The group of Outer Sect disciples halted in front of Reon, their expressions filled with a mix of disdain and mischief. One of them stepped forward, a sly grin spreading across his face, as he reached into his spatial ring.

  With a slight flick of his wrist, he pulled out a gleaming object, its surface shimmering faintly uhe light, hinting at its mysterious and potentially dangerous nature.

  "Xue Taiyang, we came looking for you after you returned from Frost Mountain Cave to deliver the Healing Pill Brother Niu sent for you. But some brat blocked our way, g you were cultivating," the disciple said nontly, as if it were a trivial matter.

  Ah, so these were the ones who patched up Xue Taiyang in the inal novel. I'd been w how his arms and legs healed so quickly without Minor Elder giving him Healing Pill.

  "Xue Taiyang, Brother Niu Ling is deeply disappointed in you, but he's generous enough to offer you o ce," the disciple said, his tone sharp, showing no respect for Xue Taiyang.

  "Take this Eclipse Orb, a Mid-Tier Rare Grade item. With it, you'll have the power you need—now challenge Yang Lie to a life-ah duel," he added, his eyes gleaming with cold i.

  The Eclipse Orb, a Mid-Tier Rare Grade item, els dark lunar energy capable of unleashing waves of bck fmes or trapping oppos in an illusion of eternal night.

  However, the item is inplete. In the inal novel, wheaiyang activated it, his cultivation foundation shattered, crippling him—but in exge, he temporarily gained power rivaling a Peak Stage Qi Solidification Realm cultivator.

  Even with that power boost, Xue Taiyang couldn't defeat Yang Lie. Why? Because Yang Lie had arump card up his sleeve.

  Wheaiyang challenged him, Yang Lie's system triggered a side quest to kill him, yet another Rare Grade item that would further increase his strength.

  Why would I willingly give the protagonist su easy be?

  "I don't want to," Reon replied bluntly, without hesitation.

  "What?" The disciple's voice wavered in shock. "Don't you want revenge on Yang Lie for humiliating you in front of the entire sect?"

  He stared at Reon, disbelief flickering across his face. The air around him thied as if he couldn't prehend why Xue Taiyang would pass up such a ce for retribution.

  "Like I said, I don't want revenge on some junior who might have acted impulsively. I provoked him first, aalented. He'll tribute a lot to our se the future," Reon said, sighing as if trying to reason.

  "Get lost, you bastards. You really think I'd throw my life away for this nonsense?" Reon cursed inwardly, his frustration boiling over.

  The disciples stood dumbfounded. Was this really Xue Taiyang, the notorious sdrel who would stop at nothing to punish those who disrespected him?

  "What? Are you afraid of him now?" the disciple taunted, his words dripping with mockery, clearly trying to provoke Reon into ag impulsively.

  "Yeah, I'm scared. Got a problem with that?" Reon replied nontly.

  The disciple stood dumbfounded. When did this bastard bee so calm?

  "Coward! You'll never get another ce for revenge like this! Brother Niu even gave you a Rare Grade item!" the disciple snapped, growing frustrated.

  "Sure, I'm a coward, and you're a scared little kitty. If you're so desperate, why don't you go fight him?" Reon shot back with a smirk.

  "Yo-You—!"

  "You know this isn't a request—it's a and from Brother Niu," the disciple said, his voice turning serious and ced with malice.

  "Oh, if it's a and from Brother Niu, I might have another solution," Reon replied coolly.

  "Finally, you're ing to your senses! You better follow Brother Niu's orders, or you know what will hap—" the disciple began, but Reon cut him off.

  "I'll just leave Brother Niu's gang," he said, interrupting the threat before it could fully form.

  "Yo-You—"

  "You think you walk away alive after tarnishing Brother Niu's name by losing to a junior?" the disciple threatened, his tone dripping with malice.

  Reon immediately uood their i. Now that they couldn't use him as their pawn anymore, they'd simply dispose of him. Reon activated his "Identify" to see if they will pose any threat to him now.

  [Name: Xi Shen.

  Cultivation: Stage-2 Qi Solidification Realm.]

  After Reon's strength increased, he could now use "Identify" to check oppos up to eight stages higher than himself.

  He gnced bad noticed that no one in sight surpassed the Low Stage Qi Solidification Realm.

  Reon sighed in relief, knowing he could hahem with the Mist Cloud Fox by his side, ready for any ued situation.

  "What? You bastard! Are you not taking us seriously?" Xi Shen sneered. "Do you really think you take on all of us when you couldn't eve a High Stage Qi Refining Realm cultivator?"

  As Xi Shen spoke, Reon suddenly heard a system notification.

  [Ding! The Host has been given four options to choose from. Please selee option carefully.]