"Get lost, brat!"
Tian Bingyun's dragon claw viciously severed one of his opponent's arms.
Blood splattered across the competition stage instantly.
Only the wails of his opponent remained.
The faces of Shui Yue'er and Shui Qing'er were so dark they looked as if they could drip water.
This person was someone they had spent a great price to hire.
Despite both being at the Soul Ancestor realm, he had been crippled by Tian Bingyun on the spot.
Tian Henglei, meanwhile, laughed arrogantly.
"Look, this is the fate of those who oppose my Tian Clan."
"My Lady, it's completely over. Even the expert the family hired has lost."
The maid collapsed powerlessly to the ground, her face devoid of all color.
Shui Bing'er did not speak.
Her gaze remained calm as she stared at the vanity mirror before her.
"I understand."
"Brat, you, come up here. Weren't you being very arrogant?"
Tian Bingyun pointed at Tuoba Xuan with a mocking look, the blood still fresh on his hand.
In an instant, everyone's eyes turned toward Tuoba Xuan.
"Who is this person? He looks quite young."
"No idea, probably some wild brat from who knows where."
Shui Qing'er asked in confusion:
"Yue'er, who is this? He doesn't seem to be someone we hired."
Shui Yue'er didn't know what to say at this moment.
In truth, she had noticed something amiss while in the waiting area.
"He... seems to be the person Sister mentioned."
Shui Yue'er spoke with some hesitation.
She only regretted not stopping Tuoba Xuan, letting him throw his life away for nothing.
Anyone with a shred of intelligence knew the true inside story of this match.
It appeared that Tuoba Xuan was clearly not one of them.
Shui Qing'er's expression sank instantly.
"Isn't this just nonsense? Looking at his age, he can't be more than twelve, right? Isn't going up there just asking for death?"
"Wait a moment!"
Shui Qing'er suddenly spoke up:
"Young friend, if you are unwilling, you may simply leave now."
"Hmph! A coward!"
Tian Bingyun said coldly.
Tuoba Xuan did not hesitate in the slightest; he stood up and walked toward the competition stage.
"Many thanks for the reminder, Senior, but a person must prove something in this life!"
"What time do you think it is to be proving things! Do you not want your life anymore?"
Shui Yue'er shouted anxiously.
Tuoba Xuan waved his hand nonchalantly.
"I once made a promise to someone that I would become an indomitable powerhouse."
"An indomitable powerhouse, you say?"
Shui Bing'er's red lips parted slightly as she looked at Tuoba Xuan in disbelief.
She had only arrived after receiving the news, happening to witness this very scene.
"Since that is the case! Tian Bingyun!"
Tuoba Xuan pointed his finger angrily at Tian Bingyun, his voice resounding throughout the entire City Lord's Mansion!
"You should count yourself lucky to be the first enemy I face on my path to becoming an indomitable powerhouse!"
"Arrogant! I will scrape your flesh off, bit, by bit."
Tian Bingyun roared, his Soul Power erupting suddenly as his figure flashed, charging toward Tuoba Xuan.
"Bastard, you actually launched a sneak attack!"
Shui Yue'er cried out in alarm, but it was already too late.
"That scoundrel!"
Shui Qing'er rebuked angrily.
Tian Bingyun's dragon claws glinted with a cold light as they lunged toward Tuoba Xuan's throat.
His martial soul was the Frost Dragon, which could be considered a rather exceptional sub-dragon martial soul.
However, what he was facing at this moment was a true dragon!
The gap between a true dragon and a sub-dragon was like that between the bright moon and a firefly!
"Well come!" Tuoba Xuan shouted, his Soul Power erupting in an instant.
"Boom!"
Tuoba Xuan raised his arm abruptly, allowing the Frost Dragon claws to pierce deeply into his flesh.
In an instant, several terrifying jets of blood sprayed out.
"Hahahaha! Is that all the strength you have?"
Tian Bingyun let out a burst of tyrannical, wild laughter.
"No!"
Shui Bing'er felt as if it wasn't Tuoba Xuan who was injured, but her own heart; it felt as though something had stabbed a blade deep into it.
"No, why does he have to be such a hero!"
Shui Yue'er shouted anxiously, nearly rushing onto the stage herself.
Tuoba Xuan's mouth curled into a wide grin, and ignoring his pierced arm, he charged toward Tian Bingyun step by step.
"You bastard, go to hell!" Tian Bingyun roared, his dragon claws piercing through Tuoba Xuan's body again and again.
Blood gushed like a fountain, and the entire competition stage was soon covered in Tuoba Xuan's blood.
Tuoba Xuan was like a fearless madman, a crazed smile on his lips, completely oblivious to the wounds on his body.
"Is that it? I don't feel a thing! Use more force!"
Tuoba Xuan grabbed Tian Bingyun's dragon claws, his madness reaching its peak.
Tian Bingyun was even taken aback by Tuoba Xuan's insanity.
"Since you want to die, I will grant your wish."
With that, Tian Bingyun swung his dragon claws, stabbing fiercely toward Tuoba Xuan's heart.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
The world seemed to go silent; Tuoba Xuan's chest had been pierced, and scarlet blood had completely dyed his clothes red.
"No!"
Shui Bing'er felt her strength drain away in an instant.
However, everyone soon realized one thing.
The dragon claws had not pierced all the way through his chest.
Instead, they seemed to have struck something solid and were blocked.
"Is he dead?" Hu Liena was also feeling nervous, staring fixedly at Tuoba Xuan's left chest.
Suddenly, a burst of golden-yellow light erupted from the spot where the claws had pierced.
Tian Bingyun stared in terror at Tuoba Xuan's chest, wanting to pull his hand back.
But he found that his dragon claws were being held tightly by Tuoba Xuan.
Tuoba Xuan didn't even care that a deep, bone-visible gash had appeared on his own palm.
"Hahahahaha! Six years! Six whole years!"
Tuoba Xuan suddenly roared.
For six whole years, he had endured six years of cold stares and mockery.
Tuoba Xuan's heart had long been completely filled with the determination to prove himself.
Right now, he was so wild, so deranged.
"Mountain! Dragon! Heart!"
The wounds on Tuoba Xuan's body were healing at a frantic speed.
"No, no!" Tian Bingyun's face was filled with horror.
"Crack!"
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!"
Tian Bingyun suddenly collapsed to his knees, clutching his arm and screaming in agony.
When the others looked over, they saw that the hand Tian Bingyun had thrust toward Tuoba Xuan had completely disintegrated, leaving behind only a jagged, exposed bone.
"Heart of the Mountain Dragon skill: Body Healing."
The Heart of the Mountain Dragon was a gift bestowed upon Tuoba Xuan by the Mountain Dragon King in gratitude.
It was a gift from the Dragon Clan!
In terms of true grade, the Heart of the Mountain Dragon could rival a divine artifact.
Right now, Tuoba Xuan was utilizing one of the three major skills of the Heart of the Mountain Dragon: Body Healing.
Body Healing could restore Tuoba Xuan's injured body and Soul Power.
Moreover, it was a forced healing; during the recovery process, it could destroy anything obstructing it, such as Tian Bingyun's dragon claw.
In an instant, the tide of the match shifted dramatically.
Tuoba Xuan's previously pierced body had fully recovered.
Tian Bingyun, meanwhile, was wailing, desperately trying to reach for his severed hand.
"Now, it's your turn!"
Tuoba Xuan's voice sounded like a whisper from hell, chilling to the bone.
A massive phantom of the Mountain Dragon King slammed onto the arena, instantly shattering the entire stage into pieces.
"Oh no!"
Tian Henglei tried to intervene, but he was blocked by the rising clouds of dust.
"I remember saying before that with your strength, you aren't worthy of the title of champion!"
Tuoba Xuan spoke eerily, grabbing Tian Bingyun's remaining hand and snapping it downward with force.
"Ahhhhhhh!"
Tian Bingyun screamed again; both of his hands were severed, and he was now completely crippled.
"Such overbearing power!"
Hu Liena's face was filled with shock.
"With strength like this, he'll be hard to find a match for among his peers!"
Lor Diarra was equally stunned.
"This... so the person my sister spoke of is this strong!"
Shui Yue'er shouted in excitement.
However, it wasn't over yet. Tuoba Xuan landed several heavy punches, and Tian Bingyun's chest instantly caved in.
"Ah!"
Another shrill scream rang out. Tian Bingyun's entire body trembled as his arms were completely shattered.
"Ah!!"
This was when his legs were broken.
"Ahhhhhhh!"
His limbs were completely mangled at this moment, leaving only a bloated torso!
"Catch this, this is the final punch!"
Tuoba Xuan laughed wildly and unrestrainedly.
"Boom!"
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