"Heh, you've got some skills, kid. I didn't expect you to see through me even when I disguised myself as someone else."
Qian Mian Ren chuckled lightly, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. His tone turned serious as he said, "Since you've guessed my identity, I won't beat around the bush. I'm here for the treasure map."
"And I know the treasure map is on you. If you're smart, you'll hand it over. Otherwise, no matter how skilled you are, you're as good as dead today."
"You want the treasure map? Then you'll have to have the ability."
Li Yang's expression turned cold. His palm was already charged, and with a sudden burst, a wave of energy like a surging tide overturned his stall.
Qian Mian Ren retreated, quickly putting several meters between them.
He curved his lips slightly and looked at Li Yang, saying, "A good move to strike first. Unfortunately, the power of your palm isn't great enough. I've been in the martial world for so long, I've eaten more salt than you've walked roads. You won't leave today without handing over the treasure map."
As he finished speaking, he suddenly extended his hand forward, and a sleeve dart shot out from his sleeve with a *whoosh*.
In the blink of an eye, the sleeve dart appeared before Li Yang. wisps of black poisonous flames permeated the air, instantly causing Li Yang's brow to furrow.
This sleeve dart was actually a poisoned dart. As soon as it hit Li Yang, the toxin would rapidly penetrate his internal organs. At that point, he wouldn't be able to circulate his internal true qi and would surely die.
*Bang!*
Seeing the sleeve dart about to hit him, Li Yang flicked his finger with one hand. The true qi he sent out with his fingernail easily deflected the sleeve dart aside.
Qian Mian Ren's heart trembled, deeply shocked by Li Yang's swift reaction.
Li Yang smiled faintly and said dismissively, "Your sleeve dart is too slow. Wanting the treasure map with this level of skill? Do you have any faster hidden weapons?"
"Kid, you dare to look down on me? Today, I'll show you my limit."
As Qian Mian Ren's voice fell, a cold light flickered in his eyes. He suddenly lunged forward like a lightning leopard, instantly appearing before Li Yang and extending his claws towards Li Yang's throat.
The speed of his entire set of moves was so fast that one could only see afterimages, giving Li Yang no chance to defend himself.
However, none of his moves gained any advantage against Li Yang. Dozens of consecutive blows were all defused by Li Yang.
"Too slow, still too slow. Is this your limit? You're really too weak!"
While blocking the attacks, Li Yang couldn't help but mock Qian Mian Ren.
Qian Mian Ren was extremely enraged. He had already unleashed his maximum speed, yet he couldn't get a hold of Li Yang. After he retracted another move and saw Li Yang hadn't reacted, he suddenly struck Li Yang's heart with a palm strike.
Li Yang's expression remained calm. Seeing the move flying towards him, he immediately lunged to the side of Qian Mian Ren, grabbed his arm, and with a *crack*, twisted it to break.
"Ah!"
Qian Mian Ren's scream echoed. Unable to bear the pain, he broke out in a cold sweat and knelt directly on the ground. The face he wore contorted, and soon, it began to change uncontrollably.
In just ten seconds, he had changed nearly a hundred faces.
This scene shocked both Li Yang and Long Lingling.
After Li Yang released him, he collapsed on the ground, completely losing his combat ability. But what neither Li Yang nor Long Lingling expected was that Qian Mian Ren's final form would settle into a very delicate and petite woman's face.
Long Lingling exclaimed in surprise, "No way, so she was a woman."
"Heh, I knew that wasn't his real face earlier. This is the real one."
Li Yang chuckled lightly, walked forward, and looked at the pained Qian Mian Ren on the ground. He grabbed her throat and said, "Are you convinced now? Do you still want the treasure map?"
"Li Yang, if you have the guts, kill me. I will never compromise with you." Although Qian Mian Ren was inwardly defiant, his strength had truly been defeated by Li Yang. He glared at him and said.
"Kill you? A beautiful woman like you, with such good skills, it would be a real shame to die like this."
Li Yang's gaze fixed on her, and he couldn't help but squat down, carefully appraising her figure.
Qian Mian Ren had fair skin, a voluptuous figure, and a pair of slender, long legs that made one's heart flutter.
Who would have thought that the infamous Qian Mian Ren would be such a vibrant and beautiful woman?
Seeing Li Yang staring at her, Qian Mian Ren's face flushed with anger, and she said indignantly, "What are you looking at? If you keep looking, I'll dig your eyes out."
"Quite the bold words. Do you still have the chance to move?"
Li Yang grinned sinisterly, hooking her chin with one hand and saying, "If I had known you were this beautiful, I would have been gentler with you earlier."
"Unfortunately, why did you fight me with such an ugly face? If you had fought me with this beautiful face, I wouldn't have had the heart to break your arm."
After speaking, Li Yang suddenly pressed several acupoints on her body and then injected a stream of true qi into her.
Instantly, Qian Mian Ren's expression became one of extreme agony, and cold sweat beaded on her forehead. She looked at Li Yang and asked, "What, what did you do to me?"
"Don't worry, I won't take your life. I've just planted two streams of true qi within you. These two streams will gradually impact your blood vessels until they break all the meridians in your body."
"As long as you obey me obediently, I can make them pause and become very quiet within your body, and then you can live forever."
Li Yang said calmly, "Your Thousand Faces technique is indeed powerful, but your combat skills are lacking. It's understandable that you lost to me today."
"As long as you are willing to work for me, I can let you live forever."
"Dream on. Even if I die, I will never work for you. Just give me a quick death. If you don't kill me today, I will definitely come back to kill you." Qian Mian Ren said to Li Yang, enduring the pain.
"Kill you? With your strength, even after another few decades, you wouldn't be my match."
Li Yang said with contemptuous mockery. He suddenly grabbed her collar and said sternly, "You have no other choice now. If I act, I can make the meridians in your body break one by one. The level of pain from that is not something you, a woman, can endure."
"Moreover, once your meridians are broken, you should know the consequences. You'll be crippled for life, with no chance to use the skills you've cultivated for so many years. It would be a shame to think about."
"Li Yang, you beast!"
Qian Mian Ren glared at Li Yang furiously, unable to believe he would be so cruel as to use such methods against a woman.
Li Yang sneered and smiled, "You still have a chance to decide. If I make a move, you'll truly become crippled for life."
"Wait!"
Just as Li Yang was about to raise his hand to activate the true qi within her, she suddenly stopped him!