Jian Ruyan's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she looked up at Dante, her voice calm, "You can try and see for yourself if there's anything wrong with me!"
Although she was reluctant to make enemies with these people, since the people from Withered Tree Quest for Spring repeatedly provoked her and aimed to target her, she couldn't possibly endure this forever.
Jian Ruyan wasn't completely without contingency plans, if she really gave it her all, fighting a Divine Realm Warrior wouldn't be impossible, although it would come at a great cost.
"Hmph!" Upon hearing this, Dante sneered, looked around at everyone, and said coldly, "Look at her, an Energy Transformation Warrior daring to talk to me like this, and you say there's nothing wrong with her! Since you're so intent on seeking death, I won't mind sending you on your way!"
The crowd's gazes flickered when they heard Dante's words.
Lucifer, Reinhardt, Ren Xiaoyao, and Le Le were all in a wait-and-see state.
Sheng Rulai, Li Yaotong, San Liu, and others frowned and tried to advise Dante to calm down.
"It's a critical moment right now, and you're still causing internal strife, are you really in such a hurry to die?"
Li Yaotong said with a frown.
Dante let out a sinister laugh and shattered a wooden table with a palm, "It's just an Energy Transformation Warrior; what's there to worry about if she gets killed? Could it be that you really expect her to be useful in a situation like this?"
"Even if it's an accidental injury, it won't be a big loss if she's not controlled by the panic of disaster or the Tide of Chaos!"
Having said that, he rose to his full height, his towering frame creating a tremendous sense of oppression, and he walked towards Jian Ruyan, who was seated on her chair.
Actually, Jian Ruyan was quite tall herself, at 1.72 meters, but under the pressure of Dante's over two-meter frame, she appeared very delicate and petite.
Seeing this, San Liu showed an anxious look, wanting to help Jian Ruyan.
After all, he was now a member of the Jinyu Mantang, and since Jian Ruyan was a subordinate of Xiang Mantang, he would be in trouble if he didn't lend a hand now and Xiang Mantang came asking later.
But just as he thought to act, Nameless held him back.
Nameless shook his head at him and whispered, "Are you sure you can handle it?"
San Liu shook his head.
What surety could he have?
Dante's strength was clearly more than just the peak of Energy Transformation; at the very least, he was at Half-Step Divine Realm and it was also possible that he was the only man-made Divine Realm Warrior created by Withered Tree Quest for Spring using all their resources.
Such a person might not compare to someone like Xiang Mantang, who broke through to the Divine Realm on his own and lacked various Divine Skills such as Divine Sense.
But he was still terrifying and probably more than a match for over ten Peak Energy Transformation Warriors—if they banded together, they wouldn't be his opponent!
"If you're not sure, then sit down. Don't rush to your death!" Nameless whispered.
San Liu's eyes flickered, wondering whether Nameless wasn't afraid of Xiang Mantang returning to hold them accountable for standing by passively.
Before San Liu could ask further,
There, Dante had already taken big strides to get right in front of Jian Ruyan, grinned sinisterly, and swung a punch at her face!
"Crackle!!"
As he swung his fist, dazzling Thunder Light burst forth, and the jumping Thunder Arcs made everybody present feel a slight numbness in their bodies.
His Thunder Power was in no way inferior to Zeus, if not even more formidable!
San Liu's face changed color; he realized that even if he wanted to join forces with Jian Ruyan to confront Dante, it was now impossible.
At the same time, he understood why Nameless had held him back, not letting him approach.
She must have sensed the danger from Dante and known that even if the three of them teamed up, they would not be Dante's match—it was simply an act of seeking death.
Instead of that, it was better to watch the changes and inform Dragon King Hall about Jian Ruyan being killed by the people from Withered Tree Quest for Spring.
She was such a calm and rational assassin!
San Liu didn't dare to open his eyes to look at Jian Ruyan anymore.
He feared that the next second, he would see her beautiful face burst open like a bloody watermelon.
"Clang!"
However, the expected explosion sound did not occur.
Instead, the sound of a sword being unsheathed rang out.
"This is..."
Faint exclamations of surprise could be heard by the ear.
San Liu couldn't help but open his eyes and look in the direction of Jian Ruyan.
He saw that the sharp sword Jian Ruyan had been holding was now unsheathed, and at the same time, the sword emanated an aura of cold frost, extremely majestic, while at the tip of the sword, an ice shield had formed, successfully blocking Dante's punch.
Does Jian Ruyan also possess a special ability? An Ice Ability?
San Liu found it somewhat unbelievable.
That's not right...
He soon realized something was amiss; this wasn't an Ice Ability, but rather some kind of True Qi operation that caused the transformation.
Ice is not a conductor of electricity, but that's only relatively speaking. After all, Jian Ruyan was less powerful than Dante. Even if she could barely block Dante's punch, which was filled with Thunder Power, his unstoppable punch, powered merely by physical strength, would have been enough to shatter the ice shield.
However, at the moment, the ice shield at the tip of Jian Ruyan's sword dissipated all the electricity and didn't even show a single crack under Dante's punch.
Does that mean Jian Ruyan is now a Divine Realm Warrior?
That's not right...
It's impossible for her to have broken through again so quickly.
San Liu looked at the several light blue Curse Marks that appeared on Jian Ruyan's forehead, intertwining to form the silhouette of a phoenix, almost identical to the technique used by Xiang Mantang in the previous assassination attempt on the Lord of the Killing Realm!
'Is this a forbidden secret technique of Dragon King Hall that allows a brief breakthrough to the Divine Realm? But why isn't it a Dragon Pattern?'
San Liu whispered to himself, guessing, somewhat puzzled.
Because he was not familiar with Dragon King Hall, he thought the Phoenix Curse Marks that appeared on the faces of Jian Ruyan and Xiang Mantang were secret techniques of the Dragon King Hall that every high-ranking member knew!
As San Liu speculated,
Dante, seeing his punch that should have blown up Jian Ruyan's head being blocked by her, was momentarily stunned, then sneered with a grin and roared, "Haha, quite the trick you have there, an Energy Transformation Warrior who can actually block my attack. You still say you have no issues!"
With that said,
the fist he had slammed onto the ice shield suddenly burst into a blazing inferno.
The fire was vast, appearing almost like a small sun.
Instantly, the ice shield in front of Jian Ruyan began to show signs of melting and disintegrating.
"This guy actually possesses more than one special ability."
As everyone saw Dante using another Fire-type Psychic Power, they became even more convinced that he was the ace that Withered Tree Quest for Spring had been hiding, a Super Gene Modifier.
And it wasn't just the Fire Ability; as Dante forcefully activated it, his body hair began to grow rapidly, and he let out several wolf howls.
Is this guy also a werewolf?
Lucifer, who was casually watching the fight with his legs crossed, narrowed his eyes slightly. Those with werewolf or vampire bloodlines were all members of his Fallen Splendor; when did Withered Tree Quest for Spring steal their werewolf bloodline?
"Hyah!"
Jian Ruyan was not one to just wait for death; seeing that the ice shield was somewhat failing to stop Dante's attack, she immediately wanted to urge her True Yuan fiercely, continuing to fight desperately against Dante!
Just then,
"Bam!"
The previously closed door suddenly burst open.