Glass shatters.
A wild gust rushes in.
The pilot's mind goes completely blank.
By the time he snaps back to his senses, he suddenly realizes that the entire helicopter has been sliced in half by the young man before him.
The helicopter splits in midair and plummets downward.
Right behind it comes the fifth helicopter.
After Evan Lin separates the entire rotor from the body, all five helicopters crash to the ground.
A string of fireballs erupts in midair.
Evan Lin steps back onto the rainbow bridge, gazing down at flames even more dazzling than fireworks, his eyes clear and sharp.
The helicopters plummet.
Luckily, right below is a stretch of ocean.
Aside from one helicopter exploding with violent tremors, the others simply drop into the sea, sending towering water columns skyward.
"Li family, anyone left?"
Evan Lin moves downward, stepping onto Liam Li in midair, lowering his head to look at Liam's face beneath his foot.
"You... you..."
Liam Li's complexion is ashen, his heart shattered with terror.
This is just too inhuman!
Five helicopters.
Five helicopters, destroyed right in front of him!
And this so-called Master Lin from Seacrest doesn't even look the slightest bit strained.
To him, it’s like he just did something utterly trivial!
But those were helicopters!
These are massive machines—just a collision would be enough to obliterate most martial experts, let alone that barrage of fire just now.
Even a curtain of bullets raining down couldn’t scratch him.
"It’s over."
"So fast..."
"Did all that take even five minutes?"
"This Master Lin from Seacrest... he’s a total monster. What level is he, anyway...?"
All of Hong Kong is in an uproar.
This battle, which started and ended in midair, played out before everyone’s eyes like a movie scene.
Those impact-packed scenes bombard their nerves.
At this moment, the young man standing atop Liam Li looks even colder and more aloof under the night sky.
"He won!"
Queenie Tong nearly jumps up in excitement.
"Yep, he really did it."
Serena Tong nods, finally letting out a sigh of relief, a faint smile appearing on her face.
"This guy has totally surpassed the martial expert category. With this kind of power, he’s honestly terrifying."
Director Gavin Yu, seeing the scene, his previously regretful face now flushes bright red.
He waves his fists in excitement, unable to forget the scene that just unfolded.
"So strong, unbelievably strong!"
"What a terrifying guy."
"Who knows, maybe this kid really does have what it takes to go toe-to-toe with Grandmaster Victor Zhou?"
Someone brings up Victor Zhou, and as soon as those words are spoken, the once-excited crowd falls into brief silence.
Victor Zhou, one of Hong Kong’s famed three grandmasters, has always been seen as invincible by everyone.
Before this, most people thought Master Lin from Seacrest was just a junior compared to Victor Zhou, not even worth mentioning.
But now, this suddenly appearing young man has proven his overwhelming strength.
If he really did go up against Grandmaster Zhou...
Maybe he could actually hold his own?
Everyone’s minds are in turmoil.
"No way!"
Over there, Kevin Zhou’s face goes pale and he quickly speaks up: "What kind of existence is Grandmaster Victor Zhou?"
"The grandmaster possesses abilities that even ghosts and gods can’t fathom!"
"How could a mere Master Lin from Seacrest possibly be his opponent!"
"Impossible!"
Kevin Zhou shakes his head; he refuses to believe Master Lin from Seacrest could be a match for Victor Zhou.
First, he doesn’t want to believe it; second, he doesn’t dare believe it.
He’s already offended Master Lin from Seacrest standing right in front of him.
If even five helicopters were no match for Master Lin, that basically means the Hong Kong Li family has lost all fighting power in front of him.
So now Kevin Zhou can only pin his hopes on the legendary Grandmaster Victor Zhou.
"Grandmaster Victor Zhou hasn’t made a move for years because, across all of Hong Kong, there’s no one worthy of his attention!"
Lily Tan chimes in, "Even if Master Lin from Seacrest is super talented and insanely strong, how old is he?"
"His age is right there—no matter how amazing he is, he’s still lived way fewer years than Grandmaster Victor Zhou!"
"What makes him worthy to be Grandmaster Zhou’s opponent?"
"He’s not qualified!"
Lily Tan keeps shouting.
Her words spark a reaction.
"That’s true. Grandmaster Victor Zhou’s age is right there. Sure, youth has its advantages, but Zhou’s Daoist cultivation is so deep that the older he gets, the stronger he becomes." Someone thinks it over and nods repeatedly.
"I agree. After all, Grandmaster Zhou is Grandmaster Zhou. His reputation over all these years isn’t for nothing. Master Lin from Seacrest might be a master, but his experience can’t compare to Zhou’s." Another person nods in agreement.
"No matter what, Grandmaster Zhou is our Hong Kong master. Do you really want to see our local master get beaten down by some so-called Master Lin from Seacrest from the mainland?"
As Kevin Zhou and Lily Tan finish speaking, everyone starts shouting Grandmaster Victor Zhou’s name in unison.
Hearing the crowd, Leon Yuan and Mia Miao’s faces turn ugly.
"Fellow Daoist, bullying a mere ordinary person like the Li family’s Third Young Master—doesn’t that make you lose some face?"
A gentle voice rings out.
The sound sweeps through people’s ears like wind through a mountain valley, strangely drawing their attention as it passes.
Soon, a figure approaches from the distance.
Under his feet is what looks like half a talismanic object, speeding him forward like the wind, and in the blink of an eye, he’s reached the waters below Evan Lin.
He scoops downward with one hand.
Instantly, whirlpools swirl up across the whole stretch of ocean.
Within the whirlpools, several people who’d fallen into the sea from the helicopters are fished up onto shore by him.
Those rescued cough nonstop, their faces ashen.
Having just returned from the brink of death, they bow deeply to the rescuer.
"Thank you, thank you for saving our lives!"
"Thank you, thank you! I really thought I was going to die!"
"I was scared to death! I’m never flying a helicopter again! Getting shot down is way too terrifying!"
A few people cry and wail.
The rescuer looks up at the young man standing atop Liam Li.
"Since you spared their lives, I’ll spare yours too."
"How about it?"