Hearing these words, Andreas’ eyes burned with humiliation and fury. Admitting defeat was unacceptable to him; conceding now would ruin his entire lifetime of reputation.

Crack!

Another heavy stomp landed on Andreas’ wrist, causing his blood vessels to burst. The raw flesh and blood were clearly visible, almost unbearable to look at. The crowd silently sympathized with him but felt helpless. Those standing with Andreas could only watch with frustration and anger.

Adrian then slapped Andreas in the face twice.

“Ah! Adrian, I will kill you! You deserve to die for this humiliation!” Andreas roared, dark, malevolent energy beginning to flow within him.

“Oh no! He’s about to daemonize!” The crowd gasped in horror, realizing that daemonic energy was overtaking Andreas’ body.

Adrian was also taken aback. This indicated that daemonic energy had been injected into Andreas by the daemons. It was meant to amplify Andreas’ power dramatically when he neared a breakthrough, pushing him toward