Ye Huan took in Lin Xie's unusual behavior, his eyes gradually narrowing into a slit.

Earlier, he was still doubting whether this Lin Xie was the one Su Zhiqiang spoke of.

Now, he had no doubts any longer.

This Lin Xie.

Was indeed the black-robed man from "that organization"!

Only...

He really managed to do it.

Actually infiltrated Dragon Gate, becoming an inside spy.

Even became Qin Wudao's direct disciple.

A look of interest appeared on Ye Huan's face.

"Xie'er, what's wrong?" Beside them, Qin Wudao also noticed Lin Xie's strange behavior, frowned and asked him in a voice only the two could hear.

Lin Xie shivered, snapped back to reality, his back already soaked with cold sweat.

He pushed his throat with difficulty and said, "N-no problem..."

This did not look at all like there was no problem.

Qin Wudao frowned even deeper, asking: "Xie'er, did you practice too late last night and exhaust yourself?"

"I..." Lin Xie simply followed along, nodding: "Yes."

"Then after the competition ends later, you should rest."

"For now, let's introduce ourselves."

"See that young lad? He's the one you'll be competing with this time."

Qin Wudao gestured in Ye Huan's direction.

Lin Xie: "..."

Inside his heart, a prairie had been plowed over and over by thousands of Divine Beasts!

Competing with the God of Slaughter—this was pure suicide, wasn't it???

"Hello, I'm Ye Huan."

"So you're the one who's going to compete with me later, the prodigy—Lin Xie, right?"

At this moment.

Ye Huan stood up, a barely noticeable curve at the corner of his mouth, approached Lin Xie, and extended his hand.

Lin Xie's heart jumped to his throat, forcibly calming his mind.

If anything got exposed, and the God of Slaughter found out...

He'd be dead!

No one on the field could stop the God of Slaughter!

"That's right, hello."

"I'm Lin Xie."

Lin Xie forced out a rather uncomfortable smile, extended his hand, and shook hands with Ye Huan.

At that moment, his expression slightly changed.

A playful smile appeared on Ye Huan's face.

"Ca...cak..."

The sound of extremely faint bone movements kept resounding.

Everyone present knew the competition had begun!

They all knew Ye Huan intended to intimidate Lin Xie right at the handshake stage!

Led by Yang Dianfeng, except for Huang Panyi, the Dragon Gate elders all had a teasing expression in their eyes.

Who was Lin Xie? The legendary disciple of Dragon Gate!

Their pride!

Ye Huan, daring to provoke Lin Xie?

It's simply hitting a stone with an egg!

Yang Dianfeng started to consider what to do if Ye Huan lost later and was embarrassed, turning as red as pig liver, without hurting their harmony.

At this moment...

"Ka!!"

A loud cracking sound of bone echoed.

The outcome was decided.

The Dragon Gate elders, including Yang Dianfeng, all had joyful expressions.

Whether the harmony was disturbed seemed secondary to them.

The most important thing was the result!

It was victory!

Victory in the competition, showcasing the prestige of Dragon Gate!

No way...

The Dragon Gate elders present suddenly jolted!

Why was the screaming not coming from Ye Huan?

But...

Lin Xie!?

"Ah!!!"

Lin Xie screamed as if being slaughtered, constantly trying to withdraw his hand.

A hint of mockery flashed in Ye Huan's eyes.

At this moment.

He exerted force suddenly.

"Kak—"

The cracking sound of bone echoed once more.

At that instant, Lin Xie's screams abruptly ceased, his face turning white.

Then, coming to his senses...

"Ah!!!!!!!"

Lin Xie waved his purple hand, jumping up and down, while using loud screams that echoed clearly within a ten-meter radius to alleviate his pain.

Seeing this scene, the entire place fell silent, nearly everyone was, wide-eyed, mouth open wide enough to fit a stone inside.

"..."

Wha... what's going on here!?

What happened to Lin Xie?

His hand hurt?

For a moment, everyone focused their gaze upon Ye Huan.

Seeing Ye Huan so composed, acting as if nothing happened, how could they not know that this "appetizer" of a handshake competition resulted in Lin Xie's defeat?!

Moreover, Lin Xie was utterly defeated!

Looking at him, half of his left hand bones seemed to have been crushed!

Yet Ye Huan appeared entirely unharmed!

How was this possible!?

For a moment, Yang Dianfeng and others among the Dragon Gate elders were dumbfounded.

Even Qin Wudao's eyes were narrowing.

He never expected Ye Huan to actually be able to intimidate Lin Xie!

"Xiao Huan, what are you doing?!" At this moment, Li Luo stood up, anxiously pulling Ye Huan to the side, asking: "Didn't you agree on valuing harmony? Why did you exert so much force?"

"Didn't control my strength well." Ye Huan helplessly shrugged.

These words came out, causing the Dragon Gate elders' faces to turn red as pig liver.

Clearly not too happy!

What does he mean?

Does this brat mean he held back, but Lin Xie was so weak that his hand bones fractured and he lost even when Ye Huan barely used strength?

This was just too pretentious, wasn't it?

It's simply a subtle form of boasting, most lethal indeed!

Meanwhile, the Dragon Gate elders couldn't refute Ye Huan's words at all!

After all, in this small duel, Ye Huan did indeed have the upper hand, which left them feeling disgraced!

Originally, they were still thinking about how to console Ye Huan when he'd fall flat hitting a stone with an egg after his face turned as red as pig liver, maintaining harmony.

But now things turned out well; Ye Huan was completely fine.

Lin Xie lost thoroughly!

The situation turned very awkward for a while.

The Dragon Gate elders puffing their beards and glaring.

The ones swinging their sleeves were swinging their sleeves with awful facial expressions.

Li Luo was also terribly embarrassed, not knowing how to resolve it.

Fortunately, right then, Qin Wudao spoke up, asking Lin Xie, who had stopped screaming and almost regained composure: "How is it?"

"Still... still alright..." Lin Xie's voice trembled, a flash of fear in his eyes.

The God of Slaughter deserves his name indeed!

In comparison, he was not on the same level at all.

"Tomorrow is going to be crucial; your hand is injured, and you didn't rest well yesterday either."

"Prepare for the real competition, then after it's over, go to the hospital to treat your injuries, and then go back to rest."

"As for this small duel in which you fell behind, don't worry about it."

"Firstly, Ye Huan's well-balanced muscular physique appears very powerful, while you've long trained diligently, resulting in a thin and weak appearance."

"Secondly, Ye Huan has been battling the Dark World for seven years unscathed; not to say he's unbeatable, but it shows he's not weak."

"It's normal for you to be outmatched by Ye Huan in terms of strength; this result was within my expectation as your teacher."

Qin Wudao's voice was loud enough that everyone present heard it clearly.

Obviously, while he seemed to speak to Lin Xie, he was actually addressing the Dragon Gate elders and especially Ye Huan.

The purpose was to inform Ye Huan not to be arrogant because of his temporary advantage.

When the real competition begins, who will emerge victorious is still uncertain!

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