Outside Zhangwei Mountain, in the Ownerless Wasteland.

Face to face with the five-meter-tall Zhu Hui, Luo Xiu couldn't help but groan inwardly. In terms of sheer presence, however, Luo Xiu showed no weakness.

Zhu Hui looked down at the ant-like Luo Xiu at his feet, his eyes filled with contempt.

"Kid, watch me smash you into mincemeat!"

Suddenly, with a roar, Zhu Hui bent over and threw a punch at Luo Xiu. A thunderous boom echoed as if lightning had struck the earth. As the punch landed, the ground instantly cracked open, sending rubble shooting into the sky. A single casual punch had created a pit several meters deep.

However, when the dust settled, Zhu Hui found Luo Xiu standing on top of his fist, completely unscathed.

"You're a nimble little ant, aren't you!" Zhu Hui taunted as he withdrew his fist, only to immediately swing with the other. "Let's see where you can hide now!"

Faced with this punch, Luo Xiu could no longer dodge. He braced himself as black qi erupted from his right arm, and he threw a fierce punch upward to meet the blow.

BOOM—!

The two fists collided, making The Void itself tremble.

Staggering back several steps from the terrifying backlash, Zhu Hui lowered his head to look at Luo Xiu, his face a mask of shocked disbelief.

"What?" he stammered. "You... a mere human, can actually contend with my Shanhai demon body in close combat?"

Luo Xiu's lips curved into a slight smirk. He suddenly leaped into mid-air and landed a whip kick on Zhu Hui's face, causing the giant to sway and nearly topple over.

The nearby Demon Beasts who witnessed this were all thoroughly astonished.

"Holy shit, is this kid really human?"

"Even Gu Diao's claws can't scratch the Lord of Zhangwei's demon body, yet this human brat is fighting him hand-to-hand!"

"Could he actually be the descendant of some Great Demon?"

"If we ate him, you think he'd be nourishing?"

"..."

While the Demon Beasts chattered, Luo Xiu took advantage of his smaller size and superior speed to unleash a fluid combination of punches and kicks against Zhu Hui. Ever since he was young, he had been unusually tough and strong, which was why his three senior sisters had given him the nickname "Little Mule."

However, after the flurry of attacks, Luo Xiu realized it was all useless; he was merely tickling Zhu Hui.

"Heh, kid. Give you a little credit and you think you're the fucking shit, don't you?" Zhu Hui sneered, rage burning in his eyes.

Although Luo Xiu's attack had inflicted zero damage, the insult was absolute. The dignified Lord of Zhangwei was now thoroughly enraged.

"Just you wait, I'm about to send you to the Western Heaven!"

Zhu Hui tilted his head back and roared, his body erupting with terrifying Demon Art.

"Fire Dragon Annihilation Strike!"

As he punched, a mass of demon qi instantly condensed into the phantom of a dragon, which flew toward Luo Xiu carrying fearsome power. Wherever the dragon phantom passed, even The Void itself began to twist.

Facing Zhu Hui's sudden use of a Demon Art, Luo Xiu dared not be careless. He immediately activated the Reaper's Charm Script, gathering a vast amount of the Aura of the Dead into his right fist before boldly striking back.

"Asura Fist!"

BOOM!

The Asura Fist, empowered by the Aura of the Dead, was significantly stronger, but the gap in their realms was impossible to bridge. After holding its ground for only a moment, Luo Xiu's Asura Fist was completely crushed. He was struck by the dragon phantom, spat out a mouthful of blood, and was sent flying backward, crashing through more than a dozen ancient trees before finally hitting the ground.

Back at the point of impact, Zhu Hui locked his gaze on Luo Xiu's position and squinted, his heart pounding with astonishment.

This kid's physical defenses are ridiculously strong. He took my Fire Dragon Annihilation Strike head-on and didn't die. Is that really the constitution a human at the Gathering Spirit Realm should have? Fine. If once isn't enough, I'll just do it again!

With that thought, Zhu Hui began silently gathering his strength as he moved, preparing to use the Fire Dragon Annihilation Strike once more. This was his most powerful Demon Art, the one that had made him famous throughout the Shanhai Territory.

Seeing Zhu Hui charge at him again, Luo Xiu swiftly climbed out of the splintered wood, raising one hand high with two fingers pointed straight toward the sky dome.

"Supreme Jade Pure King, Dominate Heaven Thirty-Six!"

...

"Thunder Law!"

With a deafening crackle, several bolts of black lightning materialized from nothing, bursting forth in The Void to instantly strike the charging Zhu Hui. Cast using the Aura of the Dead, the Thunder Law was not only different in color, but its extreme destructive force was now laced with a palpable aura of death.

"AHHH—!"

Zhu Hui screamed in pain, his body trembling uncontrollably. The sinister black current burrowed madly into his body, devouring his life force.

"Not bad, kid... Your Taoist Arts are decent, but it's a pity you're just too weak!" he roared through clenched teeth. "A mere Cultivator of the Gathering Spirit Realm dares to act so rampant before me!"

Relying on his formidable demon physique, Zhu Hui endured the black lightning and suddenly accelerated toward Luo Xiu.

"Go to hell!"

Luo Xiu felt a wave of helplessness.

Of course. The gap in our realms is just too vast to overcome. If I hadn't been hit by that damned Blood Ban Technique and still had my cultivation, I could've dealt with this thing in a single punch. A pity there are no 'if onlys'.

For now, I can only stall him and find a chance to use the Elysian Nether Earth.

His thoughts raced as he formulated a plan. Glancing over at Su Shenyun, who was locked in a fierce battle with Xia Chan, he activated the Ghost Shadow Steps and skillfully dodged Zhu Hui's attack. The strong have their ways of fighting, and the weak have theirs.

"You should have thought of that from the start, Big Brother!" Lin Tong's voice echoed anxiously in his mind. "You're a Necromancer, why are you fighting in close combat? You should hide in the Land of Lawlessness, resurrect Fei Xiao with the Elysian Nether Earth, and then fight!"

A light flashed in Luo Xiu's left eye, and he opened a spatial entrance to the Land of Lawlessness.

"But if we could lure this demon into the Land of Lawlessness, things would be much easier," Tuof added. "We could just suppress him with the Law and handle him however we want."

However, no sooner had Tuof finished speaking than Xia Chan's figure appeared before Luo Xiu. Her clothes were torn and there was blood at the corner of her mouth, clear signs she had been injured in her battle with Su Shenyun.

With a gentle wave of her slender hand, ripples disturbed The Void, and the spatial entrance Luo Xiu had opened began to twist in on itself. Just as Luo Xiu was about to jump through, the portal vanished, closed by Xia Chan in the nick of time.

Seeing this, Luo Xiu's eyes widened in disbelief. He had never expected Xia Chan's Wicked Tenderness Technique to have become so powerful that she could now directly control space.

"Wicked Tenderness Lock!"

The next instant, Luo Xiu was imprisoned by The Void, unable to move. An invisible force seemed to crush him from all directions, making him feel as if his body was about to be twisted apart.

"Haha, Great King, your Wicked Tenderness Technique is truly terrifying! You're nearly on par with the ancestors!" Zhu Hui laughed heartily as he strode over, his face filled with admiration for Xia Chan. "Great King, watch me squash him with one palm!"

"Hold on!" Xia Chan raised her hand to stop him.

For some reason, she suddenly didn't want to kill this man. Perhaps it was because back in the King of Law's Tomb, he had saved her from Master Zheng, sparing her from humiliation.

Zhu Hui scratched his head, a silly smile on his face. "Great King, this kid has good talent. He's a real catch. If we take him back and train him well, he could serve our clan in the future."

Suddenly, a fragrant scent wafted through the air.

Upon smelling it, Xia Chan froze. Though it was only for a moment, that moment was all it took for Luo Xiu to be whisked away by a fox tail.

It was Su Shenyun.

Watching Su Shenyun and Luo Xiu's retreating figures, Xia Chan bit her lip in frustration, suddenly hating herself for being soft-hearted at such a critical moment.

"Chase!"

With a long howl, Zhu Hui's body erupted in a brilliant light, and he instantly reverted to his imposing, mountain-sized true form.

"Do not worry, Great King! They won't escape!"

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