Upon hearing the scruffy-bearded man claim he was a powerful Demon Cultivator, already at the Mid-Tier Demon Warrior level, Xiahou Que felt utterly speechless.

Xiahou Que knew that any one of the people opposite him could take down a Demon Warrior with just a flick of a finger.

Yet this scruffy-bearded man actually considered himself invincible.

However, seeing Xiahou Que's stunned expression, the bearded man assumed Xiahou Que was amazed by the mention of a Demon Cultivator. Gleefully, he walked over to Wang Yan and the others, pointed at Wang Yan, and said coldly, "Listen up, all of you. Return the shares to President Xiahou immediately, and I'll spare your lives. Otherwise, today will be your last day."

But Wang Yan and the others didn't even acknowledge the bearded man and continued talking among themselves.

The bearded man became furious, shouting, "You ignorant humans, don't you know the power of a Demon Cultivator?"

Hearing the mention of Demon Cultivators, Wang Yan frowned slightly. After all, there were ordinary humans present, like Zeng Deyi and Ouyang Lieqing, who shouldn't know about the existence of Demon Cultivators.

Thus, Wang Yan glanced at Qin Tian and said, "Send this lunatic to a mental asylum."

Qin Tian immediately understood Wang Yan's intentions, agreed, and walked straight toward the bearded man.

Upon seeing Qin Tian approaching, the bearded man sneered and said, "In that case, I'll start with you."

As he finished speaking, the bearded man shouted, and a weak Power of Demon Patterns rose from his body, whipping up a whirlwind in the entire hall.

Seeing this, Zeng Deyi and the others widened their eyes in confusion, unable to comprehend why a wind suddenly surged indoors.

At this point, Qin Tian had already reached the bearded man, raised a hand, and reached out to grab him.

The bearded man, filled with contempt, unleashed his maximum Power of Demon Patterns, sending the whirlwind charging toward Qin Tian.

The bearded man then smugly said, "Now I'll show you what real demon…"

Before the bearded man could finish, the whirlwind had already reached Qin Tian, but contrary to the bearded man's expectations, Qin Tian wasn't blown away.

Instead, the whirlwind vanished without a trace upon hitting Qin Tian, and Qin Tian didn't even flinch.

The bearded man was stunned, blinking in disbelief and saying, "Impossible!"

By this time, Qin Tian had already walked up to the bearded man, grabbed the back of his neck, and said, "Go study yourself in the mental hospital."

With that, Qin Tian dragged the bearded man out like a dead dog.

The bearded man had no resistance in Qin Tian's grip, his face showing utter disbelief as he yelled, "How can this be? This can't be! Look at my Demon Patterns! Look at my Demon Patterns… look at my…"

No matter how the bearded man shouted, there wasn't a trace of Power of Demon Patterns left in him.

It turned out that at the moment Qin Tian grabbed the bearded man, a surge of Power of Demon Patterns from his hand entered the bearded man's body and scrambled his powers.

For many years to come, the bearded man would be unable to wield the Power of Demon Patterns.

Seeing this, Zeng Deyi and the others nodded and said, "So that's it, he really is a madman."

After the bearded man left, Wang Yan turned to Xiahou Que and said coldly, "Xiahou Que, you truly have lost now. Tell me, who is the person behind you?"

Xiahou Que slowly stopped trembling. Even though his face was pale as paper, he shook his head and said, "Wang Yan, I'm telling you, behind me is the strongest adversary you'll ever encounter. If he sees you, you will surely die."

Originally, Xiahou Que wanted to scare Wang Yan with these words, but upon hearing them, Wang Yan's eyes lit up, saying, "Really? Quickly tell me, where is this formidable foe?"

From Wang Yan's expression, it seemed like he was speaking about a free feast rather than a strong opponent.

The truth was, Wang Yan was eagerly seeking a powerful enemy, a strong opponent. Finding such a challenge meant an opportunity for his breakthrough.

Xiahou Que didn't realize his words had backfired and was momentarily stunned, unsure of how to continue.

Wang Yan urgently asked, "Quickly, tell me where he is?"

But Xiahou Que didn't dare answer, fearing severe punishment from Toyota Choji if he spoke out.

Seeing this, Wang Yan's eyes twinkled as an idea came to him. He smiled slightly and said, "I get it. This person must be in this building. Ma Jun, stay with Xiahou Que. Everyone else, search upstairs for me."

Upon hearing Wang Yan's command, Hu Wei, Beiming Xue, and others immediately rushed out, heading upstairs.

Beiming Bufan and the others, who had been standing there, were also shooed away by Wang Yan. Soon, everyone left the hall, moving upstairs.

In the entire hall, only Ma Jun, Xiahou Que, and the black-clad bodyguards remained.

This was a prime opportunity for Xiahou Que to escape.

Yet Xiahou Que sat quietly, unmoving.

Ma Jun glanced coldly at Xiahou Que and said, "Xiahou Que, you'd better behave and not think about escaping."

Originally, without Ma Jun's remark, Xiahou Que hadn't considered escaping. But upon hearing it, his eyes lit up. Looking around, he saw only Ma Jun was left in the hall. If he didn't escape now, when else could he?

Xiahou Que urgently shouted at the black-clad bodyguards behind him, "All of you, get him!"

The black-clad bodyguards rushed toward Ma Jun, surrounding him.

Ma Jun snorted and said, "You think these ordinary people can stop me?"

With that, his body shifted, swiftly knocking each of the black-clad guards to the ground.

At this moment, Xiahou Que leaped up, jumping past the black-clad men and sprinting straight out of the hall.

Seeing this, Ma Jun quickly turned to give chase, but the sheer number of black-clad guards blocked his path.

Ma Jun had to push past the guards to pursue.

However, during this delay, Xiahou Que had already fled the hall and disappeared into the distant crowd.

Hearing the sounds of fighting in the hall, Wang Yan, Hu Wei, and the others rushed down from upstairs, shouting, "Xiahou Que has escaped, quickly chase him."

"Hurry, don't let him get away!"

Hearing the shouts, Xiahou Que ran even faster and, in the blink of an eye, vanished into the vast sea of people outside.

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