A joke? You can't afford this joke!

"Crack..."

The void shattered like a broken mirror, revealing cracks of pitch-black darkness.

A gaunt figure stumbled out of the void.

The person's face was thin and dry, with high cheekbones, sunken eye sockets, and an expression of shock and horror.

His grey Daoist robe was enveloped in a chilling, decaying aura.

In his hand, he held a bronze ancient lamp with its wick extinguished and its light dim.

In his other hand, the Universe Ruler flew back, and he barely managed to catch it. The sharpness that could break anything on the ruler had largely dissipated.

Su Ming's gaze fell coldly upon this person.

Daoist Burning Lamp!

Even without the other party announcing himself, the iconic Spirit Coffin Palace Lantern and his sinister, sharp-featured face instantly told Su Ming who he was.

In the Primordial World, a notorious scoundrel, the Vice-Sect Master of the Heavenly Origin Sect, the future Ancient Buddha Burning Lamp.

A treacherous individual who would betray his sect and sell out his comrades without hesitation for his own benefit.

Su Ming harbored no goodwill towards such a person, only endless killing intent.

He dared to ambush him and still expected to live?

Daoist Burning Lamp's heart was already in turmoil!

What had he seen?

A pair of bare fists!

A pair of ordinary fists, which hadn't even revealed any fluctuations of Magic Power, had actually blasted away his two high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures!

How was this possible!

These were high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, not some common, low-quality acquired magic treasures!

Even an Ancestral Witch, renowned for their physical prowess, would not dare to be so reckless, confronting the edge of the Universe Ruler and the divine fire of the Spirit Coffin Lantern with their bare flesh!

What was Su Ming's physical body forged from?

Could it be Chaos Divine Iron!

Fear, like a cold venomous snake, slithered up his spine, chilling him to the bone.

He had calculated everything – the timing, the location, Su Ming's condition – it was all perfect.

But he had miscalculated one thing – Su Ming's strength!

This was no cultivator in the early stage of Grand Unity Golden Immortal!

This tyrannical, overbearing physical strength, which seemed to transcend all the Laws of heaven and earth, made him feel an unprecedented threat of death!

"Cough cough..."

Daoist Burning Lamp forcibly suppressed the surging Blood Essence in his body, forcing a smile that looked more like a grimace onto his withered face.

"Fellow Daoist, it's a misunderstanding, this is all a misunderstanding!"

He cupped his hands towards Su Ming from afar, adopting an extremely humble posture and speaking with utmost sincerity.

"This poor Daoist, Burning Lamp, has long heard of your great reputation, Fellow Daoist. Seeing you today, you truly live up to your name. What just happened was merely a joke this poor Daoist played on you, wanting to test your Spiritual Power. There was absolutely no ill intent!"

His words were grand and noble, as if the decisive, killing blow just moments ago was truly just a jest between friends.

Such thick skin, such shamelessness, truly worthy of the name Burning Lamp.

However, Su Ming simply watched him, his eyes cold, devoid of any emotional fluctuation.

"A joke?"

Su Ming finally spoke. His voice was not loud, but it struck Daoist Burning Lamp's heart like a heavy hammer.

"You cannot afford to play this joke!"

Before his voice faded, Su Ming's figure had already vanished from his original spot!

"Not good!"

Daoist Burning Lamp's scalp tingled instantly, a sense of extreme danger engulfing his entire body!

Without a second thought, he furiously poured all his Magic Power into the Universe Ruler and the Spirit Coffin Palace Lantern in his hands!

"Buzz!"

The two spiritual treasures, which had just been dimmed, erupted with brilliant divine light once more, one attacking and one defending, protecting him.

The Universe Ruler transformed into a divine light barrier that spanned heaven and earth, blocking his path.

The Spirit Coffin Palace Lantern reignited its faint divine fire, forming a sea of flames that incinerated all magic!

However, all of this was in vain.

A fist.

A fist wrapped in a Mysterious Yellow Halo, ignoring the distance of space and the obstruction of Laws, directly struck the divine light barrier.

"Crack!"

A crisp shattering sound rang out.

The barrier, manifested from the Universe Ruler, was as fragile as thin paper before that fist, shattering upon impact!

The fist's momentum didn't diminish, continuing forward!

"Pfft!"

The protective divine fire of the Spirit Coffin Palace Lantern was instantly annihilated by this overwhelmingly dominant force!

Daoist Burning Lamp felt as if struck by lightning, spewing a mouthful of blood and flying backward.

The terror in his eyes had already transformed into tangible despair.

Too strong!

Unreasonably strong!

His high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure was like paper in front of these fists!

"Fellow Daoist, spare me! This poor Daoist is willing to offer my spiritual treasure, just beg you to spare my life!"

At the brink of death, Daoist Burning Lamp could no longer care about his pride, shouting desperately.

To survive, he could even abandon his Companion Spiritual Treasure!

"You think of begging for mercy now? Too late!"

Su Ming's gaze remained indifferent.

He took a step forward, his figure like a shadow, reappearing before Daoist Burning Lamp. Another punch, aimed directly at his face!

This punch sealed all escape routes, containing a killing intent!

"You insolent brat, you've gone too far!"

Seeing his plea was useless, a mad and fierce glint erupted in Daoist Burning Lamp's eyes.

He suddenly opened his mouth and spat out an object.

It wasn't a magical artifact, but a piece of... coffin lid!

A piece of coffin lid, as black as ink, exuding an aura of endless decay and death!

This was his True Body, the innate Spirit Coffin born from heaven and earth, refined into his life-bound object!

As this object appeared, Daoist Burning Lamp's aura instantly weakened, but an unprecedented dark light erupted from the coffin lid, blocking in front of him.

"Boom!!!"

Su Ming's fist landed squarely on the coffin lid.

A muffled sound echoed through heaven and earth!

The indestructible coffin lid, said to be immune to all tribulations, vibrated violently from this punch, and clear cracks appeared on its surface!

"Pfft—"

His life-bound object damaged, Daoist Burning Lamp spewed another mouthful of heart blood. His aura weakened to its extreme, and he fell towards the earth below like a kite with a broken string.

But a flicker of relief from escaping death flashed in his eyes.

He blocked it!

He had finally used his True Body to block that killing blow!

As long as he didn't die, there was still a chance!

However, the moment this thought arose, a terrifying pressure that froze his very soul descended!

Su Ming stood proudly in the void, his expression indifferent.

He looked at the disheveled Daoist Burning Lamp and slowly opened his palm.

The next moment.

Twelve beads, the size of dragon eyes, radiating immeasurable light and exuding an aura of suppressing all heavens and stabilizing the universe, slowly rose from his palm.

As soon as these twelve beads appeared, each manifested a Great Thousand World!

Within these worlds were sun, moon, and stars, mountains and rivers, flora and fauna, the birth and death of myriad spirits. They were interconnected, echoing each other, forming an illusion of myriad worlds that enveloped Su Ming.

That pressure even surpassed that of a high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure!