"Mystic Arts Adept?"
Evan Lin looked up at the golden blade hovering just inches from his face and shook his head slightly. "The path I cultivate is worlds apart from the arts you practice."
"In my eyes, you're nothing but a speck of light—just like your Akagold Net, and like this Akagold Blade between my fingers. To me, they're both a joke."
Evan gently bent his fingers. The Akagold Blade, which had seemed so massive and unstoppable, gave a crisp metallic crack and snapped cleanly in two between his fingertips!
Boom!
The wall of water behind Evan swallowed the Akagold Net whole. The net instantly lost all its power and brilliance, crashing to the ground like dead metal, never to move again.
"It broke!"
"Holy crap, he just broke Elder Gordon Jin's blade with his bare hands!"
Seeing this scene, countless hearts surged with shock and disbelief.
"That's the blade formed from Elder Gordon Jin's divine ability!"
Everyone stared at Evan Lin as if they were looking at a madman.
"Who the hell are you?!"
Elder Gordon Jin's eyes bulged in fury as the Akagold Blade's golden glow vanished completely, like it had never existed.
"Evan Nine-Mysteries Lin."
Evan replied calmly, strolling forward. "You came here to provoke me, but don't even know my name? That's just pathetic—you're basically begging to get killed."
"Evan Nine-Mysteries Lin, Evan Nine-Mysteries Lin! You're the one who crippled my junior, Mark Mu!" Elder Gordon Jin roared, glaring at Evan, his face full of disbelief. "Impossible! You should be in Sunrise City! Elder Wade Shui already went after you—by now, you should've been drowned and devoured by his water arts!"
"He got there ahead of you—he's already reported to the underworld. Don't worry, you'll get to see him soon. Today, I'll send you to join him." Evan sneered, then slapped Elder Gordon Jin across the face.
Caught off guard, Elder Gordon Jin was sent flying by Evan's slap, crashing toward the wall.
But before he could even hit the wall or land, Evan—who'd been several meters away just a blink ago—somehow appeared right behind him.
Evan tapped his right foot, kicking Elder Gordon Jin in the head. Elder Gordon Jin spun 180 degrees in midair, and Evan followed up with a flying kick right to his backside.