At that moment, Xu Shishi was arrogant as a victorious peacock, her head held high as she looked disdainfully at Xu Jie in the lounge.
She seemed certain that Xu Jie, who had always been timid and afraid of trouble, would surely cave in when faced with a life-or-death crisis.
Thus, Xu Shishi shouted at Xu Jie in a commanding tone, as though bestowing charity from on high.
"Xu Jie, haven't you thought it through yet? Hand over Uncle's relics. Those aren't things you're qualified to touch!"
"I'm telling you, even if you die, we have plenty of ways to get that inheritance. You'd better think carefully!"
"If you regret it now, agree to our family's terms, and sign the agreement, it won't be too late!"
Xu Jie's expression did not change in the slightest, as though Xu Shishi were talking to a clump of air.
Seeing Xu Jie's unmoved, indifferent appearance, Xu Shishi seemed to have suffered the greatest humiliation. Furious and ashamed, she cursed at him in a rage.
"Xu Jie, you damned piece of trash! You ungrateful bastard, you're dead today! I'll watch the Wolf Demon tear you apart and eat you bit by bit!"
Xu Jie still showed no reaction, because he had never been in the habit of speaking to the dead.
In his eyes, Xu Shishi was already a dead woman. It was merely a matter of sooner or later.
Usually, if Xu Jie was willing to talk to someone, it meant that person had not yet embarked upon the path to death.
For someone like Xu Shishi, talking to her was nothing but a waste of breath!
"Forget it, Shishi. Since this brat is stubborn beyond redemption and insists on seeking death, why waste your breath trying to persuade him?"
At that moment, another cold voice rang out, carrying a lofty, teasing air as though everything were firmly under control.
Then Xu Jie's other "good brother," Xu Ming, appeared. He looked mockingly at Xu Jie, who held a saber in his hand, and encouraged him in a playful tone.
"Good luck, my dear brother! I believe a mere Wolf Demon is no match for you. As long as you win this practical combat test, not only will you receive the resources rewarded by the school, your big brother will throw you a celebration banquet too!"
Xu Ming deliberately emphasized the words "celebration banquet," making the threat impossible to miss.
Xu Jie bared his teeth in a grin. He no longer looked at the Xu siblings outside the lounge, who believed they had victory in the bag and had already got him in the palm of their hands. Instead, he silently waited for the practical combat test to begin.
Xu Ming? Xu Shishi?
They were merely people on the brink of death!
To Xu Jie, the only thing that mattered was how much lifespan these two siblings had left.
If he slaughtered them only to receive ten or twenty years of lifespan, that would hardly be satisfying.
"The practical combat test begins!"
As the announcement rang out for the final time, the iron gate before Xu Jie burst open.
A wave of heat rushed at his face, accompanied by an endless din of noisy voices.
From the sound of it, there were quite a few people outside.
The monthly practical combat test at Martial Arts University was equivalent to the school sports meet held in Xu Jie's previous life.
Except practical combat in this High Martial World was far more brutal. People died!
Xu Jie strode out of the lounge. His eyes brightened, and the glaring sunlight made him squint as he surveyed the surroundings, which resembled an arena.
As he climbed the practical combat platform step by step, Xu Jie vaguely heard the idle chatter from the audience stands.
"That bastard Xu Jie really dared to come out of the lounge? I thought he'd chicken out!"
"That's a First-Rank Mid-Stage demon, and a wild one at that! Even ordinary Blood-Moving Mid-Stage students aren't its match. Xu Jie is only Blood-Moving Low-Stage, yet he really dared to come out and throw his life away?"
"Heh, this is the most interesting part of every monthly practical combat test! Almost every draw produces a few unlucky bastards who get demons that only upperclassmen can handle!"
"How many moves do you think Xu Jie can last against the Wolf Demon?"
"How many moves? You're hilarious! Once the Wolf Demon is released, if Xu Jie doesn't piss himself on the spot, I'll count him as having courage!"
On the platform, Xu Jie stood still with his saber in hand!
He ignored the gossip in his ears and the various strange looks directed his way, waiting for his enemy to appear.
The next moment, the sound of chains clashing rang out. An iron cage in the distance opened, releasing the Wolf Demon.
It was a massive demon the size of a brown bear, its entire body covered in blackish-gray fur. Its foul, bloody stench hit their noses and made them want to vomit.
After temporarily regaining its freedom, the Wolf Demon fixed Xu Jie before it with cruel, icy wolf eyes.
A beast's instincts told it that the man before it was no weakling it could kill with a single bite, but a martial artist capable of threatening its life.
In the end, the Wolf Demon, which had been hungry for days, moved first, charging at Xu Jie like a tank.
Demon-Breaking Saber Art!
The sharp alloy saber cut through the air at extreme speed!
Xu Jie became like a professional surgeon, his saber precisely and viciously stabbing into the Wolf Demon's throat.
Before the Wolf Demon could unleash a final desperate strike, Xu Jie had already closed in first and cruelly snapped its claw.
Then, with a twist of his wrist, Xu Jie completely severed the Wolf Demon's throat. Dragging its corpse, he slowly lowered it to the ground.
Take a deep breath. Feeling dizzy is normal!
The entire process, from Xu Jie's first strike to the Wolf Demon's death, took less than a second.
He had wasted almost no extra strength and made no unnecessary movements, displaying an extraordinarily efficient killing technique.
More importantly, when Xu Jie killed the Wolf Demon, he neither shouted nor cried out, much less cheered with joy. He was abnormally calm—calm to the point of indifference.
Successfully killed a demon. Plundered usable lifespan: 121 years!
At the same time.
In the audience stands around the field, the feverish, boiling clamor abruptly ceased.
Whether students or teachers, all of them stared in disbelief at Xu Jie on the platform as he indifferently pulled his saber from the Wolf Demon's corpse.
They had originally been waiting to see how Xu Jie would be tortured to death by the Wolf Demon, or how he would kneel and beg for mercy, weeping bitter tears.
Instead, Xu Jie had slaughtered the Wolf Demon with a single strike. His methods were crisp and clean, like a butcher in a slaughterhouse casually killing an utterly ordinary animal.
If they had to describe it, Xu Jie stepped onto the platform, the Wolf Demon escaped its cage, the Wolf Demon charged Xu Jie, and the Wolf Demon went gg!
Bro, was this even right?
That was a wild demon that gave even upperclassmen splitting headaches!
Xu Jie had killed it in one strike?
Was this still that useless coward who was constantly bullied and picked on, always shrinking into his shell like a turtle?
No!
Just how strong was Xu Jie?
Wasn't he a Blood-Moving Low-Stage martial artist?
How could he possibly kill a First-Rank Mid-Stage Wolf Demon in one strike?!
The entire venue instantly sank into dead silence. Everyone silently watched Xu Jie, expressionless, carry his saber back to the lounge.
Only after Xu Jie's figure had completely disappeared from the arena field did the audience stands erupt into noisy discussion.
"That person was Xu Jie?"
"Did I just see that right? The Wolf Demon was killed in one strike!"
"Hiss! Just how strong is Xu Jie?"
"I couldn't tell! That battle ended too fast. The Wolf Demon died in practically the blink of an eye!"
"Could it be... that Wolf Demon was actually already crippled, and Xu Jie just got lucky?"
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