Power of the King, Slaying Mercenary Tao

Screech!

The sky seemed to press down in its entirety. The terrifying pressure was like a massive boulder, crushing the breath from everyone's lungs.

Mo Shi Mo Wang and the others all felt the hairs on their bodies stand on end, each strand of hair rising upright. It was the sign of an immensely terrifying lightning ability poised to strike.

Ions flickered endlessly through the air.

Only the Mad King stood calmly upon the steps beyond the Sword of Damocles, holding an excessively long silver longsword in one hand.

The sword was composed entirely of Royal Authority Power. It was not physical, nor did it have any weight.

The Mad King's body was no longer made of flesh and blood. He had already transcended the life form of flesh.

Yet in terms of progress up the ladder, he had gone farther than everyone else.

Previously, all the Information Brokers had believed that the Mad King's defeats of experts such as Red Dust, Show, and Mo Shi Mo Wang had been acts of Overthrowing the Superior. In truth, however, the Mad King had won openly and fairly.

Whether in attributes, control over authority, or progress on the ladder, he far surpassed the others.

The Mad King looked up at the sky and let the thunderclouds churn as heaven and earth fell into darkness.

The next instant, the sky abruptly went black. Then incomparably brilliant white light illuminated the world as brightly as day.

A bolt of lightning descended straight from the heavens, like a silver serpent swallowing the Mad King whole.

Boom!

Terrifying pressure and heat scorched the air until it stank. The Mad King's vision darkened, and a figure had already appeared before him.

Mercenary Tao's long pale-white hair danced in the wind, while the intense aura and blood mist