"Take her away." Seeing Cassano hesitate, the man claiming to be from the Xia family sneered, and another moved to grab Tan Zhenman.

"Puff!" A white light flashed, followed by a splatter of blood. The man reaching for Tan Zhenman fell to the ground, his eyes wide open. A bloody hole pierced his throat, and behind him, a three-inch dagger was embedded in the ground, having passed completely through his throat.

A tall man with a robust presence stepped forward, staring at the remaining man and saying, "Even the Xia family cannot take away a genius of my Federal Hangxing."

"Chief Instructor Xi Li!" Cassano exclaimed with joy upon seeing the man arrive.

"Xi Li, even if you are the chief instructor of Federal Hangxing, you cannot kill someone from my Xia family," the remaining Xia family man shouted sternly.

Xi Li completely ignored the man, turning to Tan Zhenman with a gentle expression. "You are quite impressive. Rest assured, no matter how arrogant the Xia family is, they cannot take away someone from Federal Hangxing. Cassano, immediately arrange for Tan Zhenman to receive medical treatment, and then I will take her away from here."

On the way to Qishu City, Xi Li had already thoroughly investigated everything. Tan Zhenman had passed the three-star assessment with a perfect score, and members of the Xia family had tried to take her away, but she killed four of them. When Tan Zhenman fled back to Qishu City, she was intercepted by the Xia family.

"My Xia family has always respected Federal Hangxing and its instructor Xi Li. However, my Xia family is not afraid of Federal Hangxing. No one can arbitrarily harm my Xia family members, not even Federal Hangxing." An icy voice echoed.

Following the voice, a man in yellow robes emerged, standing about 1.85 meters tall. Despite being a man, his oval face gave him an eerie appearance. Behind him were five sturdy men clad in brown.

"Xia Fengkuang?" Xi Li could disregard the other members of the Xia family, but not Xia Fengkuang.

Xia Fengkuang's name wasn't self-proclaimed, but earned on Di Yuan Star. This very oval-faced man had slaughtered countless ferocious beasts on Di Yuan Star. Once he entered combat, he exhibited a crazed demeanor, refusing to retreat until his opponent, whether man or beast, was dead.

Although Xi Li had never fought him, he knew him to be a formidable opponent. Now, Xi Li understood that Xia Fengkuang was far beyond his league, yet he couldn't kill him. Earth had few strong individuals to begin with, and Xia Fengkuang's death would be a significant loss.

"You are no match for me. Even if all of you attack together, you still won't be," Xi Li stated calmly.

"Haha, I didn't fight you back then not because I was afraid, but because Federal Hangxing was the Xia family's financial backer. Today, let me see if you, Xi Li, are still qualified to be the top…" As Xia Fengkuang took a step toward Xi Li, he simultaneously commanded, "Take that woman who killed my Xia family members away. Kill anyone who interferes, no mercy."

"Yes!" The five burly men in brown who came with Xia Fengkuang charged directly toward Tan Zhenman.

Xi Li snorted coldly, delivering a punch towards Xia Fengkuang while simultaneously scattering a handful of objects, sending six beams of cold light shooting out.

"Puff! Puff! Puff!" Six splashes of blood erupted as the six men, including the one who had remained in the Guanxing Plaza, collapsed to the ground, each with a knife-light piercing their neck.

Tan Zhenman stared blankly at the six fallen men, a shiver running down her spine. When the six men had charged at her, she had reacted, but because of her injuries, she hadn't even drawn her short knife.

Xi Li had killed six people with a single scattering of flying knives, a skill certainly superior to her own. At the same time, she recognized the power of cold weapons; a handgun could never kill six people at once.

"Bang!" Xi Li's fist collided with Xia Fengkuang's, sending Xia Fengkuang flying backward, coughing up blood in mid-air.

"You…" Xia Fengkuang collapsed on the ground, staring at Xi Li in shock. He was sure that Xi Li's strength had increased by more than twofold since he left Di Yuan Star. Xi Li couldn't have been this powerful back then; the Xia family's intelligence was flawed.

"I won't kill you, go back. Tell Mr. Xia You that Federal Hangxing and the Xia family remain partners," Xi Li said calmly, looking at Xia Fengkuang lying on the ground.

Xia Fengkuang did not respond to Xi Li's words, but instead pulled out a two-inch cylindrical object from his waist and threw it into the air.

A brilliant light shot into the sky, and even though it was daytime, the dazzling glow pushed back the hazy mist, illuminating the sky.

Xi Li frowned, watching the firework soaring skyward. "Xia Fengkuang, even if you summon more people from the Xia family, it will be to no avail. If the Xia family dares to use hot weapons in Qishu City, don't blame Federal Hangxing for being ruthless."

Xia Fengkuang merely stared at Xi Li coldly, without uttering a word.

"Is that so?" An abrupt voice sounded, and to Xi Li's shock, another person had suddenly appeared in the plaza—a man who looked incredibly young.

"Who are you?" Xi Li's heart raced. Having fought ferocious beasts on Di Yuan Star for years, he could clearly sense that this person was more terrifying than many of them.

Even though the man hadn't made a move, the oppressive aura made it difficult for him to breathe.

He, Xi Li, was a top expert, having even encountered fortune on Di Yuan Star, yet he was being suppressed so easily?

The unwavering will cultivated through years of fighting beasts drove Xi Li to shout and lunge forward, throwing a punch.

"Since you're so confident in your fist, I'll give you one too." As he spoke, the man also threw a punch.

"Crack!" Xi Li clearly heard the bones in his fist shatter, and like Xia Fengkuang before him, he spat out a mouthful of blood in mid-air.

"Who exactly are you? Why are you so powerful?" Xi Li asked, still utterly shocked as he fell to the ground.

"Xia Zhi," the young man said softly, slowly approaching Xi Li.

Tan Zhenman rushed over to help Xi Li up, looking at the young man in a panic. "You can't kill Instructor Xi Li."

"Haha." Xia Zhi laughed. "No one can stop me, Xia Zhi, from killing anyone. I can do anything. I thought coming to Qishu City was just a detour, but it turns out I was actually needed."

Tan Zhenman said urgently, "If you don't kill Instructor Xi Li, I'll tell you my secret."

Tan Zhenman knew very well why the Xia family wanted to capture her; it was because she held a secret.

Xia Zhi stopped, staring at Tan Zhenman coldly. "Speak."

Tan Zhenman could clearly feel the gaze that determined her life and death, the icy coldness, as if a viper had its eyes on her. Suppressing her fear, she said, "An enlightened hermit taught me kung fu, and told me to wait for him here at the beginning of next month, he would come here to continue teaching me…"

Xia Zhi said coldly, "Very well, I will come again at the beginning of next month. If either of you leaves the Guanxing Plaza, I will destroy everyone in Federal Hangxing and slaughter everyone in your Tan family. Of course, you will die too."

As he spoke, he suddenly grabbed two silver needles and threw them, two needles as thin as cow hairs actually accurately piercing Tan Zhenman's and Xi Li's chests. Then Xia Zhi waved his hand again, and an intangible blade of air sliced across the neck of Kan Er, who had come with Xi Li.

As Kan Er fell, he still did not understand how he died.

Having done all this, Xia Zhi actually turned and left.

Although the climate had been getting worse and worse in recent years, and many people wanted to leave the earth, public safety was still relatively good. So many people had died suddenly in the Guanxing Plaza, and people nearby had been persuaded to leave. The entire Guanxing Plaza had also been isolated.

The people who had participated in the three-star assessment had also been persuaded to leave, and only the staff of Federal Hangxing, Cassano, Xi Li, and Tan Zhenman remained in the entire Guanxing Plaza.

"It's no use, I know you're trying to buy a few days. This Xia Zhi is terrifying beyond my imagination, even some of the powerful beasts on Di Yuan Star probably aren't as powerful as him." After Guanxing Plaza was quiet again, Xi Li spat out a mouthful of blood and said slowly.

"No, I know that senior is really more powerful than Xia Zhi?" Tan Zhenman said urgently.

Xi Li was stunned. When did so many powerful people suddenly appear on Earth?

After a long while, he asked, "Are you sure that person is more powerful than Xia Zhi? Do you know how Xia Zhi killed Kan Er just now? That's the legendary Inner Qi Blade. I always thought that this kind of thing was impossible, but it actually exists."

Tan Zhenman was now uncertain. She said hesitantly, "The senior who taught me should be not worse than him, right..."

Xi Li sighed. "If an expert like Xia Zhi went to Di Yuan Star, I would definitely give him my position as first instructor. I really don't understand why he wants to stay on Earth, alas."

Everyone fell silent. After a while, Xi Li continued, "Tell that senior not to come, he is definitely no match for Xia Zhi. Before seeing Xia Zhi, if I had heard that someone could teach a student like you, I would definitely invite them to come. Now that he's coming, it's just one more life lost."

Tan Zhenman shook her head. "He won't come, I just want to hold off Xia Zhi, and then I'll go find him."

Xi Li looked at Tan Zhenman speechlessly. How could anyone have such naive ideas?

…

"We're here, you two can come down and go inside with me." The woman in the passenger seat opened the car door and said to Mo Wuji and Mo Qingche, who were sitting in the back.

"Grandpa, this is the Xiguan Casino, the largest casino in Pinghai City and one of the top ten casinos in the world," Mo Qingche whispered next to Mo Wuji. After spending several hours together, she was able to call him 'Grandpa' without feeling awkward.

Mo Wuji nodded. Before them were two imposing twin towers. More than a dozen security guards patrolled the tower square. In between the two towers, there were four characters written vertically: Xiguan Group.

Mo Wuji ignored the woman and walked directly towards the tower on the right. His storage meridian had already seen that the towers were filled with all kinds of entertainment venues, gambling halls, and that the top floor of the tower on the right was holding a meeting.

(That's it for today's update, good night, friends!)