A crimson shadow flashed like lightning, smashing viciously into the frail boy!
The fists came down ferociously, like a torrential downpour!
The merciless assault made the giant serpent beside them click its tongue repeatedly.
"No matter how many times I watch this, I can't help but marvel..."
"Sure, there's nothing wrong with a father beating his son... but isn't this a little too brutal?"
"That kid Black Star is still growing. He's hitting him this hard—aren't you afraid of damaging him...?"
"Hmm... the critical point is approaching. This time... should I intervene?"
The snake tail, as thick as a pillar, swayed back and forth, mirroring Uluomo Jia's repeated hesitation.
In the end, It chose to step in.
After all, past experiences across the cycles had shown that intervening produced results that were just a tiny bit better than not intervening.
Though only by that tiny bit.
However, this time, things went somewhat beyond Uluomo Jia's expectations.
Before It could intervene, Black Star, who had been suppressed by Li Yun all along, suddenly erupted and forcibly froze the crimson figure attacking him in midair!
The space warped by an external force resembled a giant funhouse mirror. Once it bent past its limit, it shattered soundlessly!
Bloody gashes instantly split open across Li Yun's exposed skin.
The crimson armor encasing his body also exploded apart, revealing the Trike Ancient Script covering the body beneath.
"Heh, I told him armor that hadn't fused with Divine Remains was nothing but trash, but he wouldn't listen. He insisted on wearing that fake flashy shell..."
"Hiss, wait... holy shit? It actually shattered it outright? Did he hit the hard pity?!"
Uluomo Jia's three pairs of snake eyes widened in unison as It cried out softly.
Li Yun was equally surprised by Black Star's counterattack, though he