“Hmm?”
The man frowned, raised his hand, and formed a seal to block the attack.
With a muffled sound, the man was thrown backward, landing heavily on the ground and spitting out a mouthful of blood.
He was an eighth-rank Holy Realm cultivator and had acted passively, so he was naturally no match for Opal.
“You wretched woman, you…” The man got up from the ground and started to speak again.
Before he could finish a word, he was sent flying once more, tumbling several times before landing three to four hundred meters away.
This time, his injuries were severe; at least two or three ribs were broken, and blood continuously oozed from his mouth.
“…”
The man opened his mouth, wanting to continue shouting, but a phantom ancient sword stopped right in front of him, emitting a chilling aura.
He had no doubt that if he continued to be reckless, this sword might pierce through his forehead.
“Speak! Why aren’t you saying anything?” Opal said coldly.
The man: “…..”
“Avery, save me!” The man swallowed hard and called out to Avery Francis.
Avery Francis glanced at the man and casually waved his hand, shattering the phantom ancient sword into dust.
“Did you really injure Raul Duffy?” Avery Francis asked Billy.
“Don’t believe me?” Billy retorted.
“I’m curious how an eighth-rank Holy Realm cultivator like you managed to hurt him!” Avery Francis scrutinized Billy.
After a brief pause, he continued, “Let’s do this. Don’t say I’m bullying you; I’ll suppress my cultivation to half-step Otherworldly Realm, and we’ll have a fair fight!”
“If you can beat me, I’ll give up my spot in the Canyon View Four Talents to you!”
“On the other hand, if you lose, you must apologize in front of everyone and admit that you were talking nonsense!”
“…..” Hearing this, Casey and the others couldn’t help but twitch their mouths.
Another person looking for trouble!
“…”
The man who had just gotten up from the ground also twitched his mouth: “Avery, don’t underestimate him. He really…”
Before he could finish his sentence, he stopped abruptly.
Because another phantom ancient sword stopped right in front of him.
He suddenly felt like crying!
Not even allowed to speak, this was too much!
“Are you sure you want to suppress your cultivation to half-step Otherworldly Realm and fight me?” Billy asked Avery Francis.
“If you still think it’s unfair, I can suppress my cultivation to your level!” Avery Francis responded.
“No need for that!” Billy shook his head. “Half-step Otherworldly Realm is fine. I’ll take a bit of a disadvantage!”
Casey and the others: “…..”
The man: “…..”
“Then let’s go!” Avery Francis responded and walked towards the door.
Soon, the group arrived at an open space outside, where many onlookers had already gathered.
“Isn’t that Senior Brother Avery Francis? I heard he was in seclusion. Did he come out so soon?”
“Why is Senior Brother Avery Francis challenging a kid who’s only at the late stage of the Holy Realm? It’s beneath him!”
“You don’t understand. Apparently, that kid boasted he could easily defeat the Canyon View Four Talents. Senior Brother Avery Francis couldn’t stand it and came to challenge him!”
“…..”
Seeing the two of them, a buzz of conversation erupted around them.
Soon, Billy and Avery Francis floated into the air.
“Let’s make it quick. How about we decide the winner with one move?” Avery Francis suggested to Billy while suppressing his cultivation to half-step Otherworldly Realm.
“Sure!” Billy shrugged.
“Let’s begin!” Avery Francis said and started to move.
Holding his blade with both hands, he drew a sharp gleam in the air. The sky roared with turbulence and howling winds.
“Take this strike!”
With Avery Francis’s deep voice, a formidable Celestial Blade force cut through the air towards Billy with unstoppable momentum.
Billy could tell from the power of this strike that it was enough to kill a first-rank Otherworldly Realm opponent. It was comparable to his own Blade Shattering the Sky!
“Interesting!”
Billy squinted slightly but didn’t let his guard down. He didn’t intend to use his trump card either.
He could see that Avery Francis wasn’t inherently bad; he was just somewhat simple-minded and easily influenced. So Billy wouldn’t go all out against him.
Next, without any fancy moves, Billy gripped his blade tightly and prepared to use his Blood Shadow Blade technique to block the attack.
He estimated that Avery Francis, with his suppressed cultivation, couldn’t withstand this strike.
But in the next moment, Billy’s pupils contracted sharply.
At that moment, he felt a powerful spiritual force lock onto him, sealing half of his power. He could only exert five or six-tenths of his strength.
Seeing Avery Francis’s blade force descending upon him, Billy frowned deeply.
With half of his power sealed, he knew he couldn’t withstand this attack.
Without time to think, he immediately used Phantom Trail to dodge to the side.
Even though he reacted quickly, he was still half a beat slower. Avery Francis’s blade force slashed down not far from him.
Although he avoided a direct hit, the powerful shockwave still sent him flying a thousand meters away, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
His internal organs felt displaced in an instant; his meridians were severely damaged, and his breath was weak.
The person behind this probably didn’t intend to kill him, leaving him with half of his power. Otherwise, after this strike, even if he didn’t die, he’d be crippled.
“Billy Boy!”
“Boss!”
“Billy!”
“…..”
Seeing this scene, Opal and Casey’s group exclaimed in shock.
They had just been joking about how Boss had learned to trick people too. Even if Avery Francis went all out, he wouldn’t necessarily be Boss’s match. With his cultivation suppressed to half-step Otherworldly Realm, Boss could end the fight with one move.
But now, this was the result. Boss was sent flying by Avery Francis’s strike.
Something was very wrong!
Before everyone could fully react, ripples appeared in the air a thousand meters away. A shadow suddenly appeared near Billy.
In an instant, both the shadow and Billy disappeared without a trace.
The incident happened so quickly and at such a distance that no one saw clearly who that shadow was.
At the same time, White Feather dashed towards where Billy had been like lightning.
Opal and Casey’s group followed without hesitation.
After a brief moment of confusion, Avery Francis also rushed forward. He wanted to know what had happened too.
He knew very well the power of his strike just now. Even if he could defeat Billy, it shouldn’t have sent him flying so far.
In just a few moments, they arrived at the spot where Billy had disappeared. But there was no one around anymore.
“Where did you take my Boss?” Ian Blade angrily asked Avery Francis.
“This has nothing to do with me!” Avery Francis frowned.
“Nothing to do with you? Still trying to lie!” White Tiger shouted loudly from the side. “Believe it or not, I’ll kill you!”
As he spoke, his aura surged to its peak. He then raised his hand to attack Avery Francis.
Ian Blade and Azure Fang also took their stances simultaneously.