Zhao Xuan was an extremely rational person.
At a moment like this, most people's minds would have already fallen into chaos.
But Zhao Xuan was different.
From the very beginning—
From before he even stepped into this small courtyard—
From the moment he learned from the big golden mouse that the guardian inside was "slightly stronger" than him—
He had already made up his mind.
No matter the cost, he would eliminate the guardian first.
Facts proved that his plan had been absolutely correct.
Because this Golden Guard who protected the treasury…
Was an Eighth-Rank peak King.
If Zhao Xuan had failed to eliminate him before the other Golden Guards arrived—
Then the situation would have turned extremely unfavorable.
Even if Zhao Xuan resorted to his suicidal, life-for-life mad dog fighting style…
Even if he used up all five divine medicinal stone bamboos given to him by the mouse…
He still would not be able to hold out for one hundred seconds under the siege of an Eighth-Rank peak and dozens of Eighth-Rank mid-tiers.
No.
Forget holding out for a hundred seconds.
Just surviving and escaping would have been incredibly difficult.
As the dozen Golden Guards charged in, Zhao Xuan completely ignored them.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Holding his breath, he continued smashing his fists into the aura-disordered Eighth-Rank peak Golden Guard.
One punch after another.
In the blink of an eye, ten more punches landed.
Then—
Pff!
Finally!
Under the terrifying force—
With the ribs shattered and no longer protecting the core—
The puppet core of the Golden Guard exploded.
Zhao Xuan threw his head back and burst into wild laughter.
His laughter was arrogant.
Unrestrained.
Filled with exhilaration.
At that very moment, the already vast Conqueror's Haki within him surged violently.
If he had opened his status panel right now, he would have seen that—
After previously increasing by ten thousand points—
His Conqueror's Haki proficiency had just skyrocketed by another fifty thousand points.
"An Eighth-Rank peak? Nothing more than this! Nothing more than this! Hahaha!"
He laughed madly.
And then—
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
The Eighth-Rank mid-tier Golden Guards had already reached him.
Dozens of attacks landed on his body simultaneously.
Boom!
Zhao Xuan was blasted backward and smashed into the ruins of the collapsed building.
A massive crater formed in the ground.
The earth trembled.
Yes.
Zhao Xuan's physique was terrifying.
With the Azure Dragon fruit, it had exceeded fifty thousand points.
He could normally tank attacks from Golden Guards without much issue.
But—
These were not ordinary Golden Guards.
They were all Eighth-Rank mid-tiers.
And he had just taken a combined strike from over a dozen of them.
Pfft!
A mouthful of blood sprayed out.
His aura, already unstable from throwing hundreds of all-out punches in mere seconds, became even more chaotic.
If not for the divine medicine still surging through his body—
If not for the immense Life energy flooding his system—
That single exchange might have crippled him.
"About ninety seconds left to hold…"
Zhao Xuan didn't hesitate for even a moment.
Before the Golden Guards could reach him again, he pulled out another divine medicinal stone bamboo.
Like Pigsy devouring a ginseng fruit—
One bite.
Two bites.
The entire five-hundred-billion-worth divine medicine went down.
Anyone witnessing this would have cursed him for waste.
But Zhao Xuan didn't care at all.
Because in his mind, he was thinking—
I'll just ask the mouse for more later.
Boom! Boom!
He stomped the ground.
BOOM!
Like a cannonball launching, Zhao Xuan vanished from the spot.
In the next instant, he appeared in front of one Golden Guard.
Boom!!!
A straight punch smashed into the guard's chest.
The Golden Guard was blasted backward.
Zhao Xuan ignored the other fourteen and chased after him.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Punch after punch.
Dozens landed instantly.
At the same time, the other fourteen Golden Guards closed in.
Crack!
With devastating force, Zhao Xuan instantly killed that Golden Guard.
And the other fourteen had already reached his back.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Their combined attacks crashed into him.
Golden light flashed across Zhao Xuan's body.
Grandmaster-level Iron Body activated.
But—
Against fourteen Eighth-Rank mid-tiers—
It was nowhere near enough.
Boom!
He was blasted away again.
His aura fell into chaos once more.
But then—
In a single instant—
Life energy surged through him.
His injuries healed.
His aura stabilized.
His weakness vanished.
Boom! Boom!
And like a mad dog, Zhao Xuan charged back toward the fourteen Golden Guards.
Mad dog.
Mad dog.
Mad dog.
With the boundless Life energy supporting him—
Zhao Xuan had completely turned into a rabid beast.
Even if he died—
He would tear a chunk of flesh from his enemies.
A life-for-life fighting style.
The mad dog strategy returned.
One.
Another.
Another.
One after another.
He began slaughtering them.
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