Zhong Yi's Illusion Realm.
Kusabimaru pierced her chest, its silver-gray edge sending countless blossoms of blood flying.
"You've... grown strong... Wolf..."
Lady Butterfly's voice held no pain. Instead, there was a hint of release as she slowly collapsed.
"Fuck! You're finally calling me Wolf?!"
Zhong Yi slumped to the ground in exhaustion, finally venting the bitter resentment in his chest.
The livestream's danmu immediately erupted in amusement.
[The mutt finally became a wolf?]
[Lao Zhong's never peeling off that mutt label...]
[Did anyone count how many times she called him a puppy?]
[I did! 131 times in total!]
[I've lost count of how many times I've seen the word "noob"...]
"Did all my fellow cultivators learn that trick? A normal slash, then a quick step into another normal slash... that should get you through phase one pretty much untouched."
Having recovered his strength, Zhong Yi once again began teaching the viewers in the livestream.
"As for phase two... sigh, it's down to luck. Just hit her with a Shuriken when she gets on the wire and knock her down."
Lady Butterfly had no special mechanics or terrain exploits that could kill her.
After experimenting for ages, Zhong Yi had only found a way to use normal slashes to pull off a pseudo-infinite combo.
Beyond that, all he could do was grind away over time. Eventually, he would get lucky and win.
"All right, I've cut down the chief culprit behind the disaster at Hirata Estate. Looks like the crisis is already..."
Before Zhong Yi could finish, the enormous Buddha statue standing deep within the underground temple came crashing down.
Dust obscured his eyes, leaving almost nothing visible.
Just then, a wave of excruciating pain shot through his chest:
Zhong Yi looked down and saw, to his horror, a massive