Childe's expression froze instantly.
This was naked, undisguised, absolute humiliation.
The blade techniques he had honed for years—his pride, his signature—were being dismissed as trash.
Something to be used once and then thrown away.
The rage that followed shattered Childe Tartaglia's reason completely.
"Trash?!"
"Then I'll show you my true power!!!"
"RAAAAH—!!!"
A vast, twisted energy surged violently within his body.
Terrifying fluctuations swept across the entire training ground!
"Take this, Yi Chen!!!"
With a distorted roar, Childe turned into a streak of light, tearing up the ground as he charged forward with speed and power far beyond before!
Using his Foul Legacy in public wasn't appropriate—but this was more than enough to make his opponent suffer!
Yet in the face of an assault that would drive ordinary Vision holders to despair—
Yi Chen simply stood there.
He even closed his eyes.
Within him, the heroic intent born from seeing his comrades humiliated and the Knights' dignity trampled had already reached its peak.
A brilliant, molten-gold energy surged through his body like converging rivers, gathering entirely into his clenched right fist!
He opened his eyes.
"The finisher's here."
The instant Childe reached him—
Yi Chen threw a punch.
ROOOOAAAR—!!!!
This wasn't a mere energy blast.
A fully formed, awe-inspiring golden energy dragon erupted from Yi Chen's fist—its majestic dragon head, radiant scales, and domineering presence vividly clear!
A dragon's roar shook the heavens!
The golden dragon, fueled by raw power and overwhelming numerical supremacy, swallowed Childe whole!
There was no contest.
Only absolute annihilation.
"NO—!!!"
Childe barely managed a short, desperate scream before being completely engulfed!
BOOOOOOM—!!!
A deafening explosion rocked the ground, the entire training field trembling as if it might collapse!
A massive trench was carved into the earth ahead of Yi Chen, smoke and dust blasting skyward like a miniature mushroom cloud.
The stands fell into dead silence.
Everyone was stunned speechless by that earth-shattering, tyrannical punch.
The Liyue Qixing.
The Knights of Favonius.
Even the adepti hidden in the shadows.
All were struck dumb.
Ningguang's pipe slipped unnoticed from her fingers.
Keqing stared wide-eyed, mouth slightly open.
Ganyu clutched her chest as if the punch had hit her heart directly.
Kaeya's usual flippancy vanished—replaced by pure delight.
As the wind slowly dispersed the dust—
Yi Chen stood there, calmly retracting his fist.
Ahead of him lay devastation.
At the bottom of the crater, Childe lay charred and unmoving, unconscious—his fate uncertain.
Yi Chen walked to the edge of the pit and looked down.
"A frog at the bottom of a well.
Now you know how big the world really is."
After a moment of profound silence, gasps erupted.
"One… one punch?!"
A Millelith soldier muttered, barely gripping his spear.
"That was a Fatui Harbinger… he even used that twisted power… and still—"
The Qixing exchanged looks, shock and gravity clear in their eyes.
Ningguang was the first to recover.
"It seems our assessment of the Knights of Favonius… must be completely revised."
Keqing slowly unclenched her fist, nail marks still visible on her palm.
As she looked at Yi Chen standing proudly in the arena, beyond shock, she felt something else—
Satisfaction.
After all, the one beaten into the ground was the Fatui.
Ganyu finally let out a long breath of relief.
Her "child" might cause trouble—but he won his fight.
Kaeya slipped over beside Yi Chen and elbowed him.
"Not bad! That was… violently excessive. I love it.
Snezhnaya's pride just got ground into the dirt!"
At that moment, a squad of Fatui rushed in, panicked, carefully lifting Childe's unconscious body from the crater. Their eyes toward Yi Chen were filled with fear.
Ningguang signaled her secretary.
The secretary stepped forward and announced clearly:
"The spar has concluded.
Representatives of Snezhnaya, please escort your Harbinger for medical treatment.
The Liyue Qixing will provide necessary assistance."
Polite words—yet an unmistakable dismissal.
The Fatui fled immediately, not daring to utter a single threat.
Only then did Ningguang turn to Yi Chen and Kaeya with a smile.
"Mr. Yi Chen truly lives up to his reputation.
Captain Kaeya, the Knights of Favonius are indeed full of hidden talents."
Kaeya saluted with a grin.
"You flatter us, Lady Tianquan.
Our 'probationary knight' simply enjoys sparring a little too much."
Salt. Directly in the wound.
Ningguang chuckled lightly.
"Tonight, I will host a banquet at the Glaze Pavilion to welcome the Knights of Favonius—and to calm today's… excitement. Please do attend."
Yi Chen nodded.
Kaeya agreed enthusiastically.
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