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Chapter 585: Chapter 585: Discarded

Xerxes moves extremely fast, and to the other minotaurs, he seems to be at a complete advantage, leaving Song Jian unable to resist and forced to adopt a defensive stance.

In reality, Xerxes felt like vomiting blood in frustration. Each of his blows, no matter how fast, always landed on Song Jian’s Crimson Fire Heart Ape Sword. And the force transmitted from the sword felt incredibly tenacious, like an old cowhide, which no matter how powerful the impact upon it, it would quake violently and then quickly dissipate the force, causing no harm at all.

“Well done, Xerxes! Truly worthy of being the finest youth of our Blackhoof Tribe!”

“He’s completely dominating! He has completely suppressed his opponent! Who would have thought Xerxes was this powerful!”

“What kind of skills is he using? How can he be so fast? This is just terrifying!”

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The younger minotaurs around began to clap and cheer, but the elders among them remained silent, wearing furrowed brows. Some venerable minotaurs with a chill in their aura exchanged looks among themselves, subtly shaking their heads.

“Chief, this can’t go on. If they continue to fight, Xerxes will get hurt. He is the most promising youth of the Blackhoof Tribe…” whispered a minotaur with a broken horn on his left on Kane’s ear.

Kane nodded, and holding his Bloodthirsty Totem Pillar, he took a step forward. He was just about to stop the fight, but the situation in the ring suddenly changed.

Xerxes suddenly slowed down, stumbled a couple of steps and knelt to the ground. His face was flushed red and his skin reflected a swirl of currents underneath—like insects squirming within his body.

Spewed…

A mouthful of dense blood gushed out of Xerxes’ mouth, and his aura was suddenly low;

When Song Jian’s Tai Chi Sword Skill finally ended, he sheathed his sword and stood in place. Seeing Xerxes suddenly fall, he looked surprised.

Tai Chi Sword Skill had a certain chance to rebound the opponent’s attacks. But Song Jian’s Tai Chi Sword Skill was only at level 2, making the probability of triggering a counterattack very small. He normally used it as a defensive measure in battles. But today, under Xerxes’ storm-like attacks, the sword skill actually triggered a counter effect;

“Even if it did trigger a rebound, it shouldn’t have caused him this much damage. What exactly happened?” Song Jian was puzzled and didn’t know how to react for a moment.

“Xerxes!” Kalu cried out in a loud voice, rushing forward to hold onto Xerxes. He glared at Song Jian, his eyes filled with rage.

Xerxes was the person whom Kalu admired the most. Seeing him being defeated, a fury filled his heart, and he desperately wanted to fight Song Jian himself.

“It was just a friendly match. How could you hit him so hard?” Kalu yelled.

At this moment, Xerxes looked extremely frightening, continuously vomitting blood from his mouth while drenched in sweat. He lay curled up on the ground, his body was involuntarily convulsing, as if all his muscles were contracted together.

“Kalu, don’t be rude!” An elderly minotaur leaning on a walking stick came over to examine Xerxes.

Before long, the old minotaur let out a sigh, slowly stood up, and said, “He overused his Tiger Demon Fist. The surging fist energy has broken through his meridian restraint and begun rampaging within his body…”

“Elder, please save Xerxes. He can’t be injured!” Kalu was instantly panicked and begged the old minotaur.

Kane and several elders of the Blackhoof Tribe surrounded them. Xerxes was the most promising young tribal member. If he was injured and had to delay the triggering of his innate skills, it would already be quite unacceptable. If he was really incapacitated, it would be devastating for the Blackhoof Tribe.

Several elders of the Blackhoof Tribe began to examine Xerxes. When they finally stood up, they shook their heads gravely at Kane.

“His meridians have been damaged severely. It would be a miracle if he survives…” one elder said with a sigh.

“The Tiger Demon Fist is too demanding for him at his current state. It would have been better if he had waited until he was at level 30 before using it!”

“The energy from the Tiger Demon Fist has already flooded every part of his body. Even if he can be healed, he would likely be bedridden for the rest of his life…”

“What a shame. This is a loss our Blackhoof Tribe can’t afford…”

The elders’ eyes reflected their heartache. Xerxes was the most promising among the younger generation, and seeing him get crippled in a friendly match was just unbearable.

However, none of the elders blamed Song Jian. On one hand, Xerxes’ injury was primarily due to his poor control over Tiger Demon Fist. His state now was akin to getting possessed by a devil and had little to do with Song Jian.

But the younger minotaurs glared at Song Jian in anger. They believed that it was the friendly match with Song Jian that led to Xerxes’ condition. They viewed Song Jian as the culprit.

“Alright, the winner of the challenge is Song Jian!” Kane announced with a grim face. “Quickly take Xerxes for medical treatment. The ceremony will continue!”

The ceremony couldn’t be interrupted just because of Xerxes, but everyone from the Blackhoof Tribe, including Kane, felt heavy-hearted and were worried about Xerxes.

Just at that moment, Song Jian suddenly raised his hand to stop the minotaurs from carrying off Xerxes.

“Wait!” Song Jian looked at Kane and said, “My friend Anna came with me. She’s a Life Priest. She may be able to heal Xerxes.”

Kane’s eyes lit up and he quickly stopped the minotaurs from moving Xerxes. He asked Song Jian excitedly, “Brother, are you sure? Can she really heal Xerxes and restore him to his original state?”

“Anna is a Life Priest. If even she can’t heal him, then I’m afraid there’s no one in this world who can,” Song Jian said quietly, glancing at Xerxes.

The power of life is the best healing energy in the game. There is virtually no disease or wound that Anna can’t heal in this world.

“Quick, bring Miss Anna here!” Kane quickly said to a minotaur nearby.

A Life Priest? The tribe’s record seems to have mentioned them!” The elderly minotaur who examined Xerxes earlier had a reminiscent look on his face.

Soon, under the guidance of a minotaur, Anna arrived at the mountaintop.

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