Invitation to Make a Move

On the very edge of the underworld, in a place scorched by karmic fire.

Just as the unknown powerful demonic cultivator inquired about Zhu Fengdan's purpose, the true dragon known as the 'Third Prince' chuckled and said, "Serious business? What else can we do? The deed is done. In the end, everyone came here to guard against you. Otherwise, given your personality, you would have already bullied the weak and gone down to kill those fourth-rank brats, wouldn't you?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Fengdan couldn't help but chuckle.

Then, he put down his crossed legs, sat up straight, and looked at the four people in front of him. "I can only say that Heaven's Will is hard to defy. I did come to rescue my little apprentice, but it seems that the guy behind you arranged for you to come here just to stop me? Are you afraid that I will ruin this plan that everyone has agreed on?"

"Great Shaman." The demonic cultivator nodded. "You should know that there is a Demon Prince inside, and... his status is far more noble than Li Qi's."

"Demon Prince... a second-rank demon king?" Zhu Fengdan raised an eyebrow.

The demonic cultivator shook his head and said, "The Heavenly Demon's son is purely formed from demonic energy. Even I can only be his equal. He is destined for a high position in the future. Even if you kill him today, the Heavenly Demon will personally take action to pull him out of the River of Time. However, that is not worthwhile. So please, Great Witch, restrain yourself. This way, everyone can be on the same page."

This answer caused Zhu Fengdan's flippant expression to darken.

The Demon's Child...

This title is not one to be uttered lightly.

Parental child, that is to say... a child directly derived from the Heavenly Demon, and with high hopes placed on him.

The other party even stated explicitly that even if Zhu Fengdan felt the Demon Prince was very important and insisted on taking action, even if she tried to kill the Demon Prince against three beings of the same level, she would still not be able to succeed.

After killing this Demon Prince, the Heavenly Demon will personally take action, rewind time, and retrieve the person from the river of time.

After being pulled out, Zhu Fengdan would have to face the Heavenly Demon directly.

This is a very direct threat, but it is also very effective.

Even someone as unruly and ruthless as Zhu Fengdan was somewhat intimidated.

So, he turned his head, looked into the distance, and said to you in an unhappy tone, "Tsk, then I really can only watch that Demon Prince and my disciple fight to the death. But, judging from the looks of it, it won't be a winner for a while. It's really amazing that you guys came up with this idea. Two evenly matched fourth-rank warriors, on a perfectly balanced scale, have two seventh-rank warriors dancing on it. How creative."

The demonic cultivator chuckled and said, "Being able to intervene in the battle of the fourth rank and become the straw that breaks the balance is a great fortuitous opportunity for both of them. In the end, it's because your young master benefited from the Demon Prince's influence."

Zhu Fengdan crossed her arms, tilted her eyes, and glanced sideways at the distant battlefield.

Even at the very edge of hell, across countless light-years, he could still clearly see Li Qi's battlefield.

There, Li Qi is outwitting and outmaneuvering the Demon Prince.

Both sides employed a full range of tactics, employing countless bizarre and unconventional methods. Under such pressure, their accumulated resources were rapidly transformed into actual power, and their potential was being unleashed into true strength.

Their past thoughts, the books they had read, and the Technique Method and Divine Ability they had learned, at this moment, truly transformed into their own power, no longer just a foundation, but real strength.

However, strength is of little use. The battle of the fourth rank does not require their strength. What they need to do is to become the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

As Zhu Fengdan watched, she said, "You really do benefit from this. However, your Demon Prince doesn't seem to be very good. I haven't taught this disciple much; I've just let him grow up on his own. It seems that your carefully cultivated Demon Prince can only fight to a draw with him. They've been fighting for a quarter of an hour now. Are both of them about to lose their minds?"

The demonic cultivator nodded and said gently, "Indeed amazing. But it's not that the Demon Prince is incompetent, but rather that your son is truly astonishing. Perhaps it's a good thing for him not to have received your guidance. It's fortunate to have such a disciple; he will be of great help in the future. Perhaps the Dao Path to becoming a great shaman will still require his guidance."

"Everyone walks their own path. Disciples are there to carry on the family tradition, not to support me in my old age. Do you think I'm so useless that I need a child to support me? Bullshit, or I'll beat you up." Zhu Fengdan said casually, pursing her lips.

The demonic cultivator naturally stopped speaking, slightly bowed, and continued to sit in place.

The room fell silent once more.

Although Zhu Fengdan seemed quite relaxed when she said this, anyone who had heard of her reputation knew that she could suddenly attack you and fight to the death.

And... you most likely can't beat him.

Even though he shattered his inner world in the past, completely destroying his life which was 'destined by Heaven's Will,' and chose to start over, he is still the youngest and most favored third-rank cultivator in Wushen Mountain, with unbelievably strong combat power and foundation.

It's common for him to fight against three or four people of the same level by himself. He often ventures into dangerous places and frequently goes to other people's lairs. Even the great formation outside Penglai couldn't stop him. He dug a hole in and dug up the immortal tea tree. It is said that he also took away a lot of spiritual herbs.

Judging from his recent achievements alone, he killed several Perfected Person Human Path the world without even triggering the suppression of high-level battles by the Heavenly Dao.

When someone like this tells you, "Watch out or I'll beat you up," you'd better be really careful.

As someone who once had the opportunity to advance to the second rank, and was handpicked by the Witch God as a 'half-second rank,' even though he is now half-crippled, his strength is absolutely beyond doubt.

However, this demonic cultivator simply couldn't understand why he would do such a thing.

Simply because he sensed the existence of 'Heaven's Will', he directly severed his own Dao Path, transforming himself from a gentle and kind gentleman into the decadent and infamous scoundrel he is today.

It's really baffling.

Is there really that much resistance?

Just like a wealthy family, the children's choice of which private school to attend when they are young, which academy to attend when they are older, and what careers they are suited for in the future are all arranged by the elders in the family. It is impossible to really leave them to their own devices.

If we really let it go unchecked, then we shouldn't even bother arranging any protectors, since having protectors is essentially a form of surveillance and censorship.

Is it really possible for someone to not arrange for a guardian to protect them?

You're kidding, he absolutely doesn't believe it.

Even with parents picking up and dropping off their five-year-old child at school, parents are still worried. What if the child gets lost when there's no one around to watch over them?

If we let them cause trouble and make a scene, they might just die out there.

This world is very dangerous.

There was a moment of silence.

After all, Zhu Fengdan's threat to beat someone up was quite intimidating.

In the short time that followed, Li Qi's battle not far away had already progressed to a fierce stage.

Both sides have gone completely mad, racking their brains and resorting to all sorts of unbelievable methods.

That Demon Prince has even begun to use Shaman Path, employing sacrifices and Curse to interfere with Li Qi's actions, and has summoned many divine generals to fight. However, these divine generals are mostly demon gods, each occupying a part of the sky and launching fierce attacks.

It's a mystery how this Demon Prince became so familiar with so many Shaman Path arts.

Li Qi, on the other hand, used all his Technique Method and all his Dao Lineage.

His Dharma form had fully expanded, reaching a height of tens of miles.

Although it looks like a pea in front of a fourth-rank Dharma image, it is still quite majestic if viewed alone.

Above, all the Dao Path of cultivation that Li Qi had practiced had been revealed.

The Medicine King Buddha's energy continuously exerted its power in his hands, drawing forth the Buddha's Crown Light to continuously resist the power of the heavenly demons.

The Daoist Divine Talisman had already been activated. Li Qi directly used the Polaris Golden Core Method as the core and, with the help of fourth-grade power, unleashed the power of the talisman.

The origins of this talisman gradually became clear: it belonged to the Celestial Masters Sect of Longhu Mountain, specifically the Shenxiao Sect, and was engraved with the orthodox Thunder Method, making it a fourth-grade treasure.

The power of Thunder Method surged forth, the Chief of All Lightning, the Venerable of Ten Thousand Gods descended, manipulating the Pivot of Heaven and Earth, Operator of Yin and Yang Changes. Thunder and lightning flashed, darkening the sky, and a great wind blew, making a constant rustling sound, blocking the wind wheel and fire wheel of the death demon.

As for the celestial generals, Li Qi sealed them using the method of commanding gods and generals, and then used his fourth-rank power to throw them out.

The two fourth-rank cultivators, Canghou and Moloyan, had become their energy sources, only responsible for executing the Dao Lineage and Technique Method they presented, and then understanding and fulfilling their orders.

The outcome of the battle now rests on the shoulders of the two young men.

Of course, this doesn't mean that the two fourth-rank soldiers are unimportant. In fact, they are the main force in the battle. They are constantly bombarding the enemy with exquisite Technique Method and wondrous operations that Li Qi and the others cannot understand, engaging in battles that transcend the comprehension of ordinary people.

The problem is that Moloyan and Canghou are truly evenly matched, neither side can gain a clear advantage, and it can only be a complete draw.

That's why Li Qi and the Demon Prince were able to inspire them so significantly.

On an absolutely stable scale, even a speck of dust can disrupt the balance.

Now, these two specks of dust are desperately increasing their weight, trying to bring down the scale.

Unfortunately, now the two specks of dust are evenly matched, and it's really hard to imagine why there are four people in such a perfect 'tie'.

Leaving aside the two fourth-rank officials, the young master of Wushen Mountain and the Demon Prince alone had already exchanged no less than several thousand moves, as if they had taken thousands of exams.

After thousands of attempts, the two students scored exactly the same in every single exam.

It looks like it was made by the same person.

The Dragon King's Third Prince, the Legalist School cultivator, and the Demonic cultivator, who were watching from a distance, all easily came to the same conclusion.

That is, both of them have reached the peak of the seventh rank, and it is the absolute peak in theory. They are all-round warriors with no weaknesses.

It's like a container that's 100 milliliters in size; it can only hold 100 milliliters of water.

Within the seventh grade range, the theoretical range is one hundred milliliters. Since both people have reached their peak, naturally no matter how they compare, they can only compare the weight of one hundred milliliters.

As they watched, suddenly, they heard the Human Path Legalist School cultivator say, "If this continues, we'll probably have to wait until both sides are exhausted and out of options before we can see who wins. But... it's really interesting that there are such similar opponents in the world. This arena is perfectly arranged."

"You think it's interesting, but the people fighting down there don't. They'll die if they lose. This is the underworld, and it's not easy to save them. Their souls will be crushed by reincarnation. If they lose, they can only try to be reincarnated." Zhu Fengdan said something that was very out of character for her.

"The Great Shaman is truly worried about his disciple. As far as I know, you have almost never cared about this disciple, and you have only met him a handful of times, let alone helped him with his teachings and guidance. Apart from the title of master and disciple, you have nothing else, right? Why put on this act now?" The Legalist School cultivator said with a smile, but judging from his eyes, he seemed genuinely puzzled.

"A mediocre person like you naturally wouldn't understand the bond between us, master and disciple. If you understood the tacit understanding between us, you wouldn't be such a useless person now." Zhu Fengdan was ruthless and even resorted to insults.

People are already being sarcastic and sarcastic, and given Zhu Fengdan's personality, she won't tolerate it. Her arrogant behavior has already spread throughout the heavens.

"That's not a pleasant thing to hear, but I'm a little curious. Everyone says you were once 'half a second-rank official,' so they all treat you with a certain respect. That's what gives you the confidence to act so arrogantly. I have some doubts about that. Your Curse technique just now was nothing special." The Legalist School cultivator laughed.

"Oh? You were still Qi Ingestion after I beat you up, so you went to find out my background? After a quarter of an hour, you finally figured me out? You think I'm nothing special?" Zhu Fengdan grinned.

He wasn't good at beating around the bush, so he directly pointed out the other party's intentions.

"Yes, he shattered his inner world, severed his Dao Path immortality, and was already a cripple. He might have even fallen below the ninth rank. To be able to recover from such injuries must be thanks to the Imperial Flowing Sap used by the Demon Race to enlighten stars, right? Unbelievable! A great shaman is actually connected to Great Sage of the Demon Race. Which great saint is he? I can't tell." The Legalist School cultivator then revealed a crescent moon on his forehead, no longer hiding his identity, and looked at Zhu Fengdan with a frank expression.

"Legalist School methods, clear-sighted and discerning, truly impressive. The fact that you can see all this shows you're very confident, right?" Zhu Fengdan glanced at the other party.

The Legalist School cultivator raised his hand to level the ground. "Indeed, if the Great Shaman were still that 'half-second-rank' person, I would never dare to speak. However, now that you have only reached this level after your retraining, then... Du Zhou requests permission from you."

It's clear that he cares a lot about Zhu Fengdan's earlier actions.

Zhu Fengdan was even more decisive; he made his move before even uttering the words "please summon me."

Sneak attack!