Martial arts have become extinct worldwide, yet I am forced to have a large family.

Listening to Xu Huanhuan's inflammatory shouts from below the stage, Yang Xian's temples began to throb again.

This girl is pushing me to the limit again!

The lesson learned last time seems too lenient; they haven't learned their lesson at all.

It seems I need to find an opportunity to let her experience the feeling of flying again!

He snapped out of his reverie, looked at Elena, who was brimming with fighting spirit on the stage, and said with a hint of helplessness, "You're no match for me. You should get off here. There's no need to waste everyone's time."

Elena shook her head firmly, her golden hair swaying as she did so. "For me, this is not a waste of time, but a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

She gripped her knight's sword tightly with both hands, the tip pointing diagonally at the ground, assuming a standard starting stance.

Please enlighten me!

"Whoa whoa whoa! Fight! Fight!" Xu Huanhuan jumped up and down even more excitedly from below the stage.

The maids and cheerleaders behind her also joined in the cheering, and the atmosphere became extremely lively.

The surrounding audience was also ignited by this sudden turn of events, and they all shouted for Yang Xian to accept the challenge.

Yang Xian subconsciously looked in a certain direction from the audience.

Jiang Mengyun noticed his gaze, smiled slightly, and then nodded imperceptibly.

Fine.

Yang Xian felt reassured. Since Meng Yun had agreed, he would play along with this foreign girl today.

He turned back to Elena and said, "Alright, since it's just a friendly spar, let's stop here."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Xian simply extended his palm and gently shook hands.

The moisture in the air condensed rapidly, accompanied by gusts of cold air, and a crystal-clear ice sword appeared out of thin air in his hand.

"You are a guest of South Sea City, so I'll give you three moves." Yang Xian held his sword in one hand, his posture casual.

This ability to conjure objects out of thin air instantly changed the expressions of many older students in the audience.

It's not difficult to materialize true essence, but to do it so freely requires an incredibly high level of control over true essence.

This level of proficiency is something that a freshman, or even someone of the same age, could never possess.

A hint of seriousness appeared on Elena's face.

She was well aware of the gap between herself and Yang Xian.

Although she was at the peak of the third realm and possessed a divine-level cultivation technique, she could never do what Yang Xian did.

They couldn't simply kill a demon from the fourth realm with a single, effortless move.

So she didn't stand on ceremony.

"Take this!"

With a sharp shout, Elena moved.

A dazzling light erupted from the knight's sword in her hand, and she transformed into a golden streak of light, instantly traversing a distance of more than ten meters, and thrusting her sword toward Yang Xian's chest.

However, the sharp sword passed through Yang Xian's body without any hindrance, without even drawing a drop of blood, or even touching the hem of his clothes.

The sword tip pierced only a slowly dissipating afterimage.

"Did they hide in a spatial dimension?"

Elena was startled and turned around abruptly.

Yang Xian had appeared behind her at some point, still with that calm and collected demeanor.

Although she had learned from the information before coming that Yang Xian possessed a spatial movement technique that allowed him to appear and disappear unpredictably, this was the first time she had ever seen him completely hide his entire body within that space.

This mastery of spatial power has likely reached a level of profound understanding and mastery.

This thing, which only existed in ancient records, actually happened!

"You're really amazing!" Elena exclaimed sincerely.

Yang Xian casually twirled his sword: "Continue, you have two more chances."

Elena took a deep breath, holding nothing back, and unleashed her true energy without reservation.

hum!

Centered on her, countless golden sword beams appeared out of thin air all around her.

Hundreds upon hundreds of swords, each radiating a sharp aura, all pointed at Yang Xian in the center.

This move can block and disrupt the surrounding space to the greatest extent, leaving Yang Xian with nowhere to use his spatial movement techniques.

However, this also consumes a huge amount of true energy.

However, Elena didn't care. She only planned to make three moves, and after those three moves, she had absolutely no chance of winning.

"go!"

She sharply thrust her knight's sword downwards.

Countless sword beams suspended in the air responded instantly, shooting towards Yang Xian like a torrential rain, blocking all his evasive routes.

Faced with this overwhelming attack, Yang Xian's actions were unusually simple.

Suddenly, arcs of lightning appeared on the ice sword in his hand, making a soft "crackling" sound.

He swung the sword forward.

"Sizzle!"

A massive, visible arc of electricity erupted from the sword tip, instantly spreading out to form a vast net of lightning.

The sharp golden sword beams turned into specks of light and dissipated into the air the instant they touched the electric arc.

The lightning net's momentum showed no signs of abating, affecting Elena's hastily erected defenses.

"Oh no, we can't stop it!"

The immense impact sent her staggering backward, leaving two long tracks on the arena floor before she could finally regain her balance.

Blood spilled from her mouth and slid down the corner of her lips.

The audience below the stage erupted in cheers.

"Holy crap! As expected of Yang Shen! He blocked an enemy's ultimate attack with just a basic attack!"

"The difference in strength is just too huge! Luckily, those brothers on the stage knew their place, otherwise, even if they all joined forces, they wouldn't be enough to defeat Yang Shen alone!"

"Hiss... Yang Shen is really ruthless. How could he lay a hand on such a beautiful foreign girl?"

"Get out! Your thinking is too low! Men or women, everyone standing in front of you is an enemy! That's the greatest respect you can show your opponent!"

On the ring, Yang Xian looked at Elena, whose mouth was bleeding, and calmly said, "You only have one last move left."

"Thanks for the reminder, but I haven't lost yet!" Elena stretched out her finger and gently wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth.

Looking at her like this, Yang Xian was speechless.

Really...

Why do I look like some kind of villain who's bullying people?

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Meanwhile, the city defense army's temporary command post.

"General Shen! Something terrible has happened!"

The adjutant hurriedly pushed open the office door, even forgetting to salute.

Shen Qingtong, who was processing documents, looked up and asked, "Is it some movement from those 'Glory Society' scum outside the city?"

"Not outside the city! Inside the city!" the adjutant's voice was urgent.

"Just now, at the same time, monsters caused chaos in every district of Southsea City!"

"According to multiple eyewitness reports, those monsters... were transformed from living people!"

"What?!" Shen Qingtong suddenly stood up.

Humans turning into monsters?

They really are those lunatics from the "Glory Society"!

What exactly are they trying to achieve by creating chaos in the city?

"What are the specific details?" Shen Qingtong pressed.

The adjutant replied:

"Martial arts associations and patrol teams from all districts have been mobilized, but the incidents are too scattered and the number is constantly increasing!"

"We're short-staffed, so it will probably take some time to finish processing this!"

Shen Qingtong walked up to the huge city map and looked at the red dots marked on it. An ominous premonition welled up in his heart.

The warriors on the front lines are fighting desperately against the invasion of monsters at the front of the spatial rift, and as the supreme commander in the rear, he must defend this city.

"Pass on my orders!"

"Mobilize all available personnel and spare no expense to minimize civilian casualties!"