"The Hongmen has a Saint too?"
Xi Dele's pair of brown pupils contracted slightly. He hadn't expected this seemingly simple-minded and muscular guy to also be a Saint, and one who practiced the extremely rare Iron Body path.
"I thought this fight had no suspense, but now it seems it will be interesting. Two Saints battling, this is extremely rare in the history of the World Gangster Competition."
"However, since Xi Dele dares to boast of challenging the three major Chinese gangs, he must have some confidence and his strength is not simple. I wonder if this Chinese Iron Body Saint realm expert can stop Xi Dele's advance?"
The crowd murmured, shocked by the strength Lin Haotian displayed, and also filled with anticipation.
In the World Gangster Competition, the presence of even one Saint was a rare occurrence, let alone witnessing a battle between two Saints.
To cultivate to the Saint realm before the age of thirty was a testament to being an extraordinary genius. Now, to witness the battle between two young geniuses was naturally exciting and anticipated.
"Very good, it seems your Chinese side has prepared for this World Gangster Competition for a long time, with a Saint stationed in each faction."
"This is good too. Only with sufficient strength can you prove how powerful I am." After a slight inner tremor, Xi Dele quickly regained his composure.
Although the strength of the Hongmen exceeded his expectations, he was confident in his own abilities. While he had also recently entered the Saint realm, his combat power far surpassed Saints of the same level due to the uniqueness of the energy he had cultivated. He was already very close to the mid-stage Saint realm.
To him, figures like Yi Feicheng, who could only briefly explode with power comparable to a mid-stage Saint, were not much of a threat.
"Stop the nonsense and quickly show me what moves you have. How powerful are you to possess such great confidence?" Lin Haotian waved his hand at Xi Dele, speaking casually.
Xi Dele, as the sole Saint of the younger generation in the Mafia, held a high status and was always treated with respect and courtesy wherever he went. This was the first time he had encountered someone so arrogant in front of him.
Although he knew the other party was also a Saint, Xi Dele still felt unaccustomed and filled with anger, believing it was necessary to use harsh measures to deter him.
"Since that's the case, then watch closely."
As Xi Dele's voice fell, a faint grayish-white energy appeared on his body, surrounding him and filled with the power of death.
"This guy is actually using his Death Energy directly. It seems this foolish brute has successfully angered Xi Dele," Summers exclaimed upon seeing this, feeling sympathy for Lin Haotian.
"Perhaps he feels pressure," Jadeira added from the side.
"Pressure?" Summers did not believe Jadeira's words. Although the muscular brute from Hongmen had also reached the Saint level, and was a rare Saint who cultivated his physical body, in Summers' eyes, Xi Dele was an even more formidable existence. Not only had he entered the Saint realm early, but he had also cultivated Death Energy, which was rarely seen even in a hundred years, making his combat power far exceed opponents of the same level.
"Let's just watch," Jadeira said no more, as he keenly sensed that the muscular brute from Hongmen was not as simple as he appeared on the surface.
"This energy actually contains some of the profound principles of the Path of Death?"
"This is rather interesting. It seems that the Western energy cultivation system also has some merits." Zhang Fan felt a bit surprised by the Death Energy released by Xi Dele.
Among the energies in heaven and earth, the most common were wind, thunder, and the five elements. For instance, the Thunderfire Divine Eyes that Zhang Fan cultivated involved the five elements of fire and the thunder of heaven and earth.
There were also other relatively special energies, such as darkness, light, life, and death...
Supernatural beings who could cultivate these types of special energies were generally much stronger than those who cultivated wind, thunder, and the five elements.
Xi Dele before him was a prime example.
He had not entered the Saint realm for long, but with the astonishing aura he was currently displaying, his strength was already very close to the mid-stage Saint realm.
Yi Feicheng also watched Xi Dele with a solemn expression, feeling a profound threat from the young man.
"Take this!"
The hazy Death Energy, under Xi Dele's manipulation, condensed into a dark energy spear that, carrying the power of death, shot directly towards Lin Haotian.
The spear cut across the sea, and wherever it passed, the seawater turned dark. Many dead fish floated to the surface, making the scene appear extremely eerie.
"Such potent Death Energy!"
Seeing this, everyone felt a chill. Without even direct contact, simply passing over the sea surface had corroded and killed some creatures beneath the waves.
If an ordinary supernatural being were to be touched by Xi Dele's spear of death, they likely wouldn't survive for long.
They all looked at Lin Haotian, wondering how this brute would respond.
However, to their surprise, Lin Haotian showed no reaction to the changes in the sea, maintaining his calm demeanor.
In fact, Lin Haotian made no move even after Xi Dele attacked.
It was only when the spear was less than ten feet away from Lin Haotian that he withdrew his fist and threw a swift punch!
His punch struck the sharp tip of the spear. Contrary to what everyone expected, Lin Haotian's fist was not pierced by the spear of death.
Instead, a sharp explosion sounded.
The spear, condensed from Death Energy, was directly shattered by Lin Haotian's punch. Lin Haotian's fist force did not stop, and after dispersing the shattered Death Energy, it rushed towards Xi Dele.
Xi Dele was caught off guard, having not anticipated that Lin Haotian's punch would not only shatter his Death Energy but also carry a powerful aftershock heading straight for him.
"Death Beads!"
However, Xi Dele's reaction was extremely swift, his techniques used with masterful skill. Within a second, he condensed three Death Beads around his body, which rapidly circled and enveloped him tightly.
He was extremely confident in his defensive technique. To break through his defense, all three rapidly circling Death Beads had to be shattered. He believed that even he himself would take some time to achieve this.
Moreover, with his full strength, he could condense five Death Beads around himself, making him unafraid of even mid-stage Saint realm experts.
"This fist force is filled with strong penetrative power, but my Death Beads should be able to block it."
The thought had barely surfaced in his mind when Xi Dele heard three crisp sounds. Subsequently, his body suffered a heavy blow, and he spat out blood, tumbling dozens of meters across the sea surface before finally managing to stop.
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