Displaying Might

"Cloud Crane True Person, victory and defeat have been decided. By our agreement, these two items belong to me, and this man may be taken back by the Blazing Fire Sect."

Xu Yuan's voice was calm, yet it carried clearly through the deathly silent venue.

Only then did thunderous uproar erupt from below the platform.

"This—this is over already?!"

"Three breaths! It took less than three breaths!"

"My heavens! What lightning technique was that? It's terrifying!"

"Blazing Flame of the Blazing Fire Sect was said to be quite skilled even among Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators, yet he couldn't fight back at all?!"

"So this is the strength of Clear Sand River's guardian? To become a Jade Dragon City retainer at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage—he truly is extraordinary."

Cries of alarm, discussions, and incredulous shouts blended into one. Countless gazes fixed upon the figure in green robes on the platform, filled with awe, shock, wariness, and even fervor.

In the Clear Sand River section, Wang Zhenyue and the other two let out long breaths, only for incomparable excitement to surge through them.

Wang Ming's face had flushed red with excitement. They knew Xu Yuan was strong, but they had never imagined he was this strong. Blazing Flame, a Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator, had been as helpless as a child before him.

In contrast, the Blazing Fire Sect's section was steeped in deathly silence. Zhu Rong's expression was livid as he looked at Blazing Flame lying on the platform like a dead dog, then at the glaring robe and jade pendant in Xu Yuan's hand. Killing intent flashed through his eyes before he forcibly suppressed it.

Taking a deep breath, Zhu Rong said coldly to the two disciples behind him, "Go. Carry Blazing Flame down."

The two disciples lowered