Ten breaths!

From start to finish, the battle took a mere ten breaths.

And it was a complete, one-sided beatdown!

The scene was so shocking that the crowd couldn’t process it for a moment. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Young Master Chang was really like a sandbag, beaten until he was floating in mid-air, not falling for a full ten breaths.

Only when... the young man withdrew his energy and his fist did Young Master Chang finally fall back to the ground.

But by then, he looked like a dead pig, lying motionless on the ground, having been knocked unconscious.

And that Fist Technique?

It was definitely the supreme Fist Technique for beating someone up. It injured but didn’t kill, swelled but didn’t break the skin, cracked but didn’t shatter... and it all took just ten breaths!

How terrifying!

A chill ran down the spine of everyone present.

Thankfully... Young Master Chang was only one of the ten great Young Masters of the Central District, not one of the ten great young experts. Otherwise, they would never have been able to accept this outcome.

At the same time, another thought surfaced in their minds!

Despicable, utterly despicable!

That young man had attacked before the other party had even finished speaking. He had no sense of the spirit of a Cultivator’s duel.

The mysterious proprietress, on the other hand, had a peculiar glint in her eyes.

She didn’t share the crowd’s thoughts. What she saw was the young man’s combat psychology and his grasp of opportunity, both honed to an extreme degree of precision.

And his combat power... A Grandmaster Realm cultivator had delivered a one-sided beatdown to someone at the Earth-level Dao Platform Foundation Establishment Perfect Realm!

Even if Young Master Chang Qi had no combat experience and was a complete rookie, this was enough to prove that the young man was infinitely close to being a super-genius Transcender.

At that moment, Young Master Chang Qi was lying right next to Guan Xiaojing, covered in bruises and so swollen he looked like he was inflated.

His face was swollen like a pig’s head; you could no longer tell that this was the suave and debonair... Young Master Chang Qi.

Guan Xiaojing’s face was pale, a chill churning in her heart!

But she was, after all, the young miss of a first-class Noble Family. Her own Cultivation was not weak, and she had the Guan Family backing her.

Besides, she was a woman and had a natural advantage.

’No matter what, he wouldn’t dare attack a woman, would he?’

She did her best to suppress her fear, pointed at Jiang Jichen, and said, "How dare you injure Young Master Chang Qi like this! Do you have any idea what a huge mistake you’ve made? The Chang Family..."

However, before Guan Xiaojing could finish, Jiang Jichen raised his Identity Token with one hand. He faced her and announced with righteous arrogance, "I, Lingchen of the Seven Profound Sect, hereby formally challenge you, Miss Guan. Please accept!"

The moment Jiang Jichen’s voice rang out, Guan Xiaojing’s words, only half-spoken, came to an abrupt halt. She stared at him, dumbfounded.

The surrounding chatter also ceased at once. Everyone stared blankly, looking at Jiang Jichen as if he were some kind of monster.

Shameless, utterly shameless!

He actually challenged... a woman?

Heavens, is he even a man? Just a moment ago, he was cursing Young Master Chang Qi for being a sissy and unmanly!

And what about him?

How can a person be so despicable? Could he be any more shameless?

"Y-you... you’re challenging me?"

Guan Xiaojing asked again, as if she couldn’t believe it.

"Yes, Miss Guan. Your Cultivation is higher than mine, so according to the rules of challenges, I am allowed to challenge you! If you’re afraid to accept, worried you’ll end up beaten into a pig’s head like Young Master Chang Qi, then I can give you a handicap... both my hands!"

Jiang Jichen declared righteously, completely ignoring the stares of the crowd.

’How is challenging a woman not manly? Her Cultivation is clearly higher than mine, and besides... she’s my enemy.’

In Jiang Jichen’s eyes, there was no distinction between men and women when it came to enemies!

But as soon as Jiang Jichen’s words fell, the crowd was once again stunned.

What did he say? We didn’t mishear him, did we!

He’s going to give up... the use of both hands to challenge Guan Xiaojing, who is at the Earth-level Dao Platform Foundation Establishment Late Stage Realm?

Arrogant, conceited!

This is madness, a death wish!

That was how everyone saw Jiang Jichen.

Guan Xiaojing was also taken aback for a moment, then her heart suddenly filled with ecstasy.

’He’s actually going to challenge me without using his hands?’

"Are you sure you’ll fight without using your hands?"

Guan Xiaojing asked, suppressing her delight.

What she feared most right now were Jiang Jichen’s fists, which were as big as sandbags.

It was one thing for Young Master Chang Qi, a man, to suffer that fate. But she was a beautiful woman; if she was also beaten into a pig’s head, she would never be able to show her face in public again.

But now that Jiang Jichen had given up using his hands, what would he use to hit her?

’This is absolutely him digging his own grave... He’s asking to die!’

Now, no one called Jiang Jichen shameless anymore. After all, the man was fighting without his hands, and Guan Xiaojing’s Cultivation was far above his.

Jiang Jichen smiled arrogantly. "As a true man, what’s the harm in giving up my hands when fighting a mere maiden? Let’s see if a little lady like you dares to fight."

The crowd was once again stunned, feeling as if their brains couldn’t keep up with his rhythm.

But then they came to their senses and sighed internally, ’Damn it, he’s so good at posturing!’

How could Guan Xiaojing possibly refuse now?

She already hated this despicable, shameless youth to the bone. She wished she could tear him apart with her bare hands!

And now that she had the chance, she would absolutely not miss it.

Even though it seemed incredibly unfair to the young man in everyone’s eyes, including her own, she was just a weak little woman!

Besides, he was the one who proposed it. She couldn’t be blamed.

But how could they know that the only reason Jiang Jichen offered such a handicap was to make Guan Xiaojing... agree to accept the challenge!

"Fine! I, Guan Xiaojing, accept the challenge from Lingchen of the Seven Profound Sect!"

As she spoke, Guan Xiaojing, having learned from Chang Qi’s lesson, pulled back to create distance. She watched Jiang Jichen with extreme vigilance, giving him no opportunity for a sneak attack.

This time, however, Jiang Jichen stood with his hands clasped behind his back, looking just like a peerless master.

His expression was aloof and distant. He gave Guan Xiaojing a slight nod and gestured. "Miss Guan, please proceed!"

So... so polite, so humble! A perfect gentleman, cultured and refined!

It made people feel as if the scene of him attacking and brutally beating Young Master Chang Qi had never even happened.

The change in style was so drastic it was a little hard to accept.

But Guan Xiaojing only became more cautious. After all, she was already psychologically scarred by Jiang Jichen.

In the center of the massive hall, only Jiang Jichen and Guan Xiaojing remained.

The two of them stood ten meters apart, facing each other from a distance.

Jiang Jichen’s hands were behind his back, his gaze calm.

Guan Xiaojing brandished her sword with one hand and lunged like a bolt of lightning.

Sword Qi crisscrossed through the air, enveloping Jiang Jichen from every angle, leaving no room to escape!

Moreover, wisps of flame flickered within the Sword Qi, like fine threads of fire swimming through the air.

This was the Guan Family’s ultimate technique... the Flame Silk Flying Sword!

The flying flame silks seeped into every opening!

Jiang Jichen was sealed in on all sides by the Flame Silk Sword Qi that filled the air, with nowhere to retreat.

And if the Flame Silk Sword Qi were to enter his body, it would incinerate his Spirit Vein and Qi Sea. Even if he didn’t die, he would be crippled. Its destructive power was terrifying.

But faced with such an attack, Jiang Jichen made no unnecessary movements.

Ten layers of endlessly regenerating golden Spirit Pattern Space emerged around his body, while the Seven-colored Undying Power spread just beneath his skin.

Then, without dodging or evading, he charged straight forward.

BOOM!

To the stunned disbelief of the crowd, Jiang Jichen and Guan Xiaojing collided in an incredibly intimate-looking crash.