Divide the Spoils

Seeing the Golden Armored Warrior lying on the ground, everyone felt their hearts tighten.

There were so many people present, yet not one of them had even seen how Xiao Ran had attacked.

They had only felt the terrifying, sinister aura surging from him.

"That man's downright wicked!"

At a second-floor window, Guxin Hall watched Xiao Ran reveal his methods, his face filled with shock.

Back during the Sword Evaluation, he had fought Xiao Ran.

Even then, Xiao Ran had already displayed many baffling techniques. His extraordinary saber skills hadn't been a match for Guxin Hall, but they had still put him under unprecedented pressure.

So many years had passed. Guxin Hall had assumed this fellow must have been diligently honing his saber skills, but Xiao Ran had instead revealed such bizarre, sinister methods—and even Guxin Hall found them difficult to handle.

"How much has this guy's strength really improved over the years?" Guxin Hall wondered, privately speculating about the strength of the man who had once lost to him.

"You're asking for death!"

Seeing Xiao Ran dare to kill someone in public, the other Golden Armored Warriors glared furiously and drew their broadswords, ready to attack.

But Xiao Ran merely released his spiritual power. In an instant, everyone felt as if an invisible force had pinned them in place, leaving them unable to move.

It seemed that Xiao Ran had only to lift a hand to crush the life out of every one of them.

Even the Second Young Master of the Gu family looked horrified.

"Second Young Master, I've heard your family is very strict. How come you can't even control these dogs under your command? Maybe I should discipline them for you."

Xiao Ran turned to the Second Young Master. With just one glance, he saw straight