Jiang Fan cast a faint glance and casually reached out with his right hand.
'Whoosh!'
The black-clad man, who had been bristling with aggression just a moment ago, suddenly felt his vision blur.
The next instant, an overwhelming force clamped around his throat and lifted him into the air.
"Ugh... ngh..."
The black-clad man's eyes bulged wide, terror filling them.
He was a genuine Level 13 Martial Artist. On the outskirts of this planet, ruled by Star Beasts and chaos, he was more than qualified to be called a local powerhouse.
Not to mention other Martial Artists—even ordinary Star Beasts were no match for him.
Yet at this moment, the protective energy and reaction speed he prided himself on were as flimsy as paper before that palm. He could not struggle in the slightest.
It was hard to imagine just how powerful the target he had casually chosen to rob this time actually was.
"You... let... let go of me!"
The man's face flushed crimson from suffocation, but the murderous glint in his eyes only grew fiercer.
"Do you know... what force I belong to?"
"The people of Chiyan Ridge are not... not so easily trifled with!"
"If you... if you dare hurt me, our... our Great Leader won't let you off!"
"He... he's a Level 14 Peak powerhouse. Crushing you... would be as easy as crushing an ant..."
"You..."
Before he could finish, Jiang Fan shook his head.
"How noisy."
His fingers gently tightened.
'Crack!'
With a crisp snap, the black-clad man's throat bone shattered.
Then, for no apparent reason, a strand of Golden Flame sprang into existence in the void.
'Sizzle!'
The flame shot into the black-clad man's body and, in the space of a single breath, completely covered him from head to toe.
A moment later, the