This palm strike…
Light and soft, like a frail scholar, like a sickly beauty!
Seeing this, the many soldiers couldn’t help but laugh.
“Bai Zihe, you will die from this palm strike!”
“Back in the southern border, the Domain Lord struck with this very palm, pulverizing ten approaching armored vehicles.”
“It was also this palm that secured years of peace in the southern border!”
“Bai Zihe, dying by this palm is enough for you to smile in the netherworld.”
In everyone’s eyes, Bai Zihe’s life had already entered its final countdown.
The next moment.
The two palms collided fiercely.
One, the long-renowned Domain Lord, Optimus Prime!
One, the sharp and brilliant genius youth!
This battle, the whole world watched!
“Boom–”
A violent explosion erupted from the two figures, spreading outwards with immense power, comparable to some conventional heat weapons!
The blinding light was like a second sun.
Everyone closed their eyes, not daring to open them, fearing blindness from the intense radiance.
Some soldiers who refused to believe…
Tears of blood streamed down their faces on the spot; they had gone blind!
The surging energy wave swept outwards, crushing everything in its path, unstoppable.
Even…
Some nearby buildings collapsed under the might of this palm strike.
The wood, stone, and bricks were instantly reduced to dust, scattering in the wind and stirring up a sky full of dust.
For a long, long time!
No one knew exactly how much time had passed.
The explosion slowly subsided, and everything returned to calm.
Everyone gazed intently towards the center of the battle, eager to know the outcome.
There.
A towering figure stood like a mountain.
It was surprisingly Bai Zihe!
His expression was serene, his demeanor unchanged, as if he had merely done something trivial.
And ten Zhang away from him.
Gai Tianya lay miserably on the ground, his right arm gone, with only scattered remnants of flesh and blood around.
The victor was clearly decided!
Upon seeing this result, everyone was stunned.
Gai Tianya, the Domain Lord of the Southern War Zone, a veritable emperor, possessed unfathomable and terrifying strength.
Yet, he was defeated by Bai Zihe.
And such a miserable, thorough defeat…
This outcome was beyond comprehension.
Immediately.
All the soldiers stood frozen, momentarily stunned, lost in boundless shock and numb disbelief.
Ji Xueyun and Yue Rushuang’s hearts surged like waves.
They only wanted to know, just how strong was their junior brother!
Along his path.
Houtian Martial Master, Xiantian Martial Master, Half-step Grandmaster, Grandmaster, Half-step Great Grandmaster…
No one could stop his advance.
And now.
He had crushed Gai Tianya, a paramount figure of this era.
Even a Great Grandmaster was no match for him!
Their hearts were filled with complex emotions.
There was relief, joy, shock, and urgency.
Junior brother had become so strong; how could they, as senior sisters, be too weak?
The only one moving on the scene was Bai Zihe.
“He who kills, shall be killed!”
He uttered a few words softly and then walked step by step towards Gai Tianya.
Gai Tianya’s heart was also in turmoil.
This Bai Zihe…
Had defeated him with a mere, casual palm strike.
Was Bai Zihe even human?
A devil, perhaps!
Even if he had cultivated since his mother’s womb, he couldn’t have reached this level!
Now.
Watching Bai Zihe approach, Gai Tianya panicked for the first time.
He did not want to die.
He was the Domain Lord of the Southern War Zone, possessed supreme power and status, how could he die here?
“Bai Zihe!”
Gai Tianya shouted sharply, his voice urgent and rapid, “Do you know how I found your whereabouts and the location of Xuantiange?”
Bai Zihe paused.
His whereabouts were, in fact, easy to track, given the major commotion he had caused in the provincial capital.
But the location of Xuantiange had always been a top secret.
How did Gai Tianya know?
Seeing Bai Zihe hesitate, Gai Tianya quickly said, “It was Matsushima Sawakawa, the new envoy from the Yingren Guild, who told me. He knows many secrets!”
“He wanted me to kill you, which is why he revealed it to me!”
Yingren envoy?
A cold glint flashed in Bai Zihe’s sharp eyes.
These bastards were truly persistent.
They established a Ying-style street on the land of Great Xia, and now they colluded with Gai Tianya to kill him. Truly cunning.
Gai Tianya said miserably, “So, can you spare me this once?”
Bai Zihe’s gaze fell upon Gai Tianya.
At this moment…
He was covered in blood, utterly pathetic, stripped of all his former arrogance.
“Considering you protected your home and country, guarding the southern territory…”
Bai Zihe said softly, his tone leaving no room for doubt, “If you voluntarily resign from your post to the War Department, I can spare your life.”
After speaking.
Regardless of Gai Tianya’s reaction, he strode directly into Xuantiange.
“Good!”
Gai Tianya agreed without hesitation, “Many thanks, Lord Bai, for sparing my life.”
As he spoke.
Bai Zihe happened to pass by him.
Suddenly, the moment Bai Zihe turned his back to him.
Gai Tianya moved.
Like a venomous snake targeting its prey, he attacked with lightning speed, channeling all his inner energy into a punch aimed at Bai Zihe’s back.
If this hit…
Even a Great Grandmaster would be severely injured, utterly incapable of fighting further!
“Junior brother, be careful!”
“Gai Tianya, you… despicable!”
Yue Rushuang and Ji Xueyun, witnessing this, were furious and frantically signaled Bai Zihe to warn him!
But the speed of a Great Grandmaster was not to be underestimated.
And filled with rage, within a range of less than a Zhang…
He reached Bai Zihe’s back in an instant, a sinister smile appearing on his face, “Bai Zihe, die!”
Everything happened in a flash.
Just as he triumphantly landed his punch, he suddenly realized.
What he had struck was not Bai Zihe, but a faint afterimage, which slowly dissipated as his punch fell.
Not good!
This was just an afterimage!
Gai Tianya’s blood ran cold.
He immediately lunged forward, attempting to escape this perilous situation, but heard a cold, dismissive laugh from behind.
Then, he could no longer move.
A fair hand extended from behind and gripped his neck.
It was indeed Bai Zihe.
“Bai, Bai Zihe…”
Gai Tianya finally realized the insurmountable chasm between them and was about to beg for mercy, when he heard Bai Zihe’s cold voice.
“I gave you a chance, but you didn’t cherish it.”
“Then… die!”
Bai Zihe spoke, and with a clean snap, he broke Gai Tianya’s neck, leaving him no chance to speak further.
A generation’s hero, Domain Lord Gai Tianya of the Southern War Zone…
Died!
Silence fell upon the entire scene.
Bai Zihe’s power was too immense, his methods too ruthless.
No one dared to utter a word, not even Gai Tianya’s personal guards.
Everyone remained silent.
Intimidated by Bai Zihe’s heaven-defying strength, they dared not make a sound.
“You all…”
Bai Zihe’s sharp eyes scanned everyone like lightning, “What is your choice?”
Silence.
Still silence.
The soldiers of the Southern War Zone were petrified.
“I…”
After a long pause, someone hesitantly stepped forward and stammered, “I, I, surrender…”
“I… surrender too!”
“Me too, I surrender!”
“I, I’m the same…”
In the blink of an eye, with one person taking the lead, all these soldiers surrendered, without exception.
The task of integrating them would fall to Ji Xueyun’s people.
Bai Zihe entered Xuantiange and handed a handwritten letter to Ji Xueyun, “Second Senior Sister, take this letter to the War Department and take over the Southern War Zone!”
The Southern War Zone was responsible for guarding the border, a crucial role that could not be left without a leader.
And Ji Xueyun was the best choice.
“Junior brother, thank you!”
Ji Xueyun, who had risen through the ranks of the military, had a special connection with the barracks. She was naturally delighted with Bai Zihe’s arrangement.
However, she still asked, “Junior brother, what about you?”
Bai Zihe smiled.
He directly cut off Gai Tianya’s head, a look of undisguised killing intent flashing across his face, “The Yingren envoy is so rampant, I must send them a grand gift!”