Seeing the debris crashing toward him, Mike instinctively covered his head, realizing it was almost too late to dodge. Just as he thought his life was over, a bright silver light flashed around him. In an instant, the debris was sliced into thousands of tiny pieces, turning to sand that sprinkled down gently.
Mike gasped, shocked by what had just happened. Looking up to see the cause of this phenomenon, he was stunned. Floating in the sky were two figures dressed in traditional Chinese robes, both holding long sabers. One was an old man with white hair tied back and a white goatee, while the other was a young man with long black hair and a dragon tattoo on his right arm.
The two men stared at each other. The old man wore an assessing expression, as if constantly evaluating the younger man. Meanwhile, the young man's face showed both exhilaration and exhaustion. It was clear he was struggling to keep up, but the determined look in his eyes showed he wasn't about to give up.
"Hmm… is that it? Are you done already? Such a disappointment," the old man sneered. "I thought the one they call Lu Guan Yi, the Unfettered Demon, would be more interesting. But it seems you're all talk and no bite. How could I possibly entrust my daughter to a man who can't even last three rounds with me?"
Lu Guan Yi looked the old man dead in the eyes and smirked. "Father-in-law, you underestimate me. If you think this is all I'm capable of, you're gravely mistaken. I've been holding back."
With a deep breath, Lu Guan Yi's eyes shone brightly, his body radiating an ethereal glow. The old man noticed this and gave a slight nod. "Don't call me 'father-in-law' yet; that's still undecided. But I see you've got some fight left in you. That's good, because I was just warming up myself."
Suddenly, the old man's aura surged, brimming with a pressure that was far stronger than anything Lu Guan Yi was emitting. Even those watching below felt a chill as their legs began to shake. But this only fired up Lu Guan Yi even more. He steadied himself, his hand stretching out toward the old man.
In a flash, their hands met – BOOM! A sonic boom erupted, shattering glass across nearby skyscrapers as the two figures vanished from the public eye.
For a moment, the street fell silent. Then, the crowd erupted in awe and excitement.
"Did you see that? They were cultivators! We just witnessed a fight between such godly beings!"
"I'll remember this moment for the rest of my life!"
"Yes! I got the whole thing on video – I'm going to make a fortune!"
"Damn! I was so caught up in the moment, I forgot to record it. I'm going to regret this forever..."
The street buzzed with reactions as people shared their shock and excitement over what they had just witnessed.