Ch 296: The Wretched Xu Huaizhi

Ji Chuan was very familiar with the Esper Base in Jianghua City; even without directions, he could find the right place.

After passing through the security checkpoint at the gate, Ji Chuan went down to Xu Huaizhi’s Office. The guard knocked on the door and left.

Entering the office, Ji Chuan saw Xu Huaizhi looking exhausted, as if he had just experienced something upsetting.

“You claim to be the strongest person in Jianghua City?”

“Yes, I am the strongest.”

Xu Huaizhi snorted. Young people are arrogant; he had been young once, and he knew what these impetuous young men were thinking.

The Apocalypse came, and abilities awakened. Obtaining a little power they consider strong, they become unaware of their place, believing themselves to be the world’s only Hero.

“You’re arrogant.”

“Oh? What’s your basis for that judgment? I think the arrogant one is you, speaking like that without understanding the situation.”

“You!”

Xu Huaizhi hadn’t expected this young man to talk back. Having recently lost his family, he was instantly enraged, determined to show the young man the gap between himself and a Special Grade Ability User.

He’d heard that Ji Chuan had knocked out a guard with one slap. To prevent his office from being destroyed, Xu Huaizhi directly released his Domain.

Strange rocks stood tall, trees grew thick. The neat office transformed into a dangerous, deep mountain.

Xu Huaizhi stood on a peak, coldly watching Ji Chuan below. He summoned a Fierce Beast to teach Ji Chuan a lesson.

Knocking someone unconscious with one slap isn’t the same as fighting a Tiger. The size and strength of a large beast can crush a Human.

Moreover, within his Domain, the beasts’ strength was amplified. As long as his Energy lasted, controlling the beasts could exhaust his opponent to death.

Teaching a young punk like this didn’t warrant using his beast-transformation ability.

The Fierce Beast gradually approached Ji Chuan from behind, but Ji Chuan remained motionless, still facing away.

Xu Huaizhi smirked, thinking Ji Chuan, seeing a Domain for the first time, must be terrified.

He’d attacked his men; he’d let him suffer a little, then Mo Li could heal him.

The beast lunged, but the moment it attacked, Ji Chuan turned, and with a Hand Blade, severed the Tiger’s head.

Xu Huaizhi was surprised. He hadn’t used a weapon; he’d cut off the Tiger’s head barehanded?!

What kind of speed and strength was that?

Xu Huaizhi decided to use more power. He’d been worried about killing Ji Chuan outright, but now, seeing the other’s strength, he could probe further.

Four Tigers appeared, attacking simultaneously from four directions.

Xu Huaizhi only saw Ji Chuan seem to spin once. His movements were too fast to see clearly, but the pouncing Tigers all turned to dust—meaning they’d all died within the Domain.

“How? How did he do that? Is he a top-tier, speed-and-power Ability User?”

Just as Xu Huaizhi considered beast-transformation, Ji Chuan disappeared.

“Where’d he go?!”

Xu Huaizhi searched the mountain below, wondering if the other could teleport.

“Is this all your Domain can do?”

The voice came from behind him.

Normally, within his Domain, he could ignore terrain and see his opponent, but he hadn’t expected Ji Chuan to appear behind him instantly.

How did he find him?

In an instant, Xu Huaizhi’s muscles tensed, orange and black fur sprouting from his skin; he attacked the direction of the voice.

Ji Chuan didn’t dodge but grabbed Xu Huaizhi’s wrist with one hand.

“Incredible strength!”

Xu Huaizhi marveled internally; the other could easily withstand his beast-form attack.

His other hand quickly flashed claws downward, but Ji Chuan batted them away. The powerful impact made Xu Huaizhi’s arm numb.

Using the recoil from his deflected arm, Ji Chuan’s grip tightened, and he used a grappling technique on Xu Huaizhi.

He bent one of Xu Huaizhi’s arms behind his back and kicked his knee joint, forcing him to kneel.

Seemingly humiliated, Xu Huaizhi roared, summoning numerous beasts to attack Ji Chuan.

But they were crushed almost the moment they appeared.

The Domain slowly dissipated. Xu Huaizhi realized he was outmatched and didn’t want to waste any more Energy. Even if he exhausted it all, he had no chance of winning.

Xia Yiqing, entering Xu Huaizhi’s office, was startled. He found Xu Huaizhi shirtless, kneeling, his hands behind his back.

And a young man was sitting on his back!

What was happening…? Xia Yiqing felt a surge of blood. The handsome guy on Xu Huaizhi’s back was… very handsome…

“Minister…”

“I lost, I lost. Let me go.”

Xu Huaizhi had never been so humiliated. Xia Yiqing had been sent to test this young man, but Xu Huaizhi had been provoked and attacked first.

He hadn’t expected to lose.

Ji Chuan had held Xu Huaizhi’s wrists firmly. Hearing Xu Huaizhi’s plea, he released him and got off his back.

Xia Yiqing’s gaze flickered when meeting Ji Chuan’s eyes; the Base rarely had such a handsome guy.

“You are indeed strong. I lost. But Xia Yiqing is a very strong member of our Combat Team. If you can defeat him, I’ll make you a Combat Team Captain.”

“Captain? I don’t have time to be a Captain. Let me meet the Leader. I can be your Deputy Leader, but I can’t guarantee I’ll always be available. You can contact me when needed.”

“You!”

Xu Huaizhi was about to flare up, but remembered he was defeated; he didn’t have the right to be angry.

He struggled to control his emotions.

Xia Yiqing frowned. Though unsure what happened, this handsome guy seemed arrogant.

But he enjoyed sparring with equally skilled opponents; it led to significant improvement.

“Little Brother, how about outside the Base? This will affect our performance.”

Ji Chuan nodded.

As they prepared to go outside, opening Xu Huaizhi’s office door, they found it crammed with people.

Several were eavesdropping, and the door opening almost knocked one into Ji Chuan’s arms.

Seeing Xu Huaizhi shirtless and disheveled, the person covered their mouth in shock and hurried away.

Xu Huaizhi’s face was dark. He quickly threw on a shirt and followed, also wanting to see who was stronger.

Many people gathered in front of the Esper Base. Those not on missions had come to watch the excitement.

“This guy knocked out Da Wu, and then defeated Minister Xu!”

“Really?! That’s insane!”

“It’s true! Minister Xu was stripped to the waist and made to kneel; this guy was sitting on him!”

“What?! Was it a proper sparring match, or some… hobby? Whoa, Minister Xu, you’re here…”

“Your team’s task load is doubled this month.”

Xu Huaizhi’s teeth clenched. The gossiping crowd fell silent upon seeing him.

They turned their attention to the two handsome men in the open space.