The Frost Dragon howled in pain as it crashed to the ground, dragon blood soaking the soil.
“Ice Mane!” Zahl shouted in disbelief and rage, unable to accept what he had just witnessed. He never imagined that Qin Xian could kill Ice Mane in a single blow.
Though Zahl was arrogant and prideful, he shared a deep bond with Ice Mane, his soul-bonded dragon companion. From youth to now, Ice Mane had been his most trusted ally—now dead, right before his eyes.
“Go… Zahl, run…” The dragon’s weakening voice echoed in Zahl’s mind.
As a dragon, Ice Mane had a keen instinct for danger. From the moment Qin Xian attacked, he felt a terror unlike anything he’d ever known. Not even Grand Magisters, Dragon Knight Commanders, or even the Hero Rosha had given him such a sense of fatal dread.
“That man… is a monster…”
That was Ice Mane’s final warning before his life force was completely extinguished—his body utterly annihilated by Qin Xian’s Holy Sword Domain.
“No!!!” Zahl’s eyes turned bloodshot. Rage and grief clouded his thoughts as he charged directly at Qin Xian.
His spear flared with brilliant starlight, surging with power. Although Ice Mane had begged him to flee, Zahl couldn’t hear anything anymore. All he wanted now was revenge.
Despite his reckless temperament, Zahl was a genuine prodigy—his strike now gathered the full force of the stars, a power that made the world tremble. It was a strike that could pierce the heavens.
He wielded the legendary spear [Holy Lance: Nulman’s Gate], a relic forged from stardust by the first Dragon Knight, a weapon said to be able to skewer the stars themselves.
But in the face of this terrifying blow, Qin Xian merely sneered.
He launched forward.
Brilliant holy light burst from his form. Six radiant wings unfurled behind him, and a crushing divine aura exploded outward. The space around him began to collapse inward, as if the world couldn’t withstand his presence.
With a single swing, Qin Xian shattered Zahl’s holy spear, and then appeared before him in a flash, grabbing his throat like lifting a chick.
The entire scene was stunning beyond words.
Bathed in sacred radiance, Qin Xian hovered mid-air, wings spread like a seraphim, sword in one hand, Zahl dangling in the other.
This widely celebrated top genius of Hydra was now completely powerless, unable to even resist.
Qin Xian looked at him coldly and said with a smile, “You know, I’m actually not very forgiving.”
His eyes had turned a luminous gold, filled with divine majesty.
Zahl trembled. Through gritted teeth he snarled, “Touch me and see what happens! I’m the heir of the Saint-Spear Family! My father is a Dragon Knight Commander! I—”
Crack.
Before he could finish his threat, Qin Xian snapped his neck like it was nothing.
Zahl’s vitality vanished in an instant, his eyes frozen wide in disbelief.
You actually dared?
I’m from the Saint-Spear—
Thud.
His body fell to the ground like a broken doll, lifeless. Just like that, Qin Xian killed Zahl, as effortlessly as crushing a bug.
The entire Windsor Clan stood in stunned silence.
Even Anthony was frozen, eyes wide in disbelief.
From the moment Zahl attacked to the moment Qin Xian killed him, less than a minute had passed. Just like that, one of Hydra’s most famed young geniuses was dead.
And not just Zahl—his Frost Dragon as well.
Though Zahl was only a 5-star peak, with his bond to Ice Mane, he could defeat even 7-star powerhouses. And yet… Qin Xian crushed him in seconds.
What level of strength was that? 8-star, minimum?
Such a young 8-star powerhouse!?
They had known Soren—Qin Xian’s alias—was strong. But this strong?
Then it dawned on them.
They were in serious trouble.
Zahl wasn’t just anyone—he was the heir to the Saint-Spear Family. Hurting him would’ve caused a scandal. But killing him? That was a full-on war declaration.
The Saint-Spear Family would not take this lying down.
Anthony’s expression darkened. After a moment of silence, he said grimly, “Soren… the Saint-Spear Family won’t let this go. You must leave. We’ll handle what comes next.”
Qin Xian raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised.
‘So Anthony does have some backbone.’
Originally, Qin Xian had been considering wiping out the entire Windsor Family and leaving only a few alive to extract the secret of Hydra’s world origin.
Sure, he’d become the world’s public enemy—but he didn’t care.
But now? That won’t be necessary…
Anthony didn’t know it, but he’d just brought the Windsors back from the edge of annihilation.
Qin Xian smiled, “No need to worry. Since I killed Zahl, I’ll take full responsibility. When the Saint-Spear Family comes, I won’t let the Windsor Family be dragged into it.”
“But they’re the Saint-Spear Family…” Lia said anxiously.
“I have my ways,” Qin Xian replied calmly.
Seeing the unshakable confidence in his eyes, Anthony and the others fell silent. Clearly, Soren had a powerful background—perhaps even a lineage as ancient and mighty as the Saint-Spear Family itself.
None of them could have guessed Qin Xian’s actual plan.
When the Saint-Spear Family comes… he’ll just kill them too.
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