"Sir, we martial artists can't simply sit around doing nothing. It's not in our nature," Jack replied.

"As for me, I was just stretching, anticipating your arrival," Jett replied, sizing up the guards. Only two guards had cultivation, both at the 6th level of the Qi refining stage.

"Since you anticipated us arriving, you should know that we've discerned your falsehoods. I'd like to ask, what's your plan now?" the lead guard asked.

"To be fair, I didn't have a plan. I was just going with the flow. I thought it would be better to lie and come up with a plan while not being chained up," Jett replied.

“You didn’t even have a plan?” One of the guards in the back laughed. 

"Yep, I didn't. But I do have one now," Jett replied, looking back at Jack.

"Hmph, are you going to lie again, Jett? Is that even your real name?" the lead guard said.

"My name is indeed Jett, and no, I ain't going to lie again," Jett said, turning to the wall. Then he declared, "This is my plan, NOW!"

When Jack heard "NOW," he immediately struck where Jett had pointed. As soon as he did, the wall crumbled into pieces, sending smoke and debris everywhere. Jett, Jack, Xiao, and Bai all jumped through the hole and dashed onto the tops of buildings. The two cultivator guards were stunned for a few seconds. Then, the lead guard, one of the two cultivators, regained his senses and yelled.

“Get that door open now!” 

While the guards were still in shock, Jett and the other three had already left the premises of the royal castle. Jack was the first to speak up, saying,

"Wow, that wall crumbled like it was a piece of bread when I hit it where you told me to. How did you know?"

"I can see things that most others can't, as I've mentioned. My eyes are special, but they weren't fully unlocked unless I cultivated them. However, due to certain circumstances, I never did, so I never knew they were this powerful," Jett replied.

All three cultivators laughed. By that time, the two guard cultivators had already regained their senses, but Jett and the rest had already left the capital. Jett was the first to sense the two guards. Looking back, he saw them approaching quickly on horses. Jett then yelled.

"That's cheating. They're on horses." 

"What do you take them for? They're guards; it's their duty to catch us no matter what." Jack laughed, then looked back. He then said, "Let’s attack them together. We should have enough strength to defeat them."

"That's risky. First off, I can't help since I don't know how to fight. I'd be a sitting duck," Jett replied. Jack understood and quickly pulled out another manual, saying, "This is a fist technique. Since you learned the movement fast, you should be able to learn this quickly."

Jett grabbed the manual and quickly started reading it. Just as Jett finished reading, the guards had already caught up, causing Jett and the others to stop in their tracks.

"Why did you all stop? Have you decided to surrender? Although I could offer assistance to spare you from execution, you will spend the rest of your life in prison," the lead guard said. No one said anything; they simply stared at the guards. Jack then launched an attack using the Fist technique he had taught Jett.

"You're attacking? Now you don't even stand a chance. You will all be executed here and now," the other guards laughed and then stated, "We're armored, while you have no weapons. What do you take us for?"

Right then, Jack's strike hit the lead guard's chest, causing the guard to be thrown backward. The guard looked down and saw a massive dent in his armor, giving him a grim expression. Trying to stand up, he coughed up blood due to the injury. Right then, he saw his partner being blasted back and also coughing up blood. The lead guard looked up to see Jett standing where the other guard was.

"Nice job, I knew you could learn it," Jack laughed, then stared at the lead guard and said, "What now, still lying on the ground?"

"Ha, do you think we're stupid enough to send only two of us while there are four of you? We had already called for backup before we started chasing," the lead guard laughed. Right after he said that a group of people dashed out. One of them came out right in front of Jett. Jett felt something he hadn't felt before; he couldn't understand what it was. He felt dread and couldn't move; the only thing that came to mind was bloodlust. Just then, the person in front of him struck Jett. Before getting hit, Jack jumped in the way and pushed Jett back, taking the hit. Jack was blown back, hitting a tree and coughing up a lot of blood.

Xiao and Bai rushed over to Jack to try to pick him up. Before they could, two other figures dashed over to them and struck at them, causing them to fall to the ground. Looking at these three new figures, Jett recognized two of them. They were the hobos from the prison.

"Now, it's 3vs1. What will you do now, Jett?" the lead guard from earlier said. 

“I see you two hobos were guards to keep watch over those three,” Jett replied.

"Indeed, are you going to kill yourself or make it harder for yourself?" the hobo said.

"You know what," Jett replied while closing his eyes. A few seconds later, he reopened them, now with blood-red eyes, and said, "I choose neither."

The three new guards looked at Jett puzzled, but then figured out what he meant. Jett's aura started to increase rapidly. 5th level of Qi refining - 9th level - 1st level of Foundation Building - 8 level of Foundation Building - 1st level Golden Core Stage. Then it slowed down, settling at the 3rd level of the Golden Core Stage.

"How... How did your cultivation skyrocket to the Golden Core Stage? Even if it was some type of boost, how could you have something like that when I watched you gaining cultivation in the prison?" One of the hobos said, stuttering.

Jett didn't reply, just giving out an HMPH sound. Jett dashed at the Hobo that struck down Jack. The hobo was frightened, immediately putting up his arms, but when Jett struck him, his arm and head caved in, killing him instantly.

The other two guards were immediately frightened. They decided to make a break for it, attempting to dash away. Jett didn't allow that; he struck down both of them in a matter of seconds. He then walked over to the lead guard and calmly stated, "It seems like we have won this battle." Afterward, he finished off the last two guards.

Jett calmly walked over to his three new friends. Xiao and Bai appeared to be mostly okay, but Jack was in a bad situation. Jett quickly went over to Jack and infused his Qi, which was currently at the Golden Core Stage, into him, pulling Jack out of danger. He then looked over at Bai and said,

"We need to leave. You should carry Jack," then he looked at Xiao and said, "Please carry me. I might be in worse shape than Jack is."

Xiao was confused since Jett was in the Golden Core Stage, but then he felt Jett's aura drop down to the Qi refining stage. Then Jett collapsed to the floor. Xiao rushed over, checking Jett's pulse to confirm he was alive. He quickly picked up Jett, while Bai picked up Jack. Together, they ran out of the kingdom and into a forest near the outskirts.

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