Qian Xunye yawned and said lazily, "That's right, it was me."
"Haha! Hahahaha! You bastard, I told you long ago that I, Yu Xiaogang, have a close friend at the Soul Sage level. Now he's here, you're finished!!" Yu Xiaogang finally laughed, his face twisted with ferocity.
Qian Xunye looked at him as though he were an idiot. "You don't seriously think that bringing a Soul Sage here means you can do anything to me, do you?"
"I clearly told him my friend was a Soul Sage, yet he's still so calm. Could this man really be that strong?"
"Could he be a Soul Sage too, or perhaps... a Soul Douluo!?" Panic rose in Yu Xiaogang's heart as his mind raced. "Flender is no ordinary Soul Sage, and he's extremely fast. Even if Flender isn't this man's match, rescuing me and escaping should still be possible at the critical moment."
Yu Xiaogang had immense confidence in Flender's abilities, but the premise was that Flender absolutely could not underestimate his opponent. He hurriedly shouted, "Flender, this man is no weakling. His realm may very well be above yours, so don't let your guard down! Save me first!!"
"Xiaogang, don't worry. I'll definitely save you, then slash him a thousand times, beat him half to death, and throw him before you so you can vent your anger!!" Flender was brimming with confidence, killing intent surging around him. "Kid! You've offended someone you never should have offended. You're dead today!!"
"I can instantly kill trash like you with one move. I'd advise you not to seek your own death," Qian Xunye said with a smile.
"Instantly kill me with one move? Hahahaha! Is that so!!"
Flender burst into loud laughter. The next moment, his aura exploded.
The Cat-Eagle Martial Soul blanketed the sky.
Seven soul rings appeared—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black—and the powerful pressure of a Soul Sage instantly left the soldiers atop the walls gasping for breath.
Flender looked imposing, his face full of mocking disbelief. "You're saying you can instantly kill a Soul Sage like me with one move, is that it!!"
"A Soul Sage! He's actually a Soul Sage-level powerhouse!"
"My god! Someone this important actually came for Yu Xiaogang!!"
"A powerhouse at this level would be a major figure even in a large city!"
The soldiers of Notting City immediately fell into panic.
The city's residents also cried out in alarm. Some even believed Qian Xunye was doomed. "It's over! Who knew Master Yu had connections like this—a Soul Sage-level powerhouse! That lord who hung Master Yu from the city wall is finished now!"
"This is bad. A Soul Sage really came. I helped him torture Yu Xiaogang like that—if this lord isn't a match for that Soul Sage powerhouse, I'm afraid I'll be dragged down too!"
City Lord Xiao was drenched in sweat, his desire to survive at its peak. "What do I do? Right, if this lord isn't his match, I can say I was forced!"
Other than Qian Xunye, every soldier had fallen into panic.
In a small place like this, a Soul Sage was indeed a top-tier figure. Even in the entire soul master world, they were considered formidable powerhouses.
After all, the vast majority of soul masters in this world had fewer than four soul rings.
At that moment, Flender, standing in the sky outside the city, was unquestionably an invincible powerhouse in the eyes of everyone in Notting City, someone who could make the entire city tremble.
Flender's booming voice echoed in everyone's ears. "You ignorant bastard, instantly kill a Soul Sage like me with one move? Hahaha! Arrogant. Fine! Then let me see how you intend to instantly kill me!"
"Fourth Soul Skill, Eagle Wing Slash!!"
Terrifying power erupted from Flender's body as he shot forward with an instant slashing attack.
That powerful aura alone had scared all the soldiers out of their wits.
"He's coming! The Soul Sage is attacking!"
"What terrifying power! Is this what a Soul Sage-level powerhouse is like?"
"Terrifying indeed! A Soul Sage powerhouse is truly terrifying!!"
"Can that lord in black stop him?!"
"Hey! Look! That lord in black hasn't even released his Martial Soul! He hasn't been scared so badly that he can't move, has he? It's over! It's over, he's doomed! If he can't stop him, we might be doomed too!"
The soldiers were terrified, their panicked cries echoing across the high walls.
Watching Flender's incoming attack, they even felt a chill in their hearts.
But at that moment, the corners of Qian Xunye's mouth suddenly curled into a smile.
His figure vanished in an instant.
"He disappeared! He vanished right before my eyes!" Flender's expression changed drastically as he frantically searched for Qian Xunye. "Where is he! Where is he!"
"Hey, I'm up here."
The voice came from above, and Flender's pores instantly stood on end.
He could feel it. Qian Xunye was above and behind him.
Flender raised his head in utter terror, his face filled with horror. "How is that possible... When did he!!"
"Heh." Qian Xunye sneered, then raised a terrifying leg and stomped down viciously. "Get down!"
Bang!
Splat—
"Uwaaaahhh!"
Flender violently spat out blood as a scream rang out. His body was blasted from a hundred meters in the air straight into the ground.
With an earth-shaking boom.
Flender's spine was kicked clean through, and the instant he struck the ground, all his internal organs shattered.
His eyes were wide open, blood pouring wildly from his mouth as his body trembled. Flender stared disbelievingly at Qian Xunye in the sky. "You... you..."
Then he died on the spot, completely dead.
One kick, instant kill!
"??????"
The entire scene fell silent in an instant.
Nearly everyone wore the same expression: eyes wide, mouths agape, their jaws practically dropping from shock.
That scene was simply too shocking!
Everyone who witnessed it stood frozen on the spot.
"Holy shit... HOLY SHIT!!!"
As that expletive rang out, the entire crowd seemed to ignite and instantly erupted into an uproar!
"He was instantly killed... He was instantly killed!"
"H-Hey! That was a Soul Sage-level powerhouse!"
"A terrifying Soul Sage powerhouse was actually... actually instantly killed with one move!!"
"My god! Just what kind of terrifying powerhouse is that lord in black?!"
The entire crowd was utterly shocked, cries of disbelief rising one after another.
Yu Xiaogang was completely dumbfounded as well. "Dead... Flender was kicked to death with one kick... and without even using a Martial Soul! How is that possible? Not even a Soul Douluo-level powerhouse could do that!"
Yu Xiaogang quickly reached a conclusion that made his entire body go cold and plunged him into even deeper despair. "Could he... be... a... Titled... Douluo!!"
"I told you I could instantly kill you with one move, but you insisted on coming to throw your life away. Sigh, how boring..."
Qian Xunye withdrew his power and returned to lie atop the city wall.
He glanced at the soldiers still standing there in a daze. "Hey, what are you still staring at? Go collect the body! It's an eyesore lying there."
"Y-Yes! We'll go right away!"
The soldiers hurriedly left the city to collect the body and dragged Flender's corpse away.
"Uncle, that kick just now was so cool. It even stunned all those people in Notting City silly~" Qian Renxue said with a smile.
Qian Xunye smiled faintly, but his expression suddenly shifted. "Oh? It seems a group of slightly bigger ants has arrived."