Let Me Do It

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom--

In the blink of an eye, another intense exchange of blows.

After the red light faded, Yellow Big Tiger's shattered body lay on the ground, face up, eyes vacant. His once majestic tiger face held a look of dejection.

A large hole had opened in his chest, his limbs were covered in wounds, and a pool of blood spread out beneath him, slowly covering the ground.

"In the end, I still couldn't do it..." he murmured, "I still can't avenge you."

"You plundered and killed in human cities, committing several massacres alone. You shouldn't have any complaints about dying in the city. You're simply paying the price for those you killed." Zhao Xing'er retracted her bronze staff, looking at him coldly. "If you lose, you have to accept it."

"Argh--" Yellow Big Tiger wailed in pain. "The glory of our Tiger Demons from Old Baldy Ditch will ultimately not be carried forward by my hands. To not see our clan's peak prosperity, I truly cannot rest easy!"

As his roar echoed, the spirit gradually left his eyes.

Yellow Big Tiger, the great demon of the underworld, his body scorched black, his meridians severed, his body covered in wounds, his eyes filled with hatred, died with a roar of unwillingness...

His death was incredibly peaceful.

Just as Zhao Xing'er delivered the decisive blow with her staff, Yue Wen on his side was also busy.

The moment he pushed Zhao Xing'er away, the Rhinoceros Deer brothers' pursuit arrived. The two rhinoceros deer charged forward with bloodshot eyes, their bodies as hard as steel and their strength terrifying.

As their enemy, one truly felt immense pressure.

Yue Wen weaved through them with the Dragon Wandering Loose Hand movement technique for a few steps. Seeing himself being attacked from both sides and unable to maneuver, he shot out another Shadow Talisman.

As long as the rhinoceros deer dodged the Shadow Talisman, he could instantly teleport behind them and attack.

But to his surprise, the Big Rhinoceros Deer didn't dodge. It simply raised its arm to block, letting the Shadow Talisman hit its left arm and embed itself with a clang. It turned out that during the previous fight, it had already realized that the Shadow Talisman was Yue Wen's anchor for teleportation.

"Hurry!" it shouted. "He can't teleport anymore, use that move!"

The Second Rhinoceros Deer leaped up, spun its body, and rotated countless times in the air like a drill, crashing down towards Yue Wen!

This was the Rhinoceros Deer brothers' unique secret technique, the Golden Head Hammer!

This move was their strongest attack, but it also came at a great cost. Once executed, it couldn't be withdrawn, so they rarely used it.

Facing formidable enemies like Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er, they finally stopped holding back. The Big Rhinoceros Deer, at the cost of its own injury, created an opportunity for the Second Rhinoceros Deer to land this blow!

Facing the head hammer that spun like a tornado, a trace of shock appeared in Yue Wen's eyes. He hadn't expected these two injured rhinoceros deer to unleash such a powerful attack.

Boom!

The Golden Head Hammer slammed into the ground in an instant, kicking up a towering pillar of dust.

"Heh heh heh." The Big Rhinoceros Deer chuckled triumphantly. "Stupid human, you won't survive this time..."

Before it could finish speaking, a crescent arc of light flashed in from the side.

It turned out that Zhao Xing'er, who had just killed the Tiger Demon with her staff, heard the commotion from this side. Seeing the Big Rhinoceros Deer grinning at the dust pillar, she thought Yue Wen had fallen victim to them. She immediately furrowed her brow again, and red light flared anew.

"Boss!" she roared and flew over, her staff sweeping horizontally like the moon!

The Big Rhinoceros Deer, seeing that Yellow Big Tiger hadn't lasted even a moment, showed a look of shock and desperately tried to block the staff.

But this attack was halted by a shout from above.

A sword light descended from the sky, and at the same time, Yue Wen shouted, "Leave this to me!"

Zhao Xing'er was slightly stunned and stopped in her tracks.

The Big Rhinoceros Deer's attention was focused on the approaching Zhao Xing'er, so it completely missed the silver light descending from above! It was an unintentional move, a feint to strike from an unexpected angle.

Splat--

The Sword Control Art pierced its skull instantly!

Yue Wen, unharmed, descended from the sky and landed in front of it.

"How is this possible..." The Big Rhinoceros Deer clutched the Shadow Talisman on its arm. "Clearly, I..."

Yue Wen revealed another Shadow Talisman and said, "I never said there was only one."

The reason he had only used one Shadow Talisman at first was purely because it was his first real combat. He didn't want to use multiple Shadow Talismans, fearing he might mess up and split himself.

The scene in the demonstration video where the little black man split into five paths still filled him with considerable dread.

It was only after the first Shadow Talisman was controlled by the Big Rhinoceros Deer's self-mutilation that he shot the second Shadow Talisman into the sky, easily dodging the Second Rhinoceros Deer's head hammer.

The Supernatural Power of Shadow Movement Talisman Art was indeed overkill for dealing with the Rhinoceros Deer brothers.

Purely toying with them.

With a thud, the Big Rhinoceros Deer completely lost its breath, its corpse falling backward.

Yue Wen walked forward, retrieved his Shadow Talismans, and then looked back. The dust had just dispersed, revealing the Second Rhinoceros Deer on the other side.

Its head and upper body were completely embedded in the rocky ground, with only its legs still kicking in the air. Its short arms were struggling to pull itself out.

This was the drawback of the Golden Head Hammer; after using it, it was easy to get stuck in a position from which one couldn't extricate themselves.

It was mumbling something, its voice muffled from beneath the ground. "Big brother, this kid must have been smashed to death by me. Come pull me out. Oh, you must be busy, you have to team up with Yellow Big Tiger to attack that woman! When I pull my head out myself, the three of us will deal with her, we won't be able to kill her! We won't stop until we smash her head into the ground... Heave!"

With a crack, after exerting all its strength, it finally managed to pull its upper body out.

Then, raising its head, it saw Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er standing to the side, both pairs of bright eyes watching it with great interest.

Meanwhile, Yellow Big Tiger and his elder brother lay on the ground nearby, seemingly lifeless.

For a moment, grief, confusion, shock... a mix of complex emotions swirled within the Second Rhinoceros Deer's smooth cerebral cortex. It felt like its system had crashed.

"Who do you want to stick your head in the ground?" Zhao Xing'er asked with a cold laugh.

"Myself, of course," the Second Rhinoceros Deer replied with a sob, turning to burrow back into the pit it had just emerged from.

The pit was dark, but at least it couldn't see anything. That was better than looking up and seeing two great demons.

"Your life!" Zhao Xing'er immediately lunged, swinging her waist-high staff to strike.

"Xing'er, calm down!" Yue Wen grabbed her by the waist, stopping her as she kicked her legs in mid-air, and moved her aside. "Leave this Rhinoceros Deer Demon to me."

"Why?" Zhao Xing'er asked, confused.

Because you already killed Yellow Big Tiger and almost killed the Big Rhinoceros Deer just now. If I don't act fast, I won't get a single Demon Suppressing Coin after fighting for so long.

Do I really have a hobby of killing Evil Spirits?

But he couldn't directly say he wanted to snatch the kill. Yue Wen pondered for a moment and said, "Weren't you injured just now? Don't reopen your wounds."

When Zhao Xing'er was fighting Yellow Big Tiger, she had taken quite a hit from that punch. Even with the Martial Spirit Red Light's defense and repair, her vitality wasn't as robust as before.

"But..." Zhao Xing'er said, "You're injured too."

Yue Wen had been hit earlier and indeed looked a bit weak.

"I'm fine, just listen to me," Yue Wen patted her shoulder and walked forward, leaving her with his back. Seeing that she still seemed to want to help, he added, "If you help me, I'll dock your pay too."

Zhao Xing'er frowned. The target of her bronze staff instantly shifted from the Second Rhinoceros Deer to the back of Yue Wen's head. She fiddled with it, seemingly debating whether to strike.

While they were talking, the Second Rhinoceros Deer had already escaped.

While Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er were injured, the Second Rhinoceros Deer was actually much more severely wounded. It had been hit by Zhao Xing'er's hammer, Yue Wen's sword, and then knocked out cold by its own headbutt.

It knew it would be killed by these two terrifying humans if it stayed. So, while they were talking, it tiptoed away. After a few steps, it broke into a full sprint!

The woman from before couldn't catch me, so she won't catch me this time either, right?

It thought to itself.

But just as it was about to dash into the dense forest ahead, it suddenly saw a curved, blade-like Talisman nailed to the trunk of a tree.

A Shadow Talisman.

The Second Rhinoceros Deer was startled. This isn't...

Immediately, a purplish-black shadow flickered, and Yue Wen's figure instantly appeared at the location of the Shadow Talisman.

"Where do you think you're going!" he shouted, unleashing his Flying Sword.

"Roar--" The Second Rhinoceros Deer let out a furious roar, raising its hammer again. At the brink of life and death, it unleashed all its strength.

I've tempered my body in the Wasteland for so long, experienced countless battles. My whole body is harder than steel.

Can you stop me?

Chiii.

A silver light instantly pierced the Second Rhinoceros Deer's throat!

Yue Wen calmly retracted his two fingers, wrist vertical. A streak of light returned, transforming into a bracelet that coiled around his wrist again. A wisp of white spiritual energy emanated from the sword's tail.

The Gold Medal Killer Rhinoceros Deer brothers had met their end.

The moment the Second Rhinoceros Deer fell, a wisp of golden smoke merged into Yue Wen's body. The brothers, combined, brought him an income of eighty-two Demon Suppressing Coins!

Individually, it was indeed the most powerful Evil Spirit he had ever slain.

I can only say that Yellow Big Tiger's intention to have me assassinated was malicious, but the execution was successful.

It's a shame Black Tiger got away, but with its cultivation, it won't amount to much even in a few decades. I'm not worried about it coming back for revenge.

Yue Wen looked at Zhao Xing'er and reminded her, "When the company people ask later, don't mention the details of this battle. Just say they were a few ordinary Evil Spirits. The Tiger Head Gang's revenge should be over. Bringing up the fact that they infiltrated now would affect the livestream... and delay us from making money."

"Okay," Zhao Xing'er nodded, then asked, "Why do I feel like you've gotten stronger again?"

It wasn't just Yellow Big Tiger, their enemy, who felt this way; Zhao Xing'er, as his companion, felt it strongly too.

A few days ago, during the battle with the Tiger Demons in the basement, Yue Wen's combat power hadn't been this strong, nor did he possess this divine ability of shifting movement.

The current Yue Wen felt unfamiliar to her.

"Heh," Yue Wen smiled faintly. "I had a small breakthrough after the arena match yesterday."

"Ah?" Zhao Xing'er was surprised.

In fact, there was indeed such a saying among cultivators in the Unity Realm.

This was why Immortal Sects generally sent their disciples out for trials when they reached the Third Realm. It was because the Unity Realm cultivation focused on the integration of essence, energy, and spirit. The way to accelerate the fusion of essence, energy, and spirit was through combat.

Through several intense battles during this period, Yue Wen felt that his essence, energy, and spirit had completely merged and harmonized, leaving no flaws.

This state was generally called the Great Perfection of the Unity Realm.

But that's just what people say. In reality, it's not that simple. The compatibility of essence, energy, and spirit needs to be honed and explored through repeated battles. Sometimes, the process of reaching perfection is like a software patch – it looks like you're getting closer and closer, but there's always a tiny gap remaining, requiring long periods of contemplation.

Zhao Xing'er herself had been looking forward to the Third Realm for months and had recently experienced several battles, yet her progress was not obvious.

Seeing Yue Wen casually achieve his breakthrough after just a few fights, she found it hard to believe.

Was this a joke?

If it was this easy to break through, was he a celestial body and she wasn't?

Could it be... I'm dumber than the boss?

Impossible.

Absolutely impossible!