The great battle finally came to an end, but the result was completely unexpected—Victor Wang was defeated, and defeated miserably. Not only did he lose his reputation, he even ended up as Evan Chu (true name Ian Song)'s mount. (Note: Evan Chu is the protagonist's public name; Ian Song is his true identity.)
No one knew what kind of spell Evan Chu used, but after Victor Wang transformed into the divine beast Qilin, he was unable to return to human form.
As for the other Hidden Dragon Ranking geniuses like Leng Motian and Yun Tianyun, Evan Chu (true name Ian Song) didn’t make things difficult for them and let them leave. Yet none of them looked the least bit happy—their expressions were full of disappointment.
"They’re yours to deal with—even killing them is fine!"
Evan Chu said to the six.
Meanwhile, Evan Chu (true name Ian Song) represented the Mystic Sun Region. His victory officially signaled that the Mystic Sun prodigies could finally hold their heads high—even surpassing those of the Sky-Sun Region.
They shouted, "Don’t kill me! If you do, the Cheng family won’t let you off!"
But for some reason, the military chose to remain silent.
Jackson Wenren kicked Howard Cheng to the ground, sneering, "You still dare to threaten us now? Relax, we won’t kill you—death’s way too easy for you!"
"Gouge out their eyes. Let them see what blindness feels like!" Hannah Chen suggested.
Evan Chu didn’t care how Howard Cheng and the others were dealt with. He left after a while, but soon, miserable screams echoed from that direction.
Later, Lena Wei reported to him that Howard Cheng and the others had their eyes gouged out and their cultivation crippled.
Evan Chu didn’t think this was excessive—if not for his Radiance of Life, those six would have been ruined for life.
Byron Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, secretly impressed by Mr. Ghost’s medical skills.
"Another chance? My eyes are blind, and even my sea of consciousness is badly damaged. I'm afraid I'll be a cripple for the rest of my life!" Jackson Wenren said bitterly.
"Who said you don't have a chance!"
As he spoke, Ian Song came to Jackson Wenren's side, grabbed his arm, and with a thought, channeled a stream of Radiance of Life into his body.
Their proud prodigies had been humiliated by Evan Chu—there was no way they’d just let it go.
Finally, Evan Chu led Jackson Wenren out of the room.
Seeing Jackson Wenren fully recovered, everyone rubbed their eyes in disbelief.
"What’s going on? Why do I feel like my eyeballs have grown back?"
After the itching faded, Jackson Wenren sensed something unusual inside his eye sockets.
With a casual wave, Ian Song sliced open the white cloth wrapped around Jackson’s head with a wisp of sword-qi. A flood of bright light hit, and Jackson instinctively closed his eyes.
But soon, he opened his eyes again and saw Ian Song standing in front of him, smiling. He could hardly believe it: "Brother Chu... I... I think I can see you. Is this an illusion?"
"This is definitely not an illusion!" Ian Song said with certainty.
"Hahaha!"
Recovering his sight, Jackson Wenren couldn’t help bursting into laughter. The others outside, hearing him laugh, thought he’d finally cracked under the pressure and felt a strange pang of sympathy.
Immediately, Jackson Wenren’s gaze burned as he stared at Ian Song: "Brother Chu, did you heal my eyes?"
"You could say that!"
Ian Song nodded.
"Brother Chu, please accept my bow!"
Suddenly, Jackson Wenren knelt to the ground, overwhelmed with excitement.
A while later.
Ian Song led Jackson Wenren out of the room.
Seeing Jackson Wenren fully recovered, everyone rubbed their eyes in disbelief.
"Weren’t your eyes blind? How... how is this possible?"
Brian Zhang looked as if he’d seen a ghost; he was so shocked he could barely speak.
"Hehe, it’s all thanks to our captain!"
Jackson Wenren said proudly, grinning.
After that, Ian Song made rounds to the rooms of Jason Zhuge, Rhea Yan, Ben Wang, and the others, healing their injuries one by one.
Half an hour later.
In the training ground inside the residence.
Howard Cheng and the others were forcibly forced to kneel by members of the Vermin Squad, while Jackson Wenren and the other six victims stood before them.
"They’re yours to deal with—even killing them is fine!"
Ian Song said to the six.
Howard Cheng and his group’s faces changed dramatically.
They shouted, "No, don’t kill me! If you kill me, the Cheng family won’t let you off!"
Bang!
Jackson Wenren kicked Howard Cheng to the ground, sneering, "You still dare to threaten us now? Don’t worry, we won’t kill you—death would be far too easy!"
"Gouge out their eyes. Let them experience blindness for themselves!" Hannah Chen suggested.
Ian Song didn’t care how Howard Cheng and the others were dealt with. He left after a while, but soon, miserable screams echoed from that direction.
Later, Lena Wei reported to him that Howard Cheng and the others had their eyes gouged out and their cultivation crippled.
Ian Song didn’t think this was excessive—if not for his Radiance of Life, those six would have been ruined for life.
The crippled Howard Cheng and his group were thrown outside the residence and picked up by the military.
Over the next few days...
Dragonskull City seemed unusually calm.
But many people felt this was just the calm before the storm.
After all, Victor Wang, Yanna Zhou, Howard Cheng and others all came from powerful clans or major factions.
Their proud prodigies had been utterly humiliated by Ian Song—there was no way they’d just let it go.
Finally...
Seven days later.
A group of people arrived in Dragonskull City.
Leading them was a burly, bearded man named Byron Cheng—one of the Saint Sea Realm powerhouses of the Cheng family. In his youth, he was ninth on the Hidden Dragon Ranking.
He was also Howard Cheng’s second uncle.
When Byron Cheng arrived, he didn’t look for trouble with Ian Song. Instead, he went straight to a residence where Howard Cheng was recovering.
After several days, Howard Cheng—blinded and crippled—had become a complete wreck, his mind nearly broken.
Seeing Howard Cheng like this, Byron Cheng’s eyes flashed with murderous intent, but he quickly forced a smile. "Little Hao, Second Uncle is here!"
But Howard Cheng didn’t respond.
"Mr. Ghost, take a look at Little Hao for me."
Byron Cheng turned to a black-robed man wearing a terrifying ghost-face mask who had come with him—Mr. Ghost, the Cheng family's sinister occult doctor.
"No need!"
The ghost-faced man replied in a hoarse voice, "His dantian wasn’t crippled by any special technique—it can be repaired. As for his eyeballs, they were gouged out, but regaining sight isn’t difficult. Just transplant the right eyes and he’ll see again!"
"That’s wonderful! Thank you, Mr. Ghost!"
Baishan Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, secretly impressed by Mr. Ghost’s medical skills.
Mr. Ghost said calmly, "Don’t be too happy yet. I can treat him, but to repair his dantian I’ll need three precious herbs. If you find them within ten days, his dantian can be fully restored. If you find them later, it can still be repaired, but his cultivation will never advance again!"