“Stop wasting your time arguing with him, Avery! Let’s just team up and finish him off! We can split the Spirit Connecting Fruits between us after that!” Emiliano shouted.
I may not be powerful enough to defeat Jared, but Avery and I should be able to beat him if we work together! An elderly man from Flying Star Sect dashed forward before Avery could even respond. “I’ll grant your death wish, punk!” he yelled while launching a huge fiery net at Jared..
Does he seriously think he can defeat me with that? What a joke! Jared’s lips curled into a smile as he activated the Power of Dragons. His body exuded a golden glow, and a huge golden dragon appeared behind him.
Waves of fire erupted from the dragon’s mouth and destroyed the fiery net in an instant. The elderly man froze in shock and disbelief when faced with the golden dragon.
The golden dragon let out a majestic roar as it swallowed the elderly man whole and devoured him before spitting his bones out. Just like that, a Martial Arts God had been reduced to a pile of bones.
Everyone at the scene was utterly stunned by what they had just witnessed. Avery’s eyes went wide as he stared at Jared. “W-Who on earth are you?”
How could a mere martial artist from outside the hidden realm be so powerful? He’s only a Level Eight Martial Arts Saint, so he hasn’t even become a Martial Arts God. How is he able to defeat a Martial Arts God so easily? I’ve witnessed people defeating those of a higher level than theirs, but only the most talented of elites are able to pull that off! The gap between their cultivation levels is far too huge, though. This is ridiculous! Have martial artists outside the hidden realm become so powerful these days?
The golden dragon slowly disappeared while Avery was lost in thought, and the golden light around Jared faded away as well. “Who I am is none of your concern. If you guys leave now, I will spare your lives,” Jared said calmly.
“Hahaha! You’re getting cocky there, buddy! We may not stand a chance against you in a one- on-one fight, but we outnumber you, so we have strength in numbers! I’m pretty sure we can kill you with ease!”
“Yeah? Go ahead and give it a try, then!” Jared’s face grew solemn as Dragonslayer Sword appeared in his hand. Seconds later, a beam of light came out of its blade and sliced one of Stormwind Sect’s disciples in half.
“What the f*ck? You sneaky b*stard!” Emiliano yelled furiously. He was not expecting Jared to even dare attack them, let alone strike first. “Emiliano, let’s attack together and kill this b*stard!” Avery shouted as he and Emiliano charged at Jared.
The disciples from Stormwind Sect and Flying Star Sect, too, followed suit. Realizing that they were in a battle to the death, Skyler drew her sword and leaped into the air.
Luol, on the other hand, stepped aside and stayed out of the fight. He knew that Jared was at a huge disadvantage, so he could very well end up dead if he took Jared’s side..
Instead, he chose not to help anyone and simply observed from the side. There wasn’t the slightest hint of panic in Jared’s eyes even though he was facing many opponents at the same time.
“Die!” Emiliano swung his palm at Jared and launched an energy attack at him. Avery, too, jumped into the air and fired an energy beam at Jared using his geomantic compass.
They were determined to kill Jared off as quickly as possible. With Dragonslayer Sword in his hand and a golden dragon hovering behind him, Jared’s body exuded a golden light that lit up the sky above.
“Nine Shadows!” A second later, six clones of Jared appeared next to him. They were all wielding Dragonslayer Sword and emitting golden beams of light. “What’s going on here?”
Both Emiliano and Avery froze and stared at Jared in confusion.
