The searing pain from his shoulder and spine made the burly, bearded man smell the stench of death.

Liu Hui made no effort to hide his killing intent. He had no intention of hiding anything.

’Anyone who dares to disrespect Mo Qi must die!’

"I... I conce..." The burly man had lost all of his previous arrogance. He opened his mouth, wanting to concede.

’Where there’s life, there’s hope.’ He didn’t want to die here.

But Liu Hui was already prepared. ’Act tough, then concede and walk away unscathed?’

’As if things could ever be that easy!’

He bent his right leg, and with a surge of strength in his arms, he grabbed the burly man and swung him down violently, slamming him onto his own knee.

CRACK!

The burly man’s spine and Liu Hui’s knee had a very intimate collision.

The immense force instantly shattered his vertebrae. The burly man’s entire body folded like a chair, breaking at the waist and bending in two until the back of his head touched his own ass.

The word "concede" never fully left his lips.

"Hiss..."

The crowd of onlookers all gasped in unison.

That knee-to-spine-shattering move... just watching it was enough to make one’s teeth ache.

Heaven knew what kind of agony the man himself was going through.

At this moment, the burly man was like a dying fish, his eyes bulging with despair.

His mouth hung slightly open, and strange, gurgling wheezes escaped from his throat.

He could no longer maintain his Human-Beast Unity state. The tiger form faded, and he reverted to his original appearance.

SPLAT!

Liu Hui removed his knee, and the burly man fell to the ground like a pile of mud, only his limbs still twitching faintly.

"You dared to point your finger in my lord’s face. You were far too arrogant!"

Liu Hui snorted coldly, raised his foot, and stomped on the burly man’s fingers. He slowly applied pressure, twisting his ankle.

CRUNCH!

"AHHH!"

The burly man let out a heart-wrenching scream as Liu Hui ground his fingers into a pulp, one by one.

The scene was exceedingly brutal and bloody.

But Liu Hui had no intention of stopping.

"Didn’t you say you were going to crush my ’small frame’ bone by bone in front of everyone? Well, get up! Come on and fight!"

It wasn’t that Liu Hui was a psychopath who enjoyed torture; the burly man’s words had simply crossed his line.

Liu Hui didn’t for a second believe the burly man was just talking big.

If he hadn’t been strong enough, if he had been the one lying on the ground right now, then the burly man would have absolutely made good on his promise to crush his bones one by one.

That was why Liu Hui would show no mercy to such a person.

The expression of the expert leading the Mad Beast Sub-Palace turned extremely ugly.

The burly man was one of their Sub-Palace’s seeded contestants. The Hanging Eye White-striped Tiger bloodline within him had been acquired at great cost, and they had only managed to help him successfully fuse with it after much difficulty.

If he were to die here, the loss would undoubtedly be catastrophic.

"Young man, it’s best to leave a way out in your dealings so that you may meet again on good terms. How about you give me some face and spare his life?" the Mad Beast Sub-Palace expert couldn’t help but say.

The Sub-Palace exchange had its rules: no one was allowed to interfere before a fight was over, not even an Immortal.

Otherwise, they would face joint sanctions from the other Sub-Palaces.

This was why the Mad Beast Sub-Palace expert didn’t dare to intervene physically and could only speak from a distance, hoping Liu Hui would grant him this favor.

Liu Hui gave the man a detached glance, then waved his Dragon Claw.

SWISH!

A flash of golden light flared. The burly man’s screams came to an abrupt halt as a thin, bloody line appeared on his neck.

THUD! 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

The next second, the burly man’s head rolled off along the bloody line, his eyes filled with indignation and disbelief.

He died with a grievance.

"How dare you!" The Mad Beast Sub-Palace expert erupted in fury.

He never imagined that Liu Hui would still dare to take the burly man’s life even after he had personally stepped in.

This wasn’t just disregard; it was a provocation!

Just then, the Mad Beast Sub-Palace expert suddenly felt a chill run up his spine and straight to the top of his Skull.

’What’s happening?’

He turned around to see no fewer than thirty experts from the other Sub-Palaces glaring at him like tigers stalking their prey, their eyes full of warning.

A few of the experts among them were particularly agitated.

"If you dare to make a move, you will die here today!" The one who spoke was the expert leading the Long Yang Sub-Palace.

Liu Hui’s appearance was a pleasant surprise for him.

He had never expected a genius possessing Dragon Blood to appear at the Sub-Palace exchange.

The Long Yang Sub-Palace had a strange obsession with "Dragons." On top of that, a major event had recently occurred in their Sub-Palace, one that could shake it to its very foundations.

If it wasn’t handled properly, the Long Yang Sub-Palace might even be erased from existence.

But Liu Hui’s appearance gave him a glimmer of hope.

Therefore, no matter what, he had to bring Liu Hui back to the Long Yang Sub-Palace!

As for the other Sub-Palace experts, who among them would refuse a genius with Dragon Blood?

’If not now, when would be a better time to step up and earn a favor?’

"You all! Hmph!"

The Mad Beast Sub-Palace expert knew a fight was impossible. He suppressed his rage, flicked his sleeve, and turned to retrieve the burly man’s corpse, only to see a sight that made him break down.

Mo Qi was crouching next to the burly man’s body. Using "Gorging and Drinking" as a catalyst, he was stripping away his Hanging Eye White-striped Tiger bloodline.

A ball of bloody light floated in his palm. Inside it, a miniature White Tiger lay trembling.

"Qian Duoduo, this thing’s yours!"

Mo Qi casually tossed the Hanging Eye White-striped Tiger bloodline to Qian Duoduo, who was standing nearby.

Qian Duoduo’s Cultivation talent was strong, but he lacked Bloodline Power, so his physical body wasn’t tough enough.

The Hanging Eye White-striped Tiger bloodline was a perfect fit for him.

Qian Duoduo was overjoyed, grinning from ear to ear.

"Heh heh, I knew I’d get good stuff following you, big bro!" Qian Duoduo accepted the Hanging Eye White-striped Tiger bloodline without any ceremony. He didn’t say "thanks," because some feelings and matters couldn’t be summed up with a single word.

"What have you done?! Return the Hanging Eye White-striped Tiger bloodline to me!" the Mad Beast Sub-Palace expert roared coldly, landing in front of the three.

He was about to go insane. The burly man could die, but the Hanging Eye White-striped Tiger bloodline could not be lost!

If the burly man’s death was considered a loss, then the loss of the Hanging Eye White-striped Tiger bloodline was a sin!

This was a sin he could not bear, nor could the Mad Beast Sub-Palace.

"This is my spoil of war. Is it really appropriate for you, Senior, to use the word ’return’?" Liu Hui retorted.

The Mad Beast Sub-Palace expert was in no mood to listen to reason. He reached out and grabbed directly for Qian Duoduo.

"Hmph! You dare to privately seize something belonging to my Mad Beast Sub-Palace? You’re courting death!"

A tyrannical aura instantly locked onto Qian Duoduo. Mo Qi and Liu Hui were also caught in its wake, feeling as if a colossal mountain was pressing down on them, making it difficult to breathe.

"Insolent!"

"How audacious!"

"Stop!"

The experts from the major Sub-Palaces all shouted to stop him. They attacked simultaneously, working in perfect concert to restrain and seal the Mad Beast Sub-Palace expert from all sides.