The Bull Demon King's Final Battle!

"The Bull Demon King is out!"

"Hahaha! We waited a month, and finally, we get to see him again. Though, the way he's appearing today is so quiet."

As Tang Jie walked in from the entrance of the passage, the tens of thousands of people in the fighting arena became even more restless. At the same time, some were confused by how subdued Tang Jie's entrance was this time.

Tang Jie's opponent was a martial artist clad in full armor and wielding a shield. He stood ready, incredibly nervous. He knew that even though he was considered a first-rate martial artist, he stood no chance against Tang Jie. He doubted he could even last long enough for Tang Jie to unleash a second strike!

The man in full armor just hoped he wouldn't lose too embarrassingly.

Tang Jie scanned the entire arena, a fleeting, unreadable glint in his eyes. He had gained much glory in this fighting arena, and it was also the starting point of his life. However, he was about to leave now.

Tang Jie felt a slight reluctance in his heart, but one couldn't stay in the same place forever.

Tang Jie withdrew his gaze and looked at his opponent.

The armored man tightly gripped a large, half-man-tall shield. The armored man had no intention of winning. He planned to block one of Tang Jie's strikes. If he could force Tang Jie to use a second strike, he would consider it a victory!

Among the bets placed at the arena, there was a wager on whether Tang Jie would use a second strike. Unfortunately, in over two years, no one had managed to achieve that.

"Strange... the Bull Demon King seems a bit off today!"

"Yeah, he's usually incredibly wild."

From the audience seats, everyone clearly felt that Tang Jie was different today, and they were filled with confusion.

Tang Jie moved. The armored man's body instantly tensed. But what astonished the armored man was that Tang Jie didn't launch his thunderous strike with lightning speed as usual. Instead, he walked towards him as if strolling through a leisurely garden.

And under the armored man's bewildered gaze, Tang Jie raised the Iron Cutting Saber in his hand. Instead of a fierce slash, he lightly touched the shield with the Iron Cutting Saber, producing a faint metallic clink.

Having done this, Tang Jie turned and walked towards the exit without looking back!

The armored man stood stunned for a long time before quickly shouting, "Bull Demon King, we haven't fought yet, we haven't decided a winner!"

The armored man was very angry, feeling that Tang Jie was looking down on him by leaving without even engaging in a fight.

"Crack crack crack!"

However, something that shocked the armored man happened. As soon as his words fell, he heard crisp cracking sounds coming from his hand.

"How... how is this possible!"

The armored man looked down, his scalp tingling. His eyes widened. The shield he held, which was half his height, was now emitting a series of shattering sounds. Cracks covered its surface, and then it exploded into pieces, scattering into a pile of metal fragments that landed on the ground with heavy thuds!

"He... how did he destroy my shield just now?"

The armored man swallowed, looking at Tang Jie's retreating back with a sense of horror and a chilling dread. His shield was incredibly sturdy, forged from heavy metal, capable of withstanding immense force without a scratch. Yet, Tang Jie had just touched it with his blade and shattered it?

"Bull Demon King! Bull Demon King!"

The tens of thousands of people in the entire arena were also stunned for a long time before erupting into fervent cheers.

"That's amazing! Is the Bull Demon King an immortal cultivator? How did he destroy the shield?"

"I don't know... but he must be the most powerful martial artist!"

Witnessing this almost magical scene, countless people were profoundly shocked. Some even suspected that Tang Jie wasn't a martial artist at all, but an immortal cultivator!

In fact, achieving this was not difficult for Tang Jie. After cultivating the Red Sun Art through his Boyhood Art, the true qi within him had transformed into a higher quality gang qi, capable of breaking through anything. By simply making contact, he could shatter the armored man's shield with his potent gang jin – it was effortless!

With his cultivation reaching Tang Jie's current level, his internal energy cultivation could be considered that of a Martial Arts Grandmaster, a completely different concept from ordinary martial artists. In a sense, a Martial Arts Grandmaster represented the pinnacle of martial arts!

"Impressive... your strength has grown again."

Back in the preparation hall, Manager Mu exclaimed in amazement. He could clearly feel that Tang Jie's strength seemed to increase with every meeting.

Manager Mu even felt that Tang Jie might not be inferior even when compared to immortal cultivators!

"Yes, I'll be leaving now." Tang Jie said to Manager Mu. This was his last time visiting this fighting arena.

"Wait a moment... keep this mask as a memento." Manager Mu called out as Tang Jie put down the Bull Head Mask.

Tang Jie glanced at the Bull Head Mask, then nodded slightly. He picked up the Bull Head Mask and left with it.

The entire fighting arena remained immersed in the shock Tang Jie had brought, unaware that that was Tang Jie's final battle in the arena!

"Time to go home."

Tang Jie left silently and alone. Although he had left the fighting arena, for Tang Jie, there were no opponents there who could make him go all out. His journey in martial arts would not stop here.

Returning to Qingyuan Town, Tang Jie continued his daily practice of cultivation and saber techniques as usual.

"Swish swish swish!"

Heavy snow fell like goose feathers from the sky. Tang Jie swung the Iron Cutting Saber in his hand. His saber techniques lacked many variations, only featuring upward cuts, chops, and slashes. However, the speed was astonishingly fast. As he swung his saber, streaks of saber light crisscrossed the sky, too fast for the naked eye to follow.

The falling snowflakes were shattered by the edge of Tang Jie's saber. If anyone had witnessed Tang Jie practicing his saber, they would find it hard to believe their eyes. With his saber, he cut through snow. Within a three-meter radius around Tang Jie, not a single snowflake could fall to the ground intact.

"Hoo... although my saber techniques have reached an extreme, I feel there's still room for improvement. What changes will occur if I master the Iron Cutting Saber Art to its ultimate perfection?"

After practicing his saber techniques continuously for over an hour in the heavy snow, Tang Jie stopped. He exhaled a breath of hot air and then thought to himself.

The highest level of saber technique proficiency was "masterful," but Tang Jie felt that there must be a higher realm beyond that. However, to reach that realm, even Tang Jie would need to spend a long time in arduous training!

"Hmm? Someone's coming?"

Tang Jie's ears twitched slightly at this moment. He heard hurried footsteps coming from the street, heading straight for his house.

"Knock knock knock!"

As expected, it wasn't long before a hurried knocking sound came from outside the door.

Tang Jie walked forward and opened the large door, only to see a skinny old man standing at the entrance.

Tang Jie recognized this old man; he was the mayor of Qingyuan Town.

"Grandpa Mayor, why have you come?" Tang Jie asked with a smile, confused about why the mayor was at his house.

"Hoo hoo hoo..."

The mayor of Qingyuan Town took two deep breaths before saying with a face full of anxiety, "Tang Jie, something has happened to your father. Not long ago, someone delivered a letter to our small town. The letter said... your father committed a great crime and will be beheaded at the execution ground in Lingyue City in two days!"

"What?"

The mayor's words stunned Tang Jie on the spot. He certainly didn't think the mayor was joking.

Tang Tianhao often went out, and this time he had been gone for nearly two months without returning home. Could he have gotten into some trouble?

Although Tang Jie was filled with shock and disbelief, he remained calm and said, "Mayor, what crime did my father commit?"