Han Dai and his men guarded the canyon entrance. Xiao Fei, riding on the back of a flying fish, directed them to take a detour and throw stones into the canyon.
The "One-Eared Bandit" hiding in the canyon, facing attacks from the air, had no effective countermeasure and could only charge outwards.
However, the canyon mouth was now heavily guarded by Han Yi and his men. Especially the dozen or so giants at the front, clad in armor and holding shields, made it impossible for them to break through.
Among the bandits, a burly man with only one ear, wielding a spiked mace, struck Han Yi, who was clad in armor. The latter only staggered back two or three steps before continuing to advance.
Seeing his brothers fall injured and dead one by one, One-Ear gritted his teeth, made up his mind, took out a dark object from his embrace, stuffed it into his mouth, and began to chew vigorously.
As the black object was swallowed, One-Ear's body rapidly grew, becoming taller, stronger, and more robust.
Soon, his height more than doubled.
He crouched down with his legs slightly bent, then exerted force, leaping high and directly out of the canyon.
A giant under Xiao Fei's command picked up a stone the size of a human head, about to throw it into the canyon.
Just then, he saw the leaping One-Ear, who slapped down at him. He felt a pain in his head and then knew nothing more.
One-Ear flattened a giant with a single slap, using the force of this blow to easily leap out of the canyon.
Then, with another kick, as if stepping on an ant, he crushed a giant.
"Ah! He's a master who has broken through his limits!"
"He actually broke through his limits!"
"It's over! We're all going to die now!"
"Those who break through their limits are invincible!"
"..."
In an instant, despair filled the hearts of Xiao Fei's subordinates.
There was a legend in the giant world that if one obtained certain special opportunities, they could break through their racial limits and become a higher-level powerhouse.
Those who broke through their limits were considered unbeatable.
At this moment, witnessing the legendary limit-breaking expert with invincible might, killing two with a single slap and a single kick, as easily as squashing ants, struck terror into their hearts.
The remaining people were enveloped by fear and despair.
Xiao Fei, in the air, saw this scene from afar.
He knew that if he couldn't intervene and change the situation, the morale he had painstakingly built would vanish.
Once the hearts of his men were lost, their worship and admiration for him would also disappear.
It would be impossible to maintain his mystique and authority in the future.
Moreover, these giants were his loyal subordinates. Even when beating a dog, one had to consider its owner.
Just as One-Ear was about to strike again, and another giant was about to die, a white bone spear suddenly appeared, blocking One-Ear's descending palm.
When One-Ear's palm touched the white bone spear, and was about to be pierced, he timely retracted his hand.
He glared furiously at the suddenly appearing Xiao Fei!
"Ant! You seek death!"
One-Ear raised a massive palm and was about to strike Xiao Fei again.
"Beast! You think you're so great just because you've broken through a realm?"
Xiao Fei thrust his white bone spear forward, showing no fear on the surface.
In his view, One-Ear's situation was merely breaking through a realm, something he could easily achieve, lacking any sense of mystery.
"You all continue, I'll deal with this scoundrel!"
Xiao Fei roared at his subordinate giants and led One-Ear away to a distance.
He didn't know if he could win, but even if he got beaten, he had to go far away so his subordinates wouldn't see it.
This was perhaps what was called having an idol complex.
Enraged by his words, One-Ear strode after him.
Xiao Fei, having mastered the Law of Wind and possessing the divine ability of teleportation, made it difficult for One-Ear to catch him, despite his height and long legs.
He ran faster than the wind, occasionally teleporting, and sometimes looking back to taunt, which made One-Ear roar in anger!
Finally, having completely escaped the battlefield, Xiao Fei looked around. No one was in sight. This was the perfect spot.
"Monster, I shall slay you here today and rid the world of your menace!"
Xiao Fei stopped running and prepared to exchange a few blows with One-Ear here.
Before he finished speaking, One-Ear's spiked mace, carrying a massive gust of wind, smashed down at him.
In a moment of desperation, Xiao Fei could only teleport to dodge the attack.
Simultaneously, a force of law emanated from him, spreading outwards, quickly enveloping both him and One-Ear.
This was one of the sources of his confidence in facing a limit-breaking expert.
Giants rarely comprehended laws; their mastery of laws was innate and grew with their individual development.
One-Ear had only just broken through his limits and should not have been able to master deeper laws so quickly.
Indeed, he unfurled his law domain, successfully engulfing the "One-Eared Bandit."
Trapped within the domain, the "One-Eared Bandit" remained unfazed, believing he could break all laws with sheer force.
He swung his spiked mace repeatedly, causing Xiao Fei's domain to shake violently, almost collapsing.
Limit-breaking experts were indeed terrifying!
"Disperse!"
Xiao Fei shouted, and the spiked mace in One-Ear's hand instantly melted like wax, flowing onto the ground as a liquid.
As his comprehension of laws deepened, he could now easily decompose an enemy's weapon into various materials using the Law of Dispersion.
Seeing his weapon suddenly melt, One-Ear was truly startled.
However, having been a bandit leader for a long time, his mental fortitude was still strong.
He immediately roared and began to punch, attacking wildly within Xiao Fei's domain.
As One-Ear's punches landed, Xiao Fei felt waves of gravity-like laws attempting to escape his domain.
Xiao Fei could only forcefully control his domain, confronting him with laws.
Due to the intense use of law power, beads of sweat appeared all over Xiao Fei's head and body.
He was close to his limit.
It was at this very moment that One-Ear, trapped within his domain, suddenly deflated like a leaky balloon, his body rapidly shrinking.
"Huh!"
Xiao Fei looked at One-Ear, who had shrunk even smaller than before, and examined him with curiosity.
"Hahaha..."
"So you didn't really break through, and the drug's effect has worn off!"
Seeing this, Xiao Fei guessed that the thing One-Ear had eaten earlier was likely a stimulant to unlock potential, a false breakthrough of sorts.
Now that the drug's effect had passed, he had reverted to his original state, and was even weaker than before.
With that, Xiao Fei had no reason to hesitate. With a swift movement of his blade, One-Ear's head was severed.
Xiao Fei stored One-Ear's corpse in his spatial artifact and strode back towards the canyon, carrying his head.
He had successfully slain a limit-breaking expert, an event worthy of great fanfare. He had to return with One-Ear's head to publicize his achievement.
As for One-Ear's subsequent weakness after the drug wore off, no one but Xiao Fei and One-Ear himself knew about it.
He believed One-Ear would not speak of it outside to tarnish his reputation.