Atop the walls of Xiao City, Xiao Zhan watched Gu He and the others charge toward him, his expression utterly calm.
"Charge inside!"
Before Gu He even reached the wall, he sent a burst of blue flame from his hand toward the dozen or so guards standing atop it.
"Attack! Even if you get hurt, Old He can afford your medical bills!"
Yan Shi let out a mighty roar. Pale silver sound waves, almost tangible, suddenly spread from his wide-open mouth and surged toward Gu He atop the city wall.
"Heh, Yan Shi, you should be thinking about having Gu He pay for your funeral instead!"
Hearing Yan Shi's roar, Xiao Zhan sneered, then casually struck out with his palm toward the incoming sound waves.
The violent surge of energy from that palm strike shattered the sound waves in an instant and struck Yan Shi behind them.
Bang!
The energy Xiao Zhan unleashed struck Yan Shi in the abdomen. He instantly lost consciousness and fell from the sky.
Everyone nearby could see the enormous, horrifying bloody hole in Yan Shi's abdomen, with his organs and intestines exposed inside.
Gasp!
At the sight, Gu He, Feng Li, and the others, who were just about to reach the city wall, abruptly halted and stared in disbelief.
"How is that possible? Yan Shi was a High-Rank Dou Wang, after all! How could this man kill him in a single strike?"
"Yan Shi's cultivation was even higher than mine. If that man hit me, wouldn't I...!"
For a moment, fear crept into the hearts of Gu He and the experts he had invited.
"Gu He, what are you thinking about? It's your turn!"
Seeing the shock on Gu He's face, Xiao Zhan smiled and shook his head, then unleashed another palm strike in the