In truth.
What everyone admired was not merely this Freelancer's decisiveness in killing.
What struck them even more was how bizarre his methods were—something they had never seen or heard of before.
To the point that not a single person present knew exactly what methods Ling Zhan had used from beginning to end.
In fact...
There had not been many methods at all.
Making the violet flame fireballs submit at the start had naturally been an effect granted by the "Flame God Title."
Myriad Flames Submit!
As for why the violet flame waves scattered by the explosions had been so terrifyingly powerful, it was because after Ling Zhan took control of those violet flames...
They carried the terrifying 500% boost from the "Flame God Title"!
That meant that even the scattered violet flames from the explosion could easily burn those prodigies if they did not defend with all their strength.
As for how he had flashed to Charles's raised second fist, that had been through the Secret Realm Talent rewarded by the system: "Critical Hit."
This S-rank Secret Realm Talent was exclusively produced by the system, so its priority was naturally higher than the defensive barrier of a low-grade spirit artifact.
It ignored any defensive measures used by the opponent, and the attack could deal immense true damage to the enemy.
It was precisely this Secret Realm Talent that allowed Ling Zhan to effortlessly bypass that spirit artifact barrier with its formidable defense and drive his fist—carrying enough force to send even a divine beast like the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox flying—straight into Charles's body.
Of course, this Secret Realm Talent also had certain restrictions.
They were still determined by the gap in overall strength between oneself and the enemy.
If the enemy directly brought out a holy artifact, and their