Blinding flames burst from the edges of the two swords, and the violent shock made the palm of William Carter, who had only recently become a high-level martial artist, tremble, almost tearing apart.

However, relying on the strength of his sixth-level spiritual scale, the force of this shock was quickly drawn into his body and evenly dispersed throughout his entire arm. Although it made his arm sting slightly, it did not affect his third sword swing at all...

"Bang!"

The flames flashed again.

Relying on this relentless suppression, Shane Carter, whose old strength was spent and new strength had yet to arise, was directly forced back by a single sword strike, blood spurting from his palm.

"Ah!"

At this moment, Samuel Lewis, whose arm was almost crippled by a sword stab, could no longer hold back his painful scream, the shrill sound echoing through the entire forest as night fell.

"Raymond Miller, what are you doing? Hurry and help me!"

Trapped under William Carter's assault, Shane Carter shouted loudly. Every sword attack from William Carter seemed to unleash one hundred percent of his strength, completely suppressing his own sword edge. In this situation, every time his sword clashed head-on with the opponent's, he felt intense pain in his palm. Now, his palm had already split open from the shock, blood soaking the hilt.

"Hmph!"

The moment Shane Carter spoke, William Carter's sword light suddenly twisted, slashing along his blade and striking his arm. With a twist of the sword, dazzling blood spurted out, and a wound half a finger deep appeared on his sword-wielding wrist. The intense pain almost made his entire hand go numb.

"Hmm?"

After instantly defeating three high-level martial artist students, William Carter's gaze shifted directly to Raymond Miller, who was rushing forward. The killing intent in his sharp eyes collided with Raymond Miller's panicked gaze, and the sheer force of his presence alone made Raymond Miller freeze in place, terrified.

Especially when he realized that William Carter had, in such a short time, dismantled their four-man siege and wounded both Shane Carter and Samuel Lewis's arms, his face turned pale with fear, his lips trembled, and his hand shook so much that even the sword he had drawn fell to the ground...

Chapter 8: Spiritual Intimidation

"Don't kill me, don't kill me!"

To think someone with such a weak mind could actually reach the level of a high-level martial artist...

William Carter frowned.

In his world, a high-level martial artist could not be achieved without decades of relentless training. Years of unwavering perseverance would have made their mental state as solid as a rock, impossible to be frightened by such a minor scene. But in this world...

"A small lesson. If I catch you being disrespectful or making moves in the shadows again, you won't leave my sight alive."

As William Carter spoke, he completely ignored the four terrified people and walked straight into the depths of the forest.

He still needed to practice his body and footwork techniques to prepare for facing Samuel Grant, the intermediate swordsman.

The cause of the duel wasn't important.

What mattered was the chance to face an intermediate swordsman and gain a deep understanding of the swordsmanship level in this world.

"Shawn Lewis..."

Seeing William Carter's figure disappear completely into the forest, Raymond Miller finally spoke, his voice trembling, and looked at Samuel Lewis, whose entire arm was stained red with blood.

"Very good, Raymond Miller, very good. You actually dared to betray me, dared to sell me out. When everyone else was fighting, you were the only one standing by and watching. Fine, I, Samuel Lewis, will help you get justice, and this is how you repay me."

"Shawn Lewis, I didn't! It's just that in that situation, even if I had stepped in, I..."

"Get lost! Get out of my sight!"

Raymond Miller glanced at Samuel Lewis, hesitated for a moment, but ultimately didn't have the courage to face Samuel Lewis's wrath here, and quickly turned and fled the forest.

"Bah!"

"Traitor!"

Seeing Raymond Miller run away, Shane Carter and another student cursed at the same time. Because the curse tugged at his wounded hand, Shane Carter's face turned pale from the pain, and large beads of cold sweat kept rolling down his forehead.

"Shane Carter... Shawn Lewis, what do we do now?"

"Hurry and treat the wounds, get back for medical attention, or my arm will really be ruined."

Samuel Lewis gritted his teeth as he spoke. He had already tended to the wound earlier, but blood was still slowly oozing out, dyeing half his body red.

"Very good, very good. Since I, Samuel Lewis, entered the Xuan Zhong Advanced Swordsman Academy, I've never suffered such a loss. Very good, very good indeed."

"Shawn Lewis, that kid is definitely a ruthless killer, and he's killed more than just one or two people. When he drew his sword, I could clearly feel the killing intent making my hair stand on end. He already showed mercy just now. We..."

Before Shane Carter could finish, Samuel Lewis suddenly turned his head and glared at him viciously. "Killed before? That little bastard has killed before, and you think I, Samuel Lewis, haven't? This isn't over, this is far from over! How dare a lowly commoner hurt me? He must die, even the Xi family of Bishui City won't be able to protect him..."

"You want to kill me?"

A voice came from within the forest.