Zhan Kong! (Seeking reads, seeking collection)

"Good! Good! Good!"

Hearing Lan Yu insult him so brazenly, Lu Nian was so enraged that he nearly suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and passed out on the spot.

"Go to hell!!!"

From Lu Nian's roar and the brilliant light magic constellation shining around him, it was clear that the fury in his heart had reached a breaking point.

His rage incinerated his reason, and the magic energy within him poured out frantically, causing a dense rain of light to descend from the sky.

Without needing Lan Yu to defend himself, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger flapped its wings, dodging Lu Nian's Light Fall Myriad Zhang.

"Lu Nian, you're pathetic. This attack didn't even touch a single hair on my mount. Do you jerk off too much? Or do you have a penchant for men, and you and your brother Lu Zhenghe are a thing?"

"Hiss! Looking at it this way, I think I've discovered a shocking secret."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, doggy Lu Nian, besides barking, why don't you let your teeth sink in? Are you even capable of anything?"

"Sigh, if you're truly useless, go find an Indian sister-in-law and sleep with her for a year. Maybe then you'll have an epiphany, master the ultimate technique, look down upon everything, and fulfill your dream of ruling the world!"

"Trash, just trash. Trash Lu Nian, can't do anything right, but you're top-tier at daydreaming."

"Oh? That Wing Magic Tool on your back looks pretty good. It would definitely be more suitable for me to use. Are you going to hand it over yourself, or should I have my fierce tiger rip it off your back?"

"..."

Just as Lan Yu was harassing Lu Nian with trash talk, Zhan Kong had already encountered the fleeing Zhao Manyan and the others.

Looking at the handsome man with visible stubble, Zhao Manyan and the others were extremely vigilant.

"Zhan... Zhan Kong..."

As soon as the weak Mu Ningxue saw that the newcomer was Zhan Kong, hope ignited in her eyes:

"Quick... go save Mo Fan! To save us, he lured those devils into the Jinlin Desolate City!"

"And Lan Yu!" Bai Tingting hurriedly added.

"Right, and Lan Yu!"

Seeing that Mu Ningxue recognized this man and that he had come to rescue them, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

After learning the sequence of events from the trainees, Zhan Kong flapped his Wind Wings and took to the air. "Follow this path straight toward the Safe Zone. There is no danger along the way, so leave quickly. I'm going to save them!"

With that, Zhan Kong soared into the sky, heading straight for the Jinlin Desolate City.

"Let's go, quickly," Zhao Manyan said.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger carried Lan Yu as they flew in front, with Lu Nian in hot pursuit behind them.

They maintained a constant distance, just barely outside the range of Lu Nian's magic attacks.

Lan Yu kept spouting trash talk, aiming specifically for Lu Nian's sore spots.

"Lu Nian, your crimes are heinous! Stop at once!"

Suddenly, an angry roar came from afar.

Hearing this roar, the three characters in this game of cat and mouse turned their heads and immediately saw the stubbled man riding his Wind Wings.

Zhan Kong?

The furious Lu Nian regained a bit of his composure.

Isn't this guy in charge of the Southern Military Region? Why would he show up here?

This operation was supposed to be conducted in secret; how could the military have found out?

Could it be that someone leaked the information?

Could it be...

Thinking of this, Lu Nian bared his yellow teeth in a grin. "Zhan Kong, you trash who couldn't even defend Bo City, you dare to dream of opposing me, Lu Nian?"

"Lu Nian, I advise you to surrender immediately, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what? Otherwise you'll make me pay? Don't make me laugh! Do you think you're still that high-spirited man from back then? Do you know there are still people waiting for you under the Tianshan Rift? You don't even have the courage to collect their remains!"

Lu Nian's words struck directly at Zhan Kong's heart, causing his entire face to darken.

"Hiss~" Lan Yu, in the distance, sucked in a breath of cold air and said to the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, "Why does this feel so familiar?"

"Hmph~"

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger snorted, as if to say: Isn't that exactly what the poop-scooper was doing to that guy just a moment ago?

"You bastard!!!"

In his towering rage, Zhan Kong held nothing back.

Fiery red stars appeared rapidly around him one by one, and as the star trails intersected, they formed a star map.

Following that, the star maps combined to form a three-dimensional constellation.

Zhan Kong stood proudly within this magnificent constellation, like a master capable of incinerating the world, his every movement bringing forth flames that could destroy the heavens and the earth!

The constellation was complete; the magic manifested!

Zhan Kong raised both hands, and the ring of fire manifested from his Fire-element constellation soared into the air.

The scorching magic ring gradually enveloped the vast area, as magnificent and resplendent as a setting sun.

"Heavenly Flame Funeral!"

Following Zhan Kong's roar, massive sheets of flames cascaded down like dense, meteor-like streaks tearing through the sky.

"Child's play!" Lu Nian sneered with disdain.

"Eye of the Rock Demon—Petrify!"

In an instant, a bizarre petrifying force erupted, and the white clouds and blue sky between them were blanketed in a dull gray.

The air filled with petrified dust; those low-hanging white clouds turned to stone within seconds, then crumbled into gray-white powder and scattered in the wind.

If even the clouds could be petrified, the rain of fire falling from the sky stood no chance.

Lan Yu clicked his tongue. He had originally intended to kill Lu Nian and feed him to the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, but with Zhan Kong here, he couldn't do that anymore.

Since Zhan Kong was blocking Lu Nian, Lan Yu withdrew without the slightest hesitation.

Besides, since the Blood Li Zi was on Jiang Yi, he could just go and slaughter them to get it all the same.

Soon, Lan Yu rode the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger through Jinlin Desolate City and found Mo Fan.

"Yo, managed to shake off those devils?"

Hearing Lan Yu's voice, Mo Fan didn't even lift his head as he lay on a concrete slab.

"Yeah, just enjoying the view of those beasts being torn to shreds!"

"By the way, where did that leader guy go?" Mo Fan asked.

Lan Yu jumped off the back of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. "He started fighting a military commander named Zhan Kong."

"The Chief Instructor?!"

Mo Fan was stunned. He never expected Zhan Kong to show up in this godforsaken place. Could it be that he discovered the conspiracy of these devils and rushed here to rescue them?

"Speaking of which, shouldn't you be running away with Mu Ningxue and the others? How did you end up here?" Mo Fan pressed.

"Rest assured, they are safe, otherwise I wouldn't be here," Lan Yu replied.

Hearing that Mu Ningxue was safe, the heart Mo Fan had been holding in his throat finally settled.

The two sat there, quietly watching Jiang Yi and the others battle the swarm of Lizard Skull Giant Demon, occasionally offering a critique or two.

"They actually survived?" Mo Fan couldn't help but be taken aback.

He hadn't expected Jiang Yi to be able to lead her team out of the demon tide.

"Want to go beat a drowning dog?"