Eastern District, Ancient City of Life.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Six figures were fleeing forward at top speed — it was Felimon and his team.
It was obvious.
They knew their limits.
They knew very clearly that the six of them together were absolutely no match for Zhao Xuan.
So—
They ran.
They ran with everything they had.
No—more than that.
They weren't just running with all their strength. They were running for their lives.
Although they had never personally seen Zhao Xuan fight, when they previously searched the city alongside Neps and the others, they had seen corpse after corpse.
Headless corpses.
Among them were the bodies of Huggins and his eight-man team — people stronger than them.
If even Huggins' group had died to Zhao Xuan, how could they possibly not understand their own situation?
So the moment they saw Zhao Xuan—
All six of them activated their Limit Secret Technique at the same time and entered a state of maximum burst.
Yes, the backlash would be severe.
But it was better than being killed.
Besides, after more than ten hours of hunting, they had already gathered a large number of Life Stones — even several high-grade ones.
Their thinking was simple:
If the backlash comes, we'll just use Life Stones to restore our vitality.
"Wooooosh!"
Under the enhancement of the secret technique, their speed became lightning-fast.
Gales of wind howled in their wake as they crossed hundreds of meters in the blink of an eye.
At the same time, they infused spiritual energy into their throats and shouted at the top of their lungs like roaring lions.
"Zhao Xuan is here!"
"Zhao Xuan is in the East District!"
"Give me a few seconds. I'll deal with these guys first, then I'll go with you."
Zhao Xuan glanced at the six figures desperately fleeing in the distance and spoke calmly to the golden rat beside him.
"Chi chi chi! (Hurry! Hurry!)" the rat squeaked.
"I'll let you run for two seconds. What difference will it make?"
Zhao Xuan's eyes flickered.
The next moment—
"ROAR!!!"
The Azure Dragon fruit activated.
He instantly entered his Dragon-Man form.
With the tenfold amplification—
His physique broke past 50,000 in an instant.
"BOOM!"
He kicked off the ground.
A terrifying sonic boom erupted.
In the next instant—
Zhao Xuan vanished.
One second.
Two seconds.
Two seconds later—
He reappeared.
And now—
He stood directly in front of Felimon and the others.
"Damn it!"
"How is this possible?!"
"This is bad!"
Facing Zhao Xuan's amused gaze…
Feeling the terrifying aura radiating from his Dragon-Man form…
All six of their faces turned deathly pale.
Without hesitation, they attacked at the same time.
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"
Their combined attack surged toward Zhao Xuan like a tidal wave.
Zhao Xuan's expression didn't change in the slightest.
Calm.
Composed.
He threw a single punch upward.
"BOOOOOOOM!!!!!!"
The sound was like a missile launch.
Winds screamed.
Thunder roared.
In the next moment—
The two sides collided.
And then—
Zhao Xuan remained where he stood.
Unmoving.
As steady as a mountain.
Felimon and the others, on the other hand, were forced back more than a dozen steps before finally stopping, pale and gasping.
"Ha… ha… ha…"
Only now did they realize—
Zhao Xuan, who had blocked the full power of six people alone—
Was completely unharmed.
Not injured.
Not shaken.
He hadn't even moved a single step.
"T-This… this is impossible!!"
"How can this be?!"
"This guy… this guy…"
Their faces turned as white as paper.
Because in this moment—
They already knew their ending.
They couldn't escape.
Earlier, they had spotted Zhao Xuan from four to five hundred meters away.
He had even waited two seconds before chasing.
Yet in an instant, he still appeared in front of them.
Their combined attack couldn't even force him back one step.
And most terrifying of all—
They didn't sense the aura of the Limit Secret Technique on him.
What did that mean?
A dead end.
An absolute dead end.
Despair filled their hearts.
"Oh? Not running anymore? Ready to accept your fate?"
Zhao Xuan grinned.
He began walking toward them, step by step.
Their eyes never left him.
Pale. Hopeless.
Suddenly, Felimon thought of something.
He hurriedly opened his relic space and dumped out a pile of Life Stones and spirit herbs.
"Z-Zhao Xuan… w-we're willing to give you everything we collected… we just ask that you spare our lives!"
"I swear! From now on, if we ever see you, we'll take a detour! We will never cause any conflict with you again!"
The moment Felimon spoke—
The other five hurriedly did the same, taking out all their Life Stones and herbs.
Then they looked at Zhao Xuan with trembling fear.
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