Apotheosis
Chapter 32

Flying Knife, Flying Knife Again.

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At this moment, Luo Zheng lunged forward. The slap landed on the ground behind Luo Zheng, making a deafening sound and leaving a huge handprint.

Without thinking, he rolled forward, got up, and continued running.

The illusory Devil Race person muttered a few incomprehensible Devil Race words and continued chasing Luo Zheng.

Luo Zheng was both angry and annoyed. Why was this Devil Race person only targeting him?

Unfortunately, he couldn't stop to ask why. Besides, this Devil Race person was an illusory beast with no intelligence to speak of, so communication was impossible.

Outside Bloodcolor Mountain, chaos had already erupted.

Many instructors had discovered through their Trust Jades that the Devil Race person had actually moved from the fifth floor to the third floor.

"Zhong Ming, what exactly is going on?"

"Shouldn't this Devil Race person be on the fifth floor? How could it break through those illusion formations and come to the third floor?"

Facing the questions, Zhong Ming stammered, "I, I don't know what's going on. Maybe there's a problem with the illusion formations on Bloodcolor Mountain."

"I demand that the Bloodcolor Trials be stopped immediately," an instructor said.

"Yes, it should be stopped. A single Devil Race person can probably eliminate everyone on the mountain. We suggested removing this level five illusory beast long ago. It's completely meaningless to keep it there. I really don't know what the higher-ups are thinking!" another instructor agreed.

"Wait, wait!" At this moment, an instructor stopped them.

"What happened?"

"Look, this Devil Race person seems to be chasing that Luo Zheng," the instructor switched the Trust Jade's screen to one of the Aristocratic Clan Disciples and found Luo Zheng desperately fleeing.

"Heh, so what? This kid's demonstrated strength is indeed surprising, but do you still remember? Back then, when Lin Xietian entered the Bloodcolor Trials with Marrow Refining Realm strength, he was arrogant about his superior strength and wanted to find trouble with this Devil Race person. In the end, didn't he still end up fleeing in a sorry state?" an instructor said.

Lin Xietian was the most outstanding disciple in the Azure Cloud Sect in the past hundred years. He became famous throughout the world within just three years of entering the Azure Cloud Sect. At the age of nineteen, he passed the "Azure Cloud Road" trial and entered the "Cloud Hall." His talent and strength were rarely seen in the world, making him an undisputed super genius.

Luo Zheng's current demonstrated strength and talent were quite high, but in the eyes of many instructors, there was still a considerable distance between him and Lin Xietian. Moreover, Lin Xietian was already in the Marrow Refining Realm at that time, a full realm higher than Luo Zheng.

Even Lin Xietian had to flee in panic when encountering the Devil Race person. How could Luo Zheng possibly have any chance of resisting?

However, despite thinking this, Luo Zheng was the biggest dark horse this year, and most instructors were quite concerned about him. They at least stopped arguing and quietly watched the screen on the Trust Jade.

Seeing that the instructors were no longer blaming him, Zhong Ming's face showed a hint of smugness. This kid was 100% dead. I'll see how you dodge the Devil Race person's attack.

Relying on his flexible movement technique, powerful explosive force, and a little bit of luck, Luo Zheng avoided the Devil Race person's attack.

But this couldn't go on!

Constantly running away would ultimately lead to being slapped out of the trials by this Devil Race person.

Luo Zheng didn't have much time to think, and his mind was racing.

He heard that the Devil Race's bodies were completely different from humans, far stronger from birth. Therefore, in ancient times, humans suffered greatly when fighting the Devil Race.

But the Creator was fair. The Devil Race had a fatal flaw: they had two hearts.

Perhaps one heart couldn't bear their powerful bodies, which is why they developed a second heart.

This wasn't a big problem originally. Devil Race people with two hearts could unleash greater power. The key was that their second heart actually grew on their back.

The second heart had no protection, only a thin layer of flesh. As long as this flesh was pierced and this heart was shattered, it could kill the Devil Race person.

So, when going into battle, almost all Devil Race people would wear heavy armor. The armor had a high protrusion on the back, specifically to protect the vulnerable spot on their back. Humans jokingly called this armor a "Turtle Shell."

After the maneuvering just now, Luo Zheng noticed that this Devil Race person's back had no protection.

As long as he could shatter the Devil Race person's heart, he could defeat this Devil Race person. This was Luo Zheng's only opportunity.

Just as he was thinking this, a strong gust of wind came from the side. It was the Devil Race person's large hand slapping over.

"Damn it, I can't dodge!"

This time, it was too late for Luo Zheng to dodge.

There was no other way but to fight. Luo Zheng gritted his teeth and actually flipped over, jumping onto the back of the Devil Race person's hand. Then, he stepped on the Devil Race person's shoulder and leaped up, flipping over the Devil Race person's head. At this moment, Luo Zheng's nose was only a few inches away from the two sharp horns on the Devil Race person's head.

As he free-fell, Luo Zheng finally reached the Devil Race person's back and successfully saw a protruding object on the Devil Race person's back!

"Now! Rosewood Inch Strength!"

A purple light flowed out from Luo Zheng's body. Luo Zheng exerted all his strength, gathered it on his fist, and then heavily smashed it towards that protruding object, the Devil Race person's second heart!

As long as the Rosewood Inch Strength was infused, the Devil Race person's heart could be completely destroyed.

But when Luo Zheng's fist smashed onto the Devil Race person's back, he felt it was somewhat slippery. The Devil Race person's skin actually deflected his fist.

I failed, Luo Zheng was startled.

"Bang!"

The Devil Race person turned around and slapped Luo Zheng. Luo Zheng's body flew dozens of feet away like a rock.

The instructors also sighed.

"Alas, it's no good. Such a good opportunity."

"The Devil Race's skin is incredibly tough. How could a little guy in the Viscera Refining Realm break through it?"

"But it's still a bit of a shame. If he had a Spirit Artifact, it probably wouldn't be him who fell, but that Devil Race person."

The instructors watching the Trust Jade couldn't help but sigh. After all, for so many years, only Luo Zheng had posed a threat to this Devil Race person. But on second thought, they all hoped for a little guy in the Viscera Refining Realm to defeat a level five illusory beast? It was indeed a bit unrealistic.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't run!" a mentor shouted.

It turned out that these mentors couldn't see Luo Zheng's screen and could only observe him through others. Just now, a few brave trial disciples were willing to follow the Devil Race to watch. Now that they saw the Devil Race kill Luo Zheng, those few trial disciples naturally turned around and ran.

As soon as they ran, these mentors naturally couldn't see Luo Zheng's figure either.

However, most mentors understood that there was no need to watch anymore. Luo Zheng's elimination was a certainty.

Only Instructor Su on the side stared at her Trust Jade with a complicated expression. She had tampered with Luo Zheng's disciple token, so she could see Luo Zheng's every move in the Trust Jade. This guy's body was indeed very tough. After taking a slap from the Devil Race, he was still mostly fine.

He still didn't give up at this point. This kid's willpower was truly remarkable! Just based on this point, he had already surpassed many people.

Luo Zheng lay on the ground, his chest rising and falling, taking a heavy breath.

The power of that slap just now was truly terrifying, almost shattering his skeleton.

Fortunately, his body was strong enough to withstand this slap.

Moreover, his body absorbed most of the power, simultaneously converting it into a warm current that nourished his body.

Even the small portion of remaining power was enough to cause serious injury to Luo Zheng's body.

As the ground trembled, Luo Zheng felt the Devil Race walking towards him step by step.

Even though Luo Zheng felt sore all over at this moment, as if his whole body would fall apart with a single movement, he still didn't plan to give up.

As long as there was a glimmer of opportunity, Luo Zheng would choose to counterattack.

The Devil Race saw his prey lying on the ground and slowed down. He even stopped and looked at Luo Zheng for a couple of seconds, then raised his foot to step on Luo Zheng. He actually intended to stomp Luo Zheng to death.

The speed of this step was not fast. Perhaps the Devil Race thought Luo Zheng was no longer able to move and didn't need to be too hasty.

Because of this, it gave Luo Zheng room to maneuver. He rolled on the ground, enduring the intense pain all over his body, climbed up from the ground, and simultaneously tried to leap up.

"So painful!"

Just now, he was slapped by the giant, and all his bones were injured. In pain, his body lost its flexibility and he couldn't jump up.

Since that was the case...

In a moment of desperation, Luo Zheng took out the broken Flying Knife from his Sumeru Ring, then used all his strength to throw the Flying Knife towards the Devil Race.

I hope it works! Luo Zheng prayed in his heart. If this attack still couldn't cause damage, then he, Luo Zheng, was destined to be eliminated in this Bloodcolor Trials.

The next scene shocked even Luo Zheng himself.

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