Leaving aside what everyone else thought, Zhu Xiaoran, Li Zhixuan, and Tian Fang couldn't contain their delight when they saw Zhu Xiyan casually point a finger and shatter the blade aura Xu Ziming had unleashed.
"Yeah! Xiyan's amazing! That guy was bragging like he was something special. I thought he'd actually be powerful, but Xiyan shattered his blade aura with ease!"
"Exactly! With skills like his, he still dared to run his mouth and make big claims. He even said he'd only use one move, acting so certain Xiyan couldn't withstand it. Turns out he's nothing special after all!"
"Right! He dares compare himself to our Xiyan with skills like those? He's completely overestimating himself. Hmph!"
Hearing Zhu Xiaoran and the others speak so smugly, Xu Ziming's face flushed red again.
Zhu Xiyan only smiled. She gave Zhu Xiaoran and the others an amused glance, then turned to Xu Ziming and said with a half-smile, "You're not all that impressive, are you?"
"I've already taken one of your moves. Isn't it your turn to take one of mine?"
"You..."
Xu Ziming was seething with shock and anger at Zhu Xiyan's taunts. He gritted his teeth, about to speak.
At that moment, Li Hongtian could no longer hold back. He glared at Zhu Xiyan and the others and snapped, "What are you so pleased about?"
"If my senior brother hadn't held back just now, he might really have killed or crippled her with one move and caused a huge mess. He didn't use his true strength. Do you really think she could have taken a full-power strike from my senior brother?"
"Let alone shatter the blade aura he unleashed!"
Li Hongtian paused, then added coldly, "And don't think I'm making this up just to save my senior brother's face."
"I'll tell