In the next instant, the arm of the Demon King high above, towering like a pillar of the heavens, suddenly ignited with red flames, covering the entire arm and shoulder in an instant, suppressing all the demonic qi and malice.

A roar thundered across the heavens and earth, transmitted from the other side of the rift, like thunder piercing through the sky, shattering the air into fragments.

"Butuka—"

A deep and hoarse mysterious language crossed dimensions, emanating from the rift, mingled with pain and fury, as if a thousand malevolent souls were wailing, or a low growl before a volcanic eruption.

The arm, like a pillar of heaven, swung back and forth with overwhelming force, slicing through the sky. The speed at the end easily broke through dozens of times the speed of sound, stirring up terrifying storms and impacts, attempting to shake off the consuming flames. Yet, the flames clung like a parasite, fiercely burning its demonic qi and power, penetrating deeper with each struggle.

This attempt to free itself from the flames only lasted a mere thirty seconds. The Demon King seemed to understand the tenacity of the flames, allowing them to burn its body, and instead swiftly descended towards Lin Guang, the ant causing it such pain—

Yet at the same time.

The bronze bell in Lin Guang's other hand suddenly disappeared.

In its place, a familiar figure stood before Lin Guang.

He appeared as a young man, yet his demeanor and gaze were exceptionally mature, dressed in antique attire from the last century, holding a floating bronze bell with intricate ancient inscriptions in his right hand.

This was Kong Guofeng, stationed at the entrance of the Celestial Ladder Secret Realm, just three to four hundred kilometers away.

He didn't use this true intent to teleport Lin Guang away, but instead used it as an anchor point to teleport his own body here at all costs, arriving on the scene immediately!

At this moment, it had been less than a minute since the Earth Store Demon Flower began blooming.

It must be said, Kong Guofeng's response time was incredibly fast!

The gigantic hand, ablaze and a hundred meters in diameter, swept down with overwhelming demonic qi, striking the suddenly appearing enormous shadow of the Great Xia Five Extremes Bell.

BOOM!!!

CLANG!!!

The impact was like igniting countless bombs; all the trees within hundreds of meters were crushed and torn apart, while those farther away were uprooted and blown into the air.

Yet the giant bell remained unwavering, withstanding the terrifying blow. Visible waves of the bell spread across the heavens and earth, forcing the hand to recoil, lifted higher than before.

The shadow of the giant bell then dispersed, and Kong Guofeng's figure appeared in mid-air, forming a sealing sign with one hand, his eyes radiating a turquoise glow.

In an instant, a dark golden drum reappeared behind him.

The drum's body seemed wrapped in dark golden scales of some creature, and the slightly yellow drumhead glowed like the setting sun.

Kong Guofeng's second Beast King, finally revealed its true form now—

In contrast to the [Great Xia Five Extremes Bell]...

The [Soul-Drilling Dusk Drum].

The bell behind him began to resonate.

The dark golden drum began to vibrate on its own, emitting drumbeats.

In the next instant, Kong Guofeng's figure seemed to vanish suddenly.

Meanwhile, on the ground, Lin Guang, protected securely by a semi-transparent small bell, suddenly felt…

Just like ink silently soaking into a sheet of paper, something steeped in personal style began to unfold in the sky, centered at the point where Kong Guofeng disappeared.

Domain Expansion, [Great Xia Five Laws].

In an instant, within the thousand-meter span of the sky, invisible vibrations began to spread. The ethereal environment, airflow, electromagnetism, and heat were all influenced by some will, transforming everything into the most suitable state for the transmission of bell waves and drum sounds.

—Kong Guofeng wasn't adept at temporarily stabilizing and repairing the boundary wall, so he couldn't reinforce it with a Demon King breaking through it.

So he chose a more direct and brutal approach.

That is, to expand the domain just enough to cover the rift and then unleash his maxed-out killing blow onto this hand!

In the blink of an eye, waves of bell sounds and drumbeats appeared soundlessly in Lin Guang's view.

It was extremely orderly, with bell waves of various heights mixed with sunset-like drum vibrations, forming a colorful, glass-like shape resonating within the domain, with no diffusion, furiously assaulting the giant hand already ablaze.

Magically, the bell waves seemed to avoid the crimson flames, as if only targeting the spirit. The arm struck by the bell waves suddenly slowed, and the dozen or so eyes became dazed, beginning to weep pure black tears before bursting one by one.

—Killing Move · [Five Extremes Soul Suppressing].

"ROAR!!!"

It seemed in extreme agony, a roar echoed again from the other side of the rift.

This Demon King was still at the Shaking Stage, originally needing to focus on breaking through the boundary wall, thus leaving it helpless against Kong Guofeng's head-on killing move and forcing it to endure.

Yet by enduring, it could no longer perform any actions and instead suffered injuries deeply penetrating its essence, difficult to heal.

In just a few dozen seconds, the arm showed signs of being permanently damaged!

CRACK CRACK—

The space shattered again, and a massive head forcefully squeezed through!

It was bald, with nothing on its head burning with pitch-black demon flames faintly forming a phantom scarlet eye, staring intently at Kong Guofeng's domain, seeming to remember the aura of this True Man.

Once this Demon King fully descended upon Blue Star, Lin Guang would be utterly defenseless, likely killed in an instant by the battle's aftermath, even from a great distance.

But... the Demon King stopped moving.

Because by now, having been prematurely discovered and promptly stopped, descending on Blue Star had become impossible.

The few remaining scarlet eyes on the arm and the faintly discernible eyes on its head suddenly turned.

Incredibly, they bypassed the domain's barrier and gazed at Lin Guang.

Gazed at this "insect" it deemed so insignificant.

It emitted an extremely venomous demonic tone.

"Uga-Nan—"

Even without understanding it, one could hear the loathing and extreme anger in the words.

If not for this ant...

How could the costly attempt at descending possibly fail, causing such heavy losses!

If not for the Tianmu Zhenyi and Kong Guofeng's protection on Lin Guang, a spiritual shock from direct gaze by a Void Eye Demon King could render him unconscious in an instant, possibly causing semi-permanent memory loss even if he survived.

Being remembered by a powerful Demon King, there aren't many in the world who have this "honor"; the timid might lose sleep over it, waking from nightmares.

However, Lin Guang laughed.

He curled his lips, revealing a wanton smile on his still blood-streaked face.

Then, the youth raised his right hand, making a seemingly universally known friendly gesture toward the eye.

"HAM!!!"

Faced with this gesture, the Demon King seemed to lose its reason, roaring with fury once more, its massive hand swaying as it tried to reach for Lin Guang. Yet as soon as it raised its hand, its body abruptly paused and then inevitably withdrew into the rift, as if something on the other side was pulling it back.

Lin Guang naturally knew why.

The previous act of forcefully inserting its head was already its limit.

This Demon King couldn't squeeze its entire body in within a short time, so no matter how terrifying the price paid to pry open Blue Star's barrier, no matter how long the plan was hatched, a mere Tier Six Demon King could not resist the world rules for long, thus facing increasing repulsion and weakening, eventually pushed out.

In no time, the Demon King's massive form retreated from the hole, vanishing on the spot.

And the fractured space healed swiftly, as if time had reversed.

...At least the surface appeared healed.

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