tana snorted. Her cultivation circulated, her bloodline activated even more, and she pressed forward. Trying to compare strength with her? He was asking to be humiliated... or so she thought initially.
*Crack, crack, crack...*
The ground and the wall behind Rean cracked due to the strength applied to them. Yet, Rean continued to smile and hold Tana's hand leisurely. So what if she had the Charybdis's bloodline? With such low concentration, could she really put up a fight against Rean's Starlight Body? The answer was a big NO!
Tana tried to use her other hand, but Rean grabbed that too. She used everything she had, only short of changing back into her real form. Yet, it was all for nothing. "Impossible!"
Rean was still there, smiling. "I can keep it all day."
Finally, Tana understood that in a contest of pure strength, she was weaker. That was quite a big blow to her pride. "You must be cheating!"
"Would that be a bad thing? The world is for the strong. As a Demon Beast, you should know that," Rean shrugged.
"I..." Tana couldn't win in a contest of strength, let alone in a contest of words. "I should just go out and tell the elders about you!"
"If you do, your chance of getting free from your father's grasp will be gone forever," Rean countered. "Little girl, I came here to help Yuan. Simple as that. But, if you really wish it, I can leave right now. I don't think Yuan can win the contest without me, though."
Tana looked at Yuan, feeling conflicted. "Fine! But if I see you becoming a danger to the Saramina Demon Palace, I will let others know straight away about you."
"That's a deal." Rean happily obliged. He had nothing against the Demon Palace anyway.
And as always, any Golden Tickets and Stones are welcome. ;)
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