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"I... I accept the challenge." A man in his forties, slightly overweight, hesitated and stepped forward under everyone's gaze. Normally, a seven-year-old girl would not be an intimidating opponent, but today's events were too bizarre. Every merchant present was shrewd and sensitive to changes; facing such a situation naturally filled them with unease.

"Begin the duel!" High Priest Wayne announced with a wave of his hand.

"Eldia la Silentera da, Holy Spirits come forth, Great Holy Light Spear!"

Without any hesitation, Jin Luosha cast a brilliant beam of light that pierced through the chest of the man opposite her, ending his life without even drawing blood.

"Ahhh..." Everyone gasped in shock. High Priest Wayne waved his hand, releasing a white light that neutralized the holy spear that had passed through the dead man's chest and was flying towards the crowd. He looked at the girl before him in astonishment, as if she were a dragon.

The Great Holy Light Spear is a sixth-level light magic spell. It is commonly used by the priests of the Radiant Temple who practice magic. This spell consumes little mana, is quick to cast, has a long range, and comes with a certain locking effect on its target. Its single-target damage is excellent, making it almost flawless except for the difficulty in mastering it. A high priest or a seventh-level mage can cast it one hundred times in succession without issue. However, this spell typically requires decades of training for an ordinary person to achieve such proficiency. The fact that a seven-year-old girl could wield it so effortlessly was truly astonishing.

In fact, when Jin Luosha came out of the Magic Tower, she already possessed the mental strength of a seventh-level mage, lacking only the accumulation of mana within her body and mastery over the spells. With the help of the Holy Scarab, she could cast several intermediate and advanced spells without needing to fully comprehend them. After my inner strength recovered, I had Jin Luosha repeatedly practice casting several sixth and seventh-level spells. Using the techniques of the Soul Transfer Art, I continuously replenished her mental strength, while the Holy Scarab provided her with magical elements. Given her natural affinity for light magic, after a month of practicing tens of thousands of spells daily, the amount of light magic elements within her body was comparable to that of a normal seventh-level mage. She had become adept at casting the Great Holy Light Spear, Holy Spirit Shield (sixth level), and Battle Angel Protection (seventh level) spells, to the point where she could do so independently without the support of the Holy Scarab.

However, what truly concerned me was how to make a seven-year-old girl capable of killing without fear. This was not just to ensure Jin Luosha could seek revenge but also to shape her character, making her embody the spirit of our Peach Blossom Island lineage—indifferent to reputation, contemptuous of convention, and regarding no one but family as human. Only then could I guarantee that Jin Luosha would not distance herself from me because of my werewolf nature or oppose me for the sake of protecting humanity or upholding justice. That was my true goal, and when I, Chen Xuanfeng, act, there is no room for mercy.

Jin Luosha already had a foundation for this. Having witnessed her family's murder, she naturally encountered bloodshed and slaughter earlier than other children raised in sheltered environments. Along the way, she had seen countless people torn apart by me, and with constant suggestions from my Soul Transfer Art, she no longer felt any fear or disgust towards killing. Later, I deliberately taught her cooking skills, having her kill various animals and gut them, gradually familiarizing her with the sensation of blood on her hands. Finally, a few days ago, I found a group of bandits and had Jin Luosha personally use magic to kill them one by one during their crimes. Thus, the Jin Luosha standing here now showed no hesitation or fear in killing.

"High Priest Wayne, is this duel valid?" I asked with a smile.

"What... What is going on?" High Priest Wayne still couldn't believe the reality before him.

"Ah, the God of Light is all-knowing and all-powerful. Since Jin Luosha's revenge is just, the God of Light has shown a miracle and granted her the power to exact it. Isn't that obvious?" I deliberately ignored the High Priest's expression. "Well, let's not waste time on something as clear as truth. We have fifty-one more duels tonight."

Merchants are not brave warriors. At first, they harbored hopes that the girl's power was fleeting, but when the second, third, and fourth victims fell, especially when a Silver Warrior was decapitated by the illusion of a battle angel summoned by Jin Luosha, their wills crumbled.

"I won't do this anymore. This is murder, blatant murder—"

"Guards, call the guards to kill this witch!"

"Let us go, High Priest Wayne. Please stop this absurd duel. Our matters should be decided by the royal court, not through such barbaric means."

Amidst the chaos, some began fleeing towards the villa's entrance and inside, unaware that the villa was already sealed off and that even more formidable killers awaited them.

"If I recall correctly, those who flee during a revenge duel can be directly deemed guilty, and those accused of murder can be killed on sight, correct?" I said calmly, watching the escapees.

"Ahhhh—" A series of screams echoed from outside the gate and within the villa, followed by the throwing of several corpses into the hall.

"Monsters! Beasts!" A chorus of cries erupted in the hall. Three six-meter-tall, half-human, half-spider metal monsters entered from both sides, guarding the exits. Their lower bodies, armored and three meters tall, had eight legs equipped with sharp blades. A white crystal at their tails flickered, ready to unleash magic at any moment. While their upper bodies were humanoid, they had eight eyes and were twice the size of an average person. They wielded two massive axes with their front two arms and two long dragon spears with their rear two arms, making them efficient killing machines suitable for both close and long-range combat.