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    Zi Yuan’s face darkened slightly; she knew Ao Lie’s temper.

    His tenth-ce ranking on the martial arts rankings had made him extremely conceited, and he never took cultivators of lower realms seriously.

    But she also understood David’s strength and immediately said coldly, “Commander Ao, the king has given orders, and you must obey them. If you feel it would be beneath you to spar with Fellow Daoist Chen, send one of your men down to see if

    you can.” Ao Lie considered it and decided that sending a man would both fulfill the king’s orders and preserve his own dignity. He waved to the edge of the martial arts arena, “Shi Hu,e here!”

    A burly, fleshy-faced Imperial Guard captain swiftly stepped forward and knelt on one knee, “Commander!”

    Although Shi Hu was a seventh-rank Earth Immortal Realm cultivator, renowned for his bravery within the Imperial Guard, even an ordinary eighth-rank Earth Immortal Realm cultivator might not be his match.

    “I’ll give you a mission,”

    Ao Lie pointed at David and said casually, “Spar with this fellow Daoist Chen. Remember, be gentle and don’t hurt anyone. He’s only a first-rank Earth Immortal cultivator, after all. If anything goes wrong, you won’t be able to bear the me from the king.”

    “Yes!”

    Shi Hu stood up and looked at David with contempt, as if he were looking at an ant ready to be crushed.

    He flexed his wrist, his bones crackling, and grinned grimly, “Boy, if you know what’s good for you, admit defeat. Otherwise, I’ll knock you down and embarrass you.”

    David nced at him calmly without saying anything. He walked straight to the center of the martial arts arena and gestured “please” to Shi Hu.

    “You don’t know what’s good for you!”

    Shi Hu snorted coldly. With a sh, he pounced like a tiger, clenching his fists. Golden spiritual energy gathered in his fists, forming sharp ws, and with a whistling sound, he struck David’s chest.

    The punch was powerful and powerful, clearly showing no real holding back. In his opinion, there was no need to go all out against a first-rank Earth Immortal cultivator.

    The surrounding imperial guards held their breath. They believed that if David didn’t die from this punch, he would be seriously injured. Zi

    Yuan, however, remained calm. She had seen the speed with which David had shed Wei Feng’s arm, and knew that Shi Hu’s seemingly ferocious punch wouldn’t likely injure David at all.

    , just as his fist was about to strike David, David suddenly vanished.

    Shi Hu’s punch missed, startling him. Before he could react, he felt a pain in the back of his neck. A surge of powerful force sent him flying like a kite with its string cut. With a thud, hended heavily on the ck iron stone floor, kicking up a cloud of dust.

    “What?”

    Ao Lie’s eyes shed with surprise; he hadn’t seen David’s movements clearly.

    Shi Hu struggled to his feet, a look of disbelief on his face

    . He touched the back of his neck, feeling a sharp pain. It was clear that if the blow had been just a little harder, his cervical vertebrae would have been broken.

    “Boy, you dare to sneak attack!”

    Shi Hu roared, lunging again.

    This time, he wasn’t afraid to be careless. Golden divine patterns illuminated his body, and a spiritual sword condensed in his hand. With a sh of light, he swept towards David.

    David remained unhurried, his figure moving like a ghost amidst the shes of swords. No matter how swift Shi Hu’s des, they couldn’t touch the edge of his clothes.

    asionally, David would throw a punch or a kick, each time preciselynding on Shi Hu’s vulnerable spot.

    “Bang!” “Snap!” “Ah!”

    Screams rang out continuously, and Shi Hu’s body was soon covered with scars. David kicked the spiritual sword away.

    Finally, David grabbed Shi Hu’s wrist and twisted it gently. With a crisp “crack,” Shi Hu’s arm was broken.

    “I lost…”

    Shi Hu could no longer hold on and copsed to the ground, gasping for breath, looking at David with fear in his eyes.