96: One at a time, don't rush.

In the dense forest with towering trees, a strong, nauseating smell of blood permeated the air.

The Dragon Country team members slowly sheathed their blood-stained weapons, their faces grim, their eyes showing no ripple.

Not to mention the law of the jungle in the martial arts world and the current grand competition representing national honor.

Just the three words 'Japan' would not allow them to have a shred of pity.

Lin Yan lightly clenched his fists, shaking off the blood, and glanced at the System.

【Revenge fulfilled! The Host's team leader brutally slaughtered the Japan competing team, upholding the Dragon Country's might. domineering index five stars, charge value 100%】

Not bad.

After all, the quality of the Japan team was just so-so.

Yao Tianyi glanced at the blood-soaked ground and stepped forward.

"Captain."

"Are we waiting here for the exotic beasts attracted by the blood, or...?"

After this one battle, he was completely convinced.

Even winning the previous championship wasn't as satisfying as this.

A explosive opening that annihilated a national team in less than half an hour—who else could be more insane than Flame King in front of him?

To be honest.

He didn't even want to wait or advance to the center of the isolated island to hunt exotic beasts for points; he just waited for this young captain to say, 'Continue to follow me.'

An uncontrolled isolated island at sea naturally had exotic beasts as numerous as cattle hair. How could that be as satisfying as annihilating a team, especially a team with national grudges?

But this was just his thought, because he wasn't sure if Lin Yan only knew about Japan's situation.

Hearing the question, Lin Yan first glanced at the team members who were quietly waiting for his order, then turned directly to the east.

"Follow me."

A flush instantly flashed across Yao Tianyi's face.

"Quick!"

Xia Fei and the others also had excited glints in their eyes.

"Follow the Captain!"

Instantly.

The red torrent disappeared at an extremely fast speed from the bloody battlefield.

Lin Yan, at the very front of the team, even took out two martial skill stones he had prepared from his Storage Ring.

"Fusion!"

"Ding!"

"About to consume 150% charge value to fuse one profound extreme Low Grade spear technique and one profound extreme Medium Grade boxing technique."

Boom—!

An extremely subtle power fluctuation was concealed by the unbridled advancing team.

"Ding!"

"Fusion successful."

【cultivation】: Eighth Order Fourth Level

【Martial Skill】: Basic: National Martial Art Unparalleled (profound extreme Medium Grade Perfection); Basic: Halberd Technique Unparalleled (profound extreme Medium Grade Major Achievement)

Lin Yan threw the martial skill stone back into his Storage Ring, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

One by one, don't rush... The Blue Star Network was silent.

Audiences from various countries stared at the names on the leaderboard that had just appeared on the screen, now dimmed, their eyes trembling slightly.

And then it was gone.

A national team of medium-high strength, fifty people, annihilated in an instant.

"Damn it!"

"Awesome!!"

Only the Dragon Country was boiling with excitement everywhere.

"Damn it, from now on I'll only stan Flame King!"

"If anyone dares to say a bad word about Flame King, I'll fight them to the death!"

"Awesome, awesome, awesome, awesome! Super awesome!!"

"Who else?"

"I ask you, who! Else!"

Amidst this commotion, numerous bullet comments suddenly appeared.

"Wait a minute!"

"Look at our team's direction of travel."

Everyone immediately turned their gaze back to the red torrent charging across the isolated island on the screen, their pupils suddenly contracting.

"This is! Korea!"

"Flame King is going to annihilate another team!"

"He really locked onto the team in that direction!"

"Holy crap! Talent is cheating, and the grand competition is cheating too, right?"

"Upstairs, can you please not post that across the entire Blue Star? Just post it domestically."

"My bad, my bad, I just think this cheat is so satisfying."

The Korean audience hadn't yet recovered from their neighbor's tragic annihilation when they saw this horrifying scene on the screen.

Immediately, they all shrieked in terror.

"Damn it!"

"No! No!"

"Run! Choi Hyang-min, run quickly!!"

Not only could no one at the grand competition hear or see their words, but the scene on the screen alone almost made them faint.

"Ah!!!"

"Goddamn it!"

"Why are they still heading towards that executioner?"

"Isn't this just feeding themselves to them?"

"It's over! It's over! It's over!"

"We're going to be the second country to be annihilated!"

"I can't bear to watch anymore!"

...In the dense forest where giant trees blocked the sunlight, the Korean team moved rapidly.

Captain Choi Hyang-min spoke in a low voice.

"There's such a large spiritual energy fluctuation in that direction; a team must have had a major battle."

"Whether they encountered exotic beasts or other teams, it's our opportunity."

Many young Korean faces showed excitement.

"Yes, Hyang-min."

Choi Hyang-min glanced at the leaderboard on his wristband.

Neither the national nor individual rankings showed any movement for now.

So the probability of national teams colliding should be higher.

Could it be that the USA and European Union Country had already converged and made a move against the Dragon Country?

Weren't they supposed to gather at the southeast point of the inner circle first?

Or was it other teams that encountered each other upon entering?

Just then.

"Hyang-min, run quickly!!"

A terrified roar, mixed with endless fear, exploded like thunder directly in front of the Korean team.

Everyone simultaneously looked up, their gazes uniformly fixed on the figure on the distant hillside.

Wasn't that the team member the captain had sent out to scout the situation earlier?

"What happened...?"

Before Choi Hyang could finish his question, he witnessed a scene that made his scalp tingle.

Boom—!

With a tremendous sonic boom.

A sharp streak of light, like a black Dragon's roar, suddenly appeared and instantly pierced through the body of the Korean team member on the hillside with lightning speed.

Bang—!

Accompanied by a dull thud, a blinding crimson blood mist abruptly burst forth.

This is...?!

Choi Hyang-min stared at the streak of light speeding directly towards him, his expression horrified, and immediately drew the battle saber from his waist.

However.

Only two crisp snapping sounds, "Ding... Crack—!" were heard.

The battle saber in his hand shattered as if it were made of paper.

"Ugh..."

Choi Hyang-min let out a low, painful groan, slowly looking down at the gruesome, shocking wound on his chest, his eyes gradually dimming.

Finally, with another loud "bang," his entire body completely transformed into a terrifying crimson blood mist, dissipating into the air.

And in that fleeting moment.

Rumble—!

A red torrent rolled down from the hillside, and a cold voice echoed across the entire scene.

"Kill!"

Yao Tianyi raised his saber and swung his arm.

"Kill!!"

Too fierce! Too fierce!

He had just witnessed Lin Yan's entire halberd attack process up close.

No.

It should be 'shooting the halberd'.

Just a sudden stop, a stomp, and an archery pose during a rapid charge.

Flame King's Square Sky Halberd shot out like a cannonball.

He hadn't even reacted to the presence of a Korean team member with a Seventh Order High-Level cultivation hiding there before they were directly shot dead.

Even now.

The heavenly emperor halberd that killed Choi Hyang-min relentlessly penetrated several Korean team members, creating a terrifying blood path several meters deep.