Then he vanished.
His body moved like a shadow, slipping between them with impossible speed.
Fists crashed into bodies, one after another, each strike sounding like a drumbeat.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Within seconds, every one of the hulking men hit the ground....groaning, breathless, clutching their ribs.
Not one of them had taken more than a single punch.
The square fell silent again.
The mercenaries who had come to watch could only stare in shock, cold sweat on their backs.
A boy.....barely a teenager.....
had just flattened half a dozen Dou Practitioners with his bare hands.
For a long moment, no one spoke.
Xiao Yan shook his head as he looked at the mercenaries sprawled on the ground like twisted shrimp.
"Really… I told you not to fight, but you just wouldn't listen. Well, look at the result now."
The group of once-menacing mercenaries instinctively took a step back, a mix of fear and shock in their eyes.
After all, these were real Dou Practitioners. None of them exceeded five-star Dou Practitioners, but even so, their power far surpassed ordinary people.
Yet this young boy had taken them down one by one, seemingly without breaking a sweat.
The most terrifying part wasn't his strength....it was his age.
From appearances, he could barely be sixteen, yet here he was, knocking down five or six Dou Practitioners as if they were nothing.
If his age truly matched his appearance, then his talent was nothing short of terrifying.
Ignoring the fallen mercenaries, Xiao Yan moved toward the girl hiding behind the crowd—Little Doctor Fairy.
As he approached, the mercenaries exchanged glances and instinctively stepped back again.
Given what they had just witnessed, none of them could match him in a one-on-one fight.
Still, a few hotheaded mercenaries tried to block his path.
"Please, step aside. I really don't want to fight," Xiao Yan said, a calm smile on his face.
When his dark eyes met theirs, the few who had challenged him suddenly felt their legs go weak.
A subtle, almost invisible pressure emanated from him—his soul's aura.....strong enough to make even seasoned Dou Practitioners hesitate.
By now, Xiao Yan's soul force was only on par with a Fourth-Rank Alchemist, yet his terrifying willpower alone could unnerve the strongest fighters.
Just as he drew close to Little Doctor Fairy, a fierce whistling sound cut through the air behind him.
A rush of energy sliced the air with a terrifying force.
Even experienced mercenaries knew that a single hit could seriously injure a nine-star Dou Practitioner.
But Xiao Yan didn't flinch.
He sidestepped the iron rod, then elbowed backward, hitting the would-be assailant square in the chest.
Thud!
The attacker flew several meters back, spitting blood, and collapsed, unable to rise again.
"Captain!" two mercenaries with wolf-head emblems ran to support the fallen man.
The crowd's fear of Xiao Yan deepened.
That attacker, Mu Li, was a genuine five-star Dou Practitioner....but the boy had defeated him without even turning his head.
Even though he hadn't looked back, Xiao Yan could recognize Mu Li from the crowd. He let out a quiet sigh.
"I wasn't planning on dealing with you lot this time… but you insisted on stepping forward one by one."
He ignored the enraged Mu Li on the ground and finally reached Little Doctor Fairy.
"You… what are you going to do?" she stammered, her face pale.
Seeing him effortlessly defeat so many Dou Practitioners left her genuinely frightened.
"What could I do to you?" Xiao Yan asked, smiling gently
He reached out, intending to brush her hair from her forehead, but she instinctively stepped back.
Seeing her hesitation, he smiled wryly. Then he realized—this wasn't the same Little Doctor Fairy from his past life. With a sigh, he said,
"Sorry, I was a bit impatient… but fortunately, I finally found you."
Little Doctor Fairy tilted her head, puzzled by his words. Yet when her gaze met his dark eyes, she couldn't sense any malice.
"…Could it be… you've got the wrong person?" she asked hesitantly.
Xiao Yan exhaled gently. His voice softened.
"There are some things I can't explain yet.
But once we spend more time together, you'll understand."
"Spend more time together?" she repeated, blinking. Even the surrounding mercenaries were momentarily dumbfounded.
Xiao Yan ignored their gazes, focusing only on her. Seeing her cautious expression, he shook his head with a faint smile.
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