"This is just a competition, but you are so cruel to kill my disciple!" Obsidian Howl's voice trembled with fury and pain.

"Aren't you, Blood Tavern, afraid of being ridiculed by the world?" he spat through gritted teeth.

Ethan remained silent, his gaze cold-fixed on the furious Obsidian Howl advancing toward him, anxiety glaring from his eyes.

Fierce pressure began to radiate slowly from Ethan's body—it was almost tangible, solidifying into the terrifying form of a roaring tiger, its bloody maw opening wide as it unleashed a fierce roar directly at Obsidian Howl.

The mere weight of this pressure forced Obsidian Howl backward several steps.

He summoned all his spiritual energy to resist, but the protective barrier he formed was immediately crushed back into his body.

A weight like a mountain bore down on him from all directions, squeezing his internal organs and crushing his spirit.

"What an overwhelming pressure!"

"Even the eighth-turn Mahayana swordsman with the heavy sword on his back could not release pressure like this. What realm could Ethan have reached?"

Obsidian Howl could stand no longer.

He clutched his chest, bent to his knees, and braced himself with one hand on the ground.

He could not fathom how a fifth-turn Mahayana cultivator like himself was crushed so easily by mere pressure.

"Master... Teacher," Kai's voice quivered as he gazed at his revered master, who had always inspired his pursuit.

Yet even Obsidian Howl's gaze was struck dumb by Ethan's immense power.

Kai's heart sank with the realization that the enemy they had provoked was no trivial opponent.

Ethan's strength was far beyond imagination.

But the understanding came too late.

Obsidian Howl could not prevail against Ethan.

The Blood Tavern members maintained neutral expressions, like spectators at a grand theater.

His hopes of using rules and reputation to restrain the Blood Tavern dissolved into silence.

The others casually sipped tea, casting sideways glances that were as sharp as swords—enough to chill Obsidian Howl's blood.

At this moment, Obsidian Howl knelt humbly, pressing his hands to the floor and bowing deeply.

"Seniors of the Blood Tavern, I beg you—please spare my young disciple's life!"

His face buried in shadow, ferocious and twisted, his eyes fired with desperation mingled with weakness.

His whole body trembled, enduring the utmost humiliation of his life, all to preserve Kai's chance.

"I'm afraid your plea is too late."

Raze smiled coldly, shaking his head.

"If you lack the power, don't flaunt it."

"Now that death approaches, you know how to beg for mercy. Why bother?"

The man opposite Raze laughed menacingly.

"I'm no devil in this Blood Tavern; follow the rules."

Rain stepped forward calmly, her voice cold.

"Let's remove this kid's arm and leg."

Ethan's mind moved subtly, the devouring power intensifying, completely draining Kai's Pure Spirit Body and every trace of spiritual energy.

Then he released his palm.

Kai fell limply to the ground.

Ethan's foot stomped down heavily.

Kai's right arm shattered with a sickening crack.

A piercing scream tore from his throat.

Another kick.

Kai's right leg shattered.

Another anguished cry, and Kai passed out on the floor.

Obsidian Howl's eyes widened, blood and tears streaming as he listened helplessly to his disciple's cries.

Outside the tavern, Wisteria Gale and his companions witnessed the horrific scene.

Fury blazed in their eyes as they fixed their gaze on Ethan.

Fists clenched so hard, their teeth nearly cracked.

The future of their sect lay in ruin.

The Supreme Elder humbled by pleading to avoid death.

Such humiliation was unheard of in Noble Sun City.

Wisteria Gale gritted his teeth in bitter rage.

Without a backward glance, he turned and fled.

"Remember, the Blood Tavern is no garbage dump!"

Rain's words cut through the grim silence as she ducked low and delivered a harsh kick to Kai, sending him towards Obsidian Howl.

"I understand," Obsidian Howl said, steadying himself.

He lifted his apprentice, only to find the Pure Spirit Body gone.

The boy's art and leg were crippled; his meridians and Dantian shattered and drained, leaving him utterly devoid of spiritual energy.

"What... what method has Ethan used?" Obsidian Howl's voice trembled with a mix of shock and anger.

Ethan's cruelty was beyond merciless—destroying Kai's Pure Spirit Body and sapping all his accumulated spiritual energy.

Kai now resembled nothing more than a useless shell.

"Ethan!"

Obsidian Howl roared in fury.

When we regroup in Wisteria Cloud Valley, we will overthrow Azure Origin Dao Sect, capture Ethan, and make him pay a heavy price!

Clenching his fists, Obsidian Howl walked away coldly.

"Wait! You haven't left your arm and leg yet!" Rain said softly.

Obsidian Howl halted, face paling.

There was nothing left to do.

Defying instructions would only worsen matters beyond one leg and one arm.

Outside, the crowd inside the tavern erupted in unified shouts:

"Supreme Elder, no!"

Obsidian Howl closed his eyes and inhaled deeply.

With a grimace, he flung Kai mercilessly toward his sect's waiting members.

Then, his eyes fired with fierce determination.

Spiritual energy surged explosively into his left arm and leg.

Muffled sounds of bone breaking echoed.

His limbs shattered into countless fragments.

But despite the agony, he spat blood and remained resilient, refusing to cry out.

"You may leave now."

Rain smiled coldly.

Obsidian Howl limped away, supported by his comrades.

Bitter regret sliced through his heart.

Had they known the Blood Tavern's true brutality, they never would have come.

"Sir, are you all right?"

"I cannot die yet. Where is Gale?" Obsidian Howl asked, voice weak but firm.

"The deputy valley master left us—he has left for something."

"Where is he headed?"

"To the teleportation formation."

Obsidian Howl's expression hardened with understanding.

"I see. Let us find a place to recover first."

His breath grew shallow but steady.

Inside the tavern, Rain's gaze fell upon Ethan.

"With so many watching outside, the Blood Tavern cannot kill at will in Noble Sun City."

"It's not that we fear the City Lord's Mansion's rules..."

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