Tear-Chaser King's enormous body trembled slightly with excitement, the flames of vengeance blazing in his eyes.
"Ha ha ha ha! You finally came out. I thought you were going to hide in the Barracks Base like a coward forever!"
After the frenzied joy came a bone-chilling killing intent.
He knew full well that the other party had killed his younger brother, Nightmare Snake Marquis, and instantly slain Flame Claw Marquis. His strength was certainly not to be underestimated. He had to possess at least Initial King-level, if not High King-level, combat power, and that bizarre plant life was even more troublesome.
"Though I'm confident I can suppress him alone, it won't be safe enough to guarantee the kill and stop him from escaping..."
Tear-Chaser King quickly calmed down. A crafty, ruthless glint flashed in his blood-red vertical pupils.
"I have to make absolutely sure!"
He no longer hesitated and swiftly connected to the Monster Race Virtual Network.
Everyone except Shadow-Kill King.
"Blood Wolf King, Thousand-Leg King!"
Tear-Chaser King directly contacted two Monster Race Kings he was on good terms with, who were also active in the Myriad Skeleton Vortex.
"I've found the exact coordinates of the human genius, 'Burning Space World Lord'! I intend to go and surround him. We can discuss the reward—I certainly won't have you two come all this way for nothing!"
A giant wolf with fur rippling like waves of blood and a centipede-like creature covered in countless blade-like limbs appeared in the virtual projection.
"Burning Space World Lord? The World Lord with the Pinnacle King-level plant life?"
Blood Wolf King asked in a low voice.
"Tear-Chaser, have you thought this through? That Thunderlight Vine isn't easy to deal with."
"Don't worry!"
Tear-Chaser King was full of confidence.
"His own strength is at most High King-level, and he hasn't revealed much of it. The three of us can join forces: two High Kings and one Pinnacle King. I've also brought in Shadow-Kill King. If we strike all at once, the three of us will be more than enough to kill him, even if that Thunderlight Vine appears!"
The countless compound eyes of Thousand-Leg King glinted coldly. "Fine. Send the coordinates. But Tear-Chaser, remember the reward you promised."
"No problem!"
Tear-Chaser King felt reassured and quickly shared the coordinates.
"There's no time to lose. Let's set out at once and meet up around the target area. We'll surround him and give him no chance to escape!"
"Let's go!"
Lu Ming sat cross-legged in the void, his eyes closed and his aura concealed. Only the occasional flicker of a dark-red flame at his fingertips showed that he wasn't asleep.
Time passed bit by bit. This starfield was frighteningly silent.
Suddenly, Lu Ming's tightly shut eyes snapped open. Two beams of light, sharp as real objects, seemed to pierce through the void and shoot toward a distant point.
Buzzz—!
The distant starry sky rippled violently like water. Then four figures radiating terrifying divine might tore through space and strode out!
Leading them was the enormous serpent, over a hundred kilometers long and covered in dark-gold scales—Tear-Chaser King!
His blood-red vertical pupils immediately locked onto Lu Ming, who sat in the void, and he made no attempt to hide his overwhelming killing intent.
To Tear-Chaser King's left stood another colossal creature: a giant wolf whose fur flowed like blood and whose savage aura filled the air—Blood Wolf King, a Pinnacle King!
To the right was a winding centipede covered in countless blade-like limbs, radiating a chilling aura of slaughter—Thousand-Leg King, also a High King!
But the figure that made Lu Ming's gaze sharpen slightly hovered just behind Tear-Chaser King. It was a hazy silhouette, barely visible, as though it had merged with the shadows. His aura was obscure, but the pressure he emanated far surpassed that of the other three! He was unmistakably a King-Level Limit powerhouse!
Lu Ming slowly rose to his feet and brushed off nonexistent dust, a cold smile curling his lips.
"You're here."
His gaze swept over the four powerful Monster Race Kings, lingering for a moment on the shadowy figure at the rear.
"Two High Kings, one Pinnacle King, and even a King-Level Limit!"
Lu Ming murmured, but there wasn't a trace of nervousness in his voice. Instead, it held a hint of amusement.
"What an impressive lineup! You've sent four Kings after a single World Lord like me. Tear-Chaser King, you must be determined to keep me here, no matter the cost."
Tear-Chaser King glared at Lu Ming, his voice as cold as ice preserved for ten thousand years, brimming with deep-seated hatred. "Burning Space World Lord! Today is the day you die! I'll use your blood to avenge my younger brother!"
Blood Wolf King growled, his bloodthirsty gaze sweeping the surroundings as if on guard for the Thunderlight Vine that might appear.
Thousand-Leg King's countless limbs scraped against one another with a grating sound. The pressure of a King-Level Limit powerhouse faintly enveloped the starfield, sealing off every possible escape route for Lu Ming.
Four Monster Race Kings had formed a deadly encirclement!
Facing a lineup that would have driven any Pinnacle King to despair, Lu Ming merely smiled and casually rolled his wrist.
"Not a bad lineup."
He gave his verdict, then his gaze suddenly sharpened.
"Perfect. I'll use the four of you... to inaugurate my rise to King-level!"
"How arrogant!"
Blood Wolf King roared.
"Human, do you think a few external aids will let you stand against us? One combined strike from the four of us will wipe you from existence!"
"Attack!"
Tear-Chaser King shrieked. He didn't want to give Lu Ming another chance.
In an instant, all four Monster Race Kings erupted into action!
Tear-Chaser King opened his jaws and spewed a torrent of dark-green poison mist that could corrode a galaxy;
Blood Wolf King swept out his claws, sending a huge blood-red blade arc tearing through the starry sky;
Thousand-Leg King fired countless limbs, unleashing billions of shadowy blades that could slice through anything;
And though Shadow-Kill King remained unseen, an intangible, soul-piercing killing intent locked onto Lu Ming!
"Die!!"
Four terrifying attacks, each powerful enough to gravely wound or even kill a Pinnacle King, came hurtling from four directions, sealing off every avenue of escape!
Their might was so immense that the starfield trembled and shattered!
Faced with this deadly strike, Lu Ming showed no fear. Instead, his fighting spirit blazed!
"Just what I wanted! Ha ha!!"
He roared with laughter, and the specially forged Yan Kong Blade in his hand instantly became four afterimages!
"Burning Universe Space-Splitting Slash... Eighth Form! Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash!"
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Four dark-red blades of flame stretched across the starry sky like roaring dragons of fire, carrying the terrifying force to burn away the void and tear the universe apart. Each met one of the incoming attacks!
Violent explosions blossomed across the starry sky. Shock waves surged outward like tsunamis, reducing the surrounding fragments of stars to nothing!
The four blade strikes collided head-on with the four attacks and barely managed to hold them back, locking the battlefield in a brief stalemate!
It was this very instant!
Lu Ming shot out from the center of the explosion like a phantom, dark-red flames blazing all over him. Like a meteor, he charged straight at the four Monster Race Kings!
"Come... let's fight to the death!!"
"Seeking death!"
Seeing Lu Ming charge straight at him, especially as he headed for him, Tear-Chaser King's eyes flashed with vicious delight.