233 I, Zhuo Yixian, Would Rather Die Than Apologize! (1/2)

The entire square seemed to have vanished in Zhuo Yixian's eyes. He only saw an enormous whirlpool before him that threatened to tear everything apart. Even after he melded with two of his past lives and could, to a certain extent, hold his ground with one at the Foundation Establishment realm, he could do nothing to stop Wang Baole's attack at that moment.

Terror overtook him. Zhuo Yixian could hardly breathe. He tried his best to defend himself, but Wang Baole's fist came rushing towards him. The whirlpool surged forward and, within the blink of an eye, drove agony into every part of Zhuo Yixian's body. He was on the verge of collapse.

As Zhuo Yixian shuddered fiercely and was finally going to yield to the assault, a middle-aged man walked out behind him. He wore a long robe, his hair was long, and his face had a smattering of black spots, giving him an appearance of extreme gloom. As he approached, his aura burst forth from his person in an explosion.

He transformed from an inconspicuous stranger to a cultivator at the early-stage Foundation Establishment realm. With a single step, he reached Zhuo Yixian's side and pulled him away. His left hand formed hand seals and pushed them towards the approaching Wang Baole.

”Scram!” The middle-aged man snorted. A giant hand formed out of black fog appeared in his raised right hand suddenly. It took Zhuo Yixian's place and connected with Wang Baole.

Everything occurred in the span of only a few seconds—from Zhuo Yixian on the verge of being trapped in a grim situation, to the appearance of the strange and mysterious man and his release of the giant hand made out of black fog. As the middle-aged man appeared and took Zhuo Yixian's place to counter Wang Baole's attack, a thundering explosion resounded in the air.

The loud thundering sounded across all directions. Wang Baole trembled and staggered a few steps backward. His breathing sped up, but there were no signs of blood being spilled. Zhao Yameng and Zhuo Yifan stepped forward and steadied him. Wang Baole lifted his head abruptly and stared at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man frowned. He seemed uninjured. He pulled back his right hand, which was trembling from the force of the blow. He was secretly shocked.

He was a Foundation Establishment realm cultivator. A casual strike from him should have been able to flatten a True Breath realm cultivator. If it had been any other True Breath realm cultivator who had intercepted his earlier attack, the latter would have been injured grievously and spitting out blood.

But Wang Baole had only stumbled back. In fact, he didn't even seem as if he had suffered an injury. That shocked and alarmed the middle-aged man.

It was the first time in his entire life that he had come across such a fearsome True Breath realm cultivator. Wang Baole's physical power, especially, made him slightly fearful.

Beside him, Zhuo Yixian's face had paled. Even though his guard rescued him, he had still been injured previously by Wang Baole's Supernova, and blood seeped from his lips.

Despite being saved by his guard, he had still suffered injuries before a large crowd. Zhuo Yixian's face and ears burned in that instant, and his eyes turned red. He seemed slightly crazed as he growled suddenly.

”Priest Zhou, I order you to take him down!”

The crowd witnessing the scene before them immediately stepped back and opened up a bigger space for them. Besides Li Yi and the other hundred seedlings who were more familiar with Wang Baole's capabilities, others like Li Xiu were seeing Wang Baole fighting for the first time. Waves of emotions stirred within them. The fearsome power of Wang Baole's physical strength and resilience had made a strong and immediate impression.

Inside the chambers, standing on elevated ground, Lin You was also observing the fight. However, the focus of his attention was on Lin Tianhao.

”Master, should I step in and stop the fight?” the old man standing behind Lin You asked quietly.

”No need. I want to see how Hao-er will resolve this matter.” Lin You shook his head, his eyes continued to watch Lin Tianhao, who seemed hesitant and torn. Gradually, disappointment surfaced in his gaze.

”Regardless whom he helped, I would've given him my support… but this is his home, and he is the host. Standing there without taking any action or making any stance may seem like the right decision, but it is actually the biggest mistake he can make!” Lin You sighed softly. He couldn't help but compare Lin Tianhao with Wang Baole, or even Zhuo Yixian. The disappointment in his heart grew.

Even if Lin Tianhao couldn't achieve Wang Baole's level of strength and aggression, Lin You believed it would be good enough if he could at least reach Zhuo Yixian's level.

Lin You sighed, and Lin Tianhao continued to hesitate. After Zhuo Yixian barked his order, the middle-aged man beside him frowned slightly. He didn't question the orders, though, and was about to execute them.

At the same time, Zhuo Yifan and Zhao Yameng both had a frosty glint in their eyes. They were eager to join Wang Baole in the fight. It was then… Wang Baole held his arms against them and stopped them both. As he lifted his head, his eyes shone with arrogance.

”There's no need for you two to join in. Today, I, Wang Baole, will rely on myself and myself alone to fight this battle. Foundation Establishment realm… so what? In Wang Baole's dictionary, there is no such word as fear!