Departure

The only thing that puzzled Zhalisi was that Qila'angsi didn't summon the Bloodfall Force. Instead, he took out a bent iron rod and pointed it at him.

Under Zhalisi's confused gaze, the iron rod first flashed red, then, in an instant, green. That meant the Laser Gun had finished charging.

The natives of Bloodfall Continent really were pitifully ignorant. Qila'angsi had charged the Laser Gun right in front of Zhalisi, and Zhalisi still had no idea what was going on!

Just then, Zhalisi sensed an immensely powerful energy gathering inside the strange iron rod. An overwhelming sense of danger and death surged through him.

Qila'angsi grinned viciously. "Die!"

As he spoke, he fired the Laser Gun, quickly retreating at the same time to put some distance between himself and Zhalisi.

A beam of light, blindingly bright, shot from the muzzle of the E9-Class Laser Gun. Its heat alone was more terrifying than the highest temperature of a star. An ordinary person who so much as glanced at it would have their eyes seared blind.

Zhalisi instinctively summoned the World Force and formed a protective barrier around his body.

But before the beam, the barrier was like paper. It was annihilated in an instant.

The terrifying beam barreled onward and slammed into Zhalisi's enormous body.

The part of Zhalisi struck by the Laser Gun was instantly pierced, leaving a gaping hole straight through him. The white beam emerged from his body, somewhat thinner, and struck the mountainside behind him.

The incredibly hard rock of Bloodfall Continent was instantly seared through, leaving a hole dozens of miles long. The terrifying heat spread outward from its edges, and in moments, the small mountain melted away.

If the mountain had met such a fate, then Zhalisi—his defenses broken and nothing left but flesh—fared even worse. Terrifying, searing flames spread from his wound and engulfed his entire body in an instant.

Under the white light's horrific heat, Zhalisi's body melted away in an instant.

A sharp crack! rang out, like an egg breaking.

In the place where Zhalisi had just been, a great many things suddenly appeared!

But under the white light's searing heat, most of them vaporized and vanished. Only a few weapons and several hundred Bloodfall Crystals remained on the ground.

Watching Zhalisi—who had seemed incomparably powerful to him—disappear so easily, Qila'angsi's eyes flashed with shock. As Gulanxiu's Soul Slave, Qila'angsi had already heard about the Laser Gun's power from his master.

But hearing about it was one thing; seeing it with his own eyes was another.

Still, Qila'angsi reacted quickly. The commotion had been so great that it would surely draw the attention of other powerful beings on the grassland. If any more arrived, he risked being exposed.

Qila'angsi opened his mouth, and a powerful suction force swept over the area. The weapons and Bloodfall Crystals on the ground flew straight into his belly.

Qila'angsi laughed excitedly. "Ha ha! Done! We shouldn't stay here. I'd better hurry back and report to my master!"

With that, he rose into the air and flew toward his own territory.

Not long after he left, three Wild Beasts resembling wild boars arrived in the valley where Zhalisi had been. Judging by their auras, all three were at the Cosmic Level.

The leading boar stared in shock toward the mountain that had vanished and asked the other two, "Second Brother, Third Brother, wasn't this Lord Zhalisi's lair? I remember there used to be a small mountain here!"

The second boar nodded. "That's right, Big Brother! This is Lord Zhalisi's lair. We came here to pay our respects to him just last year!"

The third boar asked in shock, "Big Brother, Second Brother, what do you think just happened? How could such a huge mountain vanish into thin air? And where's Lord Zhalisi?"

Of the three boars, it was obvious that the second was the brains. He rolled his shrewd eyes, then said, "If I'm not mistaken, Lord Zhalisi encountered a terrifyingly powerful foe and has already met with disaster! The enemy was probably a practitioner of the Law of Light. The lingering heat here and the blinding white light we just saw are proof!"

The eldest boar hurriedly replied, "You're right, Second Brother! In that case, let's get out of here before that mysterious powerhouse spots us and kills us too!"

The second boar shook his enormous head. "Don't worry, Big Brother! That powerhouse probably won't stay here. We're safe for now. Besides, after such a huge commotion, the other Wild Beasts nearby will probably be on their way."

A little while later, several more Cosmic Level Wild Beasts arrived. After discussing the matter among themselves, they still couldn't come up with a solution. However, a wolf-like beast had seen Qila'angsi arrive in the valley and guessed that he was connected to what had happened.

But even the strongest of these Wild Beasts was only at the Cosmic Level. None dared pursue Qila'angsi, who was at the peak of the Domain Lord level.

Still, the strongest Wild Beast on the Blood Spirit Grassland had been killed, and something had to be done. Without a World Level Wild Beast to keep watch, the other beasts on the grassland wouldn't be safe.

After discussing it for a while, they decided to split into eleven groups and notify the eleven Domain Lord-level Golden Armored Dragons still on the Blood Spirit Grassland, so they could decide what to do.

But the journey there and back would take quite a while. By the time the eleven Domain Lord-level Golden Armored Dragons reached the valley, Qila'angsi was already long gone.

There was nothing they could do about it. On the Blood Spirit Grassland, the Golden Armored Dragon Clan was the only fourth-tier Wild Beast species. They were the rulers of the grassland, and the Wild Beasts gathered in the valley didn't dare pursue Qila'angsi.

Half a day later, Qila'angsi sauntered over to rejoin Gulanxiu and respectfully reported, "Master! I've completed the mission. I successfully killed Zhalisi and seized 225 Bloodfall Crystals, six weapons, and a token!"

As he spoke, he opened his mouth wide and spat out the Bloodfall Crystals, six weapons, and token.

Gulanxiu waved his hand, collecting the Bloodfall Crystals, but tossed the weapons and token to the ground.

With a single glance, Gulanxiu recognized the token as a communication device. He was afraid it might contain some kind of trap, so he naturally had no intention of carrying it.

He couldn't tell anything special about the six weapons, but better safe than sorry. They weren't worth much anyway, so it was safer to throw them away.

He then waved his hand and put Qila'angsi into the World Ring. Concealing his aura, he turned and began making his way stealthily toward the edge of the Blood Spirit Grassland.

Qila'angsi had openly gone to Zhalisi's territory earlier. Now that Zhalisi was dead, Qila'angsi was bound to be exposed too, so Gulanxiu could only put him away for now.

There was no helping it. Even if Qila'angsi had concealed himself, he couldn't have escaped the notice of a Realm Lord-level being like Zhalisi. Acting suspiciously would only have made Zhalisi more wary. Going openly, on the other hand, hadn't drawn attention.