I'm already invincible, and you're telling me I just logged in?

"Everyone, be the judge!"

The proprietress's voice was trembling with tears.

She was just an ordinary woman who knew she couldn't afford to offend anyone, but she also didn't want to be taken advantage of for no reason.

Although many people gathered around, they all stood by and did nothing, and no one was willing to step forward and say a word for her.

Wang Hu's face darkened completely as he watched the growing crowd.

He had been on the run for several months and was penniless; where would he find extra copper coins to pay his bills?

Wang Hu gave the proprietress a cold look, already having figured out how to get his money back tonight.

Just as he was about to force his way through the crowd to leave, an arm suddenly reached out from the side.

Xu Yan grabbed Wang Hu's arm. "Brother, they earned their money through hard work, so give it to them."

Wang Hu whirled around, glaring at Xu Yan. "Kid, are you trying to meddle in other people's business?"

Xu Yan then showed a hint of fear and softened his tone: "Brother, please be reasonable. They're just running a small business; they have to pay for the buns they ate."

Seeing this, Wang Hu glanced at the crowd again, and the anger he had been suppressing suddenly surged up.

He was already seething with anger while on the run, and now some reckless brat had appeared and blocked his way. He was just looking for a place to vent his frustration.

He suddenly grabbed Xu Yan's collar and dragged him toward the alley entrance without saying a word.

Seeing this, the surrounding crowd quickly moved aside. Some people opened their mouths as if to say something, but ultimately remained silent.

The proprietress was also frightened and turned pale, standing behind the stall, too afraid to come forward.

Xu Yan was dragged all the way to the depths of the alley, his back pressed against the rough wall, where Wang Hu blocked his way.

"What are you going to do?" Xu Yan asked, looking flustered.

Although Wang Hu in front of me was only at the fourth level of Body Tempering, his stats were about the same as mine.

However, Xu Yan was not confident, so he could only pretend to be Tang and try to outsmart him.

Seeing Xu Yan's appearance and the bruises on his face, Wang Hu smirked coldly.

"You little brat, you want a beating, huh? Look..."

"you!"

Before he could finish speaking, a sharp pain shot through his groin.

Taking advantage of his unpreparedness, Xu Yan delivered a swift and vicious groin kick.

Although he has traveled through time to the present, he has never actually fought anyone head-on.

But they also knew the principle that the first to strike is the best, and the last to strike will suffer.

To be honest, a martial artist is still a martial artist.

After being struck in the groin, Wang Hu did not fall to the ground and wail like an ordinary person; instead, he gritted his teeth and fought back.

After dozens of moves, Wang Hu found himself forced back into the depths of an alley, and finally came to his senses.

This kid in front of me is clearly a trained fighter.

"Kid, you tricked me?"

But I have weapons, so the advantage is mine!

Wang Hu's gaze darkened, and he drew a dagger from his lower back.

Upon seeing this, Xu Yan's pupils contracted slightly, and he subconsciously took a half-step back.

He had just landed a punch on Wang Hu, and he saw that the opponent's health points on the panel had dropped significantly.

He confirmed that his fist technique could inflict three times the damage on the people of this world.

But now that the other party has drawn his knife, he can't possibly meet it head-on with his bare hands.

If things go wrong, I might lose my life here.

Wang Hu gave Xu Yan no time to react, raised his dagger, and pounced straight at him.

"Danger!"

Xu Yan dodged to the side while raising his hand to block the opponent's wrist holding the blade.

He dared not be presumptuous, and with a thought, he directly activated the "unity of heaven and man".

It's now a life-or-death struggle where every strike could be fatal, not a matter of bounties.

When a lion hunts a rabbit, it uses its full strength.

Even with the risk of going mad from practicing qi cultivation, it's still better than accidentally losing your life.

After activating the profound technique, Xu Yan felt as if his blood was being ignited.

The next moment, an endless sense of power surged through my limbs.

Wang Hu feinted, then unexpectedly switched the dagger from his right hand to his left, twisted his waist, and stabbed straight at Xu Yan's lower abdomen.

This sudden change of tactics was extremely fast. If Xu Yan hadn't reacted far beyond his normal state in the "unity of heaven and man" state, he would have almost been hit.

He shifted his feet, narrowly avoiding the blade, and then pressed forward, channeling all his strength into his right fist, aiming at Wang Hu's left chest with a move he had recently learned.

"Fist power".

With one punch, all the bonuses combined, Wang Hu's health points instantly dropped to zero.

His eyes widened suddenly, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Immediately afterwards, he collapsed to the ground as if his spinal cord had been removed.

Xu Yan didn't even glance at it before immediately deactivated his ultimate state and quickly scanned his own panel.

[ID: Xu Yan]

[Level: LV2 (17/20)]

[Qi and Blood Value: 46/110]

【...】

My Qi and Blood points are almost depleted, with only 46 points remaining.

I felt completely drained, weak and listless.

Fortunately, there were no other abnormalities in his body, and the panel did not show any negative status of "going into a demonic state".

Seeing this, Xu Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He bent down slightly, braced himself on his knees, and took a couple of breaths.

It seems everything is alright.

After closing the panel, Xu Yan stared at Wang Hu's corpse, his eyes filled with lingering fear.

Although there was no real danger, I was far too reckless this time.

Reality is not a game; once you're dead, you're dead, and there's no chance to start over.

From now on, we must ensure absolute safety before we can complete such bounty missions again.

After Wang Hu breathed his last, a new panel popped up in front of his eyes.

Congratulations to the player for successfully defeating the villain "Wang Hu"!

[Experience points +10]

[Attachment: Kill Reward *1]

Xu Yan was somewhat surprised to gain experience.

Kill rewards are not given out directly, but rather like in-game mailboxes, which you need to actively claim.

Just as he was about to open it to see the details, a terrified scream suddenly came from the alley entrance.

"Murder...murder!"

Xu Yan suddenly turned around.

At the alley entrance, the steamed bun shop owner was sitting on the ground, one hand supporting her on the ground and the other covering her mouth.

His gaze was fixed on Wang Hu's corpse.

Seeing that Xu Yan had been dragged into the alley by Wang Hu for speaking up for her, she was still worried and quickly called a few familiar neighbors to come and check on the situation.

Unexpectedly, I witnessed this scene.

Someone in the crowd took a step back and lowered their voice.

"They really killed someone!"

Upon seeing the corpse and bloodstains, two muscular men stepped forward.

Through the panel, Xu Yan learned that both of them were martial arts practitioners.

He didn't act rashly and subconsciously began to explain.

However, no one believed Xu Yan.

They knew nothing about bounties or wanted notices, nor about official government documents.

All they saw was that the young man had just killed someone and was now standing next to the corpse.

Some people left in a hurry.

Before long, two officers arrived quickly. They glanced at the corpse, then at Xu Yan, and without saying much, took him away.

In court, the judge was fairly impartial in his handling of the case.

Xu Yan confessed that Wang Hu was a wanted criminal, but the government searched through the files and wanted lists but could not find a corresponding portrait or record.

The proprietress also tried her best to speak up for him, knowing that Xu Yan had gotten involved in this matter because of her.

Ultimately, however, it could not be proven that Wang Hu was indeed a fugitive.

According to the laws of Xuan Kingdom, murderers must pay with their lives.

In the courtroom, the magistrate slowly closed the case file, fixed his gaze on Xu Yan, paused for a moment, and asked, "Now that things have come to this, what explanation do you have?"