Chapter 404: A Narrow Escape
At this moment, Ye Tian looked at her and said, "Since you're challenging me now, I'll let you have three free moves. Go ahead and attack me—I'd like to see how strong your attacks are."
"You're clearly looking down on me, Ye Tian! I know you're powerful, but you're underestimating me. I feel like you're insulting me!"
"I have no intention of insulting you. Just attack—I'm also interested in giving you some pointers."
Ye Tian looked at the jellyfish demon. She felt as if she was being humiliated, so without hesitation, she launched an attack against him.
She was in her own territory—this was her domain. In the underwater world, she believed there was no way he could be her match.
However, in the next second, reality slapped her in the face. She was shocked to see him effortlessly dodging her attack.
"Ye Tian, how did you do that? You avoided my strike so easily!"
"Of course, I dodged it easily. It's not difficult for me at all. Now do you see the gap between us? If you understand now, then just get lost. No matter how powerful you think your attacks are, there's still a huge difference between us."
The female demon did have some strength underwater, but compared to Ye Tian, the gap was enormous. If they truly fought, she was destined to lose.
"It's too soon to say that! I still have a way to defeat you!"
"Oh? If you think you have a way, then go ahead and try."
Ye Tian found this increasingly amusing. If he had stayed in the cave to cultivate, he wouldn't have encountered something this interesting.
Now that he had, he was enjoying it.
The jellyfish demon attacked him again, but no matter how many times she struck, he dodged with pinpoint precision. She was growing more and more frustrated.
She had never been this embarrassed before. Every single one of her attacks was completely ineffective—Ye Tian avoided them effortlessly.
"Ye Tian, you're too strong! You can dodge all my attacks so easily… I finally understand—I'm not your match."
"So, you admit it?"
"Yes, I do."
Now realizing the massive gap in strength, the jellyfish demon suddenly said, "Can I become your disciple? If you agree to take me as your apprentice, I'll release Zhu Bajie!"
"Oh? You want to be my disciple?"
Ye Tian was slightly surprised. He hadn't expected her to make such a request.
Looking at her, he said, "You want to be my disciple… but have you ever considered whether you're qualified?"
"Are you saying I'm not qualified?"
"Hmm, I'll need to test you first. If you pass, you can be my disciple. If not, don't bother me again."
"Fine! How do I prove myself?"
"First, release Zhu Bajie."
Hearing this, the jellyfish demon hesitated.
"If I let him go now, what if you don't keep your word? What if you refuse to take me as your disciple afterward? Wouldn't I be making a loss?"
Ye Tian was speechless. He hadn't expected her to think like that. He chuckled and said, "I really don't understand your way of thinking. But if that's what you believe, then you're completely mistaken. You already know you're not my match. If I wanted to, I could just take Zhu Bajie by force. But I haven't—I'm giving you a chance. Do you understand?"
The jellyfish demon realized he was right.
"So, I can trust you?"
"Of course, you can. You have no other choice anyway, and I wouldn't lie to you."
She smiled. "Alright, I believe you. Since that's the case, I'll release Zhu Bajie."
She turned to look at Zhu Bajie and said with a smirk, "Zhu Bajie, you should feel lucky that you met Ye Tian today. If not for him, I might have turned you into roasted pork!"
Zhu Bajie felt thoroughly annoyed. He snorted and said, "In the end, you're just afraid of Ye Tian. Hurry up and let me go!"
"What? You dare say I'm afraid of him?"
"Isn't that the truth? If you weren't afraid, you wouldn't be letting me go!"
Hearing Zhu Bajie's chatter, Ye Tian sighed and said, "Enough, Bajie. Can you stop talking? If you say one more word, I might just walk away right now."
Hearing this, Zhu Bajie immediately shut up. "Alright, alright! I won't say another word. I just want to get out of here as soon as possible!"
"Good. Release him."
The jellyfish demon finally untied Zhu Bajie, setting him free. Now unrestrained, he immediately scampered off excitedly.
Before long, he reached the shore, feeling like he had just narrowly escaped death.