Establishing Dominance

"Die!"

Its enormous serpentine body twisted violently, its massive tail covered in dark golden scales lashing out like a divine whip. Burning with surging divine power and carrying enough force to shatter stars, it swept viciously toward Lu Ming!

This furious strike came with the confidence that even a Pinnacle King-Level fighter would not dare receive it head-on!

"You're the one courting death!"

Lu Ming's eyes were icy. He neither dodged nor retreated as the Yan Kong Blade in his hand flared once more. Besides the dark crimson Burning Sky flames, an almost imperceptible thread of grayish dim light coiled around its edge!

"Burning Universe Space-Splitting Slash!!"

Boom!

The blade strike condensed to the utmost limit collided head-on with the massive serpent tail!

The anticipated deadlock never occurred!

Rip—!

Accompanied by a teeth-grinding tearing sound, Blood Wolf King, Thousand-Leg King, and Shadow-Kill King, who was hidden in the darkness, watched in disbelief as Tear-Chaser King's incomparably tough tail—capable of withstanding ordinary Pinnacle King-Level attacks—was torn apart down the middle by that dark crimson blade light as easily as a hot knife slicing through butter!

"What?!"

Tear-Chaser King let out an enraged, agonized hiss. The immense pain made his huge body convulse violently.

But something even more terrifying happened!

At the torn wound, a trace of gray darkness spread frantically across his divine body as if it possessed life!

Wherever it passed, his immortal divine body melted away and underwent Annihilation at an unprecedented speed!

Even his formidable immortal divine power could not stop it in the slightest!

"Th-this... what is this?!"

Tear-Chaser King's eyes filled with unprecedented terror.

"No! My divine body... Quickly, split my divine body and abandon the corrupted part!!"

That was his only thought. Faced with this unknown and horrifying corrosion, severing his tail to survive was the best choice.

But... it was too late!

The gray darkness spread far faster than he could have imagined. Almost the instant that thought arose, it had already covered more than half of his divine body!

And it was still accelerating!

"Aaargh—!!!"

A shriek of utter misery echoed through the starry sky. Under the horrified gazes of the other three Monster Race King-Levels, Tear-Chaser King's enormous divine body rapidly turned gray and decayed like burning paper, finally... completely turning into nothingness without leaving behind even the slightest residue!

The flames in Lu Ming's blade light had yet to disperse, making it seem as though Lu Ming had burned away his divine body with a single slash!

Monster Race Pinnacle King-Level, Tear-Chaser King, had fallen!

From the moment Lu Ming attacked to Tear-Chaser King's complete Annihilation, only an instant had passed!

Lu Ming stood with his blade in hand, staring at the place where Tear-Chaser King had vanished before coldly spitting out three words.

"What trash."

"What?!!"

Blood Wolf King and Thousand-Leg King's enormous bodies abruptly stiffened. Their countless compound eyes and beast pupils reflected the void where Tear-Chaser King had been annihilated. The boundless killing intent and savagery from before seemed to have been extinguished by a bucket of ice water, leaving only bone-chilling cold and incredulous shock.

"No... impossible!"

Thousand-Leg King's countless segmented limbs scraped against one another with a piercing sound, his voice carrying a barely detectable tremble.

"One strike... Tear-Chaser was killed in one strike?!"

Every strand of Blood Wolf King's blood-colored fur stood on end.

"Pinnacle King-Level! And a Pinnacle King-Level with terrifying offensive power! The intelligence was wrong! His strength is absolutely beyond that of an ordinary King-Level!"

"That trash Tear-Chaser King! Where did he get his intelligence?!"

Shadow-Kill King, whose aura was the most obscure and powerful as he remained concealed within the Shadow, could no longer maintain his stealth. His form rippled violently in the void, revealing an outline shrouded in warped darkness.

"Not good! There's something wrong with this human! He hid his strength! We can't hold anything back anymore—attack with everything we have!! Join forces and annihilate him!!"

No further words were needed. The instinct to survive and the resolve to kill a powerful foe instantly overwhelmed their brief shock.

"Roar!!"

Blood Wolf King threw back his head and roared. His blood-wave-like fur ignited wildly, transforming into towering blood flames. He opened his massive jaws, and an energy sphere containing his life's cultivation and endless laws rapidly condensed. The surrounding space collapsed inch by inch beneath its power!

Thousand-Leg King's countless bladed limbs vibrated wildly as dark lightning burst from every segment. Hundreds of millions of lightning arcs intertwined into a colossal net that covered the starry sky, crackling as it gave off an aura capable of cutting apart and destroying everything before enveloping Lu Ming!

Shadow-Kill King fully revealed himself as well. He was a shadowy entity like a phantom. With both hands held in an empty grip, an invisible sharp blade suddenly appeared. All light around it vanished, leaving only pure deathly stillness aimed directly at the Source of the soul!

"Die, human!!"

The three King-Level Limits of the Monster Race burned their divine power. The dark energy sphere, the lightning net, and the invisible dark blade—three horrifying attacks capable of easily grievously wounding or even killing a King-Level Limit—tore through the void and blasted toward Lu Ming at the center from three different directions with the resolve to annihilate everything!

Facing this combined assault, even more violent and lethal than before, Lu Ming's battle intent erupted like a volcano. Rather than retreating, he let out a long laugh that shook the starry sky!

"Mere King-Levels dare act so presumptuously before me!"

His body moved, seemingly transforming into a dark crimson streak passing between reality and nothingness. Instead of retreating, he advanced, charging directly into the torrent of three terrifying attacks!

"Today, I'll use you to establish my dominance!"

"Burning Universe Space-Splitting Slash—Ninth Layer! Break!!"

Buzz—!

The Yan Kong Blade let out an impassioned cry, and dark crimson flames surged skyward from its body.

With one slash, it was as if a burning universe had been forcibly torn apart. Carrying supreme might capable of opening heaven and earth and ending an era, it cleaved forth with unstoppable force!

Rumble!!!

The dark crimson blade light collided viciously with the desperate attacks of the three King-Levels!

"What?!"

"Impossible!!"

Amid Blood Wolf King and Thousand-Leg King's roars—

Lu Ming's figure shifted!

The unstoppable dark crimson blade light retained its momentum and instantly swept through their bodies!

Rip! Rip!

Two faint slicing sounds rang out.

Flames flashed!!

Blood Wolf King's enormous body, still burning with blood flames, suddenly froze. A thin grayish line of fire spread downward from between his brows.

Thousand-Leg King's winding, ferocious body likewise stiffened, and his countless limbs ceased scraping together.

"Agh!!"

The next moment, gray darkness spread rapidly. The light in their eyes instantly dimmed, and like sand sculptures weathered by the wind, they silently crumbled and dispersed in the starry sky, following Tear-Chaser King's fate.

Monster Race Pinnacle King-Levels, Blood Wolf King and Thousand-Leg King, had fallen!

Only two slashes!

From Shadow-Kill King's warning to the fall of the two great King-Levels, only a moment had passed!

Shadow-Kill King was terrified out of his wits, his dark body trembling violently.

Run! He had to run immediately!

Boom!!

He swiftly fled into the distance!

"Trying to leave?"

Lu Ming stood with his blade in hand as the flames around him slowly receded. Looking at the Shadow attempting to merge into the void and flee far away, a cold curve rose at the corner of his lips.

"Too late!"

"Little Thunder!"

From the void came the booming reply of a clear child's voice filled with battle intent.

"Here!!"