Come at Me Together

The moment the words left his mouth, a woman in black tight-fitting clothes sprang up first and landed on the arena.

She held two short blades, looking valiant and spirited, with exquisite features. Her skin was slightly dark, as though she had weathered wind and rain outside for years. The instant her feet touched the ground, she clasped her fists and said, "I am Qiao Fengying, the 'Twin Flying Blades.' I shall defend the arena first. Which hero is willing to offer guidance?"

"She's just a stinking woman. Instead of staying home and raising children properly, she dares to wander the martial world? I'll have a go at you!"

A cold snort suddenly rang out.

Whoosh!

A burly man leaped up and landed on the arena.

He held a short steel whip, broad-shouldered and powerful, with sharp eyes. The moment he landed, he swung his whip down. A fierce wind howled as it smashed toward Qiao Fengying.

Qiao Fengying's eyes turned cold. Apparently provoked by the burly man's words, her twin short blades danced through the air, tearing apart the gusting wind as they met him head-on.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

The two instantly began a fierce battle, trading blows as fierce winds whistled.

Several dozen exchanges passed in the blink of an eye.

Suddenly, they both struck out with their palms, colliding with a muffled bang.

Qiao Fengying seized the opening and lashed out with her foot.

Her embroidered shoe carried a piercing gale as it traced a tricky, bizarre arc, landing squarely between the burly man's legs. With a bang, the kick drew a miserable scream from him and sent him flying off the arena, where he crashed heavily to the ground.

Qiao Fengying sneered. "So what if I'm a woman? This old lady has a hundred ways to kill you. No matter how big a man trains his body, doesn't he still have a fatal weakness?"

"Ah..."

The burly man lay curled up on the ground, his face twisted in agony. Blood spread beneath him, giving off a rank stench. Raising his head, he said venomously, "You bitch, I'll kill you!"

Whoosh!

Qiao Fengying flicked her hand, and a row of poisoned needles arrived in an instant on a shrieking wind. They all struck the burly man in the blink of an eye, making him spit blood before he died on the spot.

The other contenders all felt their hearts tighten.

What a vicious woman!

Even Jiang Dao narrowed his eyes as he looked at Qiao Fengying.

"Enough. What kind of chaotic nonsense is this? With strength like that, he dared to compete for hall master? He deserved to die!"

A cold voice suddenly sounded.

A tall man in the crowd abruptly sprang into the air and landed on the arena. He had long arms and legs, a cold expression, and somewhat sinister brows. His eyes were like those of a hawk as he looked at Qiao Fengying.

"Dao'er, that's Fei Bin, the Wind-Thunder Palm. His 49-Form Wind-Thunder Palm is extremely terrifying."

Yang Xu hurriedly whispered into Jiang Dao's ear.

Jiang Dao said nothing and merely watched in silence.

The moment Qiao Fengying recognized Fei Bin, her expression visibly changed, but she still gave a cold laugh. "Good, you came at the right time. This old lady was just about to test your Wind Thunder Palm!"

Whoosh!

Her two short blades brought a sheet of fragmented cold light, moving so swiftly they were like afterimages as they crashed down at Fei Bin's head.

Fei Bin's expression remained indifferent. Both his palms suddenly broadened and enlarged, veins bulging across them, the joints of his fingers swelling by an entire circle. Carrying fierce winds, they met Qiao Fengying's twin blades head-on.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The two exchanged blows at lightning speed, their moves shifting endlessly amid dull impacts.

Qiao Fengying pushed her twin short blades to their utmost limit.

Yet no matter how fast her blades were, they could not come within an inch of Fei Bin.

Whenever her blades were about to fall, his palm force would instantly seal her off, carrying powerful gusts like an invisible wall of air that forced her blades back.

Suddenly, she repeated her old trick. Her foot carried a piercing gale as it shot viciously between Fei Bin's legs in an unbelievable arc.

But Fei Bin was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He grabbed Qiao Fengying's foot in one hand, while his other palm carried a terrifying gale and struck directly toward her face.

Qiao Fengying's expression changed. She hurriedly moved her twin blades, raising them before herself in rapid defense.

Boom!

With a muffled blast, Fei Bin's palm changed direction and landed squarely on Qiao Fengying's chest. The terrifying palm force made her groan miserably, her entire chest caving in. Half her life was gone in an instant as her body flew backward and crashed outside the arena.

"Overestimating yourself!"

Fei Bin spoke coldly. His tall, slender body stood motionless on the arena, his beastlike gaze sweeping across the other contenders one by one.

Once they sensed his terrifying strength, everyone's hearts tightened and their expressions turned grave.

Suddenly!

Fei Bin's gaze landed directly on Jiang Dao. He said coldly, "What are you looking at? Why aren't you coming up? Do I have to call you out by name? Do you really think you're some great figure?"

"Dao'er, be careful..."

Yang Xu hurriedly warned him, his expression changing slightly. "If it truly cannot be done, remember to surrender and withdraw. I'll guarantee you a deacon's position!"

Fei Bin's strength was clearly terrifying!

He suddenly began to worry about Jiang Dao.

Jiang Dao lightly rolled his neck, making it crack and pop. "Understood, Third Uncle."

Whoosh!

He leaped up and landed steadily on the arena. His nearly two-meter-tall body radiated a powerful pressure from nowhere. He first glanced at Fei Bin, then looked below and said calmly, "Are they all this sort of trash? Fighting five matches in a row is too troublesome. All of you, come at me together!"

"Arrogant!"

"You don't know whether you're dead or alive!"

The other contenders below the arena all darkened, fury rising from them.

On the arena, a cold gleam flashed through Fei Bin's eyes as killing intent surged in his heart. "You're courting death!"

Whoosh!

His body flashed toward Jiang Dao in an instant, fast to the extreme. A layer of cyan light spread across both his palms, and his aura abruptly rose another level as he frantically slammed his palms toward Jiang Dao.

Jiang Dao suddenly turned around, both hands shooting out at once with extreme speed.

Crack! Crack!

Aah!

Two successive sounds of fractured bones rang out. Jiang Dao broke both of Fei Bin's wrists at once, drawing a shrill scream from him. They were like rotten wood. Then Jiang Dao lifted his foot and kicked. With a bang, he sent Fei Bin tumbling aside, leaving him curled up on the ground in agony. White Bone protruded from his wrists, and the severed tendons inside were clearly visible.

Everyone below changed expression at once, unable to believe their eyes.

"Bin'er!"

Guo Linyu, the Left Guardian, sprang to his feet, shocked and furious as he shouted.

"I told you not to waste time. Come at me together!"

Jiang Dao looked at the other contenders and spoke calmly.

Everyone was utterly shocked.

They looked at Jiang Dao as though they were looking at a monster.

He had actually defeated Fei Bin in a single instant?

They were not even on the same level.

But before the gang leader and so many elders, none of them was willing to simply admit defeat like this.

Their expressions shifted. They exchanged glances, then all leaped up at once and landed on the arena. Holding sabers, spears, swords, halberds, forks, and all manner of weapons, they charged furiously toward Jiang Dao.

"Kill!"

The crowd shouted fiercely, unleashing different methods.

Jiang Dao's eyes turned sharp. He suddenly moved swiftly through the crowd, his Eagle Claw Art flashing like lightning and striking only vital points. Every claw strike heavily injured someone.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Aah! Aah! Aah!

His hands moved in rapid succession, fast to the extreme.

Even weapons were of little use.

Every weapon was casually grabbed by Jiang Dao and smashed through. His Eagle Claw Art was fierce and terrifying, and there was almost nothing it could not crush.

This was simply a one-sided crushing!

Qiao Fengying, the "Twin Flying Blades," who had earlier been sent flying from the arena, stared with wide eyes in horror.

"Monster... Th-this is simply a monster!"

Even Fang Tianba, the gang leader, instantly narrowed his eyes.

Just then!

Fei Bin, whose arms Jiang Dao had broken earlier, wore a venomous expression. Seizing an opportunity, he suddenly opened his mouth and spat violently. A thin needle flashing with blue light shot out at once, viciously stabbing toward one of Jiang Dao's vital acupoints.

Pfft!

The thin needle struck Jiang Dao's acupoint, making his body sway slightly before he instantly returned to normal.

He casually threw away the long saber he had just crushed. Reaching out, he gently pulled the needle from his neck, glanced at it, and slowly crushed it.

The needle had struck his neck but had not injured his flesh. It had only pierced the skin, and he swiftly forced out its poison with the Life Nurturing Art.

Jiang Dao's gaze was cold as he turned around and walked step by step toward Fei Bin.

"Do you know what I hate most? People launching sneak attacks."

"Y-you... you..."

Fei Bin's face was filled with terror.

What kind of monster was this?

He had been hit by Fei Bin's poisoned needle, yet nothing had happened.

"Stop at once!"

Guo Linyu, the Left Guardian, shouted angrily.

Pssh!

Jiang Dao struck like lightning. His Eagle Claw Art gouged into Fei Bin's forehead, ripping off his entire brow bone on the spot. Red and white matter splattered everywhere as the headless-browed corpse fell to the ground.

"Sorry, too late!"

Jiang Dao turned back and said.