Moffitt

Amidst the firelight, a person calmly and slowly walked out.

Gu Ding only saw a figure enveloped in flames, and judged that it was a tall and strong man.

Du Kao and Koloff both looked on with suspicion, watching the figure approaching them warily.

The figure stopped less than a hundred meters away from the two, and then the flames on its body gradually dissipated, finally revealing its true form.

To Gu Ding's surprise, although the other party walked upright on two legs, it was not human, but a life form made of crimson crystals. Gu Ding could even see that there was a magma-like liquid flowing inside the crimson crystals that made up its body.

His head resembled a human skull, with golden firelight flickering in his deep-set eye sockets. His gaze fell on Du Kao, scrutinizing him from head to toe.

"Third Sequence Heavenly God, whose Combat Strength is roughly comparable to the Seventh Sequence, not bad..." The red crystal-form guy revealed Du Kao's strength in just one sentence, and then looked at Koloff beside him, "Second Sequence Heavenly God, Combat Strength Fifth Sequence, you are a bit lacking."

"Moffitt, although you are Advanced Sequence Celestial, it's probably not something you can do in a short time to return to your peak combat state. My Combat Strength is only at the Fifth Sequence, but how much strength do you have left? Your Combat Strength may have dropped by several ranks, right?" Koloff shouted at the Crimson Crystal Lifeform with some dissatisfaction.

"Seven eras ago, someone with your Combat Strength could be crushed with a single finger. Even now, though my strength has greatly diminished, killing you would still be as easy as turning my hand," Moffitt coldly replied, then turned to look at Belanger and Gu Ding not far away.

His gaze swept over Belanger in an instant, but when it fell on Gu Ding, he stared at Gu Ding for a long time.

Gu Ding, who originally thought the other party wouldn't notice him, was able to clearly feel the powerful pressure emanating from the other party after being stared at.

"Interesting..." After staring at Gu Ding for a long time, Moffitt suddenly laughed out loud, "If I capture you and present you to the King, I might have a chance to become a chief god."

Moffitt's words were cryptic, even Gu Ding didn't understand their meaning. However, he roughly understood that the other party wanted to capture him alive. Of course, he also knew that under the watchful eyes of the gods, escape was futile. Therefore, he didn't flee immediately, but instead chose to discuss countermeasures with the Sea Emperor.

"Sea Emperor, what should we do now? This monster wants to capture me, and those two gods from the Dees Family won't let me leave easily either."

"Let's wait and see. That guy named Moffitt probably just wants to capture you alive. There's no need to worry too much for now. As for the two members of the Dees Family, they're too busy dealing with their own problems to handle you. Judging from the current situation, there's a high chance they'll fight. Once they make their move, you'll have a chance to escape." The Sea Emperor offered a plan that sounded feasible.

Moffitt's gaze remained fixed on Gu Ding, never once glancing at Belanger, who had rescued him, which left Belanger somewhat disappointed.

Koloff and Du Kao, both gods, were also ignored, which annoyed them.

"Moffitt, this brat has trespassed into our family's forbidden area. He's a serious criminal, and it's not your place to take him away!" Du Kao frowned. Although he was a battle maniac, he always put the family's interests first. Moffitt's attempt to take Gu Ding away was something he couldn't allow, and he wouldn't stand by and watch it happen, even if Moffitt's strength was likely beyond his capabilities.

"What I Moffitt, want, no one has ever dared to say no to. If you dare, try to stop me!" Moffitt said, waving his hand, and a Flame River surged forth, sweeping towards the direction of Gu Ding.

A strong sense of crisis washed over him, and Gu Ding could no longer afford to wait and see; he fled frantically.

"I didn't do anything, so why was I the first one attacked..." Gu Ding was very helpless about this.

"Break it off!"

A thunderous roar erupted, and Gu Ding turned to see an enormous azure blade of energy slashing down at the midsection of the torrent of flames. The one who made the move was none other than Du Kao, the strongest Combat Strength in the Dees Family.

"Boom!"

The two attacks collided with a deafening roar, and the massive torrent of flames was actually cut in half by the cyan blade energy, completely intercepted.

Gu Ding breathed a slight sigh of relief, but he did not linger. Instead, he continued to flee into the distance.

Both the blade energy and the torrent dissipated into fragments in the void.

Du Kao's figure appeared not far from where Gu Ding had initially stood, holding knives in both hands, standing proudly. His eyes were fixed on his opponent— Moffitt.

Koloff also drew two short swords and stood beside Du Kao, entering a state of combat readiness.

"Not bad, you were actually able to stop my capture method." Moffitt raised an eyebrow, but still seemed to disregard Du Kao.

"Belanger, go and bring that kid back. If he dares to resist, kill him!" Du Kao shouted at Belanger, who was standing to the side at a loss. As he spoke, his eyes never left Moffitt.

Belanger knew, of course, that this was a good opportunity to redeem himself. If he could capture Gu Ding, his punishment might be slightly lighter. Besides, staying on the battlefield where the gods were fighting was not a wise move; a slight misstep could mean his death. As for his partnership with Gu Ding, he would sacrifice anyone else for his own life, especially since Gu Ding wasn't even family.

Upon receiving the order, Belanger immediately sped off in the direction Gu Ding had fled, but he hadn't flown far when he discovered that his hands had inexplicably caught fire.

"What happened...?"

The moment this thought arose, everything went black before his eyes, and his entire body completely disintegrated, turning into energy fragments that were devoured by a fist-sized red flame.

"Belanger ..." This scene caused Du Kao to frown, and Koloff's expression also turned grim. If it were a branch of the bloodline that had perished, the two of them wouldn't care much, but the key was that Belanger was a Direct Lineage descendant of the family and one of the members with the right to inherit the family business.

"This move is called Ignite. Unlike the previous one, this is my true attack technique. I'd like to see how you try to stop it," Moffitt laughed loudly. (To be continued~^~)