So that was how it was...
Xu Jie looked at Xu Ming, whose entire body was spurting blood, and smiled.
He had not heeded Chu Mingyue's warning. Instead, he had retreated several steps and deliberately waited for Xu Ming to stabilize his blood and qi before fighting him!
On the one hand, Xu Jie wanted to shatter Xu Ming's greatest confidence head-on and crush him in a direct collision.
Since he was taking revenge, what fun was there in simply killing his enemy?
Xu Jie wanted Xu Ming to feel helplessness, pain, and finally die in despair!
Likewise, this was the absolute confidence that absolute strength gave Xu Jie!
Didn't you want to break through to the Pulse Opening Realm?
Then break through!
You even wanted to take pills and risk your life?
I'll give you time to prepare!
When you reached what you believed was your strongest state, Xu Jie would shatter all of Xu Ming's hopes with a single slash!
As for the other reason...
One only had to look at the anticipation and excitement in Xu Jie's eyes to know!
He needed a hearty, exhilarating fight—fists striking flesh, blades drawing blood!
What meaning was there in killing trash or weaklings?
If he killed, he would kill the strong. He would kill geniuses!
Only then could he prove his own might!
As time passed, Xu Ming's Martial Path aura entered the middle stage of the Pulse Opening Realm, and the power of his blood and qi gradually stabilized.
Half a minute later, after fully stabilizing his blood and qi, Xu Ming coldly said to Xu Jie.
"Xu Jie, you really are courting death!"
To kill Xu Jie—or rather, to preserve his own life—Xu Ming had given everything he had and abandoned his Martial Path cultivation.
Yet Xu Jie had not only failed to seize the initiative, but had deliberately waited for his blood and qi to stabilize.
In Xu Ming's eyes, this was not confidence. It was stupidity!
"Just like that dead father of yours, who spent his whole life chasing after your mother's footsteps but could never even catch up to her heels!"
"!!!"
Mother?
Xu Jie actually had no memories of his mother. Hearing Xu Ming say this now, it seemed...
Xu Ming knew who his mother was?
Seeing Xu Jie's expression change for the first time, Xu Ming immediately became even more arrogant. He burst into laughter and said.
"Xu Jie, do you want to know about your mother? Kneel and beg me now, and I'll tell you! As for how that mother of yours died—even if you find out, you still won't be able to change anything! Hahahaha!"
"..."
The veins on Xu Jie's forehead bulged as he stared coldly at the incomparably arrogant Xu Ming without saying a word.
His father had never mentioned any of this to him. It seemed that ever since he could remember, there had never been any image of his mother in his life.
After a long while, Xu Ming seemed to have laughed himself tired. He shook his head and mockingly said in a meaningful tone.
"Xu Jie, you should count yourself lucky! If you die by my hand now, I can still give you a quick death. But if Young Master Jiang arrives, hehe, even dying will be difficult for you!"
Young Master Jiang?
Xu Shishi's fiancé?
Xu Jie frowned, looking utterly unconcerned.
However, Chu Mingyue and the school leaders seated on the platform all changed expressions upon hearing Xu Ming's words.
It was as if the Young Master Jiang Xu Ming spoke of was some terrifying figure who could not be provoked.
Still, what Xu Jie wanted to know more at this moment was information about his mother.
"Die!"
Suddenly, while Xu Jie was lost in thought, Xu Ming struck directly.
He knew his time was limited. Seeing Xu Jie reveal an opening, he decisively gripped his sword and erupted with all his blood and qi. Turning into an afterimage, he charged at Xu Jie with unstoppable momentum and killing intent brimming to the heavens.
The next instant, a pillar of flame shot into the sky from the arena!
Scorching waves of heat swept across the entire venue, directly affecting the surrounding environment.
The watching students had not even seen what happened. In the blink of an eye, only Xu Jie remained on the arena, standing with his saber sheathed.
As for Xu Ming...
He had vanished without a trace!
Successfully killed Xu Ming (aptitude multiplier: 3), plundered 260 years of usable Lifespan!
After a moment of silence, the many instructors in the instructors' seats all rose to their feet, their faces filled with disbelief.
That had been... the Demon Subduing Flame Blade?
How could it be so powerful?!
With one slash, flames engulfed the arena, killing Xu Ming—who had taken the Blood Burst Pill—and burning his body to ashes!
One had to know that the Demon Subduing Flame Blade was merely a Profound-grade martial skill. Though its name contained the word "Flame," it could not cultivate true blood-and-qi flames!
Only martial skills above Earth grade could possibly allow martial artists to use their powerful blood and qi to simulate elemental attacks.
Thus, the scene just now had deeply shocked every instructor and school leader.
The most shocked among them was Chu Mingyue, who had given Xu Jie the Profound-grade Saber Technique!
Because...
Chu Mingyue had also cultivated this saber technique, and she... had not even reached the perfected realm yet.
Much less wield terrifying elemental attacks through the power of blood and qi like Xu Jie had!
However, Chu Mingyue was certain that the move Xu Jie had used to kill Xu Ming was definitely the Demon Subduing Flame Blade.
She simply did not know why it could be powerful to such an inconceivable extent!
At this moment, Chu Mingyue's interest in Xu Jie reached an unprecedented peak.
She silently left the instructors' seats, her figure disappearing from the training ground.
On the arena.
Xu Jie gave a dissatisfied snort, his brows tightly furrowed.
Xu Ming had gotten off easy!
He had not expected the true meaning of the Demon Subduing Flame Blade to be so terrifyingly powerful!
Yes, Xu Jie had originally only wanted to defeat Xu Ming. After shattering Xu Ming's hopes, he had planned to torture Xu Ming to death as he had tortured Xu Shishi, thereby avenging his father.
While he was at it, Xu Jie had also wanted to force information about his mother out of Xu Ming!
But...
The true meaning, Dark Devour, of the Demon Subduing Flame Blade was absurdly powerful.
It had actually cut down Xu Ming, who had temporarily risen to the middle stage of the Pulse Opening Realm, in one slash, leaving Xu Jie extremely regretful.
Forget it...
After killing Xu Ming, Xu Jie had collected part of the interest on the debt of his father's murder.
Next, he still had many things to do.
For instance, he currently had nearly five hundred years of usable Lifespan saved up, as well as one more draw attempt.
With Xu Jie's desperado personality, of course he would spend usable Lifespan as soon as he had it. He would never let it sit overnight or save it for later.
Unless he truly had no way to spend it!
Thus, with tightly furrowed brows, Xu Jie turned and left without the slightest hesitation, walking away from the training ground arena beneath the silent gazes of countless people.
Only after Xu Jie's figure disappeared did the students in the stands let out a slight sigh of relief.
The pressure Xu Jie had brought them earlier had simply been too great!
While Xu Jie was present, they had subconsciously not dared to speak, afraid of drawing his attention.
Now that Xu Jie had left, and they were sure he could no longer hear them, the students finally began whispering among themselves and discussing the matter heatedly.
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