Unless it was because of Donkey! Lin Qi suddenly realized that, all these years, the two Rabbits had practically never left Donkey's side. If they had encountered some fortuitous opportunity, it had to be because of Donkey! Had they gained some benefit from Donkey?
"You shameless, lowly creatures, do you only know how to launch sneak attacks from behind?" Gerdas's furious roar rang through the heavens. The mountain tens of thousands of meters tall suddenly turned into a wisp of green smoke and drifted away. Covered in blood, Gerdas slowly flew into the sky, throwing back his head and roaring hoarsely.
"You think this can hurt me? Impossible! How could lowly beings like you possibly hurt me?" Gerdas shouted sharply. "I possess the noblest bloodline. My body has undergone countless years of tempering. My eyes are the Eyes of Fate, painstakingly forged after untold hardship. I can see clearly through every illusion and mist. I..."
A blinding flash of sword light streaked behind Gerdas. Ximen Hutu yawned as he drove his sword through Gerdas's heart. Another sneak attack—Ximen Hutu, who had already broken through to the Imperial Lord realm, unleashed all his strength in an instant in this nearly fatal ambush.
Blood sprayed endlessly from Gerdas's mouth. He turned his head with great difficulty and stared at Ximen Hutu in disbelief.
"My mother told me that I am the crystallization of the noblest bloodlines of humanity and the Ashir Clan! I will become the master of the universe! With the aid of humanity and the Ashir Clan, I will sit upon the most glorious throne! I am the child of destiny, I am..."
Lin Qi flashed to Gerdas's side, and the two Rabbits hopped over. Their two metal rods came crashing down madly like blacksmiths hammering iron, smashing Gerdas's bones