Within half a second, five modified figures rushed towards Chen Zonghan and the others, throwing punches and thrusting palms, wielding knives and swords, attacking from all directions.

"Good idea. Too bad..."

One of the men beside Chen Zonghan stepped forward and waved his hand.

Chi!!

A red sword light suddenly shot out from his sleeve.

It was a Flying Instrument (feiyi)!

The sword light instantly pierced through the five people surrounding them, and then exploded in a white blaze of fire among the nearby guards.

Amidst screams, several people around were overturned by the explosion, falling to the ground, unable to get up.

"Flying Instrument (feiyi)...!" Exclamations of shock erupted.

With everyone unarmed, a Flying Instrument (feiyi), even just the most basic, standard-issue short sword version, became an absolute weapon of mass destruction.

Instantly, the surrounding restless crowd quieted down.

No one dared to move.

Everyone clearly understood what a Flying Instrument (feiyi) represented at this moment.

"I'm sorry, if you can all obediently wait here for fifteen minutes, I guarantee, I won't harm you in the slightest," Chen Zonghan said loudly with a smile.

"What will you use to guarantee it?" Li Cheng Yi stepped forward and said coldly.

"Do you have other options?" Chen Zonghan retorted.

Li Cheng Yi was silent.

In front of so many people, he was unwilling to reveal his Destiny status.

But...

Could they really be safe just by waiting fifteen minutes?

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VIP seating area.

Amidst the chaos, the various families made their decisions and attempted to leave from different exits.

Some rushed towards the helipad above, attempting to escape by air. Others took to the ground.

Streams of people separated and converged in different directions. In the hall, they resembled thin gray lines.

Li Changgu was among those preparing to leave from the VIP exit.

"Let's make a detour through the Dragon Beard Gate (Longxu Men) rest area first, Xiaonan is still there!"

He commanded the two guards beside him in a deep voice.

The three had just turned a corner.

When they heard a huge roar from behind.

Ah!!

Dense screams came from the VIP seating area they had just left.

Painful howls, angry roars, screams, bargaining, pleas for mercy, all sorts of sounds instantly overwhelmed the last vestiges of reason among the VIPs.

There weren't many people here to begin with, mostly core members and power-holding descendants of the various families.

At this moment, in the small seating area, two men in white Daoist robes had appeared unnoticed.

The two advanced, each palm strike sending out a cloud of blood mist.

They didn't care who they hit, anyone within five meters was a target.

Regardless of gender or age, everyone was like a lamb to the slaughter in front of them.

Even highly skilled guards who tried to resist could only last a second longer against the two men. Then they would be pierced through the body and sent flying.

"That person is Chen Jiahan!!?? What's going on!?" Hiding in the corner, Li Changgu immediately recognized the identity of the two men wantonly killing people.

The Bagua (Eight Trigrams) symbols on their Daoist robes were very easy to recognize.

It was just that the snow-white Daoist robes were now dotted with red plum blossoms, dyed by the splattered blood mist.

After dozens of people were killed in succession, the surrounding people finally broke down and scattered.

"Go!" Li Changgu reacted and quickly led his men away quietly.

But he had just turned around.

Shua!

A blood-stained white Daoist robe suddenly appeared before his eyes.

One of the Chen Jiahan duo, who had just been killing people not far away, had actually crossed more than ten meters in an instant and reached the bend next to them.

"There are a few peeping Toms here." The man looked at Li Changgu coldly.

"Take care of them, then go to the next VIP area," Chen Jiahan's voice floated from not far away.

He seemed to be walking away.

"Hehe..." The man's lips curled up. He looked at the stiff-faced Li Changgu and his men.

Suddenly, he raised his hand.

Bagua Palm (Baguazhang) - Wind Xun (Feng Xun).

Hoo!!

His right palm, like the wind, silently blew towards Li Changgu's chest.

Tons of explosive force, at this moment, with such speed, would instantly pierce through the body with just a touch.

Li Changgu wanted to dodge, but he couldn't react at all.

His whole body seemed to be trapped in a swamp, his body unresponsive, his limbs as if bound.

Looking at the approaching palm, he felt despair for the first time.

He had worked so hard for so many years.

He had struggled for so many years. He thought he had gained a lot, become much stronger.

But he never thought he would die here for no reason.

Killed by a stranger, a martial artist he wouldn't have even looked at in the past... like an ant, a piece of trash.

Countless memories flashed through his mind at this moment.

"I..." Li Changgu opened his mouth. The last image that coalesced in his mind was his daughter's face.

Hoo!!

The palm stopped.

It stopped just before it touched him.

The Bagua (Eight Trigrams) Sect man stood frozen in place, his face turning very pale, very pale.

Like paper.

"Who gave you the courage to attack my father!?" A tall female figure appeared behind him.

Chi!!

Suddenly, a dark red blood gushed out rapidly from the center of his chest, tearing through his clothes, shooting upwards.

The blood transformed into a slender dragon shape in mid-air, lifelike.

The blood dragon shot up for more than ten meters, until it had completely drained the blood from the man's body, then burst apart with a puff, falling to the ground and disappearing, turning into ordinary blood.

"Xiao Xiaonan!?" Li Changgu could finally breathe deeply again.

Just now, he had even forgotten to breathe, his whole body seemingly entering an extreme state of pre-death recollection.

Until his daughter arrived...

Li Chongnan narrowed her eyes, not greeting him, but walking past the corpse, stepping out of the corner, and looking at the other white-clothed figure who had stopped not far away.

"Chen Jiahan!"

Chen Jiahan turned his masked face to look at her.

"Oh? It's you."

"Facing me, you're not running?" He turned completely around, seemingly a little interested in Li Chongnan.

"Run?" Li Chongnan walked closer to him step by step.

"What are you? Even my master has never made me retreat without a fight!" A hint of mockery appeared on her face.

"Of course, if you want to use these unimportant garbage words to stall for time, then you may be disappointed."

Zi.

She stopped three meters away.

"Because..." She raised her hand and pointed at him.

"The time it takes me to beat you to death will be very fast."

Chen Jiahan chuckled a few times and raised his right hand.

"It seems you don't understand the gap between us."

Peng!!

In an instant, his palm clenched, bursting out a cloud of white air.

The white air dissipated, attracting Li Chongnan's attention for a moment.

In that instant, a white shadow flickered, instantly crossing the distance and appearing on Li Chongnan's left side.

One palm.

'Innate Bagua (Baguazhang) - Fire Li (Lihuo)!'

Hong!!

This palm actually ignited a red flame by rubbing against the air, heavily striking towards Li Chongnan's neck.

At this moment.

Li Chongnan's eyes flashed with red light. Dozens of Wisdom Sword (Huijian) Sword Dragons silently shot out from around her vital points!

'Sacred Spirit (Sheng Ling) - Hundred Dragons!!'

No one expected that the martial arts competition that couldn't be held on the decisive battle arena would truly begin at this moment.

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At the exit.

Li Cheng Yi stared at Chen Zonghan.

The other party's unhurried performance showed that the situation was completely within his expectations.

This made an ominous premonition rise in Li Cheng Yi's heart.

"How about it? With your strength, qualifications, and the system behind you, why not come with us to White Star (Baixing)? Only there can your potential be fully released," Chen Zonghan said with a smile.

"..." Li Cheng Yi didn't reply.

The recent information constantly flashed through his mind, and he summarized it.

After being strengthened by the Shadow Dragon Bloodline, his thinking speed was now much faster than before.

What was the point of attacking the martial arts hall?

What was the point of attacking a royal family member watching the competition?

Was it really worth them going to so much trouble, putting in so much effort, and paying such a high price?

Were these people blocking the exit just to delay for fifteen minutes?

What would happen after fifteen minutes?

What was their true purpose?

Thoughts flashed through Li Cheng Yi's mind.

"Since you don't intend to harm us, why not let us leave completely? Just leave the people you're looking for behind, right?"

He said.

"That won't do," Chen Zonghan shook his head. "If you leave, An Du won't care about our lives and deaths, and they'll just launch an air strike."

"However..." He glanced at the people around Li Cheng Yi. He seemed unwilling to break off relations with him. "I can give your Dragon Beard Gate (Longxu Men) a little preferential treatment. I'll allow these few of you to leave alone."

Leave alone!?

Yu Yanxiao and Zhuang Yijing immediately showed surprised expressions.

But Yu Long and Li Cheng Yi's expressions turned ugly.

At this time, letting them out alone, with everyone else being held hostage, but only a few of them could leave, why??

When the people outside saw this scene, their first thought would definitely not be to come to rescue them, but to be suspicious.

"The people from the Dragon Beard Gate (Longxu Men) are friends I've always admired. Letting you out isn't a big deal. It won't affect the overall situation either." At this time, Chen Zonghan seemed more and more certain of his thoughts. He clapped his hands.

"Xiao Lou."

A Bagua (Eight Trigrams) Sect disciple beside him quickly stepped forward. "Yes."

"Come, take the people from the Dragon Beard Gate (Longxu Men) out through the special通道 (tongdao - passageway/channel)," Chen Zonghan said with a smile.

As soon as these words were spoken, unfriendly gazes fell on Li Cheng Yi one after another.

If they could really get out at this time... they would definitely become the target of public criticism in the future.

"Old Sir, you're forcing my hand," Li Cheng Yi said, his face growing colder as he looked at Chen Zonghan.

"No, I'm just expressing goodwill," Chen Zonghan smiled.

Choosing to refuse meant that the Dragon Beard Gate (Longxu Men) would have to accept an unknown fate along with everyone else.

Choosing to accept meant that once they left, the Dragon Beard Gate (Longxu Men) would be labeled as terrorists from the Ideal Paradise, and would be subject to suspicion, doubt, and hostility.

This was a choice.

A choice that Chen Zonghan gave Li Cheng Yi.

"Since that's the case," Li Cheng Yi took a step forward. He quickly made a decision in his eyes.

"I'll also express my goodwill."

He lowered his right hand, and a golden sword slid into his palm.

Hiss...

A circle of invisible airflow spread out around him.

"I'll give you two choices."

"Either hand over the Force Field Generator."

"Or... I'll kill you all now."

"Young friend, you've made a wrong choice," Chen Zonghan said with a smile.

"Only the living have right and wrong."

Within ten meters of Li Cheng Yi, a circle of burning golden lines silently appeared, closing in, just enclosing Chen Zonghan and his men.

(End of this chapter)