Yangshao Kingdom, wilderness outside Gaddon City.
Under the moonlight, a gate of light opened, and a humanoid figure burst out. The figure seemed to be made up of countless tiny flies. In the blink of an eye, they gathered into a real human body and fell to the ground.
The dazzling, star-like armor on the body rapidly faded away, revealing a suit of jet-black armor beneath. Its surface was covered in fine cracks and dents, which were gradually healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Before long, the black armor vanished as well, exposing the battered body within. Many of the wounds had burst open from the inside due to overwhelming pressure. The invisible internal injuries were clearly even worse, yet Chen Rui was smiling—and then he burst into loud laughter.
This journey to the Holy Mountain had been fraught with peril after peril. Facing an incomparably powerful pseudo-god, he had somehow become the final winner—and the only winner.
Ben Hong's part in it had truly been beyond his expectations. Even without pseudo-god-level strength, this woman's scheming was terrifying. Though he had guarded against her from the start and had even deliberately shown weakness by signing a master-servant contract, he had still fallen for it and nearly become a human bomb.
However, he had also plotted against Ben Hong. Neither Ben Hong's "love poison" nor her soul control could override the Super System. Once Ben Hong left a fragment of her soul consciousness within him to control him, Chen Rui immediately activated the Super System to devour that portion of her soul, cutting off the greatest threat of becoming a "human bomb."
Then, he had successfully redirected Michael's firepower toward Ben Hong, keeping himself out of it and becoming the spectator of the snipe and clam locked in