This seven-man team of foreign ability users did not notice Zhao Xuan.
Or rather—
They never expected Zhao Xuan to dare appear near the city gates ahead of time.
In their minds, Zhao Xuan would only show up in the final few minutes before the gates closed, rushing over like a desperate stray dog.
So—
Even though their team had a member with Master-level Observation Haki, he had not activated it.
That was why they failed to detect Zhao Xuan in advance.
"Hahaha! Boss, this trip was worth it! Adding it all up, we've made almost 700 billion, right?"
"According to the rules, we hand over eighty percent. After that, we still have 140 billion left! In just three days, we made 140 billion!"
"This Life City relic really lives up to its name. Shame we can only enter once a year."
"Eighty percent… if we didn't have to hand over so much, we could each take a hundred billion. That'd be enough for all of us to break into Eighth Rank."
"Stop dreaming. We signed the agreement. Six Ninth-rank Emperors stand behind this place."
They chatted casually as they approached the gates.
When they arrived—
They saw a tall, handsome young man standing calmly in front of the gate, smiling at them.
His gaze was bright.
Like he was looking at… a group of fat sheep.
The moment their eyes met—
Silence fell.
Then, the next instant—
"It's Zhao Xuan!"
"Damn it!"
"Run! We're no match for him!"
Without hesitation, the seven of them turned and fled.
"Run? Not a chance."
Zhao Xuan instantly entered half-dragon form.
A few light steps—
And he vanished.
When he reappeared, he was already in front of them.
The seven turned pale.
They had just begun to speak when Zhao Xuan attacked.
BOOM!
He appeared in front of one of them and threw a punch.
"PUH!"
The man spat blood and flew backward, crashing into the ground dozens of meters away.
The earth shook violently.
The remaining six were horrified.
Because in their memories, Zhao Xuan had to enter his dragon-man form to be this strong.
But now—
Without even transforming, he had instantly killed one of them with a single punch.
What did this mean?
What did this imply?
Just then, the teammate with Master-level Observation Haki suddenly shouted excitedly:
"Someone's coming! Neps and the others are coming!"
Joy flooded their faces.
Their fear faded.
"Fight him!"
"Kill him!"
All six activated their limit secret techniques at the same time and charged Zhao Xuan.
Zhao Xuan didn't even care.
A few simple punches.
"Ugh!"
"Puh!"
Six dull groans and screams rang out.
All six spat blood and were sent flying, smashing into the ground dozens of meters away and carving out six craters.
Instant kill.
Again.
Still instant kill.
"How… how is this possible…"
Coughing blood, the seven lay on the ground, pale and trembling, staring at Zhao Xuan with shock and disbelief.
His strength had completely exceeded their understanding.
They had never even imagined something like this.
Footsteps approached.
By the time they regained their senses, Zhao Xuan was already standing over them.
"I can consider sparing your lives," he said calmly.
Hope suddenly appeared in their desperate eyes.
"What… what do you want us to do?" the red-haired leader asked weakly.
"Very simple."
Zhao Xuan smiled faintly.
"Hand over everything you gained in the past three days."
Their faces changed.
But the red-haired man agreed immediately.
"I'll give it! I'll give it all!"
He tremblingly took out a Relic Heart and handed it over.
"Everything is inside. 730 billion."
Zhao Xuan pressed it to his forehead and scanned it with his spirit.
A quick estimate.
His smile widened.
He put it away.
Then he looked back at them.
"I know you're unwilling. I know you hate me. And after you leave, you'll definitely tell your elders."
His expression turned wild and fearless.
"I don't mind. Go ahead. Tell them."
Normally, Zhao Xuan would never let enemies go.
But now—
These people weren't tigers.
They were ants.
And the reason he spared them—
Was to lure out their elders in the future.
Because only then would he have enough battles ahead to grow even faster across the Endless Sea.
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