Zhao Xuan had no idea how Filimon's group had reacted.
At this moment, he was following behind the big golden mouse, the two of them moving swiftly toward the central area of the southern district of Life City.
Very soon, they arrived at another grand mansion.
Taking a deep breath, Zhao Xuan pushed the gate open and walked in.
This time, he didn't bother hiding his presence like before.
He strode forward openly and boldly, heading straight toward the inner courtyard.
He had only taken a few steps when—
Thump, thump, thump!
Neat and loud footsteps approached from ahead.
A familiar squad of Golden Armor Guards appeared.
They locked eyes.
The next second—
The guards charged.
At the same time—
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Loud alarm gongs rang throughout the estate.
From every corner of the mansion, patrolling Golden Armor Guards began rushing toward the sound.
Meanwhile, the first squad had already reached Zhao Xuan.
"ROAR!!!"
With a roar, Zhao Xuan entered Dragon-Man form.
Facing the charging guards, his expression was calm.
BOOM!!!
A fist carrying thunderous force smashed out.
CRACK!
An Eighth-rank mid-tier puppet was instantly hammered into the ground.
The earth trembled.
Before the body had even settled—
Zhao Xuan's backhand punch struck again.
BOOM!
Another guard flew backward, crashing into three companions.
A complete one-sided massacre.
It was like watching Dynasty Warriors in real life.
Each move effortlessly killed enemies two full ranks above him.
Ten seconds?
No.
Five seconds.
From discovery to total annihilation, only five seconds passed.
"Pathetic."
Zhao Xuan smirked.
Just as he bent down to pick up the spoils—
Thump thump thump thump!
Footsteps thundered from all directions.
Looking around—
He realized he was surrounded.
Five or six squads.
Seventy to eighty Golden Armor Guards.
"Good! Good! Good!"
"Now this is interesting!"
"If they come in small groups, there's no pressure at all!"
"This is perfect!"
"Maybe I can get a lot of proficiency!"
"Maybe I can push Iron Body into the Transcendent realm!"
Any other Eighth-rank ability user—whether High-tier or Great Perfection—would panic facing eighty Eighth-rank mid-tiers.
Because quantitative change leads to qualitative change.
But Zhao Xuan was different.
With the Azure Dragon Fruit boost, he already rivaled Eighth-rank Great Perfection.
And this was without using his one-second secret technique.
If he used it, he could rival Ninth-rank Emperors.
The gap between Eight and Nine wasn't a gap.
It was an ocean.
As the saying went—
Below Ninth rank, all are ants.
"Kill!"
Instead of retreating, Zhao Xuan laughed and charged forward.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The battle shook the heavens.
The ground trembled violently.
Facing eighty Eighth-rank mid-tiers at once did put pressure on him.
Each punch killed one or two.
But he also took numerous hits.
He didn't care.
Though only Sixth-rank, his endurance surpassed any Eighth-rank King.
Even rivaled Ninth-rank Emperors.
Why?
Because during his repeated rebuilds, he had consumed trillions of life energy.
A large portion had settled into his bones.
He was practically like Tang Monk from Journey to the West—
His bones alone were priceless tonics.
Kill! Kill! Kill!
One puppet after another fell.
Eighty.
Seventy.
Sixty.
Fifty…
Until finally—
BOOM!!!
His thunder-wrapped fist smashed into the final puppet's head.
Pop!
Like a watermelon smashed by a bat.
Blood and brain matter sprayed everywhere.
Silence fell across the courtyard.
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