The aftershocks of the explosion gradually subsided before finally dissipating completely. The center of the martial arena had been utterly transformed. With Huo Hai at its heart, an enormous crater had appeared in the arena.
This crater covered nearly half the martial arena. The rest of the ground was riddled with pits and hollows as well. If the Qu Family had not reacted quickly and reinforced the defensive barrier at the last moment, no one knew whether the explosion would have torn the barrier apart.
At that point, the Qu Family's losses would not have been limited to a single martial arena. Yang Xiao had no idea that he had just taken a trip through the gates of hell. If the explosion had ripped open the barrier, setting aside whether he could have survived the blast, it would have triggered a war between the Qu Family and the Yang Family. Yang Xiao would certainly have been executed.
The defensive barrier opened, and Huo Hai slowly walked out. There was not even a wrinkle on his clothes. Clearly, the massive explosion had not harmed Huo Hai in the slightest. Yang Xiao's expression darkened further at the sight.
"Yang Xiao, didn't you say just now that as long as you were still standing, it didn't count as a loss? Then why don't we continue our life-and-death duel?" Huo Hai had no intention of sparing such a sinister fellow, but he needed a reason to act.
Yang Xiao wanted to attack, but when he considered the gap between them, he ultimately forced himself to endure it. Making someone so arrogant swallow such humiliation was truly difficult for him. The hatred in Yang Xiao's heart continued to grow.
"I concede! You damned country bumpkin, I won't let you off! I'll show you that a