All the people rushed at Eric in order to capture him and leave him to the mercy of their young lady, Ji Rou.
But when those people were about to attack him, Eric took action and threw a palm toward them. And he didn't even use any kind of martial arts skills, he just used Spirit Energy.
Even so, his attack's power could be said to be extremely exaggerated.
The person at the very front, who had rushed up and was preparing to strike Eric on his left shoulder, was caught off guard by a slap from Eric.
A heart-wrenching pain came about, causing his right hand to tremble, and the sword he held tightly fell to the ground, followed by a kick from Eric.
Behind him, a few people were rushing over. When they saw their own member being sent flying, they quickly withdrew their attacks. It could be said that they were frightened.
Although those people withdrew their attacks, Eric did not stop; rather, he locked onto the other people who were rushing over previously and started attacking them continuously.
Without exception, anyone who was capable of receiving a single palm strike from Eric would instantly be forced to retreat many steps while others were sent flying.
In a very short amount of time, other than the old man, all the other guards were laying on the ground, twisting their bodies non-stop. Some received light injuries and some people's injuries were severe. After all, Eric's strength was far, far stronger than theirs.
"Humph, no wonder you're so arrogant. I've underestimated you. I want to see exactly what you're capable of!"
The wrinkled-faced old man swept his gaze across Eric's body and his body suddenly exploded with an extremely terrifying aura. An aura that solely belonged to the Crystal Transformation Stage Level 2 smashed towards Eric frantically.
However, what surprised the old man was that the majesty of a Crystal Transformation Stage martial artist should cause Eric's face to change drastically, but right now, Eric's expression was just too calm. It was so calm that even his heart throbbed loudly for a moment and he felt afraid.
Could it be that this guy's cultivation had already surpassed the Crystal Transformation Stage?
Even the old man was shocked by his own thoughts. However, he immediately rejected it in his heart because Eric looked way too young. He was even a lot younger than the Ji Rou.
But even Ji Rou only had an Origin Sea Stage Level 3 cultivation base, and that was only achieved with the support of numerous pills.
How could it be so easy for an ordinary person to surpass them?
And for Eric to be able to easily take care of those people, he must be at least a Heavenly Completion Stage martial warrior. His guess was already giving Eric a lot of faces.
Having made up his mind, the old man suddenly took a step forward, instantly passing the guards, and rushed in front of Eric, throwing a ruthless punch at his chest.
Although the punch had no intention of killing Eric, it was aimed straight at his dantian. If he got hit, Eric would become a cripple in an instant.
This caused a cold light to shine in Eric's eyes.
If the person who had appeared here today was an ordinary Peak Heavenly Completion Stage martial warrior instead of him or even a person whose fighting prowess was really equal to their own cultivation base and not higher, then that person would probably be crippled for the rest of his life!
Without the slightest hesitation, Eric also chose to clash head-on with the old man.
Violent spirit energy mixed with a horrifying aura crazily suffused the air, causing a heavy fluctuation of energy to spread far in waves.
When the other people saw that Eric had actually chosen to face off against an expert of the Crystal Transformation Stage in close combat, they all shook their heads in pity.
That was because the outcome was within their expectations. After the scream, a figure was sent flying!
A muffled sound accompanied by a miserable cry suddenly resounded. Immediately afterward, a figure was sent flying toward the city wall and smashed into it before falling to the ground.
Everyone could not help but frown. Some of the women even subconsciously turned their heads away, not daring to look at the bloody scene anymore.
"Humph, come, bring that fellow back. I want to viciously torture him!" The voice of the little devil, Ji Rou, rang out once again.
When the guards heard this, they were also prepared to go up and capture the fallen "Eric".
However, a somewhat cold voice suddenly sounded at this moment.
"Really? You want to catch me?" When the first word resounded, Eric was still far away, and when the last word appeared, Eric had already arrived beside Ji Rou, as he directly grabbed onto the latter's throat.
"You, why are you here?" Not only Ji Rou, but even the others had also widened their eyes.
Wasn't Eric sent flying before?
Shouldn't he be severally injured by now?
"I've always been here. Do you think that trash can save you?" Eric's voice made Ji Rou feel as if she was falling into ice, her entire body turning cold.
The two youths' expressions had even greatly changed. Everyone followed Eric's words and subconsciously looked toward the figure below the city wall.
There, an old man wearing a black robe was curled up on the ground and shivering.
Compared to before, the old man looked very miserable right now. His right arm, which was originally undamaged, was now completely shattered. Flesh and blood were strewn all over the ground, and his clothes were stained with a large amount of blood. His face was deathly pale.
The gaze he used to look at Eric was full of shock and disbelief.
Even up till now, he still could not understand how Eric was able to defeat him and even crippled one of his arms!
"You… you are actually a Peak Heavenly Completion Stage martial warrior? If I knew your strength, I would have used my true strength to fight you. I wouldn't have underestimated you." The old man's pale and bloody mouth slowly opened as he uttered those words with great difficulty.
"You only noticed it now?" Eric's gaze also fell on the old man and in the corner of his mouth hung a faint smile.
Hearing Eric's words, the old man was so angry that he spat out another mouthful of blood.
If he had known that Eric was a Peak Heavenly Completion Stage martial warrior whose true fighting prowess has surpassed his current cultivation base, how could he have been so careless?
The old man was trembling with anger but he could not utter a single word.
To the side, when the guards saw Ji Rou fall into Eric's hands, their expressions immediately changed. One after another, they glared at Eric and roared, "Let go of Lady Ji Rou!"
"Let go or else you won't even know how you died today!"
"That's right, I advise you to immediately release me and then respectfully kowtow ten times in front of me. I can even consider letting you off, if not, so what if you're a Peak Heavenly Completion Stage martial warrior? I will definitely kill you and then I'll destroy your entire family!" Ji Rou didn't look too worried.
Instead, she looked at Eric with an arrogant expression even though she was a lot shorter than Eric, and started threatening him.
"Your mind seems to have gone insane!" Eric's clear voice slowly resounded, but his face did not show the slightest hint of fear.
"What do mean?" Ji Rou was startled when she heard this and at the same time, she felt puzzled.
"You are a hostage right now, a hostage. You don't have the right to threaten me!" As he finished speaking, Eric grabbed Ji Rou's hand with great force, and a burst of black flames drilled into her body that surprisingly directly devoured her cultivation base completely.
Not only that, but Eric had also very straightforwardly controlled the black flame and burned some of the meridians in her body. This caused Ji Rou's face to instantly turn deathly pale, and she could not help but directly cry out in pain.
"Ahh... Ugh! Ahh, It's so painful. You… I must kill you!"
"Ahh, my cultivation, you actually dare to cripple my cultivation. Men, kill him. Kill him immediately."
Ji Rou's shouts continuously sounded out, causing Eric's expression to become more and more unsightly. On the side, those people who heard this also had unsightly expressions.
Just that, no one dared to listen to Ji Rou's words and step forward to kill him.
Because Ji Rou was still in Eric's hands!
"Let go of Lady Ji Rou, I can beg for mercy on your behalf to her father. By torturing Lady Ji Rou, not only you are offending Moon City's City Lord, but you are also offending the Green Spirit Sect." At the side, one of the two young men who had been following Ji Rou spoke up again. They tried to intimidate Eric.