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No matter what happened, the battle between Ronald and Dominus had already become unavoidable.

On Mount Azure Dragon.

“Old Ghost Tian, today will be the day you die!” Dominus glared fiercely at Ronald, pointing a finger straight at him as he shouted with overwhelming aggression.

“Dominus, I have neither grievance nor enmity with you. You’re going too far!” Ronald was furious as well. He clearly didn’t remember ever offending the other party. Being suddenly sentenced to death for no reason whatsoever was enough to make even a Buddha lose his temper!

“No grievance? Hah. My beloved disciple was crippled by your own hands, his path to becoming a Grandmaster severed forever!” Dominus let out a cold laugh as his Grandmaster-level aura erupted in full force.

The terrifying pressure swept up leaves and dust in every direction, whipping the flowers and grass into chaos as branches snapped apart one after another. It resembled a typhoon tearing through the mountain!

Xina, who possessed almost no strength at all, nearly got blown away on the spot. Fortunately, Ronald reacted extremely quickly, lightly patting her shoulder with his palm and instantly dispersing the incoming force.

Then he turned his head toward Dominus and roared, “What kind of b̲u̲l̲l̲s̲h̲i̲t̲ are you spouting!? Since when did I cripple your disciple!?”

Ever since arriving in Roc City, he had only fought twice in total. The first time was against Yae-hime at the Rosen Hotel. The second time was against two foreign assassins at the Ability Management Department apartments.

Yae-hime obviously couldn’t possibly be Dominus’ disciple. As for those two foreign assassins, they were transcendent of an entirely different system. The chances of either of them being Dominus’ disciple were practically zero.

Which meant one thing, this Dominus had come here purely to pick a fight!

“You dare act but refuse to admit it, and you still call yourself one of Cathay’s heroes? More like a cowardly mutt!” Dominus said coldly, his expression dark and sinister. Once a person had already decided on their stance or conclusion beforehand, it became extremely difficult to convince them with words alone.

Although Ronald had no idea why the other party was deliberately targeting him, there was no point trying to persuade someone who refused to listen. Compared to words, fists were far more practical!

“Xina, stand farther away.” He stepped forward with his left foot, clenched both fists tightly, raised his left hand to chest height while drawing his right hand back to his waist, his expression turning solemn.

“Old Tian, don’t push yourself too hard…” After saying that, Xina immediately jogged away. A battle between Grandmasters was no joke. Even the aftermath alone could easily injure or kill ordinary people. With her lack of strength, she naturally didn’t dare remain nearby to watch.

On the other side, the person suspected to be Dominus’ disciple also retreated at high speed. The instant both of them reached a safe distance, the overwhelming auras of Ronald and Dominus violently collided head-on.

A thunderous explosion echoed across the area. Immediately afterward, even the surrounding space seemed to twist slightly.

“Old Ghost Tian, hand over your life!” Dominus wasted no more words. With a single step, he shot forward like a cannonball. Streams of qi wrapped around both his hands while a terrifying murderous aura burst from his entire body.

Faced with the ferocious incoming assault, Ronald did not dare lower his guard. The aura within his body surged wildly outward as explosive qi erupted from his tightly clenched fists.

In the blink of an eye. Dominus had already charged right in front of him, launching razor-sharp claw strikes from both sides simultaneously. The savage momentum looked as though it intended to rip the old man cleanly in half!

“Break!” At that moment, Ronald threw out a punch. A powerful spiraling force exploded violently from his right fist, transforming into a miniature tornado that smashed directly against the incoming claw attacks.

The two devastating attacks collided fiercely, erupting with an explosive roar. Immediately afterward, both Ronald and Dominus were blasted backward at the same time.

Ronald staggered as he landed, stumbling back more than ten steps before finally stabilizing himself. Dominus, meanwhile, forcefully stomped both feet into the ground, redirecting the impact into the concrete beneath him.

The cement floor instantly split apart with him at the center, fractures spreading outward like a giant spiderweb.

“How impressive,” Xina sighed in admiration.

Though, the admiration in her voice sounded rather muted. The first exchange between Dominus and Ronald was undoubtedly powerful and imposing. But after witnessing the Grandmaster battle between Yae-hime and Lucky, watching a fight one or even two levels below that now felt strangely dull and flavorless.

“Two weaklings pecking at each other.” Inside the unfinished building, Vera 1 gave her evaluation. Compared to her master, these two old men were nothing more than amateur-level trash.

“Their aura feels so weak. This doesn’t seem very exciting at all,” Vera 2 said.

“Master could probably kill one of them with a single punch now, right?” Vera 3 turned toward Yae-hime and asked.

At that moment, the Vera clones had already finished their late-night snacks and were gathered around Yae-hime, watching the livestream of the battle.

“Probably,” the latter answered vaguely. Judging purely from raw stats, killing one of them in a single punch shouldn’t be a problem. But since she had never actually tested it herself, she couldn’t say for certain. After all, theory on paper held little meaning.

“Master is amazing. That said, Old Man Tian seems slightly weaker than his opponent,” Vera 17 remarked.
“Old Man Tian is carrying injuries. He probably can’t unleash his full strength,” Vera 18 said uncertainly.

“Master, who do you think will win?” Vera 1 looked up at Yae-hime from a forty-five-degree angle, her eyes sparkling brightly.
“Old Man Tian,” Yae-hime answered instantly.
“But isn’t Old Man Tian at a disadvantage right now?” Vera 2 tilted her head, looking confused.
“Even a rotten ship still has three pounds of nails. Even injured, Old Man Tian isn’t someone trash like Dominus can defeat.”

On the surface, Dominus possessed the strength of an Intermediate Grandmaster, which clearly placed him above Ronald, who was currently only at the primary Grandmaster stage. However, before his injuries, Ronald had once stood at the very peak among Grandmasters.

Even though he had now fallen back to the primary stage, his combat awareness remained exactly as sharp as before. In other words, the gap between them wasn’t nearly as large as it appeared on the surface.

In Yae-hime’s eyes, Ronald, who possessed superior combat instincts and experience, undoubtedly had the greater chance of victory. The only thing worth worrying about was when his injuries would flare up. If they erupted midway through the battle, then he would lose without question.

“This battle has to end quickly.”

***

Even Yae-hime, an outsider, understood that this battle couldn’t drag on, so how could Ronald himself not realize it? He barely even adjusted his stance before stomping the ground and bursting forward like a ferocious tiger unleashed from its cage, throwing out a devastating punch.

“Tiger Cannon Rush Punch!” The instant the words rang out, a phantom tiger head materialized behind Ronald, its overwhelming pressure crashing down upon Dominus like a tidal wave.

Tiger roars exploded throughout the surroundings!

Watching the incoming fist rapidly enlarge within his vision, cold sweat streamed down Dominus’ face as shock surged through his heart. He had never expected Ronald to skip even the warm-up phase and open the fight with a killing move right away.

Caught completely off guard, he was clearly unprepared. Against such a ferocious attack, dodging was already impossible. He could only defend with everything he had!

“Haaah!” Dominus let out a furious roar as both arms instantly crossed before his chest, mobilizing every ounce of strength to block the attack.

At the same moment, Ronald’s heavy punch, carrying the overwhelming might of a tiger, slammed into Dominus’ guarding arms, unleashing endless destructive force. Dominus felt as though his body had been struck head-on by a Type 107 artillery cannon. The terrifying impact sent him flying backward by force!

Then, a sharp crack echoed through midair. The arm that had blocked the attack had actually fractured from the impact, the pain so intense that Dominus nearly screamed out loud.

The moment his attack succeeded, Ronald decisively pressed forward in pursuit, both fists erupting into a savage barrage as countless exploding shadows blasted outward.

Seeing this, Dominus forcibly stabilized himself mid-retreat and let out a furious howl. His razor-sharp claw strikes exploded forth in full force as well.

Fist shadows and claw shadows collided violently across the battlefield, while the horrifying shockwaves blasted the ground apart, causing cracks and destruction to spread in every direction!