"You, Jin Hai! No wonder you dare act so arrogant. Today, I'll test just how deep your strength runs!"
Xie Tang's refined face was now full of fury, veins bulging on his forehead as pale blue qi surged from his body like a raging storm.
At this moment, he was not just protecting the daughter of an old friend, Liu Yiyi.
He was also defending his own dignity.
A dignified elder of Blackwater Peak had actually been forced back by a single move from a true disciple. If word got out, how could he ever show his face again?
"Elder Xie, if you want to test my strength, we'll have to see how much you've got!"
Seeing Xie Tang prepare to get serious, Jin Hai's charcoal-black face took on an undisguised look of challenge.
Golden qi surged from his body as well, its sharpness soaring skyward like a divine weapon drawn from its sheath, its edge bared for all to see.
That golden light was blazing and blinding. Set against Xie Tang's pale blue qi, the two auras collided violently in the air, sending ripples of invisible force rolling outward.
"Ugh..."
"Quick... get farther away..."
"Everyone, scatter!"
"Elder Xie and Jin Hai are about to get serious!"
The auras released by two Core Formation Realm experts pressed down on the nearby outer disciples like mountains, leaving them struggling to breathe.
Their faces turned deathly pale as they hurriedly retreated, and a wide clearing instantly opened in the middle of the Martial Practice Field.
The invisible pressure made some of the weaker disciples' legs go limp, nearly sending them crumpling to the ground.
Just as the tension reached its breaking point, with violence ready to erupt at any moment—
"Enough! Are you trying to tear apart my Outer Courtyard's Martial Practice